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December 2011 Potluck and Ornament Swap

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Jainnie

We had a fun get-together and scrumptious potluck in December! We also had a wonderful ornament swap with many fantastic polymer clay creations. If you didn’t join us, you missed out!

I will be adding more pics to this post, but here are a couple to get you started…the first pic is a set of ornaments that was auctioned off to raise money for the guild. The second pic is of Barb H.’s delightful angel ornaments.

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November guild meeting

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Jainnie

Enjoy some pics from our November 2011 guild meeting! Members brought in items for Show-n-tell, Barb H. did a demo on transfers, and Tejae showed us the Stroppel cane technique. Sculptures by Mitzi and Eva (Eva’s are the bears and I think, the turtles).

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Sylvie Peraud Workshop

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Jainnie

French artist Sylvie Peraud is having a workshop this coming weekend on Saturday, Nov. 19, in Longmont, CO. She will be teaching her “Mosaic Technique with Enameled Look” with participants creating a pair of earrings.

The Eileen J. Loring Polymer Clay Guild would like to invite members from Pikes Peak Polymer Clay Guild, Mile High Polymer Clay Guild, and Rocky Mountain Polymer Clay Guild to attend the “Meet the Artist” reception this coming Friday, Nov. 18, from 5-7pm at The First Lutheran Church of Longmont, 803 Third Avenue, Longmont, CO. It will be in Classroom 5, basement level. Enter through the lower level (door in covered garage), access parking from Pratt Street (not Pratt Parkway) just south of Third Avenue.

Sylvie Peraud will be there to meet everyone and give a small demonstration. She will have some items for show and sell. Join the EJL PC Guild in welcoming her to their guild as well as the area. Everyone is thrilled to have the opportunity to meet and learn from Sylvie!

You can see more of Sylvie’s art at :http://maniguette.com/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/maniguette78/

If you are not already enrolled in the workshop, there is still room and time to send in your reservation, but please come to the reception even if you can’t attend the workshop.

Leave us a comment if you are planning to attend. And let us know how the workshop goes!

P.S. If you do attend, here is a note from Sylvie with the list of materials:

Materials list

each student should bring :

1 small pack of black clay
1 small pack of white clay
1 small pack of clay of the color of their choice (it can of course be a hand mixed color, that’s even best)
liquid clay
The clay should be a firm clay like Kato polyclay (makes less fingerprints)
blades and scalpel
Pasta machine
small tile to work on or a working surface
roller
a template of the shape you’d like to give your earrings or a cutter (I’ll bring some to share also)
a needle tool (please don’t forget)
a chandelier light bulb or small round light bulb
baby wipes
a medium and thin sanding block
wet/dry sanding paper grit 800 and 1000 or if you have a micro mesh sanding kit (Prairy craft sells them)
earring findings or other if some rather make a pendant instead

If we could have a pan with baking soda this would be fine to bake the clay.

I think this is all , I’ll send an e-mail if ever I forgot something.

See you very soon,

Sylvie

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Ornament Swap information

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Jainnie

It’s November already! And next thing you know it will be December. It’s time to start making your polymer clay ornaments for the December swap!

Here is the information:

Swap Hostess: Jainnie
Please read all guidelines/rules first
Deadline to sign-up: Friday, Nov. 25th
Ornaments are due on Sunday, December 11th, the day of the potluck/swap
Swap participants must be currently paid members
We will do a swap group of 10, so hopefully there will be 10 members who want to participate. EDIT: If there are more than 10 participants, we will each be making more ornaments. So if there are 15 people for the swap, we would make 16 ornaments EACH…I hope that is okay with everyone!! So don’t wait…start making your ornaments!
Each swap member will make 11 polymer clay ornaments (unless the above happens, in which case we will each make more) 10 ornaments will be swapped, the 11th ornament will be donated to a set of ornaments which will be auctioned off at the Dec. meeting with proceeds going to PPPCG.
The ornaments are to be made mainly of polymer clay, but may include mixed media (which means having non-polymer clay items).
The ornaments must have some way to hang. (Ex. They should have ribbon/string/fishing wire to hang, or at least a hole or jump ring so the recipient can hang your ornament.)
Each of the ornaments should have a label of some sort with the member’s name. Labels can be attached to the ornament, or a ziploc bag, etc. with member’s name on it. This way we know who made the lovely ornaments we have received!
Any questions about the swap may be directed to the swap hostess. She will also periodically check-in with the participants on their progress and to remind them of the deadline. Please do not wait until the night before to make your pieces.
Have FUN with making your pieces, do the best to your ability, and think of how exciting it will be to swap ornaments with your guild friends!
If you would like to join the swap, please leave a comment below, or respond to the guild email which will be sent out soon. You will receive a confirmation email, so if you don’t receive a response, please check the contact info and try again.

Thanks! Looking forward to some ornament swap sign-ups! If we have more than 10 interested members, I’ll let you know what will be happening.

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October Guild Meeting and Mini Bears Demo

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Jainnie

Jainnie's Minibear Demo

Members enjoyed Jainnie’s mini bears demo at this month’s guild meeting. There were some bears appearing before the end of the day, each taking on their own personality.

Join us next month when Peggy will be showing us how to cover switchplates. The ornament swap for December will also be discussed. See you then!