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Old June 20th 06, 07:50 PM posted to rec.crafts.beads,rec.crafts.polymer-clay
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Carla,

So sorry to have missed you! And Maren - had no idea she was in Chicago!
I was supposed to have been in Chicago on Saturday, but that got
cancelled. I spent a couple of hours at the show that morning, then had
to leave for the family obligation that nixed my Chicago trip.

The show is overwhelming - I was glad to ahve had an extra couple of
hours on Saturday, in addition to Thursday night and Sunday afternoon.

Barbara

http://www.penguintrax.com and http://www.backseatgrammarian.com

There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. (Dave Barry)

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Carla wrote:

...but I was only there on Saturday, shopping

So many sparklies, I forgot to even check folks' nametages, to look
for rcb'ers, although I did speak (very briefly) with Grant
Diffendaffer, and got to see his polyclay work in person; absolutely
stunning.

That much beadstuff in one place was, in a word, overwhelming. I
actually spent less money than I planned simply because there were
*too* many choices; silly me, I found it hard to make decisions about
what I wanted

The real high point of the weekend for me, though, was getting to
spend Friday afternoon with Maren Purves, who was here in Chicago. We
talked, we laughed, we shared "Death by Chocolate" And it's always
great to put a face with the name from someone here. We were supposed
to hook up with Patti, too, but couldn't get in touch with her before
Maren had to leave to get to the airport.

It was a good weekend, I'm exhausted

Cheers,
Carla


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Old June 20th 06, 08:24 PM posted to rec.crafts.beads,rec.crafts.polymer-clay
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Barb,
I didn't see you there..very difficult to concentrate on the demos with
such a large class crowded around her workspace.

My project didn't turn out as well as hoped...We only had one oven and
one of my classmates removed my pendant before it was done. (She
taught a project with a 5-minute bake, and I think some of my
classmates were trying to do that one while we were still trying to do
the 20 minute bakes on the first project.)

I had a thumbprint in the middle of the faux dichro! I managed to
cover that up, but now I'm struggling with the polyglaze.

Mary


Barbara Forbes-Lyons wrote:
Mary,

I probably saw you in Lisa's class but didn't know it was you. I was
waiting for Lisa in the back of the room during one of her demo
sessions, then left when it dragged on longer than I wanted to wait. I
had on a green t-shirt and a fiery orange necklace and long dark hair.

Lisa's great, isn't she? Do you have a pic of your finished pendant? I'd
love to see it.

Barbara

http://www.penguintrax.com and http://www.backseatgrammarian.com

There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. (Dave Barry)

Need quality, inexpensive web hosting with site builder and 50 apps? Check out http://www.lyonshost.com.



twinkiesmom wrote:

Barbara Forbes-Lyons wrote:


Having a great time at the show - met lots of folks, although I missed
some folks yesterday as I was late getting out of class. I've been
hanging out with JanG, chatted with Beki a bit and am still trying to
hook up with Patti.

My classes so far have been great and I have one more on Sunday morning.
So far I've taken:

Spiny Knotted Bracelet with Stephanie Sersich
Woven beads in Clay with Diane Villano
Metal Clay Book Pendant with Louise Duhamel

Meeting lots of vendors, too. I had a great convo with Matthew Cole of
Indo Expo/ Qui Clasps, spoke to Paula Best regarding the her beads and
charms and saw some WONDERFUL quality stones from Bonita, plus another
couple of stone vendors that caught my eye.

The lampwork selection is as amazing as you'd expect - the best of the
best are here. I've fondled clay beads from Grant Diffendaffer and Klew,
plus a few others. Some amazing metal clay work from Kelly Russell and
ceramic beads of all sorts are very big this year - many vendors!
Disappointed, yet again, that there were no polymer clay vendors. Did
see the Swarvoski and Rio Grande exhibits. Swarovski's exhibit featured
the winners of last year's contest and they were heavily pushing folks
to enter this year's contest. Met the editor of Step by Step beads -
lovely woman!

