2023 Meeting Highlights
JANUARY 2023
Fashion Show by Anthony's Apparel
Meeting Highlights:
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Membership Drive - New & Renewals $20.00.
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Anthony's Apparel Discount Coupon was distributed to all attendees
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Thank You Ladies for your generosity for the huge Donations Collected for The Haven Women's Shelter. Here is their link for details about the shelter: https://www.havenlakesumter.org/
Our Winners!!
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50/50 - Dorothy DeBart $85.00
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Door prizes - Claudia McDaniel and Debbie Gustafson
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$25.00 Gift Certificate - Kathy Adams
It was so much fun to have Anthony Apparel to sponsor a fashion show for our annual membership drive.
FEBRUARY 2023
"Colors" Presented by Designer Amy Torres
Amy will presented the new color trends for the year 2023 as well as some decorating trends in wall treatments and wall coverings and common decorating styles.
Amy has lived in the Clermont/Minneola/Groveland areas for the past 37 years. Originally from Wisconsin. Amy graduated from FSU in Tallahassee. She is a Certified Interior Decorator and worked as an in home color consultant for Sherwin Williams for 9 years. For the past 3 years she has worked independently once again.
Here is a link to Amy's website: amytorresinteriors.com
Our Prize Winners for this month!
Karen Drzymala - for knowing the color of the year! Amy Torres gift basket
Susan Hunkele - for naming another color from the presentation. Dry flowers in small vase
50/50:
$40 - Patty Colosimo
$40 - Julie Pauler
Door Prizes:
Karen Gardner
Patty Forte
MARCH 2023
"Wreaths" Presented by Carrie Lenz
Carrie created & designed 3 different arrangements in front of us. She instructed in a way that is easy to remember
Her designs were for sale. All reasonably priced!
Carrie Lenz is a 46 yr Professional Floral designer & Floral Design instructor. Carrie graduated in1977 with a major in horticulture. She taught flower arranging for 9 years, 28 semesters at a trade college. She had women take them all 9 years! Carrie worked in flower shops in Milwaukee until opening up her own business "Flowers To Carrie On" doing craft shows every year for 25 years. Carrie's shop was all about shopping Local hand made artisans. This was fabulously rewarding, until she visited the Villages in 2019! By day 21, She was with a realtor looking for a home! And here she is, loving what she is doing. Back to the her beginning, doing shows here in the Villages and instructing Floral Design.
Here is the link to Carrie's website www.flowerstocarrieon.com
Door Prize - Winner received one of Carrie's wreaths.
APRIL 2023
Escapes Landscape & Nursery. Robert Fell. Owner/Designer
Escapes Landscape & Nursery, Lady Lake, Fl.. Robert Fell Jr. Owner/Designer email: ozzello_red@hotmail.com
Robert will begin with a few of the most important issues that he sees with plants, trees & landscapes for village's residents and follow up with questions. He will show a quick trick he does with a soda bottle to get roots on a cutting for most any plants or trees..
Robert Fell was raised in Leesburg from the age of 2, he began working in a citrus nursery at age 13. After high school, he began his higher education in horticulture and landscape design. He went to work in road and bridge construction to finance his horticultural endeavors. He became an engineer working many FDOT projects and is well educated in many forms of civil construction. With retirement villages popping everywhere, he left his steady job to try making a living doing what he loves. It was right in his wheelhouse to add his knowledge of construction into his progressive landscape designs. Robert is looking forward to meeting with all of us.
Door Prize - Gardenia Tree -
50/50 winners:
MAY 2023
Peddlers Wagon - Floral Arrangements Presentation by Kevin
Kevin from Peddlers Wagon did a fabulous and entertaining demonstration creating several beautiful floral arrangements which were sold along with some he brought from his store Peddlers Wagon. This was such a fun event!!
JUNE 2023
Haverty's Design a Room - Presentation by Rickie Scott
Rickie Scott, Design Consultant, from Haverty's gave a presention about furniture placement based on room layout design, according to different models in The Villages.
JULY 2023
A Hands On Workshop To Understand Color Palates
Our very own Linda Sagar and Pattie Detwiler presented a hands on workshop. This was a participation class to understanding color palates including the 60/30/10 Color rule, as well as helping you understand how the color wheel works.
The ladies at each table created their own unique color board poster using magazines, color chips, textured fabrics, scissors, glue sticks, markers & color wheel.
AUGUST 2023
Escapes Landscape & Nursery. Robert Fell. Owner/Designer
scapes Landscape & Nursey. Robert Fell, Owner/Designer was back with additional information on landscaping.
Door Prize winner - Kathy Robertson
50/50 winner - Cheryl Ellis
SEPTEMBER 2023
Bus Trip & Shopping Expedition - HSN Outlet, John's Pass, Mazzaro's Italian Market
What a fun day!! Thank-you Suzanne for an amazing Bus Trip. Everyone had the best time.
Our First Stop - Home Shopping Network Retail Outlet, Seminole, Fl
Here you’ll find familiar products from the Home Shopping Network television show from Jewelry, Apparel and more. The prices can be marked as much as 75% off the original price.
Second Stop - John’s Pass Village and Boardwalk, Maderia Beach, Fl
Quaint Fishing Village featuring more than 130 unique shops, restaurants and a waterfront boardwalk overlooking the intercoastal waterway and the Gulf of Mexico. Enjoy shopping and a wide variety of water sports and eco tours.
Our last stop - Mazzaro’s Italian Market – Voted #1 of 703 Restaurants in St. Petersburg, Fl
From fresh roasted coffee to delicious deli selections, gourmet baked goods, handmade pastas and specialty cheeses, Mazarro’s is more than a one of a kind Italian gourmet market. It’s one of Tampa Bay’s favorite culinary destinations.
OCTOBER 2023
Escapes Martin McMurtrie - Owner of Grace Electric, Inc
Meeting Highlights:
Our speaker, Martin McMurtrie - Master Electrician & Owner of Grace Electric, Inc, had a great discussion and was very informative on electrical issues and topics including Florida License Laws as as they apply to contractors, Electrical Safety, Current Lighting Trends followed by Q&A's.
NOVEMBER 2023
Special Pop Up Event - Making Wreaths with Carrie Lenz
This was a special Pop Up Event!
This was a Hands-On Workshop. Turn out was small but we had lots of fun and make some beautiful wreaths!
See the pictures below of the amazing wreaths our ladies make!
Carrie's webpage: Flowers to Carrie on
DECEMBER 2023
Baker House Tour
This month we met at the Baker House for a Tour of this historical home.
This year's theme: "Kaleidoscope of Christmas Past"
See how the Baker House reflects the colors of a kaleidoscope with designer pieces, chandeliers, stained glass windows, & much more!
The historical house will be decorated for the holidays. The Baker House Docents will guide us through the rooms of the home and provide interesting facts and information about the house and the Baker family.
Click here for information about the --> Baker House
