Creativity at last!

Although Scrapfever was last weekend, I have only just got myself organised with photos and things to be able to blog about it all.

In short, itwas fab.  Great teachers, great friends and lovely location.  The food was good too and even allowed me to stick to the diet without feeling deprived - major achievement!

It was lovely meeting up with old friends, they have been so kind to me this year and I really have appreciated that.  Here are a couple of shots of some of the people we shared our weekend with:

Karen and Sue looking very industrious - it is all smoke and mirrors! 

 And Sarah looking quiet and reflective - not her usual style!

The classes were taught by Venessa Matthews from South Africa and Donna Downey from USA and what wonderful teachers they were!  So often great scrapbookers can't teach and great teachers aren't great scrapbookers but they were both very inspiring, teaching new techniques and encouraging us to push ourselves just a little more than we might otherwise have done.

This little book was the result of our class with Venessa.  Let's not dwell too much on what it entailed except to say that I suspect that we broke nearly every Healthy and Safety rule in the book and there was a strong smell of burning at the end of it!!!

I have also had fun making something I have wanted to make for ages.  It is a Thread Catcher!  Nifty little thing it is.  YOu place it by your sewing machine and have a place to put all those loose-ends and fabric scraps while you work and also it has a pin cushion and scissor keeper incorporated into it.

I think that is really cool!  But perhaps the coolest thing is that I have enjoyed being creative over the last few days and hope the mojo is back!

Comments

[Joan H]

Love the thread catcher-if you could see the floor around my machine you'd think the idea was made for me!!-clearly another idea I need to copy. Glad you've been having such a good time, you've been in my thoughts as I was at another uplifting but sad thanksgiving service last Friday for a lovely man who's died recently.
See you soon,
love Joan

[Jules]

Nice to see some of the results form scrap fever and so glad you had a good weekend........love the thread catcher, you want to see not only the floor around my machine but my clothes too - i seem to leave my studio with as much thread hanging off me than there is in the projects out there, might have to get that pattern......speak soon xx

[Sue E]

Sounds like you had a fantastic time. Look forward to seeing the results.

What a great idea the thread catcher is. Much better idea than the plastic bag I tape to my desk - so much prettier too.

Much love, Sue

[Clare]

nice to see you blogging again. I'm glad you had a lovely time at the retreat Sally. THe little thread catcher thing is a very clever idea

Hope to see you soon

CLare
xx

[lesley (Mrs Hedgehog)]

Wow Sally you have been busy. The weekend sounded fun. Will await updates on the garden with interest Lxx

[Sarah]

It was so lovely to see you at scrapfever Sally, I love the thread catcher - thats another project to add to my list of things to do. Your minibook is looking great with photos in.