hey there bloggers! well today i'm off to sunny florida for a weekend of teaching at whim so doodle. i must say how excited i am to be teaching at my first store of the year – can you believe that? so far my calendar has been filled with trade shows, rep shows, and of course some amazing international events, but i sure love teaching at local stores! as you know we've been busy as ever around the studio prepping, kitting, and shipping everything to get ready for this weekend. i must say the students are in for some fun workshops. i'll be teaching 4 different ones on friday and saturday all sharing different techniques using everything from stamps & dies to idea-ology goodness and just about all things ranger – can you tell i'm excited!? i'm also happy to announce that the infamous "patchwork pandemonium" workshop that i previous retired is out of retirement and back on my workshop list bigger and better than before. i'm looking forward to meeting many of you at whim so doodle this weekend. of course before i left i wanted to share a glimpse of the workshops for you my bloggers. i'll be tweeting pics throughout the weekend so be sure to follow me on twitter, and of course for behind the scenes info you can follow mario on twitter. i'll be back monday with a blog recap of the trip!…t!m