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        I just got back from the most wonderful class with Diana Frey and Riki Shumacher in Pismo Beach. I learned so much as we worked PMC clay. This is really fun stuff (like I need another hobby...ha!) but really it was a very fun two day event. I drove up with my friend Sandy and we picked up my sweet friend Charlene Gray at the airport as she flew in from Texas for this class.
I think I am hooked on these two ladies as they were just awesome and fun teachers, we learned so much! I got some tips on etching which I done some before, but the tips Diana gave made my piece turn out so much nicer. I learned to make molds for the clay to go into, and to hand roll the clay and shape or stamp it, also how to layer two pieces together. Learned about cold connections...now that a big word...which is drilling, punching, screwing and puting in nails and rivits into our peices. I loved working with all to COOL TOOLS!

When we where there Diana showed us a sneak peek at the MOST AMAZING NECKLACE that she is doing a class for in July sometime.....I'm so there....and she is also doing her first online tutorial of her heart to heart necklaces that are in this months Stampington. She is also doing a giveaway for a FREE tutorial! Yeah...so hop on over to her blog to see how you can have a chance to win!!!!
www.dianafrey.blogspot.com

Life gets in the way...............

 New Dog......

 Trips to the wine country with friends.............

Moving our boat from Long Beach Harbor up to the Delta......................................

 Shopping the Alameda Flea Market......................

 Terri Brushes Art Camp..........Oregon

 Growing fresh veges in containers.................

 Trips up North to Napa with Adult children......legal drinking age!

 Joining more Wine Clubs...............OK so I like my wine!!!!

 Emptying out house getting ready for painting....no more yellow, bye..bye......

 Projects I swore I would get done......I did!

 More trips up north to Delta with boat, kids and dogs....they love the water too!

 Some Halloween projects.......fun...

 Setting up business at the Farmers Market and Local schools Harvest Festivals to sell and do Hair feathers.........

 Halloween at Shop all dressed up Jerseylious Style.....

 More finished projects............DONE...Yeah!

 Terri Brush visiting my house for classes here..............

 More trips up north to Delta....with boat up there now we travel up north alot lately!

Bracelet finished from Terri Brushes Summer Art Camp..all sterling silver, love it!

I have been very busy with life as you can see...so sorry I haven't posted much but I hope to find some time in the new year to share some of the Joy's in my life with you ....see you soon!

Terri Brush in the House.....

Hey only two spots left for classes with this amazing lady.....check out the link : http://www.terribrushdesigns.com/News.html     for more info about the classes coming soon...
We are going to ROCK this Place with creativity!

PUBLISHED !!!!!!

This is just so surreal....to see my name in print!

I have often thought about submitting some of my handbags to Somerset Haute Handbags ...but then when I look at what is in the magazine, I get second thoughts about my work. But with a little help from a friend...Kim Caldwell , who happen to be carrying one of my bags at an event, she was approached by non other than Beth Livesay, Managing Editor of Haute Handbags. Beth asked Kim about her bag and Kim told her about me....next thing I know I am emailing Beth pic of my bags and she says "send them all in" OK...so I am thinking maybe one of them will get in the magazine...who knows. But then I get this letter letting me know I am being published in the Spring 2011 edition of Haute Handbags and that ALL % of my bags are be published...and I need to write an article...YIKES!!!!

But it really was a fun experience....Then the magazine comes out and you see your name in print!!!! Very exciting...

One of the bags , which is a new design that I made out of an old grain sack and used an old leather belt as a handle , was purchased by Beth herself. Now what could be better icing on the cake but to have the Managing Editor of Haute Handbags carrying around one of your bags........OMG, I feel like a Celebrity!!!

Thanks Kim for the push...and thank you Beth for making me feel special...

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Junkin...Texas Style

Phew........I think I have caught my breath! It just seems like from the Middle of April till now I have been on the Go....now I have had a chance to sit down and share some of the fun things I have been doing. My Texas Roundtop trip was the BOMB!!!!! I am not sure I can even explain what this is like...but lets just say it was an experience I will never forget....

I got a few pics to share ..but the shopping kept me pretty busy and some days I didn't even pull out my camera. But ...I did get some so I can give Ya'll (that's my Texan drawl) ..a little taste of Texas!

Driving into Roundtop area at first you see a few houses with stuff in the yards..kinda like a garage sale...resist...resist (that is what I kept telling myself as I wanted to stop at all of them !)

Then you start to see all of the tents....your heart starts to pound..and you can no longer resist...STOP! I say STOP!

This is an example of what is in the tents...(pinch me I must be DREAMING!!!)

 Cute......

 Sweet......

 Good stuff......

 Look at the junk...(heart starts to pound)

 Just look at ALL of this STUFF!!!!!

 OMG.... I am breaking out in a sweat.............

 How funny is this!

 Lace...ruffles..burlap and linen..everywhere you look, it is just over whelming!

Tent...after Tent...after TENT of it!!!
 There are rows and rows and miles and MILES and MILES of tents! SOOOooooo busy shopping I did not get alot of pics of the tents....but keep looking!

I loved this one...what a perfect name!

Some have cute displays set up and others just have their junk out!!!!! I really loved the junk too!

Isn't this wine rack made out of old spools cute????

OK...taking a break...lunch time at the cafe in the shade...I think this day was the hottest, 95 and sunny!
Charlene, Karen V., Susie, Riki, Rita and me.

This is Cindy and Susie at the blog party showing off their blogger name tags!

Charlene and I, its her dress such so cute! Handmade by Deb Hodge...(Breathing beside us)of course she made my cute jacket too! I am also wearing my blogger badge, I made a little bag to wear on my belt with cute lace and stuff! Everyone was to make a blogger badge and wear it so we could all met and know who's , who! Really fun. Miss Sandy Navarro won 2nd place, she made the cute little cross over bags that most of our group was wearing , she gave them to all of us with our names on it. I had just got mine that night....so I wasn't wearing it. Thanks Sandy they are very cute!

OMG...talk about cute! Check out these JUnk Gypsy Gals....they came up with this wheel barrel full of goody bags for all of us at the party! They are just too stinkin cute!

Here is Diane Cook with all of her lovely jewelry...we got the sneak peek.

Our Dinner at Royers Cafe was a blast! this is the outside of the cafe...cute!

And then sweet Riki walks up in her new duds...yes Magnolia Pearl...Robin hand picked them for her! She looked so darling.....

Standing on the front porch of Royers as they sign and call your name for dinner...

Cindy, Karen Valentine and Karen DeCapite at our table.....the walls are just covered in junk!

Back at our hotel room.....we filled every nook and cranny with our junk...it was so hard for the lady to clean it everyday...but we tipped her good as we left and told her we were sorry!!!!!!

On the bed....under the bed.....

In every corner..............

Against every wall................

Oh and of course you have to see Magnolia Pearl booth...this dress was a bird cage with live birds inside!!!! Really!!!!!!

Pit stop on the trip home for the hubbies.........

Check me out! Ha!

Boy did we ever pack this little trailer full of stuff!!!!Wait I see a little room at the top...maybe one last trip for some shopping...Ha!

But 4,069 miles later...we made it home, hot and sweaty but we made it!!!!! Oh did I mention that after over 26 hours of driving home we got a flat tire in Indio , about 100 miles from home....but I guess other than locking our keys in the car at the gas station (thank goodness for ONSTAR although we also locked the phones in the car too but borrowed a phone from the gas station manager) and bringing the wrong size ball for the trailer hitch (ace hardware was close by) all in all I think we managed to have a pretty safe trip....