Calling All Bookworms: Book Bedazzling Night Is Coming to Crafty Tomato
Your emotional-support book deserves a makeover.
Bring your current read, your favorite book or the hardcover you keep displaying cover-out because it’s just that pretty. At Book Bedazzling Night at Crafty Tomato, we’re covering our books in gems, charms and entirely unnecessary amounts of sparkle—and we want all of Tempe’s bookworms to join us.
Whether you’re a fantasy reader, romance girlie, thriller addict, audiobook loyalist or a Libby user with seventeen holds and no realistic plan for finishing them all, you’re invited.
No crafting experience needed. Just bring a book you’re willing to bedazzle and come hang out.
Turn Your Book Club Meeting Into a Craft Night
Book clubs: you do not have to hold every meeting around somebody’s dining-room table.
Bring the whole group to our Book Bedazzling Night and make your next meetup a little more fun. You can still discuss the book, argue about the ending and figure out who definitely did not finish this month’s chapters—you’ll just be doing it while decorating your books together.
It’s perfect for:
- Monthly book-club meetups
- Book-club anniversary celebrations
- A special outing after finishing a series
- Choosing or introducing your next book
- Romance, fantasy, mystery and genre-specific clubs
- The book club that mostly comes for snacks and gossip
Everyone can decorate the book you’re currently reading together, bring a favorite title or choose a book that matches their personality.
If your book club wants to sit together, reserve your tickets as a group or contact us before the event so we can do our best to save you a shared table.
Come Alone and Meet Fellow Bookworms
You absolutely do not need a book club to come.
Book Bedazzling Night is also for readers who want to meet other book people without having to walk into a room and awkwardly announce, “Hello, I am here to make friends.”
Your book is already a conversation starter. Ask someone what they’re reading, compare your longest Libby wait times or bond over the fictional character who has completely ruined your standards.
Come solo, bring your best reading friend or invite the person who always sends you BookTok recommendations at 1 a.m.
Yes, Your Libby Obsession Counts
Maybe you mostly read on Kindle. Maybe you listen to audiobooks during every drive. And we hope Libby sends you more notifications than your boss.
You still belong at Book Bedazzling Night.
Pick up an inexpensive copy of a favorite book, decorate an old hardcover or bedazzle a journal to keep track of your reading list. You don’t have to regularly buy physical books to join in—you just need something you’re excited to decorate.
And yes, listening to the audiobook counts as reading. We’re not having that argument here.
What Book Should You Bring?
Choose a book that feels like you. That might be:
- Your favorite book of all time
- Your current book-club pick
- A well-loved hardcover
- A romance novel that needs maximum sparkle
- A fantasy book that could use a jeweled cover
- A thrifted book with a great title
- A blank journal or reading tracker
- A book you want to give as a personalized gift
We recommend bringing a hardcover or another book with a sturdy, smooth cover. If you’re worried about damaging a special edition, leave that one safely on the shelf and bring a less precious copy.
A Cozy, Creative Night Out in Tempe
Book Bedazzling Night is part craft night, part book-club meetup and part excuse to talk about whatever you’re currently reading.
There’s no formal discussion and nobody is going to quiz you. You can work quietly, chat with your table or make new friends while you decorate. It’s meant to feel casual, welcoming and a little bit silly in the best way.
Crafty Tomato is a DIY craft studio in Tempe, Arizona, practically on the ASU campus. We’re beginner-friendly, and you do not need to consider yourself “artistic” to participate.
Save Your Spot for Book Bedazzling Night
Space is limited, so reserve your seat before the event fills up.
Bring a book. Bring your book club. Bring the friend who keeps saying you two should hang out more. Come cover something in rhinestones and meet people who understand why your to-be-read list keeps growing faster than you can read it.
RESERVE YOUR BOOK BEDAZZLING TICKET
See you there, bookworms. 📚✨
