tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244678955096554672024-03-05T21:32:00.809-08:00Silly Sally SaysMy thoughts, photos and artJust call me Silly Salhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15026977806007431596noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124467895509655467.post-42184728577004729242018-10-24T18:05:00.001-07:002018-10-24T18:14:16.628-07:00Where Do You Get Your Inspiration<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Where Do You Get Your Inspiration?</div>
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I have a lot of trouble coming up with fresh ideas for family scrapbook pages. But, sometimes, other artists creations inspire me. Sometimes I get really close to what they were sharing. Obviously, when I purchase a kit from an artists, I have all the parts to create as close to possible, their creative idea. This is demonstrated in the two scrapbook pages I did after my second grandbaby was born.</div>
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I had purchased this kit from Scrapbook Diaries a couple of years ago. The designer is Gabrielle Palladio. The kit came with everything I would need and access to a video tutorial plus photo directions that came in the box in case it wasn't convenient to use a computer when reproducing theses pages.<br />
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With Gabrielle, I stayed pretty close to her original idea. Her hands instantly brought to my mind the photo of family hands. My friend Georgia Lichon has always been drawn to hands and using them in her art work. </div>
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I actually didn't start working on theses two pages until two years after I received the kit. The video was still available and the products that were sent in the kit were still in excellent condition. I highly recommend the artist you can find and their kits on Scrapbook Diaries website.</div>
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The next page all happened quickly. My dear and amazing artist friend, Margo Beatty, shared a video regarding working with Prima molds. My weekly playday friends had been playing around with molds for a couple of weeks.</div>
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Well, I was no longer interested in molds any more, but she sent me a link to a Prima artist - <a href="http://prima.typepad.com/prima/2017/07/all-night-all-day.html">http://prima.typepad.com/prima/2017/07/all-night-all-day.html</a> (See Photo above).</div>
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Below is the original photo from the artist.</div>
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This is what I choose to do with her inspiration and photos of my new grand-baby and her new family.</div>
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<br />Just call me Silly Salhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15026977806007431596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124467895509655467.post-23141730046398238732018-10-24T17:52:00.000-07:002018-10-24T18:12:29.301-07:00Getting Ready for Create 4 Anna Griffin 2018Getting ready to go to Anna Griffin’s 4th Annual Create in Atlanta, Georgia. There were 3 of us going but my dear friend, Dawn’s husband is very very ill and she will be staying home to be by his side.<br />
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Joining me for the first time will be Mary Mumford. I am excited for her to have this wonderful experience. Last year I went by myself but that was ok. Everyone that is there is so friendly and makes you feel welcome and not alone.<br />
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My weekly “playdays” continue at my home. Tomorrow there will be one and we will wish Mary a belated Happy Birthday and Kathie a day early Happy Birthday. I have made two cards today to give to them tomorrow. I have no idea which one I will give to whom.<br />
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I created them using scrap paper left over from other projects and for the center pieces I looked through my stash of Anna Griffin designs and choose. Then there is both Anna’s flowers and then dimensional flowers - a lot of them are Prima flowers or packages I have purchased on eBay.<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The Anna Griffin Creates event was at the Ritz Carlton in Buckhead, Georgia, November 13-15, 2015. This was Anna's first foray into 3 day weekend events and it was a success.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Invitation came surrounded by pink paper lace <br />created on a Cricut</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The initial invitation was so beautiful for "Anna Griffin Create - A Weekend of Beautiful in the Making." Of course the invitation was created on a Cricut Explorer Air. A couple of weeks later we received another beautiful invitation in the mail informing us that we were going to visit while in Atlanta <b><a href="http://annagriffin.com/content/">Anna Griffin Inc</a></b>. This is where all the magic is created by Anna and her worker bee's. This would be our final actiity on Sunday, November 15.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I decided that this was an event not to miss. I had purchased so many products including a </span><a href="http://www.hsn.com/products/cricut-explore-air-with-anna-griffin-design-content/7679082" style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Cricut Explorer Air</a><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">of Anna's from HSN over the past year. In fact, it is the ONLY time I tune into HSN - when Anna and her products are being promoted. It didn't seem to matter to me </span><span style="font-family: helvetica neue, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">that I already owned since 2008 Circut's competitor cutting machine - the </span><a href="http://pazzles.com/" style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Pazzles</a><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">. What finally made me jump into the Cricut world was the fact that I could design from my iPad or my Mac or my PC without being hooked up to the computer. Then I could connect via wi-fi my computer to the Cricut. Only the Cricut has to plugged into the wall. The final jump to purchase a Cricut was because of Anna's beautiful intricate designs. I first went looking for similar designs for my Pazzles because I felt that my Pazzles could cut theses intricate designs but found nothing close to her designs and therefore the only way to get Anna's designs was to purchase a Cricut Explorer Air. I bit the bullet last January and included with the purchase was two of her cartridges that are amazing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Through the year Anna had introduced another machine in her gold colors called the <a href="http://www.hsn.com/products/anna-griffin-minc-6-foil-and-glitter-machine-bundle/7699481">Minc</a>. I watched fascinated Anna demonstrating on HSN the ins and outs of this machine. Also available on HSN are dies Anna has designed that can both cut and emboss. These work with a <a href="http://www.hsn.com/products/anna-griffin-cuttlebug-wmix-and-match-emboss-folders/7641030">Cuddle Bug</a>. Of course, Anna has available on HSN a Cuddle Bug also in her gold colors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When I saw she was having an event where we could get hands-on experience with great teachers like <a href="http://www.caramiller.com/">Cara Miller</a> I thought "this is for me!" I had already taken some of Cara's classes online that my friends had recommended. They are great.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As November 13 approached, things "out of my control" started piling up. My husband was experiencing some serious medical issue. Plus, I had to go to my home town 125 miles away to deal with a couple of issues that only I could resolve. This was all adding up and I was becoming very stressed. Thankfully, none of those issues were life threatening. I also realize that this is what life is on a daily basis. Deal with it. . .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What really appealed to me about CREATE was three days of not having to cook, wait on anyone, worry about things that were too far away to deal with when I would be in Atlanta. And, I had never been to Atlanta!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am fortunate to have the space to have a weekly playday at my home which starts at 10 am and goes to about 4 pm. One regular to this weekly "playday" - Dawn - has started to share the playdays so we can alternate our homes every other week. I managed to entice Dawn to come with me to Atlanta. I was so excited when she agreed to join me at Anna's event even though she does not "yet" have a Cricut. She thought, "what a better way to learn all about the cricut and then if I like it I will purchase one". Yea!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I had been to several 3 day events like this in the past. One of the most wonderful events was the one that <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Spellbinders/">Spellbinders</a> and <a href="http://agildedlife.com/">A Gilded Life</a> had at the Langham Historical Hotel in South Pasadena a couple of years ago. There I realized that at the first nights dinner at these events, everyone at your dinner table - usually 10 per table - makes something to give the other nine. I had been so embarrassed since no one had told me that before and there I sat receiving and not giving.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This was not going to happen again to me. Now, what little handmade item could I make to share with strangers? Recently I started selling my handmade cards at </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/sillysalcreates" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://www.etsy.com/shop/sillysalcreates</a>. <span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I loved making these cards so much that I ended up with an abundance of them and decided I would see if I could sell some of them to make room for new ones and continue to produce these cards. I needed a smaller version and so I reduced the size of my card from a 5" x 7" card to a 3" x 5" tag and used a single layer of card stock and started decorating. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Since I was going to an Anna Griffin event I decided that I should incorporate Anna's flowers and tags along with all the flowers I use from various sources, to design theses one of a kind "tags".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Interspersed in this blog are all 11 of the cards I made - 9 for the table guests and one for Anna and one for my online Cricut teacher Cara Miller.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dawn made these creative little books for us. Each a "one of a kind" book created out of one 12" x 12" piece of paper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As it turned out there were 180 ladies at Anna's event. Ten to a table and we, Dawn and I, were the only ones who had made something for everyone at our table. Our table-mates were surprised and thrilled with their gifts and Dawn and I were so happy to perhaps start a tradition with Anna's followers.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />In the next blog I will show you "what all" was in our "Swag Bag" extraordinaire that we received when we signed in to Anna Griffin Create's event. I will also tell you about our four classes we all took all day Saturday and have photos of what we made. So much fun! Lastly, I will tell you what Anna gave away at 3 pm on Sunday. She made us promised to share and not hoard anything we took home at the close of her event. I most certainly did and will tell you more next time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have sold two of my cards with envelopes on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/sillysalcreates">Etsy</a> for $20. Plus I have sold three of my cards also for $20 to my cleaning lady. But, I haven't sold any more. When I go to my stats on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/sillysalcreates">Etsy</a>, it looks like no one is even going to my shop. When I try to look for my cards on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/sillysalcreates">Etsy</a> I put in Greeting Cards, Blank and there are so many, I can't even find my cards to view unless I go directly to my shop at <a href="http://etsy.com/shop/'sillysalcreates">etsy.com/shop/sillysalcreates</a>. I have also pinned all my cards to a Board on Pinterest that identifies the board as cards I have created.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think my cards are too expensive no matter how much work I have put into them. It was suggested that I should have a sale. That everyone likes a sale. Not sure how to do that either. I am looking for any advice or help that you can offer me. I am also looking for criticism. How much would you pay for one of my cards?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As you can see from the first two "Baby Announcement" Cards, it does make a difference on how you photograph your card. Neither photograph looks like the card I am holding in my hand. Plus, truly, all the cards look spectacular in person. This "Baby Announcement" is one of my best, but it isn't photographed right to show anyone how beautiful and how much depth the card has. To be fair, non of the photos in this blog did I use my light box. All the photos on my Etsy Shop, I did use my light box. Big difference!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"It's a Boy" is just at it's very beginning. I will make one for "It's a Girl" also.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My DH, Ernie, built me a light box. That is where I have taken all the card photos that appear in my Etsy Shop. The Cards that are displayed in this blog, I took with my Note4 and then uploaded them to PhotoShop 6S and played with the different corrections you can make in this program.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The two photos of the card below were made and sent to one of my best friend, Julie, when her mother died at age of 95. I used some of my <a href="http://blog.annagriffin.com/">Anna Griffin</a> backgrounds papers and floral enhancements that I purchased on <a href="http://www.hsn.com/shop/anna-griffin/7093?&cm_mmc=Paid+Search+Brand-_-google-_-G_BRA_Crafts_A-_-anna%20griffin%20machine_mkwid_snD7yNRUd_pcrid_70509069321_pkw_anna%20griffin%20machine_pmt_b_pdv_c&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=anna%20griffin%20machine&utm_campaign=G_BRA_Crafts_A&gclid=CjwKEAjwv8iwBRC35-_e8aPqwCESJAB8khP91mD0Glh8lFRrXIgZl6l6dyKrloVqPdxJZ-IhFoRqxRoC8u_w_wcB">HSN</a>. I am so looking forward to going to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AnnaGriffinInc">Anna's </a>first weekend <a href="http://blog.annagriffin.com/2015/06/30/youre-invited-to-anna-griffin-create/">event in November at Buckshead, Georgia</a>. Should be so much fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I also think I am going to be more specific when I design my cards. Hopefully, that will narrow the selection on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/sillysalcreates">Etsy</a>. For example, I am in the process of making Baby Announcement Cards. Also, one specifically for a little boy baby and am starting to work on one for a little girl announcement. I think I can do Thinking of You, Thank You or Sympathy Cards. I have made two Happy Birthday Cards. Also for sale on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/sillysalcreates">Etsy</a> is a specific card that I think came out great for someone's 70th Birthday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As you can see, some of my cards were made for specific friends and their circumstances. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I sure hope you will take the time to visit my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/sillysalcreates">Etsy Shop</a> and pin one/some of my cards on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/sillysalcreates/greeting-cards-by-sillysalcreates/">Pinterest</a>. If someone sees it on Pinterest, there is then a link to my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/sillysalcreates">Etsy Shop</a>. Thank you so much.</span><br />
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It all started with <a href="http://www.annagriffin.com/">Anna Griffin</a> on HSN and me on "newborn baby watch" trying to kill time until baby would wake up again to be changed, handed to mama to nurse and then back to me - Gramma. My job at the time was to get the princess back to sleep. This is only the second time in my life I have watched HSN!<br />
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I started purchasing item after item of Anna Griffin products on HSN and they started to arrive at my home where my husband wanted to know where all these boxes were coming from and what was in them.<br />
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When I got home and opened all the boxes, I was overwhelmed. Too many choices! Where to begin? Me? Making cards? On to YouTube!<br />
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The card above and the sympathy card I mention below were my humble attempts to combine Anna Griffin's products with flowers I had made or purchased.<br />
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I forgot to take a photo of the sympathy card I made for one of my dear friend's who father just passed away. <br />
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<b>Angela Holt</b><br />
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While searching YouTube for Anna Griffin cards for ideas, I came across Angela Holt of <a href="http://www.angelaholtdesigns.com/">Angela Holt Designs</a>. The first YouTube video I watched was called "Anna Griffin/Xron Blog Hop Project". I loved it and was off to the races. In this video, she combines Anna Griffin's wonderful dimensional flowers with all sorts of dimensional items and ended with a beautiful shabby chic card. I set out to duplicate her card as much as possible with the items I had on hand.<br />
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I made this card for my step-daughter's birthday which she told me she loved and was going to frame! This means a lot to me because she has an artist's eye and is a detailed person. I also made this card again for my dear Aunt Chris who has been like a mother to me. Her birthday is right after Mother's Day.<br />
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Below is the 3rd card I made which I sent to my daughter. I had just watched Angela Holts YouTube video call Prima Princes Card. <br />
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Weeks later I see what glaringly is wrong with the card - not enough stuff/flowers! I feel it could use a few more layers. Since my daughter likes the clean, simple look of things, she was happy and probably unimpressed with my effort but did call and thank me immediately upon finally going to get her mail.<br />
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While watching HSN (I think this is the 2nd time in my life I have ever tuned into HSN for anything) I saw the demo for Crafter's Companion. Just in time. I sure needed this. I needed to create envelopes that were thick and odd shaped that could hold my card(s). This did the trick. I think you can find demos of this product on YouTube. Everything is on YouTube I have been learning. . .</div>
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Next artist I discovered was <a href="http://jelibeanz.blogspot.com/2015/01/card-tutorial-for-wild-orchid-crafts.html">Jelissa Mei</a>. I believe she lives in Singapore, China. She is also on FB. What a talented artist! I love altered art and using paper, fabric and anything dimensional. But, how many book covers and canvas can one make and find a place for in your home? I watched on her blogspot a video posted on January 31, 2015 called "Card Tutorial for Wild Orchid Crafts". <br />
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Plus Jelissa had tutorials for canvases and scrapbook pages on her blog using a multitude of products like paint, sparkling H2O's, etc. I was in LOVE!<br />
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Now, I already have a store room (affectionately called my Art/Computer room) in my home. I have gone to Prima's two day workshops and have tons of flowers. And of course, there is always Michael's and two local scrapbook stores - <a href="http://www.papertales.com/">Paper Tales</a> in Point Loma/San Diego area and <a href="http://themakingplace.com/">The Making Place</a> just up the 15 to the first off ramp in Escondido. Off I went to Escondido which was only about 10 minutes from my son's home where I was staying while the baby was sleeping to purchase more flowers and ribbons. Like I needed more of either. . .<br />
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My desire for more flowers in the colors I wanted was satisfied once again by YouTube. I first watched "How to Make Paper Roses for Your Scrapbooks and Cards Tutorial" Shabby Chic by Shabby Beautiful.<br />
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Then onto YouTube "Pettite (sic) Roses Using EK success mini 5 petal flower punch by Scrapinmaniac Corner.<br />
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Luckily back in 1998 I purchased this wonderful tool "Power Punch" by Tapestry in Time model PP-200. I have to idea if it is available anymore but it is hand saver. With no effort at all you can punch out tons of flower in no time at all. Perhaps there is something more current that works, but this came with all the plates you see to fit whatever shape your punch might have. A life saver for sure.<br />
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With sticky fingers from either my hot glue gun or glue I preceded to make a bunch of flowers. They are kind of time consuming but I found the time. I also ordered a bunch more flowers (which I truly didn't need from High on Scrapbooking shop on Etsy.<br />
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I am using five of the cards I made for this coming Mother's Day for some of my friends that I don't see often enough and do not do anything like this themselves. They are easily impressed :).<br />
