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Monday, April 16, 2012

March craft party and give away!


*** Winner announced here***

Every month I host a craft day. The crafts are generally pre-arranged so everyone is aware of what we'll be doing and for the most part, the ideas come from Pinterest (bet you couldn't have guessed that!).

In March, I hosted a jewelry making party. We made earrings and birds nest necklaces. I can take absolutely no credit for knowing anything about jewelry making- although, now I know a little so watch out! I invited my husband's creative cousin to come over and help us with our jewelry making venture. This wonderful man has made jewelry and sold it so I'm all for help from an expert- even if you dabbled in jewelry making for a week, you're an expert in my opinion! The good thing, Chris had more than a week's worth of experience so he was REALLY good!

The day started by learning to make earrings. We each made 2 pair of earrings that we got to keep. Then Chris showed us the birds nest necklaces he made to demonstrate for us how to do them. We each sorted through billions (no exaggeration there) of beads, chose our wire color (brown, copper or silver) and followed his instructions. These necklaces did not take long and I must say we had to call on Chris a little to help at the beginning and end to make sure we were following everything as planned so the necklaces remained intact. I kind of felt for him as we all needed assistance at the same time! :) He is so patient.

Here are the pics of the day- not taken by me, but by my hubs so please forgive the quality. He believes in AUTO mode and I'm working my way out of it. Of course, thanks for your understanding when I take pics too though!




If you can't find a sitter, bring the kids. It adds to the fun. Dads have been known to hang out and watch them or watch TV while the kids play around them. It's fun for all!

This proves that the kids love spending time playing together. Fun isn't had until the house is covered in toys.

My collection. Yes, one of these will be given away

My necklace that I made. Wish it wasn't so blurry and I'm too lazy to go up and take another pic.

Pretty silver necklace and the proud creator! 

Matching earrings.
We all had so much fun. Afterwards, those who could go went with us to a winery while the teens watched the kids. It was such a great craft night.

Yes, I mentioned a give away. I'm doing a giveaway of one of the copper birds next charms- below. You have a chance to win one to own and sport!  You would need to get a chain for it. In order to win, leave a comment below. Simple as that. It would be more fun if you let us know what crafts you like or if you have ever hosted or been to a craft party. What did you make???



All entries must be in by Friday, April 20, at 8 PM. Winner will be announced Friday night!

37 comments:

  1. I've never hosted a craft party, but I am a crafter of all sorts! I do needle felting, scrapbooking, a bit of crochet, polymer clay, punch needle, and lots of odds and ends! These are gorgeous!

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  2. I've never hosted a craft party, but I do like to make things like Wreaths etc. I DO love these necklaces, it would be an amazing Mothers-Day gift for my wonderful DIL!!!((1955nursehjc4me(at)myway(dot)com)) Thanks for the chance....

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  3. I have never hosted or been to a craft party, but it sounds like fun. I am not artistic, so I envy those of you who can do such pretty work. Thsnkd for thr chance to win the nest charm.
    jboyanto at swbell dot net

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  4. Great job on the crafts! I have never been to a craft party but it sounds like fun
    sunniewoodyplus2 atmsn.com

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  5. Thanks for the chance....I've never hosted a crafts party, but it sounds fun!

    askandilltell86@aol.com

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  6. I've never had my own craft party, but I've gone to several and LOVE them!
    deannalw47 AT yahoo DOT com
    xoxoxo

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  7. I love scrapbooking and often get with my friends to crop. I love to make cards and designing scrapbooking pages.
    Angela Hartness
    awhartness@yahoo.com

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  8. I have never hosted a craft party but it looks super fun. I do basket weaving a few times a month. It's awesome. We have craft classes at several places in town. I might have to look at their schedule. I wish a few friends and my mom lived closer so they could go too. Thanks for the great giveaway. kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you.

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    1. Definitely take advantage of the local places. I am taking some classes by my home as well that I'm going to later teach at a craft day to my friends. I love learning new things!

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  9. I've done scrapbooking and card making.
    Nicole
    nickolleettee at yahoo dot com

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  10. This is a great idea. Will have to have one soon!

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  11. Thanks for the giveaway! I have hosted a party where we decorated candle holders and pillars.

    jenny_anwar at yahoo.com

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  12. I've never made those, but they are really cute! I'd love to have one! :)

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  13. So pretty! Me and my sister get together once a month and have a sewing party. we sew the kiddos play and we eat yummy food. It's fun to work through projects together, it makes it a little less daunting :)

    mosquints@yahoo{DOT}com

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  14. I mostly do card-making and scrapbooking, but I'd like to do some jewelry as well! We have a casual scrapbooking and card-making group that meets every Friday.

    Nancy
    allibrary (at) aol (dot) com

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  15. i have never hosted a craft paper but it looks like alot of fun!
    jenniferwinchester@ymail.com

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  16. Right now I just do an occasional craft with my kids. I used to enjoy oil painting, ceramics and and a lot more. I wish I hadn't stopped.
    KellywcuATyahooDOTcom

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  17. What a great idea for a get together with friends. I've not had a craft party, but I often get together with a couple friends to try out new recipes. I usually make an app and serve wine and then we prepare a make ahead entree that everyone can take home and serve later in the week and a dessert that we enjoy once we're all finished and cleaned up.

    libbylopez AT hotmail DOT com

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    1. Oooo... That sounds fun Libby! If I didn't already host 2 events a month, I'd definitely add that a day like that!

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  18. i've never been or hosted a craft party but it sounds like so much fun i love all things crafty must try to host one sometime!

    boudreauxpartyof5@hotmail.com

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  19. Cute pendent - I am definitely going to do more crafts in the near future - I keep running into the cutest things. Email: yona(at)pricelesswriters.com

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  20. I love to do animal crafts with my kids.

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  21. I make simple crafts with my kids. It would be a lot of fun to have a craft night with other adults.

    amanda.corley@ymail.com

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  22. I meet with a group of ladies once a month and we dabble in all types of crafts. We have a blast and usually end up leaveng around 2:00 in the morning. Super fun. I love the charm. I have two sweet boys and it would bring out my inner "mama bird"! Thanks for this opportunity! rrrobertson09@gmail.com

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  23. Never had a party before but I am actually thinking of something I can make from home and get to sell it somehow
    Good luck everyone :)

    Sibabe64 at ptd dot net

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  24. Thanks so much for this giveaway! I would have never thought of a craft party before, perhaps I should start a trend around here! ;) Thanks for the idea, the necklace is beautiful as well!

    karmabodhi80(at)gmail(dot)com

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    1. you're welcome Julie! I love it. I've been hosting them since November and wouldn't stop now! You should definitely start the trend!

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  25. I've never hosted a crafting party before. I love to make cards and
    paint and draw. I love this birds nest, I think it's adorable!

    Kirstenkp@gmail.com

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  26. I think these are simply adorable & would love to win this!!
    jessica.bevil@gmail.com

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  27. When I was younger I used to like making doll clothes with basic stitches.

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  28. These are adorable! I do scrapbooking but I would love to learn to make jewelry. Hope I win!
    kat_emerick@yahoo.com

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  29. Hope I am not too late. thank you

    candieluster(at)gmail(dot)com

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  30. love to win this
    have not tried a craft party but do a recycling workshop with school kids that is mainly crafts debbie jackson
    djackson1958 at hotmail dot com

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  31. I've never hosted a craft party but I bet that would make a fun MOMS Night Out!
    delcodealdiva@yahoo.com

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  32. These are so pretty! I wish I could have a craft party! What a great idea!

    aniwilsonintx at hotmail dot com

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