Snapshot Meme #58: Cats and Crafts Night

Posted by: Allison on: December 27, 2014

In: Teasers
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Saturday Snapshot invites bloggers to share photos. On December 6, I spent a couple of hours at an Art Night making greeting cards, gift bags, and name tags. Some attendees also made ornaments.

There were oodles of supplies! Card stock, stickers, cutouts, and so much more. I got to customize my cards for every family member.

The cost for the night was only $20! All money went straight to our local no-kill Cat House. The lady in charge is an art teacher and contributed all of her own supplies.

This being my first time, I didn’t know what to expect. As soon as the evening ended, I started thinking of a bunch of people for whom I could have made cards too. Good thing there will be another Art Night in February!

14 Responses to "Snapshot Meme #58: Cats and Crafts Night"

1 | Brona
December 28, 2014 at 6:03 am

Very creative of you – well done!

Allison
December 28, 2014 at 6:32 am

With the right supplies, one can make some very nice stuff. 🙂

2 | Louise
December 28, 2014 at 5:25 am

What a great idea. I really like the gift tags.

Allison
December 28, 2014 at 6:31 am

Thanks! No one else made them. More for me, I guess. 🙂

3 | susanmillerlindquist
December 27, 2014 at 6:45 pm

Cute and clever designs! Happy New Year!

Allison
December 27, 2014 at 7:19 pm

Happy New Year to you too!

4 | Melinda Ott
December 27, 2014 at 2:54 pm

How adorable! I love doing those sorts of crafts!

Allison
December 27, 2014 at 2:58 pm

Thanks for the visit!

5 | Sandra Nachlinger
December 27, 2014 at 12:23 pm

What a great idea, and what beautiful cards you created. I hope the event raised lots of money. Looks like you had a good time.
My Saturday Snapshots are HERE.

Allison
December 27, 2014 at 2:14 pm

The turnout was surprisingly low in numbers. I uploaded scans of all my creations up to my Facebook page, with the hope of enticing friends and family to participate in the next one. The night was so calming and fun for me.

6 | readerbuzz
December 27, 2014 at 10:46 am

I love this idea! I wonder if our library could host an event like this?

http://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/2014/12/old-letter.html

Allison
December 27, 2014 at 2:12 pm

You could always ask. 😉

7 | Sheila (Book Journey)
December 27, 2014 at 9:06 am

I love things like that – an art night! What a fun idea!

Allison
December 27, 2014 at 2:12 pm

What excited me most is that the night was for adults! Sometimes young people seem to get all the fun activities. 🙂

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