3 days till a day off...

Wow! What a busy couple of weeks it has been!
Straight after work on Saturday 30th June, Elisa and I drove down to Perth to catch the red eye to Melbourne. The lovely Clarinda picked us up from the airport and drove us in to the city to meet up with my sister and brother-in-law (who had flown down from Sydney to see us) for breakfast. After a bit of shopping (and playing with bubbles) we took them to the airport for their flight back home.

After a couple of hours rest at Clarinda's house, we went to the Chocolate Rooms. (Yes I know - a dream come true for most of you!)

After a bit of over indulgence!

That night we went to bed VERY early after being up for nearly 36 hours. The next morning Clarinda and Elisa dropped me off at the Kaisercraft Head Office.
It was a wonderful day!
Kaisercraft really know how to look after their customers. I also met the wonderful Anita from Inspireme Crafts, as well as caught up with other shop owners I haven't seen for a while.
The Graphic Designers explained to us how they come up with their ideas and why they choose certain elements. I loved hearing about their creative journeys.
After admiring all the new collections due in the coming months and morning tea, Brad took us to the wood workshop. We got to see first hand how all the BTP items are created. Love the smell of feshly cut wood :)
Then a quick shop in the massive warehouse! (the boxes of goodies I purchased have just arrived - some are normally only available in the outlets) and it was time for lunch.
After Lunch we took part in a workshop with Melissa Kennedy, Kylie Obst and Dani Kirvan. Very Talented ladies! we created a wooden tree frame, and 2 single page layouts using a new Men's range due next month. These workshops were available to purchase as class kits for retailers who attended only. I'll let you know when the kits arrive!
Unfortunately the day had to come to an end, and we all left with our full Goody bags and minds buzzing with creativity. I can't wait till all the new releases arrive! Kaisercraft is also expanding their core range to include wrapping paper, more tools, albums, home decor and printed canvas's.

I'm under strict instructions to not share online any of the photos until the release date, but if you would like to have a look at the awesome new releases come in and I can show you :)

Tuesday was our final day for a bit of shopping before flying back to Perth in the afternoon. We did a quick stop at the Carousel in Geelong (its over 200 years old!) and to see the famous bollards.

After an uneventful flight back, we drove up to Geraldton and arrived home at 1.30am - then back to school for Elisa in the morning and me back to work, On the weekend I drove up and down to Carnarvon twice to help my parents move....so can you imagine how excited I will be on Saturday afternoon when the shop closes? My first day off in over 2 weeks! I will be staying in my PJ's the whole day :)