tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47127661030704858922024-03-14T08:10:59.677+10:30escape2createamanda hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17901465122717544199noreply@blogger.comBlogger1698125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712766103070485892.post-9405971085160389822017-07-06T03:20:00.001+09:302017-07-06T07:52:15.068+09:30e2c 2017 - the memories<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">After so much planning, it’s hard to accept
our escape2create 2017 is over. So much time and and heart go into the
event… and it’s over in a flash!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Both Meredith and I had our houses full to
the brim of e2c goods so we were so pleased to finally be able to clear some
space and pack it up into the cars to head down to Port Lincoln to start the
adventure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I left home around midday on Wednesday the
21<sup>st</sup> and felt so excited at what was to come. Feeling fairly certain
that nothing had been forgotten, I whizzed around PL trying to finish off some
little jobs and was soon wheeling my bag into the hotel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The first thing I saw in reception was
Meredith with the big luggage carriers taking boxes and boxes up to our room.
It was a slight worry as I wasn’t sure we would fit ourselves in the room at
all, with boxes filling every space<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-
even on my bed! We were able to compact it all down a little bit and then
headed down for a celebratory champagne and cheese platter as neither of us had
eaten lunch and we thought it sounded like a luxurious treat. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve always wanted to be ‘one of those types’
who were able to sit with friends drinking wine and eating cheese platters in
the afternoon of a weekday! We sat there talking and laughing, going over my
numerous lists for a few hours. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Meredith could tell I was getting antsy
about making our big rose ceiling piece, so we headed up to the room to unpack
the beautiful big crepe roses. With multitudes of zippy ties and some poly
pipe, we constructed an amazing rose bouquet that would hang from the ballroom
ceiling. This thing was something I had lost a lot of sleep over, so was super
relieved when it was made and looked so stunning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We spent the rest of the evening admiring
our handiwork and chatting over a few more wines.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">As Thursday dawned, we were keen to get a
brisk walk in before all the flurry of the day began. We donned our walking
gear and headed up Winter’s Hill at a pace that left many passing motorists
wondering what two crazy chicks were up to. When we came back we had a late breakfast
down the street, then purchased a few more bits of greenery to flesh out the
rose bouquet. Before long it was time to pick up our amazing teachers Raquel
Bowman and Leeann Pearce, who arrived on the same plane. As we gathered their
luggage and packed it into the car, it was like we had all been mates for a
long time – chatting and laughing easily. How lucky were we to have such down
to earth and lovely teachers again!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We went back to the hotel where Raquel and
Leeann booked in and had a little rest, and then met up in our room (still full
as a goog with e2c stuff) to pack kits. This took up a lot longer than we
thought, as we were supposed to meet some of our setup helpers at 7pm to go out
together on our traditional Thursday night tea. We were running late and I’m
sure these girls thought we were rude by standing them up! I did get a huge,
wonderful surprise to see our special mate Mardi Winen standing with the ever
reliable and helpful Sue, Trish, and Sandra. She had decided to come over a
little bit earlier to help out and surprise us. How brilliant!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We went to the Marina and enjoyed a
scrumptious meal together peppered with lots of hysterical laughter before
heading back to the hotel to start the setup. Our maxi taxi driver was lost for
words on our return trip when he asked “what the occasion was?” and Meredith
responded “we have all left our husbands!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Returning to the hotel, boxes and boxes
were moved from our bedroom and from my car to the ballroom. It was so good carrying
it in there knowing that we wouldn’t have to take it all home again! Within no
time the undecorated ballroom turned into our vision of what e2c 2017 would
look like. Tablecloths were covered with gingham and brown paper. Book stacks
were placed on each table. Some of the girls worked super hard making the kraft
bunting, while Sandra and I fiddled with the placement of the rose ceiling
thingo. When it was all up, the cluster looked fantastic and I couldn’t quite
