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SEW WHAT?

I interrupt our usual @Home|Away Retreat news with a class update over at the @Home site. A brand new online workshop..read on...

New class. Been working on it over the past week or so. Check it out here.

THREE LAYOUTS. Fun technique. Lots of ideas and samples. Early bird special price of only $12.95 until midnight 31 July only..BOOK IN HERE.

Another sneak peek..

and another...

and another...

and another?

Nah..that's all I can share..we can't show you ALL of the samples..we need to keep some things a surprise.

See you in class.

Another sneak peek...

Sooo, I finished the Mix & Match MAKE AND TAKE for the retreat.

Wanna see another peek..last peek for now...

Lots of layers and fun elements....and YES, we can make this in the 15minute timeslot - NO pressure. Everything will be cut and ready to go and basically, you will just be whacking it all into place...

You need ON 4x6inch landscape orientated photo of a feminine theme - girls, friends, sisters, cousins etc. Black & white OR colour.

* I'll be sending a full list of requirements for all projects once the retreat draws nearer.

Make & Take #1

Sooo, its time for a teeny weeny sneaky peek of our first Make & Take project for the @Home|Away Weekend Retreat.

Now...I want the retreat Make and Takes to be like mini classes!! Where we make something quite substantial, learn a new technique and generally you will walk away with something worthwhile - all within a short timeframe. You receive ONE make and take class in your weekend package (as well as the two full workshops) and then we have a set of FOUR make and takes which can be purchased as optional extras.

In your WEEKEND PACKAGE you will receive entry to this Make & Take designed by me called MIX & MATCH.

The Make and Takes will run in small groups for about 15-20mins at a time over the weekend at various time slots. Everything except your photos will be included in the make and takes - even adhesive and cutting tools and I will let you know what photos you will need to bring once the retreat is closer.

The Mix & Match - Make and Take (quite a mouthful!!) will have lots of elements on display to choose from including those cute fabric flowers you see above and also book paper, fabric, paper strips and lots of other layers and textures to play with.

I'll show you how to pull a collage-y look mini layout together in just fifteen, YES fifteen minutes flat!

And I'll add more sneak peeks as they become available....VERY exciting.

TO BOOK YOUR PLACE AT THE RETREAT CLICK HERE.

June Snippets

new class. Snippets..for June. We have a loyal following for our Snippets monthly workshops (thank you!!) BUT I just wanted to point out that you don't HAVE to stick to the Snippet's monthly theme of only scrapbooking photos from that month.

Each layout is easily adapted to suit ANY photos and ANY theme you like. And each month we introduce a double layout plus a single project. This month I have designed the double layout (you can see a sneak peek above..) and we welcome one of our Support team girls, Mel Nunn who has designed a gorgeous single layout project for the month of June (and Mel's sneak peek of her layout is below..)

I am really enjoying the Snippets workshops and the Support Team girls and I have all said how rewarding it is to see our layouts growing as the months of 2009 roll on.

We'd love for you to join us as well.

BOOK IN HERE.

So exciting..

We have some great sponsors lined up already (and more we hope will come on board as the weeks unfold) who are providing some lovely prize packs and goodies for all of the@Home|Away participants! Over the next few weeks I will start introducing our sponsors so stay tuned for that.

I'm THRILLED to announce two incredibly talented designers - Elsie Flannigan and our own Kate Mason have both come on board to support the retreat and supply some WONDERFUL prizes for us!!! I know already that Kate will be creating a very special mixed media babushka little lady collage canvas especially for us. Thank you Kate!!! More details about how YOU can be in the running to win Kate's creation at the retreat will be revealed soon...

And Elsie is very generously going to send us some lovely prizes and products too....very exciting.

So..do you know anyone - small business, craftsperson, artist, manufacturer or designer who might like to join us as a sponsor?? We would love to hear from them. You can email me for a Sponsor Info Pack if you or anyone you know may be interested in coming onboard:) Thanks so much.

And because a post is much more interesting with a photo...here's a picture of one of Kate's gorgeous artworks...

It's July 1

It's the first of the month.

And with the new month starting we have had to redesign our payment plan as the existing one expired yesterday, 30 June '09.

So, we are thrilled to announce we have an exciting new payment plan for the @Home|Away Weekend Retreat - effective immediately.. Just $167.00 deposit will now secure you your place at the retreat followed by THREE monthly installments of $116.00 due mid August, September and October 2009. Total weekend retreat = $515.00

For our local girls we have the DAY PACKAGE still available.

The payment plan offer expires 15 August 2009. Any questions please don't hesitate to email me directly at kim@kimarcher.com.au

To SECURE YOUR SPOT <click here>.