Another year has come and gone for our Brentwood Retreat and what a great time it was. Tons of laughs, tons of food, tons of fun and best of all tons of stitching.
For the past two years the Stitching Sisters from the Brantford area meet up with the Four from Forest to spend time doing what we love most, stitching, knitting, crocheting, and laughing. This year a few traveled all the way from Ottawa and Sault St. Marie to join in our antics. Some are known to sip a few 'specialty' beverages and sit with a bottle of Tylenol beside them the next day, and some are known to 'entertain' everyone with silly bedtime stories. It has been rumoured that the video may show up on someone's blog one of these days.
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| Just a few of the many stitchers which invaded the resort. Cheers Jayne! |
Last year a few creative stitchers designed and created this lovely keepsake needlecard of our stay at Brentwood. I love this piece and I use it every single time I cross stitch.
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| Brentwood's signature colours are aqua, teal, and white and this needlecard was stitched in the same cheerful colours as a keepsake for everyone. |
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| Upon opening the card you find a piece of flannel sewn inside to house your needles safely. |
So this year we, the Four from Forest (Anita, Bonnie, Jody and Tracey), wanted to do something as well for these lovely ladies. We found yarn in the aqua, teal, white and sandy beach colours and we thought this very appropriate colours to crochet some dishcloths as a keepsake from us. Tracey and Anita are the expert 'dishclothers'. Bonnie and Jody struggled with the hook - so they were assigned with the task of figuring out how to 'present' the gifts to everyone.
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| This adorable cross stitch look stamp was so appropriate for our gift tag. |
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| A memorable poem was written by Bonnie on behalf of the Four from Forest. |
So when we arrived this year, we were greeted by a beautiful little trinket sitting on our beds. I don't know how many people were in on this surprise, but a HUGE thank you to ALL who created these gorgeous Flat-Folds.
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| As a group we always sign Anita, Bonnie, Jody and Tracey. This photo would be particularly pretty without the bag of chips adorning the background. As a side note and to be fair to the chips - they WERE delicious. |
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| Brentwood Retreat - Group Photo 2011 |
Thanks again ladies for such a lovely vacation.
Many laughs, Many memories.
Many laughs, Many memories.
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| Tracey, Bonnie, Jody, Anita |
With lots of love from the Four from Forest.
