Hi Y'all,

We will be meeting Saturday, 12:00, the Blythe location. Since the "Season" is upon us and so many of us are busier than ever we thought it would be good not have a structured demo. Bring any project you want to work on and join us. There will be the usual show and tell and good conversation. It's also a good time to come if you are stuck on something and want advice and encouragement.

Hope to see you Saturday.

November 20 meeting

Maggie, you are awesome! Thanks for your willingness to do your best at hurding this group of polymer clay cats! Kind of like trying to hold a handful of jello! Count me in for the bead swap whether on Decmeber 11 or after the first of the year. I will be in Dallas, Texas during the November meeting. I will miss you guys! The fall is my busy travel time, but when I get home on the 21st I am done for the year!!! Yeah! - Laurie

November date change, Sept, Oct meeting notes

Hi Y'all,

I have been so slack about posting. I should be fired! Oh well.

Please take not that we had to change the date for this months meeting to November 20th.
More info later on what we will be doing.

At our October meeting we worked on beads for our guild bead exchange bracelets. Cheryl, Laurie and Maggie all got started on making the 6 or 7 beads formed around grommets. Cheryl's working on a type using liquid PC that look just like lampwork, Maggie is trying to perfect a tiny dragon on a tube type bead and Laurie is making a classic looking black and white patterned one. Laurie also brought her great big gorgeous cane covered lizard. It was amazing!

Our September meeting (I failed to comment on) was bunches of fun too. Cheryl brought and shared her Lisa Pavelka magic glos. The results were so cool that we all ran out to buy our own.
Thanks for sharing Cheryl! Cheryl made glass looking cabochons. Kathy made really cool glass looking pieces for hair clips. Julie made several interesting layered pieces.

Our December meeting will be on the 2nd Saturday since the BRPCG doesn't have a December meeting and our regular Saturday falls on Christmas. We were going to have a party and exchange of our beads. We also discussed postponing the exchange and party until January because everyone seems to be extremely busy with plans for the holidays. It would be a kick off the new year party! Members-let us know what you think.

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