believe how well it all came together. Thinking something up in your head is
one thing – seeing that vision come to life is another!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Meredith, Sue and Raquel completed packing
the goodie bags…and what awesome bags they were. A massive thanks to the donors
of the incredibly generous items that went in there – Jo Kinder (Kinder
Kreations, Janet Bott (The Resin Rainbow), Ally Harris (Sirrah Sirrah), Leonie
Binns (Scrapworkz), ScrapFX, Lou Nelson and Imaginarium Designs. They were
seriously overflowing with amazing-ness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Later Leeann and Raquel worked on the rose
garland that was to go on top of the big ballroom doors. They probably wondered
what the hell they had gotten themselves into but the final result was
stunning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">It was great to get so much done on the
Thursday night; such a relief. We were so grateful for all the hard work that
went into setup that night and knew that it would make a massive difference to
how frantic Friday morning would be. I went to bed exhausted but again didn’t
get much sleep as I was too excited.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and with only a few hours sleep under my belt we swung into action. The entire
foyer area needed to be set up on this day and before long it was coming up
roses (!) and looking very e2c 2017. At around 1130 am all our jobs had been ticked
off and we headed up to get changed / freshen up, and have a little munch on
the incredible lunch platter Lauren had prepared for us (Platter Queen!). Back
down to the ballroom at 1pm and there was a lot of standing around, looking at
the list ensuring everything had been done and feeling weird that YES
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<span lang="EN-US">It was great to see new faces, and some
familiar faces from many years of e2c attendance. Getting those smiles and hugs
as people walked in the door meant so much to us. It was also special to hear
the oohs and ahhs as everyone walked into the ballroom and saw our hard work. I
think it looked beautiful and it was nice to hear others think that too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and our big open space was soon full to the brim of raskogs, trolleys
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table which you could take back to your scrap desk and munch or remain seated –
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<span lang="EN-US">Raquel Bowman kicked off the 2017 classes
with her little mini, tag album. This was perfect to jump start the creative
juices for the weekend and I actually fiddled with mine almost all retreat! It
was great to see so many embracing these little scrappy projects and it was
wonderful to see the variation of projects from table to table.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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downstairs in the restaurant (I had a yummy avocado thing which I highly
recommend) and then back up to get into Leeann Pearce’s classes. Both her
layout classes were to be conducted on the Saturday and boy oh boy were they
popular. The first one was her doodle class which saw us stamping and
scribbling away. Incredibly inspirational!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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back into the gold and fold class of Leeann’s which had us using the very fine
and delicate gold leaf to highlight areas on her page. This was a lot of fun to
play with and I still get a giggle thinking about her plans on shaking out the
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<span lang="EN-US">By this stage it was late afternoon and our
special guests arrived. We welcomed back Leanne Pollard, Val Slater, Melinda
Dickinson and Lorrae Lawrie who were all kitchen helpers / cooks at various
points over the past 10 years. We were blessed to also have Kathryn Doudle,
another cook join us as a guest – and has always been a huge support to e2c.
Leanne, Val, Mel and Lorrae soon were welcomed back into the retreat family as
they mingled with some familiar faces. Our meal that night was another chicken
dish (?mini roast?) and a delicious beef steak. Again desserts were from a side
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year of logos, designs, decorations, helpers, teachers and committee. Sandra
and Sharmaine popped up and asked us to talk about special memories over the
years and share some of the info on what goes into planning a retreat. (well
the way we do it anyway). I really loved going over all of that, and it made me
laugh to think of all those funny stories we have shared over those years. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in the downstairs restaurant and then went back up for Raquel’s final class –
her delicious layout. This was using a large cut file (which caused all sorts
of issues let me tell you!!) and the most beautiful flower ephemera. I loved
how it all came together to look soft and clean… exactly Raquel’s style.
