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E a s y e a t s
F ood at th e c ra ft
m eet-u p s is low -p rep
and p o rtab le b y
d esign . C h am p ag n e,
n u ts, ca n d ies, and
co o k ie s on a self-
se rv ic e b u ffe t,
le fty
are sim p le fo r th e
h o stess to serve and
e a sy fo r g u e sts to
nibble as th e y g litte r
and glue.
T a g t e a m
L u cy P a n to sk e y and
K elly M arsh all cra n k
ou t V a len tin e g ift
ta g s,
below .
A lo n g
w ith d eco ra ted su g a r
co o k ie s, th e tags
are a g ro u p favorite;
th e y m ake th em
fo r several h olid ays
each year. T h e p ap er
h e a rt g arlan d ,
lefty
is
a n o th er e a sy p ro ject.
S e v e n t e e n
y e a r s
o f c r a f t i n g
t o g e t h e r
h a s
k n i t
t h i s
g r o u p
t i g h t ,
b u t
r e a l l y ,
i t
a l l
b e g a n
w i t h
R a c h e l
a n d
R o s s .
“A g i r l f r i e n d
a n d
I
d e c i d e d
t o g e t
o u r p a l s
t o g e t h e r b e c a u s e
t h e r e w a s
a n e w s h o w
c a l l e d
F r i e n d s
t h a t w a s
s u p p o s e d
t o b e
g o o d , ”
r e c a l l s J e a n n e
C a r m a c k .
S h e b r o u g h t
a
s i m p l e
c r a f t — r u b b e r - s t a m p e d
s t a t i o n e r y — f o r p e o p l e
t o
w o r k
o n w h i l e
t h e y w a t c h e d .
T h a t w a s
1 9 9 4 ,
a n d
t h e y ’v e
c o n t i n u e d
t o
g e t
t o g e t h e r e v e r
s i n c e .
N o
m o r e
T V ,
t h o u g h .
A s
it
t u r n s
o u t ,
t h e
c r a f t s
a n d
c o n v e r s a t i o n
a r e
e n t e r t a i n m e n t
e n o u g h .
