PROSE FROM THE PRES – Margo Kealey
March was our 'spring forward' meeting beginning with a Dolly Day. Thanks once again to Jean Buzza who made the effort to get Maki House open for us to use, with the time change she got an early start. Jean, we appreciate all you do for ADU. The members who attended had time to work on a few projects. We had plenty of snacks thanks to all who shared, and some excellent soup- (Peggy's recipe is included in the newsletter).
This month we enjoyed a UFO presentation by Diane Dent. Always entertaining, Diane's stories and show and tell gave us a new appreciation of those unfinished projects we all have stashed in our closets! What a wonderful talent she has from doll making, needle point, quilting and landscape painting, a truly gifted artist. Thank you Diane!
Our show and tell was another inspiration with a nice variety of fabric art creations and dolls.
This month we have a workshop given by Leslie Bailey at Algonquin college and another one planned for May with Kate Church, please check out the details. A June Retreat is planned so please consider joining in for a weekend of fun!
Next month we will not be having our Dolly Day as scheduled but Peggy has a beaded heart project that will be our afternoon program. It's our Easter Eggsravaganza meeting with 'April showers brings May flowers' show and tell- think about what you can bring along!
In closing I would like to say that we need any of you who are in a position to help out with our monthly set up and clean up. As it so often happens a few of the same members end up being the clean up crew and I really don't want to take advantage of their good will. Please let Judy know if you would be willing to help out during our April or May meetings and we will need make some plans for our June picnic as well. We all know the saying- many hands make light work and I'm asking for your helping hand. We are so very fortunate to have the Maki House location to use each month and we need to do our best to leave it clean and tidy with the tables put away and the garbage collected. Let's not overburden anyone with this responsibility. Thank you.
Always a pleasure!
Take care ladies.
Margo Kealy
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Dear Figurative Artists:
I am very excited about all the new online classes that are being offered at www.aforartistic.com
I have an exciting line-up of teachers for 2011. I will also be introducing some new online teachers that will be offering wonderful classes on new techniques that you don't want to miss.
"Let Sleeping Dragons Lie" is our first new teacher class. This is an adorable sleeping baby dragon that will capture your heart. You will want to make more then one. She has very interesting techniques to make the wings.
"Creating Fun Hats" which gives you lots of techniques to make 4 different hats. The class includes making a leather "Mad Hatter" hat. I love this hat!
"Maryhoonie" these little mystical creatures are just too cute. You will want to make a whole family of Maryhoonies. He isn't very big just the right size to sit by your sewing machine or computer to keep you company.
By popular demand "The Elder Elves" there is tons of techniques and information on needle sculpting. This class will open up other creative doors for doing more needle scuplting on your next cloth doll project.
"Secret of Cloth Body Design" Try this new techinque for making posable cloth bodies. This class will expand your knowledge on cloth doll desgins.
Taking an online class is very easy. If you are in doubt as to how to sign-up or any of the steps to take a class please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to help you. Contact me adele@adelesciortino.com
See you in class!
Adele Sciortino, ODACA
Here are all the links to the online classes that are listed:
Secret of Cloth Body Design:
Maryhoonie:
Creating Fun Hats:
The Elder Elves:
Let Sleeping Dragons Lie:
Join in on the fun. Sign-up today!
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Colleen Babcock - A Stitch in Time
Where: Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada (Ingersoll is located just off Highway 401 in Southwestern Ontario, 10 minutes East of London, Ontario) at my parents home, in my mother's large training room
When: Friday May 6th - Saturday May 7th, 2011
What class: I will be teaching my brand new exclusive in-person workshop doll Stitch in Time. "Exclusive workshop" doll means that this design will only be available to be taken as a class with me live and in person. You won't see her as a pattern, nor as an online class.