Meredith and I have always tried to pick different and opposing teacher styles
and 2017 was another winner in my eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Just before lunch, Sandra jumped on the
microphone for what was to be the biggest surprise EVER. She started by talking about family and how important their support
was to us. As we looked up, John, Hannah, Rohan, my Mum, Piper and
Greg were walking into the room. I’m pretty sure I did an ugly cry then because
I couldn’t believe that someone had convinced them all to come along!! What a
secret to keep from us! (This moment had a hilarious tinge to it when we
stopped to consider Meredith’s speech just minutes before hand about John’s
email inbox). The surprises didn’t stop there. </span>We were given a
stunning box of roses – which mimicked our theme. Mine are still going strong 2
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<span lang="EN-US">They then asked us to step to the side to
watch a slideshow movie with many, many faces from the past retreats, and all
of our regular attendees wishing us luck and thanking us. It was absolutely beautiful
and so incredibly touching. A photo book with all these images in was also
given to us. Apparently Lauren was the slideshow / photobook compiler and she
did a gorgeous job. It really did pull at my heartstrings to see all those
smiling faces. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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food and BAM out came this magnificent, huge (and heavy!) box of Maggie Beer
products. So incredibly generous!! I am sure by this stage our mouths were
hanging on the ground. It felt totally surreal!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with us being presented with a trip (A TRIP FOR GOODNESS SAKES!!!) to the
Barossa Valley with spending money. At this point I remember thinking that
someone needed to wake me – it was just dreamlike and so unreal. To think that
a) someone instigated this b) they had helpers c) this team were super sneaky!!
and d) they managed to contact so many people and they all donated money
towards this totally BLOWS ME AWAY. Thank you just doesn’t seem enough… but
please know that I’m here, typing this two weeks later and I still can’t bloody
believe it! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Thank you to all involved. It means so much
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as Mum had scouted out the area a few days before hand. As she scoured the
cliff face, we all held our breath, smiled and… it poured with rain! Mum
quickly clicked off 3 shots before everyone turned and fled. screeching with
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which seemed to roll around even faster this year than any other time in the
past. Before long people were tidying up, packing their trolleys and wheeling
totes back out into the car park. Saying goodbye is always hard, and this year
was really tough – knowing that it may be the end.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We love the friendships that e2c has made
over the years, and have come to realize that our retreat is about so much more
than paper, glue and photos. It’s about the laughing, the letting go, the time
out to recharge, the tears, the sharing of stories, the support, that feeling
of family and of being accepted. Our retreat is not about “networking” or “the
industry”, but about sharing a weekend with likeminded people who don’t care
what you make but can see YOU for you. It’s like sunshine on the soul –
somewhere that you can feel accepted, safe and amongst friends. I know that I
always come away from the retreat feeling much better mentally – and I hope
that you get those feels too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Just a quick note to remind you that tonight (TONIGHT YIPPEE!!) is the e2c 2017 registration night.</div>
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8pm South Australian time - not a minute later! Every second counts as there are limited seats available and regular retreat goers will know that this event books out in record time. If you need to check time differences from your state you can do so <a class="" href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/time-australia24.php">here.</a> (the clock on this website is exactly in sync with our times)</div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Also please note that the email address to register has changed to </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a class="" href="mailto:escape2createscrapbooking@gmail.com"><span style="font-size: medium;">escape2createscrapbooking@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div>
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To help with costs, we are offering a payment plan option where you can pay retreat fees in increments. If you wish to do this, please email Meredith to discuss PRIOR to making any payments. We understand that the cost is terrifying as a one off payment and are only too happy to work with our attendees to ensure you can make it.</div>
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When emailing tonight, please include your name, contact details and which option you would prefer. If you aren’t sure yet please say ‘unsure’ and let us know as soon as you can. Last year there were many who decided very last minute to upgrade to stay the nights (which was awesome!) but was a little tricky in regards to our pre-booking of rooms. Almost everyone who went for option 2 or 3 last year said that they wished that they had stayed. (for interest’s sake!)</div>
