Tuesday, February 7, 2012

GIVE CRAFTY 2011

A few of my favorite things: weekending, crafting, and entertaining. Combine all 3 and you pretty much have the recipe for my ideal day. Nothing makes my heart more happy than a warm house filled with crafty girls, yummy food, and amazing creative projects! The weekend before Christmas, Amanda & I had the honor of hosting GIVE CRAFTY,  a fabulous handmade gift-making party, and the first in our series of Be Crafty Workshops. We spent the day chatting and creating with 20 amazing local girls--both old and new friends! Methinks that whoever is on the receiving end of these fabulous projects will have one happy Christmas. Prepare for complete pretty pastel overload...
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At the front door, we welcomed guests with sparkly nametags hanging on a tinsel tree. The happy hostesses (below)give-crafty-minneapolis-122611-03
Peppermint cake pops & pistachio macarons(above right)from Cocoa & Fig--our favorite bakery! Finished projects: Vintage tin ornament (below left) & Stenciled doily canvas bag (below right)give-crafty-minneapolis-122611-10

Lovely supplies to decorate our vintage tins from the Gilded Bee! Glittered clothespins (below left) & busy gift wrappers (below right)give-crafty-minneapolis-122611-06give-crafty-minneapolis-122611-04give-crafty-minneapolis-122611
Pretty cupcake wrapper bows! So addictive to make!give-crafty-minneapolis-122611-11give-crafty-minneapolis-122611-07give-crafty-minneapolis-122611-02give-crafty-minneapolis-122611-05



And the best part of all: Sending each lovely lady home with a SWAG bag (Stuff We All Get)--goodies donated by our kind sponsors! (See source list below!) Amanda designed the Be Crafty graphic on the bags--isn't she wildly talented? We are already busy planning our next party in March 2012...NEST CRAFTY...where we will get busy making crafty things for our homes! Stay tuned for details & registration. {My only regret was having not taken even more pics! Not pictured: fabric paper clip book marks & pretty ribbon luggage tags.}
Okay, so by now I'm sure you're probably dying to find out where we got all of these pretty supplies! The overwhelming response & contributions from our sponsors pretty much rocked our world...We had almost as many sponsors as guests!! The next time you are shopping for crafty supplies, please pay them a visit!
-----------------GIVE CRAFTY SOURCES------------------
Annabel Gray - pretty packaging supplies
Berry & Rabbit - kraft envelopes, mini clothespins
California Craft - glassine bags, stickers, tags
From Soul - unique picnic boxes, wooden (glitter) spoons
JR Crown - paper goods & handmade stickers
Little Miss Moustache - bias tapes (for fabric bunting banner)
Mary Beth Hale - vintage rick rack, wooden spools of thread
Merrigoround & Me - bias tapes
Paper & Present - twine, doilies, heart stickers, twist ties
Run Ellie Run - pretty packaging materials
Sweet Kaity - pink striped treat bags, pink paper straws
Sugar B Supplies - pretty glassine bags
The Gilded Bee - beautiful emphemera, paper flowers, tags, etc.
The PathLess Traveled - star punch garland, twine
The Petite Package - pretty packaging supplies
The Twinery - twine
Wrap Works - pretty packaging supplies
Twine & Tape - glassine & kraft bags, twine, and more lovely materials

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