I may be one of the last to post some pictures from the fabulous retreat I had in Nashville, Indiana with 7 friends who are near and dear to me (especially after spending 6 days with them!)
Brenda started the ball rolling months ago and she asked her SIL, Sharon to help with the planning shopping and organizing. They are the best...the food was delish and the house was awesome and all the guests invited are wonderfully kind and loving people who are now my new best friends.
Darnell, Kara, Greta, Maria, Linda and myself all met at Brenda's in Indianapolis and drove the hour to The Farm in Nashville.
It has a pond in the back where deer wander for a drink.
front row left to right: Brenda, Darnell, Sharon
back row: Linda, Greta, Kara, Maria, Colleen
Brenda bought the wonderful aprons with BIG pockets for us and Sharon embroidered
Crafty Stampers
Our name
I love it! The pockets can hold a cell phone and of course kleenex and misc. other things!
Our early evenings were spent outside in 70+ degree weather with favorite drinks and snacks, Darnell was the bartender!
The craft table was an 8 foot x 4 foot wide table that was perfect for the 8 of us.
We took time out to share our stories, that's what friends do, right? Where do we come from, how did we get here? What and who is important in our lives? Precious!
Our last morning packing up the car in the pouring down rain!
Three of us (Colleen, Linda, and Greta) came from Oregon, Kara from Wisconsin, Darnell from California, Maria from Ohio, and Brenda & Sharon from Indiana.
What a fabulous time we all had, we laughed and ate and stamped a lot and learned a lot too!
I hate being back in real life with "things to do"...you know like cleaning and cooking and laundry and doing it all over again! With my memories I can transport myself back to this time and look at these pictures and more, and remember the wonderful memories made with these 7 ladies!
Thank you Brenda and Sharon for all your efforts and hard work!
I love you both!
And I love getting to know everyone that was there!
Heart Hugs, friends!
16 comments:
Colleen, you all look like you had a fabulous time with wonderful friends :)
How fun - thanks for sharing all the pics and details about your fun retreat! It's always so cool to connect in real life with our crafty online friends - it looks like you all had a marvelous time!!!
Great pictures, great fun, great friends. It was so nice to see you again and meet Linda in person. We sure had a wonderful group of friends to craft and spend time with and so much talent. I love the card you shared with the shimmer paste. I sure learned a lot and had a wonderful time. Thanks so much for coming.
Wonderful photos, Colleen! Thank you for sharing! I had such a fabulous time with all the gals at the retreat! Meeting all in person and learning new techniques was so fun! Thanks so much for teaching us about the shimmer paste and blending technique. I want to ask what colors you used on the one card with the tattered rose ink. You may not have seen it on my last comment, so I'll email you. Anyways, take care and have a great week, hugs!!
Oh, how I wish I could have been there with all of you. I know you had a wonderful and very special time together!
What a wonderful retreat, Colleen!! The place looks lovely (so peaceful) and the group of women with you all look so delightful. Wish I could have been there!
Wonderful pics Colleen and brings back great memories of another craft retreat...crafting with friends truly is the best! Glad you had a wonderful time and fun learning new techniques!! :0)
Looked like an amazing and fun retreat, Colleen. Wished I could have joined in the fun. 😉😂
What a fabulous fun time you had at your retreat Colleen. Those memories will last a life time! xx
Wow, sounds like a wonderful time at your retreat. Great memories that will last. Thanks so much for sharing the photos.
Oh what fun! Don't you wish we could live in our crafty world all the time and just check into the real world when we feel like it? Looks like a beautiful place filled with beautiful friendship!
Col, great recap of the retreat. I hope to get one posted this week. I think I may be getting to the point where I can finally get a crafting routine down.
It was such a treat to spend the days together with you & the other gals! Fun to see your pictures & wonderful write up--great memories! I was just thinking today that I need to make the masked flower panel you presented into a card!
It looks like you had an amazing time!! Fellowship around the craft we all love!! what could be better?
I pray your grandson is doing well and finding a relaxing routine in his "new life". I think of him and pray for him often.
BIG (((Hugs)))
Patti
This warms my heart this morning! This was so well written Colleen. Thanks for sharing it with us!
So wonderful to read your recap, Colleen! I have yet to write up mine, but hopefully soon. Still in the midst of moving Mom's stuff over to the house.
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