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How much does it cost to mail theses cards in the 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick envelopes that are either 4"x8" or 6"x6"? Less than it cost to purchase a card ready made now a day! I took one of my cards to the post office and for more than 1 oz and less than 2 oz it took 5 stamps. I purchases a bunch of pretty stamps that were normal size. I put some tissue paper over that top of the flowers and into my custom made envelope it goes. The two I have already sent have arrived with no damage.<br />
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Another thing that is wonderful for me about making these shabby chic cards is that nothing is precise. Those who know me well, like <a href="http://www.axesdesigns.com/">Magda Cortez</a>, know I struggle with this skill. I go way to fast. Other than the base of the card and the envelopes everything else is free style. Plus, you get to use all your scraps. So much fun.<br />
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I am looking forward to viewing more of <a href="http://jelibenz.blogspot.com/">Jelissa Mei</a>'s project on her website. She has young children and does many scrapbook pages. I have been a "scrapbooker" since 1990. There are only so many occasions to send cards out. At this point I am looking for any excuse. The scrapbook pages just can't be as dimensional but can have texture and layers and used all my Golden Products I have stored in that Art Room of mine.<br />
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Angela Holt has a couple of other YouTube videos that I found inspirational - "Shabby Chic Botanical Tea Card Tutorial" and "Prima Princess Card Tutorial".</div>
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There are probably more artists out there and, of course, there always is Pinterest. Hope you click on the links I have tried to provide or else google the artists yourself. The instructions/tutorial are all free because you need and want product! Support your local stores and the plethora of websites out there to purchase your products.<br />
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Other websites I frequented while making these cards:<br />
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<a href="http://craftycity.com/">Crafty City</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bluemoonscrapbooking.com/">Blue Moon</a><br />
<a href="http://www.franticstamper.com/">Frantic Stamper</a><br />
Flowers purchased on Etsy from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/HighOnScrapbooking">HighOnScrapbooking</a>.<br />
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Just call me Silly Salhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15026977806007431596noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124467895509655467.post-38526101114712411112015-01-19T13:00:00.000-08:002015-01-25T10:30:39.539-08:00Gramma Sally's "Baby Joy" Shower<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After we learned that my son and daughter-in-law where going to have another baby and it was a girl, I inquired about having a baby shower. Shannon said she did not wish another shower. Her first one was so big and she received so much.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, I wanted a baby shower. Besides their first child was a boy and now they were going to have a girl. So, I decided I would have a baby shower with my weekly playgroup. Any excuse to have a party, right? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The baby needed clothes and in the Spring 2013 issue of Mingle Magazine there was a darling article and photos for a "DIY Onesie Party." An idea started forming and I was off to the races to purchase ONesies in various colors and sizes. The idea was to personalize theses onesies with appliques. I went to Sarah Stephenson Castaneda's web/etsy <a href="http://www.sarahsayssew.etsy.com./">www.sarahsayssew.etsy.com</a> and found a wonderful packet in color with directions and patterns for the onesies. Yea.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next, who to ask - well my playday group that comes once a week to my home and brings their own lunch. I was going to provide lunch and drinks - crescent sandwiches, homemade potato soup, homemade kale/brussels sprouts salad and fresh mixed berries. All sorts of small cans of sodas, water, Perrier and white wine. Dessert was going to be personally selected cupcakes of various flavors from the local cupcake store in Pacific Beach.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">INVITATIONS</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had outdone myself with the first baby shower invites. I had to keep up the pace and so I embarked on making a dimensional baby carriage to be mailed out with invite and a dress form that everyone was to decorate and bring with them when they came to the shower. The pattern for the baby carriage was amazing and found through the Pazzle's website (yes, I have a pazzle that I rarely use, but what a God send for this project). I had to make enough for my friends, a table sample for me and one for my daughter-in-law's mother, her aunt and her cousin who live in PA and TX respectively. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">THE CENTER PIECE</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the first baby shower I had made a trike out of diapers and put a super soft Gund Brown Bear on the seat. It was so cute and a great center piece. Now what?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Back Story to "Baby Joy"</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My son's little boy, comes to my home once a week from 7 am until about 5 pm. Once he was told that he was going to have a baby sister, I found from somewhere in my stach a little doll baby for him to hold and carry. Plus we could talk about him caring for his baby sister when he was at my home. Somewhere, no one including Ms. Katy at daycare, knows where my grandson came up with the name "baby Joy." He would put baby Joy down for her nap when he napped. When we went to see Santa this Christmas, he said we had to take baby Joy with us and he had his photo taken holding baby Joy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So the center piece for this shower was going to be either a baby carriage or a bassinet (then I didn't have to deal with wheels. I researched it on YouTube but they were all making little ones that started with a box from children's shoes. I needed one big enough for "baby Joy" and her pink soft cuddle bear that I had gotten way before any babies were being born because I had never seen a pink bear and pink is my favorite color.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You would think a trike would be so much more difficult to make than a bassinet. Wrong. I struggled and struggled making this thing and decorating it. I finally was happy with my results. See for yourself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once I purchased the onesies and the packaged quilt squares called Fat Quarters I needed help putting the squares with the patterned onesies. I sought out one of my oldest friends, Alice Turner, who is a quilter extraordinary and found time for me to come by when I was in La Crescenta to help pull this off. She also went into her reservoir of fabrics and added to my fabric. We put them together and when I got home, I packaged them together so my friends didn't have to spend an inordinate amount of time putting together the colors. They could always switch amongst themselves when working. While I was at Alice's I actually appliqued a onesie so that I had a fair idea how to proceed. I provided thimbles, pins and embroidery needles and embroidery floss in every color possible.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">The day of the party, everyone arrived with their dress forms dressed. I had got this idea from <b>Somerset Holidays & Celebrations</b> 2014 Volume 8 page 10. It was an article with photos by <a href="http://artfulplay.blogspot.com/">Connie Fong </a>called Petite Paper Dresses. The samples were just amazing. So I scanned the pages of examples and including them with the dress form in the invitation.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">The first photos at the top show what all my friends created including my daughter-in-law's mom who has never done paper crafts. I will get a frame for the baby's room with a cork background and mount all theses beautiful treasures. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Also, while at CHA, Kathie saw Debbie and Shea of <a href="http://agildedlife.com/pages/about-us">A Gilded Life</a> fame and Spellbound. They gave Kathie one of the personal decorated ballerina's for my party. Thank you so very much you guys</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.axesdesigns.com/">Magda Cortez</a> came with two plates of the most darling cookies you have every seen. Darling. Margo Beatty brought homemade Bourdieu Truffles for the table.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Three of my friends had been to CHA the week before and Robin Sanchez brought me a large tag made by my current most favorite artist, Dina Wakley from Ranger and addressed to "Sally." My friends are all so thoughtful. We all chatted about CHA and what we missed and what they saw.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Georgia Lichon thought of my first born grandson who is almost 3, and brought me a form to make pancakes for him and some masculine little boy rub-on tattoos. Always thoughtful!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After eating and playing two simple games: write down an androgynous name for the baby girl so that when she applies for college or a job, the person looking at the application won't know if it is a boy or a girl, ie Cassey. The second game was 14 questions about children's books and movies. I asked each question to the group and if they knew the answers they shouted it out. They were very hard questions but some of my friends knew some of the questions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They also put their names in a cup which my husband drew from and I had a prize for just coming and helping me celebrate the day. The prize was <a href="https://www.frenchgeneral.com/">Kaari Meng's French General</a> Book, <u>Treasured Notions</u>. Margo Beaty won the prize. I also gave them each the cutest "girlie" tweezers I found at our local Rosie's Calico Cupboard Quilt Shop in La Mesa.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;">Kat</span></b></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had told all my friends that there was no need to bring presents but some did not listen. Over the top clothes from Kat Baker and my dear and one one of my oldest friends, Patty Henderson. Magda Cortez brought a huge box of baby wipes and another huge box of diapers. And then there was Robin's Sanchez' personally hand crocheted blanket, two hats and a darling little grey jacket. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My friend Jackie Baxted summed it all up with this text of what she learned: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"<i>It was a GREAT day. I learned Sally knows how to throw a great party. I (Jackie) can't see. Margo makes great truffles. Patty could be the oldest but she doesn't look it :). Kathy knows where to get the "bling". Robin, you're looking good. Kat finished first so she could enjoy watching us all. Georgia - fun to sit next to cause she always adds her cents. Mary working silently and expertly, wondering who there crazy ladies are and Magda's beautiful cookies, sewing and she wants Kathy's "bling" :). It was great that Ernie joined us along with Mother Dad to be and Sally's beautiful daughter. Boy or girl - baby's name will always be 'Joy' to me."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you all for coming to my party and giving me memories that I will treasure for the rest of my life. I am also so glad that my daughter, son and daughter-in-law were able to slip by on their lunch hour and meet my friends and "break bread" together and then hustle back to their jobs. The baby girl is due any moment and yes, mommy is still working. Crazy. She is a trooper and hopefully a "glitter girl."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh, and on a final note: the baby will NOT be named "Joy". Not even her middle name. We won't know her name until she is born. It's a secret. But, mommy has give me and my grandson permission to call the baby girl "Joy" - but, know that it is not her real name. . .</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;">Baby Joy relaxing in gramma's garden</span></b></i></td></tr>
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Just call me Silly Salhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15026977806007431596noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124467895509655467.post-32709672252393227672014-09-26T11:37:00.000-07:002015-01-21T10:04:49.142-08:00New Born Baby Mini Book<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Those who know me know that I usually have a PlayDay once a week at my home. The "girls" who come to play delve into a variety of mixed media art including jewelry making, scrapbooking, kumihimo etc. - whatever sparks our imagination that week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the players in our regular group (<a href="http://www.axesdesigns.com/">Magda Cortez)</a> creates amazing mini photo albums. In her previous life she was an engineer. We watch her create theses structures right before our very eyes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">She had just come back from a cruise to Alaska and was showing us her latest. I loved it. She had also brought me the pad of Graphic 45 Baby paper that I wanted to use for my up coming grand baby. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before I knew it Magda had made the base for this book and left me her travel book as a sample. At first I was overwhelmed with the paper and the realization that I had to put the paper together myself. My dear playday friend, <a href="http://www.katstinkerings.blogspot.com/">Kat Baker</a>, reassured me that I could do this and insisted that I get started right away and I did. She reassured I couldn't go wrong with paper selections since Graphic 45 had already made sure everything worked together. How right Kat was.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Little tag is what <a href="http://mycreativebliss-michelle.blogspot.com/">Michelle Hurtt</a> made for all of us when we took <a href="http://romancingthebling.blogspot.com/">Debby Anderson's Jewelry Class</a> at Michelle's new studio. I just added a ribbon and a bird.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Magda has been gone for a couple of weeks and has not see my finished product. Even with her sample in front of me, there is so much going on with her books that I really had to get my brain working and to remember to measure twice and cut once. . .</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I can't wait to have photos to put into the book once the baby is born. Very exciting time for the family. I love to make projects that have a purpose. I seem unable to do art just because I want to play. Very project oriented. Hope you like the finish work of love.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can't believe that I haven't blogged since last August. I have been to Spellbound at the Langham in Pasadena in November, 2013 and in January went with Kat to Prima's amazing event in Anaheim. I am so far behind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But, I have been sooooo busy and there is just "stuff" going on. You don't need to hear about all of this. So, when I saw my favorite scrapbook teacher was teaching once again in my area, I signed up immediately. Added bonus was that it was at a new scrapbook store in Escondido that just opened before Christmas, 2013. They don't have a website yet but you can find them through FB - The Making Place. The owner is a fabulous altered artist in her own right and her daughter was so nice and the owner and her granddaughter took the class with us. Wonderful family and an Eye Candy store - every where you look.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The original 3 pages were very girlie and so I contacted Suzy and asked if she could help me make them a little more masculine for my only - just turned 2 - grandson, Karl. She had suggestions and I went with them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We used a new product by Teresa Collins called Essential Modeling Paste. I have always used Golden's products but purchased this if only to support an artist with a line of products. There were stencils which we also just used with our ink pads and a sponge dabbing on color. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There were cookies and bottled water available for we students. The store is packed with supplies. Fun place just to visit and get ideas. The Making Place is just off the 15 freeway at the first entrance to Escondido so not that far. They have a monthly evening group called "Mixed Media Art Club from 6-8 pm. Cost $22. I thought the sample was fabulous. I certainly will return.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">My own creation after taking Suzy's class<br />Guess I better straighten "GIRLS". . .</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Just a simple page with very old paper.<br />Karl on his first hike with dad and aunt.<br />Mom home resting. . .</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ok. After seeing my blog, I went back to the hiking photos and really ruffed them up and the hiking page looks so much better now. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">In person, so much better revisited.</span></b></td></tr>
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Just call me Silly Salhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15026977806007431596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124467895509655467.post-67130388244376678842013-08-03T06:53:00.000-07:002013-08-03T06:53:47.580-07:00Kat Baker, Elena and Ice Resin<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I was unable to go to CHA this year and gave my ticket to my friend, <a href="http://onceuponapinkmoon.blogspot.com/">Robin Sanchez</a>. (Check Robin out on Pinterest - Wow!) I was able to view Elena's live broadcast from CHA and support her charity - <a href="http://charitywingsnews.blogspot.com/">Charity Wings</a>.<br />
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I purchased raffle tickets and I won three of the prizes to my surprise. I have already blogged about my win at CHA in my <a href="http://www.sillysalcreates.blogspot.com/2013/03/score-with-charity-wings-raffle-at-cha.html">March 17, 2013 Blog</a>.<br />
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Well, the product I won that I needed help with was the <a href="http://iceresin.com/icequeen/">Ice Resin</a> and embossing powders. At one of my weekly "playdays", <a href="http://www.katstinkerings.blogspot.com/">Kat</a> showed up with a bracelet and a necklace she had made in an Ice Resin class she took at Elena's new facility in San Marcos.<br />
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We all loved her results, but I was the only one who already had the supplies - just didn't know what to do with them. Kat and I scheduled a playday at her home. It took the better part of the day to get everything ready and decide what I was going to do. <br />
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We broke for lunch and I treated Kat for her birthday to lunch at Panera's and then followed it up with some art supply shopping at Aaron Brother's where I purchased PanPastels at 50% off!<br />
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The Ice Resin product takes a couple of days to really dry properly and so the following week, Kat brought my pieces to my house for my weekly playday and we did some jewelry stuff. I now have two bracelets and some pieces to use in my art in the future.<br />
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It was fun and I am so glad Kat shared her knowledge and skills with me. Thank you Kat and Happy Birthday again.<br />
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(My photos of my results do not do the product justice. Truly they look amazing in person!)<br />
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Just call me Silly Salhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15026977806007431596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124467895509655467.post-81193916783338679752013-07-23T09:37:00.000-07:002013-07-23T09:37:02.881-07:00Scrapbooking Just Became So Much More Fun with Suzi West!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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On July 13, 2013, I took a scrapbooking class from a new teacher (well, new to me!) Her name is <a href="http://www.suzywest.blogspot.com/">Suzi West</a>. The class was at <a href="http://www.stampingdetails.com/">Stamping Details</a> in Poway and I had seen her sample pages and canvases displayed at the store and immediately loved her style. <br />
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What was different? She took gesso, paints, pens, stencils, gel pen and altered the scrapbook paper. Plus, we embossed on our scrapbook painted page with WOW embossing powder! <br />
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I LOVE altered art and I truly want to continue to be the person who puts all my grandson and our family's photos and memories into albums, just like I did for my children. But, I was getting so bored and had so much paper that I didn't exactly love anymore. Not to worry! <br />
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From 9:30 am to 1 pm we completed three pages. Below are the photos of the pages I completed. The photos were added at home.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Gesso, Craft Paint and <a href="http://www.stephaniebarnardstamps.com/index.htm">Stephanie Barnard Sprays</a></i></b></td></tr>
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Then the next day, so inspired, I took a photo taken a couple of weeks before when we were celebrating my son's birthday and did a one page layout, using what Suzi West had taught me and using just my way of doing altered art. Loved the page that is below.<br />
