Would you be interested in a FALL Crafty Weekend?

Happy Monday to you!! J

I hope all of you had a WONDERFUL weekend, and I'm excited to share a NEW development with you!! 

Join me today in learning more about this POSSIBLE crafting weekend - and I will look forward to hearing your feedback! 

Please  RSVP by MONDAY, JUNE 19th to let me know if you can join us.  If I have the 25 people needed, we will book then weekend!!

***SPREAD the word to your other crafting friends! :)
This is the first time I'm able to open it up a weekend event  to my ENTIRE mailing list...and not just those that have attended in years past. :)  Wahoo!  Join us for a crafting weekend this coming Fall!!

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I've included ALL the details below
(In case you didn't get a chance to read the EMAIL that arrived earlier this week)

PLUS....

I have now included a "DAYTIME only" option. :)  Come on in and check it out!

So...details.....DETAILS!! :)
I am looking at possibly having a Fall Scrapbooking Retreat at Tel Hai Retreat!  The weekend would take place Thursday thru Saturday, Oct 26-Oct 28, 2017!!  Wahoo!

So...what does this all mean?

Why have I not "committed" to the weekend yet? :) 
****I needed to hear from YOU first, since I need to get in a deposit in ASAP.**** 

 I am asking for 25 people to register for this weekend, before I commit to hosting the weekend.

• Check out the information below.
• THEN....please let me know ASAP if you'd be interested in joining me for this FUN-FILLED weekend!

THANK YOU for your understanding in this!  While I LOVE these weekends, I do want to honor my family as I consider going away another 3 day weekend…that’s why I’m asking  the 25 person minimum. :)

A few differences from this past winter retreat at Tel Hai 
(our recent weekend was the FIRST TIME at Tel Hai Retreat Center in Honey Brook....and we all LOVED it! :)

• Lodging Options for the fall retreat, would be 2 choices...with the same price - either the Spruce Cabin OR the Log Cabins. 
• All the other lodging is already being used this weekend.  These log cabins are DIFFERENT than Goshen & Joffa cabins we stayed in this last time.  These are cabins we toured.  They have their own bathrooms & showers inside, and hold 8 people. (without using top bunks)

Here is the Spruce cabin that a few of you stayed in this past retreat. 

• We WILL be setting up in the Hemlock Room again.
• We will be using the spacious Hemlock Room that we used this past spring.  While it rained the weekend we attended in Mar/Apr….we are hoping that’s not the case again!  I am hoping to try the other meeting rooms for my next WINTER retreat, however, Hemlock is the only room available for this Oct weekend.

• Meals will be Breakfast & Dinner only – on Friday & Saturday.

With the amount of snacks we received from Tel Hai, I thought we’d try just 2 meals on each day…both Breakfast & Dinner.  

That means we’ll be on our own for supper Thursday night & lunch on both Fri & Sat....however, remember Tel Hai gives us snacks to eat throughout weekend PLUS...we have an 8pm snack (veggie/fruit tray) on Thurs & Friday evenings. :)

So...what do you think? 

Would you like to join me for the FUN-FILLED weekend?? :)

Here are a few more photos from our past retreat weekend to give you a little more insight to what is all involved in our weekend together...

PLEASE let me know ASAP...Monday, June 19th...if you can join us this weekend in October!!

I need to reserve & pay the deposit of the facility once I there are 25 people that can come this weekend! :)

I look forward to seeing if we can start a NEW TRADITION with a fall retreat weekend! J I can't WAIT to get your responses! :)  Please feel free to use of the many ways to contact me - all listed below. 

Blessings to EACH of you!!

Krista Hershberger J
 

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8th Annual Scrapbooking Retreat Weekend

It’s been over 3 weeks since we’ve returned from our weekend of creating, crafting & fellowshipping together.  I always look forward to this event each year, and am so blessed with our time spent together! 

My annual retreat begins on Thursday night at 7pm, at the Boulder Ridge Retreat center.  Some drive 1-2 hours to attend our weekend getaway, while others are “right up the road”.  We were completely full to the brim this year – and maxed out at our location!!  When I put out the announcement in Aug of this past year – the retreat spots were filled up in just a couple days!

When each attendee arrives, they have a FUN set of goodies on their table!! I love to see their reactions to their gift that they receive each year.

Each night after midnight, the “scrapbook fairy” makes her debut, and leaves another goodie on the table for the ladies to enjoy when they wake up in the morning….and no- not everyone was asleep when these were handed out.  

