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Falling for Friday // 3-22-13

(1) Pete's // (2) Busy Bee Cafe // (3) Betty Belts // (4) The Pier // (5) City Hall

Today I am featuring my favorite things to do while I am here in Ventura, Ca.
Right now I am in Ventura at the Craftcation Conference! You can find out more here.

Ventura, California
Ventura is located about an hour north of Los Angeles, Ca and about 40 minutes south of Santa Barbara, Ca. It is a beach town known for its great surf and their wonderful downtown area with great food and shops.

Here are my favorite things to do in Ventura!

1. Pete's Breakfast House
We always leave so early to go to Ventura, so the first thing on the list is always breakfast.
And it is always Pete's!

2. Main Street - Downtown Ventura
Shopping and Dining
Antique Stores
A good lunch - Busy Bee Cafe, Nature's Grill
Craft shops - Betty Belts, Superbuzzy
Fun retail stores

3. The Pier
Paddle
Watch the surfers
Enjoy the beach

4. The Architecture
Gorgeous buildings all around town that are so hard to miss.
The Mission San Buenaventura
Ventura City Hall building

If you ever get the chance to go or enjoy it as much as I do, you will find it is a great place for some R&R. Who doesn't love some of that?

Happy Friday!

Craftcation 2013...Here I Come

I am so excited to be off to Craftcation this morning for a weekend in Ventura with a ton of other bloggers and crafters alike !

Ventura, California

Here is the low down...

Craftcation
Indie business and DIY Conference in Ventura, Ca
March 21st - 24th, 2013
Put on my Nicole Stevenson and Santa Ana's own Delilah Snell :)
A retreat to inspire, network and build a craft business community

Here is a little video recap from last year...

Craftcation 2012 from Letter Box Films on Vimeo.

So this weekend I will be posting all over twitter, facebook and instagram when I can! Come follow along with all the fun @maddiedierkes on twitter and instagram. You can also follow @Craftcation for more conference fun and to learn more about it all.

Tomorrow, I will be featuring Ventura, Ca on Falling for Friday featuring all the best and fun things to do while you are there. It is a great California coast town, and I have loved it ever since I was a little kid, when we would go as a family.

What will I be focusing on at Craftcation?
There are so many classes to choose from that is hard to pick one sometimes, but here are few of the workshops and classes I will be for checking out. Over the next couple of weeks I will share some of the things I have learned at Craftcation, the outfits I wore, the friends I made and so much more! I am excited to share with you all!!!

Check out the full schedule here!

Classes:
Bookkeeping for an indie business
Getting to know your digital SLR camera - I just got a Canon EOS Rebel T3 over the weekend!!
Blog Perspectives
When to hire a professional
Those who can do, Teach!

DIY Workshops:
Soy Candles 101
Needle Felting !!! Love to needle felt, so I am excited to do it again.
Traveler's Daybook with the lovely Amy Tan :)
Networking + Notebooks - networking while making a notebook for the weekend =
perfect way to start off this conference!

Stay Tuned!

Craftcation was Amazing!

I just got back from Ventura, Ca where I was at Craftcation! It was great to be around other women that share for my love of art and crafting. I went with my Mom, and it completely exceed our expectations. I feel like I have such a wealth of knowledge at my finger tips now and there is so much to do. So I am going to go get started!

Check out Craftcation at
http://www.craftcationconference.com/

Looking forward to next year!