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Then, two weeks later, I made a two page layout of going with my son and his family for the first time to a pumpkin patch in Fallbrook. I had never been to one and had never taken my kids to one when they were growing up. I got out some really old paper stickers that I had for a while to embellish my creating. The sunflowers are a paper napkin I got from my dear friend <a href="http://geogems.blogspot.com/">Georgia Lichon</a>.<br />
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Plus, a week ago, I got back to using my <a href="http://pazzles.com/">Pazzles Inspriation</a> after talking to <a href="http://scrappingklo.blogspot.com/">Klo Oxford</a> online and updated my software, watched an entire morning of fundamental video's in the <a href="https://www.pazzles.net/wordpress/author/scrappingklo">Pazzel's Craft Room</a> (which I joined and is so inexpensive and worth every penny) and I'm back in the grove. I made the titles on my Pazzles.<br />
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Also, I was at Aaron Bros. with my dear friend, <a href="http://www.katstinkerings.blogspot.com/">Kat Baker</a>, and ended up with a super deal on two <a href="http://panpastel.com/mixedmedia1.html">PanPastel</a> sets after watching Kat play with hers. Then off to Donna Downey's website to watch the <a href="http://donnadowney.typepad.com/simply_me/inspiration-wednesdays/">instructional videos</a>. Couldn't believe my luck that Donna was using her PanPastel's in her weekly "Inspirational Wednesday" post plus video. Check it out!<br />
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At <a href="http://www.geegeestampsnstuff.com/">Gee Gee's</a> in Carlsbad, where Gail and her husband are going to retire at the end of September, I added to my PanPastel "pots". Got a deal there also by popping an 18% off balloon in their store. Sure will miss them (the owners). <br />
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Hope someone purchases their store and keeps north San Diego County in scrapbook and stamps, etc. Best store in North County as far as I am concerned.<br />
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Hopefully, I will now get caught up with my scrapbooking because I can combine the two things I love to do in one project! It has been a win, win!<br />
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Just call me Silly Salhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15026977806007431596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124467895509655467.post-42545956215409402112013-03-18T17:29:00.002-07:002013-03-18T17:29:42.908-07:00Sally Jean's Jackalope Journal Book<span style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">or "How to Mount your Rabbit".</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">March 13, 2013 I once again set off for Cheryl Simpson's beautiful home and Sally Jean's Jackalope Journal Book. My car was packed the night before 'cause I was ready!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sally Jean always remarks how her students trust her so much and know they will learn new things. Once again, when we signed up for the class, we had no idea exactly what the project would look like. We are always happily surprised when we arrive and see the finish project waiting for us. This was no exception. We all were thrilled to see what we would be creating this day.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We learned some really kool techniques which I don't share with you on my blog. That is what we take Sally Jean's classes for and all her students are very protective of Sally's creative ideas that no other teacher seems to come up with (I know, don't end a sentence with a preposition. . .)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We were only told to bring little books about 6 inches tall and our soldering gear along with our cookie sheet. Sally Jean had our little kits ready for us and they were little but all we needed. She supplies wire, flux, a torch (which we used for the first time with a new technique) and the Cordless Dremel 8200 and anything else specific to this project that we might need like wire, tape, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Rita Reade brought a book that she chose to cover with paper first and then work with that theme. So you don't need a vintage book to have fun!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There were a lot of demonstrations this time around and once again Sally Jean went over making soldering balls. (By the time I finished with my balls I was getting pretty good). This only proved that we really should practice some of these techniques before applying them to our final project.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here are more of the gals who gathered at Cheryl's for Sally Jean's class and their Jackalope Journals in progress.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Lunch was in Cheryl's beautiful backyard where we got to reacquaint ourselves with old friends and learn about new friends and their interests. When we arrived there was fresh fruit cut up for us and an apple coffee cake. After lunch for our afternoon pick me up there was Cheryl's "Next Best Thing To Robert Redford" (at least that is what it was called in the 70's!). </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I also purchased one of Cheryl's earrings she had made and a wonderful little vintage photo album that, of course, I have no idea what I will do with. . .</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Like always, I am disappointed with myself that I didn't also sign up for Sally Jean's two day Bug Class that my good friend Robin took. I am hoping that she will post photos of her project and Sally's on her website.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I had this great book to use - just the right size. I don't know if you can see my "balls" around my jackalope. By the time I finished with them, I was getting good at them. Still a lot more "balls" to add to my bustier that holds my jackalope. Plus, I have to complete my collage work for the top piece of glass and re-tape my bottom two pieces of glass and then attach the glass with this great method Sally Jean taught us!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Can't wait for Sally Jean to return and see what new ideas she has in store for us. Great Class and Great Artists!</span><br />
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I<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> now see a big mistake I made. . . Oh, well. Next book. Once again not being carefully enough. When will I learn?!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This year I was unable to go to <b>CHA 2013</b>. I registered but when the time came, I had other commitments and was very sad to miss this event and being with my friends.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But, I did participate from afar through </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.901961); color: #222222; font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.thetravelingprincess.blogspot.com/">Elena Lai Etcheverry</a></b></span></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.901961); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">and her </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.901961); color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><a href="https://charitywings.org/cms/index.php"><b>Charity Wings</b> </a></span><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">three day event at CHA. I purchased raffle tickets to support her charity and "yea" once again won three great prizes for three of her vendors supporting her cause. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One of the vendors was </span><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.floracraft.com/">Flora Crafts</a></b></span><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> and a huge box came filled with decorative and wire, styrofoam, mesh and straw wreaths. A bundle of stuff.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I also got some great small stamps from a company called </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.funstampersjourney.com/">Fun Stampers Journey</a></span></b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">.</span><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Plus, they included some delicious greeting cards they had already made.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But, the best raffle prize was from </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.iceresin.com/">Ice Resin</a></b></span><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> and Jen Cushman and Susan Lenart Kazmer and their products. They did a huge demo at Elena's both which I saw.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Last week the first of the products arrived. There was Jen's book <b>"Explore, Create, Resinate"</b>, and Susan Lenart Kazmer's book<b> "Making Connections"</b>. Plus, there was a heart that was made at Elena's booth along with a chain ready to wear. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">WOW. Jen's book tells me how to use the Ice Resin Product that is listed under Susan Lenart Lazmer's name. I can't wait for my weekly "playday" to show all my artist friends theses products and for us to play. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thank you Ice Resin, Flora Crafts and Fun Stampers Journey for my prizes and "Thank You" Elena for theses wonderful raffle prizes.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">For a couple of years I have been trying to have a playday at my home every week for my friends where we work on whatever art projects we are trying to finish. It could be jewelry, soldering altered art, painting, collaging - you get the picture.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Towards the end of last year, a couple of people had expressed an interest in the playdays being more structured. My dear friend, Georgia Lichon who lives in Oceanside, has a playday once a week at her home that is very structured. The group gets together and decides what projects they are going to work on. The ideas for their projects can come from the arsenal of Somerset's Magazines.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">That has worked for them for a couple of years but was a little too structured for the group of gals "playing" at my home. But, I came up with a work around. Our eclectic wonderful friend, Jackie Baxted, had for a while had a playday once a month at her home where she kind of directed a project and supplied a lot of the items to be used by her friends. Plus, she had opened her home to teachers and the area was perfect for this sort of thing.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">The idea was born that starting in January 2013, that one of us in this group would devise a project and lead the activity at Jackie's. No money involved and lots of times it might be something we had learned in a class we had taken and just wanted to share the experience with our friends but in a group setting. We always share the name of the teacher from whom we either learned the technique or lesson. Credit is always given!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">The first month, Georgia led the group. It involved sewing by hand, cloth, and Milagros type dolls that Georgia had available. The day was a success and I have seen some of the final Milagros that my friends created under the guidance of Georgia. I was unable to attend and it was my loss.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">February was the month I had volunteer to lead the group. I had two items that I had finished over 10 years ago when I was just starting out to explore the right side of my brain and the world of art for the first time. I took a class at The Stamp Addict in La Mesa from a person who later became a friend - an amazing teacher who can do just about anything - <a href="http://myartsoulwings.typepad.com/my_art_soul_wings/">Tammie Moore</a>. The class she taught was turning your old suitcase of any size into a work of art to carry or house your art supplies or what ever you so desire. Essentially, we were just collaging, but for me this was very challenging. She provided suitcases for us to purchase and I got two. She also provided scrapbook papers and magazines to tear up for us to use. I had never collaged before. It's amazing that these two suitcases have become my pride and joy! Plus, they are so different. How could I impart what I learned from Tammie?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Well, the supplies were easy. I told everyone to bring a suitcase and either Modge Podge or Golden's Gel Medium or something to glue down paper to the suitcases and seal the top. I suggested that in advance they decide on a color pallet or a subject for the collage or they could just "wing it." </span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">I brought my two completed suitcases to show and demonstrate how they were totally different. Everyone jumped right in. There were eight of us. The best part of projects like this is what we learn from each other and how we see others interpreting the project and it's outcome. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Mary, loves to travel. She has been collecting for a long time travel labels She decided to cover her suitcase both front in back with theses labels in more of a linear fashion rather than just hap-hazard. It will be fun to see if she goes further with her project. It looked great as it was. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Kat had decided on a Marilyn Monroe theme. She chose to cover her little suitcase with beautiful paper Kathie G. had brought to share with gold foil and rich green and blue colors. She would have been a lot further along before we disperse if she hadn't realized that after "fussy" cutting (a term we have acquire from Magda Cortez) an infamous photo of Marilyn with her skirt flying up, that she had glued it on upside down. It wasn't funny. In the end, she covered it and felt she could find another photo of this particular pose again and still use it. In the meantime, she continued.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.axesdesigns.com/2013/02/steampunk-my-style.html" style="font-size: x-large;">Magda</a><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"> purchased a 50's makeup case from Jackie and began to work on her background collage. Her theme is SteamPunk and had amazing ideas using die cuts and Tim Holtz's alcohol inks to create a one of a kind carrier that reflects Magda's imagination using scrapbook supplies in new and exciting ways. She teaches both in stores and online and has taught internationally in Mexico and Spain. Check out her blog. She has an amazing number of followers internationally. Magda speaks perfect English and by profession is an Engineer. She is precise in her designs and we have been privileged to watch her create before our very eyes some of the most intricate little books. I believe in the near future she will be offering her classes and tutorials in both Spanish and English. Be sure to visit Magda's blog "</span><a href="http://www.axesdesigns.com/2013/02/steampunk-my-style.html" style="font-size: x-large;">Axes Designs</a><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">" to see more of her finished SteamPunk suitcase.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Jackie also worked on a 50's makeup case. Her theme appears to be a color. She started with a bright hot pink/red case. Since she was the hostess, she made sure we were all comfortable and when we ordered lunch, she went and got it for us. She still managed to get her case finished!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Kathie G. brought a suitcase and elegant papers from Dick Blick to share with us all. Her suitcase is a vibrant pink and vintage creams. The overall appearance is beautiful. Both Jackie's, Kathie's and Debbie's made me wish I had worked with brighter colors for my collage background. I do not know if Kathie is going to put other images over her background or go with the suitcase just as it is - beautiful.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Kathie introduced me to her friend Debbie. Debbie had also come to Georgia's Milagro class that I missed. Debbie worked on what looked like a hat box. Very cute. She also worked in very vibrant pinks, my favorite colors.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Our Master Solderer, Margo Beatty, came to play with us. Instead of a suitcase she decided to work on a blank clipboard. She also worked in pink but a softer pink. She also muted some of her edges and the paper with paint. Below you can see her finished clipboard.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">I neglected to learn from some of the artists whether they were just doing a background or if they were going to go farther with their projects when they got home. My bad. . .</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">I decided to do a background collage using scrapbook papers in vintage muted colors and for contrast, black. Then I had a theme - Men I have loved (obviously in my dreams). . . The range is from Leonard Cohen to Freddie Mercury (even though we play for different teams) and capping off my bizarre interest - Henry Kessinger. . . Not sure what they all have in person. Power?</span></div>
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Just call me Silly Salhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15026977806007431596noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124467895509655467.post-85912668786559150462012-12-18T16:47:00.000-08:002012-12-18T17:12:57.226-08:00Christmas Card 2012 - Danita inspired<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Back a couple of months ago I took a class from <a href="http://danitaart.blogspot.com/"><b>Danita</b></a> in person at <a href="http://blog.crescendoh.com/"><b>Jenny Doh</b></a>'s Crescendoh Studio in Santa Anna along with my friend <a href="http://thetravelingprincess.blogspot.com/"><b>Elena</b></a>. Here is the link to that<b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1124467895509655467#editor/target=post;postID=5851569063748798280"> blog</a></b>.</span><b style="background-color: white;"></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The one done in class is a 12x12. It was so much fun. When I got home, I decided to give the boy in my painting a laser mustache and make it my son (who at 36 does have a mustache and a pug rescue dog). The bow tie references my son's first suit for cotillion which he picked out himself at JC Penny's in 4th grade. It was black and white plaid with a black satin bow tie. All the rest of the boys wore blue blazers and camel colored slacks. Love my son! Never a follower - always a leader.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had decided to make another Danita inspired painting/collage at home and make my character again, a little boy since I just became a grandma for the first time in March. So this painting/collage represents my grandson.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The actual painting/collage is dimensional. The white around the child's face and Rudy's tail is fur from JoAnn's. There are actual beads in the center of the poinsettia's and there is a laser cut little bird up in the flowers.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">Jump forward to November and I am thinking about Christmas Cards for Ernie and I to send out. I try to always make the 125 cards from scratch. Last year was so much fun. I Photoshop-ed Ernie's photo of when he was about 4 years old and a ring bearer in his aunts wedding into my dad's 1948 or 1949 Christmas Card. I am either four or five years old. Then I changed the greetings on the display that my dad had included. The change said, "Greetings Ernie and Sally" instead of "Greetings Harry and Sally." </span> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am standing in front of a huge Christmas tree that was in the front yard of the house where I grew up. My dad obviously hung balloons on the tree to represent Christmas ornaments. (I don't think you could get giant ornaments back then). My adopted father was a single father and very creative and enjoyed doing this for his Christmas cards each year to send back to his family in Chicago. the cards were always a photo of me and in different places. S</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">o much fun!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So this year I decided to PhotoShop the 8x10 canvas I did at home and fix a few things that can easily be fix/sharpened/re-size, etc. for the card in PhotoShop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, those that know me well and my poor family that has to deal with my quirky mind, might figure out what I meant in my greetings and the drawing. In Danita's class, I drew a young boy. Well, my grandson is only 9 months old this December and so to make that point, "that blue thing" that is where a red mouth should be is his pacifier denoting in my strange mind, that he is really just a baby.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Plus, if you know what "Easter Eggs" are in the computer world (per Wikipedia<i>, "A vitual Easter egg is an intentional hidden message, inside joke, or feature in a work such as a computer program, movie, book, or crossword")</i>, you will see I put a very small, hard to find and read "Easter Egg" on the front of the card too. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is the clue: "What is my families favorite college football team? Don't know me that well?" Read on.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The greeting on the front of the card reads "Rudy, Nine month old Grandson Karl, Ernie and Sally. . ." Rudy* refers to the sad wonderful movie, <i>Rudy</i> which takes place at Notre Dame. Instead of calling the reindeer Rudolph, for my purposes (and in my weird mind), he was the inspirational Rudy. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then if you look really, really close to Rudy's collar, you will see two initials - ND - for Notre Dame. Aha. I know, who cares? I care! I'm not even sure my kids will get it. . .</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This all becomes very significant since this year, ND is in first place in the BCS and will play second place Alabama in the National Football Championship Game on January 7. Go Notre Dame!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*<i><b> </b>Rudy </i>is a 1993 American sports film directed by David Anspaugh. It is an account of the life of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, who harbored dreams of playing football at the University of Notre Dame despite significant obsticales. It was the first movie that the Notre Dame administration allowed to be shot on campus since <i>Knute Rockne, All American</i> in 1940.</span></span><br />
