HUGE...Blossom Bucket peek...and THANKS...

it wasn't an earthquake yesterday...

it was Cindy & I jumping for joy & so flipping EXCITED......

Blossom Bucket & I made the 

GIFTS & DECORATIVE ACCESSORIES newsletter 

for new products...

I *think* you'll like Cindy, (who owns Blossom Bucket)...

there are NO tiny peeks from her...

she lets you see 2 full brand new gift items that I designed for them...

and...if you get your magnifying glass out...

you just *might* spot a few others in the background...

these resin items & LOTS more, 

debut in just 2 short months @ the Atlanta Gift mart...

here's the write up from the newsletter...

School House

The houses shown here are designed by Wendy Vecchi, a

 premier designer in the scrapbooking industry who has

 recently partnered with Blossom Bucket. 

The one on the

 left is $12.99 and the one on the right is $8.99.

 Blossom Bucket, 

Lawrence, OH. 330.834.2551.

here they are...

believe me...

just as soon as soon as I can...

I'll be happy to show you the others...

much of the success I've had in this art adventure is due to the support of this guy...

the seriously funny, very hard working, lovable...

Mr. Stampers Anonymous...

aka...TED CUTTS!

it is because of Ted & his wife Michelle, that I get to design stamps, art parts & more...

that I met TIM, who has also been a true friend, teacher & mentor...

Tim lead me to Ranger & the senior educator position...

which then lead to Cindy at Blossom Bucket 

which resulted with the new 

"embellish your art line" 

and now the items for the gift industry...

and I have to add that Mario has been a great "advisor" many times...

a BILLION THANKS to...

Ted, Michelle, Tim, Mario, Alain, Justin and Cindy...

you all have made it so much fun to...

make (studio 490) art!

wendy

please join me...*edited*

in sending HUGE CONGRATS & GOOD WISHES...

to Hels Sheridan !

If you're wondering what this is all about...

TOMORROW, DECEMBER 6, Hels will make her debut on

Create & Craft TV in the UK...

it's channel 671 on Sky & 36 on Freeview...

there are rumors that it's on line too...

if anyone finds it on line, please send me the info!

I'd love to see it...

***EDITED*** here's the internet link...

http://www.createandcraft.tv/tvschedule.aspx

tomorrow the episodes are @ 2pm & 7pm...

for those of us in the midwest, that's 8AM...

for the first episode

for NY friends 9AM &

California friends...6AM

new episodes will be shown on December 17th @ 12pm & 4pm...

and Hels will be demoing...

studio 490 products!

I'm totally thrilled & can not wait to see her creations!

you can read her blog announcement here...

so...

please take a second to shoot her an email & wish her good luck on her new adventure...

next...

this was perfect timing...

I got an email this morning, wondering if rock candy distress crackle paint will work on art parts...

why...yes it does...

we use it on my art parts bottle in classes...

and...

I just finished this NEW ART PART this morning...

it looks so cool...

sorry I had to chop off the rest of the art part...

trust me...it's a good one!

if you are ***NEEDING*** art parts or stamps...

they are already ON SALE @ eclecticPaperie...

and with this code

madabout12

you get an ADDITIONAL 15% off the sale prices!

it's a good time to stock up on the *essentials*...

ok...it's back to the studio for me...

I'll get this baby all glued & assembled, then start project #9...

wait 'til you see #7...

it's the MOST FUNN-EST *thing*...

E.V.E.R!

it's frigid, cloudy & UGLY here...

a perfect day to

make art!

wendy

ps...the BEARS suck big time

a little more about CHA ...

so you would think that after CHA I'd be sitting on the couch eating bonbons...

NOT SO!

Now there are flights to schedule, class instructions to write, class supplies to order & organize when they arrive, kits to make & then ship...

nope...no bon-bon time here!!

HEY...

Did I tell you that I ADORE art parts?

I think I may have mentioned it???

One of my most favorite of the art parts is the spool...

