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Indulge your Passion at a Craft Retreat!Spending a weekend at a craft retreat is a great way to indulge in a favorite hobby, and just relax! Do you have a favorite hobby - but no time to actually enjoy it? You can sharpen your skills enjoy the camaraderie of others with similar interests at a craft retreat. Whether is just a weekend or a full week, this is the ultimate "me time".
Williamsburg, MassachusettsSnow Farm - Snow Farm offers weekend and week-long classes in many crafts, from glass-blowing and pottery to fiber arts and jewelry. Located among fields and woodlands in western Massachusetts, the farm has a mix of historic and modern studios and professional instructors.
Door Peninsula, WisconsinThe Clearing - The Clearing is a "Folk School", offering summer classes in quilting, carving, writing, knitting, music, and much more. They offer a women's writing retreat in the fall and yoga classes, too! The Clearing is located on a bluff above the waters of Green Bay, a setting often compared to New England in it's rural charm.ParisIf you love Paris, and love silk painting, Silk Painting France Adventure is exactly what you're looking for. You'll get an in-depth experience in silk painting, and a great Paris vacation, too! You'll start with a Champagne cruise on the Seine, do a little sightseeing, eat at fabulous cafes - and spend at least part of each day learning new silk painting techniques! This is a week-long adventure scheduled for June 2009.JapanCarol Lane-Saber Designs - Carol Lane-Saber offers a yearly 2-week trip to Japan to study the history,architecture, and gardens of Japan, as well at the textiles and clothing. This is a shopping tour, focusing on textiles to bring home for your next project.
Milwaukee, WisconsinBead and Button Show - The largest bead show in the country, the Bead and Button show is a week-long beading extravaganza, with daily classes and workshops, and a weekend marketplace to purchase beads, beading supplies, and bead-making supplies. Some of the beads themselves are a work of art, and the finished projects are stunning. Classes are for all levels of experience.East Tawas, MichiganHarbor Star Quilting and Craft Retreat House - Harbor Star offers weekend quilt retreats plus classes in applique, or just about any craft you have an interest in. They have scheduled classes, but if you have a special interest and a small group of friends that would like to join you, they will arrange a retreat just for you. What a great getaway!
Livingston County, MichiganThe Pampered Scrapbooker - This small resort on a scenic Michigan lake offers weekend scrapbooking retreats throughout the year. They have a huge cropping area and can accomodate 4 to 14 people on a weekend. Meals are included in the package, and you can arrange to have a massage, too!Red Wing, MinnesotaThe Legacy House is another scrapbooking and craft retreat offering weekend retreats in an Arts and Crafts-style house near the Mississippi River. They specialize in scrapbooking, but their large craft room also accommodates groups (up to 12) of quilters, beaders, and other crafters. With a bridge over the Mississippi, the location is perfect for those in both Minnesota and Wisconsin!
Where Would You Like to Go Next?Test your skills (or learn some new ones) with these other "Learning Vacations": Learn a Language Artist or Writer's Workshops Learn to Surf Join a Dig return to Great Women's Vacations by TripDiva Travel
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