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Just call me Silly Salhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15026977806007431596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124467895509655467.post-9996314962346293822012-10-23T09:20:00.003-07:002012-10-23T18:57:28.295-07:00Two GREAT days with Sally Jean<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last week, I once again went to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CherylSimpson"><b>Cheryl Simpson's</b></a> home where <a href="http://www.sallyjean.com/"><b>Sally Jean</b></a> teaches. The facilities are amazing and Cheryl is an incredible hostess.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was good to see other artists I usually only see at a Sally Jean's class like Alicia. And of course Margo and I sat together. I had been gone the week before so missed my weekly playday with Margo. I lucked out having Rita Reade from <a href="http://www.fallbrookchamberofcommerce.org/events-v2/events/The-Vintage-Marketplace-at-the-Oaks_ET892S22.html"><b>Vintage Market Place</b> </a>on my left and Margo on my right. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With Sally Jean's classes you never know exactly what you will be making. Today was no exception. There is always that wonderful element of discovery and surprise. Thursday we created glass angels with vignette's inside the glass. Sally provided the glass and the angel heads. There are always new techniques to learn and revisiting old Sally Jean techniques that are in need of refreshing. They say your dogs look like you. Well, my angel body looks like me - squatty body and all. . . Once I get the pin cushion for her to stand on she will grow those legs I always wanted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were rewarded at the end of the day with a surprise little project. Sally's inspiration was the medals that are worn on uniforms. I made my "Grandma" badge. Easy and fun. And again, a little new technique was learned in the creations of this little badge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I feel I am never completely prepared as the other's as to what to use for my vignettes. You never know what the subject will be or could be. I will spend the next few months at garage sales and flea markets looking with completely different eyes. I took a small cut glass wine bowl/glass for my angel because I felt I was really limited as to what I brought to use. Plus, everyone else had very beautiful and sophisticated vignettes and since I have this first and new grandson, mine would be more child like friend. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Alicia is a joy to be around. She is the original Pink Alicia. Everything she collects is pink it seems. Her angel had a pink skier, a pink Christmas tree and I think, a pink deer in her vignette. Crazy! And it all sat upon a snow bank in her glass bowl! Why don't I have a photo. . .?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Rita Reade played outside the box. She is the only one who chose the small doll head and then a large wine glass bowl for the body. At the time, I though "what?" Well, the finish project with her lace skirt on the outside of the bowl was beautiful (not cute - Rita hates the word "cute"). A joy to sit next to. Always supportive of what other's are doing and willing to share anything she has with others.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Rita is the proprietor of the <b><a href="http://www.fallbrookchamberofcommerce.org/events-v2/events/The-Vintage-Marketplace-at-the-Oaks_ET892S22.html">Vintage Market Place</a> </b>at the Oaks. Check out the schedule and be sure to drop by this upscale flea market.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Friday's Class</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sally's Jean's class on Friday was the most difficult I have ever had to do. Only because we were working on such a small scale. Again, limited as to what I brought for the vignettes. I loved seeing what all the other students brought to use and used so very effectively. Susan Bezek, a teacher in her own right, had the tiniest and so precious little rocking horse. I wanted to steal her treasures. Got to be on the look out for sure for "stuff" for vignettes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sally's creativity has no bounds and some of the students went in their own creative direction with much success. My difficulty mainly was working so small and that my collage work did not dry sufficiently to bend and stay even with the clear caulking. But, I can fix that. The antlers were great and easy and so was the wheels. Loved the pussy willow tails and how she worked out the deer head.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Earlier in the week, I guess there was a teddy bear. Sally didn't have a completed project, only the tummy. I sure wish I had taken that class! But, I had just returned from NJ and knew I would be tired and I was.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;">Alicia Gilaro</span></i></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Friday, Margo and Rita were not there. But, everyone is so friendly and nice and others come from afar without their buddies. I made friends with those around our big table - Another Alicia (there were two), Tiffany Smith, <a href="http://pinterest.com/susanbezek/"><b>Susan Bezek</b></a> and Juli Lloyd. Alicia and I met for the first time at <a href="http://charitywingsnews.blogspot.com/2010/11/seaside-soiree.html"><b>Elena's Seaside Soiree</b></a> a couple of years ago. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Plus, Pam and Ann were at the table behind me. Always great to reunite with art friends.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;">Tiffany's beginning vignettes</span></i></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Susan's vignette's</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;">More vignettes in progress</span></i></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;">Three more vignettes<br />This one with a ballerina motif.</span></i></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;">Woodsy motif</span></i></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;">Susan Bezek<br />holding Sally Jean's Reindeer</span></i></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Tiffany Smith's angel</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We all expressed our enthusiasm for Sally Jean to return in the Spring with new ideas and projects. Yes, I learned a lot of new techniques, but even if I didn't the camaraderie and girl's day out are really worth it, plus, again <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CherylSimpson"><b>Cheryl Simpson's</b></a> hospitality.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Pam Munns</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;">Carol</span></i></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;">Debbie Udall Wilcock</span></i></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;">Bonnie</span></i></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Be sure to check out Sally Jean's sale site at <a href="http://graymouse.com/index.php/graymouse/catalogsearch/result/?order=price&dir=asc&q=Sally+Jean"><b>Gray Mouse</b></a>. Then search Sally Jean. Her new tote bags are gorgeous. Got to see a lot of her wares in person at Cheryl's.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On purpose I don't show a close up of Sally Jean's sample projects. She has worked hard to create theses projects for us. I want you all to get the feel of her classes and want to take classes from her when she returns. She has so much to share and takes everything to a new high. She is the one that suggested I put my angel on a old fashion tomato pin cushion (which my friend Mary is going to bring to me since she collects theses little gems). Then I decided to scan a Queen of Hearts playing card, reduce it and print it on shrinky dink and make a chard for around her neck hanging under her jeweled collar. One idea leads to another.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;">Thank You Sally Jean</span></i></b></td></tr>
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Just call me Silly Salhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15026977806007431596noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124467895509655467.post-79127835089245446372012-10-01T10:34:00.000-07:002012-10-01T10:34:01.537-07:00Graphic 45 "Little Darlings" Baby Book Album designed by Magda Cortez<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">A couple of months ago, my dear friend and close neighbor, Kathie, introduced my "PlayDay" group to a new instructor/designer - <a href="http://www.axesdesigns.com/">Magda Cortez</a>. Her website is in both English and Spanish.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Kathie and our friend Dawn had taken a class from her in Oceanside. I loved the book that Magda had literally engineered since that is what she is - an engineer. The book was amazing and Magda had used <a href="http://www.g45papers.com/">Graphic 45 paper</a> (one of her favorite companies to work with). While in class Kathie told Magda about our "PlayDay" group.</span><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"> Magda had expressed interest and Kathie asked me if we could include her. The rest is history.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Magda is amazing. What is so much fun is watching her create before our very eyes. I have spoke about her already, in my Halloween post. Wow, you should see the book she created (two in fact) with the Halloween theme.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">But, this post is about her baby book! Since I am a new and first time grandma, I feel madly in love. She had already taught the class. I begged her to teach it again at my home and she easily said, "yes." We all got our paper and began.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Here is Magda's video using Graphic45 "Little Darlings" paper. Enjoy.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">I needed one immediately for my best friend Carole's daughter's baby shower. I decided to give Carole (the grandma to be) the book at the end of the shower. Everyone loved it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Then I proceeded to make four more. Very, very, time intensive. I made one for myself, another one for my dear friend Patty who just had her first granddaughter, one to be auctioned off at my friend, Elena's Seaside Soiree in December and one to keep for the next grandma that might need it!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">The first one for Carole, I made the cover exactly like Magda's in her video. The next four I played with the covers with just little tweets.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Used some flowers I had in my stash and decided not to put anything down the left side. Used the larger banner and cut down the "For Baby" announcement. Softer look.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">This one is more coral in color. Plus, I used the satin flowers you find at Michael's. I cut the bottoms off and opened them up so that they weren't so pointy on the bottom and would lay (lie?) better.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Below, different lace down the side and keeping it pink.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large; text-align: left;">Here is the cover of my book for my grandson. In the below photos, I like the first one better without the flowers on the side. But, in person, I am very happy with the bottom book that actually has the white flowers down the side. I think maybe I need to ink the white or should try to tea dye the white. Too much of a contrast, right?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Find Magdalena Cortez on FB and friend her. See all her new designs. Wait until you see her Christmas books. The Graphic 45 Nutcracker Paper book is fantastic and so is her other Christmas book and her GingerBread Book. She designs everything herself!</span>Just call me Silly Salhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15026977806007431596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124467895509655467.post-58515690637487982802012-09-11T15:11:00.000-07:002012-09-11T15:18:32.395-07:00Danita's class at Jenny Doh's Studio<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last Saturday, Elena and I drove up to Santa Anna to take much awaited Danita Class at </span><a href="http://blog.crescendoh.com/" style="font-size: x-large;">Jenny Doh's</a><span style="font-size: large;">. Jenny's Studio is perfect for classes and everything was ready for us! Her studio is located in vintage old town of Santa Anna where there are many artist's studios and </span><a href="http://theartbar.net/" style="font-size: x-large;">The Art Bar</a><span style="font-size: large;"> which has been a fixture on Broadway for many, many years! Too bad Elena and I didn't have time to stop in and visit The Art Bar. Next time for sure!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Upon entering Jenny's studio the first people we saw was the owner of </span><a href="http://www.papertales.typepad.com/" style="font-size: x-large;">Paper Tales</a><span style="font-size: large;">, Michelle. Her store is located in Point Loma and is my favorite store for many reasons. Right now they are enlarging their space while other stores are either closing or reducing their store foot prints. Paper Tales is so very shabby chic with a comfy couch to rest while shopping, a vintage pink stove for ambiance and I noticed a darling new Miss Kitty microwave in the back for her worker bees, who are terrific! Just a darling store. Be sure to support your local stores whenever possible!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had taken Danita's online class where we did sewing. It was offered by Jenny Doh through Crescendoh and was an excellent class.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then this year I took Danita's online class which was also excellent. But, I wanted to see Danita up close and watch her work in person. She did not disappoint. I had no idea she was so tall! And, she is beautiful but inside and out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Danita is an excellent teacher. In this class, she starts out with a blank canvas and took us step by step through her process. She would demonstrate and then we would go back to our seats and try to produce. She would walk around the classroom and help everyone who wanted her help and/or opinion on what they were working.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At all the seats was our "swag bag" with goodies from Danita for our project, if we choose to use them or forgot to bring papers ourselves. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also, we each received one of Danita's paintings. They were all different and my could not have been better for me and my family! Thank you so much Danita for your generosity and thoughtfulness.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Our present from Danita</span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Elena had chosen for us to sit right in front of one of the big open windows in the studio. It was going to be another hot day in the Southland. An added bonus is that when Danita demonstrated, Elena and I were right there and could see up close and from Danita' s perspective what she was doing. It was great!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Step 1 - the paper collage</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Step 2 - the paint</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Step 3 - the head and body</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Step 4 and 5 - the face and clothes</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Step 6 - details</span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Elena started out having trouble with her little angel's eyes. She </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">asked me to take a photo and post it on FB while she was laughing so very hard. But, after a couple of re-do's and some help from Danita, her girl was a success. I think it came out absolutely darling and so Elena!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Elena's background</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Elena's first try had Asian eyes, per Elena</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Elena's darling finished Angel</span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My canvas on the other hand. . . I love backgrounds but hated the background I did. First off, once again I am not working in "my colors" which Elena reminded me. I was trying to do the background using colors that are in my 6 month old grandson's room. Well, I didn't get close and am not finished with the results.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Background with subject cutouts</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Sally's work in progress. . .</span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But, I did love making the boy and his pug dog. Very happy with that results. It's amazing how using Danita's technique, your faces evolve. She has absolutely some step-by-step procedures for you to achieve anything even close to her results. My boys eyes are bigger than usual and his eyebrows a little thicker and he has ears. She says theses are the things that </span><span style="font-size: large;">differentiates</span><span style="font-size: large;"> the little baby boy. I have been sketching all the different drawings I want to do for my grandson's room, but had no idea how to paint the face and the eyes. Now I do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are some canvas in progress from other participants in Danita's class. Oh, on my left sat Linda, whom I had met years ago through Elena. I wish I had a photo of her background canvas after I took her pictures. The picture is nice but her finished background was GREAT! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are two more student's canvas in progress. Wish I had gotten theses artist's names! Took their photos because I loved their backgrounds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Elena is having her once a year <a href="https://www.scrapbookroyalty.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=119%20">Seaside Soiree</a>, November 30 through December 2nd at Scripps in La Jolla. Danita is going to be the teacher all day Sunday. Below is the sample canvas that Danita will be teaching. Elena's work is all for charity. She is a registered non-profit charitable organization. Please support her and her good works. Her three day event is amazing and so much fun. Check out her site to see the other teachers and the planned activities.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc; color: #134f5c;">There is a magnificent new paper album artist in the area - Magda Cortez. My friends, Kathie G. and Dawn took Magda's class at EverAfter in Oceanside and share there magical book and it's nooks and crannies with me. During the class, Kathie mentioned my once a week play day and Magda, new to the area, inquired if she could come and play too? Of course, I said, "yes"!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc; color: #134f5c;">She showed up with this vast array of books she had created out of paper and adorned with beautiful scrapbook paper. (It looks like Graphics 45 is one of her favorite companies.) Some of her covers are made out of unusually but commonly found materials such as egg cartons, chip bags and OJ/Milk cartons and of course, standard chip board material too! What an imagination Magda has!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc; color: #134f5c;">I also found a Halloween table-scape piece of art that I had gotten a deal on since the piece needed some TLC. Well, this gave Magda an idea and she began sketching. The following two videos show the two books which she created on paper and then engineered all the parts when she got home. Oh, by the way, she is a college graduate engineer and therefore very detailed orientated! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc; color: #134f5c;">While Magda was sketching one of her next books, I was working on some Halloween stuff. I remembered that I had made 3 Halloween books in 2009 for my husband's grandson and great-grandson and made a third to keep for a sample. I thought the book was finished, but Magda looked at it and said in a sweet voice, "it was a nice start". Why didn't I add a few more embellishments which she began to suggest. I found in my "stuff" a picket fence and other objects like a giant spider punch, etc. etc. etc. Here is a before and after photo with Magda's input and my rethinking the creative process!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc; color: #134f5c;">In the mean time, back in December, 2011, I had seen artist/teacher <a href="http://www.swoonwithdebhodge.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Deb Hodge</b></span></a> Haunted Houses on display and loved them. When Hobby Lobby opened in Temecula, Kathie and I went for a road trip where I picked up the last paper mache house they had at the time for $7. Then, the next time I saw <a href="http://www.brokejewelsfindings.etsy.com/"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Dyanna Cooley</b></span></a> to purchase metal from her for my jewelry I make and sell, I got the bat Deb Hodges used on the top of her haunted house and some other stuff for frames around the windows. Last week I found some skeletons at Michae's and started to work on this project. Well, I didn't have enough metal pieces for around the windows - only enough for around the front windows. What to do?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc; color: #134f5c;">To the rescue <a href="http://www.provocraft.com/products/index.products.php?cl=cuttlebug"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Cuttlebug</b></span></a> (that I haven't used in years) and <a href="http://timholtz.com/"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Tim Holtz</b></span></a> Distressed 12x12 paper package and Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads. Below you see my progression as I come to create for pennies, the eight side window frames. I have also order more Tim Holtz Distress Black Soot Crackle paint for the chimney and the porch of my haunted house and the front of my haunted book. Not really pleased with this batch of Tim Holtz Distressed Black Soot Crackle. Have put more than two layers of the stuff on and it's not crackling like it did before. . .