"I just wanted to thank you so much for our stay at Magnolia Ridge Hideaway this weekend.  You were so welcoming and we had a blast!  It was just what we were looking for.  The house is absolutely amazing!  It is so perfect for a scrapbooking getaway!  It couldn't have been more perfect.  We will definately be back!"
-Michelle - Crystal Lake Illinois

CREATE

When was the last time you could spread out your project and leave it there without worrying about someone spilling something on it, knocking something over, shoving something aside, or walking away with your glue stick?

Whether you're a beginner, dabbler or fanatic crafter, Magnolia Ridge Hideaway offers the ideal environment to cultivate your creativity. The hideaway offers one gigantic Studio with walls of windows overlooking a scenic country setting.

Work alongside other crafters to feed your own creative soul by trading ideas, sharing stories, celebrating others creations, collaborating and starting new friendships.  There's something about being in a room with a bunch of friends working side-by-side that charges your creative energy!

Workroom amenities include:

• 5-foot tables for each guest
• Spectrum light, powerstrip, and garbage can at each table
• Ergonomic and adjustable chairs
• 47" TV, DVD player and iPod dock with surround sound speakers 
• 2 Computer workstations, 2 HP 3210 Photosmart Printers (bring your own photo paper, please) and one HP Wide Format Printer

Crafting tools include:

• 2 Cricut Machines
• Xyron 900 machine
• 4 irons and 4 ironing boards
• 35" x 70" Olfa Gridded Cutting Mat
• Fiskars Scrapboss Embossing System with four stencil sets (Festive, vacation, winter, frames, shapes & borders)
• Fiskars Ultra Shape Xpress Cutter with nice templates (Letters, flowers, circles, hearts, squares, stars, frames, bubbles & shapes)
• 24 Fiskars texture plates
• Fiskars texturing tools
• 24 Fiskars paper edger cutters; 4 sets of 6 scissors (Designer, contemporary, classic
  & decorator)
• 4 Fiskars Paper Tear Edgers (Wave, scallop
  & deckle)
• Fiskars paper crimper
• 4 Fiskars paper trimmers
• Fiskars punches:
  • 5  3-in-1 corner punches (Ivy blossom, snowflakes, leaves, flowers & hearts)
  • 4-in-1 embossing corner punch (Elegance)
  • Teeny Tiny Die Punch kit (36 mini die punches)
  • 4 border punches (Flower, sunburst, heart & holly)
  • 2 embossing border punches (Scallop daisy & eyelet lace)
  • 2 circle border punches (Heart of hearts & victorian)
  • 3 circle hand punches (sizes:1/16, 1/8, ¼)
• Scissors
• Pens, pencils, markers & colored pencils
• 2 glue guns
• Bead board
• Jewelry tools:
  • Round nose pliers
  • Flat nose pliers
  • Wire cutter
  • Bead reamer

Need supplies or want to visit area craft stores? No problem!  Madsion and the surrounding area has many wonderful shops (see links below). Also, I have lots of maps at the retreat to get you there easily.

Scrapbook and stamp stores:

• Scrapbook Memories
• Scrapbook Superstore
• Archivers

Quilt stores and Resources:

• Coming Soon!
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