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Another quick note to remember is our awesome teachers have been announced and we are THRILLED to welcome Raquel Bowman and Leeann Pearce to our e2c family for 2017. These clever chicks will inspire us all weekend and we are so honoured to have them on board. We know that they will be awesome and their class projects will totally kick butt!</div>
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We are absolutely thrilled that these talented ladies have joined us for the 2017 adventure. They are wildly creative with completely contrasting styles which will compliment each other and escape2create perfectly.</div>
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<br />amanda hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17901465122717544199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712766103070485892.post-571015544018262692016-07-28T22:05:00.000+09:302016-07-28T22:10:57.920+09:30e2c 2016 post retreat debriefThis post is well overdue but to be honest i've struggled to find the time to make a blog post worthy of our time away. It's been 4 weeks since the retreat now, and that time has just passed in a blur.<br />
Not only have i been reeling from such a great time and the proud feelings i get with all that, but i've been super busy too (i know Meredith has also had A LOT on her plate post retreat also).<br />
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It was hard to believe the day had arrived that we had been waiting for for so long. After a long year of planning, Wilna Furstenberg (our e2c 2016 teacher) was arriving in Port Lincoln. All the way from Canada!!<br />
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After a busy Tuesday in Port Lincoln I rushed home with 20 minutes to unpack the car, change, sort out 3 kids and a husband and be ready for Meredith to pick me up. We chatted excitedly on the way down and were still pinching ourselves as we sat in the airport waiting to meet the little aeroplane that would bring our first ever international teacher to our 'country' retreat. What would she be like? How would she fit in? Would she even show??<br />
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As the plane taxied in, out excitement was bubbling over! We just couldn't believe that this wonderfully, inspirational teacher with such a soothing voice (yes we had watched a fair share of you tube clips!) was only meters away.<br />
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Meredith nudged me as the disembarking people filed in, "there she is!". A total blonde bombshell with a beautiful beaming smile was before us. Looking equally stunning was her daughter Tia by her side. Within moments we were hugging like long lost friends. With so much emailing and class planning spanning 12 months or so we had gotten to know Wilna quite well and it felt completely natural to talk to her (and Tia) as if we had known each other for a long time.<br />
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We packed their suitcases into Meredith's car and drove into Port Lincoln pointing out some sights of the city as the sun was setting. I had made an extra effort this year as normally i leave that sort of tourist chat to Meredith (she's better at it than me). It was hilarious later on when she commented at how amazed she was at my sight seeing commentary.<br />
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The suitcases were dropped off at my Mum's, who had kindly agreed to house Wilna for 2 nights. It was an ideal location, giving her and Tia a little bit more room than a hotel, privacy and ability to cook if they wanted to. We are super grateful to Mum for being so generous.<br />
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That night we headed out for tea at the Port Lincoln Hotel to show her where we would be for the weekend and had a lovely meal together. That night was full of great food and wine and lots of getting to know you conversation which was just wonderful. After tea and a quick trip to the supermarket, we dropped Wilna and Tia back at Mum's and Meredith and myself headed home to our farms.<br />
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On Wednesday we were both up early, packing and saying our final goodbyes to our families. Driving to Port Lincoln, I felt like i was in some sort of dream sequence... everything that we had planned was HAPPENING!!<br />
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Around 11am, I arrived within minutes of Meredith at Mum's house and Wilna and Tia looked as if they had had a great night's sleep and really enjoyed cooking their own breakfast. We unpacked one car and all bundled in together to do a little sight seeing. The weather was a little dodgy but we decided to park the car in the main street and have a little walk along Tasman Terrace and Liverpool Street. Luckily the rain held off while we were walking around town and we ducked into a health food shop for some lunch.<br />
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Afterwards we headed out to Glen Forest Animal Park and showed Wilna and Tia some Aussie animals. Tia fed and patted kangaroos and they were adorably sweet laying on the grass while multiple selfies were taken. The koalas were a bit shyer, and further away but we were still able to see them in the trees at the park. It was a great experience seeing our fauna through a tourist's eyes, as we can get a bit blasé about 'the bloody roos' but they really are incredibly unique and something to be proud of. It started to rain a little by the time we got back to Port Lincoln and Tia and Wilna had asked to have an early night, and were hanging to cook a meal for themselves, so we dropped them back at Mum's, picked up the luggage we had previously dropped off and Meredith and myself went back to the hotel to book ourselves in and unpack. We had a lovely (and interesting) meal in an Indian restaurant and a few drinks before hitting the pillows, knowing that we had a massive weekend ahead of us.<br />
