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Learning & Service

So for over a week I've been super stoked and excited to meet at the Cricut HQ Tues evening to learn more about the Cricut Mini machine and how to use it. We were going to have a mini class and do a craft. What started out as just a learning and craft night turned in to a service project which I feel so great to have been able to participate in.

My friend Cobi has a friend who is somehow related to one of the children involved in the school shooting in CT last week. Emilie Parker and her family moved to CT from Ogden, UT. The funeral is this weekend and Cobi's friend was asked to help with the decorations. Cobi knew that some of us were going to be at the Cricut HQ tonight and asked Nathan, who works at Cricut , if we could help with this project. Definitely yes!

Started out with lots of foam balls, shades of pink paper and pins and most importantly...

Cricut machines! 6 of them to be exact, ready to work

The Cricut machines cut hundreds of pink flowers. My job was to stick a pin through 2 of them then bend up the petals of the top flower and stick it in to the foam ball,

Like this!

Here's a close up. They turned out cute and I was able to get pretty fast at putting the flowers together

Here is everyone working, alongside fellow bloggers with our pizza , cookies and real Coke! lol. Linda S. in Woodland would be so proud I drank some Coke tonight. Possibly. Haha

 So pretty!

I feel so honored and blessed to be able to serve in some small way to this whole situation.

Interesting how life happens.

Bella Bash 2012

It was a dark and stormy night. Well, not really - just a storm passing through out in SLC. Some pretty heavy wind and rain. It was a Friday night and I was waiting for Laura in my car for her to come out to Durham Brands for a blogger event. After attempting to go to a couple other blogger events in the past few months resulting in ultimate fails it was nice that this actually worked out in my favor this time.

Yummy cake made by Topsy Turvy

I am impressed by her talent!

Sadly I did not eat a piece because I'm trying not to eat junk food sugar during the month of August. Sure looked good though. Sorry I did not get a closer picture. 

Getting crafty with Imaginisce I-TOP TOOL

I made a cool bracelet!

Waiting to get my makeup done by Aveda

These girls did a fantastic job!

They were also giving hand massages, I got one of those. Felt so good!

Laura getting a massage. Looked so relaxing

Riley being funny

My face with more make up on it than usual ;-)

I look a bit too excited here. Haha

Swag bag swag! Some samples, coupons, hair clips and rubber stamp

It was awesome hanging out with Laura at this event and getting to see other bloggers , some of which I follow online, and interact with them and get to know a few a bit better.

Spring Themed Pinterest Party

Man, this happened at least a month ago and now I am finally getting around to blogging about it. For shame on me! I think because the pictures were all taken on Tony's big camera and I rarely remember to get the pictures off of there because it is not a camera I ever use except on occasion. 

Some of the food

The food close up. Tony made the brownies with mint

Laura made the brownies with rolos inside

Brownie Batter Dip with graham crackers

Some peach rings there on the right showed up!

4th of July fruit parfait

Getting crafty by making....

duct tape belts

I'm not sure where my picture is of the finished product. Tisk.

Lindsay brought this fun project that we could use to put a gift in for our dad for 

Father's Day

Thanks to the girls who showed up, brought food, crafts & participated! Looking forward to doing this again soon!

Have you ever had a Pinterest party? How did it go?