Etching Cuffs

I've gotten a little hooked on etching cuffs the past couple of weeks since I took a class at CREATE in Irvine, CA with Kristen Robinson.


This one reads "Embrace Imperfection":

I used one of Tim Holtz rubber stamps to create this etched copper cuff.  The stamp is from the Spills and Splatters collection. 


And the one below was created using the Stuff to Say Tim Holtz collection.  I had to take two photos to get all of the words in the picture . . .

"Experience is not what happens to you, it's what you do with what happens to you".


And the cuff below is one I hammered and metal stamped the word "Journey" on . . .

I'm having sooooo much fun with these!

June Inspiration Emporium Challenge, a Private Party and Things I've Been Creating

Hello Blogger Peeps!  The June Challenge is up and awaiting your works of art over at the Inspiration Journal blog.  

stamped, watercolored
and zentangled

The Challenge this month is STAMP A LITTLE SUNSHINE (sun, summer, beachy theme).  And guess what you can win just by submitting to this challenge?  A whopping $50 in Emporium Dollars to spend any way you'd like in the Inspiration Emporium On-line store.  Yep, and the Challenge is open to those of you that live outside the U.S. as WELL!


So what are you waiting on?  Start creating your stamped piece full of sun and fun! *smiles*.


On another note . . .

Later this month I'll be teaching a little private workshop at the home of my friends Mary and Trina.


When Mary saw the above Tim Holtz Idea-ology Pocket Watch necklace I was wearing at the last Rubber Stamp Convention in Carson, she immediately told me that I had to host a class :)


If you would like to have me teach at your home, just e-mail me (SLGoodloe@hotmail.com) with a project you would like me to teach and we can pick a date and time.  Then all you have to do is secure 5-8 of your crafting friends/family members/co-workers, maybe provide a few snacks and the party is ON!


I always supply just about everything you need to walk away with a finished project and a printed handout so you can relax and not have to take notes to try to remember how we did what was created in the class.


Search through my blog here for workshops I've taught either privately or at stores to help you plan your next party. 


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Lately I've been into creating bracelet cuffs.  Here are a few I've finished and a few I'm still working on . . .

Have an art-filled week ahead!

Day 12

Inspired by Tim's last tag of his 12 Tags of Christmas this year, I did an altered candle . . .

I used tim's new Idea-ology Tissue Wrap - Composer that I cut to fit and then melted on the candle.  When melting the tissue wrap using my Ranger Heat It Craft tool, I covered the tissue with waxed paper and then started the process.

Instead of using the metal foil tape like tim used on his tag, I used paper and the vintage lace die, painted it with Silver Adirondack Metallic Paint Dabber and then attached the "paper lace" with Glossy Accents.

Using Antique Linen Distress Stain, I colored some of tim's Idea-ology Trimmings - Lavish, dried the trimming with the heat tool and then tied it into a bow on a string with a little Frozen Charlotte cast in bronze that my friend Cindy Forrester gifted me recently . . .

Simple - yet elegant I think.


Oooooh WAIT!  How the heck did I forget the STICKLES?! And my all-time favorite color at THAT - Platinum!  Sheeeesh . . . 

I dotted some on the music notes and smeared some on random parts of the candle.

Holiday Eclectic Charm Necklace Workshop

***THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED UNTIL AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR***

I am so excited to write this blog post to let you know that I will be teaching my Eclectic Charm Necklace Workshop at the Inspiration Emporium warehouse!  Yes, a workshop inside the WAREHOUSE!  Do you know what THIS means?  THIS means that you will be surrounded by all the wonderful products that Inspiration Emporium sells on-line.  And let me tell you . . . I've shopped at the warehouse, and it's like being in one big ole candy store.


The workshop will be held on Saturday, November 19th from 1:00pm-4:30pm at 644 Eckhoff, Suite H.  Major cross streets are Orangewood and Eckhoff in the city of Orange.


And as with all of my workshops, everything is included with the exception of your imagination and a pair of Tim Holtz non-stick micro serrated scissors.  And if you don't have a pair of these scissors, you can purchase them HERE or at the warehouse the day of the workshop.

If you'd like to create a holiday eclectic charm necklace similar in style to the one in the photo at the top of this blog post, just let me know in advance.  

And if you'd prefer a NON-holiday eclectic charm necklace, I will have plenty of kits available for those as well.

I will be teaching this workshop for $60 (normally an $80 workshop).  That leaves plenty left to do some shopping after the workshop in the warehouse.

Come learn how to create acrylic Fragment charms (we'll make 10) and add metal and laser wood cut doo-dads to fill out your 19" antiqued silver metal chain.  Or if you prefer, I will have 24" chains available for just a few dollars more.  No two necklaces are ever alike!

