I just read a crazy article about scrappin' retreats. They mention that people often spend up to $1,000 on registration, hotel fees, spa services, meals, and shopping with the retreat's vendors.
My intention with this twice-a-year event is to provide an inexpensive space for women to get creative and relax. Many of the guests are scrapbookers, but plenty of them make jewelery, paint, sew, or work on the latest and greatest Pinterest project. I think it is important to make time for projects that matter, whether it is organizing your photos, making a photobook online, or prepping pretty stuff for a nursery. I have been approached by people about having vendors at the campground....and I have seriously considered it. I have also thought about teaching card/stamping classes during the weekend. At this point, I just feel like having a simple event, without a lot of overhead is the only thing I can really manage. I work full time and it is all I can do to stay in contact with the campground, enter all of the registration info, manage the website and facebook page, update forms and information twice a year, get event insurance, and coordinate with the campground cook for the meals. I want the event to be a getaway for myself, just as much as it is for everyone else.
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Donna Campbell
3/12/2015 12:08:49 pm
Nellie, I think the retreat is great the way it is, simple and loafs of fun with great company. Getting fancy is just too much work and would just end up costing more money.
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ABOUT NellieArt teacher from Joplin, MO. I've been hosting Nelliepalooza scrapbooking retreats at the Ozark Camp and Retreat Center since April 2010. CategoriesArchives
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