Simple Scrapbooks magazine, represented by me and one of our favorite contributing writers, Kelly Jeppson, participated in a "craft off" at Scrapbook USA last weekend!
The man who helped us buy sheet metal at Home Depot (nickname of "Turbo," according to his apron) thought it was really funny that there's such a thing as a craft off. You could see "Competitive crafting? That's a new one..." written all over his face. But I think even he would have been impressed had he seen us madly crafting on a stage surrounded by hundreds of tables of scrapbookers.
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Here's how it worked: four magazines faced off against each other...and we had exactly 2 hours to decorate a cabinet (whatever theme we chose). It was Simple vs. Paper Crafts vs. Memory Makers vs. Family Fun. And the winner was: Family Fun with a cute cowboy-themed cabinet. Win or lose, we still had a blast! Here's our project. It's called, "Just Add Boy," and we used the Cosmo Cricket "Get Happy" line as the basis of our design. (Yes, that knob really is a part from an outdoor faucet. And our sign is hanging from a string of paper clips. And there are wheels on it.)
These cabinets will be auctioned off in a few months and all proceeds will benefit a local children's hospital. Crafting for a cause. That's us.
Incidentally, the craft-off was only the second most exciting thing that happened at the Scrapbook USA expo. Someone actually got engaged on the stage over by the deejay.
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