Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of attending a table setting workshop held at Pottery Barn in the Kind of Prussia Mall. The workshop was held by our incredibly talented friend, Yvonne of Stonegable. I am sure many of you follow her blog already but if you are not familiar with her work yet, it is certainly one to follow. Yvonne shares amazing home décor, DIY's, recipes and spectacular tablescapes on her blog. Truth is, this woman was the one that inspired me to start my own blog.
That said, we were a group of about 15 to 20 people at the workshop. Some were Stonegable followers and a handful were also bloggers from New Jersey and Pennsylvania. To say that it was a happy day was an understatement. The chance to meet Yvonne and watch her in her element was simply incredible. And imagine having full access to the merchandise in Pottery Barn to create holiday tablescapes??? Yes, that is exactly what Yvonne was able to manage.
Here were was the group paying full attention to Yvonne.
Yvonne put two holiday looks together for us. One for Thanksgiving and the other one for Christmas. Both beautiful and full of simply elegance. And please forgive me for the blurry photos but I took them with my cell phone.
Don't you just love this Ralph Lauren inspired look??
This was the Thanksgiving table. Very organic with a muted color palette.
After the workshop, Yvonne took the time to greet us all. She was so sweet and the fact that she knew who I was a total surprise to me. I felt so honored. http://www.stonegableblog.com/
But the highlight of my day was meeting all the wonderful and friendly bloggers that were there. How lucky was I to finally meet a few bloggers from my area. In all honest, we are a very small group as far as I know but a wonderful group of women. My heart was overjoyed.
This very sweet and elegant lady pictured with me above is Johanne from French Gardener Dishes blog. http://frenchgardenerdishes.com/ I was great to find out that Johanne and I have so many things in common and she is a total foodie. She loves to share all her delicious recipes on her blog so do give her a visit to learn more about this talented and creative blogger. I am looking forward to meeting with her soon. I truly felt like I made a new friend.
This other pretty lady is Linda. She does not have a blog currently but follows mine as well as many other blogs. Hopefully we inspired Lynda to start her own. Loved her too. We clicked right away.
This other pretty lady is Linda. She does not have a blog currently but follows mine as well as many other blogs. Hopefully we inspired Lynda to start her own. Loved her too. We clicked right away.
Here is another group of bloggers as well as followers of my blog. Such friendly and kind ladies. And forgive me if I do not remember your names. I do hope that you leave me your contact information if you happen to read this post.
Again, it was an honor and pleasure to meet you all. I never imagined that blogging would bring such amazing people into my life. I was very touched and humbled by all the warmth and affection that I felt from each one of these ladies. It just doesn't get better than that. I am forever grateful.
If you live in New Jersey, New York or Pennsylvania, it would be a pleasure to meet you. I am hoping that we can get a group of local bloggers together to form our little group on this side of the country.
Fondly,
Janet
Again, it was an honor and pleasure to meet you all. I never imagined that blogging would bring such amazing people into my life. I was very touched and humbled by all the warmth and affection that I felt from each one of these ladies. It just doesn't get better than that. I am forever grateful.
If you live in New Jersey, New York or Pennsylvania, it would be a pleasure to meet you. I am hoping that we can get a group of local bloggers together to form our little group on this side of the country.
Fondly,
Janet
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