This past weekend was our Silhouette Spring Retreat, and first event of 2019! It was an amazing weekend with 35 women attending, along with 5 Terri Johnson Creates Instructors and myself! Anytime you get 40 like minded women together, who all share a love of Silhouette — it is guaranteed to be a party! And this weekend did not disappoint!
Instruction & tutorials were shared for 9 fun projects — but even more important than the finished projects, were the techniques and software features that were taught during the creation of those files & projects. We explored a lot of different software features, and even the instructors learned some things from one another! Rolled Fabric Flowers, Reverse Canvas, Silkscreen, Faux Rhinestones with Glitter & Holographic HTV, Designing a Perpetual Calendar, Stenciled Painted Box, Glitter Laminate from Sparkleberry, Card in a Box, Faux Leather Earrings, and more!!
Elly Habets of Silhouette Secrets+, Lycia Evanoff of Caught by Design, Libby Ashcraft of Libbys Loft, and Julie Huggins of Sew Craft N’Spired Creations — all shared such great projects and were always available & willing to jump in and help with anything! And Lisa Hoyt helped us all weekend – -as well as made some awesome Name badges with her Button machine!
Here are a few pics of the weekend, that will give you a feel for what we did & what its all about!!

Faux Rhinestone Design – -with Siser Glitter HTV from Heat Press Nation & Siser Holographic HTV – from Heat Transfer Warehouse. Design from Silhouette Design Store.

These awesome aprons are from All About Blanks

Reverse Canvas – Created with Siser Heat Transfer Vinyl and Silhouette Design Store File –Lori Whitlock Monogram Family 5

Reverse Canvas with Siser Heat Transfer Vinyl & Design from Silhouette Design Store

Leather Earrings with Faux Leather — (Marine Vinyl) from Gayle’s Nest

Glitter Laminate from Sparkleberry Ink — Design from Silhouette Design Store.
And last – but certainly not least — I want to thank & give a HUGE Shout out to our sponsors — who provide their awesome product for our projects, Goodie Bag items & door prizes for this event!! I love working with quality products — AND quality businesses! This makes our weekend so much more fun & successful!! We could not do this without you!! Thanks so much!
To learn more about your Silhouette machines, Software & products – -join us in Peachtree City, GA — June 8-9 — for an awesome weekend — All Things Silhouette! This will be our 8th Conference — and it just keeps getting better & better. For more information, visit my site. And to see a little about last year’s event — I am sharing this little video!! Spaces are limited & filling up!
Do you think you will be having a retreat in November in Peachtree City?
Still working on upcoming events — stay tuned!
please come back to Anaheim CA I dont fly so I need one closer.
It looks like you all had a wonderful time! I couldn’t make it this year but I’m looking forward to getting there as soon as I possibly can!
Dianne
It was a great weekend! Hope to see you at a future event!