Creative Workshops

One of the most exciting elements of our event is the creative workshops we have planned. These classes will provide you with not only a fun take home, but they will also give you the opportunity to interact and get to know one another better!

Friday afternoon join Lisa Andrews, Scrapbook Circle, in making a mini “Welcome Home” album or learn how to use (and enter to win) Lifestyle Crafts at home letterpress machine with Kami Bigler from No Biggie.

Saturday afternoon’s classes are just as fun. Bev McCullough, Flamingo Toes, will be teaching participants how to make the most fabulous faux Anthro necklace. There is a small fee associated with this course, but it will be well worth it! In the other class, Kami Bigler, No Biggie and Jennifer Hadfield, Tatertots and Jello, will be helping you to create fun DecoArt painted canvases. 

Please hop over to the Eventbrite site to learn more and register for two of these fun classes - one on Friday and one Saturday - before they fill up!

Early Registration and Cupcakes & Cocktails

Early registration will take place at Inspirador, 63 East Boston Street, Chandler, from 4-6 p.m. Come in early to check out the gorgeous event venue and to pick up event materials (badge, program, swag and your drink ticket for Cupcakes and Cocktails).

Dinner Thursday evening is on your own, but if you’re up for some of the best Mexican in town head over to the Cupcakes and Cocktails venue a little early and meet up with us!

Cupcakes and Cocktails, sponsored by Decadent Delights and The TomKat Studio, will be held at El Zocalo, 28 South San Marcos, Chandler.

Located in one of Chandler’s historic buildings, El Zocalo is one of the Phoenix area’s most well-known restaurants. At this fun event your drink ticket will provide you one trip to the bar and you’ll have access to all the amazing cupcakes you can eat!

Agenda!!

Pssst... the agenda has been updated.
The speakers are now on the agenda as well, so you'll be able to now see what everyone is speaking on!
Click the Agenda button under the header.  :)

See you all NEXT WEEK!!!!

Creative Estates Handmade Market

Unfortunately, the Handmade Market is no longer open to the public.  There was a little bit of confusion about this, so I wanted to make sure that everyone knew.  Sorry for the inconvenience everyone!

I promised you all that I would be posting the information about the Creative Estates Handmade Market. Sorry it's taken me several days to get this up for you!  Here is the information...


We currently only have a few booth spots left, so if you want a booth, snag one up quick.  :)

All booths are provided 1 table (approx. 5ft x 5ft.).  A tablecloth can be provided by the venue if necessary.  Your total booth space is approximately 10ft x 10ft.

The venue is opening it's doors for set up on Thursday afternoon!  So come by sometime Thursday afternoon before 6pm to set up your booth spot.

Tables will be randomly handed out to vendors.  Look for your name on the table you've been given.  No requests are being taken to be next to someone you know.

Times for the handmade market are as follows:

Friday night 5-7pm
Saturday 9am-1pm
CHANGED!  Conference Handmade Market is no longer public! {at all}  This will now be a private shopping experience for CE Attendees only. {both days} And with over 150 attendees coming, that's a lot of shopping!
Saturday night 5-9pm {if you are a conference attendee}

The handmade market is open to the public.
If you have a booth and don't want to miss any sessions on Saturday when the market is open from 9-1, then you aren't obligated to run your booth.  If you want to run your booth for part of the time, then that's fine too.  {ex: if you want to run your booth from 10-12pm that would be fine}

There is no single checkout.  Every vendor is responsible for their own sales.

If you are leaving early Sunday, then you'll need to tear down your booth Saturday night.  If you leave late enough Sunday, Inspirador has been gracious enough to offer to open it's doors that morning to let everyone else tear down their booth if they so choose.


If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to email us: creativeestatesconf@gmail.com


Thanks everyone!  ONLY FOUR WEEKS UNTIL WE'LL BE NEIGHBORS!!!  :)


P.S.  Conference Tickets are almost sold out!!  There are only 17 left!  So be sure and get your ticket soon!!

Friday Night Dinner With SheyB & You!

So Friday night we have decided to do an on your own night.  So Creative Estates attendees can feel free to go off and do what they please.  This has prompted some others to have a party that isn't within walking distance to the hotel, and others to do dinner with family, etc.

So, Shealynn is doing a Friday night meet up at San Tan Brewery, located literally 2 minutes from the San Marcos Hotel!  Please sign up below so she can make proper arrangements with the restaurant.  This gathering is very simple, just come as you are, and be ready to get to know everyone better!  Dinner will be at 7:30pm.  We'll meet in the San Marcos Hotel lobby!

Please sign up below if you'd like to join us!

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OK Neighbors!! Sign in!

Many of you have asked if there is a place to sign up and check to see who else is going to Creative Estates.  Well.  Now there is!  If you're attending Creative Estates {speaker, attendee, etc} then sign up in the linky tool below!  Let's welcome each other to the neighborhood!  :)

A Fantastic Announcement From Shealynn Benner {the founder of Creative Estates}

Prepare for some awesome...



How awesome, right?!  Totallyyyy!  See pictures of the amazing Inspirador below.  {Inspirador's website has music, so be prepared.} ;)

This space could not be more perfect for Creative Estates.  And now we are even more excited for this conference than ever!  We hope you are too, because seriously?  This conference is going to amaze and inspire everyone on so many levels!  We CAN NOT WAIT!!!

Have a great weekend!!

Shealynn