Imagine, I'm delayed in posting about the May Flower Power Retreat, hosted by LinAnn Events!
I pulled this out again, Gman1 and C's wedding sampler. But now that their actual photos show all those beautiful flowers in it, I realize I need to add them. That will require some thinking, which I was unprepared to do there!
I mean, look at all those gorgeous colours!!!
I really didn't do much shopping, but I did find some goodies at Annette's Mind Your Needle!
Although the sweet needle holder was a gift from her.
Also forgot this... Interchangeable Scissor Fobs, adorable!
Ah, the freebie table. It's hard not to find something you can't stitch without.
Then it was time for exchange, always a good time!
Although I didn't get to keep the one I originally chose, I did get this fun bag.
The word was SPRING and inside was -
Stickers, (including the Flower Power sticker)
Pincushions with buttons,
Ruler,
Ink marking pen,
Needle holder and minder, (a bee ❤)
Grips
All great stitchy things!
This is what I had to offer.
I bought a bee potholder and opened up the bottom to put everything inside. It almost didn't fit. I propped it on a picture holder stand and added flowers to the back of it. It was a plump bee for sure.
Scissors,
Pattern,
Ruffled Red threat drop,
Ivory Lugana,
Needles,
Glove in a Bottle (lotion),
and floss that spelled SPRING.
Our table this year. We're missing a couple of our friends, we're missing them! Hopefully at least one of them will be able to join us for the next retreat.
And the whole lot of us!
This is what I ended up working on. I wanted something simple that didn't require too much concentration. Wrong... I can't tell you how many times I ended up frogging several stitches!
And then before I knew it, it was over. 😟
So I'm already looking forward to the next one, next month!
Hello Astrid: The wedding photo us stunning, love the flowers,
ReplyDeletenice progress on Flower Power,
oh my love those bags, that is interesting the scissor fobs that are interchangeable.
Freebie tables are so much fun, you can finds some fun and interesting items, nice exchanges, that bag is adorable with the goodies inside, its always sad when retreats come to an end.
Have a great week.
Catherine
Looks like you had a great time!!! It's always fun to relax and renew at a stitchy retreat!
ReplyDeleteEvery time I see one of these posts from you it makes me want to pick up cross stitching again and who knows maybe one day I will.
ReplyDeleteI can see why that dragon pattern had to come home with you!
Such a lovely photo of the wedding and I understand why you would want to add more flowers to the project you're doing for them.