If you want to know how to host a
Pinterest Party: {Extreme} Awesomeness Edition,
then you need to consult this lady right here.
(It was Kara Noel's birthday that week. So we had to celebrate her!)
No joke.
She is LEGIT.
I have this super awesome group of crafty friends:
Aimee
Andrea
Bev
Jaime
Kara Noel
and we had a grand idea after the Mindy Gledhill concert
at the Queen Bee Market back in November,
while chatting well into the chilly night out in the parking lot,
where all great ideas occur,
to start having a Pinterest Party each month.
Wow, that was a run on sentence if I ever did see one!
If you're not familiar with what a Pinterest Party is . . .
The host picks 2-3 crafts that can be completed in a few
hours that she has theoretically "pinned" on Pinterest.
The guests each bring $20 to cover the cost of the crafts
and a yummy dish to share that they have pinned from Pinterest.
And Pins become reality.
Due to bad luck, vacations, and my terrible bout with diverticulitis,
Kara Noel's party in July was the first party I've actually been able to attend.
It was so much fun!
Kara Noel is a fantastic hostess
and she had different stations where we could
do lots of different crafts and projects.
My favorite was this "You Are My Sunshine" canvas.
And I {ADORE} my little succulent garden complete with a Hot Pink frog :)
There was also a chevron cork board project going on
that I didn't get to finish, but you should check out what
Julie accomplished with it.
Think rainbow awesomeness.
I wish.
It was so fun to meet some other bloggers in real life,
make new friends, and chat about random topics
with friends.
And the swag!
Oh the swag!!
Kara Noel totally outdid herself.
The kids were chomping at the bit
to get their hands on the basket when I got home.
It was filled to the brim with RoseArt goodness.
Things I would never buy, not because they aren't awesome,
but because I fear the mess and the chaos.
Think paint, glitter, glue . . . all the good stuff.
What? - you say.
A crafter that doesn't like a mess? - you say.
That's crazy talk. - you say
Oh, there's more out there than you think.
But you know who adores messes?
This girl.
And I'm super grateful to RoseArt for making her messy dreams come true.
I can't wait to make use of this other rad swag from
Burke Williams, Juice It Up, Farfaria, Pretend City,
the Discovery Science Center, and the OC Zoo.
It was a fabulous day full of lots of delicious food -
seriously all of the guests made AMAZING dishes -
fun crafts and fabulous conversations with friends.
I highly recommend hosting a Pinterest Party of your own.
In fact, next month it's my turn!
Eeek!
You can read more about the party on Kara Noel's blog
