REtreat REinventions

This is some of what was created during the REtreat.

My focus is always on helping the girls create their garments and it's usually not until after a workshop I wish I'd taken more photos - 2 of me would be handy sometimes.

 

1. Joanie, 2. Lynn, 3. Sue, 4. Joanie, 5. Lynn, 6. Lynn, 7. Maud, 8. Maud, 9. Lynn, 10. Jeanette, 11. Sue, 12. Joanie, 13. Lynn, 14. Sue, 15. Sue, 16. Lynn, 17. Sue, 18. Sue

REinventing REtreat - What we did when we weren't sewing.

It's going to take me a while to photoshop all the images of the REinventions created on the REtreat 

so I thought I'd share with you what we did when we weren't REinventing or shopping.

We ate, drank & talked

we laughed, chatted & relaxed 

while absorbing the ambiance of the historic home & gardens 

we called our own for 3days.

 I'm sure you can appreciate there's a lot goes into organising a REinventing REtreat
 - lots of boxes need to be ticked. 

From the moment I drove in the driveway 
and for the first 20mins after my walking in through the front door
walking from room to room 
all I could say was OMG.

All.The.Boxes.Ticked!

  
From the off-street-at-the-door-no-steps-to-navigate parking,

     to the swing-a-cat-and-not-hit-anything workspace

I knew immediately this was going to work.

My only regrets are not taking more lighting for night sewing

and not taking better photos of the stained glass front door at night,

   the long wide hallway where you entered the bedrooms from

 the spacious bedrooms with luxuriously comfortable beds

worn stoops leading you from the newish extension to the original home

the generous kitchen

spacious bathrooms

and did I mention the amazing workspace
where after we'd shown off our piles of bargains
 looked a little like Christmas morning after present opening
  

It didn't take us long to move in
take over
 get comfortable
 and get sewing

I've now got 2days left in which to organise myself 
for 3days of talking REinventing at the
Claremont Treasured Craft Creations & Antiques/Collectibles Fair 

This is my 3rd of year doing these Talks
 however this time I've put my hand up to perform live demonstrations of T-shirt REinventions 
on people 
in front of an audience 

it's a good thing I like firsts.

Six Amateur Fashion Designers attend worlds first REinventing REtreat!

We all had a giggle when we read how the Busselton Mail had referred to us as 

'six amateur fashion designers'. 

Over the next few days I'll show you just how we lived up to the description!

After our first night we headed out for a day of serious Op shopping 
and with most of the Oppies within walking distance of each other 
we decided to take advantage of the glorious weather and combine the shopping experience with some exercise.

  

 It wasn't all shopping (only 99%) - we did manage to squeeze in a stop for sustenance
 where we debriefed before heading off for the last few Op shops left on our list.

With longer arms, tired feet & only slightly dented wallets we headed back to our accommodation very happy in the knowledge that we came, we saw & we Op shopped,

'til we dropped!

We spent the rest of the evening preparing for the next day,
when the serious REinventing would begin.