Next...the charms...

The first evening @ Holiday Hideaway, we swapped charms. The only requirement was to make them just one inch...

Here they are...all layed out. We were given a bracelet...but I think I'll attach mine to some sort of book instead.



Closeup of some...

Another closeup...

I presented mine in this envelope...

Here's the charm I made for everyone, using my favorite metal flowers from Maya Road.

Think about this...on the last evening I got to see tim's 12 tags...IN PERSON. Get it???

I need to go now & ...

Make ART!

wendy

There are no words to describe...

Holiday Hideaway.

I looked in the dictionary...nothing can express how awesome the weekend was.

I'm not even sure where to start...

BUT... I liked...

The attention to detail...LOVE LOVE LOVE it!
Tim is AMAZING!!! But...I already knew that before going...

The YUMMY food...Thanks Mario & Michele...GREAT job!!!

The classes...you'll see my MOST favorite below...

The surprises...just when I thought it couldn't get any better...
IT DID.

The group attending was just soooooooo much fun.
My table mates...Mr & Mrs Stampers Anonymous, Keychain, Kim & Pearl...THE BEST!

My travel mates...the St. Louis 6. Thanks for including me on the church bus...That was fun!

Prescott...what a cool cute town.

The SHOPPING! But that's a story for another day...

Jerome...another story for another day...more shopping...

There's more...but I'll show my favorite class..

When we entered the room, we had a table FULL of these vintage things...



There were HUGE pans of...



And more... (Don't be impressed. I didn't take the photos...I stole them from Sue. THANKS SUE!)




And here's what I made...I am in love with this guy!



Isn't he cute?




I can't wait to make another.

Each turned out different & oh so cool. I'll post more photos just as soon as I find some to steal.

Now...time to get back to the studio to...

MAKE ART!

wendy

The report...the shoes and the countdown

Woodfield was a blast. However...we did see that the decor was significantly scaled down this year. That was kind of disappointing...but we still had great fun and enjoyed the day together.

Like Rick told me...you can't make art EVERY day...sometimes you have to get out & blow off the stink.

Hmmm...sounds like I was driving him nuts...worse than I thought. Oh well...he's tough. He can take it!


We got some gifts bought...but we're no where near done. YIKES!

There was a neon sign flashing on these...it drew me in immediately...I had NO CONTROL.........

Check the name...

Just what I NEEDED!





Hey...they're BLACK...what can I say?



Then I also got this VERY THOUGHTFUL ...
***( I LOVE that guy)***

early bd gift...Something to occupy the long waits @ the airport...




This totally amazes me........Got some tunes...got some games...now I need to hire a genius to help me get connected to the net...



And I'll leave you with this enabler review...


I am in LOVE with the Maya Mists. Here's a little peek of what the red & green look like...



What's fun is that I sprayed the green over the stamped
(studio 490) image and it doesn't cover it.


I've done an entire large album for Maya Road for CHA and used
very little paper...all the pages were sprayed. This makes the background process quick.


Check them out...great product....easy to use...and QUICK.
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And the OFFICIAL countdown to Holiday Hideaway...just 2 more sleeps. Think I'm excited???

YOU BET!


So...in addition to the message above...(make it merry)...

I also want to tell you to........

have a wonderful warm day and...

Make ART!!
wendy

Woodfield or BUST!

We're headed out the door now for a full day of SHOPPING @ Woodfield Mall, which is about 2 hours from here.

Rick (the bag slave) & I have a yearly tradition of going for the day. We've been doing this since we started dating a LONGGGGGG time ago...think circa 1969...

He hates to shop...but this is one place he'll go & ENJOY!

The mall is MAGICAL @ Christmas & HUGE.

One year they built an entire FULL size...
2 story house in the center of the mall.
The decor was unbelievable.
So...I'm telling you...it's HUGE!

I hope you enjoy your weekend. We'll be buying gifts for family & friends & looking for cool tidbits to...

Make ART!
wendy
ps...and a little teaser...or 2....
Mr PO guy brought me a box yesterday with some NEW MAYA ROAD products. Let me tell you.............WOW!!!!!!!!!! I am TOTALLY impressed with this release. We saw some photos...but in person...OMG...COOL!

and Debbie asked about a sneak peek of my studio 490 stamp release #2...

They're all submitted (YIPPEE)...7 sets again...as soon as I get the real deal I'll show them here...

WHAT??
Sorry...just kidding!
No way can I show them..........but, I'll tell you this...

they're RUBBER. Hope that helps!

It's a small world after all...........

Check this out & see some absolutely AMAZING art.

