come play: eugene

september vintage for real...

2009-09-16T16:07:00.000-07:00

what a grand time we had last weekend

measuring & laughing

looking & choosing

playing with paper & ribbon

learning new techniques & being inspired
(it is with my head held low that i admit
that i have no pictures of
our teacher michelle actually teaching...
this is a crying shame because
these were the first two classes that
she has ever taught & she did a great job!
i'm hoping that someone else from
the class took a shot or two of her that
i might be able to swipe...pretty please?)

gluing & giggling

creating & munching
(the m&m's are never far away)

supplies, vintage & brand spankin' new

sharing about what we collect & hunt for

yep, just all of us together...

tiny ones...

younger ones...
(thanks, sam :)

all of us!

(first session)
hooray kim! :)

(second session)

so fun!
the next day was the coburg antique fair
& you can read all about it on these blogs:

kismet art
hold dear
ali edwards
emily ruth wonders

mark your calendars
for next year
& the year after that
& the year after that...
(it's always the weekend after labor day
come play on saturday
coburg on sunday
a weekend bursting with creative & vintage inspiration :)

come play: september vintage

2009-08-14T08:52:00.000-07:00

you love to play with new techniques right?
& hang out with cool, creative people?
munch on yummy treats? yes?
& you wouldn't complain if we wanted to throw in
a kit bulging with an awesome mix of products?
what about a little early morning field trip to hunt for vintage treasures?
am i speaking your language yet?
here's the scoop:

saturday & sunday
september 12 & 13
in eugene, oregon

SATURDAY

sessions
two to choose from
2pm to 5pm
or
6pm to 9pm

kit
ali & tricia put this kit together at cha
so you know it is filled with new, cool products
& it's an ali kit so her signature style will be all over it...
there is no doubt you will love this kit!
(ali is going to bring the pages that she
made with the kit, to give you a little inspiration boost :)
class
our super talented friend, michelle geller
is going to teach us how to make
the coolest little souvenir journal...
you will learn how to create covers & signatures of paper
& a cool binding technique
that you will be able to use over & over in the future...
you will use the cocoa daisy kit that ali designed plus
some goodies that jill & michelle will provide
(hello, bonus kit! jill has a peek of this on her blog)
such a great project!

shop
tricia will have a cute little table
stocked with lots of past & current cocoa daisy kits
(full kits & add ons, hooray!)
she always has so much great stuff
you will want to bring some spending money for sure!

(note: the full creative boutique will not be open this time
but we will have it fluffed & glowing at our holiday event
in december, so keep an eye out for that :)

treats
as always
we will have goodies to munch on
sweets & seasonal fruit
yummmmm
(in jill's yummy house, too, of course:)

SUNDAY

vintage field trip!
coburg antique fair!
so much fun!
streets filled with booths brimming with vintage goodies
oh! it is so great!
we will meet at 6am
coffee in hand, eager smiling faces
ready to tackle the bargains :)
we all kind-of split up into little two or threes
& then at 9am (or so)
we will meet up for breakfast
& show & tell
this was so fun last year...
i loved seeing what everyone found
& hearing people talking
'should i go back & get _______?'
(yes! get it! :)
can't wait!

SATURDAY NIGHT

*bonus*
sleep over!
thinking about going to the coburg field trip but
not sure if you can drag yourself out
of your warm bed that early sunday morning?
let us do it for you!
spend the night at jill's house
& we will all rise & shine together!
we will get ready, get on the road
& get excited about what we will find!
there are a limited number of beds & then
we will start blowing up air matresses...
& besides having a great sunday morning wake-up call
it's a sleep-over!
super fun, very tame (no toothpaste between the toes, we promise!)
& perfect way to make it a
full girlie, creative, weekend just for you!

cost
saturday sessions cost $80
(includes class, kit, snacks)
if you want to sleep over add $10

if you are all set & ready to sign up
just go right over there to the
upper right hand corner
& you can do it through paypal

okie doke!
all four of us (five including michelle:)
are super excited about seeing you this year...
hope you will join us for an unforgettable weekend
of creativity, shopping, vintage, friends & joy!
ps (there always has to be a ps!)
let me know of you have any questions!
emilyruthgulka@gmail.com
hooray!

croppin' on...

2009-06-08T14:48:00.001-07:00

what a fun day we had on saturday!
the crop was just fun from beginning to end
a few people rocked the entire day from 9am to 9pm
(go amy & michelle!)
& other girlies made shorter appearances
but they were no less wonderful to play with :)
(hope your date was fun, kim:)

the boutique was full
& we had people stopping by to shop all day
(fun to see you, jess & lisa & andria! :)
which i love!

the day did not go as planned
& i'm so glad for that!
usually we put food out
& let people just eat when they want to
where they want to...
but there were only six of us left at dinner time
& so we all ate together at the table
in jill's cute kitchen...