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The next day (Thursday) we again picked Wilna and Tia up at 11am and headed out to Coffin Bay National Park. Again it was cold and raining, but we managed to dodge the showers fairly well considering how miserable it was. We were able to see kangaroos and emu in the wild, which i thought was a brilliant display (thank you Coffins!) for any tourist. We also went to Golden Island beach, which was blustery and cold ... but deserted and pristine. It was sensational and i kept looking down the beach thinking 'how lucky we are to have such beauty on our doorstep!' We drove back into Coffins and had lunch at the 1802 restaurant which was delicious as always.<br />
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As we drove back into Port Lincoln, we had a quick stop off at the art shop and the kitchen / homewares shop before heading back to the hotel to check Wilna and Tia in. As is our e2c tradition, we head out for tea with the teachers the night before the retreat and this year was no exception.<br />
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We had also asked the wonderfully inspiring Lou Nelson to be another teacher for 2016. We have had a long history with Lou, with her attending most e2c retreats and mini retreats in the past, and was also a teacher in 2011. We have always enjoyed her positivity and support towards our retreat and were thrilled that she was joining us in a teaching capacity again this year. We are so proud of Lou's accomplishments, here in Australia and overseas and are very grateful at her willingness to share her incredible talents with us.<br />
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Lou and Wilna hit it off immediately, and it was lovely to see them both together and bask in their creative glow!<br />
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Lou met us in the foyer and we caught a maxi taxi out for tea. Before long we were all chatting and laughing, enjoying each other's company and sharing the anticipation of the weekend ahead.<br />
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When we arrived back at the hotel we asked if we could start to set up a few things and luckily the duty manager allowed us to have a few hours in the ballroom sorting our stuff out. This is vastly different to other years, when we have had the retreat in another location which requires many, many hours of tidying up prior to us setting up. Usually this whole process takes a whole day and a half... however this year the venue was clean and basically set up for us and it took only a few hours to transform it into our creative space. On the Thursday night, we packed the goodie bags, Lou and Wilna packed and sticker-ed up their kits and I made the #escape2create2016 to go on the bottom of the selfie frame. We toddled off to bed knowing that TOMORROW WAS THE DAY!<br />
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It felt like the alarm was going off far too soon but we had an early start to get everything done in time for the 2pm opening. We were back in the ballroom at 8am, and we had some wonderful helpers join us to give a hand. Sandra, Trish, Sue, Tia and Lauren (the platterista) were incredible supports and helpers along with Lou and Wilna of course. Nothing we asked was too much and we certainly couldn't do it without them. Banners were put up, +s were strung up, balloons were arranged, tables were decorated, tables were given their seating arrangement list, powerpoint displays and music was connected, the shared area (sewing machine, minc, big shot, punches, printer) was set up, mugs and goodie bags put out and of course the wonderful shops moved in. What a massive job for Ally and Leonie but we are SO grateful for their attendance. We feel very spoilt to have two shops on hand all retreat and realise how demanding it is for them. The lolly table lady arrived very last minute, so it was a great rush to set her up with everyone pitching in, basically throwing the flowers into the display so we weren't running too much over time.<br />
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There was a great crowd lined up outside the glass doors and i went to open the big double doors into the ballroom that we had carefully hidden up until then. I'll admit that i had a quiet tear then, as i really couldn't believe that we had done this.<br />
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You see we had booked our old venue for a March/April 2016 date well in advance after the 2015 retreat, only to learn a few months later that it wouldn't be available to us due to a long term booking that had come up in the mean time. While we understood their position, it threw us into an absolute spin. Where else could we have it? Would it mean the end of e2c? We initially thought that the price for a retreat at the hotel would be completely out of range for everyone so didn't even consider it. However as time went on, and we realised that the only other option was to not have a retreat at all in 2016, we thought we would speak with the hotel and see what they could do for us.<br />
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Right from that very first meeting they were exceptional. Once Meredith had done some number crunching we realised that it could be a possibility, but were not expecting big numbers as we do with our other retreat. (haha boy were we wrong!??)<br />
