Bluprint Review and Tutorial

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by Michele Thymmons

Updated 21 Jul 2020

Bluprint has been bought by another company and will be going back to being more like Craftsy potentially even with a name change back to Craftsy :). Also, of note, you should still have access to all of your purchased classes from previous subscriptions, etc. I’m looking forward to seeing what happens next!!! And as I hear more, I’ll update this post :). To include it anything changes with the sign up process, etc.

Please let me know if you notice anything different or if there is an update I need to add to this post. Thank you and I look forward to seeing what you make!

From late May 2020:

It is with great saddness that we update this post with the fact that Bluprint has announced that they will be closing down at the end of August 2020**. The last day to purchase subscriptions and classes is 31 May 2020. You can find more about this decision and how they are making sure that people can download their purchased classes on their main page.

I will be keeping this post up to ensure that any updated information from Bluprint is seen here. This is a sad decision as many creatives had classes here and conducted business on this site as well as it was a wonderful place to find everything needed to start your next creative project. If you have any additional information you think I should add here, please let me know eitehr via comment below or email.

Bluprint Review and Sign Up Tutorial

What is Bluprint and is it worth having a monthly fee or paying annually? What benefits do you get to subscribe and what is the difference between paying monthly and annually? Below, I go through step-by-step of how to set up a Bluprint account as well as my review each week I use it - what I looked at and watched as well as what I did with it. Over the next month, I’ll be updating this with what I looked at and screenshots to give you a taste of what is available and what you can do with Bluprint .

I’ve been curious about Bluprint since I first started discovered Craftsy earlier this year (2018). And finally decided to create a step-by-step tutorial for you and start reviewing each week a couple of projects and videos to give you a taste of what is available. :) My circumstances are unique in two ways - we just moved to an Eastern European country and I wear hearing aids. The reason this is important is that I wanted to show you that you can access Bluprint worldwide and still receive the same access as in the U.S.A. as well as still have the same quality of understanding regardless of whether you have good sound or not or if you’re like me, prefer most times to not have the sound on and only closed captions as it distracts me and makes me loose my focus on what I’m doing - that’s a story for another time) :).

Review of Bluprint :

My initial reaction is that there is a LOT to explore on Bluprint !! I chose Crochet, Cooking, and Fitness as my top three topics with several subtopics but am looking forward to discovering new skills and seeing what I can do with the classes and articles/information available to me. Some of the classes available are from the Great Courses on the History Channel and others are made specifically for Bluprint . :) I did see that there are multiple languages available to subscribers and will explore through that option as well as where to set up the closed caption and other items. As I discover new items, I’ll update this post with the steps to get to them and what the options are as well as my review of them.

They have secret sales, classes available only to Bluprint members, and even a CRUISE for Bluprint members!!! Some of the classes I have gone through so far are a couple of cooking classes, crochet classes, quilling and crafty classes. But there are so many more! The Pin to the right has literally every topic that is available on Bluprint and more are being added every week!

Stay tuned for an interview with a Bluprint contact to know more about the company, what to expect from them in the future, and more. If you have questions you want me to ask, either comment below or send me an email at vamicreations17@gmail.com.

Read on for a continually updated review of Bluprint and a tutorial for how to get started yourself.

This is just one of the classes of the day that is highlighted in Bluprint. Click on the picture for a 7 day FREE trial to get started. :)

Fun Kids Craft Show that has 3+ parts, each with around ten 20 minute episodes, each on a different craft kids can make (like a robot, bookends, guitars, gnomes, and more!

With Bluprint I have checked out a couple of cooking shows, a kids craft show, tunisian crochet, and some of the fitness shows. What I wanted to make sure I talked about first was the following helpful links.

Is Bluprint available in my country? This link will give you a list of countries to where you can register for Bluprint. If your country is not on the list, Bluprint will not allow you to register due to either legal or security concerns and from what they've stated - there are no exceptions.

Is Closed Captioning available in Bluprint? This link shows you how to use closed captioning on almost every video. I say almost because while I have yet to find one that does not have closed captioning (a huge rarity and I greatly applaude Bluprint and Craftsy for doing this!!!), I have not seen every video and do not want to promise that it would be on everyone when there may be one I have not seen and for some reason Closed Captioning is not available.

Frequently Asked Questions for Bluprint This link is simply all of the FAQs that you may ask about Bluprint. Good list. And you can always submit more questions or ask them via their contact page. Of note, if you have a requests for classes that are not already on Bluprint, you can request them :)

How to Find Downloadable Patterns for Classes in Bluprint? This is a common question and I was looking for this myself while watching the Tunisan Crochet class with B.Hooked (more on this soon). :)

Oh and a very fun note - if you want to try something you - there is a quiz for that!!! When you sign into your account on Bluprint you can choose to take a quiz to see what new skill you want to learn today. I had fun with it and it is how I started the Tunisan Crochet class.

YUM is all I can say right now :) This is a class Alana Chernila’s The From Scratch Kitchen has available. :)

As I continue to use Bluprint , I love it!! There are some great classes that you can take and I will go into a couple of them below. Especially with summer here, there are a number of awesome classes to watch about making your own frozen ice cream (I cannot wait to try this one) and frozen pops - perfect for the kids (and adults too :).

Read on for some of the classes that I have gone through and are on my list. Of note Bluprint is constantly growing with new classes and always has a variety of deals for kits, classes, and more. They even have secret deals/sales specifically for Bluprint members (like the photo below) :)

You can find secret deals/sales just for you when you are a Bluprint Member! This screenshot is an example as they change constantly and you never know what you might open up your Bluprint page to when you log in :) Click on the picture for a 7 day FREE trial to get started. :)

Alana Chernila’s The From Scratch Kitchen - Making Hummus and Pita Chips is awesome! I’m pulling together the ingredients and making some myself!