(emily ruth cooks calzone:)

michelle & amy both wrote really great things about
our dinner together on their blogs
& so i will just say
that i am so thankful for a group of ladies
who just decided to let go
& share from their hearts...
difficult experiences to start & hilarious ones to end :)
i know it has something to do with scrapbooking...
we are used to expressing ourselves
outside of ourselves
(usually on cardstock, but you know...:)
it was just a really neat way to end the day
& for sure we will add eating dinner all together
to the schedule for next years summer crop
mark your calendar :)

all of the pictures here were swiped from michelle's blog
(thanks michelle!)

isn't this a cute one?

goodies...

the last four standing :)

(me, amy, jill & michelle)

so thanks, to kim, amy, michelle, tina, leauriy & rebecca
for sharing such a great day...
thanks, girls!

& of course, jill :)
i love creating these fun events with you, dear!
you are awesome!

:)

& for those of you interested
our super fun september come play is being planned right now
there will be cocoa daisy kits
& some great instruction
& of course the coburg antique fair
(6am on sunday...woohoo!)
come play is september 12
& coburg is the 13th...
mark your calendars
& look for more info in your in box
& here!

:)

summer croppin'

2009-05-15T08:53:00.000-07:00

is anyone ready to get some projects done?
i know i am!
so on that note
we are gonna start the summer off right
with a nice long, fun filled crop...

saturday, june 6
full day 9am-9pm
or half day
at jill's always cute house in eugene
$40 full day
$25 half day

come play with us
& bring what you need to get done:
pages, books, sewing projects, knitting
thank you notes, cards
whatever!

the creative boutique will be open to the public at 10am
so that means that you will get first choice from 9-10
to shop shop shop
& of course you can shop all day
we will keep a tab for you
& then you just pay at the end...
easy peasy...

throughout the day we will have drawings
& games & quizzes (we won't pressure you to play if you don't want to:)
for prizes & discounts in the boutique...

when you come play with us
you will get:
~a space of your own all day long
~lunch (diy sandwiches & local fruit)
~dinner (personal, homemade calzone & salad)
~yummy snacks
~individual goodie bags (each one is different!)
~cool crafty people to hang out with
~discounts & fun
~12 hours to get some things done!

if you pay the entire $40 or $25 crop fee when you sign up
you get 20% off all scrapbook items in the boutique!
woohoo!

there is also a payment option for
$20 now to reserve your spot
& then $20 (or $5) at the crop...
whichever option works best for you!

i hope you will be able to join us
i know i'm super excited to finish up
a project or two
(& start some new ones of course:)

you can pay right here
in the upper right corner of the sidebar
& then email me
emily@cocoadaisy.com
to reserve your spot

hope you can join us!
it will be a fun day!

come play eugene: valentine paper potluck

2009-01-09T15:42:00.000-08:00

saturday
february 7
our first annual
valentine making
& paper potluck event!

a little kit of goodies
two little classes
some yummy little treats
a little trading & sharing
a little bit of shopping
& a nice little price
:)

come over...
to jill's house
& make valentines!
jill & i will each teach a fun technique & project
to use for valentines or any project!
we will both teach at both sessions
so you can just choose the time that's best for you

come share...
the potluck part is this:
each person is asked to bring
a shoe box full of things
you don't use, need or just want to share...
paper
embellishments
ribbon
stickers
stamps
tools
whatever!
& we will take turns digging through
each others boxes for treasures!
(you can bring more than a shoe box full if you want to
we won't complain:)
after our time together we will donate
the things that are left
to a great cause
(well, we want to anyway...
if you know of a great cause that could use some supplies
please let me know
we would love to share!)

come nibble...
as always we will have yummy snacks
to keep your creative energy up
(at least that's what i tell myself as i
snack on peanut m&m's while i'm being crafty:)

come get...
a little kit with fun bits & baubles
to use on projects of all sorts

come shop...
we will have a petite creative boutique this time
just a few things
that you just might not be able to live with out
come see the details...
there are two sessions
2pm-5pm
& 6pm-9pm
$25
at jill's house in eugene, oregon
(i will send directions if you need them when you sign up)

come sign up...
email me
emily@cocoadaisy.com
which session you would like to sign up for
& pay through paypal
(in the upper right corner)
you can pay a deposit of $10
or the entire $25 amount
if that's better for you

come on along...
if you know of someone who might
like to join us
please send them the link to this page
we want to share the fun with everyone who
wants to play:)

come ask me questions...
i do love to hear from you
so lay it on me
whatever you need to know
that i didn't address
or didn't address in an understandable way
(it has been known to happen:)
emily@cocoadaisy.com

can't wait to play...
:)

