Month: February 2012


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New This Week!

 

Hearty Heart Heart! Jen’s recent set of heart inspirations (Lock & Key, Hearts Ablaze) reminded me that Valentine’s Day is coming up. You’d think the sea of chocolate in all the stores would have made that point, but I’ve been a little distracted lately – what with the move and the studio renovation and all. It did spark some conversations about hearts – or specifically the “heart shape” – which some folks adore as being a pleasing shape with positive and fond associations, and others despise for being a representation of everything overtly sentimental and “precious” – I think was …


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Earrings Everyday

Happy Update Day!  We’ve got some awesome new things in store for you later tonight, with plenty more coming down the pipeline soon. Marg of course recently returned from Tucson with oodles of boxes being shipped back to us. Stay tuned to our weekly updates for the new goodies! Short and sweet today, as I’ve got a few projects in the go. I thought I’d share with you a blog I recently discovered. Earrings Everyday. Now, you have no excuse to not feel inspired!


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Classes!

 

The class schedule is filling up fast! We’re thrilled to show off the new store, and class space. I’m sure you’ll love it as much as we do!  Don’t forget to check the dates for our almost weekly, free open beading nights. Saturday February 11th Charmed, I’m Sure – Introduction to Art Clay Silver with Heather Bell Denison 10:00am to 5:00pm Wednesday February 15th Resin with Rosemary 6pm to 9pm Friday February 17th  Infinity Beaded Bead Earrings with Pamela Kearns 6pm to 9pm Saturday February 18th METAL CLAY PLAY DAY with Jennifer Tough 10am to 5pm Sunday February 19th Leather …

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Lampwork Studio Progress

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A number of folks have asked about the progress of the lampwork studio – especially after they have seen the store and how exciting that is! It looks like it will be another week for the lampwork studio – here is a picture of how it looked at the beginning of last week. The vent hoods have been hung – and since then – the torches have been mounted on the tables and the new table covered in metal. The “booster” – that blue box temporarily sitting on the end of the table in the picture – has been relocated …

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The Joy of Metal Clay: More Saul Bell Award Finalists

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Sandra Mikel – Saul Bell Award Entry in Metal Clay This week I want to share to additional Saul Bell Award Finalists in Metal Clay. First a note about what the this competition: “The Saul Bell Design Award competition has both inspired and challenged jewelry designers around the globe for the past decade, and now in its tenth year, it continues to recognize artists whose work challenges traditional perceptions of jewelry design. Named for the founder of Rio Grande, the competition celebrates Saul’s spirit and legacy by inviting artists and students to enter their most innovative creations in any of …


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The Business Chat – Know who you sell to

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My first day of grade 9 was terrifying. I was too skinny, really short and younger than everyone else. Speaking of everyone else, wow, there were so many kids! All I remember was a sea of bodies all dressed in different styles and hanging out in so many little groups. It was overwhelming. Of course as time went on I figured it out, I weeded out who I liked, who liked me, and what style worked for me. It did take time though. Starting to sell your work is like going into grade 9. There is a sea of customers …


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More Classes Posted!

 

Jenny, our class co-coordinator extraordinaire, has been busy working on getting the class listings updated. The classroom is almost ready! Many of you have been emailing to find out what is scheduled when, here are some that have just been posted. I can’t wait to see the new classroom space.  The glass studio build is also underway. We should have an update for you on the progress soon! Wednesday February 8th      Shamballa Bracelet with Angela Peace 6pm to 9pm  Thursday February 9th Open Beading Night Q&A Workshop with Stephanie Dixon 6pm to 8pm Saturday February 11th Charmed, I’m …


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New This Week!

 

It’s TWINS!!! “Congratulations – it’s TWINS!” – there’s a phrase to strike fear into the hearts of many a brave parent. However – these twins aren’t terrifying – they are a new oval seed bead from Czech that have two – count ’em – two holes. They look sort of like those little oval domino masks for masquerades and carnivals. They also look like little pig snouts – but I’m thinking “snout beads” is probably not a winning name – so we’ll just stick with “twins” – shall we? There will be about 80 colours – so far we have …

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Hadar Jacobson Teaching in March!

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 Patterns of Colour in Metal Clay – March 30 through to April 1st. 3 day class I know many of you have been waiting for our update on this. The class is now confirmed, and up on the site. Run and sign up!  We are still working out the details and cost of the student kits. More information as we have it. In this 3-day workshop you will learn how to combine base metal clays to create different color patterns, such as bulls-eye canes and mokume-gane. These new techniques were developed to suit the nature of metal clay and are …