December December 17, 2005
Attending:
Marion Bolson
Mary Schade
Candice Wirth
Alice Wirth
Darline Smith
Janet Greenwood
Stephanie Gauper
Linda Benson
Bonnie Roberton
Anita Owens
Karen Hagert
Sandy Serhant
Karla Allen
Barbara Piano
Linda Farrelly
Audrey Wilvert
Marge Daboll
Gisela Hauert
Cynthia Land
Rosanne Thompson
Sandy Serhant reported there is $647.60 in our bank account. We discussed adjusting our dues so that everyone pays at the same time. Sandy will work up a proposal for consideration and present it to the membership.
Linda Farrelly will send out an updated members listing.
The registration form for our Enchanted Forest Challenge is available on our web site. Marion encourages members to participate so others can see the wonderful work we do. The registration form should be sent to Marion by January 1.
We will have booth number 3 at the Creative Festival. It is February 3, 4 and 5. Sign up early, you can do it online. elinor peace bailey will be at the show and has several classes. Marion is contacting her to see if she would be the judge for the Enchanted Forest Challenge.
Mancuso Show Management answered Marion and will give us a complimentary booth to so our dolls. We can not sell at the booth. The show is the Denver National Quilt Festival, May 4-7 at the Denver Merchandise Mart. We can do demos at the show. Please contact Marion if you are interested in doing a demo at the show.
Marion and Barbara Piano will begin their classes at the Prosperity Quilt Shop on February 11. The classes are $15 a month for 6 months. Contact Barbara for details.
The clubs Mother Plays with Dolls challenge dolls are due at the January meeting. Club members will vote on the dolls. We will display the dolls at the Creative Festival and have the attendees vote on the Peoples Choice.
The Museum of Nature and Science is hosting the Body Worlds 2 Exhibit March 10 through July 23. It is said to be an excellent source for people who want to learn more about anatomy and increase their skills in sculpting.
Upcoming Meetings:
January 21. Mother Plays with Dolls challenge dolls are due. We will vote on the dolls. Nominations will be accepted for all club officers. Marge Daboll is the snack fairy.
February 18. Election of new officers. Janet Greenwood is the snack fairy.
March 18. Edie Petrock will help us make a cardboard frame for Japanese Braiding Kumihimo. Anita Owens is the snack fairy.
Candice Wirth has to wait until later to do her program on wings. Diana Bennett was unable to do her program this month. She fell and hurt her head.
Candice Wirth will do a polymer clay fairy class in June. She needs a deposit from those wishing to take the class in February.
SHOCK & AWE
Karen Hagert brought several dolls to share. Two santas, one scrooge and an angel made from an elinor peace bailey pattern.
Anita Owens had a sequined sweatshirt, a quilted jacket and a bra purse.
Cynthia Land had a counted embroidery piece done on canvas.
Gisela Hauert wore a vest she knitted.
Marge Daboll had on a plaster santa necklace.
We then exchanged pins/ornaments and grab bags. And ate lots and lots of good food.
- Mary Schade November November pictures November 19, 2005
Attending:
Mary Schade
Bonnie Roberton
Anita Owens
Sandy Serhant
Barbara Piano
Shari Wandstein
Marge Daboll
Cheryl Netter
Janet Greenwood
Marion Bolson
Gage Evans
Audrey Wilvert
Darline Smith
Linda Benson
Edie Petrock
Karla Allen
Colleen Bammann
Gisela Hauert
Cynthia Land
Sandy Serhant reported the club has $647.60 in our account.
Marion Bolson reminded everyone to start thinking/working on your Enchanted Forest entry. We will have a separate place to display the entries other than our booth at the Creative Festival. Kevin is bringing in elinor peace bailey to the show for a couple of classes and a trunk show. Marion is going to ask her to be a judge for the challenge.
Reminder contact Darline Smith if you need a DDA patch/name tag.
Mancuso Show Management answered Marions email and will give us a complimentary booth at their show in May. It is a new show to Denver and is the Denver National Quilt Festival, Mary 4-7, 2006 at the Denver Merchandise Mart. We can not sell items at the booth but we can promote the club and demonstrate different techniques. We would like to provide structured demos at the booth. Please think about what you could demo.
Barbara Piano and Marion Bolson start their monthly doll classes at the Prosperity Quilt shop on February 11, 2006. The cost is $15 per month. Sign up now.
Mother Plays with Dolls challenge. Let Barbara Piano know if you are thinking/planning on doing a challenge doll. She just wants a count of people participating. Our plan is to display the dolls at the Creative Festival in our booth. The dolls are due at the January meeting. We will do a popular vote to determine how to award the prizes. Everyone will have the opportunity to vote for first, second and third place. Anita Owens has agreed to make up the ballots.
