Girls’ Weekend at the Haven Conference

Phew!  The three of us are just getting home from a weekend in Atlanta, spent at the Haven Conference for DIY bloggers.   Amy and I went last year (Terry had a brand-new baby and obviously wasn’t leaving him), and we had so much fun, and learned so much, that we all went back this year.  Imagine 400+ lifestyle bloggers all in one place–it was overwhelming, but also amazing!

I wanted to share a few pictures from the weekend.  Stick around over the next few months as we put our newfound knowledge to the test.  You guys probably know this, but there’s so much that goes into the “back end” of running a blog, and there are so many talented bloggers out there now that we really have to be at the top of our game to impress you, our amazing readers!

This was the first time that the three of us were together in a LONG time.  Amy and her family came to visit us in Savannah last Christmas, but Terry I hadn’t been together in a couple of years, if you can believe it.  That’s what happens when two of you live in Virginia and one of you lives in Georgia!  Thank goodness for the internet!

By the way, if you’ve never read the story of how we know each other and how we started blogging, you can read it here.

 

We all had these fun matching tote bags at the conference, and they were such a conversation starter.  It was Amy’s idea…we found the bags (handmade by {this} Etsy seller) and then I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out our blog logo in gold heat transfer material.  We did the logo on one side, and our monograms (OF COURSE!) on the other.

The conference had several amazing sponsors, including Ballard Designs, like last year.  Our “swag bags” were their gorgeous burlap totes, and they brought in lots of their furniture to create fun conversation and sitting areas, plus this bedroom set up.

This was our final morning at Haven, and we were exhausted–especially Amy, who shared with you all that she is fighting Lyme Disease in this post.  Anyway, she made it through like a champ, even though she was so tired–the bed was just too tempting so we all crawled in!

The sponsors had fun photo-op areas set up, so we snapped a few shots with their props.

Here’s Amy at Modern Masters (she’ll be painting a front door for them soon, so stay tuned):

And all three of us cooking with Moen:

And here’s Terry with GMC (we’re hoping to do a road trip post with them in the near future):

You can imagine that the decorations were over-the-top.  After all, we bloggers thrive on Pinterest-worthy tableaus!  Check out the decorations at our Saturday luncheon–so creative!

And everyone loved Scout & Nimble’s candy bar…I took a few sweets home for the kids, and I think almost everyone else did, too.  That counts as a “souvenir”, right?!  Of course, I snuck quite a few bites during the four hour drive back to Savannah!

And you all know me–what trip to Atlanta would be complete without a trip to IKEA?  Here’s the back of my car (please forgive the grainy, iPhone shot in a dark parking garage) after a successful afternoon.  Stay tuned, because those boxes are going in my living room and I’m excited to show it to you!

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