October Class

I love paper.

My father was in advertising 

and he received boxes full of

sample papers at work

which he brought home for me 

when they became outdated.

I adored the stacked sample cards 

of colors and textures

and happily created projects

for hours with just scissors and glue.

I still can cut and paste happily for hours,

so October's class is all about paper

with a few pretty beads thrown in.

Join me?

Still Here - Still Playing

Brown Paper Packages Class was last weekend

We went from these kits,

to this, in the blink of an eye.

I provide all the supplies needed,

but encourage students to bring special 

items to make their projects

more personal.

I didn't snap a pic of the two big racks of 

ephemera, papers, tapes, ribbons, tags,

tinsels, stamps, inks, etc they also use.

We were all in the living room,

since the late season heat wave

 prevented us using the new garage 

studio space.

Next class hopefully.

I had some samples left over so 

I painted and silver leafed

a branch from my 21 year old tree that

I just had removed, and then hung it above

my sink and draped

more tags and mementos from it.

I will add some teensy battery lights,

 as soon as I remember the

perfect spot where I put them, dang it.

I'm playing in the studio all week

making pumpkins

like these yummy chenilles.

also working on projects for two

 upcoming Gatherings,

and Christmas items for boutique.

I rearranged the studio about a week ago and

I am loving the new lighter, brighter area. 

I removed the curtain that kept the studio hidden.

Floor space remains the same,

 but visually much more open.

I also cleaned and purged 

every single cupboard and drawer!

I now have many empty ones which also 

makes me happy.

All the kids will be here  

quite soon, fitting in a visit,

 in between extremely

busy schedules.

WOOT!