The Handweavers Guild sale is Thursday, December 1 through Wednesday, December 7th at the Boulder County Fairgrounds. Linda Benson, Janet Greenwood, Gage Evans and Cheryl Netter will all be there at one time or another. The Guild also will have a display of juried items. This is the first time they have done that.
The Timeless Bead show is on December 3 from 9 to 4 at the University of Denver. There are lots of classes..however there is a $20 admission charge.
The Pottery show and sale will be December 6 through the 11th at the Arvada Center. It is upstairs at the center.
MEETINGS/PROGRAMS
December 17 is our holiday party. Diana Bennett will be putting on the program. We will play with her products, making samples for her booth. (So you cant take them with you). She will provide fibers, Angelina, and bonding compound.
Bring your favorite snack to share. If you want to participate, bring a handmade item (ornament/pin/etc). Again, if you want to participate, bring a quart size bag of embellishments/fabric to exchange.
January 21 meeting. We will nominate officers for the coming year. Let someone know if you want to help out and be an officer. We will be adding the position of Librarian to the slate. Our Mothers Play with Dolls entries will be due at this meeting. We will vote on the entries. Program will be either videos on surface design techniques or Candice Wirth will demo her fairy wings. Snack fairy is Marge Daboll.
February 18 meeting. We will elect officers for the coming year. Program will be surface design techniques videos. Snack fairy is Janet Greenwood.
March 18 meeting. Edie Petrock will help us make a cardboard frame for Japanese Braiding Kumihimo. Snack fairy is Anita Owens.
New Business:
Linda Farrelly will be asked to send out an updated members list.
Gage Evans indicated that Laura Davis from Delores Colorado will be at the Handweavers Guild meeting in March. (Same day as our meeting). She needle felts animals on armatures. It would be worth going to the program in the morning.
SHOCK & AWE
Marge Daboll brought her Mothers Plays with Dolls challenge doll. It is an South African figure. The dolls dreadlocks are made from black nylon stockings.
Linda Benson provided us information on the sale she and Stephanie are holding. She brought a doll made out of pottery with beading. It has a beaded insert. She also had a beaded necklace she made.
Barbara Piano brought several of her dolls to show us various embellishment techniques. One doll had hair made from unraveled cording. Another techniques shown on another doll was using Steam a Seam 2 Lite to fuse two different fabrics together. She then cut out the coffee cup design on the fabric and used it on her doll. The third doll showed how she used feathers and buttons for hair and face.
Anita Owens embroidered faces all over the blouse she was wearing. She also showed us her entry into the Trapper Days Quilt Challenge, titled Butterfly Fango Dango.
Mary Schade brought the Beast she made at Christine Shivelys class.
Edie Petrock brought her Journal Doll from Anne Hesss class.
Gage Evans brought the Prayer Pocket Doll she made from Marion Bolsons pattern. She also brought a needle felted star, first flat piece she has done. She also made a needle felted doll.
-Mary Schade October October pictures October 22, 2005
Attending:
Mary Schade
Darline Smith
Janet Greenwood
Anita Owens
Bonnie Roberton
Marge Daboll
Marion Bolson
Colleen Bammann
Karla Allen
Gage Evans
Cheryl Netter
Audrey Wilvert
Sandy Serhant
Linda Farrelly
Gisela Hauert
Cynthia Land
Barbara Piano
First my apology to Bonnie Roberton, Ive been misspelling her name for months. Please let me know of mistakes I make either in names or in reporting our meetings. Thanks.
Sandy Serhant reports that we have $534 in our bank account. We would like to purchase videos to share among the club members. Please bring your ideas about possibilities to the meeting or send an email to Marion Bolson.
Linda Farrelly has a form to collect information on members. If you arent receiving club emails and would like to, please fill out a form and give it to Linda.
Marion reported that our Enchanted Forest Challenge is now posted on our web site. She encouraged members to participate in the challenge. Get our dolls out there to show people what we can do.
If you dont have a DDA patch and name tag, please contact Darline Smith.
Creative Festival has confirmed that we will have booth #3 at the show in February 2006. The show is February 3, 4 and 5. Enchanted Forest is the challenge we are having for this show.
Beginning in February 2006, Marion and Barbara Piano will be holding monthly demo/classes on doll making at the Prosperity Quilt Shop in Boulder. This shop has changed ownership and is a very nice shop. These classes are $15 per month and will cover one aspect of basic doll making each month. At the end you should have a completed doll.
The club has started our internal challenge using the pattern in elinor peace baileys book, Mother Plays with Dolls. Those wanting to participate exchanged fat quarters. The fat quarter must be used somewhere in the doll. You can modify the doll pattern, but the judges must be able to see that you used the pattern in your finished doll. Barbara Piano has made the prizes. The dolls submitted will be displayed at our booth at the Creative Festival. We will also try to get them into the Soft Dolls magazine.