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">How much fun can one old gal have. . . ? </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">It began on Thursday at 9 am, when I picked up birthday girl, Robin Sanchez at her home and we set off to get our nails beautified. Why am I always the contrary Indian? I choose pink (my most favorite color) and of course, EVERYONE had Tiffany Blue toes and nails. I'm sure no one noticed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Then on to downtown L.A. to shop for "stuff". We spent most of our time at the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1014921537">Bohemian Chrystal</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1014921537"> </a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.beadsfactory.com/">Bead Factory</a> getting great deals and then went and tried on vintage type clothes at this great shop. Robin purchased the outfit she wore on Sat. (I wore one of Robin's outfits that she brought and felt like I was playing dress-up). Remember, I live in jeans and t-shirts and just about don't own anything else.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">It didn't take us long after we left L.A. to get to Manhattan Beach and the <a href="http://www.thebelamar.com/">Belamar Hotel</a> and check in. When we got to our room we were amazed at the size! Wow. Two sinks in the bathroom, Jacuzzi tub, long curved couch, stand alone glass bar, and my most favorite (that I feel every hotel from now on should have) "cubbies" like at Ikea along the wall for easy access to all your stuff.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We then set out to get ready for the welcome cocktail party that was hosted by two of the attendee's and best friends of Kim - <a href="http://www.insidethebubble.typepad.com/">Cheryl Stoneham Mylnar</a> and Terry Frias</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">. There were cupcakes with Audrey's famous Breakfast at Tiffany's face that were so good, plus champagne in darling pink champagne glasses. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">The backdrop for our photo session was painted on canvas by <a href="http://www.karlascottage.typepad.com/">Karla Nathan</a>. It was amazing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">At the pre-party is where I met Frick and Frack. They were like two peas in a pod. Best of friends who have moved away from each other but still get together and have so much fun! Their real names are Vickie Stevens Orlando and Teree Minney (with an accent on the second "e")! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Then we went down for Vendor's night and to have our photo's taken in Breakfast at Tiffany's dress in front of Karla Nathan's fabulous painted canvas that she painted for Kim's event.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">My dress has a story of it's own. My good friend, Kathie Gillaspey, brought over this "real" vintage velvet dress last November thinking we could cut it up and use the material to display our jewelry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I took one look at it and realized it was exactly the dress that Audrey Hepburn had worn in Breakfast at Tiffany's. It had cost Kathie $3 or some ridiculous amount. I tried it on and it fit perfectly. Now go forward to the end of April, 2012 and I try the dress on again. My husband can't get the zipper up! OMG. Off to the tailor and $30 plus material - another $7 for real velvet, 1/4 yard (velvet is very expensive) and gussets set in the sides and it fit. How did I gain all that weight since last winter? Wahhhhh. Thank you Kathie!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Wow, all the "stuff" and how magnificently everyone's products for sale were displayed! Yep, I was in the "buy" line. The fabric I purchased from Kecia that was all bundled and hand died a beautiful shade of blue was the best! Plus, I also purchased earrings that I love with doll heads. Eye candy everywhere as you can see. Check out the doll head in photo 3rd down. Later I will show you what I purchased to make this for myself! Wish I could tell you whose table was whose. Sorry. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">The next morning we went down to the room that had been full of tables for the vendors and our tables were there. Kim greeted everyone at the door with our really nice name tag and told us which table we would be at for the duration of classes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Of course Robin and I were together, but we didn't know the others at the table. I think Robin knew one of the gals. Well, by the time the event was over, we had gotten to be friends with all of them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Two of them were a kick in the pants - <a href="http://artistreestudio.blogspot.com/">Nancy Nelson</a> and Ginny Carano. Ginny bought the table a bottle of champagne that day! They were picked up from the airport flying in from Reno by Nancy's long time friend, Ruth Rae. Nancy has a shop in downtown Reno where she sells and offers classes revolving around art. Everyone waited each day to see what Ginny would be wearing. They were so much fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Next to me was a gal named Shawn Strect. She was very helpful and friendly and was friends with the other two at our table, <a href="http://www.artandlovealchemy.blogspot.com/"> Christine Strickland</a> and Kadee Metzger. I enjoyed meeting theses new people and "playing" with them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Our first class which turned out to be my most favorite class. All the teachers were excellent and I like all the projects. I also liked that they were all so different. But, the Lamp Shade class with <a href="http://lemoncholys.blogspot.com/">Kecia Deveney</a> using fabric was wonderful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Kecia gave us so much to work with on theses shades. Very generous! Or, we could use our own fabric and knick knacks, but needed not brought anything but a needle and thread and you had everything provided! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I was so enthused with this project that when on Sunday we went to the Irvine Flea Market, I purchased a table lamp to create (I haven't even finished the first one yet. . . ) two lamp shades for this glass based lamp. I love it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lunch was a buffet out doors and on paper, you would think it was your typical women's luncheon - veggies, chicken, pasta and salad. But, oh my, all the dishes were over the top and gourmet! And my favorite and easiest dessert - chocolate chip cookies!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Friday afternoon, we made a beautiful necklace under the direction of <a href="http://www.farmgirlbella.blogspot.com/">Lonnie Jenck</a>. Again, our table helped each other out if we didn't understand some of the directions. The table next to us had all brought their own beads. It was fun to see other people's work. In this class I used a torch (creme burlee type) to make my first head pin! Almost none of us had ever done that before. Everything we needed was there and presented so beautifully! I actually finished this project in class! I also learned another new technique using floral wire and weaving it in and out of a chain and gathering it all up! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">That night everyone was on their own for dinner and I went and got Robin and I the Belamar's famouse Mac and Cheese and took it up to the room where Robin was finishing up the swap she was in charge of that was to be first presented at 7:15 that evening. Yummy!</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Robin made all the book covers<br />Bag was made by Olga</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I was only involved in one swap that Robin registered me - which was her swap. I was not around a phone when we could register and was so glad Robin had gotten me in as her assistant. We were to make the same page eight times to be included in a book that Robin made the wonderful, creative cover for and put them all together. We were also to make a bag that would hold this book and the bags would all be different. I used some fabric I had painted in a Alisa Burke class at Elena's charity"Beach </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Soiree"</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> on the water front in Oceanside a couple of years ago. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">The swaps were like nothing I have ever seen. Everyone brought their "A" game to theses. Nothing but the best was used and you could tell everyone had search high and low antique stores, garage sales and thrift stores for the BEST! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We were still screaming at 10 pm that night as we saw crown after crown exchanged, jewelry boxes filled with vintage everything, dress forms out of this world, magnificent Tiffany themed cigar shadow boxes, bottles, purses, on and on. Plus, all the swaps were wrapped in the most decorative fashion possible. Those that flew - I have no idea how they did their presentations. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Again, off to bed. Soooooo tired!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>Saturday Morning Class</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Our first class on Saturday morning was making a beautiful Mat Board Book designed by <a href="http://akissonthechic.typepad.com/">Laura McCollough</a>. Everything was there for us and the teacher took us through, step by step putting it together. I think it was great that we had this project. I'm not sure if everyone has done scrapbook type projects in this large group of women. We were told me could deviate from the project if we chose. One of the most interesting and youngest of the artist present was xxxxxxxxx. She pushed the envelope on every workshop we did. Very friendly, quiet person with an overload of amazing talent!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lunch was served to us at tables at side. Ginny purchased Margarita's for all of us. Fun! We drank as we heard Kim's great friend </span><a href="http://raisedincotton.typepad.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">Carol Spinski</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">, speak to us about ourselves and how to promote ourselves and our art. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>Just Call Me Holly - Jeannie Oliver</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Our last class of the day was given by </span><a href="http://jeanneoliverdesigns.com/blog/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">Jeannie Oliver</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">. It started off with Kim presenting a video from Jeannie's husband and three children. Jeannie had come to Kim's event on her 40th birthday. Her family wanted to wish their mom/wife well and to have a very hapapy 40th! Wow!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We were then given large sketch books with a heavy cover to collage and paint. We only had to bring brushes. Everything else was provided. We had instructions from her on a big screen plus, she had a large easle with a HUGE canvas to demonstrate different techniques and product use. Plus, we had sketches of women/girls that we could apply with carbon paper to our covers if we choose. It was a lot to absorb in a short period of time but Jeannie did an excellent job. I really liked what I did and look forward to finishing it now that I am home. A great start.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">That night we went to dinner in the hotel. Pretty upscale restaurant. The food was really great. Our table consisted of Ginny and Nancy and Priscilla's crowd- her mom Olga and great friend Marisella. Boy did we laugh and laugh.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Favorite Mother and Daughter<br />Priscilla Cerda and Mother Olga Berdie</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Kecia's darling niece</i><br /><i>Erika Cook</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Group Photo with our photographer<br /><a href="http://www.thefancyfarmgirl.com/">Tiffany</a> right in front.</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Since we live in San Diego, Robin and I did not purchase the bus event - a deluxe touring bus that took everyone to four stops all the way down to Pacific Beach and back to Manhattan Beach.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">The bus went first back to downtown L.A. to a store that sells fabric. (Don't know the name). Robin and I didn't go because we didn't know!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We set off to the Irvine Flea Market. Guess what, they moved it and thanks to our dear friend Jackie Baxted, we found it at the old El Toro Marine Base just off the 5 freeway and Sand Canyon exist. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">By the time I got back to my car, my arms were so sore from carry so many big and heavy items I had purchased to create after being inspired at the vendor's night. Before leaving we went to the food section where they now have the gourmet food trucks and we had Korean Taco's while being song to by an really good Elvis impersonator! We hooked up briefly with girls from the bus when they finally got there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Next, on to <a href="http://urbanbarn155.blogspot.com/">Urban Barn</a> in Escondido. This is Robin and my stomping grounds. Linda have an entire display set up recognizing the Affaire at Tiffany theme. There crescent sandwiches and cookies to die for - all in the Tiffany theme!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lastly, the bus, but not Robin and I, went to Ocean Beach to </span><a href="http://www.vignettesantiques.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">Vignettes</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> where I believe they not only shopped but were treated to dinner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">What an event. I guess there are others like this all over the United States, but Kim's is heralded to be the best with her interest in details and her smiling friendly face and top quality worker bee/friends and family. I see why it is sold out every year! Can't wait to see what the theme will be next year and whether I will get in to go. I know that one of my friends really wants to go next year. We'll see. . .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Theses final two photos I took in our hotel room of my friend Robin's jewelry that she makes. She is so talented and really needs to start selling her wares.</span><br />
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A lot has changed in my life recently and in the lives of those I love most. Plus, I am getting ready to go to this incredible event next week that <a href="http://artisticbliss.typepad.com/">Kim Caldwell</a> has created - "<a href="http://artisticbliss.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/10/kim-caldwell-of-artistic-bliss-designscommemoratesher-5th-year-of-hosting-exciting-themed-arteventsonthegorgeous-southern-c.html">Affaire at Tiffanys</a>" - in Manhattan Beach, CA. The event was my birthday and Christmas present from last year from my kids. Thank you so much.<br />
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I heard about Kim Caldwell through <a href="http://onceuponapinkmoon.blogspot.com/">Robin Sanchez</a> when she sat across the table from me and my friend <a href="http://web.me.com/margobeatty/Beatty/Artwork.html">Margo Beatty</a> (see <a href="http://sillysalcreates.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html">blog</a>) in a <a href="http://www.terribrushdesigns.com/">Terri Brush</a> class at the <a href="http://urbanbarn155.blogspot.com/">Urban Barn</a>. Robin had just returned from Kim Caldwell's Moulin Rouge event of that year. Robin and I hit it off right away and I invited her to come play at my home and also when other of my friends like <a href="http://theartinyou.blogspot.com/">Jackie Baxted</a> had events at their home, for her to be invited also. I became obsessed with going to one of Kim's events. And, even more so, when I visited Kim's home for a class that Robin was teaching (see <a href="http://sillysalcreates.blogspot.com/2011/10/kim-caldwell-presents-robin-sanchezs.html">blog</a>). Every corner of Kim's home was part of her vision of what all my friends dream of their homes becoming.<br />
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So, the invites go out and I sign up as soon as possible for Kim's Spring event - "Affaire at Tiffanys" - and then the preparation begins. I ended up only signing up for one of the swaps that open and close faster than you can blink your eye due to the up-coming birth of my first grand baby who is a boy!<br />
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My daughter, Kari, and I now had a baby shower to make happen and we did. It was such a success but took up time and space as I decided to create a one of a kind baby shower invite. And then one must scrapbook (getting back to my roots) those pages that grew to 13 pages and I haven't scrapped the pictures from my daughter-in-law's work baby shower. . . Exciting times for the family and me especially since my son and wife had always said they weren't going to have children and had been married 13 years. Yea! They kept it a surprise and I LOVE surprises.<br />
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The following are current photos of MY play space and also my dining room where friends gather every week to play and chat and munch. I can make the table large enough for 10 people. We almost always finish up the day with me making cappuccino for those who would like an afternoon pickup. I used to have 8 people every week and it was fun, but you couldn't follow everyone's conversation and it just got to be too much for me. I regret in someways to limiting the number to 4 including me and usually it is just me, <a href="http://pinterest.com/katgill2119/">Kathie Gillaspey</a> and Margo Beatty. Kathie just lives 1/4 of mile from me as the crow flies and Margo has become my friend after being my mentor readying me for Sally Jean classes and spurring my interests and now obsession with soldering.<br />
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On the card table in the middle of the room are my jewelry pieces that are "works in progress". They are my pride and joy. I love soldering thanks to my mentor/teacher's extraordinaire, <a href="http://www.sallyjean.com/">Sally Jean</a> and Margo Beatty.<br />
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As you can see I have art hanging on my wall that I have created from some of my most favorite artist/teachers. The first big piece that I love the most and see all the flaws was in <a href="http://www.lkperrella.com/">Lynn Perrella's</a> class the first time I went to <a href="http://www.artunraveled.com/">Art Unraveled</a> in Phoenix AZ with Georgia.<br />
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The <a href="http://danitaart.blogspot.com/">Danita</a> little print sitting on my wall desk, I just purchased from Danita. I took an online class from Danita from Jenny Doh's <a href="http://blog.crescendoh.com/">Crescendoh</a> class. It was amazing. I wish Danita would put out her own video so we could purchase it and have it forever for our very own. Side note, I was lucky enough to be one of Jenny's featured currators for her <a href="http://blog.crescendoh.com/crescendoh/2010/10/index.html">Art Saves Serie</a>s when it first started.<br />
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I have three finished canvases from <a href="http://kcwillis.blogspot.com/">K.C. Willis's</a> teachings. One is of my husband's grandparents and their 50th wedding anniversary. It was the first one I did and did in her class. Then I did one of the night I met my birth mother. Lastly in a <a href="http://mammabellarte.blogspot.com/">Rita Reade</a> class at Jackie Baxted's home, I made the one with the only photos of my birth mom and my birth dad on the beach in Coney Island.<br />
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I have many paintings I have made while playing with <a href="http://suziblu.typepad.com/">Suzi Blu</a> when she lived in the San Diego area. I also have two of her canvases that she gave me as gifts and they are also displayed on my walls. I learned everything I know about drawing girls and more about life from Suzi Blu. None to be forgotten.<br />
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Below, with the sun shinning brightly in from the street are the book shelves. Underneath the window are plastic container housing all my stamps that I removed from their wood blocks and tried to organize. Now if I would just use them. I find card making the most difficult activity. I am not a precise person even if I try. And things should not be cattywompus unless with intention. My daughter would always wonder why I couldn't get everything squared up on the card. That is why my jewelry is so satisfying. Nothing has to be anywhere except where I want it!<br />
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I don't have anything displayed from my <a href="http://kellykilmer.blogspot.com/">Kelly Kilmer</a> classes in the beginning of my art adventure, but I do have my most treasured 12 x 12's that I created the first one in <a href="http://chriscozenartist.typepad.com/my-blog/">Chris Cozen's</a> amazing Golden Paint class.<br />
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So, as you can see if you look closely, on floor behind the baby floor gym is all the art stuff to take to "Affaire at Tiffanys". Plus, today, my daughter-in-law is visiting with my new grandson, so the "baby equipment" is out that I purchased at incredible price and like new from a resale baby store -<a href="http://www.conceptionsresale.com/">Conceptions Children's Resale</a>.<br />
