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friday june 10th all over the world people celebrated Etsy Craft Day (sorry if you did not get the memo). this year i held a little one at The Bubble Fort Lauderdale and we had a fun crafty time. we had a tie dye station and other crafty things for people to create. it was a fun group of happy faces including my little sister karina. shes 7 now and super cute and talented in all sorts of ways. she was my helper for the show and was a great one. i made a big batch of fresh squeezed lemonade and we had sheets spread out on the lawn for a nice outdoor summer time crafty time. a few talented musical friends played music: Brady Newbill, Trav, and Ryan Alexander. it was a fun little celebration of Etsy and a nice little crafty gathering i hope you got to enjoy one in your hometown and if not make one happen in your hometown next year. peace, love & happy summertime.

These are some photos snapped at the Etsy Crafty Party that was held by my hometown. It was put on by the Hollywood Craft Mafia and it was at my favorite craft store Pearls . When I was little my mom would take us there and it always felt like Disney world. It is a huge craft store filled of treasures. This event was on June 18th ( Etsy's birthday) and was meant to get crafty folks together to celebrate and be crafty together with those in your town and around the world. It was a great idea that was promoted on Etsy's storque and using Meetup.com to track the different meetups around the world. The top 50 received a goodie box from Etsy/ Readymade/ and Meetup, and we made the top 50! Woot, that was exciting. We had tons of fun at this party, the craft projects were create your own stamp, or sew a wristlet purse. The crafting supplies were picked up at a neat place here called Trash to Treasure a creative re-use center. I made the party hats and my friend Hollie of Blueberr...

Find out more here: Etsy Storque- Throw an craft party in your town. Support the crafty revolution - join a Etsy craft party June 18th in your hometown - and if you are in south florida join this one brought to you by Hollywood Craft Mafia . The craft party is tonight and I cannot wait. I made some party hats for this special occasion. It is a special time to join together with your crafty community, create together, and enjoy the crafty friends in your hometown, all for the love of etsy and crafting. Peace & Love!