Valentine Craft Party

I thought it would be fun to host a little craft party at my house.  A way to break up the winter blues and make a fun little Valentine craft.

Here are the details, should you be interested in hosting one of your own.

I didn't want to go overboard with this.  The main purpose was just to get some friends together, have some food, a few drinks, and make something fun.  I did not spend a bunch of time cooking food for this.

Cocktails were easy peasy -
cranberry juice, sierra mist, rum, pineapple juice.  Easy, pretty and YUMMY Valentines Day drink.  I typically don't like the taste of alcohol unless it is very diluted with juice or whatever - so this was good to me.

Friends - I invited 10 people and told everyone they could invite 1 other person.  My house is not that big, and I wanted everyone to be able to craft in the same room and not be split up all over the house.  There ended up being 9 of us, and we fit perfectly in my dining room with a little room to spare.

Decorations - I did not go overboard here... Simple heart garlands in the dining room, clings on the windows, fresh flowers, pretty paper plates, napkins etc.  Easy

Craft - since I was buying the supplies for this, I did need to get an accurate head count.  So I made sure to get a yes or no from everyone I invited.  I had everyone bring $5 to pay for the craft.

Here are some pics from the party, it really was a lot of fun.  It's always nice to get a group of friends together just to chat and not worry about anything else for a little bit.  The fact that we got to make a cute little bag and drink some rum punch - Bonus!  :)

Now to plan the next one... I just need a bigger space so we can have more people!

Freebie Friday #2

Hey Everyone!

Welcome to Freebie Friday #2.  Every Friday, I will have a new freebie available for you, so you can start collecting the layouts and design your own album or photobook! How fun is this?! Maybe you've always wanted to start a scrapbook, but don't want to invest the time or money. This is a perfect chance to "try it before you buy it" With My Memories, everything is done online - fun and easy.


This is the Freebie available for you this week. Feel free to download away and get started on your scrapbook.

http://mymemories.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2db59f577e9668b002ca5c0af&id=17a9656ad6&e=9e1f5b04b6

I'm thinking of having a link party once a month where you can link up your scrapbooks so hurry and start downloading and creating!  I'd love to see what everyone is doing with their free pages!  Or if you have purchased the digital scrapbooking software, you could also share pages you've created there as well. 

Don't forget you can also get a $10 discount off of the digital scrapbooking software AND a $10 gift certificate to use at My Memories Just be sure to use the coupon code STMMMS47694 to get your discount and certificate.


Have fun creating, and check back next Friday for your next Freebie!!

Feel free to follow along, so you don't forget about Freebie Fridays!

Freebie Friday #1

Hey Everyone!
Something new that will be going on at Because I Said So - every Friday I will have a Free gift available for you from My Memories.  They are giving away 2 quick pages and all the papers and elements used to create those pages.  Every Friday, I will have a new freebie available for you, so you can start collecting the layouts and design your own album or photobook!  How fun is this?!  Maybe you've always wanted to start a scrapbook, but don't want to invest the time or money.  This is a perfect chance to "try it before you buy it" With My Memories, everything is done online - fun and easy. 

I'm thinking of having a link party once a month where you can link up your scrapbooks so hurry and start downloading and creating!  I'd love to see what everyone is doing with their free pages!  Or if you have purchased the digital scrapbooking software, you could also share pages you've created there as well. 

This is the Freebie available for you this week.  Feel free to download away and get started on your scrapbook.

http://mymemories.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2db59f577e9668b002ca5c0af&id=0a9aef7f92&e=9e1f5b04b6

Don't forget you can also get a $10 discount off of the digital scrapbooking software AND a $10 gift certificate to use at http://www.mymemories.com/.  Just be sure to use the coupon code STMMMS47694 to get your discount and certificate.

Have fun creating, and check back next Friday for your next Freebie!!