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What you are not seeing is the rest of the home and garage that is also filled with art stuff. The spare bedroom closet and drawers and armoire also house more scrapbook and genealogy stuff and all my <a href="http://www.creativememories.com/">Creative Memories</a> Scrapbooks from life including graduations and weddings of my family including my two children and my husband's two children. One of my daughter-in-law's greatest fear (for many reasons I hope) is my dying and she and the family having to deal with all this stuff. At one point, she said she would just rent one of those big trash trailers and start dumping. Yes, you guessed it, my children don't understand art at all. They are number people like I used to be before I started to use the right side of my brain. My daughter and daughter-in-law have been to call Kathie and Georgia Lichon when I am gone, before throwing anything away. I am super healthy and hope to live to be at least 96 years old like my oldest Aunt was when she died last winter.<br />
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I know if you are reading this, that you totally understand the chaos that I fondly refer to as my Art Room. My husband has his own room - the man cave in a three car garage with a big screen, a desktop computer and the entire works for racing on his PS3 including steering wheel, gear shift and brake and accelerator pedals. That is where he lives while he smokes his Cigarillo Swisher Sweets and drinks his Crystal Light Tea and researches anything and everything our extended family might need. Right now he is on top of solor pool panels and fiber glassing our pool as we do an update of our backyard pool that is 35 years old with some re-bar making it's ugly appearance on the floor of the pool. Thank you Ernie for all you do for us and the family. Love you!Just call me Silly Salhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15026977806007431596noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124467895509655467.post-21351245631960949282012-01-31T10:04:00.000-08:002012-02-10T10:16:26.091-08:00CHA 2012<div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPH7xHoOy5-7WIqdhs38wCa33YvqfTjaaPnN-AIgl8X4rypQRu3NZ-B4ho0f1kSS6oJUxxJH3HXuTFryc2vn2TEPsT6iw3SSnPy3Jpc0uJJ1wOxdXYhomkj1CobaAsllWCvA16tz0GQ/s1600/IMG_20120130_154404.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPH7xHoOy5-7WIqdhs38wCa33YvqfTjaaPnN-AIgl8X4rypQRu3NZ-B4ho0f1kSS6oJUxxJH3HXuTFryc2vn2TEPsT6iw3SSnPy3Jpc0uJJ1wOxdXYhomkj1CobaAsllWCvA16tz0GQ/s400/IMG_20120130_154404.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703894246433139154" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; "><i>Robin, Kathie, Georgia and Sally</i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; "><i>(missing are Jackie and Kat)</i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; "><br /></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">Monday, January 30, 2012, I picked up my friend's Kathie and Robin and off we went to CHA. Jackie had been so kind to include us in her The Art In You as her assistants!</span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">After parking as far away as we could (not on purpose and not really necessary), we were off. It was a piece of cake getting our badges. CHA and the Anaheim Convention Center have this down to a science. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">We had gotten there in plenty and time and while waiting to go in a long lost friend approached me, <a href="http://scribblesbylinzi.blogspot.com/">Lindsay Ostrom</a>. Lindsay also has at blog. <a href="http://lindsayostrom.blogspot.com/">Click here</a>. I met Lindsay when she was just starting out with her wonderful store in Montrose, CA called Paper Rabbit. She is also famous for her doodling and alphabet books. She is special in my heart because she came and did my daughter Kari's 5 year old birthday party at my home (Kari is 33 currently). She now lives in northern CA with her family and is still working in the Arts & Craft field.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">I also saw Michelle from one of my two favorite Scrapbook/Stamp stores in the San Diego area - <a href="http://www.papertales.typepad.com/">Paper Tales</a> in Point Loma. If you haven't been there, you must stop in and see her wonderful little store. She is moving to a larger location right across the street in the next couple of months. Very exciting. Can't wait to see what she purchased for her store.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">I also saw Claire from my other favorite Scrapbook/Stamp store - <a href="http://www.stampingdetails.com/">Stamping Details</a> in Poway. Diane is the owner but missed her and Vickie and any of her other worker bees that were that on Monday. And what purchase orders did she fill out for us to find new in her store?</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXNwCtaVI3AvO2mxfHsBeqLX4KjOZgP1juvH7AdumZKsh231VvrPqbVC8EHjhSFGvxtWWt1cW0wW5hoMd3Vg68DXeejCF2lXc6bjI-5o636PYpSOxkjYLewmfS-bGOdPTnUFj-2m-Fw/s400/DSC03675.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703894828889656642" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 371px; height: 400px; " /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Ranger's Make 'n Take</i></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">Once the doors were open, we made a bee-line for <a href="http://www.rangerink.com/">Ranger</a>'s and <a href="http://www.timholtz.typepad.com/">Tim Holtz</a>'s booth. We wanted to see what the make 'n take would be there and to see Tim Holtz demo-ing his new Distress Pens. The line for the make 'n take looked about almost 2 hrs so we just got the kit and took pixs so we could make it at home. Thanks for letting us doing that, Ranger.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbjQpOEHxmjxTAzUzf1le0TlDeCoLXAa54d4V5b1bwrJaqar9c0SC3YVOni_eQw4kUbfox9iAfFR-hga9cv2T8wDq9f1VErRWU2CNTMgrJKyGbFyquci4gBHHLAgayvLcjIagRU4gVg/s400/DSC03667.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703894570539199282" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px; " /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Tim's "Body Works"</i></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCpOWuvUM5INIQiEq8NsksYOvIDtx-_oh5LGs6lJkj1KbWfbt0V9a-nBpvOwR1z8RO0ZEeIHfcP5jm0qHE0DsJdKRM1CDQlCTkqY4tU4fMPpyTh2zUPs23BbOlbushSsoXsTWaryBoA/s400/Wendy+Vicchi+demo+at+CHA.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704581213612555074" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Wendy Vecchi''s</i></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; "><i><br /></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">Then I inquire as to which of the 4 corner tables Ranger's thought Tim would be demo-ing and was told that the table where <a href="http://studio490art.blogspot.com/2012/01/now-about-that-eiffel-tower.html">Wendy Vecchi</a> was demonstrating would be it. So, Robin and I went over to that table and met Wendy and took notes. Robin told her that she follows her blog and was totally aware of who she was.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5F80mIivJsY0tYm8p6YGZPUuFAZibSRQnkEw1rOeSmDYWQnIQFmk4OOaCPw3DkFOFaaXKNffM3tihNmpHiIzny1VdwlFLzKwOneBjFn3IwwlO9e9JOzKRFUNxT03apzCYdPcTKlLdQ/s400/Wendy+and+Tim+Holtz+and+my+necklace.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704684089485716002" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 369px; " /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Tim Holtz and Wendy Vecchi </i></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; "><i>wearing my necklace</i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; "><i>(thanks <a href="http://suzeweinberg.typepad.com/suzeblogz/">Suze Weinberg</a> for the photo)</i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">As she was cleaning up, Wendy noticed me and my necklace I was wearing and commented on how much she liked it. I said, it is for sale and that I have another one in my purse. She asked to see them and inquired how much. When I told her, she rushed off and brought me cash and took the necklace right off my neck that I was wearing - Yea! Only one left now and then I can start making new ones. I love making theses necklaces.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQsCFRK317FwVxrbiVGpiWhvkO2SAIbVk6AUCwbpXd4LeDEuIe3oGnpCYePkIOt0_ywIfbJ5YexY4rJ1H5Yjref2YO0I2TtBK6bNZFKNK1rTmIVIleBzztGjXgdbsCNUqQ4o-Q9EuxNg/s400/Necklace+with+face+hue.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703904321617602866" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 288px; " /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Garden motif necklace Wendy purchased</i></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">When Tim came and we were watching and taking notes, Tim commented on Robin's beautiful bracelet she was wearing. He said he really liked it - kudos to Robin! We were both thrilled.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">OMG - I'm just adding this news: Kathie just called me to tell me to go to <a href="http://studio490art.blogspot.com/2012/02/cha-w-12where-do-i-start.html">Wendy's blog</a> and at the end of her blog she mentions me and my jewelry and has a picture of the necklace she purchased.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMMOSbPGoIru4CpsTzOA7NDotMhlz89p9OKiV5ax6Pya-SXqAZ2N4UHxtKsgyTEckvl-Ht1JBKczeFIZsInDjDzyC08KxewvxDr8wzhmfLtYdxjZhfPNEMb7rR1lMDCxWX5uvYXXh4w/s400/DSC03671.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703894704106065090" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Dyan Reaveley's page</i></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">One of the other tables at Ranger's booth had a wonderful artist from England demo-ing her products, stamps and method. Some of Dyan's altered book pages are reminiscent of Teesha Moore's style which I absolutely love. Her display altered book was so beautiful. Robin and I wish she lived so much closer. We loved everything we saw that she did. <a href="http://dyan-reaveley.blogspot.com/">Dyan Reaveley</a> is her full name. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">What else did we do and see? Well, for our next stop I wanted to go to Prima's booth where I took lots and lots of photos. I love their display at CHA and their products. Here are just a few of the photos I took at Prima's booth.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidu1IVWVtIKmLxpVVT0yPE10cjQ8c7mpP9_3g5Mo546h97SCsLVf7Vj9eCwempmUZsVuZYwMdowYOtka6eHzd3L04r72-BGqLj7_nyO0Ab_3JYzj7_6E5SZc-sx2VBxuYx7ZKBtTFJjA/s400/DSC03698.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703895391655514370" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rLs8cOnnc4fohmog9WtVqFuytKGKjY13qD59kyTmF2LLJQl2xNnEF17LOeWhLKEbBX9ZUB5nQKSiqn1yJXAu3CfjvGgk4tNNmXSsU2Hib5rjU1p0bpcufF8aAGZ9HxwGZi-zFFzzfw/s400/DSC03694.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703895196550325842" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpbOYQDQOMTqfMJzeGISvRV4aHWrT3tKWv_BJaSim7MT45i6TaAV0stOxtgQ5HgXR6jJSrA4BGnUfABJui-K_mSVhWH2HjkiNDjb2mipcKeuR2-q1tDi5Y2X1j-Oa5e5jdGdsSRpjgw/s400/DSC03689.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703895080615774562" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 400px; " /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">During the day we got to some book signings and then we missed some other's. We missed <a href="http://www.treicdesigns.com/">Traci Bautista</a>'s and <a href="http://lisapace.com/">Lisa Pace</a> but got to see Lisa demo-ing at the <a href="http://www.mayaroad.net/">Maya Road</a> booth. I took a photo of what she was wearing - all things she had created. Loved everything! Will purchase her new book for sure!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijnoPQo873d6pOBij-AXc4TNGTcNv29d7zHsZ-p2wd2L7v7E-rLfsWydK9svnA8yH5bgQ7PSAI24vgfEhKHFyXeic9Q-9llibQwi6BKjCIliIw9EYm9P2RGrDjVuBnF04wHZQP9OUQ-g/s400/DSC03709.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703894475716197746" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 343px; height: 400px; " /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Part of Lisa Pace's necklace</i></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; "><i><br /></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">While waiting in line for <a href="http://zenspirations.com/Portfolio_HomePage.html">Joanne Fink</a> to sign her new book, <i>Zenspirations Letters & Patterning</i>, there was a woman who looked so familiar to me. I finally got a good look at her and her badge and was thrilled to see it was one of my most favorite artist/teachers, <a href="http://lisaletters.blogspot.com/">Lisa Engelbrecht</a>. I have her <i>Modern Mark Making from Classic Calligraphy to Hip Hand-Lettering</i> book. Debi Harvey and I had taken a class from her a couple of years ago at Art Unraveled in Phoenix. This particular day, the air-conditioning had gone out in the room Lisa was teaching. What a trooper she was and we were. She is an excellent teacher and so very generous. Found out she will be teaching in November in San Diego. Told all my friends this a.m. Yea!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">We were at <a href="http://mayflaum.com/">May Flaum</a>'s new book signing - <i>Scrapbook Workshop, The Best Techniques from your favorite Scrapbook Bloggers. </i>Love this book with artist's scrapbook pages and references to their blogs! </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">Another favorite booth for me was <a href="http://www.eksuccessbrands.com/">eksuccess</a> booth. I loved everything there but particularly the new to me Dimensions needlecraft kits. There website, I just noticed, doesn't have the photos of the new kits up yet so I scanned the cover of their brochure for you to see. They were so hand made looking.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">At <a href="http://www.plaidonline.com/">Plaid</a>'s Booth we met <a href="http://www.plaidonline.com/cathie-and-steve/brand/home.htm">Cathie and Steve</a> of TV fame. I loved Cathie's necklace and learned that it was Modge Podge's "Make 'n Take." We rushed over there to make our own. We started with one of their acrylic birds. Kathie picked an acrylic crown to work with. You could either apply the collage to the front or the back. Then we covered our collage with some sparking Modge Podge and then again with some Dimensional Magic Modge Podge.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOM2C1DLtFKwcRa-0lphGAzXKA0F8bLY5h0DGLE83jmcg_QdAfoEQLaNoQZfjIr8MkX0GSSkTBr2Q-u3MkLPmEKTmf0EBdHMFSD0mdGSreS9_GFvYmdZPRC98YrEvC37Y7cW3dVadb7w/s400/DSC03703.jpg" /> </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; ">Cathie's Necklace</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">We finally met up with Jackie, our leader, and Kat and Georgia. They had taken a room Sunday night and were staying until Tuesday. Kathie, Robin and I were starving and it was getting late in the afternoon. When we got to the food concession stands, they were already closing up shop. That is just nuts. It was only 2:30 or 3 pm and all the booths would be open until 6 pm. There were some men waiting in line who weren't very happy either. Bag of chips and a coke was all I got. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; ">At 6 pm, Robin had asks us if we could stay for a Designer's open house up stairs where tables were set up for designers to display some of their "stuff." (one of my most favorite words when not sure what the correct word should or would be. . .) I saw my friend <a href="http://hydrangeahippo.blogspot.com/">Jennifer Priest</a>'s display and also met a really interesting person, <a href="http://catheholden.com/">Cathe Holden</a> - Designer, crafter, writer, speaker. <a href="http://justsomethingimade.com/">Click here</a> for her other website <a href="http://justsomethingimade.com/">Just something I Made</a>. Enjoyed talking to her. She lives in Petaluma, CA, where the man of my dreams, Leo Laporte of <a href="http://twit.tv/ttg">TWIT.TV</a> has his new studios in downtown Petaluma. Leo broadcasts daily his many Podcaste shows around anything computer/cell phone associated like iPad Today, All About Android, Google, Mac Break Weekly, etc.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; ">Finally saw Elena from <a href="http://www.scrapbookroyalty.org/">Scrapbook Royalty</a> ablaze with all her worker bees and her wings. I had heard from her at her birthday breakfast that she was going to be doing a flash mob. She did it at the opening of CHA on Sunday.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; "><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RvulLFTGCKw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">The end to a perfect day was when we were leaving and walking the length of the convention center to where our car was parked and out from the floor of the convention center came Wendy Vicchi with about 6 or 7 friends, one who happened to be Bernie Berlin. Wendy shouted upon seeing me, "there's the person who made the necklace I'm wearing," and rushed towards me with her friends. She said they had all asked if she had gotten my name or a business card because they all loved my necklace. I was surprised, pleased, over-whelmed etc. as I dug in to my purse and handed out my cards. Yea! I can now make more of theses necklaces and have faith that I will sell them somewhere unexpected again! Woo hoo. . .</span></div>Just call me Silly Salhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15026977806007431596noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124467895509655467.post-58879861714561496092011-12-04T08:40:00.001-08:002012-01-23T10:12:30.418-08:00Rita Reade's Vintage Marketplace and Matilda's Mouse Antique<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59QatN0OTF5JF2ny8lCkKWHjQW9kM_kTJbzF51oWsq48b2dleXzUXfEOaqJjmD8VQWmAO7ILa_JWDIoAAOXr-u1DytJVFYrrE5QBZsgTpUCeTOhPmibA0JkVF_AvTR3jdreWEGv6SqQ/s400/Sally+in+Hat2.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; "><i>Silly Sal with Jackie's hat on her head</i></span><i style="text-align: left; "> </i></div><br />In November and December I decided to take some chances. My daughter had always remarked about my art, "What are you going to do with all your art you are creating?"<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>Well, the year before at <a href="http://www.scrapbookroyalty.org/">Elena</a>'s Seaside Soiree in Oceanside, she had asked me to donate one of my <a href="http://suziblu.ning.com/">Suzi Blu</a> paintings for her fund raiser auction. To my utter surprise, two women started bidding on my painting and got my humble 6"x12" painting up to $75. Woo Hoo!</div><div><br /></div><div>Also in 2010 I had taken my 1st <a href="http://sallyjean.com/">Sally Jean</a> Halloween class where we made layered glass pendant shaker box vignettes. Skip to this summer and what to solder with my dear friends, Margo and Kathie when we get together. Margo had figured out and shared how to make light weight pendant boxes and Kathie had discovered how to make fairies out of beads and bead findings.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJu_qdWa6pewNn3cTjz3GjKPuf8tj7difsqAP_wvE2Og4KxIfYN02lOLFk0qNYGSLz7VFUfWMwgVxFDdgANjqAMUltKuWwDVWkI-vdfxMBVroPZ7UK7VN_nyqilX3Gmx_etbcFqChU9g/s400/DSC03127.jpg" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>One of my many fairy vignette pendants</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I went on a mission and made way too many glass soldered pendant boxes for one person to wear. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bekMkWSpIwxDdmqAPn934YzfElKZPdBHL0kXV5n0VWo9QCCWFCFHRD582lknozU2JSMjtFd8cpO0fo4WVbhsV-OUDtgUQGZcH_PR0K1xXJl10I6dvbY6e0W__vs-U5BjiQk-faW1iw/s400/DSC03159.jpg" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>All my "children"</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div>Then in 2011 I took Sally Jean's "Cuff" class. The most fun I have ever had. I had finally found my venue. But I couldn't just copy Sally Jean's designs to sell, so I made my own pattern with canabalized vintage jewelry and my heart necklaces were created and no two are alike! </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4ic44MDkOJprm2_pgGI6HUvqDp_wF59wNXb7UufoGwag8q73sQeh63gJ_L4uG1YpF5eupQ5o7J-hnEg8qeMrBrgbE_e_j4OQMFpaTXu8Du8BNxI24szjG3MsuxLlXv8E81HXp2rAUA/s400/DSC03365.jpg" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>My first of 5 original necklaces</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>In the meantime, <a href="http://web.me.com/margobeatty/Beatty/Artwork.html">Margo </a>was making theses beautiful Christmas Ornaments and had giving me her PhotoShop(ed) design for a present, Christmas 2010. She then challenged Kathie and me to manipulate a copy free print and create our own background for them using all the PS tools we possessed and understood. I liked my designs and started soldering 2 1/2"x 3" glass/soldered ornaments for gifts for my friends and family. Then I reduced them in size to 1"x1 1/2" pendants. Now, I had too many of theses too!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr1jGaoy6As1XMQYqmEe9YsMyusWu5S-40mxZNJYUEWeJfX98030mfWHMcaOTaN9djN6n1JydzIyS1HWwsE4LoMsqZgJuFAWZOkKbiAQBNZ9WBzisHjJ0x2bZzDXrT291x5ibHpQ5FCg/s400/DSC03192.jpg" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Christmas Ornament Original Designs</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hUf5hwkqWaNqnZe6viryqK8RYdTo0fGxPm5Ksp_oE3iZ3RGAvXmCNh8K0QKt-ick_KZTjqDRGx6SJ2ApH2TWxOWhJkRks2gEVsPumwERpP9L5XIqz9H6837UrwZUowimWfJTuYGrSg/s400/DSC03442.jpg" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Christmas Ornament pendants</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Another new friend who I met at a <a href="http://www.terribrushdesigns.com/">Terri Brush</a> class at the <a href="http://urbanbarn155.blogspot.com/">Urban Barn</a> in Escondido was involved in a wonderful Vintage Charm Swap. This had been one of the many swaps at <a href="http://www.artisticblissdesigns.com/">Kim Caldwell</a>'s Moulin Rouge getaway in Huntington Beach that year. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://onceuponapinkmoon.blogspot.com/">Robin</a> helped me and 7 of my friends to hold our own jewelry swap necklace. I had all my mom's vintage costume jewelry. </div><div><br /></div><div><i>(I had once considered making one of those boards with a Christmas Tree painted and adorned with costume jewelry and Christmas Tree lights peaking out to be hung on a wall or put on an easel once a year.)</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Nope, not for me and MY Mom's jewelry. But necklaces out of her jewelry - Yea! Five necklaces later for a sweatshirt and t-shirt gal? Here we go again. What to do with all theses necklaces?