Great interview!!❤

Wow, you had a baby (the booth!) early in your marriage! How great to start it together. My husband and I started ours together, but after 50 years of marriage! We both will go grab each other for consults and that is such a help. I sat at the back at the retreat but admired Chris for diving right in! I assumed when I heard your business name that a CNC machine was doing major factory size projects, LOL. Cindy, if Chris doesn't already have a Kreg jig, get him one!

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Sonnet this was so fun! Thank you for having Chris and me on your podcast. I am so fortunate to get to do what I love every day and I want to inspire others to do the same. ❤

Another fun interview! A wonderful journey for Cindy and Chris to be on together! I met them both at the retreat and I’ve enjoyed following them since! Best wishes to you both! ❤

Great podcast Sonnet! Very thought provoking information.

Love the idea of a Sonnet/Craig v Jami/Zeb collaboration

This prompted me to message our mall manager requesting that they feature small business Saturday. Thanks! Pat from Whitewater

Great information Sonnet! Thank you and can’t wait to be on your podcast next week!❤️ Chris and Cindy

Can I just come to Camp Bloomers and learn all the things hands on 😂😂 So much information today, thank you! 😊

Great podcast today! Lots of great tips for small business owners!

The owner of the vintage mall I’m in down by Peoria IL said our Christmas open house day (she starts the Christmas show 1st. Weekend in November) was the biggest in sales ever…in 19 years! So hopefully that’s a good indicator as to how Small Business Saturday will go…maybe😁

I'm so happy for you and you definitely have accomplished a lot!! Great job!!❤

Lol! As I am listening to this, I am having new plumbing pipes put in my 1960s house. When the plumbing foreman came to estimate the job, he said that he had never seen a house packed with so much stuff that wasn't "hoarding". He could tell that I had a bunch of "projects" and work stations in almost every room. He and his crew were taking a break when the topic of "inventory" all over the house came up. He laughed and said that I must be in good company, but that my house is a first for him!

Great interview!

Great job Craig!

Sonnet, I loved your interview with Craig.❤.

Tell Craig he’s such a cutie patootie. Well done!

I really enjoyed this interview. You both have such a great dynamic together. What a beautiful example of a great marriage or at least you gave a great impression of it😉😆👍🏻

You did an awesome job Craig, thanks for being a good sport! looking forward to seeing you again!

Aww good answer Craig. Sonnet he looks at you with such sweet admiration!

So enjoyable to see a couple that truly enjoys each other and shows support for each other’s goals and growth! Love that you play together and enjoy the cabin, hunting, fishing life. Never stop dreaming together ❤

Craig is a good sport! Heard him fine!

Great job both of you!! This was a fun one to get to know you both. I'm going to have to look up what a barndaminium is but sounds awesome! My story with my boyfriend is we met online and talked for a month before we met so we already fell for each other before meeting in person and have so much in common as well. He also has a pitboss and is an amazing cook, we camp and fish, magnet fish as well, but we have a camper. You guys are a great couple!❤

Craig you did an Fantastic job totally enjoyed watching you both hope to see you again. Sonnet Craig is a bit quiet but you definitely complement each other this made my day. Keep up what you are doing and please stay healthy.....

you deffinetly need to buy the house with 80 acres

Enjoyed this podcast, once you get your new house and you were showing us all the rooms and things that you have made that we will see Craig in his recliner, reading a fishing magazine

Craig had me at perfecting bloody marys! You two are pretty cute!!

You got yourself a real keeper, Sonnet! You are both an amazing couple

I loved this podcast with Craig! He seems like such a nice guy and so supportive! Being from up north myself he seems just like our type of guy. My hubby loves to hunt and fish and I myself have caught a couple muskies in my day so I can totally relate to him. Looks like you are a very lucky lady to have him. And he cooks!!!! What more could you ask for?

you need to tell the lady that said you had no decorating sense, that hey lady im getting ready to hang a Bear on my wall, and guess what its MINE!..lol

You two are so cute. Who does the cooking? Thanks Craig.

Love this!! It was a great event and I was so happy to be part of it!!!