2008-12-03T06:52:00.000-08:00

come play november: thanks & giving:)

2008-10-01T06:53:00.000-07:00

*****
we have had a few cancellations
so we have some open spots
if you are interested & ready to play
email me:
emily@cocoadaisy.com
we would love to see you:)
********

doesn’t fall just get you in a cozy creative mood?
i’m so ready to just get out my supplies, listen to the rain
(it is coming:) & make stuff…
& i would love for you to join me & ali & jill & tricia
in doing just that:)

Saturday November 1
two different sessions
two different projects
two kits
december daily with ali
creative boutique
yummy treats
& a special offer from big picture scrapbooking
read on & come play…

session one
2pm-5pm
:thankful

jill is going to show & tell & teach her
beautiful accordian fold blessings decoration
perfect for the mantle, a desk or a table
& just in time for thanksgiving
(it would also make a great little gift)
the supplies for this are in an extra kit
included in the price of this session
(yep you get two kits!
this one & the cocoa daisy november kit:)
(for more pictures & info about jill's project
check her blog
cottage of memories)

also in session one
ali will talk about her wonderful december daily album
& give you some tips on making it
& why she loved the process
& answer any questions you might have
december daily kits with
everything you need to record your december memories this year
will be available for purchase in the creative boutique
(december daily kits are not
included in the price of the session)

session two
6pm-9pm
:countdown
emily (that’s me:) will show & tell
her/my (should i be talking in first person or third?
sheesh!:)
okay so i am going to show you how to make
my fun little advent calendar of memories
so that you & your family can count the days
& remember the fun you had in 2008…
the supplies for this are in an extra kit
included in the price of this session…
i’m also going to talk about the
calendar that i have been working on this year…
i’ve been making one page per month
but i am going to show you how to make one
super fast & super cute calendar for 2009…
i’m planning on giving a few calendars as gifts this year
& i’ll tell you all about that too…
for more pictures of my advent calendar
come see my blog
emily ruth scraps

also in session two:
ali & the december daily album
(is that like james & the giant peach?)
she will carry on the discussion
with tips & insights & a peak into her creative process
there will also be a december daily kit available for purchase
with everything you need to make your album
cool!

during both sessions:
the creative boutique will be open for business!
all decked out for the holidays & filled with
supplies & kits & vintage treasures!
plus this time we’ve got a bunch of creative girls
making one of a kind items for sale:
jewelry, cards, purses, adorable things for kids
& so much more…
can you say
‘i got a bunch of my holiday shopping done
& it’s only November first’?
yes!
(the creative boutique will be open to the public
on sunday november 2
so you will get first pick on Saturday
but you can always come back if you dream about
something you should have nabbed:)

& as always
yummy treats
creative people around making stuff
time to hang out
& time to play

& a special offer:
our friends at big picture scrapbooking
(hi paula & kayce!)
have a really awesome challenge for you:
invite a friend who is not a scrapbooker
(they’ve never picked up a paper trimmer,
never matched up pictures & patterned paper,
think brad is a guy’s name)
to one of our come play sessions in november
& when they come big picture scrapbooking will give you
& the newbie a gift certificate for a
big picture scrapbooking class!
seriously how cool is that?!
BOTH of you get a free big picture class!
especially because stacy julian
(the big picture scrapbooking founder)
designed the november kit!
coincidence?
i think not:)
just let me know when you & your friend sign up
& when you arrive at your session
you will get the code for your free class!
so awesome!

& now prices:
each session is $75
which includes
the cocoa daisy november kit
(designed by stacy julian)
an extra project kit
(jill’s or emily's depending on which session you come to)
project instructions
ali’s december daily insights
fun
first dibs at the creative boutique
yummy cozy treats
lots of fun
the chance to play with other creative friends
quality hang out time
& did i mention fun?