</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, 1st off - Elena had her 2011 Seaside Soiree and I donated this year one of my favorite Suzi Blu mermaids 6"x12" paintings. Suzi had used my painting for her painting/frame class where she used styrofoam with Golden's Light Molding Paste to embed glass, beads and shells. It ended up being about 16"x20" piece of art for Elena's fund raiser. One more piece of art out of my home.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7X9AAwiSRvsMUnY_0JVxoDKg_Vnf-IvT4-TzImRNZ0Td0j_xWm8IIijY4iOXzFAbbbElk_AUDi9uRadz-Iq4W6yxoWG56G_PpzKKXJBeHAlkYjhk90nJQNHYUtFqFr9o83hPZGygobA/s400/DSC03358.jpg" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Kathie setting out our jewelry</i></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9XBFjf0ce0YcpKMzOk5mndcK3QdDn0_cPRodL7llyeSjOCS6DSsmiSpmgFleWolWI-aBnMWLIifL6lL0Wp4IFQEQmcpRkvamA73U-f4RX6zPBRXvS1IqgdX6gdVKmdALiRWxvZDfeQ/s400/DSC03363.jpg" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Currie Elementary School Craft Fair</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Kathie heard about a school near by us that has a yearly huge Christmas craft fair that had an entrance fee. We registered late and we were placed way at the end of this faire. I am happy to report that we sold some of our wares. Kathie had theses darling fairy earrings, phone dangles, pendants and zipper pulls. I had my Christmas stuff, my vintage fairy box pendants and some neckalce charms I had thrown together. We both sold some, but not much. But, our feet were now wet!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nnWV_QEd5hzmwN_vVYVjdyUr5pGdQ_VmrYeSPMd-A4DYdapg86kHTcvCCaucGiAzxzDmsya0iXZ2gNwndpGMFMPLAhextiZVMVFyrpTVyrLY8abzPCs0LUdnKB0AmbncSyuLIyULtw/s400/DSC03454.jpg" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Just some of the vendor's tents at </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Vintage Market Place</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div>Then two other great friends, <a href="http://www.theartinyou.blogspot.com/">Jackie</a> and Bonnie offered us a place under their tuen at<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Vintage-Marketplace/142866075779195"> Rita Reade's Vintage Market Place</a> off Hwy 15 at Rainbow and The Oaks. Woo Hoo, I sold 3 of my heart necklaces and got so many compliments.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_uBvve9BXqibbFAI_9kGo07yB3muM7ACk4_bAhARPnjDWxVl-fSb646NWtX_v9J8njJNx8UvJDO_fATk8_od3NmW4LnrMSkA1n8LOZg4vO2dDthvKwK07xLO6NcnBxp39X_JSAtyUg/s400/DSC03440.jpg" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Kathie and Sally's jewelry at Vintage Market Place</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Out that way that weekend Kathie and and I took a side trip to <a href="http://matildasmouse.com/">Matilda's Mouse</a>, hidden away in rural Escondido - once the Betty Crocker farm house. The theme was Christmas and what a Winter wonderland! Everywhere you looked you were transported to those Christmas Past.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hUthXXUT7y32WnkAC89h3kbVE0i8pIClcJHDVL9FiUAhtXos4O3-McujlI93IaX-08M0MgtxLwjJkzLVuG5shCse14J40lECVEHF7d71367nWgJr9nkIpUYJueRG6-ER6rwCT8n2zA/s400/DSC03466.jpg" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Matilda, the store namesake</i></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhrb1X3RUeD8ZOIoSzpJQJ3iWYaN9rIc1BlXkHVP7ckjB553b-XlXb-kx1sUFpa1aEt9vaeG34AjwMO7jRZ4aD10sHPCeBkdLzFDhuzPS4iYIw_D17ywq-U7DO82857cOhMzSjaJ1uw/s400/DSC03459.jpg" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Inside Matilda's Mouse at Christmas</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I have found a new venue for my "stuff." The hair boutique where I get my haircut and color. Besides her Hillcrest stable of hair stylists, the owner has a jewelry and clothing boutique woven throughout her large studio. She has seen my wares and has offered to display them for sale in the spring. She says she loves my one of a kind designs and their "organic" nature.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks to all of my teachers, friends and family for their support. I also want to give a special thanks to <a href="http://www.romancingthebling.blogspot.com/">Debby Anderson</a> for her generous sharing of a website where she gets some of her metal pieces that she uses in her beautiful classy art jewelry. I love seeing her designs in Somerset Jewelry <i>Affaire</i> and <i>Belle Armiore</i> Jewelry magazines.</div><div><br /></div><div>Wish me luck in my sales. At some point an Etsy Shop may be in my future as I move onto new discoveries, ideas and creations.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>More photos of Matilda's Mouse</i></b></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXFWKHNjKM0NjW_hj0rErL60lQ0iQohdflQZhSlWQoirdZ3zeC5nqF_vQZfhZu4K5vObGij7ndeI_OzsrFdPb9-HxQGUfE8KcIFbPg7dqA3umqpVe0JC5axeK041LB9vXzPqDKDaQhQ/s1600/DSC03464.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXFWKHNjKM0NjW_hj0rErL60lQ0iQohdflQZhSlWQoirdZ3zeC5nqF_vQZfhZu4K5vObGij7ndeI_OzsrFdPb9-HxQGUfE8KcIFbPg7dqA3umqpVe0JC5axeK041LB9vXzPqDKDaQhQ/s400/DSC03464.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691630003275959058" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAi3BRvqW8DC00DE4pqpPrdyI7xn6O8Ph9QKToHm7ZDC770mjkpqkwSVVGTYjYevXzgH2c1hiu02dWUl2pszSx2ToaZJBXE6IiKUQVdBhyphenhyphenvdNZ5HkX78QwqAMfLbWJuAEn-7MMCaywQ/s1600/DSC03463.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAi3BRvqW8DC00DE4pqpPrdyI7xn6O8Ph9QKToHm7ZDC770mjkpqkwSVVGTYjYevXzgH2c1hiu02dWUl2pszSx2ToaZJBXE6IiKUQVdBhyphenhyphenvdNZ5HkX78QwqAMfLbWJuAEn-7MMCaywQ/s400/DSC03463.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691629889567790546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpt7dHO4QlfO95NLDK4WnWLb3vgq4J7FvM8vqGvFl3EMcDFa-gqMLnuq_2lCJRNJOcKSRO6ZtSD14cZBOwRCVz4hbsg7UWuKuV5rk5ixxNXuVIVD11BgpKA4JImSUlV2k3Gsf9AJ4v1A/s1600/DSC03462.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpt7dHO4QlfO95NLDK4WnWLb3vgq4J7FvM8vqGvFl3EMcDFa-gqMLnuq_2lCJRNJOcKSRO6ZtSD14cZBOwRCVz4hbsg7UWuKuV5rk5ixxNXuVIVD11BgpKA4JImSUlV2k3Gsf9AJ4v1A/s400/DSC03462.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691629794504307506" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UGNkb30MolpifqdIWEUYh74JAVeJJdT5sr38ptO2FoaXOBhfsMcRDMldTFJHWN_0QBKDVzlJ00qvy-5Kdr_WEgGj-XFXvA4rYJfs25MwX0H9ZwB22dWNrTihY3CZfeStXh9xdwxpBg/s1600/DSC03461.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UGNkb30MolpifqdIWEUYh74JAVeJJdT5sr38ptO2FoaXOBhfsMcRDMldTFJHWN_0QBKDVzlJ00qvy-5Kdr_WEgGj-XFXvA4rYJfs25MwX0H9ZwB22dWNrTihY3CZfeStXh9xdwxpBg/s400/DSC03461.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691629696979111074" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivBGUtIXP36_2mflDLtoTx3bnli_es7A8e3yvdtKeSHjXtX8B6FOp1jDeXMJMe4TGAVzy_qkUOZbbXsrIP0nARDYgCxGjm5Gj52fw-RgD5wA9sVV7L9rgqq7OnQrV2RDabtsEJdGfdQ/s1600/DSC03460.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivBGUtIXP36_2mflDLtoTx3bnli_es7A8e3yvdtKeSHjXtX8B6FOp1jDeXMJMe4TGAVzy_qkUOZbbXsrIP0nARDYgCxGjm5Gj52fw-RgD5wA9sVV7L9rgqq7OnQrV2RDabtsEJdGfdQ/s400/DSC03460.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691629585458675458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Kathie in front of Jackie's upside down </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Christmas Tree at Matilda's</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMo6x5fxEgvL-CbF4zcxNYl7L-QtIwP3fcrbKD0Y7Oi3vNFEcy3F3lKlwFbo9bUf4vOM4qmlfpkd_VdJlYWXrRkiEmYC3PnuyMfE4pstO66u5LOO6ef3RzAh5ZeueE-oGtSfJkznX4tQ/s1600/DSC03458.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMo6x5fxEgvL-CbF4zcxNYl7L-QtIwP3fcrbKD0Y7Oi3vNFEcy3F3lKlwFbo9bUf4vOM4qmlfpkd_VdJlYWXrRkiEmYC3PnuyMfE4pstO66u5LOO6ef3RzAh5ZeueE-oGtSfJkznX4tQ/s400/DSC03458.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691629358492636066" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Z1lgoWj5027nsXCieGdmXkz5ggft6FNb8TXVnw-KG67ueeo7puO3zk-mABGz4BWee3Flxa1krtcbpj_s5-AbXGfM-nfOvINk0hhFAOGY34Ty_ICczddgzIq-jvYCWBwIA6nZbxeL1g/s1600/DSC03457.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Z1lgoWj5027nsXCieGdmXkz5ggft6FNb8TXVnw-KG67ueeo7puO3zk-mABGz4BWee3Flxa1krtcbpj_s5-AbXGfM-nfOvINk0hhFAOGY34Ty_ICczddgzIq-jvYCWBwIA6nZbxeL1g/s400/DSC03457.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691629223203629266" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Just call me Silly Salhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15026977806007431596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124467895509655467.post-22925772202617233972011-10-20T16:15:00.000-07:002011-11-08T16:11:16.594-08:00Sally Jean's Oct 2011 classes<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPb108_EUGfG5d3NwWt93hTK1_7bj-kvQnEXvJKfWyLoG-CCNFBcpvjj7ruhku61D5F98nUN1zwYgqNXJMgjjNZZJSwA8dijTstxxwPEBsdlbW01-T25uQspvX52OF-jdcCT6Sv3yBA/s1600/Sally+Jean+sample+buckle.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPb108_EUGfG5d3NwWt93hTK1_7bj-kvQnEXvJKfWyLoG-CCNFBcpvjj7ruhku61D5F98nUN1zwYgqNXJMgjjNZZJSwA8dijTstxxwPEBsdlbW01-T25uQspvX52OF-jdcCT6Sv3yBA/s400/Sally+Jean+sample+buckle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665646813545785266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Sally Jean's Sample Buckle</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">This week I moved up to taking two of <a href="http://sallyjean.com/">Sally Jean's five classes</a>. Last year I was a "virgin solderer" and felt challenged to take even one of Sally Jean's classes. But, I need not worried last year or this. Sally Jean is such an attentive teacher and is at your beck and call all day as she circulates.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://sallyjean.com/">Sally Jean's classes</a> are held at her BFF's home in Poway. Cheryl's home and the room we have the class in are wonderful. Cheryl is such a great hostess. Sally Jean's provides everything you need including a soldering iron if you forget yours. Lunch is also including along with homemade snacks along the way. Tuesday's Class we had Cheryl's sister Stacy join us for the day. She brought our "afternoon delight", a chocolate trifle dessert, that we were still talking about on Wednesday.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVhydsWUlzOmG6CZCqNMQRsuDiBvSA4lqJSZcFP_EkVW4QU8t4IwwA_Nwf_and5gC8G5TZ35p6s1Bcg5NCs-OVHGW6d7jpBNjDq4xPbkmipoMx1OmoTyr7NbKreH5B5gyUZm5esxrnww/s400/Students+at+Work.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665641258853221026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Girls at Work</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvmQyVJF7aX5g_SBb1llwJsRfaza6cE2q00_l9b8zSuJdxtKPV3pO4TnQY6yfAy1OhOwWnOL9iOFls57LSmYGbn1IfAPnv3iqgbxJv3oovNvkrK4xaU8qHmV9WAkoqTqsfi_AQHwzmA/s400/DSC03311.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665639831201375794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><i>Alicia at her work place</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgY0a6_e_uwwnsoNCLojNgr6NaIId-zP-8baR7LtPJamVwhvXRpgp5w0DZ-jhlJct5hyMA-8vincFqMIrQ0vlcXvH2TzYDMnrMsYCdVgMCF-bfhRhWKchAfzncD780JNzawe5VfEwgA/s400/Alicia%2527s+wall+art+in+progress.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665639502128302850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Close Up of Alicia's Wall Art "in progress"</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div>Sally Jean had a lot of her new merchandise that has been made commercially there for us to "ooh and aah" over and purchase if we chose. I was lucky enough to win one of the two drawings on Tuesday and have my very own Watch Fob and Chain of Sally Jean's. Yea! Nicky won the first door prize in the morning. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipX87JlPBIErVl3dR8zkviY_jkN9DtxSac4MFJ_JzofaKPgnvVPb4vEZM3Iy845FtwE0OGcZIDX1EvvzdEst0jgo_DCvzVibbJndVWb8JeFWRqfEmpCKB_XhRE6zVfm7N1GH6lsCrQsw/s400/Sally+Jean%2527s+watch+fob.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665661808547701570" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I won a Sally Jean watch!</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Cheryl also has her hand made elegant necklaces for sale during the week. They are works of Art and to be admired if one isn't going to purchase. Cheryl also has some packaged beads and little "Charlottes" for sale if we wanted to use them in our work. I purchased some and used one of her "charlottes" on my cuff as a center piece.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7O3CjcevOKyL9mB1AOlFpPTjHWRdvlGx47yH3BX683365MqlXVhw1gu0vuWHHVDXBY7NI8KKHHSTQS0FARTgLKMbtvJ4v5EQkM3rxCJoWHuC8SZkthVR0J6d9CUl8xwfHWFYGn7FbSQ/s400/Sally%2527s+Cuff+on+pink+glove.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665661910455929682" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Silly Sal's Cuff up close and almost finished!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Buckle and Cuff'"s</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Here are some of the gal's pieces that were created in Tuesday's Class. The best thing about Sally Jean's classes are her secrets that you only learn from taking her class. There are tips and tricks that you would never guess are involved in making theses projects. That is why you need to take her classes.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8-rcmjDHnXLi_Wxj6IRt9eFRCnGZiatHr8KKJUfOswio2gZvNC-5GNNnSVbyqBTNtZhaOH91g1vd3n1eZ_QMg5xL4VDSC6eTy2SjeYVWC9RL8gsSVhcMHvj90RCBEQmIX8N_7AfGhw/s400/DSC03318.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665640443412527826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Nicky Wilt hold her buckle</i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOizCivEJaYoRN7qEmN_tl9JSiizwTlzzeTBmW2OCtecPtL7Teye0bVi-IjJZUgu6MxjFeyF2uo-gl2oFrQ06ztZlBqnGeSCdCPQbZ1cznEx6_5EQ3MfZyeSQNzQ1gY0FSFhnhNJbmA/s400/DSC03317.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665640554311246402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><i>Nicky's buckle up close</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZ4_Mrh7-LgTSAqDlv47hcGAcKmAw1LXuvUMM0ZixZdpPX61yI-WwsG2hZA_nHJCAqhcdGZho2sVFoGsqE6c66vmQQ7fcy1QYoQorOOyEfOM2lKPzWmX6hxel19fLwWdUiYINDgrMdg/s400/DSC03316.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665640259169837714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><i>Michelle Hurt holding her buckle</i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpOq8B4AqmmWTm_i8xNmDY3PGXQoFf3TeJ-4nrK6Uw_8e9M3iE8RUz9kpCYg3UHzjMUTpLG2aJceXzIonnZimFERJsEHCEoMQZRKPvuhSONDlhKOPo-IFKQZ_fTmCOWBqjEZZBRjbTQ/s400/DSC03315.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665640341709420322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><i>Michelle's Buckle up close</i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsS1iBHpp_zHV5Fs5AvhwBzU_4eL1sbos0-hwgX9p9vI7h3Hr90_EfjbIPy5E7ZcL2gIm10Nf9-wMAa2NBj8Xf81IZU4MdmbUE4Oe87N-iDPbHVtMMNRHa5ggh1CFltTZGPVHBJIkMMw/s400/DSC03313.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665640058511768802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><i>Pam Munns holding her buckle</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5o4v1fLIyHVmhYf41n7Sk15py0eq-z0_vq4gF1ZTPmVEs23Z_ppQpiTkzk9k0kXY2CEJimECL6D-yqYUAhoo4uEmEMeKkTR53CpRmOC2dkjjF77jK_0F-36WezLCoRAROoXL0NVeXaw/s400/DSC03314.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665640165564749138" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><i>Pam's buckle up close</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmv9s5ta3Ga5zyXk2uSZtCPtB-cVjM6faQFwalBzgy__aaNwHtPpp_xdw-BwhkAYt8mKk9cAXOhFPLWdC1CX3zD20UfP8IWZLVXkAp4EYVTR1TYoajHvqvCYZebqqg5PFvlHCk8Kbd2g/s400/Ann+Crutchfield+holding+her+cuff.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665639665752649458" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><i>Ann Crutchfield holding her cuff</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRmMMbdyoIkDfCIB5pIuiwxJ1-sRhtmvjxFKNyj0bYCwWUTccTpbuW4ExbXQJpsN8S4X-YWEg90PRwIy6ECM9YWYWnSqf4iVSxocuAluNRkBoQnD3x-gE1Rjmp5KUHSIH5MTwOYctsA/s400/Ann+Crutchfield+Cuff.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665639580195190722" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><i>Ann's Cuff up close</i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6koQrntrFVeem5AY_gBt-YMOnJjAYamhOK1AlSnZrFDohsbnDDB_k3Gnm5pJPS63U-QqznPmbAj9aOQpxBmSJ0VQyz5ymVq12lX_pJ-X1YRlyJqZc3PIlo8cc8JqgAebmyZC5LPBEhA/s400/DSC03320.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665640947870651474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Silly Sal's Cuff from above</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-style: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZdlOQPSeyO-HqRNAkEjy63fxCFctKxQ3JABR3rDwqgwHZu7Jm3gfUvN3GbCC60zKWI6vcmOgPizabqp-PFwXIaMOcDGDoIUpBO1pVd09VHiln6mKvAFGOUH6t_KsXa4LV6uXxOWJT_Q/s400/Alicia+holding+her+wall+art.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665639377159414978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">Alicia's "Wall Art" almost complete</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Twirling Tiny Toe Dancer</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Margo below is holding her work in progress. I am sorry. I didn't get a good photo of Sally Jean's Sample. There isn't a chain yet on Margo's work. Darn, Sally Jean is wearing one of Sylvia's "Rosary" necklaces but you can't see the great cross and what makes up the cross in my photo because the necklace isn't hanging flat. . . Wahhhhhh.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7V3gSR3CXV2wm6f1DBa9frygJdgE-nAN7aTIT32mQnyDyJ7iwcCzCpzJdiRC4b6U39xNrxt8gFxS2TQZwHghXHqOtVzp_BcyIP6gInTb1sGFTdZTilLI-HNGkiUhYGv_zRY_ee6df3w/s400/Margo+and+Sally+Jean.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665641165278656050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Margo holding her "Dancer" and Sally Jean</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The necklace that Sally Jean is where in the form of a crucifix was designed and made by our hostess, Cheryl Simpson. I wish I had taken a close up of it. I love all of Cheryl's chains!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJJFFTPTDY6AxdDFCwBTuehI20KD05CvK0pf0RBQISum9h-1bBqdv6fK80vJON-MbeYGFK9gNCH2VSK6HEdlOWj67mNa0jvUNpps7LRHmzCF8EAJNvcmaYMxxcVvV_dm-2gYFtS5jKfQ/s400/Margo%2527s+Tiny+Toe+Dancer.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665715255054933826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Margo's Tiny Dancer in progress</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Michelle Hurtt makes the most beautiful hand bound books with the covers out of silver serving trays. We got to see one of them up close and personal! She just finished selling a bunch of her handmade goods at Glitter Fest last weekend!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-style: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68pwfRrIYKVgFF9n1Gg-rktUl4rkLORTcAkddPukUftcY55gCNDg7VAYyrZWScC7g57gT1PPWyE5AzRXendZ1BUlhLvX5hz_-8LOsQLaXHwX3lAJVSQ3tS_t2PdVQ7JXLhzFaoPPQVg/s400/Michelle+Hurtt+and+dancer.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665715386612464562" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Michelle Hurtt and her Tiny Dancer</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><div>I saw some gals I had met when we took a class at Stamping Details that is not far from where our class was. "Shout Out" to Kim Fernald and Susan Millsom. Great seeing you guys again.</div><div><br /></div></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOC8pKFwAUa7rXB6RKCLwKIX5XqxuecyTwfCEIdCXTqJ_GU6rEYpBJAanVcTvIdAWf1iHeuMYyMq4FyUIfbLtLMznfoyuv0jVtqznjPvWHibzIIix9S5XL9kY9sV52TQu6zO34CnNgQ/s400/Kim+Fernald.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665715040171462738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Susan Millsom</i></div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><div><br /></div></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMuh1Mlimumpvub8dw2DGtPPHX8wlEHrRyyJA18FMxVO04rCpbNEPf4x9oDOVxL0Y1FQ9qWzLSZWAxg0lZNTuufNJa614d8ffePzWBy9oOoo5mRQ9p9Fw9FLYn4ZXy73GVQLChucUMg/s400/Susan+Millsom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665714946261127010" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><i>Kim Fernald</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Next year, I told Sally Jean, I might really splurge and take three of her five days of classes. It is addicting as I see how many of Sally Jean's students are there for all five workshops and travel to be here and stay at local hotels. She is a great teacher.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClTk7fVlpQEqBMGJGokGxXjQfHmuY-nThKSu3Ej83Z2iFPw385QB-ClOmQlzrIBE5GqWZv5hUplXbPP61PrKnw7g3eTCeVb3x6t17RmpUzQUQ5qqroVWdJRqq3FshRliP4DZE76OaYA/s400/The+two+Sally%2527s.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665714823748481202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Silly Sal and Sally Jean</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">See you Next Year! Hope you all can join me for some more fabulous Sally Jean classes here in Southern California.</div>Just call me Silly Salhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15026977806007431596noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124467895509655467.post-4838362069790512582011-10-17T10:57:00.000-07:002011-10-17T11:53:38.858-07:00Sylvia Swenson's "Working With Wire" class<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-M-BjbzfXUpe17RcC8T6vPXD5BXhdr38Es5sfEO-kZ3OD98niRBBGkUvLRQVjqWetL6I8arDKy43dPnWsfVTrkc-mJ0AcS0M5I34bCU53oKHYRqxQ-kyv5lTIsDO-7kn8yvSK4VqWiA/s400/DSC03301.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664522687172010626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><i>Margo, Sally, Sylvia and Kathie</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>Last Thursday was the end of a six week "Working With Wire" course that Margo, Kathie and I took from <a href="http://sylviaswenson.com/">Sylvia Swenson</a>. I had never taken a class from her but Kathie and Margo had and they spoke highly of her teaching techniques, abilities and over all friendliness. I totally concur.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZzX86rEKKsj7btkotjT5_RStglBRnGi0MHN-nBpfolxDY-QaeKm2aAhn2TmwqY-W1CDaIYnm3GoSdaucxpE6c7JIgqNreb9qngPR280xKnENKvVV_U8YIvRy5rZUuAQyvtkrKGPSgQ/s400/DSC03275.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664523866618271170" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><i>Sylvia Swenson at her table</i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>I had learned what little I knew about working with wire and jewelry from friends like Debi Harvey and Kathie. This had prompted me to purchase some tools with my eye on "cheap" tools - not the best for accomplishing jewelry tasks.