Last
month I spent a fabulous weekend in Arizona with my high school
girlfriends--a trip we plan in a different city every couple of years.
Each trip is jam-packed with non-stop talking, eating, shopping, more talking, and very little sleep. And it's always over too soon.
But
this year we found time to add one more thing. . .crafting! What took
us so long? Maybe the thought of coming up with a craft, buying all the
supplies, and and figuring out how much everybody owed me was just too daunting. But
then a fabulous new company called
Apostrophe S came along and made it
so EASY. I picked a craft, ordered the kits, and shoved them in my
suitcase. Done! I was hooked as soon as I saw the cute packaging that all their crafts
arrive in. . .
I
pulled out the kits late one night while we were sitting around in our
jammies chatting. Our late night crafting party was probably the first
time during the weekend that there was a pause in the conversation!
I chose this darling painted spoon craft for my friends and me to make. The
"Wanna Spoon?" craft kit from Apostrophe S comes with three bamboo
kitchen utensils, four paint colors, a clear top coat, painter's tape,
sandpaper, a paintbrush, and leather ties for the spoons. All we really
needed was scissors and a cup of water to rinse our brushes.
The
project was simple to figure out, but in case we needed direction
Apostrophe S has a video on their Web site showing how to make this painted spoon project start to finish. We pulled it up on our phones and watched it
quickly before we started.
First we sanded the utensils. . .
Then we taped. . .
And then we painted!
Everyone's spoons turned out different but so cute! Most of us did simple color blocking.
One friend was feeling more creative and added hand-painted details. I LOVE how her spoons turned out!
These
are my spoons--a little simpler but I love them. These would make an
awesome bridal shower gift (if I could bear to part with them!).
The cool things about
Apostrophe S is that their craft kits are all-inclusive so you can host craft parties for
friends without having to gather a bunch of supplies and hope everyone pays you back. And you don't have to all do the same project. Each party guest goes to the Web site and pays for their kit, then all the kits are shipped to the hostess' house. The best part for
me is that I can sit down with friends and make something cute that I
will actually use and
finish it in one night! Perfect
because I am the Queen of Unfinished Projects. I've had the opportunity
to attend two Apostrophe S craft parties so far. I made this darling Halloween
wreath. . .
And a couple of these Anthropologie-inspired tea towels.
Next on my list is this gorgeous dream catcher that I think would be perfect in my niece's nursery.
I am smitten with this new company. Check out
Apostrophe-S.com to see all the craft kits in their
store and to find out more about hosting a craft party. I promise there will be something there you will just have to make. You can also
apply to be an Apostrophe S coordinator
and get paid to help crafters set up their own parties (don't worry, it's a low-commitment gig with no annoying upselling or catalogs to hand out).
Post your finished projects on Instagram and tag me so I can see what you make!
*I was supplied crafting kits by Apostrophe S for this post, but the opinions are all my own.
