A Gung-Ho Esther

 

With luggage securely in hand, we headed to Toronto yesterday, and our last Canadian Workshop of a Lifetime for quite awhile. (We have one more to do in the Great White North, but it will be later because Tamye wasn’t available these past two weeks.)

This workshop was with Esther Moore, a sweetheart of a demonstrator. Anyone who is pregnant with her third child and her oldest is three deserves a medal! She is due in five or six weeks, and was darling with her two little boys. You can tell she’s a great mother!

And she’s a great demonstrator as well! She’s new (just signed up in October) and is gung ho. Believe it or not, she has a few more events scheduled between now and the birth of her baby! She got another booking last night at the workshop as well, although I’m not sure when she’ll schedule that one.

The workshop went well. Esther took seriously the challenge to have at least half of the guests be completely new to Stampin’ Up!, and so more than half of her guests she met last night for the first time. (We love when that happens, don’t we? That’s truly the magic of a workshop at work!) 

The guests seemed to like the projects; they liked it even more when I messed up. (smile) They laughed when I put the Happy Birthday card through the Big Shot without stamping it first, and they also found it amusing when I forgot to put the brad and grommet on before I started layering on the demonstration project. I asked them if they thought I was perfect, and they said “yes.” They know better now! I don’t think I’ve ever demonstrated anything anywhere without goofing up, but that just helps reassure people that anyone can do this; you certainly don’t have to be perfect! 

Esther’s guests also really liked the stenciling, which I was happy about (since it’s one of my favorite techniques). They didn’t realize how easy it was, and they loved the look it creates.

And I have to mention the custom-made Stampin’ Up! cupcakes—handmade by a friend. Esther gave her some DSP, and she went to town. Aren’t they beautiful? Almost too lovely to eat. . . . but not quite!

After the workshop, we rushed off to dinner with a small group of Esther’s demonstrator friends (upline, sideline, etc.). We were late (nobody seemed to want to leave the workshop, which is always a good sign!), but thoroughly enjoyed dinner and the conversation as well! (And thanks, ladies, for the tip about getting to the airport early! We would have never made our flight if you hadn’t warned us that it was one of the busiest travel days of the year in Canada and to get there at least three hours early.)

Comments

[Nicole Jordan]

As exhausting as this must be for you, it seems like it also must be so much fun to get out and see things from a different perspective. The hostesses are very lucky! Once again Shelli, you are showing how much you care. Thanks for sharing!

[Caroline in Toronto]

Oh Shelli, we were SO very happy to have you come to dinner with us! I can only imagine how tired you and Sara must have been, but you were both so gracious nonetheless.

I'm glad that our travel advice paid off...I felt terrible giving you a 4am "wake-up call", but if it meant you got home safe and sound, it was worth it!

I put some pictures from dinner here if you'd like to see:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=393025&id=868485370&l=8dbfa37e51

Enjoy your down-time before you run off to Cali & Hawaii... hahahaha!

much love from Toronto,
Caroline

[Nicole]

Shelli, I am so enjoying reading about your Workshop of a Lifetime Experiences! I do hope that this is something that you will offer your Australian (and other country) Demonstrators in the future. There is so much of Australia here for you to experience! I'd love to welcome you to my small town! I'd even pick you up at the airport so you didn't have to drive on the "wrong" side of the road!
See you at Convention in May!

Nicole

[Carolyn]

Congratulations on another great workshop experience. An old sales manager of mine always said the key to success is to live in the market. Kudos to you...you are walking the walk and you are a true inspiration!

[Maxine Conrad]

How very fun to read all about these fabulous workshops. I am so glad you started a blog so we can 'track' where you are :) Be safe!

[Barbara Harmon]

Shelli, I really am enjoying reading your posts. The workshops are fabulous and the perfect way to show the very human wonderful owner of Stampin'Up. I also have to chuckle at the lost luggage. Most of us can relate to that experience sometime in our past.

[Nan Goerlitz]

Shelli, Thank you so much for posting your Workshop of a Lifetime experiences - AND the projects. I love these stenciled projects & can't wait to recreate them myself.

[Dinnae]

What an awesome account of your workshop with Esther... I too love the stencilled projects... I'll be doing that in a workshop soon for sure!

[Joy Willinger]

The fact that you made a few small mistakes is a big plus, especially with new stampers. That shows them that even the most seasoned stampers make mistakes!

[Paula]

It was great to meet you and learn up the SU products. I booked a workshop for next week with Esther!

[Susan Boyette]

Shelli - I love reading about the workshops of a lifetime! I especially love the black gratitude card. I'm having a hard time determining what's in the center. It looks like a black circle and then a clear rhinestone brad. Is that right? The card is gorgeous!

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