Sarda was there with their new jewelry line including some exceptional
pendants with stones and dichro. Very top-notch.

Silver prices last night were all over the place - there were even
variations within the true Bali and Hill Tribe markets.

I actually bought very little last night - missed a couplel must-see
vendors, so I'll be heading back to the show floor before it ends and
hope for the best.

Pics to follow...!.

--
Barbara



Barb,
I was there on Saturday...took Lisa Pavelka's Collage in Clay. She
reminds me of Julia Roberts in Erin Brokovich.

I also did not purchase many beads...too spoiled by selection at
Intergem. I was thrilled with the Whole Lotta Whimsey booth...They had
a wide variety of tools from other media that they applied to silver
clay. I bought some really tiny punches and some metal tools. Some of
the prices were really good (an entire metal alphabet set for $10).

Mary




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Old June 20th 06, 08:30 PM posted to rec.crafts.beads,rec.crafts.polymer-clay
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Well, the nice thing about the clay is that you can rebake it now that
you are home. Can't offer any tips with the polyglaze - I haven't
cracked open my bottle, but do check Lisa's site because she has a whole
page dedicated to using it properly. Here's the link:

http://www.coveredinclay.com/tips_&_techniques.htm

I want to see pics, regardless!

Barbara

http://www.penguintrax.com and http://www.backseatgrammarian.com

There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. (Dave Barry)

Need quality, inexpensive web hosting with site builder and 50 apps? Check out http://www.lyonshost.com.



twinkiesmom wrote:

Barb,
I didn't see you there..very difficult to concentrate on the demos with
such a large class crowded around her workspace.

My project didn't turn out as well as hoped...We only had one oven and
one of my classmates removed my pendant before it was done. (She
taught a project with a 5-minute bake, and I think some of my
classmates were trying to do that one while we were still trying to do
the 20 minute bakes on the first project.)

I had a thumbprint in the middle of the faux dichro! I managed to
cover that up, but now I'm struggling with the polyglaze.

Mary


Barbara Forbes-Lyons wrote:


Mary,

I probably saw you in Lisa's class but didn't know it was you. I was
waiting for Lisa in the back of the room during one of her demo
sessions, then left when it dragged on longer than I wanted to wait. I
had on a green t-shirt and a fiery orange necklace and long dark hair.

Lisa's great, isn't she? Do you have a pic of your finished pendant? I'd
love to see it.

Barbara

http://www.penguintrax.com and http://www.backseatgrammarian.com

There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. (Dave Barry)

Need quality, inexpensive web hosting with site builder and 50 apps? Check out http://www.lyonshost.com.



twinkiesmom wrote:



Barbara Forbes-Lyons wrote:




Having a great time at the show - met lots of folks, although I missed
some folks yesterday as I was late getting out of class. I've been
hanging out with JanG, chatted with Beki a bit and am still trying to
hook up with Patti.

My classes so far have been great and I have one more on Sunday morning.
So far I've taken:

Spiny Knotted Bracelet with Stephanie Sersich
Woven beads in Clay with Diane Villano
Metal Clay Book Pendant with Louise Duhamel

Meeting lots of vendors, too. I had a great convo with Matthew Cole of
Indo Expo/ Qui Clasps, spoke to Paula Best regarding the her beads and
charms and saw some WONDERFUL quality stones from Bonita, plus another
couple of stone vendors that caught my eye.

The lampwork selection is as amazing as you'd expect - the best of the
best are here. I've fondled clay beads from Grant Diffendaffer and Klew,
plus a few others. Some amazing metal clay work from Kelly Russell and
ceramic beads of all sorts are very big this year - many vendors!
Disappointed, yet again, that there were no polymer clay vendors. Did
see the Swarvoski and Rio Grande exhibits. Swarovski's exhibit featured
the winners of last year's contest and they were heavily pushing folks
to enter this year's contest. Met the editor of Step by Step beads -
lovely woman!

