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Whatever Craft Weekend // Part One

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Whatever Craft Weekend // Yea, I won the lottery, well I didn't per say… Kristi from Barn Owl Primitives did, and she was kind enough to share her winnings! What did we win? A weekend at Meg's Whatever Craft Weekend!!

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What is the Whatever Craft Weekend. Several of you have asked over Instagram. Meg from the blog Whatever, has a house, a magical house that she opens up a few weekends throughout the year for a fabulous craft weekend. Her partner in this endeavor is Kimberlee and together these ladies pull off one of the best girls weekends I've ever had. They pampered us (we couldn't even clear our dishes from the table), they made us laugh and most of all they inspired us! This Whatever Craft Weekend has become so popular in some circles that you have to add your name to the waiting list and then all of the participants are selected by a lottery sysytem. People have been on the list for over a year waiting for a spot. That's why I feel like one of the luckiest girls out there!!

meg and kimberlee

When we first arrive at the house you're greeted with a smile and shown your room, and the minutes you walk in you are transported back to when you were a kid and life was just simple and magical…

Bedroom at Whatever Craft Weekend House

My roommates for the weekend were…

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img source // little miss momma

Mique from 30 Handmade Days and the Queen Bee Market, Kristi from Barn Owl Primitives and Ashley from Little Miss Momma. These girls are amazing and I am truly blessed to be able to call them friends. Once we were settled, threw on our comfy outfits and Kimberlee treated us to her wonderful dinner, we got to work in the studio on our Whatever Craft Weekend Aprons…

making the whatever apron

These aprons are iconic and so fun to make. Meg has an amazing collection of fabric and goodies to use for all of the projects. Just take a look at one of the supply stations…

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I wouldn't say that I have amazing sewing prowess and this project made me feel like a sewing ROCK STAR!! That's the magic of Meg's creation. 

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If you can sew a straight line you can make this project. It was so fun to see everyone's personalities come out in their fabric selection. Here are all of our aprons…

Whatever Craft Weekend Aprons

From left to right, Kristi, Mique, Ashley and mine along with one of Kristi's amazing Barn Owl Primitive signs. Aren't they all so fun!! They weekend is just amazing. Here are some more shots of Meg's house…

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Whatever House Map

Whatever Pantry

Whatever Pillow

Everywhere you turn, you are treated with amazing eye candy. Color, textures and patterns are all over the place. The house is just so happy. The whole weekend truly inspired me in so many ways. For one, I realized I need more color in my life. Like I've said before, I think this year is going to be operation add color to my life. We all need color!! 

Tomorrow, I'll share a bit more about our adventures and some of the amazing swag we received. 

My favorite Finds from CHA 2012

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I am officially ruined! This year was my first venture to CHA {the Craft & Hobby Association} tradeshow in Anaheim, CA… Boy was I smitten. Now, I've been to many different types of trade shows, some that were more interesting than others.  When I walked into CHA I felt that I had found my place in this world. This was the trade show that spoke my language… The language of creativity! I wish I could share everything but here are a couple goodies that are up and coming…

Lifestyle Crafts

Start saving your pennies, Lifestyle crafts has all kinds of fun goodies that they are getting ready to release. The Evolution is the follow-up to the ever popular Epic tool and I can't wait until they release that later this spring.

 

Along with the new Evolution Lifestyle Crafts is releasing a new magnetic cutting tool with an improved cutting mat.  I can't even decide which one I am most excited for… The magnetic board is genius and I can't wait to give it a go.  We won't have to worry about our dies slipping anymore and wasting paper with a partially cut image! The new cutting mat is stronger and thicker so no more warping when you run it through the machine, YAY!! And I'm super excited for the new EVOLUTION!!

Lion Brand Yarn

I have many craft obsessions one of them being with yarn.  I love to crochet, I haven't done much on WhipperBerry, but it is one of my favorite hobbies.  I also love to use yarn when I craft, I love the colors and textures and how just a piece of yarn can had such dimension to a project.  I also tend to hoard yarn like crazy.  My favorite new line of yarn comes from the ever popular Martha Stewart via Lion Brand Yarn…

Silhouette

Silhouette is always a fan favorite and at CHA it was no different.  They had people lining up down the eisles to have a crack at dolling up their very own Silhouette bag with the heat transfer material.  Everyone loved it!

 

I can't wait until they release their new 12×24 cutting mat sometime this spring.  I promise you guys will be the first to know when that little goodie is up for grabs!

