a perfectly peachy weekend...

my dearies were everything my high hopes could wish for

and so much more...

they came from illinois, california, texas, montana,

louisana, canada, hawaii and even old blighty.

suitcases crammed with their own

high hopes,

vintage fabrics,

sewing machines,

yarn

and

crafty souls.

it would be quite true to say,

upon the moment i met

jessie, rita, debee, lou, diana, lyn,

jade, chris, beki, eva, michelle and stacy,

i knew the handcrafted gods had smiled down on me.

as the weekend past,

holed up in our big old house on capitol hill, seattle,

we not only spent our waking hours wisely,

crafting apron wraps, vintage slips, bags, wall hangings and stools the dottie angel way,

but we also learnt

* everyone is important, even chickens

* random and wonky but never squiffy

* it is okay to keep canned pumpkin in vintage suitcases

* it is okay to be a vintage fabric geek

* granny chic is grand

* there is method to the madness

* never look left when going through customs

for me this has been an incredible experience

and one that i will never forget, a bit like a first love.

to be given an oportunity to meet like minded crafty souls en masse

after years of living in cyber world was such a treat.

since returning home to the shed,

i have been experiencing withdrawal symptoms.

for in the space of a few days,

my 12 'dearies of the utmost kind'

filled my world with their uniqueness, kindness and craftiness.

it would be quite true to say,

now they are gone,

i feel a little lost without them by my side...

of course we could not have 'beavered away' without nourishment.

angela, along with mary, whipped up a storm in the kitchen

and to everyones relief, not an orange meal insight.

indeed when mary was not in the kitchen

then she was my trusty assistant.

i think we all secretly wished to take mary home after the weekend.

even three days on,

i am still working on a cunning plan to have her move to mossy shed

there are plenty of photos for those that may wish to ganders.

i am quite sure many more will appear over the coming days

but for now you can take alooky

here

here

and

here

i am still a little gobsmacked even after a few days of being home...

to think so many lovelies took a chance on me and my dottie angel ways,

packed up their high hopes along with their imaginations

and truly made my first dottie angel camp

most peachy perfect indeed

she is thinking a nice dose of quality time with Miss Ethel will help cure her symptoms ~ Tif