Normally I don't pass along videos or jokes...but after I watched it twice, I knew I had to share. Here's the scoop.

Now if this guy can use a rubber stamp, I'll REALLY be impressed and inspired to.........

Make ART!
wendy
http://www.scrapmap.com/mexican_1009.html
ps...let me know what you think!

Another guest artist & some random stuff...

First the random stuff...I'll save the art for last...




The Studios magazine generated LOTS of emails...including several to "OPEN ALL the drawers & show us what's inside". YIKES!! That would take me forever...but...someday...maybe I'll do a few...


And...

I told you about having a stand in actor for Ranger the cover cat. Anyway, apparently there are lots of cat lovers out there & I got several requests to show the reject cat.

So...meet Ringo.






He was my first choice, because he's so cute & fat. But after he bit me...he was replaced with Ranger.

I also had some requests to ask my brother about making covers for sewing machines...NOPE...he's too busy. SORRY. It's really just a generic wood box. Paint it & then alter it to match your decor.

The other frequent question was suggestions for storage of supplies. My best suggestion is to toss all the excess packaging that comes with products.

You'll be amazed @ all the extra space you'll have. Try it...
I bet you'll double your storage...

Now on to the art...

This is a class that I did for the gals @ Frenzy Stamper in Arizona.

Debbie Bick is the store owner...here's her TAKE on that class.

She used the same basic layout, but made it her own. That's what it's all about.

She replaced the phrenology head with the studio 490 tulip.(page 16)..she changed the word...and she used a different Maya Road frame as brackets. I used a frame from the foundations set...

The walls in the store are painted PURPLE...Debbie's favorite color. Thus...the cool purple tulip. I LOVE it!! Thanks Debbie, for sharing. I'll see you NEXT THURSDAY...

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Now with CHA coming very soon...

*

I'm off to the studio to get some samples checked off the list & to...

MAKE ART!

wendy

I didn't get invited to the inaugural galas...

but...

I don't care!

This invitation looks like it will be much more fun...

and I can wear jeans!


Now that December is FINALLY here...I'm extra excited to be attending tim's event in Arizona. Believe me...I'm counting the days...

I'll leave December 10th to meet my friends from St. Louis @ the airport in Phoenix. 6 friends...
all from the cool store.. FOR KEEPSAKES. I LOVE that place!!

They attended last year & this year I'm thrilled to join them. They had me drooling with the details of the last HH.

So...on Wednesday the 10th...we'll shop in Phoenix... OH DARN... Then we head north (I think) to the hotel in Prescott.

On Thursday we'll shop (again...YIPPEE!) in Prescott until 5pm...then HOLIDAY HIDEAWAY starts. A HUGE YIPPEE!!!

We are each making 42 charms. Thursday evening we have a meet & greet & then we'll swap charms. That sounds like a fun way to begin the event. After that...it's all surprises. We know nothing about the rest of the weekend. HH continues thru Saturday evening. Let me just say that the suspense is KILLING me...I was thinking about it before bed & I was still awake @ 1am... classes with tim for 2 full days???
I get to be the student?? COOL!!

Like I said...

Much better than the inaugural balls.

I know about half of the folks who are attending...so it will be great fun to visit with them again & also to make some new arty friends. Mr & Mrs Stampers Anonymous will be there! It's their first time too. I'm sure Ted will be very entertaining... No doubt about that...If you've seen him @ shows...you know I'm right.

Mario is in charge of the good eats. I've heard nothing but RAVE reviews about his expertise. Just what I need...my jeans are already tight!

I was planning to show my charms here...but I think I'll keep them a surprise for the group. I'll show them when I get back...and even include a tutorial...

They're PLAN B...

Plan A didn't meet quality control standards & HAD to be trashed.

Really...NOT GOOD.

Then on Sunday...MORE shopping in Jerome. I understand this is an awesome place. Hello...Santa...I'm thinking of a new watch...maybe...

On Monday the 15th .......back home...

So to recap...

Day 1...Shop
Day 2...Shop & ART
Day 3...ART
Day 4...ART
Day 5...Shop...

See why I'm excited...it's PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I WILL take my camera...and I hope that someone there reminds me to actually USE it.

I'm afraid I'll forget...

I loose my mind when I...

MAKE ART!
wendy
ps...the snow has finally stopped. We got 7 inches...they predicted only 2. What happened??

And with the bad weather we had no internet..the satellite couldn't pick up the signal.
NO internet...ALL DAY...
NO EMAIL...ALL DAY...How did we ever survive?
Life in the country........grrrr....