& yet another special offer:
come play all day!
why don’t you just come on over & stay all afternoon?
come to both sessions
from 2pm-9pm
(with a little break to go grab dinner)
for $105?
now that will be a fun day:)

email me to sign up
emily@cocoadaisy.com
& then head on over to our blog
comeplayeugene.blogspot.com
& pay the $25 deposit to hold your spot
(in the upper right hand corner)

i’m so excited to play with you more…
& if you know anyone else who might like to play
please send them this email or our link
we love new friends:)

please email me with any questions!
have a great sweater weather day…
emily:)

ps if you can't come but are interested in a kit
-ali's december daily kit $85
-jill's thankful kit $18
- my advent calendar kit $18
email me emily@cocoadaisy.com
we would love to send one two or all of them to you:)

2008-09-11T11:29:00.000-07:00

i have already read a few great blog posts about
the coburg antique fair
so instead of rewriting my own blog post
i'm just going to give you some links
then you can see many perspectives:)

if you want to see some more coburg fun
check these girls out...
jmbmommy
ali edwards
on the road less traveled
life's rich pageant
pens & needles (love the name of this blog:)
i wonder sometimes...

:)

oh what a weekend!

2008-09-09T13:22:00.000-07:00

fun
food
friends

funny
thanks to all of you who made the weekend so great!
everyone who came was so wonderful...
not a dud in the bunch:)

(coburg antique fair pics coming soon...)

check back soon for info on our november event
it's going to be a biggy!

come play & vintage field trip...

2008-08-20T05:53:00.000-07:00

i am so excited to finally get to tell you about
our september come play event!

on saturday september 6
we will have two sessions to choose from
2pm-5pm
&
6pm-9pm

jill has a great project for us to make
(sneak peek up above)
using the cocoa daisy october kit
there will be yummy treats
time to play, socialize or just hang out
& lots of fun!

we were going to include ali's new book
Sharing Your Story: Recording Life's Details with Mini Books
in the price of the class but
i heard from a few people that they had already preordered it
so we are going to have copies available
& make the price of the sessions lower
& who doesn't like a lower price?
if you would like to buy a book at the session
(the price for a book is $20)
please let me know when you sign up
& we will have one ready for you!

bonus!
we are going to set ali up at a cute little table
(or maybe a nice comfy chair for her preggo tummy:)
& she will sign copies of her book just for you
so bring a book or two:)
ali is also going to bring some of the mini books she created
for the book so that you can see them in real life...
hello! inspiring!

tricia will bring some add on & past kits
that you can buy
if you just can't get enough:)

then sunday:
field trip!
we will wake up before the sun
& head out to the coburg antique fair!
we will have a meet up spot for the early birds
(we're talking 6am, girls, so drive through for your coffee & come out:)
for those who would like a bit more sleep
& are confident that their treasures will wait for them
come out whenever you want to!
i will have my cell phone & we will all find each other!
at around 10 we will meet in the food area
& have a brunchy (or second breakfast) show & tell!
it will be so fun to see what everyone found!
& it will give you that little time you need to
decide if you should go back for that adorable
vintage quilt that would be perfect in the guest room
(i say go for it!:)
after show & tell & nibbles of muffins (or whatever they have there)
you can decide if you want to continue on the hunt
or head home for a nap
with your car full of fabulous finds:)

not sure about your hunting abilities?
lucky for us we have someone
with mad antiquing skills:)
on saturday at each session
jill will give a little talk with tips & tricks for
finding treasures,
some good tools to bring with you
& ways to tell if you really want to spend your money on that little figurine
or if you should save it for the jar of buttons in
the booth next door:)
if you have seen her house
you know she is so good at picking unique & beautiful things...
it will be so great to have inside info from an expert thrifter!

the price for this playtime is $65
& this time around we are requiring a deposit
of $25 to hold your spot...
first head right over to the top of the sidebar
& click on 'pay now'
(this our first try using paypal
so please let me know if there are any glitches:)

then email me to let me know which session
you would like to attend
& if you would like to buy ali's book
emily@cocoadaisy.com

this is going to be super fun!
it's so great to get out & about with other creative people...
i hope you will come play with us!

have a great day...
emily:) emily@cocoadaisy.com

it's coming...

2008-08-08T06:22:00.000-07:00

does anyone need a little time to be creative?
a little time to relax?
a little bit of new stuff?
a little time to hang out?
a little time to to play?

us too:)

we are working on one little detail right now
& when that is taken care of
we will post all of the information on our next
come play weekend
& it's going to be extra fun
(two days of fun even!)

so come back
& see us
& get all the details
& sign up
& come play!

ps. okay, i can't leave you with no info
cause that's just mean
so here's a little bit...
september 6
two sessions to choose from
september 7
antique & vintage treasure hunt
oh & the session fee includes
copy of someone's new book

are you ready yet?
:)

come play june...

