The Makery KC Event: Fireside Bundle

Last month, we hosted The Makery KC at the shop for a Saturday evening workshop. It was so fun! The Makery KC is a Kansas City based company that hosts monthly craft workshops for locals and I was excited when they reached out about making a road trip down here to Wichita. Their workshops in KC usually sell out and they have even hosted a couple in West Elm.

Ashley, one of the owners, traveled down and setup shop in our workshop space. Her decor was adorable and went with the look of the project - love me some buffalo plaid! For the craft, she brought down the supplies needed for attendees to make a tray, mugs and pine cones for their fire pits/backyards. I love that their projects are useful in your home for decor or entertaining.

The attendees started to arrive and found their spots. Some made the trays that said "Welcome to our Firepit, where friends and marshmallows get toasted!" and a couple made trays with their initial. It was great that they gave the two options. Everyone seemed to have fun on their night out with their girlfriends and meeting others! Ashley made the project doable no matter what your craft skill level is and she walked around to answer any questions people may have. Plus, she served homemade treats and sips, key to a fun workshop.

The final projects turned out great! It was fun seeing them all come together.

Sad you missed out? No worries! There is another one coming up the end of this week and it is a perfect one for the holidays: Modern Holiday Himmeli Wreath. The workshop is on Friday December 9th and starts at 6pm - just in time for you to either get off work or for your husband to come home to watch the kids! It will be such a fun evening and this wreath is seriously gorgeous. It has been one of their most loved workshops up in Kansas City and there are only a few tickets left for ours in Wichita, so sign up now! You can purchase your tickets on their website (click here).

Lots of Love,

Nutcracker Tea Party

It's that time of year when little girls wear adorable holiday dresses, their dreams are filled with dancing Sugar Plum fairies and they are in the festive spirit. Yesterday, we hosted a Nutcracker Tea Party at the shop to kick off their holiday season and get them into the spirit of the season. It was honestly my favorite party thus far! When I first got in my Christmas merchandise for the store, I knew I wanted to do something with all of the adorable Nutcracker parties supplies. Then, when I was asked to do the MARK Arts Holiday Tables, I fell in love with the table setting. Definitely inspired me to throw a party for little girls!

Even better, my wonderful friend, Ilex, is on the Ballet Wichita board and thanks to her, we were able to arrange for performers to join! Ballet Wichita's Nutcracker Ballet is a fabulous production that is done on an annual basis. Little girls who love to dance dream of dancing on stage with the amazingly talented ballerinas. It was so fun to have some attend the tea party! The girls were able to take pictures with them, watched them twirl around and listened to their stories. Seriously the nicest group of dancers and they had fun with the littles who were in awe of them.

For food, I tried to keep things somewhat easy since I was feeding children. I asked beforehand if their were any allergies and then planned the menu from there. I went with peanut butter sandwiches that I cookie cutter cut into teapots (kind of looked like magic genie lamps lol), Chick-fil-a nuggets, fruit that I laid in a wreath shape, goldfish in little snack cups and cheese sticks that I decorated to look like nutcracker soldiers. For dessert, I relied on my favorite local bakers to come up with some gorgeous treats: cookies by Sweet Sugarlicious and cupcakes by Hannah Marko. Both looked amazing! I always love working with both of them and highly recommend (especially if you are in the College Hill area). I also put out some macaroons, which ended up being more entertainment than anything because most weren't sure what they were. "Fancy Cookies" ended up being the best way to describe them.

Everything came together great and I definitely couldn't have pulled it off without help from a few people. Shout out to Lily, my new employee, for helping put together the candy backdrop and rallying with me before the event; my brother for bringing the nuggets and getting roped into helping; the Nutcracker performers who also helped with some last minute setup (I told you they were the nicest!). Thank you to all of the attendees at the event! I hope you had a good time and your girls remember this as a special holiday event.

Last, but certainly not least, thank you to my amazingly talented friend Alison Moore who took these amazing photos. You captured everything beautifully and I always love seeing things through your point of view! If you are ever looking for a talented family photographer, she is your girl.

Stop in the store or head over to our website to shop these beautiful supplies and make sure to get your tickets today for Ballet Wichita's Nutcracker performance in a couple weeks!

Lots of Love,