More info for meeting supplies

Cheryl posted to our e-mail group that to make our beads for our bead swap bracelets "everyone will need to pick up their own Steel(silver color) grommets/eyelets at the local craft store. The Size is 5/32" or 3.97mm.I bought mine in the Sewing section at Hobby Lobby call Eyelet Kit by Dritz for $2.89 for 25 pieces. You will also need some gel super glue if you want to glue the two eyelets together, otherwise, it really depends on how you are going to make your beads. Either way they need to have a 5/32" center. Then you'll need your basic PC tool kit." and "We will also be putting together the details for our Christmas party and changing our meeting date for November.Ok, I think that is about it. Look forward to seeing you all on Saturday."

Meeting this Saturday

Hi Y'all,

Wow! A month sure goes by fast. We should fire that secretary/president for not reporting.
We are going to have our meeting this Saturday at the Blythe location. We will be working on beads our add a bead type guild bracelet bead swap.

Supplies will be the grommets (size to follow) in silver tone
Whatever clay you need to make your special black and white beads.

Sorry I've been so slack about posting.

More details later.

See you there.
Maggie

Hi Y'all,

At our last meeting we experimented with cheesecloth, gauze, alcohol inks and liquid polymer clay to make some wild bracelets. It was lots of fun. Some of us left with a new fashion statement of dyed fingertips as a bonus!

Hope you all can come to tomorrows meeting. It's going to be fun. Cheryl is going to demo the Lisa Pavelka Magic gloss. 12:00 Blythe location.

Hi Y'all,

Due to a communication error regarding the meeting place the July meeting was cancelled last minute. That's the bad news.
The good news is that the August 28th meeting is to be held at the Blythe location 12:00. And we are going to do the gauze bracelet demo. Cheryl might have a bonus demo for us involving a resin technique too.

For the bracelets bring:
Your standard clay kit (work surface, blade, acrylic rod, pasta machine...)
Clay
liquid polymer clay
Cotton gauze
alcohol inks
gloves
Jewelry wire
Parchment paper
brass bracelet forms

If you have them:

Pearl ex, embossing powder, glitter
beads, cabochons or crystals for embellishments

QCC Meeting July 24

Hi y'all,
Our meeting Saturday I am going to be experimenting with the gauze and liquid polymer clay bracelet. Note the experimenting part. I have enough gauze to wrap the building and liquid pc to share if anyone wants to play along. If you have something else you want to bring and work on that's great too.
In addition to my regular clay kit (pasta machine, work surface, blades, acrylic rod, hand wipes)
these are the supplies I will be bringing:
Kato Liquid PC - regular and colors
Pearl-ex
Cotton gauze
pre-made pc cabochons

Brass bracelet forms

wire
Clay in colors to match the bracelets
Alcohol inks
a couple of small containers to dip and drip in.

See you there,
Maggie

Hi Y'all,

Since our wonderful VEEP and demo coordinator is recovering from knee surgery and can't come to this Saturdays meeting I told her I would throw a line out to see what everyone wanted to do. I have a couple of suggestions. Back in February Polymer Clay Daily featured a alcohol ink dyed, liquid polymer clay soaked gauze bracelet by Susan O’Neill (11BoldStreet). I was fascinated and wanted to try it. Or we could do the watercolor technique we did before using alcohol inks, rubber stamps, cutters and cloth for texture. I love that one because it's different every time. Any other suggestions from those attending? Or we could just play. Any ideas? Either way we will be meeting at 12:00 at Expressive Impressions in Pineville.

Maggie

Our Queen City Clayers June meeting was held on the 26th at the Blythe location. Kathy brought her lathe and taught us how to turn polymer clay (literally) like you turn wood spindles. TOO COOL. I was intimidated by the fast spinning contraption at first. Kathy is such a good, calm teacher we got through it. Soon clay was flying and the graceful shapes of turned pens were emerging. After baking we put them back on the lathe for the fastest sanding you have ever seen. We left with finished pens and key chains we are proud of. Thank you Kathy for bravely sharing your tools and talent. A very exciting and different demo. I think I have a new piece of equipment to want.
For those that missed it Kathy might be talked into demoing again some time if we ask real nice.
Many thanks go Cheryl's hubby for carrying the very heavy lathe in and out too.
Our next meeting will be on July 24th at Expressive Impressions.
More details later.

Submitted by Maggie