To Paint Night or Not to Paint Night

A few months ago, I railed a bit about Paint Nights.  I mean, they seem to be the new It thing to do for crafty people who like to drink.  I'm a crafty person, but the drinking thing is not something I need.  So paying $45 to learn how to paint from someone who says things like "well I painted the flower like this, but you can do it any way you want..." and then paying for drinks as well, is sort of not my thing.  I mean, if the expert painter is just going to tell me that I can choose how to paint something, then what in the heck do I need the expert painter for?

However, I may be ready to change my mind.  This past weekend, a local high school decided to hold a paint night a a fundraiser for St. Jude's.  The event was held at the school, and the expert painter was an art student at the school.  And the design was adorable and tied back into the Cancer research theme.  They even went ahead and included a list of colors for certain cancer awareness in case you wanted to change up the color.  I chose purple because it covers all cancers. 

Also, since it was a high school, instead of drinks, we were treated to cupcakes and brownies - so much better!  I was pretty skeptical that it would be a viable fundraiser since there would be so many supplies needed, but I heard they made about $1000, which is a great start towards their goal of $5000.  So I've changed my mind, paint nights really are a great way to spend the evening - as long as there's sweets, and it's for a good cause!