Thursday, September 8, 2011
So, it’s getting to be that season again; House-Warming season! I guess? Do I know? I don’t know. Whatever. Basically, two different people I know had house-warming parties this weekend, which makes it a season to me! Did you know that? Two of something makes a season? Because it does. For instance, if I saw [...]
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Kids these days. All about the computer technology. “Wow, this link is LULZ, I’m going tweetmessage it into my facespace for my one million friends to see and ROFL” ~ real kid. Whatever happened to embarrassing your friends the old fashioned way? Like, by creating postcards out of horrifying pictures and/or weird book titles and [...]
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Tagged Awesome, Crafty Hour, Crafty Hour; It's Happy Hour with Crafts!, DIY, DIY Postcards, Group Crafts, Old Fashioned Recipe, party crafts, Postoffice Crafts
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
It’s hot as really hot things in Denver. That is a stone hot FACT. Long story short, I’m too hot to make a fancy introduction to this post. I’m too hot to do anything besides find ways to not be hot as really hot things. And since I don’t have air conditioning in my apartment, [...]
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Tagged Craft Party Ideas, Crafts, Crafty Hour, Crafty Hour; It's Happy Hour with Crafts!, DIY Light Switch Plates, Mod Podge, party crafts, Party Ideas, ScoJar, The Vodka Press
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Summer is finally here YES. Naturally this means we all want to sit outside and drink do a craft that has to do with drinking planting stuff, right? Right. I’m pretty sure you’re supposed to plant stuff in the spring but…we’re still going to do the craft. Because the end result is a sweet pair [...]
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Tagged cocktails and crafts, Craft Party Ideas, Crafty Hour; It's Happy Hour with Crafts!, daisy earrings, DIY jewelry, drunk crafting, flower jewelry, summer crafts, The Gin Daisy
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Guys, I have some bad news. Katie Kaplan is moving away from Denver. I know, I know. So many emotions right now. I’m in a glass case of emotions! Which is obviously why I haven’t written a Crafty Hour recently. I’ve been sitting on my couch eating ice cream sorting through my emotions and haven’t [...]
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Tagged Crafty Hour; It's Happy Hour with Crafts!, Friendship Sunglasses, Goodbye Parties, Katie Kaplan, party crafts, Sock Puppets
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So, today is my birthday….(pausing for you to say “happy birthday emma!”…“Aw, jeeze! Thanks guys! You’re the best 6 readers a guest blogger could ask for.”) And you know what birthdays mean…CAKE. Like, as much cake as possible in as many forms as possible. CAKE. So, of course, I made cake for this Crafty Hour. [...]
There sure are lots of cute Easter/Spring crafts out there. Hooray for bunnies and chicks and lambs and creepy little kids with bunny ears. But my personal favorite (because apparently I have a favorite craft in the spring/Easter category?) is dying Easter Eggs. Don’t worry, I’m not going to show you how to dye Easter [...]
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Tagged Cascarones, Confetti Eggs, Confetti Punch, Craft Party Ideas, Crafty Hour; It's Happy Hour with Crafts!, Denver Handmade Alliance, DIY, drunk craft, Easter Crafts, Group Crafts, party crafts, Party Ideas, Spring Crafts
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One of the best parts about writing Crafty Hour; It’s Happy Hour with Crafts is scouring the internet for crafts. For those of you who thought I just randomly had all this craft knowledge in my head, sorry for bursting your bubble. Also, shame on you for not thinking I was cooler. Anyway, whilst cruising [...]
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Tagged Craft Party Ideas, Crafty Hour; It's Happy Hour with Crafts!, Drinking while Crafting, Earth Day Crafts, Planter's Punch, Spring Crafts, Upcycled Laundry Bottles, Watering Cans DIY
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Before I jump into this super awesome crafty hour, I have a quick announcement to make. Ahem. This Wednesday, I, along with the Denver Handmade Alliance, will be hosting the first Crafty Happy Hour LIVE! We’ll be doing the craft I’m about to show you while drinking the drink I’m about to show you. Hooray! [...]
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Tagged Crafty Hour; It's Happy Hour with Crafts!, Denver Handmade Alliance, DIY, drunk craft, Embroidery Hoop Cork Boards, Fabric, Fun, Leftover t-shirts, party crafts, Party Ideas, Sangria, Upcycle
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So, apparently there’s this fable called The Magic Pickle Jar and it’s about a pauper boy who found a fox in some bear trap in the woods and by helping this turns-out-to-be-magical-fox he got a jar of pickles that continuously replenishes itself. Which sounds like a crappy gift to get for saving a magical fox’s [...]
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Tagged Bell Jars, Crafty Hour; It's Happy Hour with Crafts!, DIY vases, party crafts, Pickle Jars Drunk Crafting, pickle juice, vodka
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