crafts - 1st Annual New England Full Day Orchid Celebration

Greetings friends!

I just wanted to extend an invitation to all of you to attend the
First Annual New England Orchid Celebration on Saturday, June 26, at
Metalwerx, 50 Guinan St., Waltham, Massachusetts. This will be a
relaxing, educational and fun event, open to anyone with a passion
for jewelry-making. Organizers Suzanne Wade and Karen Christians will
host a day of jewelry demonstrations, followed by cocktails and BBQ.
Orchid is an online moderated discussion group with over 5,000
members, and is part of the Ganoksin Project, the world’s largest
content provider on the Internet for jewelers. The Orchid celebration
will bring together discussion group participants from throughout the
Northeast with Ganoksin Project founder Dr. Hanuman Aspler for a day
of education and networking.

The day begins at 9 a.m. with a continental breakfast.
Demonstrations will start at 10AM. The schedule for the full-day
event is as follows:

9 am - Continental Breakfast

10 am - Demo - Orchid Wax Carving with Sumner Silverman
11 am - Demo - Hot Forge Twisting with Munya Upin
12 pm - Demo- Flex Shaft Goodies with Rich Bohr, 3M Company

1 pm - Lunch

2 pm - Demo- Casting Techniques with Dan Grandi, Racecar Jewelry
Company
3 pm - Demo- Crocheting in Gold with Michael David Sturlin
4 pm - Demo- Hammer-setter Stone Setting Techniques with Joel Schwab
5 pm - Cocktails
6 pm - BBQ - Jake and Earls
8-10 pm - Hang out in the Metalwerx Bamboo Garden and talk

We are also currently accepting donations for the Silent Auction
that will be held in conjunction with the event. For the Silent
Auction, we are especially seeking donations of tools, equipment,
and jewelry-making supplies. Perhaps you have a strand of
high-quality beads or pearls that no longer fits with your look; an
order of materials, such as Keum-boo foil or PMC, for a technique
you're not as excited about as you once were; or some loose
gemstones that just no longer hold any appeal for you. Here's a
great opportunity to clear out your safe of those odds-and-ends, and
help support Orchid at the same time! For more information about the
Silent Auction, please vist

http://www.ganoksin.com/contact/silent-auction.htm

First Annual New England Orchid Celebration.

When: Saturday, June 26th
Whe Metalwerx, 50 Guinan St., Waltham, MA Tel: 781 891 3855

Registration Deadline is NO LATER THAN JUNE 21!!!

The Full Day Event with Continental Breakfast, Lunch, BBQ and the
demos is $50 per person. BBQ only is $35 per person.

You can register for the event by going to The Ganoksin website at:

http://www.ganoksin.com/events

Payment:
You can choose PayPal, Credit Card or Check payment

If you have questions, please e-mail

Join us now at:

http://www.ganoksin.com/events

Suzanne Wade and Karen Christians