New Craftcourse, New Partnerships, New Shop

Part of the reason that I've been so sparse around Fabric Paper Glue for the last year has been Craftcourse. In 2014, we focused largely on throwing craft parties, and we had such a good time doing it! Well, with a new year comes new perspective. We were lucky to get to do a little event design work last year, and we loved making our own things so much that we decided to make that a more official part of what we do this year.

So, last week, we launched a fresh look and a new website. Our tagline: "We make cool things." It's been hard to nail down a traditional term for the kind of work we're good at. Quite simply, we love making things...for events, for window installations, for photo booths... So, hop over and check it all out!

Another great part of 2014 was all of the many amazing partnerships we were able to forge with all kinds of businesses here in Nashville to throw our craft parties -- everyone from Hester & Cook to the Skillery. We'd love to continue collaborating this year in new ways - which, of course, could include YOU! If there's a way we could work together, any cool thing that we could make for you, let's find a way to work together! Just shoot me an email at mandy@craftcoursenashville.com to get this conversation started!

Finally, one of the amazing projects that we were honored to work on last year was creating custom decor for Nashville's Porter Flea Holiday Market. You can see what we came up with on the Craftcourse blog, but we made dozens and dozens of giant geometric baubles. It was definitely a mountaintop maker moment for me. The response was so positive that we decided to make a small run of our baubles for sale on Etsy. We'd love if you'd take a moment to check out our shop!

So, with that, happy 2015! Can't wait to see what this new year holds!

A Craftcourse Summer

Back in February, my friend Emily and I launched a little venture called Craftcourse to bring fun, crafty times to the ladies (and gentlemen, if so inclined) of Nashville. It seems that since that time my blogging has dropped off drastically. I've given some thought to why that might be (because it wasn't exactly a conscious or deliberate decision that I made), and I realized that what drove my love of DIY blogging was the constant need to be creating fun projects and trying new things.

Because we bring our crafty touch to every Craftcourse party/workshop - whether it be making the sample projects or creating crafty little favors for each event - I've found that Craftcourse sort of fulfills that need for me now. Of course, I don't think I'll ever be done with blogging completely, because I still love sharing certain stuff here and contributing to other great sites (as you'll continue to see).

So anyway, I wanted to share a few pics of some of the ridiculously fun stuff we've been doing with Craftcourse this summer to give you have a peek into what's keeping me so busy.

Inspiration: Backyard Dip Dye Party

Happy Monday! I've got something for you today that'll make you wish for the weekend. Craftcourse is all about creating unique crafting experiences, so we put together a little inspirational backyard dip dye party (complete with popsicles and champagne...mmm) as the perfect warm weather crafting experience. Check out all the lovely pics from our shoot here!

Hop over to the Craftcourse blog for lots more pics!

Cinco De Mayo Tablescape Inspiration

Later this month, we're dedicating an entire Craftcourse workshop to making piñatas because...well, piñatas are awesome and Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner. To get folks jazzed up, we did a little inspiration shoot using a quartet of cacti piñatas that we made (which were totally inspired by the amazing cacti artwork Helen Dealtry did for Design*Sponge).

I'm sharing a little taste here, but hop over to Craftcourse Nashville for all the eye candy...including some of my best .gif handiwork to date!

Our First Craftcourse

Last month, I introduced you all to my new venture - Craftcourse. This last weekend, we hosted our very first course here in Nashville. It was so much fun that I couldn't resist sharing a few pics here on the blog! Not only did we sell out, we also had an incredible group of ladies. If you're in the Nashville area, there are still several spots left for our March 22nd workshop! You can register here.

Last weekend, we tackled three great projects -- rope-wrapped mirrors, leather statement necklaces, and hand-tied felt garlands. I think my favorite part was seeing the incredible ways that everyone customized each project. We definitely had some clever and creative ladies on hand. Read on to see lots more pics -- including some shots from our photo booth.

Craftcourse

Last month, I shared my goals for the year -- including taking some risks towards building a creative career for myself. Over the last few weeks, my friend Emily Edwards and I have been dreaming up that very risk! Today, I am ECSTATIC to share our venture with you all - Craftcourse!

Craftcourse is one part workshop, two parts party -- offering crash courses in DIY + fun here in Nashville. Each three-hour "course" will offer all the materials and direction for making three lovely projects and, of course, a jolly good time. We are kicking things off next month with courses on March 8th and March 22nd. All the details and registration can be found here.

Now, I would so, so love to have you all spread the word, follow along with us on all of the social medias (links below), and sign up for our newsletter.

I'm feeling so wildly optimistic about this little idea of ours -- like today is a brand new day! Send good vibes my way, won't you, because I certainly like this feeling!