SO I WENT TO THIS CRAFT CAMP....

I half enjoyed my time at this first ever P5,500 Craft Camp in Zambales this May 18-19, 2013.  Why?  I knew half the crafts they were teaching / offering and the beach was (as beaches must usually be) hoooot!

These were my wonderful discoveries of my weekend:
1. Gocco Printing
2. DIY Watercolors in a tin container
3. Leather Crafted Calling Card Case
4. Friendship Bracelet Using a DMC Bobbin Winder (I've done the freehand ala macrame type before)
5. Hair Braiding (Waterfall, Crown)

Going in, I knew / have done / have actually taught the following modules/projects they offered:
1. Pompoms
2. Tea making
3. Batik Painted Bandanas
4. Book Binding
5. Copper Wire Jewelry (Rose Ring)
6. DIY Nail Art

Maybe I'm just too "over-crafted"?  For the normal folks, all those offerings are novel and brand new.... It seems, for someone like me, who has owned and run The Art Center in Megamall, who has been a preschool teacher for 18 years, who has had 1/2 of her two-bedroom Condo executed  as a Craft Room, I am harder to please or surprise.

To be fair, the very informative organizer (Alessandra Lanot and company) chose a great place to hold the event at (Crystal Beach, Zambales), we were transferred  to and from Zambales by van (by speedy drivers), our rooms were air-conditioned, we had breakfast-lunch-merienda-dinner-breakfast-lunch and merienda served at the dining room, all the materials for the event were provided--bottom line they delivered on what they promised!

What did I take away from this experience?  First Prize for my 5-woman group, the Gupi Tupi Cha Cha Tribe (three lootbags of goodies) for most points in the Craft Challenge, mediocre shots from my Iphone 4S, three refreshing mango shakes, about 25 new friends of the same mind... and a LIGHTBULB MOMENT....Not bad!

Like all my experiences, I was evaluating how I could do something like this myself, but only better.  :)  I can see myself putting together Crafting 101's, "CrAfternoons", Craft Exchanges and Crafting Weekends.

Those should be for another time and another entry.  I guess the universe will just have to stay tuned.