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Update on Solder Classes....

Sweet or Sinister Necklace at the Crafty Scrapper.. or Call: 972-923-3151.....Coming up soon, like in less than 2 weeks!!! Friday, Sept. 18th..Also on Saturday the 19th we have a 101 class scheduled at 5pm and a Bracelet Class at 11 am...

I've had alot of requests for a Saturday beginners class..so here is your chance~

3 rings class will be held on Sept. 26th:

And! I have a class at Smitten in Mc Kinney.... Scheduled for Thursday, Sept 17th.

A beginners solder class:

Hope to see you there!!!

Have a great "Short week"!

later,t

Random Tuesday

Just a few random things that have been going on here lately...
The son got a 'new' old car...so, he and the hub have been 'piddling' with it..replacing parts and being motor heads...my part in it all was fetching glasses of tea and looking at the progress..


I finished up this canvas:

It has been just the background colors for at least a month..Then found this quote and decided that would fit perfectly..I love using up the alphabet collection I have..Do they have a word for that kind of 'sickness'??? I Love to find and buy up letters..old, new, metal, chipboard, stickers..I don't care..just give me alphabets..And I had to use one of my favorite cowgirl images..I am very pleased with this piece. The other one I posted a couple of weeks ago and this one will be up on Etsy as soon as I can take decent photos of them.

This is my new class at the Crafty Scrapper:

Beveled glass Christmas ornaments..we'll make a total of 4. Two of the 1x3s and Two of the 3x2s with the crystals and the crystal chain...Glass glitter is inside to glam up the vintage images and a bit of German scrap which will all be in the class kits!! We'll also bend the wire for the hangers..We are looking at an October date for this class..

Happy Birthday to my fren Jan T at the Polka Dot Barn blog..pop over and tell her happy Bday ;) she's just 24 ya know~

Have a great Tuesday ya'll!!

big ol' hugs,tee

Back in the Saddle again!!!

yeeehaaaw!!

Boy, it stinks not having your 'puter~ I had to just get on and get off of hub's laptop..so no photos, no Etsy listings and such other non sense~

I think I posted this awhile back:

This little shrine is a good size..And I Loved that do-dad I soldered to the top of the box..but then it gave me fits..it was top heavy..had a tendency to lean forward..

But now that is solved and I'm really happy with it. I'm going to put it on Etsy, unless your interested, drop me a note if you are..

These are some new charms that are going on Etsy:

I just keep using this image..I love it...

This one is an old piece of wall paper gifted to me from a Paper Cowgirl friend:

It's one of those thick glass tiles. Love the weight of it, I'll be adding a "S" hook to it, so it can be attached to your favorite chunky necklace..

Did I show you these????

These glass hearts are going to be used in my upcoming class at the Crafty Scrapper!!! Stay tuned for that :)

Happy Tuesday!!!

t

New class ideas and a Visitor

Oh my Gosh, Oh mygosh, Ohmygosh...I'm soooooo excited about this new class idea..
I've been working it out..and I can't show you the whole thing..but here are some little peeks..

But I don't know about teaching you how to do 'dots' I think that will have to be later..but for now, this is all I'm showing you, until I have the whole thing worked out..All I can say about it, is the people I have ran it by so far LOVE IT!! Me too :)

This guy, we think, is the one Hubby found back at the first of summer..

He's hiding out in the tomatoes, there is a 'big red ant' bed near there..We are so happy to be be his host..we hope he finds a mate and they make our little place home for along time..

Thanks for the comments on the last post..I have gotten several of these letters in the last few years..I just wanted to blog about it..for you never see the 'other' end of things from most people.. If you are an artist, you make your art for you, if others don't like it, or it doesn't fit their needs.. so be it..it came from the heart and that's what counts!! Thanks for your kind words! I'll keep plugging along and hope you do too.

Have a great Monday..we are off to the local Water Park with the girls to have some fun !