Alana Chernila's The From Scratch Kitchen

One of the classes I watched and am going to start following the From Scratch Kitchen who teaches you how to make food, literally from scratch - but it is not hard! The show I watched and am excited to make is the hummus and pita bread. It is about ten minutes and Alana not only walks you through the steps to make hummus but also describes different ingredients you can add to make different types of hummus depending upon what you like, i.e. pomegrante, garlic, and many other types of spices to create and endless supply of different hummus. She also describes how long it is good for in the fridge and how you can freeze it as well.

Alana Chernila’s The From Scratch Kitchen - Making Hummus and Pita Chips - LOVE that each video has subtitles that work great!

Click the photo for a 7 day FREE trial to make this yourself :)

Cecelia Louie’s Quilling Classes and her snowflakes that have earned her a Craftsy (now Bluprint) Pattern Design Awards in 2014.

Quilling and Paper Craft Courses:

There are a ton of different quilling and paper craft courses to take here. I recently got into paper crafts while working on an interview with Agnes of Aggies Quillings and decided to continue with a series on quilling! It is such a unique artwork and has such an interesting history being used throughout history to brighten up rooms from Monasteries, Churches, lady's rooms, palaces, castles, and more! Agnes will also be having a tutorial on quilling posting soon and what series would be complete without an ultimate list of quillers on Instagram (coming soon)? :)

Cecelia Louie has a series of classes on quilling and will also walk you step by step through how to quill, various techniques as well as the equipment needed to quill.

One of the things I love about Craftsy is that you can also get a lot of supplies through them for each class. Currently, they have a lot of quilling patterns, tutorials, and e-books but very little quilling paper. I will continue to check and if it changes I will update this to reflect the change. However, if you are looking for a large amount of quilling paper strips, Etsy has a huge amount in all types of colors and sizes which you can find by clicking here through my affiliate link (if you choose to buy, I get a small percentage at no cost to you).

Kate Alarcon has a series of workshops on Paper Flowers where she shows you all types of flowers, from this gorgeous Floribunda Rose to an Icelandic Poppy, wild rose and more.

Floribunda Rose Paper Craft Courses as well as others in how to make different types of flowers.

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To get started with Bluprint , I completed the following steps and all you have to do is follow the yellow arrows in the pictures below to set one up for yourself. If you already have a Bluprint or old Craftsy account, it will take you a couple of minutes less to complete your Bluprint account set up as everything (information and billing) is transferred to Bluprint when you sign in since they are the same company. If you are starting from scratch, it will take you a little longer as you’ll have to enter in all you information to complete the set up.

Set Up Bluprint Account:

Let’s get started :) You can click this link Bluprint , almost any Bluprint word, or any picture (these are affiliate links which means if you click through and purchase something, I’ll get a small percentage from Bluprint at no cost to you), and go along with the step-by-step as we walk through it or you can read through and click on any of the pictures which will have the same link as above to get you started.

Step 1:

Click the Get Started Free button which will take you to the next page to decide how to pay, the payment plan, and your payment information..

Of note, as of 8 January 2019, Craftsy has become Bluprint and everything is under one company. Everything to include your account and courses already bought, should be transferred and your account will be Bluprint instead of Craftsy. You can also sign up for Bluprint classes and more in your account setting after you sign in (if you are already a Craftsy or Bluprint member).

Step 2:

You can choose to either subscribe with Apple Pay, PayPal or via a Credit Card. Once you make your choice of how to pay, you’ll need to choose whether you want an annual plan or a monthly plan. As of 21 Feb 2020 when this article was updated, Bluprint is running a 40% off on their annual plan as well as 15% off of supplies from Bluprint, and free US shipping. Depending upon when you click through, the offerings may be the same, better, or less. However, you will always have that free 7 day trial no matter what plan you choose. :)

If you choose subscribe with credit card, you’ll need to create your own account with an email and password. Then push the create account button and you’ll go to the next screen.

Step 3:

Fill out your payment information, make sure the plan is the one you want, and click the large Start Free Trial button at the bottom of the page. It will be slightly different if you go through subscribe with Apple Pay or PayPal. Going through either of these should also pull up your account and information to finalize your subscription.

Step 4:

Welcome to Bluprint!!! Now you get to choose your interests so that Bluprint can tailor its homepage after you sign in to your interests. I was actually pleasantly surprised by all of the topics that Bluprint has! Once you choose three of your top topics, you can choose continue. Or if you do not want to choose any topics you can click the not now button and edit your interests at a later time.

Step 5:

If you chose three topics, you can now further tailor your likes by choosing your favorite topic and then your favorite three subtopics. To have more choices for each of the sub-topics click the three dots at the end of the rows.

Step 6:

Enjoy exploring all that Bluprint has to offer!! And continue to check back here as I update this post for my review of what I did on Bluprint and my review of what was available. :)

Bluprint homepage once you sign in - tailored to what you choose as your interests.

I would love to hear from you and see what you would like to know about Bluprint as well! What other questions do you have about have an Bluprint account? Please send me an email at vamicreations17@gmail.com or drop a comment below. What are your initial reactions to Bluprint and are there any recommendations you would like to see on here that you discovered? Credit for any of these discoveries or recommendations will always go to you. :). Have a wonderful day!