What do you get when you have Alessa Lanot, Mansy Abesamis, Mikko Sumulong and Macy Alcaraz all together in one room? A really awesome craft party, ofcourse!!!
Fully Booked at The Fort served as the venue for Candy Magazine’s DIY Book book launch last Thursday evening. I received an e-vite from Alessa, and new the craft party would be a perfect mid-week, stress buster activity.
The first order of business when I arrived at Fully Booked was to buy my copy of the DIY Book and have it signed by Alessa, Mansy, Mikko and Macy–aka the Craft Superstars :).
As I was doing so, the little one spotted this table full of mouth-watering cupcakes and cookies. She kept pulling my hand, dragging me towards the desserts. I don’t blame her. If I hadn’t just given up sweets for Lent, then you’d probably find me making a beeline for this table as well :).
After getting her dose of sugar, it was time to start crafting!
There were 3 stations in all.
First was the rubber stamping station. I finally got to play with Alessa’s alphabet stamps!!!
The little one stamped her name on her postcard too :).
Then we tried Hey Kessy’s Washi Station. It was a full house (er…table :))!
The little girl embellished her postcard with some washi tape, buttons, and paper straws! Boy, did she have fun doing it!
Lastly, there was also a pompom station, but we unfortunately didn’t have time to sit and try it out. Instead I asked Mansy if I could take a pompom home as a souvenir :).
Like I said, even if we were in the event for all of half an hour, it was a quick but energizing and feel-good activity :). I had a wonderful time doing something creative, and even better, doing it with my little girl :)! Creative fix? Check!
I couldn’t end the evening, however, without having a photo with two of my favorite crafters–Alessa and Mansy! They have truly inspired me to pursue my creative goals, and to try to inject more art and DIY activities into my week! They are truly rockstars in my world!
Hooray for DIY!!!
A Dose of Happy 