Sarda was there with their new jewelry line including some exceptional
pendants with stones and dichro. Very top-notch.

Silver prices last night were all over the place - there were even
variations within the true Bali and Hill Tribe markets.

I actually bought very little last night - missed a couplel must-see
vendors, so I'll be heading back to the show floor before it ends and
hope for the best.

Pics to follow...!.

--
Barbara





Barb,
I was there on Saturday...took Lisa Pavelka's Collage in Clay. She
reminds me of Julia Roberts in Erin Brokovich.

I also did not purchase many beads...too spoiled by selection at
Intergem. I was thrilled with the Whole Lotta Whimsey booth...They had
a wide variety of tools from other media that they applied to silver
clay. I bought some really tiny punches and some metal tools. Some of
the prices were really good (an entire metal alphabet set for $10).

Mary








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Old June 20th 06, 09:14 PM posted to rec.crafts.beads,rec.crafts.polymer-clay
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Barbara Forbes-Lyons wrote:
Having a great time at the show - met lots of folks, although I missed
some folks yesterday as I was late getting out of class. I've been
hanging out with JanG, chatted with Beki a bit and am still trying to
hook up with Patti.

My classes so far have been great and I have one more on Sunday morning.
So far I've taken:

Spiny Knotted Bracelet with Stephanie Sersich
Woven beads in Clay with Diane Villano
Metal Clay Book Pendant with Louise Duhamel

Meeting lots of vendors, too. I had a great convo with Matthew Cole of
Indo Expo/ Qui Clasps, spoke to Paula Best regarding the her beads and
charms and saw some WONDERFUL quality stones from Bonita, plus another
couple of stone vendors that caught my eye.

The lampwork selection is as amazing as you'd expect - the best of the
best are here. I've fondled clay beads from Grant Diffendaffer and Klew,
plus a few others. Some amazing metal clay work from Kelly Russell and
ceramic beads of all sorts are very big this year - many vendors!
Disappointed, yet again, that there were no polymer clay vendors. Did
see the Swarvoski and Rio Grande exhibits. Swarovski's exhibit featured
the winners of last year's contest and they were heavily pushing folks
to enter this year's contest. Met the editor of Step by Step beads -
lovely woman!

Sarda was there with their new jewelry line including some exceptional
pendants with stones and dichro. Very top-notch.

Silver prices last night were all over the place - there were even
variations within the true Bali and Hill Tribe markets.

I actually bought very little last night - missed a couplel must-see
vendors, so I'll be heading back to the show floor before it ends and
hope for the best.

Pics to follow...!.

--
Barbara

http://www.penguintrax.com and http://www.backseatgrammarian.com

There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. (Dave Barry)

Need quality, inexpensive web hosting with site builder and 50 apps? Check out http://www.lyonshost.com.


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Old June 21st 06, 03:07 AM posted to rec.crafts.beads,rec.crafts.polymer-clay
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In a right and proper world, I'd have the time and money for something
like Ravensdale I was just looking at the website and wishing...
wistful sigh

Cheers,
Carla

Helen wrote:

Carla,
I was just reading your update on the Bead and Button show...how fun.
It sounds like you had a blast. Those shows can be so overwhelming at
times. I call it "visual overload".

You mentioned Grant's booth. Did you know that Grand Diffendaffer is
going to be teaching at Ravensdale in Washington? Ravensdale is an
international polymer clay conference. Grant D. has 3 classes that
he'll be teaching. One is Totally Textured Beads which is a full day
of learning, then the other full day class is his signature Marvelous
Mica. On Saturday he's demo'ing his Lathe techniques. What an
opportunity to learn from a master.
To find out more details about his classes, go to www.ravensdale.info.
I'll be at Ravensdale and it would be wonderful to get to meet some of
the members of this group there. I'm the registration chair, so if you
have questions, please don't hesitate to ask me. I'll help you or
direct you to the person who will be able to answer.


