Join the gals for a weekend of fun and friendship
Take in some of the best of KC with the women of WestWind on September 5-7, 2025 in historic downtown Olathe, Kansas.
This retreat features two registration options tailored to YOU:
Option One:
Disconnect from the daily grind and recharge among kindred spirits while exploring the local festival and taking time to relax in style.
Enjoy two nights in the beautiful One Oh One Venue experiencing the incredible hospitality WestWind has become known for.
Join us for an inspiring Friday-night art project exploration and journaling session led by Jane Hosey Stern of Junque Drawer Boutique. (including custom journal and writing utensils curated by Jane.)
Delicious meals to feed your creativity and provide the energy you need to explore all of the arts-and-crafts booths at Old Settler's Days (and Junque Drawer, of course!).
Participate in a creating a one-of-a-kind art piece that reflects your journey and your heart.
Option Two:
Not ready to take the overnight plunge? This is your chance for a WestWind taste test!
You are invited to join the party on Saturday for festival fun at Old Settler's Days in downtown Olathe.
Return to One Oh One and the creat art with HEART at our "Opening Doors" workshop coordinated by Jane Hosey Stern of Junque Drawer Boutique.
Stay for a delicious dinner and show-and-tell before you bid us adieu!
Meet Your Hosts
Janell Peterson
WestWind Creative
Janell has spent almost 20 years planning events and . . . let’s just say quite a few more crafting. Most recently, she combined her talents and passions into WestWind Creative. She wants retreat participants to experience the magic that happens when you spend time in a relaxing atmosphere that engages your creative spirit.
Creative Project
Meet Jane Hosey Stern from Junque Drawer Studio!
Jane is the creator, artist and owner of Junque Drawer Studio and the One Oh One venue. After 38 years as a teacher & counselor Jane found it a natural transition to move into her other love...creating art, jewelry and other repurposed stuff and to do that in a store called Junque Drawer. Along with offering a wide variety of unusual products, customers are also drawn to her popular classes where they create self-expressive art.
"Starting in the 1960's - finding treasures and re-working them into jewelry, home adornments and wall art was emblazed into my being and it has been a phenomenally wonderful addiction every since. I combine typewriter keys, game pieces, trinkets, charms, parts of car license tags, optometrist lenses, watch parts, buttons, and pieces of whatever and put them together in a unique style to adorn yourself and your home."
Tour The Journey Home
You're going to love it here!
Exterior of Venue
Entry and crafting space
Exterior of Venue
Our Spring retreat is located at The Journey Home just north of Kansas City near Dearborn, MO. See more of the venue at https://www.journeyhomeweddings.com/gallery
Sleep in and recharge thanks to your very own cozy bed complete with an extra-long, custom mattress. Sleeping rooms feature a variety of layouts with 1-6 beds per room. (Guests will be placed based upon their preferences and requests.)
Take time to relax in the whirlpool tub or settle into a rocking chair on the wrap-around or screened porches.
Craft the day away surrounded by the ambiance of a late-1800's farmhouse.
Food, glorious food
We take meal time very seriously at a WestWind Retreat. We want to treat you to scrumptious foods that you may not get to enjoy at home.
We kick off the event with dinner the first night and then move into a scrumptious breakfast the next morning. A working lunch is available as you tackle projects and we will enjoy dinner together again that evening. Before you leave, we will send you off with a delightful breakfast and lots of smiles!
There will also be snacks and beverages available throughout your stay to refuel those creative engines. No one goes hungry and there will always be dessert.
**We will do our best to accommodate dietary restrictions during the event. You can share your needs with us on the questionnaire you receive at registration and we can talk it through.**
Frequently Asked Questions
I’ve never done anything like this before! Are you sure I’ll enjoy it? It can be intimidating to join in on an activity with others you don’t know, but we can testify that there is something special that happens when creative people join together. There is a willingness to share ideas and a graciousness that is hard to explain. In the end, the worst that can happen is that you get a weekend away with good food and dedicated time to read a book with a hot beverage in your hand. Sounds like a wager you’d be willing to take, right?
Can I reserve a private room? This retreat has the option for one private room. Please contact Janell if you would prefer a room all to yourself and find out if space is available. Otherwise, we will make every possible effort to place you in a room with others who share your interests.
Can I bring my own craft projects to work on? For sure! Just expect that you may be in for some show-and-tell!
How many spaces are available? There is space available for 19 registrants.
My friends and I want to come together – can we do that? Yes!!! As long as there is space available, you can register a group of friends. You will receive a questionnaire to complete upon registration where you can indicate your roommate preferences.
Other questions? There are no silly questions! Write to us at janell.peterson@gmail.com or call (913) 730-0771 for more details.
