Dear Crafters!
What an exciting time to be in an industry that offers so
e!
many unique and different opportunities for us to be creativ
picture,
The freedom to express ourselves by painting a
decorating a cake, knitting a sweater, turning fabric into a
to
quilt, or any one of a dozen other crafts, allows our spirits
souls to dance. I love it!
soar and our
a holiday vacation makes
At Craftours, we recognize that combining these crafts with
lly
r. As you “Travel Your Passion™” on any one of our specia
the experience even greate
of education, fun, culture
designed cruises or tours, you will find a great combination
lar craft.
and relaxation in an environment that lends itself to your particu
lessons, Ireland for knitting in
We travel to Bali for Batik workshops, Tuscany for cooking
ting, and introduce you to
the Aran Islands, Kenya for beading, England for cake decora
“first time crafters” cruise in the Caribbean
crafts you may have never dabbled in with our
the many destinations we
and Norway. Photographers will be on photo-overload with
find some very special and
will take them, and quilters, painters and other crafters will
ts. All of this, plus having the
unique travel opportunities in their specialized niche marke
expertise of knowledgeable instructors as your tour escorts!
ation about some of our travel
With this first edition of Craftposium, you will find inform
about some of our instructors
destinations, links to all our cruises and tours, highlights
and tour escorts and much more.
opportunity to do just that.
Our motto “Travel Your Passion™” really does give you the
in the past 20 years, and
We have taken tens of thousands of crafters around the world
s. With the launch of Craftours last
we continue to fine tune our product and service
ide in the craft industry.
month, we find ourselves as the largest travel company worldw
in a lifetime, and we
The experiences we provide for our participants are truly once
our trips. I am proud of what
appreciative all of you who have and continue to join us on
opportunities that continue
we have accomplished so far, and I am happy about the new
to make your experience even better.
raftours.com and click all
I encourage all of you to visit our Craftours website at www.C
m to help you find a travel companion
the buttons and links. We have a special progra
traveler program called
if you are a single person, a chance to join our new frequent
will be announcing our new hobby companies that will offer
Directions, and soon we
hing, gardening and many
trips for bird watching, antiquing, literature & poetry, geocac
will include television, Broadway and
others. Our Sea Broadway and Autograph Tours
s and tours around the world.
movie stars who will join us as our special guests on cruise
detail.
In our fall issue, we will highlight these hobby tours in full
be sure to tell your friends
Thank you for reading our premier issue of Craftposium, and
it for free. It makes a nice surprise gift to send onto
about us and how they too can read
by quickly!
your craft friends. Enjoy the rest of your summer it is going
Craftposium Editor
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