craftgrrl | stripper birthdays, hawaiin luau, and john cusack

I have owned every birthday I've been a part of this month
I started by collaborating with

naughtyfernto throw a surprise stripper birthday party for

sometimessuper. Complete with (here comes the kinda crafty part) porno tablecloths and wall hangings (hand made with love), dolla bills scattered around, the musical stylings of our buds Joey and Pablo, stripper "costumes," a make shift "dance pole", a red velvet cake in the shape of an 18! Good old fashioned debaucherous fun!

I followed this up less than a week later by collaborating with

kraziemat to throw a surprise Hawaiian luau for my best friend

dre4jesus - but not any old surprise Hawaiian luau. We actually threw the party on our mission trip in Tennessee and coordinated everyone packing and wearing Hawaiian themed outfits. I decorated the cake with hibiscuses that I "found" on the floor at work (the craft/floral/fabric store)

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And tonight.. oh, Jenny, Jenny better know I love her. I started working on this project at 10 when I got home from work and finally finished around 4.

And...

Tada!

The quote on the bag is from a favorite John Cusack movie - Say Anything, which I was planning on including with the gift - but after my four am walmart trip turned up nothing, I decided to just substitute it with some.. other stuff.
Ok. Maybe.. bed time, now.