Step away from the day-to-day and join us for
Hibernate & Create RETREAT in Milton, Florida – near Pensacola!
It’s going to be flocking fabulous!
Creativity – Food – Fun – Friendship
Gather and explore in this one-of-a-kind meet-up of creative spirits.
** We are currently sold out for our Let’s Flamingle Retreat in Florida. If you would like to be placed on our waitlist, please email Kelli at hibernatecreate@gmail.com ***
When: June 6-9, 2024
What’s included:
Registration includes 3 nights’ accommodation at a beautiful gulf shore home. Fresh meals prepared for our guests including 3 dinners, 3 breakfasts and 2 lunches along with plenty of snacks! All creative project supplies & instruction for stitching, polymer clay and oh so much more! (we have to keep a few surprises). An afternoon of shopping and exploring Pensacola including a scenic boat tour where we’ll be on the lookout for dolphins. You may want to bring an extra tote or leave some room in your suitcase for all of the wonderful projects that you will create and goodies you will receive throughout your stay! (We LOVE to spoil our attendees!)
Cost: $800 per person
Payment:
A deposit of $200 is due at time of registration to reserve your spot. Final payment is due by May 15, 2024. Payment schedules can be customized to your payment needs.
**Registration does not include transportation to / from the retreat (i.e. your flight, rental car or Uber/Lyft, etc.).
**Registration fees are non-refundable but may be transferred to another participant from our waiting list.
How to Register:
Registration opens on November 15th at 10:00 am Central.
Make your reservation by emailing Kelli at hibernatecreate@gmail.com.
If you are registering with a friend or family member (or friends/family members), one email can be sent for all persons in your party. Please provide the name of each guest and their email addresses.
Upon receiving your registration email, a return email will be sent confirming availability and verifying your payment options.
Please note, that while this overnight venue accommodates our group size, it is not set up for everyone to have a twin bed. Some guests will be sharing beds. If you are traveling solo, we will communicate this with you prior to your deposit payment to ensure that you are comfortable sharing a king or queen bed.
Connecting:
In advance of the RETREAT, a private Facebook group will be created so that we can get to know each other, sneak peak of projects, ask questions and stay connected post event!
Swap:
Attendees are encouraged to participate in our optional small gift swap! Gifts will be exchanged on the first night following our welcome dinner. For our gift swap you can make or purchase something small for everyone. It’s a great way to have a little treasure from everyone you meet on our weekend away.
Pensacola, Florida / Milton, Florida:
The City of Pensacola is home to beautiful beaches, a bustling metropolitan community, and rich cultural history. We’ve picked this location to explore all the gulf has to offer from shopping to waterways.
Learn more at Visit Pensacola or the City of Pensacola.
Venue:
We’ve rented the gorgeous Baywater Landing property to gather our flock that is near the water. We’ve included a few photos of this stunning property.
Transportation:
With Pensacola’s gulf location, you might find it driveable from where you are, or many will fly into the Pensacola Airport.
We can assist in transportation to/from the airport via our Facebook group.
Retreat Schedule:
Thursday
Guests can arrive between 12:00-2:00 pm to settle in. Note, lunch will not be provided on day 1, but we will have some welcome snacks & refreshments to greet you. After our welcome gathering, we will kick off with our first creative project. We will end the evening with our “It’s Pink” Welcome Dinner where we encourage you wear something pink to celebrate how flocking fabulous you are! We’ll end the evening with our gift swap!
Friday
The morning will be jump started with tasty breakfast and some additional creative time. The afternoon will give us some time to shop & explore Pensacola. The highlight of the day will be a scenic gulf boat tour. Our day will conclude at the retreat house for another yummy dinner, show & share and more creative time.
Saturday
Saturday will again provide creative and leisure time to enjoy our vacation getaway. Saturday will end with our Good-bye dinner.
Sunday
All good things must come to an end and following our Sunday breakfast we will say goodbye with new friends, fabulous projects and plenty of memories (and photos to share!)
note: schedule is subject to change, but this provides you with the general flow of the weekend.
Your Hibernate and Create RETREAT Hosts:
Kelli Sweet: Exploring is the general theme for Kelli – creativity, travel, food and more! As the artist behind Degrees by Kelli, her favorite mediums are jewelry, collage & painting and all things quilting & fabric related.
Kelli loves to connect and inspire creativity. She founded Hibernate & Create as the 31 Days of Creativity Challenge which has blossomed into a beautiful Facebook community. In 2018 it expanded into RETREATS bringing people together for dedicated creative time with friendship & food! And 2020 brought the addition of Crafty Mixer, an online virtual craft meet-up and Workshops & Classes in her studio at the Hot Shops Art Center in Omaha.
Kelli lives in LaVista, Nebraska with her husband Drew and their tabby cat Milo (aka Squeaky_Milo on Instagram)
Lindsay Struble: Lindsay is the “chef” extraordinaire behind the Hibernate & Create Retreats. A special education teacher by profession, we enjoy Lindsay’s delicious cooking as she “fusses” over the small details.
Lindsay loves to travel, explore and hop onboard when a friend needs a companion for an adventure. She loves to help others and make people smile! Her creativity and art is through cooking and the sharing of food. Her goal is to warm the hearts and tummies of the people she’s around!
Lindsay and her husband Tim live in LaVista, NE with their energized kitten, Lola, who loves to entertain them at all hours of the day!
Julie Geiger Armed with a sewing machine or needle and thread, Julie Geiger creates all types of fabric wonderment including quilts, wool applique, embroidery and wool felt projects.
Captivated by all things fabric since she was a young girl, Julie is the owner of Prairie Point Junction Quilt Shop, Home of Wool Felt Central in Cozad, Nebraska. Julie will share her magic, some embroidery stitches and inspire you to transform needle and thread, into a special keepsake.
http://www.prairiepointjunction.com
Our Guest Instructor:
Skyler Thomas Koehn
Skyler has been working with polymer clay for 15+ years. Although they dabble in many mediums including glass blowing and painting, polymer class has always been their one true love. In 2015 they started teaching classes so that they could share that love with others!
Skyler’s business name is Unicorn Mullet.
Thanks to our amazing sponsors!
Prairie Point Junction
Degrees by Kelli
WanderWrx
If you would like to be a RETREAT sponsor in the form of participant gifts, supplies or discounts.
Please contact Kelli at hibernatecreate@gmail.com
We can’t wait to Meet-up with you in FLORIDA!
The fine print: In registering for the retreat, participant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Sweet Creative LLC DBA Degrees by Kelli or DBA as Hibernate and Create, the hosts Kelli Sweet, Lindsay Struble, Julie Geiger, Gale Nation, Anna Walker and any event sponsors, instructors or volunteers from any and all causes and action which may arise from the Hibernate and Create Retreat. I grant permission for Sweet Creative LLC to use any photos, videotape, etc. taken of me, my products or classes in any and all publicity and advertising promoting the retreat. By registering for this retreat, I Agree and acknowledge that the waiver has been read and understood and that I will abide by all Rules.