HAPPY NEW YEAR ! Starting off 2017

I ended the day on 2016  playing with paper - at least crafting on the last day - something I should be doing
Using my Scan N Cut  I cut out milk carton patterns and decorated them along with a tote to put them in

then on New Years Day 

I found a cute shoe pattern I've wanted to do 

and made up two - Had great fun ! Hopefully this means ending and starting I'll get going on some new projects in glass and metal as well 

Papercrafts -

Still having lots of fun with Papercrafts - using dies, stamps and my Scan N Cut machine
Tags, cards, and other embellishments - the cutting machine is fantastic - I can make  some stencils for etching and using in my rolling mill a very versatile machine

6" Buffer Deal at Princess Auto

Princess Auto has a great deal on a ^" table top mount buffer
no converting  grinders  - a pretty great deal if you ask me - I ran and picked one up at lunch

Year End update

I was reviewing  my posts for this year - a pretty disappointing 70  compared to over 130 min previous years  and 2013 with over double that

I really didnt get much done this year - although I did have a great summer with my grandchildren

Mid year I started with paper crafts having a ball with making cards and starting to work on some scrap booking

My new items for this year included the new  tempered glass plates which were a hit
More wine bottle cheese trays and making more ceramic pattern plates for melting the bottles on
The new Northern Ice candles were also a hit but just not enough time to make more than the first set of prototypes

Hmmm maybe I did do something this year ... three new products and all big sellers


I did a couple more fairs so did about 5  this year  I hope to do about 8 next year

I did a master class for Metal forming which was truly  invigorating

I have some new ideas for next year and may start working on them soon
I really need that UMPH to get going for next year

Hpefully Jan 1st I'll get my act together and start something new

Getting an UPdate in -

I have not been posting lately  - been busy with regular day job work  and just filling the kiln when I can

I am sure I have hit at least the 100 mark on my slumped wine bottles - even used my day of the dead mold  to get a few of those out

slumped a texas mickey - its huge ! -  still need more plates and havnt even made any tempered glass candles and only  two weeks to go before the big show - from right to left -  beer/pop bottle - regular wine bottle - 1Ltr wine bottle - texas mickey

and on top of being busy I booked myself into  scrapbook workshops on saturdays all the way to mid December and on Tuesdays  til mid November -  I've lost my mind

but the scrapbooking is fun!

Getting to use my Scan n Cut even more  and from my last weeks class created the template for these cut fold out cards

it pops out to this  fold out  and then folds back in on its own when closing -  so I cut halloween stuff out in duplicate (and made a kit for my granddaughter to make next week ) 

Getting ready for upcoming show at end of Month - Peterborough Hand of Man !

I try to prepare early and then suddenly there is only 3 weeks left to get finished so many projects

Last night it was  bring the 60 or so cheese trays up to the studio packed and ready to go - still want to make more as I am going for the Jingle All the Way show  Nov 10 at the McCaskill's Mills Public School 

but I got to break a large pain of tempered to fill a 5 gal pail

and got quite a number of the plates  coated with epoxy - so tonight is pack them up (will be dry by then ) 

Charles Lewton-Brain - Fold Forming Class

Excitment plus - when Flirt Design posted that they would be getting Charles Lewton-Brain in for classes in November I have been checking back almost daily -  when it was posted last night I almost called them at midnight to book

Its a 3 day master class - with  THE MASTER  Nov 18,19 and 20  - downtown Toronto
at  Flirt Designs -

if you have not seen what this man does - check out this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBRnJp8gKys 

I have been teaching myself  fold forming for a number of years off and on - more off than on - so now I will learn how to do it properly