2008-06-24T06:52:00.000-07:00

i have finally recovered from our june playtime
it was a nice thing to recover from
much better than pneumonia or something:)
what a blast we had
so many great girls!
so many fun projects!
so many things to buy!

i get to announce our raffle winner
becky troxil!
hooray becky!
she gets the whole passport collection from making memories
delivered to her door!
good stuff...

a few images from two of our sessions
(note to self: when organizing an event
full of artsy ladies
make sure the batteries in your camera are charged!
thankfully paula had a few pictures from friday
(thanks paula!)
we just didn't do a whole group shot...
sorry friday night girls!
the memories will live on in our hearts:)

in a nut shell...
shop
work

play
pose:)
saturday morning crew

saturday afternoon bunch...a weekend full of cuteness i tell you...
:)

thanks, girls
for coming with excitement
being willing to try something new
& just being so darn fun:)

thanks to everyone involved in this little endeavor
(manufacturers, friends, families)
we are having fun trying new things
& learning along the way:)

& another big thank you to
everyone who drove (or flew)
out of your zip code to come play with us
we are honored that you would take time
to come over...

bonus...
we have a new picture up there on the sidebar
aprons & all
:)

come back soon...
i will be announcing all of the details
for our september come play time!
i am so excited for it
i can't wait to share!

see you soon...
:)

sneak peek...

2008-06-17T01:22:00.000-07:00

some great ephemera that jill has been preparing

& a super cool thing!
Making Memories has generously given us
a complete set of their passport collection
the collection that was the starting point for ali’s kit…
we will have a drawing & give the entire collection away this weekend!
everyone will be entered in the drawing one time
but if you were the reason that someone else attended the class
you will get another chance in the drawing!
i have all of the emails that i received from everyone
so if you mentioned someone else’s name
& they are coming too
you are entered in once twice or three times
(actually shelly, who friday night girls will get to play with, invited four people who are coming! plus she is attending
so she will have five chances to win!)
& even though we are coming up on the play time quick
there are still a few spots open for Saturday morning & Saturday afternoon
so let your friends know
& have them mention your name…
you could be rolling in the supplies very soon:)
(email me: emily@cocoadaisy.com)

hooray!
see you all soon...
:)

june playtime...

2008-05-28T06:41:00.000-07:00

june 20 or 21
come to eugene
& play with a very special Cocoa Daisy kit
designed by our dear ali edwards
full of her favorite things...
she chose everything in this july kit
(that's right you'll be one of the first ones to get the july kit!)
& bonus!
you will also get a super cool
Tinkering Ink Peekabook Chipboard & Acrylic Album
that ali chose with a great mini book project in mind...
she will start off our time with some instructions
& then let you loose to start your own project
throughout the session we will
give tips & instructions on some new techniques
that you might like to try...

your playdate will also include
*a spacious place to play with your kit located
in jill's always adorably decorated home
*drawings for cool products
*the time to hang out with other creative kids like you!
too fun!

you will have plenty of time to shop through
the new creative boutique
full of great products at amazing prices...
tricia always brings loads of good stuff
& jill displays it so beautifully...
we are excited for it to have a room of it's own this time!

& while you are playing with all of the crafty goodness
you will be working up quite an appetite right?
i certainly hope so
because we've got some great food for you...
friday night & saturday afternoon our sweet helpers
will serve you homemade shortcake covered in local fresh fruit
& your choice of a lovely wine or fresh squeezed lemonade to go with it...
if you will be with us saturday morning you will find
a yummy egg casserole (vegetarian or meaty:)
& your choice of sangria, freshly squeezed orange juice or good good coffee
all served on jills awesome collection of vintage dishes
delish!

plus
(i know! more! you can't believe it can you?)
you will also get to take home
full color instructions
of the ali designed project
& a goody bag full of great products!

okay
here are the details

there are three sessions available
session one: friday june 20 6pm-9pm
session two: saturday june 21 9am-noon
session three: saturday june 21 2pm-5pm

each session will be exactly the same
(except for the food choices that i mentioned above)

the cost is $85
which includes
(recap!)
the cocoa daisy july kit
(a $42 value!)
tinkering ink album
great food
time to play
instructions
access to the creative boutique
(the products you choose there are added to your bill, of course:)
a goody bag
& lots of fun, naturally:)

email me
emily@cocoadaisy.com
if you are interested
(& how could you not be interested?:)
or ready to sign up...

the sessions are first come first served
or in this case
first emailed first served:)

& if you know some other creative types
send them this link...
we always love to meet new artsy kids:)

i look forward to seeing some of you again
& meeting others that i have only heard about
(don't worry! it was all good!)

let's make art!
emily:)