SAMPLE ONLY

And these eclectic charm necklaces make wonderful gifts.  And with the holidays just around the corner, you'll have plenty of time to create some special gifts for some special friends or family members.

Ranger's Distress Inks in Stock!

Limited Edition Distress Ink Pads available at Inspiration Emporium HERE!

Check out Tim's video to see the Fall colors in "action" HERE

Isaiah 41:10 Sunday Collage on Canvas and Some WIPs

I was looking at the calendar this morning and realized that this time last year I was diagnosed with breast cancer  and preparing for my double mastectomy surgery which took place on September 14th.  Wow, almost a year has gone by since that surgery and many more associated with this disease.  But here I am a year later writing this blog post and can say that I am still cancer free! 


10" x 8" canvas that I first painted with Pitch Black Adirondack Acrylic Paint

Various decorative papers including vintage ledger paper, white paint pen, fun foam and Diamond Glaze . . .

I threaded some cotton candy pink and white twine through an antique silver breast cancer awareness "Hope" charm for the girl's necklace. . .

 Since I had the paints and papers out, I started three more canvas collages . . .
I painted the canvas using Claudine Hellmuth Studio Paint in Classic Teal.  I just love the consistency of her paints!

I used her Landscape Green on this canvas . . .

Have a great art-filled week ahead!

Fun at Whimzy, a Teesha Moore-Inspired Necklace Creation and bc Update

Thank you ladies for another fun Eclectic Charm Necklace Workshop at Whimzy in Old Town Tustin yesterday! . . .  

 

 

The completed necklaces . . .

Carol

Elizabeth

Mary Lee all the way from Las Vegas!

And I have to show you a photo of the delicious cookies made by Sheryl of Whimzy.  And yes, they are (were) as delicious as they LOOK! . . .

This was my last Eclectic Charm Necklace Workshop at Whimzy for the year.  If you are interested in hosting a workshop at your home, please contact me.  The host will get the workshop at no cost!  You invite your friends/family/co-workers, provide tables and chairs and I'll bring everything for the 3 1/2 hour workshop.

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And Sunday, to relax, I created a Teesha Moore-inspired necklace today using Fragments and some of Teesha's papers and some metal charms including Idea-ology Muse Tokens . . .

Have an art-filled week ahead everyone!

BC Update:  Had a follow-up appointment with my plastic surgeon this past Thursday to check on the "reconstruction site" :)  Everything is healing nicely and I don't go back until September 22nd.  I go for blood work on September  8th and on September 15th I see the Oncologist.  

"A" is for Art

I've had these large 12" x 6" (the "R" is 8 1/4" wide) x 1 1/2" papier mache letters for over 2 years now.  Isn't it funny how that happens?  You make a purchase and it seems forever before you decide what to do with it?

The "A" and the "T" were already black, but the "R" was a natural color that papier mache usually comes in, so I painted the "R" with black paint using Ranger's Adirondack Acrylic Pitch Black Paint Dabber.  If you haven't used these before, you should pick up a few (or all of them!) to make covering large areas so much easier.

Most of the papers I used are from Teesha Moore's collage sheets that she sells.  I've also used some of my own papers in the same bright color scheme.  I'm finding since I took Teesha Moore's workshops in June that I've been drawn to brighter colors lately.

I collaged the sides of the letters, added some dots using a white paint pen and . . .

some stripes on the letter "T".

All of the letters have a generous coating of Diamond Glaze.  Here they are standing up on a table.  They can also be hung on the wall.  Not sure where I will put them or if I will sell them.

So that's it for the pens, paints and papers for me today.  I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and will have an art-filled week ahead.


**BC update:  I'm going in for a check up on my "reconstruction site" this Thursday and to discuss the next steps in the process.  I've been feeling pretty good aside from the side effects of the medication - hot flashes, some sleepless nights, sore throat, weight gain.  But HEY, that's nothing compared to what I COULD be going through isn't it? *smiles*  I feel blessed to be doing so well.

Dress Form Canvas

8" x 10" "SEW" canvas wall art 

The products I used:
Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Grunge Blocks

Sizzix Bigz Die - Caged Bird
Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Grungeboard Elements
Sizzix Bigz Die - Sewing Room

Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Paper Stash - Kraft Resist
Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber - Espresso
Tim Holtz Distress Stains - Forest Moss
Claudine Hellmuth Studio Sticky-Back Canvas - 8½" x 11" Natural
Distress Ink Pads - Walnut Stain
Mini Glossy Accents - .5 oz
printed tape
faux pearls
fabric 
jute
black paint
piece of vintage eyes & loops card
shellac
8" x 10" canvas

All linked products above can be purchased at Inspiration Emporium.  And while you're over there, check out all of the new products just released and the even NEWER products you can pre-order !