Arts and Crafts

Okay, I'll admit that I stole this clever title from a bar by my house (to which I would give credit, if only I could remember which one). But the idea was so good that I had to plagiarize it shamelessly and make it my own.

So you heard it here first - the perfect Fall activity can be paired with the upcoming spicy, hoppy (what does that mean?) Fall craft beers resulting in... Arts and Crafts!

This time of year makes us all feel pressured to freshen up the space in which we will spend the next eight months hibernating and watching Bravo, and it also makes us want to enjoy pumpkin beers on a patio, enjoying each of the "last" nice days.

So why not combine the two for a domesticated day-drinking festival?

That's the idea. This party is best served during the day, especially if you have an outdoor space where people can DIY some new home decor. The best part? Things get messy, so even ladies should drink beer out of the bottle, leaving the hostess with no clean-up (as long as she laid down newspapers before things got messy) and some new tsotskes.

As for the crafts? That's up to you and your household needs, but a few that I like on Pinterest lately are:

CORN CHANDELIER!

Indian corn wreath

Old romance novel pumpkin

And now to the more important stuff, the beers. A few fall favorites are:

Buffalo Bill's Pumpkin Ale (available at World Market)

Any of these, but save the Red Lager for a boy

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