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Scrap Paper Party Decoration

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A couple of weeks ago I made a hanging decoration for the Arizona Pinterest Party.  I used scrap paper and spent only half an hour making the large decoration.

I looked through my stash of paper and pulled out about 20 red and turquoise pages to match our colors for the party.  

The pages were not double sided and I did not want half of the hanging decoration to be white so I cut the pages into strips (3″ x 4″) and folded each piece in half.  

Then I used my sewing machine to stitch all the paper together.  The crease of the paper is the side that should go through your sewing machine first.  Sew slowly and feed the strips of paper by hand.  You can make a pattern or just sew the papers in random order.  I had more red than turquoise and tried to evenly space the colors (one turquoise piece between two red pieces).

Be sure to leave a long tail at the end to hang your decoration.  You can start and stop several times if you know the desired length of your decoration.  I was unsure where it would be hanging at the party so I made one continuous piece.  To hang the decoration I simply cut the thread between the paper to make four individual hanging pieces.

These were hung in the center of the main room and looked great.

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Fun at the Arizona Pinterest Party

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This past weekend I had so much fun at the Arizona Pinterest Party!

For the past couple of months I was busy planning the event with my co-hosts, Sara from Clever Pink Pirate and Laura from Pink Cake Plate.  These girls did a fabulous job of putting this party together!

me, Sara, and Laura at the party

We owe a huge thank you to Itericom LLC for allowing us to party at their office space!  The location was perfect.

Thank you to all our sponsors!  This event surely would not have been this awesome with out you!

Sara, Laura, and I made a few Pinterest inspired decorations for the party.

clockwise from top: Sara’s “create” banner, my hanging scrap paper decoration, and Laura’s table markers

Each table had treats for everyone to share and a pretty turquoise pom.

tables topped with Laura’s poms and Sara’s mini mason jars full of candy

I debuted a fun new item that will be available in my shop soon – chalkboard totes.  Each attendee took one home full of swag.

Our sponsors were so generous and provided plenty of goodies to fill the bags!

clockwise from top: chocolate mustache suckers and sweets provided by Laura (Pink Cake Plate), erasable sewing pens provided by Cloreena from My Lazy Daisy, DownEast Basics coupons, Xyron glue sticks and sticker makers, Plaid paint, Pick Your Plum crafting supplies, postcards by Songs Kate Sang, and masking sticker sets provided by Groopdealz.

Each attendee brought a Pinterest inspired dish to share.  We had some yummy food!

Canvas Corp sponsored our project make and take room.  Yes, an entire room full of supplies for everyone to share!

clockwise from top: Canvas Corp sponsored room, Wendy from Choosing Love finding the perfect button for her project, Katie from Bella B Pottery & Bella B Embroidery gathering supplies

There were some darling projects completed at the party with the Canvas Corp supplies!  Quite a few guests started their projects and will be sharing pictures later when they have them finished from home.

clockwise from left: back of luggage tag, Halloween postcards, the start to my Halloween banner

In addition to working in the Canvas Corp sponsored room, everyone brought their own Pinterest inspired projects.

Sara from The Splendidly Imperfect Miss M knitting a super cute coffee cozy

Thanks to our fabulous sponsors we had great giveaways for everyone.  We made sure every single attendee went home with something!

awesome giveaways!

clockwise from left: Laura from Pink Cake Plate won a flower topper kit from Cloreena of My Lazy Daisy, Kate from Songs Kate Sang won a necklace from Groopdealz, Wendy from Choosing Love won a pattern from Sew Much Ado

The last few minutes of our party was spent opening gifts in the gift exchange.  Some attendees brought handmade Pinterest inspired gifts they had made with a spending limit of 10 dollars.  Everyone that brought a gift was able to leave with something pretty.

I was amazed by the creativity in all the gifts!

A special thanks to Label Thirteen for providing my party attire!  I love my Pinsomniac shirt!

We are definitely doing this again!  Please visit our Pinterest party board to learn about our sponsors and see the inspiration behind the decorations, yummy food, projects, and handmade gifts.  Additional pictures from the event can be found on Instagram using #azpinterestparty.  See the collection of photos here.

If you’re interested in participating in upcoming events, as an attendee or sponsor, please visit our new Facebook party page for updates. 

Thanks again to all our sponsors that made this fun party possible!