Creative Camp

Have you ever looked at the side bar of someone's blog and wondered what some of those things mean? I was looking back at the first blogs I ever wrote and noticed that my second blog post was about attending Creative Camp in Houston, Texas. It just so happens, that the logo for that camp is one of the logos that I have on my side bar.



This is a workroom conference that I have attended for the past 3 years. It has been a wonderful experience to say the least! Just because it's called "camp" doesn't mean that we sat around the campfire and shared a can of beans. It's called "camp" because it's held at Camp Allen in Navasoto, Texas. That's where the similarity to camp ends. Well, unless you consider a bunch of women sitting up all hours of the night chatting and getting goofy, camp. :)



Creative Camp is a very intense weekend where we, as workrooms, are kept up to date on the latest styles, techniques, and products that we use on a day to day basis. The networking that we gain with other workrooms is amazing! We get to know each other on a professional as well as a personal basis and the friendships that we build are life-long relationships. It's so great to know someone across the country that you can stop and call at a moments notice with a question or comment, just because you met them at camp.



Our education in the workroom industry is extremely important. It wasn't too long ago, that there were no resources to speak of, for workrooms, and if you wanted to know something, you just had to figure it out on your own. That has truly changed, and this event is one of those places that you can learn until your head is ready to explode! And at this conference, you will not just sit behind a table and listen to the speaker. This conference is hands on. We learn so much better by doing, then just by listening. There are some lecture style classes, but the hands-on classes are the highlights, where you will actually make what you are being taught. Then those items go right home with you to be used as samples. I have made complete pelmet and cornice samples to come back and hang right in my workroom. Other samples could be used as pillow fronts, or valance overlays, only needing to be completed as the product you want to use them for. You definitely come home with more than a bag of business cards and goodies from vendors - although that is fun too! :)



In 2011, Creative Camp is having what I think of as a very special teacher, not that they all aren't. Rebecca Day, of Merrick and Day fame, is actually coming all the way from England just to teach at Creative Camp. That is really saying something, when someone of her caliber is willing to put a weekend in Texas on her schedule. I'm already drooling, thinking about what will be taught next year, not only from her, but from all of the teachers.



If you're interested in any information about the camp, you can click on this link:



http://www.csisews.com/



You can see more details about the event and sign up for their mailing list.

If you're a workroom, this is an event that you shouldn't miss!