This last convention gift was a tag for my purse. At each Stampin'Up! event we get a bag. Each year the bag is different. But, everyone at the convention gets the same bag. So, Leslie, my upline made these tags to go on the bag. Best part, on the back of the tag was a personalized message to me from Leslie. I love the tag and might try to create a card in a similar design. Thanks Leslie! I think I came home with some awesome gifts from friends. That doesn't even include all the free materials we got from Stampin'Up!
One of the things I enjoy about Convention is meeting all kinds of people. About 6 years ago I met two women that were the kind that you feel like you have known for ever. We managed for several years to room together at our Leadership conference. Sue one of our roommates has since passed away, but Dina and I keep in touch.
Dina has had a notebook for me every year that we have roomed together. This year was no exception. Even though we were not roommates this is what she gave me. Doesn't it look just like a clutch purse? Open it up and it is a journal.
Thanks Dina!
It hardly seems possible that a week ago I was traveling home from convention. It is something I look forward to from the day I register in April until I arrive in Salt Lake City in July. A tradition that I have been following each year, is to make your roommates, and your group members a gift. This year I made these cute bags which I called survival bags and added butterflies on the petals of the flower. Our group is called the Butterfly Friends so that seemed necessary.
Inside each bag was Kleenex because the main stage speakers manage to make us cry at some point each year.
Advil because a headache seems to happen when you get little sleep each night/
Hand Sanitizer because you are touching all kinds of places that lots of people have touched
Wipes for whatever you need
Bandaids which I ended up needing right away. Of course the bandaids had to be Hello Kitty ones.
A granola bar in case you have no time for breakfast
Most important of all chocolate for whenever and whatever.
