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by: Kara Noel Lawson

How to Throw a Craft Weekend with your Friends {awesome giveaway too!!}

I have some amazing girl friends.
And so do you.
So why not plan a craft weekend with them?

How to plan a craft weekend

All you need to do is: plan a few crafts, set a price, then plan a day.

Our crafts cost $40. We completed 5 DIY projects in a 24 hour period: a huge ruler growth chart, button earrings, mason jar vases, a pallet sign, and a wrapped frame with interchangeable printables.

24 hours of DIY

Ruler growth chart. Fabric covered button earrings. Mason Jar wall vases. Pallet California sign. Wrapped frame.

We had everyone arrive Friday evening after dinner. And planned on crafting the next day till dinner time. Any crafting that needed time to dry (i.e. staining our wood) was done the night before. We had so much fun talking and crafting the night away! Plenty of snacks were around and each guest was given a food assignment for the next day, so breakfast and lunch were covered.

If you are planning on doing an overnighter, I would HIGHLY recommend farming out your kids and husband! You will have so much more fun with your friends, without kid wrangling… unless it’s a non-mobile baby that still needs mama’s milk. Then you bring that little sucker and there will be plenty of hands to hold her!

Our last craft weekend we did an early morning flea market trip. This time me and a friend snuck out for a donut run and a few garage sales. That was fun! Since you have the whole day without kids, plan a field trip somewhere kids are a pain in the rear.
You know I adore my kids… but bringing them to the Flea Market at 6am.
Um… I can think of eleventy billion things I would rather do.

crafty moms in PJs

I got to sleep till 8:30 am, go garage sale-ing, then chillax with friends, AND I left with 4 spectacular decorations for my home and 3 pairs of earrings.
I also wore my PJs for 24 hours straight.
It was glorious.

We were blessed with some pretty amazing swag from some pretty amazing shops.
How fun is that!!?!?
Wanna know something even funner? (I know that’s not a real word.)
Each shop gave one extra, so I can give them away to you!!!
One lucky winner will get these awesome items. Go ahead and check out their shops.

Earrings from Amy Cornwell.
A hair wrap from Vintage Rose Wraps.
Paper straws and a printable from More Sprinkled Joy.
A mini bunting from Sew Georgia Lou.
Lip balm holder from Gabriel’s Good Tidings.

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  2. Mel B. says

    I HAVE NEVER DONE A CRAFT WEEKEND WITH MY FRIENDS, BUT IT SOUNDS REALLY COOL. I LOVE THE RULERS AND THE PALLET CRAFT!

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  4. Robyn L says

    Oh definitely! There is a craft weekend planned as soon as winter is over here! The sister-in-laws, mother-in-law and I all get together for a weekend craft filled with card making, scrapbooking, gossiping and of course, food!

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  19. april says

    i planned a craft baby shower twice! once, for a boy, we made tie-dye onesies of many sizes, bibs, and matching tshirts for the rest of his family. another time for a girl, we made beautiful headbands and barrettes!!

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  34. courtney gibson says

    I never thought about making my DIY’s into a craft day with friends but I really like that Idea and I am going to start planing one very soon:)

    Reply

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