My legs are creak-y today! So funny how driving in a car can get you so sore. I can't imagine riding a horse through Texas...or on a buckboard. Those were lovely conveniences of 100 years ago... thank goodness!! Fun for a bit, but I'm glad it didn't take me two weeks on horseback to get to this retreat!
I have just returned from Vivi Magoo presents Art Retreat on the Prairie. What a lovely jewelry-making event! I took several classes from Deryn Mentok and one class from Diane Cooke...worth the drive? OH Yes!!It was so much fun! I learned an incredible amount of little 'attention to detail' that makes a jewelry piece 'art'.
The retreat was at Rachel Ashwell's 'The Prairie' in Round Top, TX. Such a lovely, secluded, peaceful site! It was like going home. My cottage looked like it was straight out of "Petticoat Junction" with a cistern looking like it would topple over any second! I stayed in the Bluebonnet Barn...though it had nothing to do with barn! Think shabby chic...think comfortable...think relax...
After getting home...and unpacking a little...I worked outside and put together an old iron baby crib painted white. I have to figure out how to make a support for the seat so I don't fall through it! But I'm looking to find a little bit of the shabby chic retreat right in my own backyard....when I get the wherewithal together I'll post pics...
....until then...here's hoping that everyone finds a little retreat that makes them feel wonderful...even if it's in your own backyard!
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