{"id":13367,"date":"2014-07-28T14:17:37","date_gmt":"2014-07-28T12:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/?p=13367"},"modified":"2015-01-26T08:11:12","modified_gmt":"2015-01-26T07:11:12","slug":"scheepjeswol-bloggers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canadutch.nl\/blog\/archives\/13367","title":{"rendered":"Scheepjeswol Bloggers Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few weeks ago I was invited to visit the Scheepjeswol headquarters for a Bloggers Day event they were having this past Friday and I have been counting the days (hours, minutes\u2026) ever since. They had arranged a day for a few of us crocheters and knitters to get together, learn a bit more about the company and tour the warehouse.\u00a0 We learned a bit about the history of the company, what their plans are for the future\u00a0and\u00a0got to see all the different types of wool and other bits they carry. \u00a0There was even a workshop on styling photos!<\/p>\n

There were six of us in total:<\/p>\n

Myself
\nKirsten (Haak maar Raak<\/a>)
\nEsther (Happy in Red<\/a>)
\nNerissa (Miss Neriss<\/a>)
\nMarinke aka Wink (A Creative Being<\/a>)
\nMaaike (CreJJtion<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"scheepjesday2\"<\/a>
\n\"scheepjesday\"<\/a><\/p>\n

(Photos courtesy of Scheepjeswol’s Facebook Page<\/a>)<\/p>\n

I guess it was hard to nail me down and get me to pose for a portrait but I was just enjoying the photo styling session so darn much!\u00a0 It has really made me want to dig out my DSLR again, which I had actually been thinking of selling (AGAIN), because I\u2019ve defaulted to mostly using the camera in my phone for everything.\u00a0 Seeing what some of these other bloggers do with the photos of their WIP\u2019s and finished products has made me a little ashamed for not making the best of the gear I have and getting better photos of my projects!\u00a0 I guess a nicer way of saying it would be that they inspired me to do better!<\/p>\n

I am the new kid on the block in the group and the only one that seems to favor knitting!\u00a0 Some of them have been blogging about their crafts for a long time, and Maaike (who also gave the styling workshop) even has a book of beautiful crochet projects<\/a> coming out soon!\u00a0 I really loved seeing the projects they were working on and learning about their blogs.\u00a0 All such talented women with a wide variety of tastes made for a really cool gathering because we all had our own particular interests that fell under the same common theme of handmade items.<\/p>\n

Touring the warehouse? Well, yeah\u2026 there are no words.\u00a0 We were all like kids in a candy store!\u00a0 Remember how I just said that I was rethinking my idea of selling my DSLR, well here\u2019s why – I HAVE NO PHOTOS!\u00a0 All I had with me was my phone and I walked away without a single photo of the warehouse.\u00a0 Partly because I was just too busy drooling and fondling everything in sight, but also because my mobile just would not have done it any justice.<\/p>\n

All is not lost, though. Thankfully Esther got some wonderful photos and shared them over here on her blog<\/a>!\u00a0 Seriously, stop now and go look because nothing I say will possibly describe the level of awesomeness of that place. So just go.\u00a0 GO ALREADY.\u00a0 I\u2019ll wait\u2026<\/p>\n

** Cue elevator music **<\/p>\n

Ok, right??\u00a0 Do you see what I mean?\u00a0 Have you ever seen so many buttons?\u00a0 Oh and the yarn, especially the new Stone Washed<\/a>, which I have a project coming soon in the thicker Stone Washed XL<\/a>, to die for.<\/p>\n

Remember this old meme?\u00a0 This is what was going on inside me as I stood calmly, listening and nodding while they told us about the place.<\/p>\n

\"Touch<\/a><\/p>\n

Inside?\u00a0 TOUCH ALL THE THINGS!!<\/p>\n

Outside?\u00a0 *nod* Yes, I can be adult about this, stand still and pay attention without running off like a 4 year old\u2026 probably.\u00a0 I hope.<\/p>\n

I totally pulled it off, by the way.<\/p>\n

It was just a fantastic day all around.\u00a0 Getting to meet some of the people from Scheepjes, including a designer I\u2019ve been speaking to for a month or two now, meeting the other bloggers, all of it\u2026 it was fantastic.\u00a0 I walked away with my head full of inspiration and ideas for future projects and my arms full of amazing goodies given to us by the company.\u00a0 It was just SO great!\u00a0 I\u2019m so glad I was included and was able to be a part of it.<\/p>\n

As you can probably tell, my blog is starting to take a turn towards being more about crafty stuff and less about expat life or other general life things, but that\u2019s ok right?\u00a0 Who doesn\u2019t love a bit of yarn porn!?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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