tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63952894952044408112024-02-08T10:57:20.129-08:00Mirabilia Minions RetreatAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02402034360925106275noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395289495204440811.post-18481732263796089482013-04-07T20:44:00.001-07:002013-04-07T20:44:07.513-07:00Two week Countdown!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello Ladies! </div>
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We are just TWO weeks from the retreat and I’m super
excited! I need to do a final count but
I am fairly certain everyone will walk away with a door prize <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></div>
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A couple of reminders: </div>
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You are more than welcome
to bring your own alcoholic beverages if you’d like. I know a couple of ladies will be bringing
extra but just letting you know.</div>
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There is still time to order a shirt if you’d like. Seems like turnaround time is about a week
including shipping. You can customize
size, color and style and 10% of sales go back towards the retreat. <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/miraminionsretreat">http://www.zazzle.com/miraminionsretreat</a></div>
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Dinner will be catered by MacAllister’s Deli both nights and
will be a baked Potato Bar Friday night and sandwich trays and chips on
Saturday night. Breakfast is provided by
the hotel but you’ll be on your own for lunch.
There are tons of restaurants within 5 minutes of the hotel and a couple
in the same parking lot that can be walked to.
Also, please feel free to bring a little goodie for the snack table.</div>
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We will also be setting us a stash swap table. There are no rules centered around
this. Just drop off something you may
not stitch and pick up something you might.
I just ask that no one person hog all the goodies.</div>
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I hope those who are choosing to make Mystery Boxes are
having fun! Please don’t feel pressured
to make one if you don’t want to or can’t afford to. I want everyone to just have fun!</div>
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I am putting together a box of goodies for Nora. I’ve had several inquiries and yes, if you’d
like to contribute something, it will be fine.
If not, no problem either <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span> If you choose to, let me know.</div>
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We are scheduled to start in the stitching room Friday
afternoon at 3pm. Please come early if
you want as we will probably take over the little breakfast room until then.</div>
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The stitching room will have plenty of power strips and
extension cords for those who need extra lighting. The lighting isn’t super great so I encourage
bringing a light if you have one.</div>
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As most of you know, a new Mirabilia pattern will be released
just a couple of days before the retreat.
We will have the pattern available at the retreat for purchase and we
will probably be among the first to get it.
But I need to let Wichelt know how many to send so if you’re interested
in getting it at the retreat, please let me know so I can give them an accurate
number to send <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></div>
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There are only two rules for the retreat: </div>
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Show respect and kindness to each of the other attendees and
have fun!</div>
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Please call me if you’re delayed or something
unexpected comes up and you cannot attend.
I don’t want to spend all weekend worrying if someone is MIA.</div>
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The local cross stitch store will be giving us 10% off our
purchases. I need to verify with Donna
whether it is the whole weekend or on a certain day and I will be letting
everyone know at the retreat. We’re
blessed to have several crafty ladies in our midst at the retreat so there
should be a smorgasbord of hand-dyed fabrics and stitching accessories
available for purchase from some of the ladies attending. </div>
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Thank you for attending and I’ll see you in 2 weeks!</div>
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Leslie LaFleur</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02402034360925106275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395289495204440811.post-13971086450353252922013-02-21T13:53:00.002-08:002013-02-21T13:53:20.737-08:00An Update with lots of info!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hello Everyone!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
are officially less than 60 days out from the first Mirabilia Minions
Retreat!!!!!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m sending out this
email to make sure that everyone has some of the basic information and to tell
you about some fun things going on!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>First,
Super EXCITED that Nora is coming!!!!!!!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>How great is that?!?!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s said
she would be happy to sign patterns for those who want her to but since we want
her to enjoy the retreat too; we are limiting it to two patterns per
person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll be working with her to
figure out a time both days for her to sign patterns so it’s fairly organized.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Second,
don’t forget the Mystery Box!!!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll
add a copy of the rules at the bottom of this email.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This game is a ton of fun so I encourage
everyone to participate!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kathy and I are
working on a special box just for Nora </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If you
