Workshop Photos - hurrah!!!

Woooo! Howdy Doody everyone!   At long last some photos of workshops are here!

 Stephanie Kilgasts beautiful mini fruit tarts made into earrings and pendants - wooo fabbo - good enough to eat!  

 Natalia Garcia de Leaniz Funky Desert Bangles show the innovative finishes that Natalia has devised to apply as decorations!

Alison Gallants screen printing class.  It gives a few of the many patterns that you will be able to choose from to use  on clay and a finished pendant you can construct!

If you would like to take part in our "inchies swap" during the event, please start thinking about your design.  You can use canes, alchohol inks, mokume gane, embellishments, in fact anything you like to decorate a sheet of clay that will then be cut into 1 inch squares.  We'll let you know how many to make in good time!

From Alison!

Good news.....

Big H is back home and feeling so much better - the Hospital have sorted her out and she is progressing very well.  I think all our postive thinking really helped!

Thank you to those of you.....

who have posted comments wishing Big H well - she is feeling a little more comfortable but still in an awful lot of pain.     The hospital have done a lot to relieve the initial problem and are monitoring her very closely at the moment, but she is in a really nice room on her own, is very comfortable and given everything looks remarkably well and is in good spirits.   

Emailing Big H.....

Big H is in hospital at the moment and has been for the last few days - if you have been emailing her and had no reply now you know why!       She may be home tomorrow, everything is a little up in the air, but please be patient if you are waiting for a reply from her.    

Have a great Easter everyone and enjoy the good weather!

Back to normal.....

So pleased the header is back - it just felt all wrong with that maintenance sign up did'nt it, plus I hope you are all enjoying this glorious weather.

Capt A tells me that she is waiting for photos of the projects from the various tutors - soon as they come through the wires they will be uploaded for you to fall to the floor out of shock at the sheer gorgeousness of them all!

Are you all feeling creative - is your mojo working overtime?  All the wonderful spring flowers are bursting into colour and that alone should spark off your creativeness.

I have been asked and asked "How is Helen?" - well I can say that she is quite poorly at the moment, this round of chemo is really exhausting and brutal.  Brutal is the only word that describes it - my poor dear friend is suffering quite badly at the moment.  So, as we have all done over the months, and especially at this special time of year ......can we please take a few minutes out to pass on our positive thoughts to the Big H....altogether now..............(((((((close eyes and send out those thoughts)))))))

PPD 2011 - Hotel

 Valerie Wallace sent this information to Helen who has asked me to post it for anyone who may be interested:-


 contacted the hotel where Craig and I stayed for the event last year, it’s an apartment hotel in Darley Abbey. It’s only about 20 min away from the venue so for anyone who might be driving this could be a really cheap option of a place to stay. They have offered us a rate of £99 per night for a 2 bedroom apartment and said they would offer this rate for anyone in our group who would like to stay there. With a few people sharing, this makes it a really cheap option, plus you’ve got a whole apartment including kitchen so you can cook your own meals if you’re so inclined. The guy said to contact him directly to book – carl.bridge@birchover.com.

PPD 2011 - Everything you need to know (well almost!)

At last, at last!   Here are details of the new polymer clay event to be held in the Midlands .  Several things have held us up with this announcement but now we are “hot to trot” and here is the information we have been promising to post.

 

We have a new teacher to the UK , Stephanie Kilgast who will be killing two birds with one stone teaching miniatures which work well as jewellery.   Have a look at her marvellous website to see just how talented she is. 

 

Donna Kato will be with us with a new section called “Ask Donna” where you will be able to ask Donna about any problems you have with your clay work.   Donna will also be giving a presentation about Craft Edu to tell you how to make the most of the lessons on this site and also how to present lessons and earn money 

 

Leslie Blackford will be here to show you how to breath character and life into clay.  Alison Gallant will teach screen printing on clay using her unique and new to the market screens.  Natalia Garcia de Leaniz has a lovely new bracelet she is going to teach and Christine Dumont also has something new to show us with wonderful beads she has created. 

 

As well as this, there will be numerous demonstrations for you from Jema Hewitt will show the mysteries of Steampunk, Dani Torres Mancera who will surprise us all, Valerie Wallace  will demonstrate her Celtic Canes and Frances White  will show techniques with alcohol inks, lots to learn.  We will also have a fun evening at which we will swap our “inchies”, and a dinner for us to enjoy each other’s company.   Lunch and refreshments will be provided each day and this is all for £275.00 or £250 if you book and pay before April 30th.

 

As ever, Cathryn and Ruth will run the shop for anyone who wants to bring finished work to sell.   There will also be everything for sale that a polymer clay addict could wish for, from clay to cutters, findings, screens for printing and much more.

 

The venue will be the Genesis Family Centre in Alfreton and we hope to see you there, there is plenty of accommodation near by and good car parking as well as a shopping centre within easy reach.