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Once we had booked the hotel, we sent an email to our teachers and where thrilled when they both said YES! We suddenly had the trifecta - a great venue, Lou Nelson AND Wilna Furstenberg!!<br />
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As we opened the doors, and the attendees rolled in, it felt like a dream. I stood there welcoming new faces as well as some familiar faces. Some that had been to every retreat we'd ever had, others that were returning for the second year, some that had been teachers in the past (i think that is one thing that never ceases to thrill me - when our teachers come back as attendees!) and a LOT that were brand new to e2c. What a buzz it is to meet so many people in such a short space of time. I felt like my brain was going to explode with a heady mix of names, faces, excitement and a drop of champagne.<br />
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All of the classes over the weekend (two Saturday and two Sunday) were brimming with creative inspiration and i heard so much positive chatter about techniques learnt. I always adore the table that i am on, and this year was no different... i just love those girls! It was super special this year being next to Sue P and Marika's table as well as the Lock girls (who normally are at the other end of the shed but it was SO good to talk to them all weekend too).<br />
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I'm not sure i can pinpoint exactly my most favourite memory of the weekend... it was just a fabulous escape and every part was good for my soul. Hopefully every attendee felt as fulfilled as i did at the end. Exhausted but happy.<br />
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We are so thankful to have positive, supportive people behind e2c who share our vision. To Wilna and Tia for travelling half way across the world to meet with strangers. And to Lou for always backing e2c and wanting to be an important creative part of 2016. It's safe to say that it wouldn't be as successful without your amazing input. To our shops who add that important retail factor to the weekend and the extra services from Mandy and Ngahuia that make us feel completely spoilt. To our attendees who were as wonderful as ever and understood that this year was a completely new ballgame for us as organisers. That we were newbies as well this year and that everything ... yep EVERYTHING was unknown.<br />
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<br />amanda hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17901465122717544199noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712766103070485892.post-39219852097758972442016-05-10T11:59:00.001+09:302016-05-22T23:28:57.185+09:302016 Class updateWe have had a few little changes to our original adverts so this is the updated list of kit supplies and things that you will need bring yourself. The photo sizes are also listed below.<br />
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Also a watercolour paint set will now be included in Wilna's kit which can also be used in Lousie's class.<br />
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Layout two: I used a black and white photo landscape orientation, 8.5cm x 4.5cm. Photo is a posed/professional family photo and the chipboard title is small and says <a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/wonderful?source=feed_text&story_id=1155695821129947" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;"><span aria-label="hashtag" class="_58cl" style="color: #627aad; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">#</span><span class="_58cm" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">wonderful</span></a><br />
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<br />amanda hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17901465122717544199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712766103070485892.post-4403155190275839462015-11-23T16:26:00.000+10:302015-11-23T16:26:48.108+10:30our exciting teachers are...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Some of you may be wondering where Escape2Create is heading in 2016 retreat wise. Because we value open and honest communication we would like to keep you all in the loop and give everyone plenty of notice of our plans.</div>
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Unfortunately, due to a long term lease which clashes with our booking, the Lions Hostel (the normal e2c venue) is unavailable for us in 2016.</div>
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We have looked into all available options and rather than cancelling the retreat outright, we have decided that the<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"> best and most appropriate venue will be the Port Lincoln Hotel.</span></div>
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For those of you of familiar with the Port Lincoln Hotel here is a link to their page ... <a href="http://www.portlincolnhotel.com.au/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.portlincolnhotel.com.au/</a></div>
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We realise that this will change the dynamic / vibe and the cost will be significantly different. However we are looking at offering two options to make the retreat reasonable for what e2c and the hotel can provide.</div>
