Rubberband Meeting

I hosted a meeting at my house this past Sunday for the rubberstamp group I am in called The Rubberbanders. We made people from brushes. Everyone's brush came out different. We used bottle caps, metal house numbers, screws, and whatever we could find for the faces. Just simple stuff and they were so easy to make. It was a lot of fun.

Here is my brush person. Isn't he cute?!!

Classes at Stamp Asylum

Sorry I have not posted in a while. It's been a busy month.



I am teaching my Row House class at Stamp Asylum this weekend. Saturday November 1st from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Call the store to sign up 972 596-1224. The cost of the class is $55.00









I taught a holiday card class last weekend. Here are pictures of the cards. It was a great class. Everyone enjoyed it.

Teaching Schedule

Here is my teaching schedule at the the Stamp Asylum http://stampasylum.com/ for the last quarter of the year. There are some great classes being taught there by other teachers also, so check out the web site to see the complete schedule.

CHRISTMAS MEMORIES UNDER GLASS – Sat. Oct 4th 10:00am - 1:00pm
With the help of solder you will incorporate collage, stamps and ink under glass with dangling beads for whimsical ornaments to give as gifts. You will complete two projects in class with one hanging from a metal key and the other ribbon. Create dimension using several pieces of glass and cut out images for an usual look. Bring tool kit, solder iron with 1/8” flat head screwdriver type tip, vise or clamp to hold hot pieces and safety glasses. ($65)

BUTTON TREE TABLE TOP CENTERPIECES –

Mon. Oct 13th 10:00am -2:00pm
Need a centerpiece for your holiday table? Come make three Christmas trees using buttons, pattern cardstock, string and ribbon to add a homespun look to your holidays. Bring to class several glue sticks, detail scissors, brayer, ruler, bone folder, one box each mini and craft glue dots. ($35)
CLEAR CHRISTMAS ALBUM –

Sat. Oct. 18th 10:00am - 2:00pm
Get ready for all those holiday photos you are going to take. In class, you will make a Christmas album complete with frosted covers and pattern transparencies for depth. Using rub ons, ribbons, cardstock and rhinestones for glitz you will complete this wonderful keepsake. Bring to class mini glue dots, vintage photos distress pad, scissors and a crop-a-dile if you have one ($55)

HOLIDAY CREATIVE CARDS –

Sat. Oct 25th 2:00pm -4:30pm
Need some ideas for your holiday cards? Come to class and complete six different cards with a Thanksgiving to Christmas theme. All supplies included. ($55)

ROW HOUSE ART –

Sat. Nov. 1st 10:00am - 2:00pm

Row Houses – a line of structures that resemble houses made using found objects, paper,
paint, metal, stamps and inks. In this class you will decorate three houses comprised of various items. You will make a frame to complete your picture, holding the finished row of houses. Bring tool kit and Pitch Black acrylic paint dabber to class. ($55)

WOOL FELT HOLIDAY ELF – Mon. Nov. 10th 10:00am - 12:00pm
This cute elf will add a whimsical touch to your holiday decorating. The felting has already been done for you on the parts to this doll. You just need to put him together and embellish. Bring your tool kit to class. ($20)

Bracelets

I made these bracelets using Tim Holtz Grungeboard and pieces from his idea-ology line. I emailed a photo to him and he is suppose to send me photos of what he did at CHA with these items. I hope he does. I really am interested.

Back From Florida

We have been back from vacation since August 17th but I have been busy trying to get caught up on things. We had a week till school started when we returned so inbetween buying clothes, supplies and shoes for school i was planning six different classes for work. But more on that later.
Florida was wet! It rained everyday we were there except two. Only two days of SUN!! It would stop most days for me to get out and ride my bike though. So that was good. I enjoyed riding to Seaside (the town we were near) and shopping or eatting at the beachside grill called Pickles. They had great fried pickles by the way. Eating ice cream and sitting on the porch of the book store reading my book and people watching was fun.

The surf was really rough but Blair and the two friends he took rode their boogie boards anyway. But they mostly watched TV and ate and ate and ate. I found these cool chairs someone painted in town. I love looking at all the different houses in town. A lot of them you can rent and they are painted all kinds of bright colors. It's a nice place to visit. I do hope if we return next year it doesn't RAIN as much!

Stamp Asylum Sketch Challenge

Stamp Asylum has a sketch card challenge posted on their blog http://stampasylum.blogspot.com/. It's their first one so go check it out!! If you make a card and bring it in to the store for them to keep you get a 15% discount on in stock items purchased. A great deal!!

My family and I will be leaving for vacation to Florida on Saturday so I may not have time to post again before we leave. I will return on the 18th. Hopefully I will have some great photos to share with you of the trip. Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Watch Out New Teenage Driver On The Road

Well my son got his beginners driving permit last week. Wednesday July 30th to be exact. What a heart stopping thought that is!! He text me while he was in class that he got the thing and I just thought to myself "OH BOY". I got so nervous at that point.

When I picked him up after class I ask him if he wanted to drive and he said "Not from here. Take me to my old middle school where it's less crowded." So I did. The school is on the back roads per say near our home. He drove the rest of the way home. I was anxious but tried not to show it. He was sooo excited to be driving legally. I had taken him to the ball park parking lot by our home to practice a little. The only other time he has driven was hailing leaves from the front to the back of our house. We live on a dead end street on Lake Ray Hubbard so that was no big deal for him to be on the street. He did fine the first time out. Since then I have let him drive some everyday and he has gotten better and I have gotten less nervous.