Now I'm left full of anticipation waiting for the release of all these fun goodies.  I go to the craft store now and I can't help but get excited about all of the fun items that are getting ready to hit the store shelves!!

Playtime

Now CHA is not all business.  It's a great time to get together with great friends and spend some much needed time together.  To start off the weekend we headed to Disneyland with a small group and had a MAGICAL time! We were celebrating Tauni's birthday…

From left to right, Mique from 30 Handmade Days, Steph from Somewhat Simple, Jen from Tatertots & Jell-o, Marie from Make & Takes, Kami from No Biggie, Heather from Dollar Store Crafts, Lara from Less Cake More Frosting, ME & Tauni from the Snap Conference!

We had a ball getting reacquainted over a handful of dinners and parties…

Beckie from Infarrantly Creative, Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous, Steph from Somewhat Simple, Yes, I'm the dork with the closed eyes, Kristyn from Lil' Luna and Jamielyn from I Heart Naptime.

We had fun getting to know crafting celebrities. Kristyn and I had the chance to meet Vanna White from Wheel of Fortune. She has her own line of yarn through Lion Brand and We had a ball at the Plaid booth with Cathie and Steve from Creative Juice on HGTV. They have a new line of craft products coming out soon!

Yours truly, Kristyn Lil' Luna, Cathie, Steve, Heidi from Sew Craft Create, Jamielyn from I Heart Naptime & Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous.

And of course if you are spending anytime with Lara from Less Cake More Frosting… We have to do a little more Disney shopping and goofing around…

 

It's a MUST!!  All in all, I had a ball at CHA and can't wait to go again next year!!

What's up today…

That's just to name a few, hop on over to the WhipperCafe to see all of the fun chats that are happening.  We would LOVE to hear what you think!

A Magical Day at Scentsy

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I want you all to think back…

Think back to your favorite smell memory.  We all have them. It may be your grandmother baking snickerdoodles in the kitchen or an old boy friends favorite cologne.  Some of my favorite smell memories come from my grandparents avocado ranch in southern California. They had all kinds of fabulous fragrance opportunities, eucalyptus trees, fabulous floral concoctions and the citrus… oh the citrus! As a little girl I loved walking through their citrus grove taking in all of the lovely scents.  Fast forward a few years…

I was one of the lucky handful of bloggers invited to Meridian, Idaho to enjoy a fabulous Day at Scentsy.  I was thrilled!!  I traveled up to Boise from Las Vegas and had the fun opportunity to stay at the swank Hotel 43, beautiful by the way.

As I walked the halls in the stylish hotel to my room after all of the joys of traveling, ready to put my feet up. I opened my door to my hotel room and  walked right into heaven.  One of my favorite scent memories… Sunkissed Citrus!! I was right back in my Grandparent's citrus groove.  That my friends is the MAGIC of Scentsy!!

Boy I tell you, that started the whole trip of with FIREWORKS!! 

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Friday Flair and a Day at Scentsy Headquarters

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I'm so excited! As we speak {in a manner of speaking} I am touring the fabulous Scentsy Headquarters with several fun and talented friends and I can't wait to share next week!!  While we wait… I thought I would show off some of the frun products that they carry. You know they aren't all just candle warmers you know!

They have these amazing Scent Paks that are lovely. I have one that I keep in my dresser and my clothes ALWAYS smell divine.  I pack one in my luggage to stave off the musty smell of traveling. They are a must have!

Another great find… Travel Tins! Perfect for when you are on the go.  Slim and easy to travel with, they are perfect for fending off the sometimes questionable odors of hotel rooms and other places you find yourself {like your brother's house!} You ALL know what I'm talking about, don't you?

I am totally diggin' my Black Raspberry Vanilla Fragrance Foam!  It's a hand sanitizer that I have to ration myself with.  It smells so good I want to use it all the time!!  It's perfect for your purse,diaper bag or right next to your computer {like me} because I love to smell it!

While I'm at Scentsy HQ I'm going to have to pick-up a few hundered of these Scent Circles.  Let's face it… kiddos are stinky and my car needs help!    

So you see, even it you aren't a candle warmer kind of person… Scentsy has all kinds of products that you will LOVE!!  I can't wait to tell you all the behind the scene kind of stuff next week after our quick trip.  Follow me on Twitter  for all the fun play by play!

 

Now it's Party Time!!!

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