That Was Then.....Ribbon Roses

Ribbon Roses-


When I was young I had a grandmother that would make these by the dozens.  After she passed away I rescued this handful of  ones that she made.  I have never made one- probably never will- but every time I see a rose made out of ribbon I think of her!  Funny, the things that we remember and are important to us!

This is Now.....Pinterest Party

So..... I am hosting a.......I think that I will call it a:

SPRING       PARTY  !!!!

Here is what I did to get started:

I found eight people that would just love to come!

Each guest is choosing a spring or Easter themed craft/food craft that they found on  

Each guest is letting me know what their craft/activity is.  The craft/activity should not cost more than $2 per person.  The craft/activity should not take more than 10-15 minutes to assemble.  It is okay for two guest to go together on an activity (double the cost and double the time)

Before the date of the party guests will put together a kit for each person attending the party.  If guests are doing a food craft they can have all of the ingredients ready for a quick assembly.  

The night of the party each guest brings their craft to share with everyone else at the party.  We will take turns assembling each guests chosen craft/activity.  At the end of the night guests will all go home with 8 or so cute spring/Easter crafts to decorate our home, make more of to share with friends and family, whatever we choose to do!  

Each guest should also all bring a simple  appetizer (that they found on Pinterest, of course!) to share.  

I am posting below my project that I will be doing!!!!  Please check it out!  I am so excited for a fun evening of crafts and laughter and food and fun!  

Teri

 S0, so, so cute!

So, above is the "invite" that I sent out to seven of my close friends/relatives.

I got a speedy "YES" response from all of them!  

We are so excited!  The Pinterest Party is this coming weekend.  I will take lots of pictures to share on the blog.  

I think this is going to be an awesome event!  You should try one!  I work at an elementary school and think that it would be fun to have a "teacher" based Pinterest Party, or a "Summer Pinterest Party, or....... 

The possibilities are ENDLESS- just like Pinterest !!!!!  

Let me know what you think of my idea and stay tuned for the after party post with pictures!  

Teri

That Was Then.....small plastic figurines

I thought that I would share a very fond memory in my very first "That Was Then" post.  

When I was a young girl my grandparents had a cabin on Lake Cavenaugh in northwest Washington state.  I remember piling into the car for the 1 1/2 hour drive to the cabin.  I have so many fond memories of that cabin and the time that our family spent there.  Pictured at the left are small plastic figurines that my grandmother kept in a tin at the cabin for the grandkids to play with on our visits.  There was probably 30 or 40 figures that we whiled away the hours posing and playing with.  When my grandmother passed away I came across about a dozen of these.  I claimed them as mine and have kept them in a special place for many years since.  I take them out every so often and smile at the fond memories that they bring up.  I have a few more special momentos stored away in that special place that I will share with you on future posts.  

I have to start somewhere....

I am not sure where this will all go- I need a way to post pictures of an awesome party that I have planned.  I will blog more about that later.  I know that I will use this blog to share the "That Was Then" parts of my life.  I will also use it to share some of my day to day discoveries that will be the "This Is Now" parts of my life.  So here is my start and we will see where it goes.....