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</div></a>Have you heard about the giant, worldwide event happening next Friday?!In partnership with and (a new, cool service from Meetup.com), has launched a global initiative to energize local communities to make art together. They want everyone to celebrate crafting together on June 18, 2010 (which just happens to be Etsy’s birthday) with as many Craft Party celebrations across the globe as possible. Their goal is to get 10,000 people to RSVP’s for Craft Parties on !If you want to play along, host your own Craft Party next Friday and make sure to list it on the . Then, invite your friends and have them RSVP. Etsy will provide free downloadable Craft Party Kits containing crafty project instructions and templates, along with tips and ideas for hosting your own party. Stay tuned to the for all the details! <div style="opacity: 0; position: absolute; left:-2599px;">

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