Did you once read Home Companion magazine from Mary Engelbreit? I did, in fact I still have the premiere issue. While some of the interiors were not entirely my aesthetic, I appreciated the focus of the magazine being on the arts and crafts community and the joy of handmade. When it folded, I felt bad as the magazine had been around for what felt like ages... I started reading it when I was pretty young and it was part of my monthly stack of magazines that I'd pick up from the local bookshop throughout my 20s. I loved the little paper dolls that Mary placed into the magazine each month -- they were fun to cut up and put away... and when my friends brought over their children my box of Mary's dolls would occupy them for hours. As sad as it is to see some of our favorite magazines fold, a few of them are still keeping in touch with their reader base, I recall recently that Domino magazine hosted a few tag sales in New York and now, it looks like Mary Engelbreit is doing something that I think will be a huge hit -- a Home Companion workshop in St. Louis from April 29 – May 2, 2010.

She's having some pretty great guests who will also teach classes, including Matthew Mead (whom I adore), Amy Butler, Claudine Hellmuth, Kaari Meng and more. Hmm... Now I wonder if they need anyone to teach a class about blogging and social networking online or how to tap into your creativity because -- I'm in! :)

If you'd like more information about this event, please visit Mary's blog here for more details.

(image: home companion)