Oh...the excitement is building...

I am very honored to have been asked to do a tutorial for a project that was not my original idea, nor was it my idea to try it after someone else had thought it up. But I am the ultimate moocher, so I will mooch the idea, and hope the Lori can remember where she found it so I can link up to the creative person who came up with the idea. Idea, idea, idea {once you type that word so many times, it starts to look like a non-word}.
The tutorial will be for the September craft get-together. {i am smiling}

Craft night, no boys allowed...

I had to miss the most recent monthly "girls only/no boys/by girls we mean moms only" craft night. I just saw the post on Beth's blog with the pictures, and so I wanted to:
1. Complain that I missed it. It looks like they had a great time, and I love friends.
2. Say that you should click HERE and see what they made. They are all so pretty! The crafts are cute too! :)

Craft Pictures/Girls Night :: Part One

Angie's finished project. {gag, whose gross stove is that?}

Corrie's finished project. I love love love the colors!

Lori's finished project. Great idea with the clips!! I promptly stole one for my board. {lori...you left without me giving you your scissors and bag of fabric!}

Marlene's finished project. Blue and Pink and soooo cute. It says "look what I made." The photo isn't that great, trust me, it was cute!!

Thanks so much for coming out girls. I really had a fun time! Head on to the next post for more pictures...and Beth and Linda, send me a picture of your projects, the ones that I took didn't come out.

Craft Pictures :: Part Two

This is my project, maybe a cute black and white picture clipped on there??

Linda, Beth and Avery {who, from the looks of her, is high on Mod Podge}

Linda, Beth, Corrie {I seriously hope that I didn't spell your name wrong}

Angie, Lori and Marlene

Tonight is the much anticipated 2nd monthly girls craft night! It may be only much anticipated by me, but nevertheless...
I'll take lots of pictures, and get them up here tomorrow. My dear hubby even gave up his 12 hours of OT that he took for today {because he forgot about my much anticipated night, imagine that} so that he could be here to help corral the kids. I heart him.

Furiously Cleaning the House,
Jen

April Craft Night Details....

Hello Ladies! It's time to get together for this month's make and take. {yet another project that our husbands don't understand} I talked to Beth and we decided that if you have a fun craft that you want to share or something new you'd like to try together then you can host the party at your place. You'll only be responsible for making sure everyone has a "materials needed" list, choosing a date and sharing what the project will be. This month we will make a cute display sign, similar to this one found on Tuesdays With Molly. Read through her directions to see how easy this is. Hers is girly, but would easily be so cute for a boy with different papers/paint colors.
Good news is that I may have the kinks worked out by the 24th. My board is skinnier than hers but still super cute.


Details...

Friday, April 24th at 6 pm {we will start without you, but you can still come late}
Jen Adkins House
Bring a friend!
Materials needed:

1. scrapbook paper(s) of your choice
2. embellishments of your choice
3. 24" of ribbon
4. paint (We'll have pink, turquoise, brown, blue, orange, green, black and red to share)
5. Chipboard letters (I have some purple, red and sparkly silver to share, but you run the risk of not getting the letters you want)

Questions????? Email me.
This should easily be an under $5 project, unless you go crazy with the embellishments. I'll have the wood, clothes pins and mod podge {both plain and glitter} that we will need. If you really want to bring a specific piece of wood or you don't want to get my mod podge germs...you can bring your own. But I am happy to share ;) Beth said that Meijer has thin wood letters, and Joann or Walmart has the chipboard kind. Again, we could share these if only a couple people bought a package to bring. If you are bringing letters, let me know. The wood that I have to use is about the size of a ruler, but longer. My letters hang off the top and bottom.

Hope you can come...and did I mention that you should bring a friend??
See you then,
*Jen*

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