How-to Host a Girl’s Night Christmas Painting Party

Date
Nov, 24, 2014
The Christmas Tree canvas the girls will duplicate.
The Christmas Tree canvas the girls will duplicate.

Christmas Party Ideas

The time around the holidays are always filled with parties. This past summer my good friend Stacey asked me if I would consider hosting a girl’s night painting party?  Clients and friends are constantly asking me if I teach art classes. She told me “You should have one!” So I decided to have a Christmas themed painting party and invite a few good clients & artsy friends to my home. Here’s how it went….

The Painting Supply List

I sent out and informal e-vite to 12 friends and headed out for my supplies…

A simple and informal invite sent out via email to my artsy friends.
A simple and informal invite sent out via email to my artsy friends.
All of these items were purchased form Michael's.
All of these items were purchased form Michael’s.

Canvases in bulk packs, Americana or any squeeze bottles of paints, metallic mesh runner, mason jar mugs, candy canes, a variety of acrylic brushes, mini glass ornaments and Merry Christmas tags found in the dollar bin. (I used plate stands but if you can afford or have easels that is even more artist!) 

Total cost for art supplies just over $100.  

Setting the Table

Each friend got to take home a mason jar mug, paintbrushes, and a mini ornament along with their canvas
Setting the Table
The Naked Table. If you’d like you can add a plastic tablecloth to protect the table if anything spills.
A covering of black craft paper gets rolled out for a carefree table covering.
A covering of black craft paper gets rolled out for a carefree table covering.  Any color will do.
Adding snowflake touches
Adding snowflake touches. The old fashioned cut out doilies will do too.
Setting the Table
metallic mesh ribbon becomes the runner

 

Each artist gets a disposable plate for a palette and an adjustable easel.
Each artist gets a disposable plate for a palette and an adjustable easel.
Adding canvases, dinner napkins for cleaning brushes, paints and supplies.
Adding canvases, dinner napkins for cleaning brushes, paints and supplies.
Simple polka dotted bulbs are hung from the chandelier at different heights with curling ribbon.
Simple polka dotted bulbs are hung from the chandelier at different heights with curling ribbon.
large red planters are turned up side down and serve as paint brush centerpiece stands.
large red planters are turned up side down and serve as paint brush centerpiece stands.

The Girls Arrive

And They're Off
And They’re Off. I guide the girls as to what to do first. We have hair dryers on hand to speed up the drying process
And They're Off...
having a ball! Excited to get started.
And They're Off...
Some are quick and some take their time.. That’s ok!
Different strokes for different folks….
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A finished canvas that I like better than mine!

The Final Reveal

Each girls canvas was a reflection of their own style. Some painted fast and didn’t bother staying in the lines and others meticulously followed my instruction to a T. In the end they all were beautiful and a perfect gift to take home and display for the holidays. 

All done and happy!
So proud of my friends and they beautifully unique pieces. I love them all

Giving Back

All the women brought non-perishable goods to be donated to a local food pantry. I ordered a sheet pizza, made light appetizers,  had plenty wine and other drinks on hand. I wanted most of the time to center around the painting. We took food and drink breaks but most of the woman stayed focused not her art.

We had a wonderful night and cannot wait for the next painting party! Hope that you try one too. Come see our kitchen decorated for Christmas

4 Comments

  1. Reply

    Hannah

    October 15, 2020

    Where did you get the stencil for the tree?

    • Reply

      memehillstudio

      October 16, 2020

      Hi there! No stencil. I drew it myself on each canvas.

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    Hannah

    October 19, 2020

    Would you be interested in selling the canvas with it drawn on? I want to do this for my friends and I am not good at drawing

    • Reply

      memehillstudio

      October 19, 2020

      Absolutely Hannah. I can ship them out to you with the drawing. Let me figure out the cost and get back to you. Can you email me at memehillstudio@me.com with the number of canvases you would like?

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"Life's too short for white walls .." Amie Freling-Brown, a Rochester, NY-based designer and artist who transforms ho-hum spaces into works of art. Her creative designs can be found in many fine homes, restaurants and businesses. Her work has been featured in national magazines, on HGTV and has been sold through retailers nationwide from True Value Hardware to Nordstroms. She proudly offers such professional services as design, staging, color consultations and fine art.

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