DIY Window Decor Party
We love to do parties. It gives us a chance to show people how to make their own crafts and personalize it for their own homes. For the hostess, planning a party is easy. She is in charge of choosing the craft project, inviting friends who are ready to craft, and making a few snacks for the party.

For us, the party planning is pretty detailed.  Once the hostess has chosen a craft, we get busy making lists. If the projects will be mostly the same (like the fireworks), planning is easier. We make a sample of the project and time how long it takes us to make from start to finish. From there, we decide what the partygoers will be able to complete in a 2-3 hour span of time, which is the typical length of time for a party. 

For the fireworks party, we cut all of the firecrackers to length and painted a basecoat of red, white, and blue. This part of the project takes a long time, is incredibly messy, and there isn't much to do while waiting for the paint to dry. Then, we made stencils for the participants to use, cut rope into the appropriate lengths for the firecracker wick, and drilled a hole into the top of the firecracker for the wick to sit into. Planning complete!

The window party that we just hosted was a much, much more detailed plan for us. First, we collected 30+ (yes, that's a lot) old windows. Then, we measured each window, took pictures of them separately, and posted pics onto the event page on Facebook. Once participants decided on which window was their project piece, the real planning begins. Some of the questions we asked

* Do you have a picture of your inspiration or the project?  (We love Pinterest!)
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* What do you need to complete the project? (Using the pic above)
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Fireworks Craft Party at Southern Shack Design!

Party Ideas for Everyone!

Love Repurposed wants to make your creative ideas come true. For the past year, we have been prepping and helping people host craft parties. The basic premise is this:
      1.  Hostess chooses a craft, a date, and invites friends. 
      2.  Love Repurposed prepares the piece to the point of a timely completion, usually 2-3 hours. This includes: cutting the wood, drilling the tedious holes, creating the stencils, basecoating the wood, or whatever other things need to be done. 
      3.    On the day of the party, Love Repurposed comes to you. We bring the craft project and all the supplies needed to complete it - paint, brushes, hot glue guns, lacquer spray, scissors, etc... We can also bring tables and chairs for up to 15 people.
      4.   The party format is set up as follows:  meet and greet (because you invited the friends so that you could visit with one another), whole group, step-by-step instruction regarding how to complete the craft, individual instruction for those who are either VERY creative and want to go off on their own tangents or for those very NOT creative individuals who need a little help in the confidence department. 

Once the guests get started on their crafting, the hostess typically serves some refreshments and everyone visits while making their new one of a kind treasures. 

How do you host a party?  It's simple! Call us at 605-380-8435 or message us on our Facebook page:  Love Re-Purposed.  We will walk you through the process!  Don't wait! Call us today!!
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