September 2012 – Page 3 of 6 – A Well Crafted Party

Introductions

Nice to Meet You: Favorite Things You’ve Made

September 21, 2012 7 Comments Introductions

I love the idea behind the “Nice to Meet You” linky party that Adventures in Dressmaking and several other awesome blogs are hosting. This linky party’s theme is “Favorite Things You’ve Made” and I thought it super appropriate for a DIY party blog. So, I’m listing the six favorite things I’ve made— Party Edition.

I’d love to know YOUR six favorite things that you have made. So, if you’d like to link up then head on over and link up your favorite things (you can even link up a Pinterest board!) -OR- just tell me about them in the comments section.

Favorite Things I’ve Made—Party Edition

1. Party Dress— I am not the best seamstress…. but, I have always loved the idea of designing clothes. So, one of my all time favorites is the party dress I designed, made out of material I used at one of my other parties, and then wore on my birthday and for my maternity photos.

2. Newspaper Program—Maybe it is because it was from my wedding. Maybe it is because it was a newspaper. The program had mistakes, it wasn’t perfect. But, it was my favorite detail of our wedding (other than the groom) and I am sure glad I made it!

3. My sister’s wedding. This is a broad one here… but, I’m seriously so proud of every little detail that came to life for her wedding. I did a lot of little handmade details. Her invitations, the ribbon backdrop, the flowers… all favorites of mine!

4. The Mad Tea Party Decor— The Alice in Wonderland Halloween party was over-the-top and nothing like a traditional Halloween party. It was such a blast creating this space and it was so beautiful I didn’t want to take it down for weeks. As a matter of fact one of the party elements stayed up in our home until we moved this past month… that is a couple of years!

5. My Fancy Pants Birthday Party— I had a lot of fun creating the Fancy Pants birthday party with tongue in cheek printables, handmade hats, lots of glitter, and all homemade gourmet food. (And, while the photos are not fabulous… I’m really proud of all the DIY posts that came out of this party.)

6. The Cherry Blossoms Wedding photo shoot that I styled and helped put together. I am over the moon that it was featured on Hostess with the Mostess.

Photography done by Aubrie of Capturing Grace Photography

Now, what have you made that you are super proud of? I’d love to hear about it/see it!

Freebies

Free Goodies for Facebook Fans

September 20, 2012 3 Comments Freebies

Hello friends! Thanks so much for keeping up with all the fun on the blog. I love adding {Real Party} posts, {DIY} tutorials, and {Free Printables} for all the lovely people who follow the blog. But, I wanted to go ahead and add some extra incentives for those fans who follow along with the A Well Crafted Party Facebook Page. (Thanks to the amazing tutorial from Her New Leaf I was able to add this fun feature without too much of a headache.

All A Well Crafted Party Facebook Fans will have the opportunity to receive special free tutorials and printables throughout the year. Currently I have a simple, but cute Halloween printable package up ready for you to download!

A Well Crafted Pantry

Canning: The Plan

September 20, 2012 No Comments A Well Crafted Pantry

Some of the goodies from last year’s canning session

I’m super excited about canning this year because we actually have a pantry to put my canned items in. Also, we have two apple trees that keep dropping apples all over… so, applesauce for all! Wooohoo!

Last year I canned for the first time since I was a little girl canning strawberry jam with my grandma. I made applesauce, pear sauce, apple butter, and apple & pear jam. This year I plan canning those yummy items and adding a few more. Here are some of the recipes I am excited to try:

Follow along with my Pinterest Canning Board

Dilly Beans from The Spicy Bee
Pickled Garlicky Red Peppers from Smitten Kitchen
Strawberry Jam from The Pioneer Woman (Man, I hope it is as good as my grandmas!)
Garlic Dill Pickles from Serious Eats
Peach Butter from Smitten Kitchen
Pickled Asparagus from Serious Eats (Coming to a Bloody Mary near you!)
Whole Peeled Tomatoes from Food in Jars (I buy so many jars of tomatoes… this seems smarter)

Actually, if you haven’t been to the Food in Jars site and you want to can or like canning then I’d highly recommend going. So many great articles/tips/recipes!

I’m actually working on the Dilly Beans and Garlic Dill Pickles tomorrow… so, watch out for canning posts in the near future.

Do you can? If so, what are your favorite recipes?