Helen


Carla wrote:

...but I was only there on Saturday, shopping

So many sparklies, I forgot to even check folks' nametages, to look for
rcb'ers, although I did speak (very briefly) with Grant Diffendaffer,
and got to see his polyclay work in person; absolutely stunning.

That much beadstuff in one place was, in a word, overwhelming. I
actually spent less money than I planned simply because there were *too*
many choices; silly me, I found it hard to make decisions about what I
wanted

The real high point of the weekend for me, though, was getting to spend
Friday afternoon with Maren Purves, who was here in Chicago. We talked,
we laughed, we shared "Death by Chocolate" And it's always great to
put a face with the name from someone here. We were supposed to hook up
with Patti, too, but couldn't get in touch with her before Maren had to
leave to get to the airport.

It was a good weekend, I'm exhausted

Cheers,
Carla



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Old June 21st 06, 02:02 PM posted to rec.crafts.beads,rec.crafts.polymer-clay
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Me too, Carla. I had really hoped to attend this year, but the IRS had
different plans for our money. :-$

Barbara

http://www.penguintrax.com and http://www.backseatgrammarian.com

There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. (Dave Barry)

Need quality, inexpensive web hosting with site builder and 50 apps? Check out http://www.lyonshost.com.



Carla wrote:

In a right and proper world, I'd have the time and money for something
like Ravensdale I was just looking at the website and wishing...
wistful sigh

Cheers,
Carla

Helen wrote:

Carla,
I was just reading your update on the Bead and Button show...how fun.
It sounds like you had a blast. Those shows can be so overwhelming at
times. I call it "visual overload".

You mentioned Grant's booth. Did you know that Grand Diffendaffer is
going to be teaching at Ravensdale in Washington? Ravensdale is an
international polymer clay conference. Grant D. has 3 classes that
he'll be teaching. One is Totally Textured Beads which is a full day
of learning, then the other full day class is his signature Marvelous
Mica. On Saturday he's demo'ing his Lathe techniques. What an
opportunity to learn from a master.
To find out more details about his classes, go to www.ravensdale.info.
I'll be at Ravensdale and it would be wonderful to get to meet some of
the members of this group there. I'm the registration chair, so if you
have questions, please don't hesitate to ask me. I'll help you or
direct you to the person who will be able to answer.


Helen


Carla wrote:

...but I was only there on Saturday, shopping

So many sparklies, I forgot to even check folks' nametages, to look for
rcb'ers, although I did speak (very briefly) with Grant Diffendaffer,
and got to see his polyclay work in person; absolutely stunning.

That much beadstuff in one place was, in a word, overwhelming. I
actually spent less money than I planned simply because there were
*too*
many choices; silly me, I found it hard to make decisions about what I
wanted

The real high point of the weekend for me, though, was getting to spend
Friday afternoon with Maren Purves, who was here in Chicago. We
talked,
we laughed, we shared "Death by Chocolate" And it's always great to
put a face with the name from someone here. We were supposed to
hook up
with Patti, too, but couldn't get in touch with her before Maren had to
leave to get to the airport.

It was a good weekend, I'm exhausted

Cheers,
Carla




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Old June 22nd 06, 01:56 PM posted to rec.crafts.beads,rec.crafts.polymer-clay
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Barb,
Here are my pendants...I'm relatively new to clay...did not have time
to get my finishing techniques down, and my stripes are wobbly. Could
have done a much better job with Kato clay rather than the Fimo Soft
provided in class.

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL70/.../158963072.jpg

Mary

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Old June 22nd 06, 02:34 PM posted to rec.crafts.beads,rec.crafts.polymer-clay
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I like them, though! The design and layout are great. Try to recreate
them using the clay you are more comfortable with and see what happens.

I need to take pics of my projects and post...probably won't happen
until this weekend.