</div><div><br /></div><div>The class was Thursday nights from 6 pm to 9 pm in Point Loma at the Newly built <a href="http://sdce.edu/class-schedule">Adult Education Center</a> off Mid Way and adjacent to the JoAnn's down there. There were wire kits to purchase from Sylvia and she always had the materials for us to make what ever project or technique we were learning that particular night. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMvjL6RkZuEmbCJnqxJQboDWqfpe-CYrfxTzxSlM5_4kPWiaRWL4hgjLRw0q_rcOM2BiBI3D-G0eYRAkpe5P5t7k9C5wZTAJegT2TUBVlWBDdIFCtFdQml5jqEdUvZkV4uw3O9wigA9w/s400/DSC03290.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664522574495736690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><i>Samples of Some of our Projects Sylvia Made</i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>We all gathered around her work table at least twice a night for our tutorials as we watched her demonstrate that nights project. She was readily available for questions and brought in many of her own tools for us to use and experiment with using like the tumbler and vise and various ways to twist wires.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGHPQRbHPOsYNpxpAm4LFNxF14_tRc4WbyCEgXpIt-OZpf_GZfB8BnzornzYwpFeE1vhTiq1GQthrrnJaZfbYJIzCkjyAyVOP8mNH_fL-saQxFxyc1JDcig0JbY0ImF8QilqcMAem6Q/s400/DSC03297.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664524016585069666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><i>The Room where we worked</i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>There was plenty of room and the lighting was fine. The students were all friendly and willing to share what they had created during the week we were at home and on our own. Over all, it was an excellent experience. Sylvia has another course starting in one or two weeks. Plus, in December she will have a series of classes that are on Saturdays.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are photos of some class members and their projects:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhry6TcG2FlzuMabtHc-tLWM-tOCzRMn2eErux5a4fQzTVPtVQ_rTHnxsdRkosY-uykdh90stYPbxD5mRi2MeDGXssbPgfGopB5sXOp5AK1_VGrAJHUdF1tjn5iIXGsQ8fCPNxC91IdfA/s400/DSC03294.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664522997345284706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><i>Talented Students work</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><i>Student's name unknown</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIHB-JjyDCcvUUBxBdreqCtDPpkCPGB0ZkD_i-tFpMjwtJaprEZ3vZIlYrgpkZG9-C76OjZWreylX6PEzBOtNjmJDR9ex4z2aRgFbTq76bzLo6M_aR0mQxKVHWfc_1B_f-U969t1rXg/s400/DSC03296.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664523355772839554" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><i>Same unknown artist name</i></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><i>Crocheted Necklace she made at home</i></b></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DBnCpyDr6JnG1I7zeHJLNRghmgRWgoGIStT9Q09y_2adpCwqdQByhEdfx_diYBritxRO_FJq-UEfSIJFsh9RLRnPWt-7UUm-rJiA7sX94XQ-typoxe-ht6DOUkYCfskONhLGZTr-cA/s400/DSC03271.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664522760598861842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><i>Tammy Lawhead</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><i>One of the many friendly students</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjmlS1vmaYM1LnztWYSYA9CJaVRe9PuJ_wZx0NpEPjq8MoXialgfRjCymLv-hl3Mt9N29xHkeOxjakbdf-u-OzywpAb97bwbODTLdTxXj-PeF4r3s-pRCL2PJ91ag5LGk_PQ6yR8wXg/s400/DSC03273.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664522830969343986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>Tammy's work that she did after class</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Bbn3OdjABkhU05P2YQkIgaOvMMBmYwdznpd2H1goNnXg6ZGljDTQ265MYswyMck8UvPrzGZyr9PS09ZnVnj-Sv5OcgR154oKpwLGmeL83GHui4PdjI-9G3Gim_TpkALNNsLroKlSaQ/s400/DSC03300.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664522898450372274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><i>Close up of Tammy's bracelet</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2XvDMWlO8kpe5WxdUPq2U3kx9DCge8lLrsx0NJwf_b5PvYhADO6aQiDEd8zu6xOr0T0iZRCRilASwAlullPYTeNt0XxFZciHNNqo4oFV8pbSBhuSEL8MrP8ZbWwHxUC_dNKibF1wi9w/s400/IMG950709.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664535819200046482" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><i>Sarah Petrucci's "Green Stone Adventure" charm bracelet</i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGUE8sVf3S4T0JzTssFoNhKtQNtEQtT1q-EtOO5CIiock9ICz1SYZgqeHOGDhWGJ7medGeF8JgZkDYTt8XoCs0GKjtlintq8gABVyX6hIHrM8l9fmN5UJIXJBAjTgNfXRo1FD0uu8Ng/s400/DSC03274.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664523428268964130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><i>Kelly Runk's ring she made in another class</i></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJRJHJrPMOUFmlqjhnUGSixM3j_mbToDo_5tA2OPqyyg9HVcKSQXiG426TfOc_ybCVtRPcYsfwPu8BnL9klEGAKwpE-ByMhvreOy8NtNsZGg2_i6cRrJeq9n-tEgXflwgxduMagUJqw/s400/DSC03277.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664523103160488546" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><i>Margo at her work bench</i></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKZIEVhmQOzfID3yc7eZYu_34V_J6Fl5KNN6BVOdARcVO3wdVhp5GVU556K3JYvzA6MwJYBi7wEm35XTyGxbKuDmkjNVNBnHngNeZLSnJB0D_HtwsXyTrxE8Qdvl0fYJbdku8L8gq0Q/s400/DSC03276.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664523184319992834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><i>Some of Margo's jewelry she made in class</i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oGhU-3Ec4KBLvf7FCq-EkTKzy54sbj1znVMKPFYb-PGfhyphenhyphenNCEaiKhhoyNcFqdbLfscvUnqS9RTY8HN0DL9abgmDhkvuyO-Eu5AoHaBqnEWY860ymNCuZ7T6ORCbW7sydx_7bEO9kpA/s400/DSC03299.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664523705795097650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><i>Earrings we learned to make</i></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDytNFJcAlQsdrFwuvfF-lh4ccmX3QyqfcEsHL8701ky0UB-NpYhPW9rLUqOXZHVCIJLCOZJimj45rWeYZ_xjG13YiTWXMpFN02o57ay_H7ijBS9OetYEZvnBuFfDZwhfyQAPiBJp_Ww/s400/DSC03289.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664523610269567154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><i>Some of Kathie's Jewelry she made after class instruction</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDCNSzwRriVr8qjIgOWARHzWc6_cv8R6Gq5gWq2gVf2DrRacq6rNLEnRCDmm1OW-Wjwa4eHN6Sw4lol3OA6WBCrqDc9bLe7jtbQUb8nAaX1hY6mRMNMLFdGJmCgWfOVpxet13H3ej0uQ/s400/DSC03278.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664523526561925890" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><i>Little projects I (Silly Sal) made </i></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>To learn more about Sylvia Swenson and her classes visit <a href="http://www.sdce.edu/class-schedule">www.sdce.edu/class-schedule</a> or <a href="http://www.sylviaswenson.com/">www.sylviaswenson.com</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sylvia also gives out a 16 page very comprehensive class syllabub for the class with lots of written instructions.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Just call me Silly Salhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15026977806007431596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124467895509655467.post-88046289832108318822011-10-03T16:00:00.000-07:002011-10-07T09:56:04.194-07:00Kim Caldwell presents Robin Sanchez's VINTAGE WIRE CAGED DOLLS<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgNG0wxUaPHwlVoLabsy6O4ABy8KDnQQjcza3ILLmFG9hLRADGRRLt1ssoffm9eUWMbY8D1ZNoYHoQeDghAvckknPDmHtHz4yXKxkWTGFLMAdlNrCDEiaaF3SxAmGvXIueNDiEyqwnw/s1600/DSC03210.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgNG0wxUaPHwlVoLabsy6O4ABy8KDnQQjcza3ILLmFG9hLRADGRRLt1ssoffm9eUWMbY8D1ZNoYHoQeDghAvckknPDmHtHz4yXKxkWTGFLMAdlNrCDEiaaF3SxAmGvXIueNDiEyqwnw/s400/DSC03210.JPG" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><i>Sample of Robin's completed Vintage Wire Caged Doll</i></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; ">Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, I drove to Oceanside to ride with <a href="http://onceuponapinkmoon.blogspot.com/">Robin Sanchez</a> and Georgia Lichon to <a href="http://www.artisticblissdesigns.com/">Kim Caldwell's</a> "House Beautiful" in Culver City. Robin was teaching her Vintage Wire Cage Doll class there. I left my home at 6 am. Very long day since I didn't get home until 8 pm that night. But, what fun! Met so many new people and Robin did a great job!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBLVPJMmJgnVfJ_7RGk_FGPE2padA7jarzI1e-xthHxEYEpwLyuk0NaS8XHoghb-oTcLWSUvD8J_AEtxtiKXHq7C_5FhjSZq6HltH8GaCHq7LvsfrE9FU4ceZkzl8fcMoXznkjaHEfQ/s1600/DSC03208.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBLVPJMmJgnVfJ_7RGk_FGPE2padA7jarzI1e-xthHxEYEpwLyuk0NaS8XHoghb-oTcLWSUvD8J_AEtxtiKXHq7C_5FhjSZq6HltH8GaCHq7LvsfrE9FU4ceZkzl8fcMoXznkjaHEfQ/s400/DSC03208.JPG" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><i>Kim putting the finishing touches to our tables</i></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; ">I had never been to any of Kim Caldwell's events and certainly not to her home. Every nook and cranny of her home that she shares with a husband, son, daughter, dog and feral kitten has Kim's touch including her workroom!</div></span></i></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_izStRW5CLYv457AaSqk-Py7sgvCXerxNukNzJs2PZtoSVmsAtflNGRTARoj_cIVUqoRVir5yANpg61u7tctJufSHBYzrVZ-7fzBDUvN-InQ0Paeav9C7YT6Lyt_3dS9eom2vzf0DA/s1600/DSC03209.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_izStRW5CLYv457AaSqk-Py7sgvCXerxNukNzJs2PZtoSVmsAtflNGRTARoj_cIVUqoRVir5yANpg61u7tctJufSHBYzrVZ-7fzBDUvN-InQ0Paeav9C7YT6Lyt_3dS9eom2vzf0DA/s400/DSC03209.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Close-ups of Robin's dolls in progress</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2FOnnR7Wic0voFNF1_E7O5QEItNruVThxQPar3wiWw7XFHTn-A2bdiM4kKTV9e88WSVqzTIMXQkAS0praQMHZtaNhTw-x5xR6FQv2Dxcqwyad7MVHqB4_ADawXR9mMVMmMkSeKj_ZQ/s1600/DSC03211.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2FOnnR7Wic0voFNF1_E7O5QEItNruVThxQPar3wiWw7XFHTn-A2bdiM4kKTV9e88WSVqzTIMXQkAS0praQMHZtaNhTw-x5xR6FQv2Dxcqwyad7MVHqB4_ADawXR9mMVMmMkSeKj_ZQ/s400/DSC03211.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Presentation is everything!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNfWJ3VwG-eQ6jjGVQ_DFf-I8ipciXhQjIhH9b9tzZE3R3SGa3HLHESdrSWE9k22YyArcJhD4RlnrbGX0XD0oZVTM7AP4YYntRs5ntqoJXgtH8YUOOtSk_583xBSM8XVbROsAHjCFJoQ/s1600/DSC03213.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNfWJ3VwG-eQ6jjGVQ_DFf-I8ipciXhQjIhH9b9tzZE3R3SGa3HLHESdrSWE9k22YyArcJhD4RlnrbGX0XD0oZVTM7AP4YYntRs5ntqoJXgtH8YUOOtSk_583xBSM8XVbROsAHjCFJoQ/s400/DSC03213.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Our teacher, Robin Sanchez</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Robin was great as a teacher. Our darling "goodie's bags" had everything we needed already cut and ready to go. She took us step by step and gave personal attention where ever needed. Very organized.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_myJe3_ChauIOHSIAigyfqlnws047JZTYLP9RZ9iIVUDwXZpOXQ47lOM8GMy05XS0U266SWUi5ah2DBGfjWY2mXKI_RGKB6Hs8Ln16u8QSza1FXb9NUnTPP8fHqoGeq1E_wtIGApwg/s1600/DSC03214.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_myJe3_ChauIOHSIAigyfqlnws047JZTYLP9RZ9iIVUDwXZpOXQ47lOM8GMy05XS0U266SWUi5ah2DBGfjWY2mXKI_RGKB6Hs8Ln16u8QSza1FXb9NUnTPP8fHqoGeq1E_wtIGApwg/s400/DSC03214.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Some of Robin's other "stuff" for sale</i></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5778EyyQ_ZCgqXKdxxosOw8NYkU5-yAZEF-AAXYvPjBAFjV37zOXmSeSQkZyG0mnuDyDO3aCbnRF41m9PQ3byQHEm7a14b118GQ7l2JlJM5D7TuUQeQGwctoHuVEpYbyPJ34Dhubbg/s1600/DSC03215.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5778EyyQ_ZCgqXKdxxosOw8NYkU5-yAZEF-AAXYvPjBAFjV37zOXmSeSQkZyG0mnuDyDO3aCbnRF41m9PQ3byQHEm7a14b118GQ7l2JlJM5D7TuUQeQGwctoHuVEpYbyPJ34Dhubbg/s400/DSC03215.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Robin's worker bee and our friend, <a href="http://www.geogems.blogspot.com/">Georgia Lichon</a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxseWtJpCCtM7KTyapkStCLZmap-6rPq7DJ1MeuN2pcpDsd8F0KBehI_u-WCLvc68fkPoYRYTVidYvgE6mkj4tu1n9nfI-sQnjTrKwJ2NgTxRejccy76uSwj5DLQPncvBMbf6-K0HBFQ/s400/Kim+Kitchen+with+goodies.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659404289230963666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 288px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Just some of the goodies to snack on at Kim's</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilX_ZRhPd7NFNTqGPz1_e7ayutkKpc6SOnXuE_-ur8VqeQA4BPxcNSBouAFRFRd8sZv6UUoq4jZ7sCy01LWmmzAX9jxur1G7YpKT8nxD4mVWM01g-h2vCS1OjiRglTQtcNE3nmhAN_zw/s1600/DSC03217.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilX_ZRhPd7NFNTqGPz1_e7ayutkKpc6SOnXuE_-ur8VqeQA4BPxcNSBouAFRFRd8sZv6UUoq4jZ7sCy01LWmmzAX9jxur1G7YpKT8nxD4mVWM01g-h2vCS1OjiRglTQtcNE3nmhAN_zw/s400/DSC03217.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sally asks, "Robin, when should I smile?"</div><div><br /></div>In photo above, check out Robin's bags that she made for each one of us, with all the supplies we would need inside. Aren't they darling and a lot of work. The dresses are fabric on the bags.<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgme1NZHC2NC7ChPYwgQjSeehgCfeJjOHj035sNXLape2zPchK67m8UsxL9hvjxUby_JmBmA4SOqsDzEw5BKlRFHLsnhKkmlu-S1bFmfDbua1MqNOndqFDh1DvSlC23OVYj0uc1OoGfEA/s1600/DSC03223.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgme1NZHC2NC7ChPYwgQjSeehgCfeJjOHj035sNXLape2zPchK67m8UsxL9hvjxUby_JmBmA4SOqsDzEw5BKlRFHLsnhKkmlu-S1bFmfDbua1MqNOndqFDh1DvSlC23OVYj0uc1OoGfEA/s400/DSC03223.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>More close-ups</i></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJb9miar-FI601x-8NmqqLygiGsXxaa_7GNcLDwy3umo4RAfvHLryE5TV2xrrcivSbM1ZDEI2c6YM75o7KPd83JTI5IMLpRfRHhGSGmALhocPXRzJOGS0L7eutRBOlz2Rj8d174uWwg/s1600/DSC03224.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJb9miar-FI601x-8NmqqLygiGsXxaa_7GNcLDwy3umo4RAfvHLryE5TV2xrrcivSbM1ZDEI2c6YM75o7KPd83JTI5IMLpRfRHhGSGmALhocPXRzJOGS0L7eutRBOlz2Rj8d174uWwg/s400/DSC03224.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><i>Close-up of Robin's doll's skirt</i></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; ">Lunch was delicious. A beautiful fall soup and a delicious salad with walnuts and cranberries, crescents and cupcakes for dessert. Her patio was like being in the Garden of Eden. She lives very close to a large shopping center and busy streets but nothing but her fountain could be heard in her home and back yard.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiI_Hdb3rLH2ZCWBe9gKxzXxMqwSOw_FzuDd2CTS_LCTIejdmBBLe-2fc041iYGSlAq-znsw82Vt8dsCGu-F7vmvDjYpz844zbpU-d6g2alrazGmnNlWHasqMGssrcr802AqwJk0HOZQ/s400/Sally%2527s+Table.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660035837685355314" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 288px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The table where I worked and my new friends</i></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><i>Starting at the far right and going clockwise around the table: </i></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><i>Aaron, Alicia, Jacquelyn, Priscilla, Olga, Marcella and Susan</i></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><i><br /></i></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-style: normal; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwetU-1l8ZBW-XnscRGv36Nj3rsvcua-R6D4OaAsn5JpnTeEgo0Rz00t2BsuAkkjp8K8Fw1euN3UKAUYqE3LmgTPGocggSnFWhw21Xem64OWdQejCP8Vsl_LIqluNnQSZE4k6h9vX4g/s400/Marcella%2527s+Doll.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660035671516641938" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 384px; " /></span></i></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><i>Marcella's amazing Day of the Dead themed doll</i></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; ">Marcella and her group of friends came prepared to make theses dolls. Marcella had decoupaged her cup and saucer and had made her Day of the Dead skeleton head. She's not finished yet. All her friends brought everything they thought they would need to decorate their cage. They kept our table laughing out loud all day. What a treat! Can't wait to see <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/vintagebruja">Priscilla</a> Cerda, Olga Berdiel, and Marcella Vallejo again, hopefully at <a href="http://www.artisticbliss.typepad.com/">Kim's Breakfast at Tiffany's event</a> May 3, 2011!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjphU-F72eJUe5QXDu3a9MvvnaaVFiSElOZidaURWcTGhewUI5FjmbibPmdBX9BGeUEUcHCr_kHHMdtG3iQbpe8nz8pe4RuKM_I2m0rXdybscfB6jfeCaY9_ya1qNmxIM_lm8AFfGr1Q/s400/Olga%2527s+Doll.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660035589102215570" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 384px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><i>Olga with her doll in progress</i></div><div style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><i><br /></i></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96YB89d6s_NUpzx9dLGgeeCIaJ8XQVvf4oaWH4y0KP_faGdiBosGjoWbH8o_zu1ig5YnThFrbCZTG6vPjitz5He6wyDizjcWOj2WRIFRo8c_txFlqPquPPXapTeN2aldYjsLghnrksA/s400/Alicia%2527s+Doll.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660035503252896034" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 384px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><i>Alicia working on her "witch"</i></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; ">Alicia with her "Halloween Witch" motif doll. She brought all her goods she would need to make this doll happen! </div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; ">I'll be seeing Alicia two more times this month at <a href="http://sallyjean.com/2009/Pages/WorkshopsSanDiegoOctober2011.html">Sally Jean's Soldering Workshop</a> in Poway. Alicia is taking all FIVE of Sally Jean's classes (like she usually does. . .). Yea!</div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrUhUbXUaha3I-B-HEqUFeRpMRie6rHVJjXfuBXFDiVWlSwCZ9s33zHbPFkI9G52jsbskawZefULScGCxKIN6UbFURf7-IThSLGlgk1cTntV0Tcm_ASdeOcSO7n8mpvk_PibOWrVZDg/s400/Jacquelyn%2527s+Doll.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660035422136344370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 384px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><i>Jacquelyn's doll?</i></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; ">I believe this is Jacquelyn's doll head and cup. What was amazing about her dress, was that she had brought an old digital camera that she was "cannibalizing" (taking apart) and was wire wrapping the insides and pieces of the camera to decorate her doll's dress. </div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; ">Didn't get a photo of Aaron's doll who sat to my left nor Susan's doll who sat to my right. I am hoping we will hook up at Kim Caldwell's Breakfast at Tiffany's event May 3, 2012. They were great to sit next to. Susan shared some ribbon she had that matched the color of my cup. Aaron was the youngest person there and is just embarking on this new addition to her life - art - in all forms. What an amazing and talented person she is, plus she is also a fixed wing pilot! Great table to be sitting thanks to Kim's grouping.</div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8OzhweKk5FFG7zemDvYQBXBDAdHeKaU-k0zsYTQcxBNUNQEjLG9t4JZp-RsFNBokuKA5K3JrMH-oixk5l10cdoxDQB7NyUS6lMIaBlykSxz4X5J9CDidnu4n8aC6EcJUINKgriOghQ/s400/Kim%2527s+Table.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660036530333935938" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 288px; " /></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><i>Kim's table with Robin supervising</i></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><i><br /></i></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-style: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOPQ58Tm1faL-isXDX9aOrf61PM_vrOu0hhWKp1lew7oOUxtB_01NWZk8n3sUCS34ZBwlHUN0J5bykOlqJS2L6fMXKbA1NR4GYS_SFF-AfcLkvkVVhNo4bxDqDswTcG3hyphenhyphenzTtBXELAw/s400/Cheryl%2527s.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660035339115686658" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 384px; " /></span></i></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><i>Cheryl's doll in progress</i></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; ">Check out the name tags that Kim made for all of us. They were available for us to take home as one of her hostess gifts for coming to her home. First Class all the way!</div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><br /></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-style: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFw8ybHbBHub4Y8LkEDhlaRw_jatR91Fj8R8oqGXLrQmViZ1VvbkrWvU0VcVsFW8nudzJcIAzjOf7CzlFqrfORvhj5Sn-9BzVSn3OYpNK4KfgX65Gyo9HKdwq678X2D5YHVtBslPK9Jg/s400/Terry+resized.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659401584777646722" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 288px; " /></span></i></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><i><a href="http://www.terryfrias.com/">Terry Frias</a> worked with a much smaller cup and saucer</i></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><i><br /></i></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><i><br /></i></div><a href="http://localhost:51447/2c44d439859517cdf963dcbd633a8860/image/844c020a16fd4a2.jpg"></a><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-style: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5Y28_mIUvnqWM-K0f-W09CSLairzE9kNZW_S5Vx0O8Amuhpz-1BiV7sxf8IcPKzJMrxtnbtHpcPcAURXrImtpU8AWCMAciCxa0d3SaMnodrSg5NGhO6DpYpXzCMt-M1MzEkNeqVxJg/s400/Kim%2527s+Doll.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660035231638930610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 384px; " /></span></i></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><i>Kim's blonde headed doll</i></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; ">I had a great time at this class for all the right reasons. I would never hesitate to take a class again that is connected to either my friend and teacher, Robin Sanchez or our hostess, Kim Caldwell. Thank you both for all the trouble and fuss you went to for all of us!</div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDo09QNNNNdX3BTBmMDxKKOodqnox6DBs6HfkuZ5wS4rTdu881Bc0-W5nLdMugVLD0JrSCuEDAA_vJ-fcBPmLxTEo__-9mXACJ9FuGopt-XRQ2fPvIpREuPcGeubNAtHjl2fjJkFWe3g/s400/Sally+Doll+in+progress.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659404189296269202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 384px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I LOVE Pink</i></div></div>Just call me Silly Salhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15026977806007431596noreply@blogger.com3