want to stitch a nametag, please feel free!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’ll hopefully stitch myself one!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If not, I’ll have name tags so we can use them the first night at least
to get to know each other’s names.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A
couple of little things:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll be setting
up a stash swap table and a snack table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Do you make an infamous brownie or have grandma’s awesome snickerdoodle
recipe?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bring them to share!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will have some chips and crackers and
things like that but please feel free to bring other treats to share!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Hotel is BYOB.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They do not have a liquor license so you
cannot buy alcohol at the hotel but you are allowed to bring it with you if you
want.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know a couple of ladies are
bringing wine and beer so be advised that there will be alcohol there and please
feel free to bring some with you if you’d like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For those who do not drink alcohol, I’m going to bring a couple of cases
of bottled water and we will have tea and lemonade with dinner both
nights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The hotel does have vending
machines for those who prefer cokes or you’re welcome to bring your own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For dinner Friday night, we will be having a
baked potato bar and for dinner Saturday we are having sandwich trays with
potato salad and chips delivered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
know several people will be out and about Saturday and I wanted to make it easy
for everyone to eat whenever they get hungry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Teeshirts have been designed and
are available for purchase from zazzle.com.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Immediately after I send this email, I will email a link to the
shirts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t feel obligated to buy a
shirt, but if you do decide to purchase, zazzle will give 10% of your order
back to the retreat to be used towards door prizes and stuff like that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The neat thing about the teeshirts is that
you can change the style, color and size of the shirt to whatever you
want!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Local shop in the Greenville
area is called Panda’s Crossing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
have lots of Miras and TONS of beads!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While
you are welcome to go anytime during the retreat, they will open especially for
us Sunday for a couple of hours and they are offering a 10% discount on all
purchases that day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m still waiting on deposits from
a few people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know who you are!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please get them to me ASAP so I can order a
few more things for our giveaways and stuff!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We’ve been BLESSED to receive donations from: Kreinik, Rainbow Gallery,
Wichelt, American Dreams, K’s Creations, Laurel’s Stitchery, The Stitch
Menagerie, Down Sunshine Lane, Needlepoint Inc, Panda’s Crossing, Under the Sea
Fabrics, Dinky Dyes, Crescent Colors and more that I can’t remember at this
moment! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please support the businesses
supporting us!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The way things are going,
there might be a door prize for every person as well as goodie bags we’re
putting together!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">For those who are flying in, please
send me your arrival and departure times and which airline you are flying on so
I can set up either shuttle service or work out airport rides and car
buddies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t want anyone to have to
rent a car unless they want to.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Check in time on Friday the 19<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup>
is 3pm and that is also when the room will be available for us to stitch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We should be able to use the room pretty
continuously until Sunday morning when we all pack up to head home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know some of us are coming in early or
staying late.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The little
lounge/breakfast area is available to stitch in for those who want to use
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The hotel also has an indoor pool
and small fitness center.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Check out is
11am Sunday the 21<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">st</span></sup> and the cost of the room includes a nice
breakfast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are several restaurants
within a couple of blocks of the hotel if you decide to go to lunch or have
dinner elsewhere.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ve been asked a couple of times
and I’m going to go ahead and answer the question here:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No, there will not be any classes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aside from when dinner is being delivered,
there isn’t really a schedule either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
want everyone to relax and enjoy themselves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thanks for joining us!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will send out another email in a month or
so with reminders and stuff! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I will post this info to the
retreat website as well!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>http://miraminionsretreat.blogspot.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">~ Leslie and Kathy</span></div>
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but if you do not create a mystery box to bring to exchange, you will not