I like that it's 3 pieces...

that makes it very easy to paper, paint, ink or stamp the individual pieces...

it would be way too hard if it came assembled...

and hard to ship too...

Here's more spool fun...

this one was in tim's ideology booth...

the curio knob makes a great flower center...

you KNOW I see flowers everywhere...

I can't help it...

so I told you that @ CHA, we work hard...

but we eat hard too...

here's the world famous Ms Keychain...

aka Karen Morikawa...

this was SERIOUSLY the largest serving of dessert I have ever seen.

EVER!

This is the carrot cake from Gibson's, where we had an AWESOME dinner with the Stampers Anonymous family...

even though we were stuffed...

we decided we NEEDED dessert...

Ted told the waiter to bring 2 servings for us to share...

plus apple pie for Michelle & ice cream for Ted...

the waiter said...

are you sure?

how about just one piece?

we had NO CLUE & about fainted when this was served...

take a look...

5 pounds (or close to it) of yummy goodness...

all 6 of us had plenty to eat...

Keychain took the rest home & her family was still eating on it 2 days later...

if you go to Gibson's...

my suggestion...

get ONE...

it's wonderful & HUGE!

Here's my portion of the Stampers Anonymous booth...

I took a photo that actually turned out...

shocking!

Hmmm...what else?

Oh...

the book #3 giveaway...

THANK YOU ALL for the comments!

I appreciate the time you take to send them...

the book goes to...

Dale has left a new comment on your post "CHA was ...":

I really want that book, to complete my collection, but enough said....I am very excited about the Art Parts....they will be a big hit! Your canvas is fantastic, I have one very similar collecting dust, wondering what to do with it, now I know. Thanks.
Your excitement and luv of what you do is so inspiring....its pulled out alot of creativity that I did not know I had in me. Thank
You.



Posted by Dale to Studio 490 at August 3, 2010 6:44 PM

Congrats Dale...please send your shipping info & your book will be on the way...wbv1213@me.com

Come back tomorrow...

I see some ...

HOT OFF THE PRESS...

BRAND NEW...

studio 490 stamps that need a new home!

studio 490 stamps are fun...

if you want to...

make art!

wendy

YIKES...

today will be another shorty post since I only have 3 working days 'til I leave for CHA...

YIKES!!!

First is a Maya Road CHA project...

which turned out to be another FAT book...

the more stuff...the better I like it!

Probably my MOST FAVORITE new embellishment from Maya Road is the resin flower that I used for the center of the large flower...

(which if you look @ the flower...

it's made from Maya Road snowflakes!)

ANYTHING can be a flower!

I'm IN LOVE with that resin flower...

and remember the new stamp set I designed with no background & NO flowers?

Here's what I had in mind for those mini words...

and the final photo for today introduces...

make art, studio 490 style...

BOOK #3!

It's 56 pages chocked full of ideas for...

making art!

I will have the books available after CHA...

but I don't want to take orders until I actually have them here...

it may be a few weeks...

payments are thru PayPal...

but like I said...

let's wait until they are printed & HERE & ready to ship.

I'll let you know when they arrive.

THANKS so much for your support!!!

I sincerely appreciate it!

ok...coffee break is over...

time to

make art...

wendy

art parts...

episode #2...

One thing I was always on the hunt for was a round frame...

I thought round would be out of the ordinary & fun...

now we have one to use!

It's 5 1/2 inches...a nice size

...not too big...not too small...

I have plans for these frames...

they will be perfect for home decor/holiday gift items...

So here's the naked frame...

( if someone searches Google for NAKED & ends up here...

they'll be mighty surprised!-) That makes me laugh...

anyway...

introducing...the art parts round frame...

and here's my first round art parts project...

I laugh every time I see it...

this guy looks like TED (Mr Stampers Anonymous!)

AGREE?

The chipboard buttons are from Maya Road...

I embossed them with tim's embossing folder, then inked them.

Complete instructions are in book #3!

Now...I'm off to the studio to ...

make (round) art!

wendy

ps...chemo was a bit better today than yesterday...PHEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!