Crafting Craze

Our 2^nd annual craft party was a big hit this year and super productive. Just looking at all the cards makes me tired!

Of course one of the best parts was all the yummy food…..green salad w/ Michelle’s homemade ranch…feta dips and crackers, pizza, egg rolls, fried chicken, cookies, Hawaiian bread, chocolate fondue. These people are serious about food!

What impressed/surprised me was how many cards people made this year. Last year most people walked away with about 2 to 4 cards. I guess people either had a chance to practice during the year or something because it was like a Hallmark factory in my apartment.

Caroline’s "Japanese tree card" was the biggest hit. Way to hold on to your asian roots! (yes i know youre korean). Some people made 2 or three of these cards. Here are two variations of it:

I spent more money on embellishments that I did last year so I think people were excited to use the supplies before they ran out. Last year I spent more money on tools and basics like scissors. I asked for requests for supplies but only heard from a few folks. Ben didn’t ask for anything but he helped himself to other people’s stuff anyway!

I bought Lily a miniature house key and a white picket fence for her to commemorate her new home. She also asked for pasta or pizza embellishments for her husband.

I got Christine this super cute bride cutout to make her soon-to-be-wed sister a card. Being the mean person I am, I also guilted her into making cards for her boyfriend's kids/niece. But I bet you she'll be happy she made them when they shower her with compliments!

Jackie asked for a guitar to make her beau a card--he's a musician. I wasn't clear on how we can integrate it into a card but she totally impressed me with this creation. The loteria card accent and the wood veneer card worked so well with the guitar and music sheet paper.

The other big hit was the baby envelope template. I'd been wanting to get the template for a while, and this party gave me the perfect excuse to buy it. I liked how people started adding their own style to them.

Caroline and I met up a few days later to make our own cards.
Surprisingly we were not as productive as the card party participants. But what we lack in productivity we more than made up with pizazz and flair. hehehe just kidding, we were still drunk off the toast we had at the local japanese restaurant (more on that next time i get a picture of this magical toast) and too distracted by the Olympic opening ceremonies. I wonder if they'll be another card party on this scale. Things are getting kinda pricey and I'm too much of a control freak to let people bring their own stuff. Maybe we'll just have small group parties. Any suggestions?