Fifteen of us arrived safely from all parts of the country to gather in side-by-side cottages for three nights and days at Meleen's place in southern Vermont. It was everything we hoped it would be, except sunny. But that didn't seem to matter much after all.

We did it all. Crafting and making things.

Stitching.

Exploring, adventuring. Collecting.

Visiting and learning.

More crafting. Always crafting.

Eating, eating, sipping, eating. Talking. Laughing, of course.

Gifting and sharing.

Relaxing. Appreciating the time, the place, the season.

The friendships. The fun!

Hard to see it end and head home. But we will definitely do it again.

Thank you to everyone who came, supported our vision of the weekend and made it especially fabulous. And to Meleen and John - not enough words, flowers or hugs to say it enough. Thank you!!

Tons of photos in the Instagram group pool #craftygetaway and on other blogs like the post here. I'll do another post about our generous sponsors and a giveaway to come as well.

If you would like to be on the newslist for the next one, shoot us an email at fallvermontgetaway(at)gmail.com. We're already thinking about winter, late spring and/or summer.