
We all had the best time in Newton Kansas at the Terri Brush retreat Whatever House......these pictures will show how much fun we did have...



We glued, we painted, we soldered, we enameled, we ate good food, we stayed up late, we made bunnies and snowmen out of paper clay, we laughed, we cried, we made books, we made shrink bracelets, we stamped, we talked, we shopped at some great antique stores, we looked outside both weeks and it snowed, went to the vintage antique market, we took classes from Joni of the Mrs. O Leary shop, we met new and old friends, we drank lots of coffee and pop, so now you know why we had so much fun.....






My Dearest new friend and side kick Miss Judy........she is one of the most precious souls and had so much fun getting to know her........... she is from Big Bear California so we are connected in that way since I grew up in California .........

The photo below is the project that I taught the first and second week...a shrink plastic bracelet.......all kinds of stamped images and molded pieces to add interest and charm to each bauble and bead........they just needed a little guidance and then they just went to town creating and coming up with incredible things........most of them didn't finish but well on their way... I would of loved to of shown you each and every one but those that did here are a few photos.......










Above photo is of Dot from California also and look at her gorgeous green enamel bracelet she made at Mrs. O Learys.....
Joni teaching us how to make the enameled bracelets in her classroom.


goofing off and getting ready for the girls to arrive for
the second week.......




we did not get a group photo of the second week.......it gets a little crazy and we are so busy we just forgot....sorry girls..




The rainbow cake was from the first week , the second week it was German Chocolate.........I did make the girls white chocolate coconut cream pies but no photos..






when I started this post I was all in order but the photos are all mixed up.......sorry.....the above photo if you have never been to the house this is the outside.....





I did take a few things to sell...........
below are some more of the girls projects.....




Like I said I am so mad at myself for not taking more of the second week..........sorry for those who attended! I hope some of you took photos and shared on instagram and facebook which I am not on..........
This retreat would not be possible if it wasn't for the most talented, generous and loving host Terri Brush.......she goes above and beyond to make this retreat special for everyone and makes everyone feel comfortable .....it is a lot of work, planning and love to make it what it is and that is why she is already booked up for next year and all of her retreats! She knows how to do it and do it right...........also thanks to Miss Joy for all of the delicious meals.....you are one of a kind keeping us laughing! And like I said earlier Miss Judy is right there to do anything to help out and always with a smile on her face........ Miss Tiffany who is always smiling, taking photos, helping others , upbeat and positive........she and Joy have more energy than anyone I know. It does take a village to make these kind of gatherings successful and fun.....THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.........and for all those who attended! I really had a wonderful time getting to know all of you and to pass on a little fun of teaching a little shrink plastic fun......hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did teaching. I hope to see each of you in the future to create some more fun!

Hope you all have a great week and I hope to have a post about some of the information you all were asking for about all of the shrink products etc. And if you thought of something else you wanted to ask please feel free to leave me a comment here so when I do post later this week maybe I can answer those....
Oh HAPPY Monday........do something creative today............