Take care..!
Barb


twinkiesmom wrote:
Barb,
Here are my pendants...I'm relatively new to clay...did not have time
to get my finishing techniques down, and my stripes are wobbly. Could
have done a much better job with Kato clay rather than the Fimo Soft
provided in class.

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL70/.../158963072.jpg

Mary


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Old June 23rd 06, 09:52 PM posted to rec.crafts.beads,rec.crafts.polymer-clay
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Mary --
I personally LIKE wobbly stripes. I think you did a SPLENDIFEROUS job
if you're new to clay! I am TOTALLY impressed. ~KLUNK~!!!

Can't wait to see what you're doing this time next year -- oh DEAR!

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twinkiesmom wrote:
Barb,
Here are my pendants...I'm relatively new to clay...did not have time
to get my finishing techniques down, and my stripes are wobbly. Could
have done a much better job with Kato clay rather than the Fimo Soft
provided in class.

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL70/.../158963072.jpg

Mary


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Old June 23rd 06, 10:12 PM posted to rec.crafts.beads,rec.crafts.polymer-clay
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Well,

it was really Patti who mentioned she'd be in Chicago that Friday
(I got there Monday morning for a conference, and only had the
Friday afternoon off before continuing on to Edinburgh (Scotland),
also for work - anybody near Edinburgh? (don't have a car this time
though, too expensive here)), and then we missed Patti ...

However, I have to say I'd get together again with Carla any time!
Had a wonderful time.

Would have liked to meet you too, Barbara!

I'm now in Edinburgh until the morning of the 30th, then continuing
on to Hamburg (Germany, where I'm from, to meet with family as
I'm on this side of the planet already), and then going back home on
the 4th. Kinda like Jan G., I'll be on the 'road' about 30 hours.

Didn't make if to Bead and Button as my trip's timing was determined
by when I had to be in Edinburgh - and the conference in Chicago was
on the way, and at the right time.

Now trying to catch up with 2 weeks of r.c.b ...

(And, Carla: you can bet on it that I was exhausted when I got to
Edinburgh too, an hour later than planned, and without the suitcase
until
several hours later - but it did arrive. I'd rather have another
weekend
like that one than one like the upcoming one which is likely to be
boring unless I go to work.
Come to think of it: any bead stores in Edinburgh?)

Aloha,

Maren
(no .sig here this time, because I'm afraid this notebook would
bluescreen again if I tried to run up another screen to cut and paste
it
from g - and all the pictures are out of date anyway.)


Barbara Forbes-Lyons wrote:
Carla,

So sorry to have missed you! And Maren - had no idea she was in Chicago!
I was supposed to have been in Chicago on Saturday, but that got
cancelled. I spent a couple of hours at the show that morning, then had
to leave for the family obligation that nixed my Chicago trip.

The show is overwhelming - I was glad to ahve had an extra couple of
hours on Saturday, in addition to Thursday night and Sunday afternoon.

Barbara

http://www.penguintrax.com and http://www.backseatgrammarian.com

There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. (Dave Barry)

Need quality, inexpensive web hosting with site builder and 50 apps? Check out http://www.lyonshost.com.



Carla wrote:

...but I was only there on Saturday, shopping

So many sparklies, I forgot to even check folks' nametages, to look
for rcb'ers, although I did speak (very briefly) with Grant
Diffendaffer, and got to see his polyclay work in person; absolutely
stunning.

That much beadstuff in one place was, in a word, overwhelming. I
actually spent less money than I planned simply because there were
*too* many choices; silly me, I found it hard to make decisions about
what I wanted

The real high point of the weekend for me, though, was getting to
spend Friday afternoon with Maren Purves, who was here in Chicago. We
talked, we laughed, we shared "Death by Chocolate" And it's always
great to put a face with the name from someone here. We were supposed
to hook up with Patti, too, but couldn't get in touch with her before
Maren had to leave to get to the airport.

It was a good weekend, I'm exhausted

Cheers,
Carla



 




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