receive one. This game is A LOT of fun and I encourage you to participate!</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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item off the list below. These are very general items and should vary from
person to person. Then you wrap and number each item according to the list. You
place the wrapped items into a box or basket and bring it to the retreat. Each
person who brings a box will get to pick a different box and we will open the
numbered gifts randomly throughout the retreat. Hopefully, you will get to know
the creator of your box as we go and the last parcel will be a card telling who
made the box. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">A skien of overdyed floss.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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your name so that the recipient of your box will know who made it.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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fun and be creative in creating your box!</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02402034360925106275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395289495204440811.post-32670085282900337532013-01-30T13:59:00.000-08:002013-01-30T13:59:00.781-08:00Nora is Coming!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Super excited that Nora Corbett will be joining us at the retreat! Sooooo excited!<br />
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Don't forget to Book your room and also to send your deposit!<br />
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Also, please check out the page above for the rules for the Mystery Box game! It's a ton of fun and helps us all get to know each other!<br />
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We are being sent generous gifts from Jo at Dinky Dyes, Sharon of Crescent Colors, and Cecelia from the Threadgatherer! Please support these companies since they are supporting our retreat!<br />
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I'm working on a design for the teeshirts. Since I've had several people express concern about the colors of the shirts, I'm going to upload the design to Zazzle so everyone can order their favorite color and size. <br />
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I've been working on food and think we have a plan. We will order in food for the evenings. We will set up a table in our little lobby area so if you want to bring snacks to share, there will be a place :) Wonder what yummy treats I will come up with to bring!<br />
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TTFN!<br />
Leslie and Kathy</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02402034360925106275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395289495204440811.post-55459607645434733102013-01-03T21:18:00.001-08:002013-01-03T21:18:06.861-08:00The Mystery Box Game!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here all the rules for the Mystery Box! I'll also post them in a tab at the top of the blog for easy access.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mirabilia Minions Retreat Mystery Box
Game<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Note: This game is completely
voluntary but if you do not create a mystery box to bring to exchange, you will
not receive one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This game is A LOT of
fun and I encourage you to participate!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rules:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each Person creates a mystery box by buying
one of each item off the list below.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These are very general items and should vary from person to person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then you wrap and number each item according
to the list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You place the wrapped items
into a box or basket and bring it to the retreat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each person who brings a box will get to pick
a different box and we will open the numbered gifts randomly throughout the
retreat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully, you will get to know
the creator of your box as we go and the last parcel will be a card telling who
made the box.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Your MUST-HAVE stitching accessory.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Something Soft.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Something Froggy (maybe by having
frogs in our boxes, we won’t have them in our stitching!)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">An item in your favorite color.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">An embellishment for cross stitching
of some sort.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Something Hard.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Something you find necessary for
travel.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">8.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A dozen of something.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">9.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A skien of overdyed floss.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">10.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A postcard of where you live that
tells your name so that the recipient of your box will know who made it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The total
value of the boxes does not have to be significant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have fun and be creative in creating your
box!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Also, a big thanks to Amanda at The Stitch Menagerie for creating a wonderful prize for our goody bags! </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02402034360925106275noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395289495204440811.post-55180779772780913852012-12-18T10:27:00.001-08:002012-12-18T10:27:16.435-08:00It's getting Closer.. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
To the holidays and the new year! I've decided to postpone the deadline for deposits until January 31st, 2013. I know the holidays are crunch time and money can be tight. Please email me at <a href="mailto:Leslie.LaFleur@gmail.com">Leslie.LaFleur@gmail.com</a> to get info about sending your deposit. I'll be posting the Mystery Box list tonight. <br />
