All too soon, the final day of our Boxwood & Berries retreat arrived.Our project was this fun Advent Calendar by Maggie Bonanomi.
Then it was time for our group photo. What a talented group of fun women!
Carla (ND), a sweet classmate of ours, surprised each and every one of us with a thoughtful little gift:
A photo album that now stores all of my photographed memories!Wasn't that so thoughtful of her? Thanks again Carla!
Then Maggie surprised us with one final project...
A handmade memory book for storing more memories from our wonderful retreat.My mind starting spinning as I thought of the little needlework journal that Blackbird Designs had gifted to us. All retreat long, I had taken notes, journaled, collected email addresses, noted websites and shops in this little journal.
So I decided to make my little journal a summary of all of the wonderful designers from Boxwood & Berries: Blackbird's journal, Maggie's cover design and fabrics leftover from Stacy's projects.
The result:
My memory journal...
Including photos from my time in Spring Green,
Bringing back happy memories,
and new friends to treasure,
Wow! What an incredible time I had.Thanks for staying with me for several weeks while I relived the joys and blessings of this trip!
I hope that each of you get to experience a similar inspiring retreat :)
Blessings, Patti
Patti, WOW, your pictures, commentary, and projects are absolutely wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing -- you truly are an inspiration!
ReplyDeletePatti, thanks for sharing your retreat pics with us. Your journal is so pretty and what a beautiful finish to have to remember your trip.
ReplyDeleteLove it all, especially your journal! What a neat way to store memories of your special time!
ReplyDeleteSomeday I hope to make it to this event and your sharing of your experience makes it even higher on the wish list. I love your journal - what a pretty way to keep those treasured memories.
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