Find out more: I am hosting this class myself and am very excited to tell you all about the exciting things that I am able to offer at this class
a hot lunch will be included on both days
· prizes will be drawn throughout the class
· everyone will leave with a goodie bag
· The Comfort Inn & Suites in Ingersoll is offering a special room rate just for out of town students taking my class of $55(CAD) plus 13% tax which would make the room - $62.15(CAD). This room rate is an absolutely outstanding value. The type of room could be 1 or 2 beds and smoking and non smoking rooms are available. This rate includes: complimentary continental breakfast - with bread, bagels, muffins, hot & cold cereal, make your own waffles, hard boiled eggs, fruit, juice, coffee, tea and hot chocolate on offer, plus, highspeed wireless internet, indoor pool, whirlpool and access to a small fitness room. Not only that, the meeting room will be available, so if you want to gather together in the evening and sit, chat and sew after doing the workshop the room will be open for you. If you want to take advantage of this very special room rate, please contact me at colleenbabcock@uwclub.net , but for more information about the hotel, including photos click here.
I am able to offer this two day workshop for only $100 (CAD) per person. To reserve your place a $25 (CAD) non-refundable deposit is required. E-mail me at colleenbabcock@uwclub.net for more details or to reserve your place.
The day following the last day of the workshop is Mother's Day - wouldn't this workshop be a great Mother's day present?
The day following the last day of the workshop is Mother's Day - wouldn't this workshop be a great Mother's day present?
Your club members might also be interested to know that I am teaching two classes at the Creativ Festival in Toronto as well as having a booth. I haven't got dates for the two classes that I have designed exclusively for the Creativ Festival, however, if the members want to know more they can see my teaching calendar on my blog here:
I have a few free projects in mind that I will hopefully get to create and post to the blog in the next month or so, so keep an eye out for those. If you want to re-publish any of those in the newsletter, please let me know.
Colleen Babcock
Florida USA Classes
Hello Roberta, I am on a couple of doll groups on line with Rose and I thought you might find this interesting and perhaps send this on to the doll club? Rose holds classes every year. hugs aileen
Good morning ladies Subject: Classes for 2011
I have the opportunity to have several teachers this year. Linda Misa is coming from Tasmania to teach at AFIC. She could come and teach for me weekend of May 7-8 or May 14-15 or May 21-22.
She is willing to design a doll just for our class. Or can teach a class where we design and make our own dolls based on sculpting paperclay for the head and cloth bodies. I'm enclosing her two sites so you can see what she does.
I will need a minimum of 8 students and a max of 10 to make the cost reasonable for everyone.
I will also have the chance to have Susie McMahon return to teach a new doll for us as well. She also works in paper clay. Her painting methods are outstanding.
Since she will be here about the same time as Linda, due to her teaching at both MM & M held this time in Tampa Florida with Annie Hesse as host and also AFIC (that class is totally booked). I need some input so that I can get more information on what they will teach and get actually dates listed.
Once we have these two classes in motion I will send you information on 2 other teachers that would love to come this year as well. Hope the weather is not as bad where you are as it is here in Carroll County Maryland.
I'm sure the snow will remain until at least August. Hugs Rose G
New Windsor MD
New Windsor MD
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Beaded Heart
Using surface beading techniques we will be embellishing some small ultra suede ® hearts. After beading these can be appliquéd to a stuffed heart or other surface and used as a brooch or other application.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BRING:
There will be red ultra suede hearts available but feel free to bring another colour or shape if you so wish.
-One ‘large’ focal bead, button or charm, (approx. 1.5 cm)
-One or two medium sized buttons or beads
-Coordinating and contrasting beads, seed and bugle beads, charlottes, crystals are all useful. Note, although the inexpensive dollar store, and “Wal-Mart” beads will work they are not consistent so the results may be quite irregular.
-Strong fine beading needles (bring several as they do break.
-Beading thread of your choice. You can get coloured beading thread to match your beads and/or the background. Regular fine white thread will do.
-Sharp scissors.
-Beading mat (Lisa gave out quite a few a few months ago. You can buy them at Fabricland or a bead shop. They are very useful as they hold the beads up off the surface and make it easier to pick up individual beads
-A tiny coffee spoon can help to get the beads back into the containers.
Marla Neiderer Julie Brais ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Show
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