See ya!

tee

On the work table

Just wanted to remind you about Chunky Charm class at the Crafty Scrapper on August 11th. You will learn how to do a demisional object between glass..not this exact object, but similar..
You will have a thick shadow box look when you are done, we will make two in class. The second on will be a vintage button floating between the glass. Also that day, a beginning solder class is going on too..

This is my first attempt an idea..it's been swirling around in my head the last few days.

When I saw these glass tiles on the site where I purchase glass disks for the round charms, I knew I had to make square ones..This one has old leader paper as the background, a rub-on crown and those super small sticker letters, I'm soooo fond of. The back is completely soldered up too..

This is the second attempt:

I love the crown I added on the top..it hides the bail. They are big and chunky and would look great on a chunky necklace. I think they would look good on a thick leather cord too in a short almost choker style..you know, right at the base of your neck...I'm off to make more and hope to have them on Etsy soon.

I was thinking back, and I started soldering over 5 years ago! This has been one thing that I have kept on doing, you know how you jump around and learn new things, some you leave behind, some you continue on with..well this has been an on going learning process that I love dealing with! So much fun for me! I've also posted over 250 post under this blog name! Sheesh..never thought I be doing this either~ I've met some really cool people thru this and other blogs, flickr too..this has been a good connecting place for artists..I'm glad I found it.

Paper Cowgirl Fall sign ups are going on now, go check it out...We are playing on October 3rd.

Hope to see you soon!!!

Weekend full of Solder!

I loaded up the "superhero" (Dodge Avenger) and headed to Waxahachie. Friday 2 classes were scheduled at the Crafty Scrapper, for basic Soldering and Saturday was the Bracelet class.


I met some wonderfully talented gals in the basic class, we learned, we soldered and we had fun. All went well, no major burns (that is always a plus) and the went away knowing they could do this at home and at least ONE charm to wear. That's what makes it great! Thank you all for coming to class, it was great fun meeting you!


On Saturday we made this:

What's great about this class was, to see what the gals did to it to make it their own... amazing!

I had supplied all the glass and glitter,and bracelets, then some brought their own images to fill the charms with. Some made themes, some made it more personal...I love it~ That is my favorite thing, when students take what I throw out there and put their own spin on it!

We sharpened our skills from basic to advanced and did, what I call: Oddball stuff..like marbles and shapes and strange things to add solder to..

All did very well, we did have one crispy bingo chip, but that was it..

Everyone had the makings of a bracelet when they left.

I had about half the class completely finish.

For all we did in 5 hours plus a lunch break, I think that was good~ The gals were happy and I think they had a good time.

I have another bracelet class scheduled in September for those who missed out on this one. Thank you all for joining me for a fun time!

I had taken more photos, but I seemed to had a bad day of shooting..alot of them were blurry~

Cindy and I have the Fall Paper Cowgirl Retreat ready, so if you want to mosey over to the blog: Paper Cowgirl to see what's up and what time, we'd love to have you there.

I have on the work table, charms for a swap I started before vacation. Some of the gals have theirs mailed already..I can't wait to see what all they have come up with. The only rules were it had to be soldered somewhere and fit on a bracelet. So we could end up with all kinds of trinkets, that's what's going to be fun. I'll keep you posted on what becomes of it.

Hope your Monday is happy and healthy!

hugs,t

Sneaky Peek Thursday

Sneak peek at the bracelet class packets..I love finding stuff to make these cute..I try to use things I have in the studio already..plus use the supplies needed, as part of the presentation.

These paper sacks are tiny ones..remember getting candy in these at the Mom and Pop store
on the corner??? they are like that...love them..and they are old too~



I have 2 soldering 101 Classes on Friday and the Bracelet class Saturday morning...the bracelet class is full!! Thankyouverymuch!! So we rescheduled another one for Sept.19th, we'd love to have you there..you do need to know how to solder though..



I get to spend some time with my fren Cindy..She's (or should I say her hubby) letting me spend the night over there so I'll be on time for Saturday's class..We have fun together..maybe I should have a gift bag for her hubby for putting up with us, when we are together..