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Location : Trinity Haven - near Tumby Bay, South Australia.Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10157083181064607857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712766103070485892.post-9843363989180171062015-04-09T14:54:00.001+09:302015-04-09T14:54:11.030+09:30e2c 2015It's hard to believe that so much time has whizzed by and our retreat is now just a memory. How the heck does that happen!?<br />
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We were so blessed to have our wonderful 4 teachers - <a href="http://leanneallinson.blogspot.com.au/">Leanne Allinson</a>, <a href="http://pastichescrapbookstudio.blogspot.com.au/">Fiona Paltridge</a>, <a href="http://kimsprice.blogspot.com.au/">Kim Price </a>and <a href="http://copasetique.blogspot.com.au/">Chantalle McDaniel</a> this year. We had been in communication with these ladies from around May last year so both Meredith and myself felt like we had known them *forever* by the time we welcomed them off the plane. And they were just as fantastic IRL as they were in their emails. Within minutes of arriving to our retreat location they were pitching in, asking for any jobs and fitting in like they had always been a part of e2c. We loved that.<br />
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Our decorations i think were probably my favourites from any year we had ever had... which is kind of nice considering that we had a lot of headache trying to think up something different, something new, not too pricey and incorporating the triangles and the gold. Luckily we had some wonderful helpers to do this and before long the boring old 'shed' was magically transformed into a golden glow of balloons.<br />
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Thursday passed in a blur - setup and then out for tea with our teachers and shop keepers as we do every year - and all of a sudden it seemed to be 2pm on Friday and there were people lining up to get in the door. We were possibly the most organised and relaxed that we had ever been this year which was so lovely - i think probably the hour later start time helped with that.<br />
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The best part of the retreat (and believe me it's tricky to pick the best BEST bit) is when everyone first comes in the shed. The noise level explodes and there are squeals of delight and sometimes even some tears of joy (i am not exaggerating!) It's so fulfilling to hear everyone enjoying the experience after so much anticipation and all our work getting everything just right.<br />
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<br />After everyone settled in and we ate our first deluxe meal by Tony and the team (my goodness that man excelled this year!), we had the fun of Crystal and her Photo Booth. This was a great success and we were thrilled it was supported so well and Crystal was run off her little feet for the entire time we had hired her. Some of the photos are absolute doozies!<br />
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After lunch we had Leanne Allinson's class which then challenged those messier, mixed media types (haha!) but the simple scrappers had a field day, whipping up clean pages and trimming like a boss. Just a fantastic class and i enjoyed every single minute of it. It felt so liberating to cut and stick without thinking too much, without stressing about placement and balance. It just flowed. And ohmylordy those products... LOVE.<br />
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On Saturday we had our prize table, thanks to many donations that e2c had received. It was wonderful to see so many varied prizes on that table, and everyone who's lucky number was called was grateful to pick from such abundance.<br />
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Sunday morning we had the wildly talented Kim Price. Her backgrounds have been wowing me for years now, and i've tied myself in knots wondering how she does it. How mind-blowing it was to see her create it in real life, right in front of my eyes and the whole technique be so simple!? I know everyone loved their pops of yellow on their page and it was wonderful to see so many pages look so incredibly different.<br />
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Our last teacher to step up to the plate was Chantalle McDaniel. Wow what a pocket rocket this woman is! He page was incredibly detailed in parts, and seeing it come to being with a few fancy folds and a bit of washi was so cool. Being a Heidi Swapp lover i just adored this whole kit - especially the set of stamps that every class kit got. So very lucky. Chantalle's puffy stickers were a very clever little process too!<br />
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The rest of the time really was free scrap time and boy did it fly by. As Sunday merged into Monday i felt like yelling out 'STOP THE CLOCK' which was ironic as the previous week seemed to drag by. It doesn't seem fair that you can plan for something for so long and then blink and it is gone by. Done. Finished. I always feel like standing up and calling out 'DONT PACK UP YET' when everyone starts to make that final move. (Luckily i restrain myself from all yelling out to avoid looking like a totally nut job)<br />
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I think that feeling in the shed is something that i love. It's 80 odd women creating and being inspired by others in the shed, which is pretty special in itself but it's more than that. We are ALL pleased to be there. We seemed to be just DELIGHTING in the fact that we were there. It's a rare thing to be able to sit and laugh / eat / scrap / socialise without added pressures of life. Without thinking about the washing, or the kids, other commitments, or our jobs, putting out the garbage or what to cook for tea. Which sounds a bit like a 1950s housewife but for many of us mums and wives - that is what our lives are about. We lose a bit of who we are in all of that busy-ness, day to day living.<br />
