croppin' on...

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'

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

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...
:)

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!

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...

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