Here's a sneaky peek for the Sinister or Sweet necklace class at The Crafty Scrapper..

It will be on display next week at the store if you happen in...take a look at BOTH sides~ that's what makes it Sweet or Sinister~

My helper for today:

She's sporting a new "short cut" (as the 3 year old sister says)...said she felt like a new person, after her cut..lol..

The little sis got one too..that one made us sad..she had pigtails almost to her waist..

And a little something for the maid, who has my bed ready for my stay:

Ya'll have a great weekend..I'm off to Waxahachie!

Teedubya

Playing around..

This is my fren..Cindy, she's playing around with this kitty we saw in a store one day~

I'm playing around with glass right now..cutting it and getting ready for classes I have at the end of the week at the Crafty Scrapper. I have 2 basic classes and a bracelet class that is full..we will schedule another if need be..and wait till you see my Sweet and Sinister necklace class for September!! It's super cute..

The son, has moved away~ he's taken a new job in Andrews, TX..it's about 5 hours from here..I'm sure we'll be headed that way soon, with a trailer full of stuff and a motorcycle. But for now, it's kinda sad to see him go after just getting him back in March from the Army. Again, it's one of those things you go thru as parents..we are glad to see him get his life back on track and do something that will be a challenge to him. So, Good luck to Deke on his new life!! We will see you soon~


HOpe your Wednesday is going ok..
Later, teedubya~

We are having more fun than the law will allow!

Wish you were here!!!

This is a couple of shots of my Solder Class that was held this am. After that I was busy..we didn't even get class shots..I hate that..we all had a good time..Right now the afternoon classes are going on. Tonight is Vendor night!!

Got to meet Ann-Deniese. She's such a sweetie!!!! Love her!!!

Look at this crepe paper goodness! A giant cone filled with goodies!! Thank you!!!

More photos later and if not here, on the Paper Cowgirl Blog!

Wish you were here!!!

Busy Hands..

That's the way the last few days have been..doing things that you have to do to keep your household going and then working on things for the retreat...Plus 2 classes on Tuesday at the Crafty Scrapper....

Do you see the Gothic Arch Shrine??? I finally added beads and chains and trinkets to her..

Now she is complete.


These are NOT complete...

I was cutting and grinding glass for the above charms. Which by the way, will be available on Vendor night to those who were not lucky enough to get one for free...anyhoo..I was cutting and grinding glass, and the Muse takes over..cut some little stix she whispers in my ear..So, I did...and a few more to work on, Like I need something else..

Hope the bad weather that we have been having has not effected you too badly..we were literally on the edge of it yesterday...it stopped raining at the end of our road, and we just got a

Few sprinkles here at the Shop Shack...I hear others had tornado sirens going off and super downpours in their towns..

Off to put away MORE ONIONS...I swear..we have more than enough and he's talking of planting more this fall..

And a special thanks to the gals who came to classes on Tuesday!! We now have more soldering ladies out in the art world and some more alcohol ink addicts~ And thanks to Carolyn and Heidi at the Crafty Scrapper in Waxahachie!!!

Happy Day to you ;)

t

Busy girls have no time..

So it seems the last few days..

Had a great group of gals for the solder 101 class on Saturday at the Crafty Scrapper!! Thanks for all the fun ya'll!! Hope you picked up some good tips and ideas to keep on soldering..

Later that day we had a domino class too:

They loved the kits and we had a great time for that class too! Then I drove home to find my house full of girls..the dd and grands were there..so we had to spoil those poor little girls..that is our job..In the mean time, I got attacked by killer gnats..they bit me and left HUGE spots on me..I look like I have a disease...

Paper Cowgirl is drawing closer! I've been working on the class kits and they are going to be kick butt..if I do say so myself~ Hope the gals got their charms that were mailed out a couple of weeks ago..have not heard a word..

Have a great Tuesday!

t