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The way a mystery box works:<br />
A numbered list of items is sent out or posted.<br />
Each person buys one of each item (they are very general in nature)<br />Then, you wrap each of the items and number them according to the list.<br />
Put the wrapped items in a box or basket.<br />
At the retreat, all of the participants will pick a random mystery box from the stack of boxes and we will call numbers randomly throughout the retreat.<br />
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It's fun to guess what is in the different packages and who created your box.<br />
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<a href="http://laurelsstitchery.com/" target="_blank">Laurel's Stitchery</a> has created an AWESOME prize to be given away as a raffle or door prize. Many Thank Yous to Laurel! Please help support the companies and shops that are supporting our retreat!<br />
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TTFN!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02402034360925106275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395289495204440811.post-10862940127630692152012-10-04T10:35:00.001-07:002012-10-04T10:35:45.213-07:00An Update!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello Everyone! I have some updates and info for everyone! <br />
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First, our block of rooms at the Holiday Inn Express is set aside for us from Friday, April 19th- Sunday April 21st. The rooms all have double beds and can sleep 2 people and cost $95 a night. We ask that you PLEASE book your rooms as soon as you plan to attend! You can call the hotel at (864) 678-5555 and ask for a room in the Mirabilia Minions Retreat block. There is no charge to reserve your room, they just ask for a credit card number just in case. While we would like you to book your rooms as soon as possible, our deadline for booking them is February 1st, 2013. That way, we can try to find more attendees if you cannot make it.<br />
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Secondly, the paypal fees are pretty high considering our budget for this retreat is very low so I have set up a bank account just for the retreat and ask that in order to reserve a spot, you send a check, money order or well concealed cash (at your own risk) to me. All deposits are used strictly for the retreat to cover the conference room, food, and door prizes. To reserve your spot, I'm asking to receive deposits by January 1st, 2013. Again, we want to give ourselves plenty of time to order tee-shirts and work with the catering companies. The deposit is $50 and covers the conference room, tee-shirt and door prizes. I'm waiting for quotes from several catering companies and we are certain we will include Friday Night's dinner within the $50 but are unsure about Saturday night's dinner. The hotel has a free breakfast for all who attend the retreat and we will be setting up a snack table so that we can all bring our favorite treats to share :) You will receive an email confirmation as well as a written receipt when your deposit has arrived. To find out where to send your deposit, please email me at <a href="mailto:Leslie.LaFleur@gmail.com">Leslie.LaFleur@gmail.com</a>. If you prefer paypal, please email me and we will work out a way to do that type of transaction.<br />
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Thirdly, I am finalizing the list of items for the Mystery Box Exchange and will be posting it here within the week. The Mystery Box exchange is voluntary but it is so much fun! We hope EVERYONE will want to participate!<br />
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Lastly, we have already received donations of door prizes from <a href="http://www.kreinik.com/" target="_blank">Kreinik Manufacturing</a> and <a href="http://www.rainbowgallery.com/" target="_blank">Rainbow Gallery Threads</a>! A BIG Thank you from the Mira Minions to these wonderful companies for supporting our retreat! So please do your best to support them!<br />
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Thank you for now!<br />
Leslie and Kathy</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02402034360925106275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395289495204440811.post-73411196125176837912012-09-28T14:56:00.000-07:002012-10-04T10:36:01.385-07:00The Mira Minions Retreat Basic Info<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This blog has been created to provide information about the Mirabilia-themed retreat planned for April 19-21, 2013 in Greenville, South Carolina. The Hotel we will be staying at is Holiday Inn Express located at 1036 Woodruff Road. Greenville, SC. We have 20 rooms in our block which have 2 double beds. The room cost is $95 a night and can be split between two people. The cost of the retreat is $50 plus your room cost, which you will have to book yourself and reserve within our block. In order to hold the retreat, we need to have all 20 rooms booked. <br />
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We are asking that each attendant pay their $50 by January 1st, 2013 and have their rooms booked by Febuary 1st, 2013. We are setting up a paypal account to accept the deposits. Your name will not be put on the official list of attendees unless you have paid your deposit and reserved your room. You can reserve your room by calling the hotel at 1-864-678-5555 and asking to reserve the room in the Mira Minions Retreat block. It might also be under Leslie LaFleur. The hotel will ask for a credit card when you reserve your room but they will not charge it until your stay at the retreat. <br />
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The $50 will include the conference room fees, dinner for Friday night (and maybe Saturday if we can get reasonable catering) and a tee-shirt. Anything extra at the end of the retreat will go towards purchasing door prizes and goodie bags. <br />
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I'll be adding more info in the next couple of days as we have the pay pal account set up. We are planning to do a mystery box project and more info on that will be available soon.<br />
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Hope you can join us!<br />
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Leslie and Kathy</div>
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