I LOVE these projects from Maria!!!

3 Projects created by Maria McGuire

I had the pleasure of having Maria and Patty in my classes at Creative Cuts and Crafts. They had so much fun sitting and talking, creating, and relaxing in their own creativity.

Fun, talented and beautiful ladies to be around.  These are the projects Maria put together with her very own brilliant touch.

Maria and her husband Jim in the Standing Curio

I told you they brought so many wonderful pictures to put in their Curios. They were all wonderful, and each one had a special story.  Maria's turned out to be as precious as the 2 kids from childhood.

And here's her Toolbox she put together. Great accents and check out the twisted wire she used for the flower center. Brilliant!!!!!

She also used metallic pen marks that really set her pieces apart from the others. I love what she created.

Please check out her fantastic blog and leave her some love here.

Thanks so much Maria!

Linda

UPDATE.....the Mingle Magazine Give-Away will be up later in the week. Writing up a review now and will post by Friday.   A gorgeous publication. Should we also give away a Chunky ATC kit with it???? Only 3 left....

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Great time at CCC in Elmhurst!

It's been awhile since I blogged.

The weather here has been unbelievably gorgeous. Bill and I had a really nice trip up North this weekend where I taught to some of the finest people I know!!!!

Creative Cuts and Crafts is the best place to have fun! It's in an area with a Bakery next door....so Claudia, bless her heart comes in with 2 big boxes of rolls!

 And Linda, well you can't say enough nice things about Linda.  Brilliant ARTIST and just an outstanding host! There's always food and drinks to keep us going.

The local places for lunch are great and the bike path is a beautiful place for Bill to walk off the roll and coffee he had.

What can I say about how the classes went?.....being this was the "virgin" class, first time taught is always a little edgy!

BUT where else would I rather go to teach this V class than my friends at CCC?


They are soooooooo great!!!! And I think I can say, they went off without a hitch! YAY!

Linda Polaretzki sent me pics of her 2 projects

I was so busy the whole time chatting or "working the room" that I didn't take a single picture! But Linda P, my proofreader friend....she used to do it for a living.....graciously sent me a picture of her finished pieces from 2 classes!!!!

She used her own photos, most people did, and it turned out fantastic!!!!!

You would not believe the great pictures they brought to put in their Standing Curios!

 It was amazing to hear the stories that went with each one.

Great time with old friends, and met some amazing new friends, too.

And the Graphic 45 door prizes....Christmas stamps, metal flowers, envelopes, etc seemed to make a few people smile as well.

Thanks to Linda and Claudia for all the wonderful help....worth a trip from anywhere!

And thanks to all the students who just help each other out, who sent emails or FB comments to tell me they had a good time and loved what they made.

.......no whammies and smiling faces is the best you can ask for, and I think we got that!

Thursday Erin and I get to see WICKED in Peoria!!! I've seen it before with Michelle in Chicago, but we're really lucky to have it come to Peoria this year. Should be Great!!!

On to Ankeny, Iowa Memory Bound next week!!!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE going there, too! The same kind of people who just have a great time and help each other enjoy the classes!

I'll try to remember to take some pics!

Your Friend in ART,

Linda

Butterfly Bracelet with Vintaj

I was so impressed with Jess's fantastic bracelet using the large Butterfly, that I had to try one for myself.

You can see hers called Enchanted Path here.

Curving the pieces and adding the the jumprings to new holes that you punch with a 2 hole screw punch made for a challenging engineered project.

I am not a jewelry artist, so I struggle with the concept of getting it all to lay right, and at the same time, look fairly nice....and FIT!

The main pieces are found on this page @Vintaj. I used the Acorn Leaves on the back, the Butterfly Grandeur for the main piece, and the Deco Vines Filigree cut in half.

All were sanded and polished with the outstanding Metal Reliefing Block. It makes a world of difference in the contrasting of the pieces.

 

You can really see what it does here in this detail.

So find some great pieces and play with them. I got some great DecoEmboss Folders from Hobby Lobby last week. They are SOOOOOO COOL!!!!

 

Here's a few blanks I had to emboss.

 

Will maybe have time to put something together before I head up North to see the fantastic people @Creative Cuts and Crafts this weekend!!!! Classes are ready to go!  WHOO HOO!

Can't wait to see everyone again!!!  It's supposed to be a gorgeous Indian Summer week.

Bill can walk the bike trail out back and then hit the bakery next door.

Sounds like a plan to me!!!

Linda