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Well HELLO!
I miss this space.
Sighhhhh. Thanks for being here.

Coming November 2023 I am hosting TWO Camp Creates!
Camp One will be November 2 – 5 and Camp Two will be November 9 – 12.
These will both take place at The Whatever Craft House.
I AM SO EXCITED!

In 2019 we tried a new spin on our format of Camp Create by making it ALL Christmas!
I hoped it would be good but it actually was completely AWESOME!

What is different about “Christmas” Camp Create?
All of the projects we make will be Christmas-y!
The house will be decked out for Christmas!
We’ll play Christmas music! We’ll wear Christmas sweaters!
Eat Christmas cookies! We’ll go caroling! (just kidding… we won’t do that)
It is festive and F U N!
And it’s just before all the Christmas hustle and bustle begins at home.

Registration opens at noon (CST) on Tuesday, August 1 – CLICK HERE FOR TICKET INFORMATION.

In 2014 I began dreaming and praying about what kind of place this camp could be…

CAMP CREATE:

– a place where women could come for a true break from the everyday routines
– to create & feel confident that they were created for a purpose
–  to meet other like-minded women who love crafting (aka: find your people)
– to be reminded that they are God’s Masterpiece
– to explore WHY their art and gifts are important
– to know that the desire to create is instilled in them by God and it’s REAL
– to feel safe to share their dreams
– to be taken care of and pampered (women are always caregiving… this is a time you get to be cared FOR)
– to grow spiritually, emotionally, and creatively
– to have a restful place to CREATE & PLAY

If you don’t consider yourself a “real artist” you will still fit perfectly at camp.
All skill levels are welcome – beginner to professional!

Camp One: Artist Instructors are Jenn Mcglon, Jackie Peters and ME.

Camp Two:  Artist Instructors are Lori Siebert, Sarah Alexander and ME.

We will teach skills and techniques that are unique to each of our giftings and Christmas-themed.  Our days at camp are FULL of creating art together.
Our time is very free-flowing and open-ended… it is WONDERFUL!

Camp ONE:  Our speaker will be Ashlee Gadd.

Camp TWO: Our speaker will be Jami Nato.

We will spend time each day listening to and learning from these amazing women.
I’m already looking forward to it!

Kimberlee Jost always prepares amazing meals for camp.
She is so talented at serving delicious food and making it look easy and effortless.
I am always happy to eat anything she serves!

Each camp we have had has been so GOOD!
You’ll make Christmas crafts but you’re also going to find new friends and go home feeling filled up with happiness.
Come join us this year!

You can read about our past camps here:

Camp CREATE fall 2018,    / Camp Create spring 2018, /  Camp CREATE 2017 – fall, /  Camp CREATE 2017 – spring,   / Camp CREATE 2016 – fall,  / Camp CREATE 2016 – spring, /  Camp CREATE 2015, /  Camp CREATE 2014
(we also had one in Spring 2019 and November 2022 that I never blogged about – oops!)

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IMPORTANT FACTS to note:

1. Tickets go on sale on August 1 at noon (CST) in my shop.

2. Registration is paid in installments.
– First payment of $200 will be during registration in my shop.
This payment is non-refundable but will go toward your total registration cost.

– Second payment of $650 is due on September, 2023

– Third payment of $650 is due on October 1, 2023

OR if you want to pay more or the full remaining amount after August 1, you can do that as soon as you’d like.

If you need different payment installments please ask and we can work something out

3.  Airfare or travel expense is not included in the price but we will take you to & from the Wichita Eisenhower International Airport on Thursday & Sunday of camp. Flights need to arrive no later than 4:45 on Thursday and leave no earlier than noon on Sunday.

4.  If the camps have sold out and you would like to be put on a waitlist – leave that in the comments here or in Instagram comments.  I have had to use the waitlist for almost every camp so it’s worth a try!

5.  Leave your questions in the comments and I will try my best to answer them in the comment area.

another wonderful camp is done and i am loving looking through all these photos.
i asked all the women to send me their pics from our time and that’s what most of these are.
i wish I’d taken more myself – i think i had one too many things on my mind.
but thankfully we all have phones and sharing pictures is so easy!

all the heart eyes for these ladies!!!
they made it look EASY to just show up to a house they’ve never been to and hang out with 16 stangers!
they all seemed like they’d known each other for years!
i love watching the groups that God brings together at each camp.  🙂

one of the first things we do at camp is talk about all of our Camp Sponsors.
i love getting to share all these beautiful gifts with our ladies from some fabulous companies.
i will post about our sponsors in a seperate post very soon.
katygirl designs – feather & birch – dayspring – makewells – allen designs studio – eleventh candle co. – illustrated faith – goldie –  jenny randle

our camp speaker was Jenny Randle, author of 31 Day Create.
she spoke about creativity and faith, what fuels us and what holds us back.
Jenny was a lot of fun to be around and was super easy to talk with!
I am so glad she was there!

Megan Wells is an artist and taught a workshop of her “Funky Florals”.
you can find her class online and you can take it yourself!
her technique of painting freely is really relaxing.
Megan is a great teacher!

Carol made us a rainbow cream tart.
it was a labor of love for sure!

our mugs at the craft house make your morning coffee so happy! 
i’m hugging this lady like my own kiddo because i used to be her youth leader when she was in high school and she babysat my kids when they were little!  So it feels like she IS one of my kiddos!  She is a mom to three boys now and came all the way from seattle to get crafty with us!
Jessica you are AWESOME!

this map is filling up but we obviously need some more women from nevada, wyoming & north dakota!

we took our field trip out to the antique shop and barn in Marion, Kansas.
i always love to see what people collect or find interesting.
and the weather was absolutely PERFECT for us that day which made the whole trip more fun.

the cutie in the denim jacket with me is my bestie from high school!
we lived across the street from each other… were on swim team together… we were cheerleaders together… double dated with our high school sweethearts and married them!  It was special to have her at camp with me.  And WOW can she clean up a kitchen like no one else!  She’s amazing!

Carol Spenst of @WillFlowersBakeShoppe taught us how to decorate cookies with royal icing.
it was so fancy!
i loved learning how simple it was and at the same time how time consuming and detailed it is.
i said “i will never complain about the price of a fancy cookie again! these take forever!”
it almost felt wrong to eat them.
ALMOST.
😉

i taught how to make these covered button necklaces.
and we made the wood signs with the word cut out from Feather & Birch.
i LOVE to see how each sign was different and each so colorful!
we decorated the wood pieces with decoupaged paper and fabric, washi tape and paint.

the rainbow stairs make for a great photo!

Kimberlee Jost fills us up with delicious meals at every camp.
she makes the kitchen feel so welcoming and smell so good!
how can you not be happy when you get cinnamon rolls AND crafts?!

strangers just days before and we all leave camp as friends!
the craft house brings people together!!!

i wish i’d remembered to take photos of every single person before we said goodbye but i missed a few – darn it!

i’m so thankful for the women in this picture!  we were a great team together!  Megan – sorry we missed taking a team photo with you in it!
thanks for teaching & cooking & cleaning & speaking & praying & traveling all weekend with me and the campers!
it is such a joy to be able to share the house and the camp experience with each of you!!!

now… how about Spetember’s Camp Create?!
do you want to come?
details coming very soon!  I will hopefully open registration beginning May 11 or 12th!