Craft Ladies - Premiere Event and Episode 1

Courtesy:  Craft Ladies / Craftupnicethings.com

Well, most of you know that I'm a craft-aholic.  So much so, I have made a unique and quite lovable group of crafty/scrapbook friends via my Twitter account.  My handle (in case you want to follow me) is @TheRinaGonzales

A couple of months ago, I met a great pair of ambitious woman - who call themselves the "Craft Ladies" on Twitter.  Their handle is @2CraftLadies  Through their "tweets", I learned that they were working on a Kickstarter Project that would fund their dream of having a craft show (think Martha Stewart with a Sex and the City twist...intriguing right?)  So, as you can guess --- I wanted to help them.

As background, here is a basic overview of Kickstarter.  Kickstarter allows people (like the Craft Ladies) to secure funding for their creative projects.  The Craft Ladies, in this case, sought $7,000 in backers to fund their online craft show (8 episodes).  Basically, the project is funded once enough backers pledge to fund the full project amount by a set deadline.  I'm happy to say that the ladies met their funding goal and  I am a proud backer of their project!

So, when I found out that the Craft Ladies were going to have a premiere event for Episode 1, I knew I had to go to - and I'm so glad I did.  I went with my friend Lori and we had a blast.  The evening included a comedy show and a viewing of the Craft Ladies Episode 1 "How to make a Toilet Paper Roll Owl".  The event was held at Busby's East on Wilshire and the ladies pulled out their crafty genius to create a "Craft Up Your Name Tag Bar" and also had their Toilet Paper Roll Owls, fliers and white doilies decorating the bar.

Here is our photo on the red carpet!

(L-R) Me, Tiffany Price, Lori Gjelhaug & Lauren De Long,
Photo by Nicolas Sayaan

Here is the "Craft Up You Name Tag Bar"

And, here are the Toilet Paper Roll Owls!

3 Toilet Paper Roll Owls -- Hoot Hoot!

And, last but not least - here is the Craft Ladies Episode 1 - Toilet Paper Roll Owls.  Also, if you enjoy this episode, you can enjoy more by tuning in to the Craft Ladies Cast Commentary tomorrow (Tuesday, 10/9/12 at 7 PM PST on their UStream channel http://www.ustream.tv/channel/craft-ladies and via their Twitter handle @2CraftLadies)

Happy Scrapping!

- Rina