Seattle has a knack for attracting cool people. One of the brightest discovered this and began offering quarterly “make-it” classes, where women get together and connect over food and creativity. I got the privilege of teaching at one of them a couple months ago, making floral arranging attainable, approachable, and above all, not intimidating.

The brains behind this genius plan belong to Amy Ware. Her website is http://www.cascadiamakersretreat.com

The photography was captured by one of my favorites, Angela Carlyle.