September 2015

Business:  Next meeting Linda will show us some wire working techniques.  She will bring some things for us to work with.  If Jennie is back in town on that date she will also show us some more kumihimo techniques.  There will be NO meeting in November.  December meeting will be the second Saturday in Dec rather than the usual date.  We will plan for ornament tutes and pot luck.
Julie brought a display of her collected mini bowls that she had received through a swap at a meet up.  They were fantastic.  She also showed us some items she had brought along in her bag of tricks that she'd made previously.  Julie surprised us with a box of goodies to share and we all got to partake and enjoy.  Thanks to Julie for sharing with us.


Demo today was presented by Cheryl on a Sandra McCaw technique to make an ikat technique and use it for a beautiful leaf design.  Cheryl did a wonderful job showing us the techniques to use and she brought many displays for us to admire.  We left with fabulous ideas and many of us completed our ikat cane as well.  We are hoping to see finished products at the next meet up.  Most of us were letting our newly constructed canes rest when the meeting ended.  Thanks to Cheryl for taking the time to make the display and show us how to make this awesome project.

Attendees:  Cheryl, Maggie, Nancy, Patti, Julie, Laurie, Lynn and a newcomer by the name of Judy.

September Meeting

Hello all,

 It's time for our next monthly meeting.  We will be working on a multi-mixed Skinner blend using Sandra McCaw's technique from the Book Polymer Clay Master Class. 

  Supply list 

Basic clay kit, flexable blade, conditioned one packet of white, ecru, and three or four other colors that will mix and not make mud when combined. Lastly a texture swatch of fabric.  

Well that's all I can think of at the moment.  See ya'll on Saturday,  have a great week!

 Cheryl 

Aug 22

Business:  Next meet-up will be a demo from Cheryl on Sandra McCaw methods.  Linda promised to give a demo on wire wrap but no date has been finalized yet. 

Meeting:  Great finishes to the moth lady and everyone learned some really useful techniques that can be used for many different things.  Great demo Maggie and thanks so much for taking the time to spur us all on and share your knowledge. 

Attendees:  Maggie, Cheryl, Nancy, Pat, Christine, Lynn, Laurie

August meeting

Hope you all remembered we will be finishing part 2 of the "Moth lady/Madam Butterfly" demo. For those of you that missed it I can give a quick catch up demo, if anyone is interested. The supply list was previously posted. But just in case you need it here it is. Madam Butterfly (a faux enamal type technique learned from DK) supply list: Part 1 Usual clay kit (work surface, pasta machine, acrylic rod, blade...) Kato clay - black, scrap clay Kato Liquid pearlex or perfect pearl powders Small glass sheet (picture frame 4 x 6 or smaller) masking tape Index card Sharpey marker butterfly wing drawing (or whatever design you want to transfer to the index card) 400 grit wet/dry sandpaper Jewelers files exacto knife armor-all spray or water for mold release small ball stylus or knitting needle Part 2 Liquid Kato Large flat backed crystal (optional) Small face mold wire for bale Heat gun See you there. Maggie

July 25, 2015 Meet Up

Business:  Short discussion on upcoming meetings and demos.  Jennie could not make the meeting as her cat is having health issues.  If you need to pay your dues for this year wait for Aug as Jennie hopefully will be back and can take your funds.  Julie Eakes showed new texture tools that she had purchased.

Demo:  Maggie showed the group how to build a butterfly/moth lady pin.  Part 1 of the demo seemed to go well and most left with a mold ready to be worked with for this project.  Time flew by and all were busy with the building and baking.  Next meet up will be the remainder of the lesson and hopefully we'll all walk away with fab pieces of art!  Thanks Maggie for the great demo.  Next meet up remember to bring your items you were working on and we'll be shown how to finish up and also there will be a quick & short show of how to use Angelina fibers with polymer as there were some that had not seen this done before.  Nancy will bring the fibers and show you the basics after Maggie has us all cooking our pins.

Attendees:  Maggie, Julie, Cheryl, Christine, Nancy, Linda, and Lynn

July meeting supply list

Hi Y'all, This is the complete supply list for the next meeting. Don't worry if you don't have every little thing. The most important are the Kato clay and Kato Liquid. See you there, Maggie - Madam Butterfly (Or moth lady) (a faux enamal type technique) supply list: Part 1 Usual clay kit (work surface, pasta machine, acrylic rod, blade...), Kato clay - black, scrap clay, Kato Liquid, pearlex or perfect pearl powders, Small glass sheet (picture frame 4 x 6 or smaller), masking tape, Index card, Sharpey marker, butterfly wing drawing (or whatever design you want to transfer to the index card), 400 grit wet/dry sandpaper, Jewelers files, Exacto knife, Armor-all spray or water for mold release, small ball stylus or knitting needle, Part 2, Liquid Kato, Remainder of Kato clay - black, Large flat backed crystal (optional), Small face mold, wire for bale, Heat gun,

June Meeting

June 27, 2015 Meet-Up

Meeting called to order. 

Business: Dues are $15 for the year and due in June.  Next meet up will be a demo from Maggie on the moth necklace.  It may actually take two meet ups to complete.  You will need to bring Kato Black 2 packages for this adventure and you will also need some scrap clay to make your mold.  There may be other things you will need to bring as well but Kato clay is required for the final moth so prepare early on. 

For those who updated your address and contact forms a new listing will be available at the July meeting.

A big welcome to Delores who has decided to join our group.

Today's demo was given by Jennie on Kumihimo.  What a great lesson.  Jennie supplied all that was needed to learn the method and even brought supplies in case we wanted to make purchases.  We learned the basic method and also how to add beads and finally how to finish our pieces.  Everyone was busy at the meet up and the time flew by.  We all learned plenty and there may be a bit of carry over to next meeting in case more finishing needs to happen.  Jennie has volunteered to be available for help to do the finishing next meet up if needed.  Thanks Jennie for carrying all that stuff for us and providing us with instruction and items to purchase if wanted. Bring your finished pieces to show next meet up! 

Attendees:  Jennie, Cheryl, Maggie, Nancy, Laurie, Linda, Patti, Julie, Delores