It was fun to create some Cricut cuts from the Close To My Heart exclusive collections to go with these gifts.  The camera (on the pillow box) & the coffee cup (stick to pack of mini-medleys) were well liked by all. 
I also created a few little gifts as a thank you to those that did a little extra by helping out this weekend.  (thanks to fellow consultant , Ms. Aaron Brown, for her gift bag ideas! :)) What kind of gifts you may ask?

• We have gifts for those that brought their own 6 ft tables (yes I need to rent tables too!)  A pack of My Crush paper clips were inside…

• A gift for the 3 ladies that offered to share a devotional on Fri & Saturday morning.  Thank you Wanda, Dani & Mary K for your willingness to share with us!  God used you all in a mighty way with the items you shared.  

• A gift for those that were my “team leader” for the meals. (a little “thank you” stamp set was tucked inside) 

We did our food set up a little differently this year – and that means we didn’t have as many team leaders, but rather had ladies bring a dessert, or a veggie tray, etc.  

We still had plenty of food (ok – more food than we needed – LOL!) and it was ALL fabulous as usual! This shows you our Friday mid-day “snack”…yup, plenty to go around…and there were refills in the refrigerator too– LOL!  

We played games throughout our time together – of course it was optional, and you only played if you wanted to join in. 
We did a Scavengar Hunt of the SE1 mini-book, an Alphabet CTMH game, Take the Balloon game and a few more.

Throughout the weekend we earned tickets in many different ways.  (this was new to us this year) Not sure if we’ll keep the same format for next year – but I will say we had a lot of FUN with the ticket earning…I was forever counting out tickets for those that earned them!!   



Friday night we had massages….and then we had some Saturday morning too!!! – yes – we felt a BIT spoiled! 

Friday evening, those that were interested, joined in my 2 page make n take class.  You can see the ladies were busy creating away – they didn’t have time to look at the camera! LOL!!!



Here is the layout I created for the class. 

To see more details & up close photos for this two page spread CLICK HERE.

We had to do an April retreat weekend this year, usually we have it in March – but Easter arrived on our “normal” weekend of us being together.  So having a later date, we thought we’d have a nice warm weekend….

 

well, it wasn’t bitter cold – BUT we did have SNOW arrive on Saturday!!  Oh my!!!  It didn’t lay on the roads, and melted rather quickly – well, because it IS April – but it was a beautiful sight!!   

This year, for the 2nd time – we pre-announced a card swap for anyone that was interested.  We had 9 participants and everyone made their cards prior to retreat, and then brought them along to "swap" and get card ideas from each other!  Take a look at these BEAUTIFUL cards that everyone created!!!  Thank you for sharing your fabulous talents with us!!  I LOVE the cards each of you created!!!

Another “Special” thing happened this year at this retreat…I was so blessed & honored to welcome my cousin all the way from Kansas!!! (she’s in the green vest) 

It’s been a joy to be able to get together with family, and create/scrapbook together.  We all enjoy papercrafting of some sort, but it is rare that we are ALL together – especially because Jessica lives in Kansas!!  My aunt Judy flew Jessica in for her 40th birthday this year…what a special treat to have her join us for our annual weekend!! It was a joy to have you join the rest of “the Givens clan” at our creating get-away.  For the past 5 years (I'm guessing) my aunt Joanne, cousin Jodi & Aunt Judy & my Mom all join me for this crafting weekend. 

I also feel so blessed & so thankful for my Mom!!  My mom has supported me and continues to support my crafting hobby & my CTMH business.  My creative gifts do come from Jesus, but they have flowed on down through the hands of my mother too ….what AMAZING scrapbooks, cards, projects SHE creates!!!  Growing up, I attended craft shows with her, where she would sell her handmade quilts, pillows, childrens activity books and so much more!  I guess I learned well what I was taught, and its a JOY to share this common thread with my wonderful Mom.

We finished off our weekend with some other FUN games, and of course we had our scrapbook layout contest.  Why do we do this…they are all such BEAUTIFUL entries it’s so hard to choose just one!!! Thank you ladies for sharing your lovely creations with us!!! 

We finished our Saturday by pulling tickets for the door prize winners & we had 2 prizes where EVERY friend’s name was entered in to win …the GRAND Prizes!!  This year we had a large CTMH organizer & the Regatta WYW kit.  The pre-excitement is so much fun…and then after the announcing of the winner – the energy & congratulations are so wonderful to here too!  This year’s winners were….

Anna and Mary Lou!!! 

 

Congratulations to EACH of you!!

Thank you once again to EACH of you for joining me at this weekend get-away!  I’m already planning next year’s & look forward to having you join me then!! 

Blessings to each of you!!

Krista Hershberger J

Close To My Heart Independent Consultant

Celebrating 9 1/2 years with Close To My Heart!

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