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T h e
c r a f t e r s
l o v e
m a k i n g
t h e i r
o w n
v e r s i o n s
o f p r i c e y
i t e m s
t h e y
s e e
i n
s t o r e s .
O v e r t h e y e a r s ,
t h e y ’v e
c r e a t e d
c a n d l e s ,
m o s a i c
p o t s ,
a n d
d r i f t w o o d
C h r i s t m a s
t r e e s .
T h e y ’v e
a l s o
t a k e n l o n g w e e k e n d s
t o g e t h e r .
“ W e
l e a v e
t h e
s u p p l i e s
s e t
u p
s o w e
c a n p u t t e r w h e n w e f e e l l i k e
it,
e v e n
i n
o u r
P J s,”
s a y s
K a r e n
F a r m e r ,
b e l o w
( i n p i n k ) .
GOOD TO KNOW
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G ood o r g a n iz a tio n is
th e g lu e th a t h o ld s th is
g ro u p to g e th e r . T r y th e ir
tip s fo r h o s tin g y o u r
o w n c r a ft g e t-to g e th e r .
S ta rt s m a ll a n d keep
it s im p le . In v ite up
to five e n th u s ia s tic
frie n d s . Y o u c an
a lw a y s e x p a n d la te r.
H a v e o n e p e rs o n b u y
th e c r a ft s u p p lie s ,
k e e p in g th e ta b at
$ io
- $ 2 0
p e r p e rs o n .
O th e rs re im b u rs e her.
“ T h e le a d e r s h o u ld
m o c k u p th e p ro je c t
b e fo re p e o p le a r r iv e ,”
J e a n n e says. T h is
le ts h e r iro n o u t th e
h o w -to a n d g iv es less-
c o n fid e n t p a rtic ip a n ts
a s a m p le to copy.
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M a d e w i t h l o v e
C r a fte r C h e ris e R uiz
rig h t
, sh o w s o ff one
o f h er cre a tio n s.
“ E v e ry b o d y g e ts a
kick o u t o f h e a rin g
th e ir fa m ily say, ‘N o
w ay, M om , y o u m ade
th a t? ’ ” Jean n e says. ■
S m a r t s e t u p
T o m ake th e m o st o f
c ra ftin g tim e , Jean n e
cu t p ap er to card size
and laid ou t su p p lies,
above
, b efo re g u e sts
arrived . O th e r tim es
sh e se ts up a sep arate
tab le fo r su p p lies.