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amanda hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17901465122717544199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712766103070485892.post-38210744064491609252015-02-16T08:36:00.002+10:302015-02-16T08:40:12.483+10:30A few notes about cancelling.We have had a few enquiries lately about cancelling attendance at e2c and what it involves.<br />
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We always feel sad that someone cannot attend, however to be fair on those on our wait list the sooner notice is given the better and we appreciate those who let us know in good time.<br />
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Thank you to those who understand that there is quite a bit of behind the scenes juggling to do with any cancellation, another reason why we appreciate those who contact us as soon as there may be issues.<br />
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With less than 5 weeks until the big weekend it feels like it will be here before we know it!<br />
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<br />amanda hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17901465122717544199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712766103070485892.post-86468556432841568252014-12-30T13:15:00.003+10:302014-12-30T22:08:31.032+10:30e2c 2015 chauffeur service - airport pickup<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Sandra Wallace and Trish Stevens have volunteered to coordinate this very valuable service to e2c in 2015. It has certainly been appreciated in the past, and although the airport is not far from our retreat accommodation, it's one less thing to </span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">worry about on arrival.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">There were many comments of loving the friendly faces greeting them at the airport and certainly adds to the 'country hospitality' feel of our retreat. Thanks Sandra and Trish.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">For those of you flying in.. The friendly e2c Chauffeur Service will be available again in 2015. </span><br style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Available from (very) early Friday morning.</span></span></span><br style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">If you would like to be picked up from the airport please send your name, flight and arrival time to </span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 19px;">Please note that there is strictly <u>NO ADMITTANCE</u> to the e2c shed PRIOR to the arranged 'opening times', however luggage may be dropped off with the accompaniment of Trish and Sandra<b>.</b></span></span></span>amanda hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17901465122717544199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712766103070485892.post-65646885521092516232014-12-30T13:02:00.000+10:302014-12-30T13:04:04.142+10:30e2c 2015 bedding - can you help?<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">As in previous years, e2c is offering to organise bedding for those who are flying in to lessen the luggage load. Many thanks to Sandra Wallace who has volunteered to coordinate this big job. What a champion!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">(for those who are newbies to e2c, our accommodation requires all linen to be BYO)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Of course we can only do this with the amazing, country hospitality and generosity of our local girls.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Hello!! </span><br style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">BEDDING! </span><br style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Local girls .. Can you help out again?</span><br style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">For the 2015 retreat we have a lot of retreat goers flying in and baggage restrictions is always a BIG problem .. And we can help these girls by providing them with bedding and towels . Since last years Bedding Buddy system worked so well and those travelling in appreciated it so much , I thought I might help by organising it again for the 2015 retreat . </span><br style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Here is how it works </span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #141823; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br />I ask local girls to please supply bedding, which will include:<br />A quilt or blankets<br />Pillow and pillowcase.<br />Sheets<br />Bath Towel<br />And a<br />Plastic bag to put the dirty linen in at the end of the retreat.<br />Each local will be buddied with someone flying in<br />If you could supply more than one set of linen that would be awesome!<br />So if you can help please email me (see address below) with your name and also how many sets you are able to supply.<br />Let's wow the travellers again with our country hospitality again girls <i class="_4-k1 img sp_5Em_GKHOCoP sx_984323" style="background-image: url(https://fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net/rsrc.php/v2/yg/r/N74Yz5v6w2Z.png); background-position: 0px -8088px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: auto; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"></i><br />Thanks in advance. </span></b><br />
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