{"id":150,"date":"2011-06-01T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2011-06-01T16:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.handthingsdown.com\/blog\/?p=150"},"modified":"2017-04-25T12:17:03","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T19:17:03","slug":"crafting-is-mommy-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/handthingsdown.cachecrew.com\/blog\/crafting-is-mommy-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Crafting is Mommy Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:right;padding: 0 0 10px 10px\" class=\"interactive_right\"><div class='button_holder_right'><iframe allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' src='\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets\/tweet_button.html?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhandthingsdown.cachecrew.com%2Fblog%2Fcrafting-is-mommy-time%2F&amp;text=Crafting is Mommy Time&amp;count=vertical&amp;lang=&amp;via=handthingsdown' style='width:65px; height:65px;' ><\/iframe><\/div><div class='button_holder_right'><iframe src='\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fhandthingsdown.cachecrew.com%2Fblog%2Fcrafting-is-mommy-time%2F&amp;layout=box_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=65&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=65' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' style='border:none; overflow:hidden; width:65px; height:65px;' allowTransparency='true'><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/handthingsdown.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/5763117847_5835da935c.jpgresize400267\" alt=\"Mommy Time: Learning to knit and create crafty cards\" \/>I attended my first craft and candle party and it was a welcome girls night. I was looking forward to getting to know the moms in the Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPs) group Ive joined since coming to Arizona. Once I moved here, Ive been so focused on my kids, work, and the gym; I havent made\u00c2\u00a0local friends until now.<\/p>\n<p>Angela and Amber created some example cards for us to copy. This was great because I was overwhelmed with choice of paper, stamps, glue, ribbon, etc. Plus, they had a really cool machine which could cut paper, vinyl, and cloth into letters, flowers, and other designs. I want one! Its not clear what I would use it for since my latest project is ironing on designs on my daughters shirts and hoodies. With the materials they provided, I made my dad a Fathers day card since thats coming up this month and it means no scrambling for a card at the last-minute. Did I mention Ive forgotten how much I love crafting?!<\/p>\n<p>Later Jeannette arrived with her knitting and I sat with her to learn how to cast on, knit, and purl. I wished I brought my knitting needles to practice, if I dont get bored with knitting on my own, friends in colder climates will get scarves this year. Just dont expect designer worthy scarves, I think you have to alternate knitting and purling to get the v design and my disclaimer is Ill be doing this while watching TV with my kids. Its very likely there will be a distraction that will cause me to lose track, so think of them as scarves with character.<\/p>\n<p>The highlight of the evening was sitting around chatting, learning about everyone, and snacking. So cool to find out at least three of the ladies were secret gamers, I might have to check out Portal. It sounds like fun, although, Im not sure I need to find another reason to sit in front of my computer. I walked away with such a good feeling because we got a chance to be creative and talk without worrying about running around after kids.<\/p>\n<p>What are your favorite things to do when youre hanging out for girl time? Post them in the comments. By the way, what are your favorite crafting blogs? I would love to get ideas for projects to do with my kids.<\/p>\n<p>Image credit: http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/veryzoe\/5763117847\/<\/p>\n<div class='shareinpost'><ul class=\"socialwrap row\"><li class=\"iconOnly share\">Share:<\/li><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a  rel='nofollow'  target='_blank'  title='Share this post : Crafting is Mommy Time on Facebook'  href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fhandthingsdown.cachecrew.com%2Fblog%2Fcrafting-is-mommy-time%2F&amp;t=Crafting+is+Mommy+Time'  ><img  src='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handthingsdown.cachecrew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/images\/blank.gif?resize=24%2C24&#038;ssl=1'  height='24' width='24'  class='image-24' alt='facebook'  style='background: transparent url(https:\/\/handthingsdown.cachecrew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/default\/24\/sprite-feb-24.png) no-repeat;padding:0;margin:0;height:24px;width:24px;background-position:-300px 0px'   data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <span class=\"head\">Share on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a  rel='nofollow'  target='_blank'  title='Tweet this post : Crafting is Mommy Time on Twitter'  href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fje3q2r&amp;text=Crafting+is+Mommy+Time+-+ via+%40handthingsdown\"  ><img  src='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handthingsdown.cachecrew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/images\/blank.gif?resize=24%2C24&#038;ssl=1'  height='24' width='24'  class='image-24' alt='twitter'  style='background: transparent url(https:\/\/handthingsdown.cachecrew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/default\/24\/sprite-feb-24.png) no-repeat;padding:0;margin:0;height:24px;width:24px;background-position:-1625px 0px'   data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <span class=\"head\">Tweet about it<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a  rel='nofollow'  target='_self'  title='Print this post : Crafting is Mommy Time for reading later'  href='javascript:window.print();'  ><img  src='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handthingsdown.cachecrew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/images\/blank.gif?resize=24%2C24&#038;ssl=1'  height='24' width='24'  class='image-24' alt='print'  style='background: transparent url(https:\/\/handthingsdown.cachecrew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/default\/24\/sprite-feb-24.png) no-repeat;padding:0;margin:0;height:24px;width:24px;background-position:-1300px 0px'   data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <span class=\"head\">Print for later<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a rel=\"_self\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Hand%20Things%20Down\u2122%20:%20Crafting%20is%20Mommy%20Time&amp;body=Sharing%20tips%20from%20Hand%20Things%20Down%20%20https:\/\/handthingsdown.cachecrew.com\/blog\/crafting-is-mommy-time\/\" title=\"Tell a friend about this post : Crafting is Mommy Time \"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handthingsdown.cachecrew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/images\/blank.gif?resize=24%2C24&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"24\"  width=\"24\" style=\"background: transparent url(https:\/\/handthingsdown.cachecrew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/default\/24\/sprite-feb-24.png) no-repeat;padding:0;margin:0;height:24px;width:24px;background-position:-275px 0px\" class=\"image-24\"  alt=\"email\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <span class=\"head\">Tell a friend<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"clean\"><\/div> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I attended my first craft and candle party and it was a welcome girls night. 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