Whatever Craft Weekend is nothing without it's amazing hostesses Meg and Kimberlee. They amaze me, they stayed so calm and collected the entire weekend, welcoming everyone to spend the weekend creating, antiquing, hanging with them and they spoiled us silly.
The spoiling started with the welcoming, hellos, introductions, margaritas and chips and salsa:
Some came alone, some traveled with friends, some met friends from different parts of the U.S. after traveling separately, some friends online met for the first time in person, etc. etc. but by the end, we were a group of 16, no matter what we were when we arrived.
Lots of talking and lots of listening.
Lots of happy sharing.
Meg enjoys her job, can you tell?
Then there was the first of many delicious meals prepared by Kimberlee.
We ate all together at the one giant table.
Amy was super sweet to offer to help Kimberlee whip up and clean the delicious meals, (the attendees were forbidden from clearing a dish).
The spoiling continued with the opening of the swag. I've been to many events with gift bags and swag, Whatever Craft Weekend swag sets a new standard.
The details on the goodies will all be on Meg's post of Whatever Craft Weekend 14 coming soon. Here's just some of it, more was on each person's bed.
And then, the crafting began...
Meg is such a calm and patient instructor.
And then she busts a move to wake everyone out of their food coma.
Ok, not really.
Maybe.
But everyone does look happily entertained, don't they?
And then it was time to select your fabric...
This pic of the always adorable Ashley sums up how I feel when picking out fabric.
(She also has a great set of recap posts on her blog here.)
Amy and I even picked out some fabric eventually, and I cut it to size, and then we never had a chance to get back to it, (it's a bigger whirlwind a Whatever Craft Weekend than it appears in pictures). It's ok, some future camper will luck into some already cut to size fabrics ;).
A room full of women sewing is fun. (And picture taking and instagramming too.)
I'm pretty sure my last instagram for that night was taken and posted around 1:30pm, when the sewing and creating was still going strong.
And apparently, I set my camera down that night and failed to pick it up again at the house until the very end of Sunday's goodbyes. But for the record, Saturday night looked pretty similar, same crafters at the same tables, different crafts, up till 2:30 am. Seriously.
On Sunday morning, before we headed to the airport together, Meg took photos of the whole group, each attendee and helper (Amy and me) as individuals, and then roommates. Those will be on her Craft Weekend post too. {In this picture, Kimberlee is getting everyone's info down and obviously, she takes that job very seriously :) }
Love this partial group shot that was on my phone, wish everyone was in it!
Seriously? I truly miss everyone, the house, and the fun still.
Part 3 will include the shopping day, I just have to wait until my treasures arrive, they wouldn't fit in my suitcase ;).
Whatever Craft Weekend...are you on the list? I highly recommend it!
{And, for the record, I asked; they use a random number generator in order to be fair to those on the waitlist. each number has equal chance of being picked.}
