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Anthropologie Craft Night

Last night was the craft night I hosted at Anthropologie. It was a really fun event. Thank you to everyone for coming out and a special thanks to Anthropologie for having us. Also a big thank you to Carte Fini for supplying us with their awesome crepe paper. Here are some peeks of some of the materials we prepared for the craft night. We made these crepe paper floral party hats (see tutorial here) and Carte Fini generously offered to supply us with crepe paper. It is honestly the most beautiful crepe paper I’ve ever seen. It is made in Italy and the quality and amazing collection of colors is fantastic (they even have ombre paper!) The rolls are enormous (they are double or triple the size of the cheap stuff.) I’m officially obsessed with the stuff. Besides prepping the crepe paper. We also gave out little muslin bags to hold some of the supplies so I had some custom stamps made to add the Oh Happy Day logo. I’ve never tried stamping bags before and the process was so easy. For the instructions I really wanted to do something on my letterpress. (There are some perks for having your own letterpress!) First we made little watercolor paint splats (they looked like little polka dots) and then I printed the instructions on my letterpress with a deep impression.

See more photos from the event after the jump.

Anthropologie provided beautiful refreshments and flowers, they were so great to work with. It was so fun to meet everyone and make stuff. We ended up doing two crafting sessions so more people could attend and so after the first one was over we set up the tables and did it again. And when it was all over everyone got to take home a nice stash of the Carte Fini crepe paper. It was a really fun event I can’t wait to do it again (maybe its time to start up Community Craft Night again!).

 

  1. Sally

    August 31, 2012

    Looks like a great night! Fingers crossed I’ll put my name down fast enough for the next one 🙂
    I have a huge roll of that beautiful crepe paper at home. I’ve been using it to make paper magnolias and it’s just lovely to work with. It holds its shape really well and I love the gradation of colour from pink through to white.
    A Community Craft Night sounds like a great idea. I’d definitely be up for that!

  2. Joanna

    August 31, 2012

    This looks so fun — and you look adorable, Jordan! Wish I lived in NorCal to attend the next one. Great job!

  3. laura parke

    August 31, 2012

    this looks like so much fun!! i’ve always wanted to make a floral crown from crepe paper. might be time to order some from Carte Fini.

  4. Theresa

    August 31, 2012

    Thanks again Jordan! Loved everything about the event and a Community Craft Night series would be awesome!

  5. April

    August 31, 2012

    Thank you for being such a fabulous host!

  6. Emeline

    August 31, 2012

    Thank you so much for this event, I had so much fun even if it was very short!
    The french girl 😉

  7. Jenna at Homeslice

    August 31, 2012

    How fun! So many great party possibilities!

  8. Gina

    August 31, 2012

    WOW, amazing. I love the letterpress.

    http://www.eatblogpray.blogspot.com
    xo

  9. Mary Pendleton

    August 31, 2012

    We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and wore our flowers out for drinks in the Mission afterwards. Thanks again, Jordan!

  10. Alli

    August 31, 2012

    Jordan- where did you get your custom stamps made?

      • jordan
      • September 1, 2012

      At Berkeley Stamp! They are really great to work with.

  11. Carrie // cue the confetti

    August 31, 2012

    Working with Anthropologie!?!?! Welcome to my dreams! It all looks amazing and sounds like is was super fun!

  12. Sophia Lopez

    September 1, 2012

    I would love to be a part of a community craft night! That sounds like so much fun! Missed the last one, but I’m in the area, so fingers crossed that it happens 🙂

  13. Laura Trevey

    September 1, 2012

    So fun ~ So creative ~ I feel inspired!!

  14. Lara

    September 1, 2012

    I also want to know where did you get your custom stamps made!?
    That crepe paper is beautiful!

  15. Martinna

    September 1, 2012

    awesome!!!! Looks like great party! Why I`m so far? 🙂

  16. Laura

    September 2, 2012

    Look like an awesome time! 🙂

  17. Bellenza Bistro

    September 2, 2012

    Trust you to make paint splats (something even I can do!) look amazingly artistic! And I keep wanting to try stamping…now I definitely will!

  18. Caroline

    September 3, 2012

    Great pics! I love Anthropologie ~ wish I could have been there to join in the fun! It looks like a great time, and I love those custom stamps.

  19. caroline

    September 3, 2012

    i love those custom stamps! want to have one made for return address. who did yours?

    sweatshirt-weather.blogspot.com

  20. carolina

    September 4, 2012

    I would’ve loved to be there! everything looks so pretty…the paper, the stamps, the invitations 🙂
    and inside Anthropologie! a dream come true.
    Congratulations!

  21. Nati Veneziani

    September 4, 2012

    This looks like lots of fun! I am actually going to a craft night at a friends house tonight! very excited! I think it will be lots of fun, just like yours :o) x

  22. nicole

    September 4, 2012

    Amazing night!

    Lovely Idea

  23. Sarah

    September 4, 2012

    beautiful crepe paper – and i love those finished flowers! would love to see more, the whole thing looks amazing!

  24. elli by studio34E

    September 4, 2012

    jealous!!what a night!!bravo girls!!

  25. Erin | House of Earnest

    September 4, 2012

    This looks like so much fun! That crepe paper is so pretty and colorful!

  26. michelle

    September 5, 2012

    love the stamps on the muslin bags – i’ve been wanting to do that too – did you need to buy a special kind of ink pad for stamping on the muslin? and the watercolor/letterpress was great too – just lovely!

  27. Melissa - Keith Pitts Photography

    September 6, 2012

    I love that custom stamp – thanks for sharing the info. Crepe paper looks so gorgeous!

  28. amruta

    September 7, 2012

    Hey this looks like so much fun. I read DIY tutorial of party hat. Its amazing. These party hats are perfect for almost any occasion. Thanks for sharing.

  29. Kate

    September 12, 2012

    LOVED this. Thanks so much for being the best hostess! The pretty crepe paper I took home is anxiously sitting & awaiting my daughter’s November birthday party where I’ll do my best to re-create the gorgeous hats for the mini guests!

    PS. wishing I didn’t choose the moment you snapped the pic above to be instagramming my own picture while everyone else so diligently perfected their flowers! 🙂 busted!

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