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Sonnet, the entire experience was just wonderful! I took many pictures of the vendor booth displays, they were so good! Your displays were beautiful. I definitely stocked up on IOD! I was hoping you had some help with restocking! I think we all felt filled up, creatively, at the retreat. But the best part was the chatting with other attendees and the presenters, who all were so kind, generous, and friendly! The food was beautiful, delicious, and plentiful. Amazing is the word for the charcuterie board! But good idea to have someone oversee the food next time. Guessing a couple of the presenters learned something about scope of project, both in terms of time and size of materials. I was impressed with how the paints you provided worked for all the projects. And it was cool that we got to take the paint home! I will come again! When I was running academic programs, somebody told me that I would feel like I had it down by the third time through. Your presenters were amazing helpers. I also enjoyed connecting with April, Kim, and Melinda at our air b and b! Pat from Whitewater.

The experience had many enjoyable moments, and you really tackled so much in a short amount of time and being sick didn’t help. Thank you for the opportunity to be apart of this wonderful event, you gathered so many wonderful people to share with each of us. For me this event was about meeting so many that I’ve had conversations with but never met in person. To build on the relationships of like minded people. ❤ The crafting was a bonus and I always love to learn new techniques. Over the years I’ve had to plan and execute many events and family and friends are always helpful, I found having a team of people that are well versed in the process is a great resource to have. You won’t regret it! Wishing you the best and Congratulations on a fantastic event! ❤

Please give yourself more grace. The event was beautiful, and that was because of YOU! Thank you for following through with your vision. The retreat was what my soul needed to replenish me from my own season of burnout. Take care of yourself! Your followers and friends will be here. Of all of your creations, your community is your masterwork!

Great podcast. Yes, have a team next time. I could see the stress you were under in the videos that I watched from the retreat. Look forward to next week’s episode.

I have definitely learned a lot from my first retreat. I really missed out on getting to talk to everyone and spend more time with the attendees. I know that now and I plan on having a crew to do all of the set up and tear down at the next retreat so that I can spend time with the people that matters most! I’m so sorry you are in such a tough situation. I can see how burnout would definitely be a factor for you. Please remember to take time for yourself. Even if that means having a friend come over to stay with your husband while you garden or go shopping for yourself. I hope that in time you will find the right place for him to be so you don’t have to be the wife and a care giver. Take care of yourself. 😊

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It was great hearing from her and was inspiring

By the way, Sonnet... you HAVE a Lori in your life! 😊 Whatever you need help with (remotely, obviously) just let me know! I'm still threatening to move to Wisconsin! Maybe I lived there in another lifetime cuz I think I'd be in heaven there between those amazing Goodwills and booths! I thought of a slogan...Wisconsin... come for the cheese, stay for the Goodwill bins! Lol! 😅😂🤣🤪

Great name! Both personally and business! (But I might be a little biased, lol!) Another great podcast, Sonnet! 🙂👍❤🇨🇦

I wish I could have gone, maybe next year, sounds so amazing!!❤

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Please don't do dollar store videos! When it says dollar tree in the title, I for one refuse to click on it.

Sonnet, there was a lot of concern at the retreat, of the, "Is she okay?" variety. We care about you and want you to be healthy and happy! I personally came close to burn out about four years into my career as a masters level psychotherapist. So I took a break and got my Psychology doctorate. In the first year, all my project topics related to burnout..LOL. One thing you could think about is how often things happen. Could the retreat be every other year? Could the Makers box be every other month or quarterly? (I would be more apt to subscribe, if so.) One suggestion re: the retreat is to put together a cleanup crew for tables, chairs, loading, etc. at he end, people who arrive freash, not attendees or presenters.

To be honest, I was avoiding this episode. I came to your retreat with my sister and learned so much and had a good time. I looked for you now and then during the day and saw that you were busy cleaning up and not real happy. I was worried for you because of all that you were doing. And yes, that IOD release got in the way. I came for respite. My husband has Alzheimer’s and I am his care giver. I do go to a support group which I like. My question for them is how do I know when he should go into a memory care facility. Then there is the price and location. We had to have the house reroofed, new siding, gutters, etc done this summer. I am also an avid gardener, my poor plants and shrubs took a beating this year. I felt I was on my way to a burnout. I finally watched this episode today. Thank you. I too need help. And you are right, you find out who your friends are in times like these. I enjoy watching you and the other creators videos. It starts my day off right. Bless you!

Sonnet! I am so glad you to are regrouping and taking care of yourself. That said, I want to learn more about the bear hunt, lol! Did you already go or is it scheduled?

Thank you so much Cindy!😊