rainy days & Mondays

It's a yucky, disgusting blah rainy today. Feh...Feh...Feh !!!! BUT....

it's also back to business, as usual

Early morning meeting with ladies from The Brandeis Womens Club at one of the members homes

meetings always mean cholesterol, calorie counting treats

 

and lots of ideas for study groups for the January through April calender.

I offered to do a bead making class for 2011. ...well..that's kind of hysterical! Not a UTEE class (we've done that already), a BEAD class.....I'm picturing my gorgeous Angela, (a fabulous beader), giggling....

so, I'm inviting you....puleeeze do visit Angelas site...Avenue A on Etsy

and while you're busy visiting sites...check out what Melissa Samuels has done with Ranger Memory Frames and UTEE. How she's incorporated them into cards. After looking at her samples even I want to take her classes. !!

Speaking of UTEE

I started a canvas a while back using both UTEE and Beeswax (in separate areas of the canvas). It's one of those 12 x 12 really cool canvases that has a niche in it that comes from TEN SECONDS STUDIO

UTEE & Beeswax DONT mix...don't ever try melting them together. That's a big no-no. I used a technique I show in classes.

The 'silver' areas are UTEE on pieces of Ranger Red Liner Wonder Tape, cut in random shapes. Here's how you start.

First you cut the tape into shapes. Pull the tape from its white release liner leaving the red liner in place. Place tape on the canvas. Pull off the red liner. Sprinkle Platinum UTEE over the sticky tape and heat with a heat gun. UTEE sticks to Wonder Tape because it is heat resistant.

Now, take the white release paper that came on the back of the tape shape and cover the UTEE areas. You'll probably just have to hold it down with your hand.

Then brush the remaining open areas with wax. I layer and fuse about 4-5 layers of wax. It's okay if some of the wax goes over the release liner. It will all peel off when you're done. In fact, waxing a little bit over the release paper may even help hold the 'mask' in place.

Then I dust the cooled wax with Ranger Perfect Pearls and my favorite Pan Pastels. I'm giddy over Pan Pastels !!

Last, I  glued a UTEE Buddah in the niche using super strong E-6000.

Don't know yet if this is a finished piece or not a finished piece.....I'll come back to it if & when I get an idea.

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The Lenster and I got this beautiful hand made card for our Anniversary from our friend Gwen Emanuel in Ambler, PA...luv you Gwen. Gwen is certified in Copics and Pergamano and teaches at 2 A.C. Moores in her area and we've known her for over 10 years. She is also an accomplished harpist.

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THIS JUST IN..!!!

my favorite bling item of the day...I'm thinking..don't I NEED this

a jeweled flashlight. ZGallerie.....hmmm...online ordering....hmmmm...$9.95......wouldn't this be important to my sense of well being and (remember Miss Congeniality ?) help toward world peace !!!!

and...I conclude with this profound thought for the day

Comments

[Micki]

OMG, totally agree!!! Suze, the Powder Coat Supervisor got me more of those metal tags, these are powdercoated black though...but will joyfully send you some.... let me know :-)

[SA]

the flashlight would be a good thing for us gals... what guy in his right mind would 'borrow' it????? I LIKE it!!

[Kathy Gledsdale]

Oh Suze I nearly fainted, I read the first part of your blog too quickly and I thought you said, "You were going to do a bread making class"! Reread it in disbelief and realised my mistake! Bead making, what a silly girl I am! I adore your utee and wax frame, don't change one little bit of it PLEASE, it is totally delicious! I am not even a gold kind of girl, but I love it. x

[Kathyk]

I LOVED torches, small ones big one, and now jewelled ones!!!

Samshing post again on your blog Suz, lovely anniversary card, buddha and cookies - what will you treat us to next .. . .

Kathyk

[Vicki Conquest]

I second that... profound indeed and just plain common sense!