I love learning more about the teachers we have lined up for THE CREATIVE CONNECTION in September. We have quite the variety of classes this year between VOGUEknitting, MARYJANESFARM, BlogHer Handmade and TCC Handmade. Just think of the wonderful mix of people teaching and attending.
VOGUEknitting Day
JOSH BENNETT – It’s not everyday you have the opportunity to take a class from someone who designs and knits for many fashion designers, who writes patterns for many publications and recently worked with Project Runway. Based in New York City, Josh is studying Menwear design at the Fashion Institute of Technology. 
Josh will teach you how to design and write your very own pattern in his Custom Knitting Design class. With his help, you’ll learn how to choose the right fiber, the right stitching and the right design. Sounds too good to be true doesn’t it? You can learn more about Josh on his website, Boy Meets Purl. Love the name.
MARYJANESFARM Day
I spent a bit of time on Tina’s popular food blog today wanting to learn more about her. She’s a health nut who takes photos of her meals, writes a weekly feature for Health.com, loves on her pug, and has recently published her first book. 
“Healthy Living, One Carrot & Cupcake At A Time”, shares her balanced and realistic approach to health and fitness. Her site is very helpful, as I think her class, Eat, Exercise and Laugh … A lot! will be very popular. Being a fitness professional myself, I loved her overall message of balance.
TCC HANDMADE
Wendy Smedley and Stacy Julian
How do you document your family legacy? Your family memories? Many of you may scrapbook or have in the past. I was a HUGE scrapbooker so I know these two gals from the early days of Scrapbooking. I considered them “scrapbook celebrities”. 
They have since evolved the art of memory keeping, it’s no longer just about keeping a family scrapbook. Taking their classes, Button-Tufted Family Tree and When I See You – Frame will have you looking at many different ways to track and document your family legacy. Not to mention that it’s such a treat to get both of these lovely ladies together.
You can read more about Stacy and Wendy on their websites.
Have you registered yet? If so, what classes have you signed up for? I’d love to hear from you. You can leave comments here, or visit us on our facebook page.
Did you attend last year? We’d be interested in learning your experience for our IN YOUR WORDS section.
Written by Kim Demmon ~ Today’s Creative Blog
