Haven2012 Conference Recap

June 26, 2012 By Filed Under: Haven2012

The Haven 2012 bloggers conference was THE place to be for 2 days in June. This bloggers conference was fun, informative and full of women (mostly) with tons in common. By now you may have read glowing reviews from DIY bloggers who wielded power tools and paint brushes while networking with like minded bloggers. Here’s my take on the conference.

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The sponsors were amazing! Here’s Rhoda getting a demo from Kreg. Yes, we all got a mini jig! It’s perfect for finishing my upper cabinet project. Talk about swag……because I was flying, I didn’t even bring it all home with me.

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Here’s my swag and I even won a Moen showerhead that swivels!

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No luck spinning the wheel to win a quart of Annie Sloan.

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There were sessions chock full of useful info for DIYers, photo takers and designers.

Kevin and Layla Palmer and Josh Moates held one of my favorite sessions on photography and photo styling.

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It was fun and I really learned a ton.

 

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I attended the Design Studio session presented by Darlene Weir from Fieldstone Hill, and Sherry Hart and Erika Ward, Atlanta based designers. Each presented a different approach to decorating a room. Darlene suggested studying all your pins to find a common element that will help you define your own personal style and prevent you from being too influenced by trends. great idea!

Mr Goodwill hunting  

Miss Mustard Seed introduced the very charming Mr. Goodwill Hunting. He’s such a fun guy. I can’t say I learned a lot, but I was totally entertained. He could be a stand up comic or even a preacher in his next career.

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He can sure preach some thrifting!

Mr Goodwill hunting. Debra from BungalowJPG

I even got a pic with both of us wearing our retro glasses.

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Sadly the conference had to end. Here’s some the team behind Haven at the Q and A session.

Debra and Rhoda

At last I finally got to meet Rhoda. I’ve known her online for years! She’s every bit as sweet as I imagined.

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I left with a mountain of business cards and good memories.

Let’s hope for a Haven 2013! I’ll be there for sure.

Traveling by air really tires me out and I was glad to be home to gather my thoughts sleep and let the experience sink in sleep before I posted a recap. Tomorrow it’s back to the cabinet project.

Here’s my first post about Haven and my traveling woes.

Linked to Haven2012 conference recaps at Southern Hospitality

 

Thanks for visiting! Debbie (((xx)))

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Haven2012

June 22, 2012 By Filed Under: Haven2012

  Read all about it here.  The Haven conference is a great experience and I can’t believe all the wonderful sponsors! Our swag bags were filled with goodies like Annie Sloan chalk paint and a Purdy brush, just to name a few and there were so many more goodies.

 

Here’s a shot just before the welcome session.

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Rhoda, the brains behind the conference and a sweet lady.

 

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The talented Haven team who pulled it all together.

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The key note speakers John and Sherry from Young House love. They were so much fun!

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Part of their presentation.

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A session about blog PR. These ladies really knew their stuff and gave out tons of info.

 

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A shot of a slide from the session, Design your Blog.

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And the vendor’s displays; Frog tape

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This lucky gal won a quart of paint from Annie Sloan chalk paint.

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Home Depot

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Minwax

Kreg demo

Kreg jigs. We got one of these sweet tools in our swag bag too

 

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and Rustoleum.

Great stuff, great people and tons of info. After day one of the conference I’m exhausted and this hotel has the most comfy beds. More pics coming soon.

 

If you read the previous post about my traveling fiasco to the Haven2012 conference, here are all the fun details. I traveled from Harrisburg, PA to Charlotte, NC without any glitches, but the flight from there to Atlanta was cancelled! My jaw dropped, now what? Most of us got rerouted on a plane to Columbia SC, but the flight out of there to Atlanta GA was delayed due to a hydraulic problem. We were told it would be about 2 hrs. Gritting my teeth…..the 2 hour delay turned into a 4 hour delay. Finally the airline got us on a flight to Atlanta! Instead of arriving around 11:00 I arrived around 5:00. I was hot and exhausted!

Now the next step was trying to find my bag. Was it with Delta or US Air? The last flight I was on was Delta. Delta said it was at US Air and US Air said vice versa! I was just about ready to explode but some nice employee from Delta helped find it.

I spilled coffee on my blouse and had to change it in one of the airport restrooms. Thank goodness I had a blouse in my carry on. The hotel told me my credit card was declined. I got all that straightened out and made it to Haven and that makes me happy!

 

Good night, I’m ready to jump into that big comfy bed.

 

Thanks for visiting! Debbie (((xx)))

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