Club was asked if they would like one of our monthly programs to be playing with Diana Bennetts products. She would provide the fibers, Angelina and bonding compound. Members would create samples which she would display in her booth. The club readily agreed. We will do this at the December meeting.
Candice Wirth asked if we would like a class on her fairy wings early next year. Yes, yes, yes was the answer.
Marion has been trying to find out more about the Denver National Quilt Festival scheduled for May 4-7, 2006. She was trying to find out if we could get a booth there. Unfortunately, they werent responding to her emails.
The Handweavers Guild show will be December 1 through December 7th at the Boulder County Fairgrounds. Beautiful work is available to be purchased there. For more information please google Handweavers Guild at Boulder for their web site.
Anyone can sell items at our meetings. We have tables set up for that purpose. So if you have items you would like to sell, bring them to the meeting and display them.
Meetings:
November 19th our program will be on doll embellishing. Bring your challenge doll and embellishments to work on. Linda Benson is the snack fairy.
December 17th is our holiday party. If you want to participate in either or both of the exchanges, one is a handmade ornament or pin and the other a grab bag. Grab bags are a 1 quart size bag stuffed with treasured fabrics, trims, do dads that you would like to share with someone else. You do not have to participate in the exchanges to attend the meeting. Also at this meeting we will play with Dianas products.
Gage Evans will be teaching class in her home studio since DLeas is closing. She will have a class on felted ornaments Nov 1, from 12-4. Call Gage if you would like to take one of her felting classes.
Janet Greenwood is teaching beading necklaces and bracelets at Yes Beads in Flatirons.
SHOCK & AWE
Darline Smith had on a pair of jeans which she beaded in one of Janet Greenwoods classes.
Janet Greenwood showed us a sculptured peyote necklace, a patchwork bracelet, and a raku doll she made.
Anita Owens brought one of the first dolls she ever made, a bird lady.
Bonnie Roberton brought a doll made using a 4 x 4 piece of wood and wood shavings for hair.
Sandy Serhant brought a Halloween wall hanging, a pumpkin doll and the fairy she submitted to the Doll & Bear Show competition.
Gisela Hauert brought the beast she made at Christine Shivelys class.
Karla Allen brought a spirit doll she made.
Colleen Bammann brought a hula doll and a celestial doll she made. She also brought an Asian doll she purchased at the Heather Garden craft fair for next to nothing.what a deal.
Marion Bolson brought her fairies that she submitted to the competition at the Doll & Bear Show, her Journal Doll from Anne Hesss class and her Prayer Pocket Doll from the Denver Library Show.
-Mary Schade
September September Pics September 24, 2005
Attending:
Mary Schade, Darline Smith, Jo Choma, Carol Choma, Janet Greenwood, Barbara Piano, Donna Cohen, Sheri Zimmer, Marion Bolson, Alice Wirth, Candice Kleinbub, Cheryl Netter, Bonnie Roberston, Karen Hagart, Linda Farrelly, Mary H. Bell, Gretchen Groth, Colleen Bammann, Sandy Serhant, Edie Petrock, Karla Allen, Stephanie Gauper, Audrey Wilvert, Linda Benson
Marion opened the meeting by welcoming everyone especially those visiting the club.
Edie Petrock joined us to ensure we got our shopping report even though she had to leave early. There is a face painting class at the Great American Quilt Factory.
Barbara Piano said she has had luck using DecoArt control medium on fabric to prevent zig pens from bleeding when using them on fabric.
Sandy Serhant reports the club has $554 less the $14.95 charge for checks. She has opened a club checking account. Marion asked for suggestion on use of the club funds. One suggestion is to purchase material such as books and videos which could be loaned out to members.
Linda Farrelly indicated we dont have all the info needed on members so she created a new member form to capture the info. Annual dues is $20.
Marion presented the rules and entry form for the Enchanted Forest Challenge the club is holding for the Creative Festival in Feb 2006. Please let Marion know if you have any concerns with the rules.
Darline Smith has made the club patches and name tags for everyone requesting them. Please sign up with Darline if you need a patch/name tag. The first one is free, additional patches/tags are $3.
The Colorado Doll and Bear Extravaganza is Oct 8 and 9. Competition dolls need to be dropped off on Friday, Oct 7. If that isnt possible get them to Marion prior to Friday the 7th. Linda Farrelly has a sign up sheet to work our booth. They also need volunteers to help set up the fair. No heavy lifting required. Marion will be there all day on Friday. See her is you can help.
The Treasures of the Gypsy will be at the show. It will not be at the Creative Festival. So if you need new patterns or books or fabric, this would be a good time to get it.
The Creative Festival has confirmed we will have booth #3. It will be held Feb 3, 4 and 5. If you are interested in teaching a one hour class, see Marion.
Barbara Piano and Marion Bolson will be conducting monthly demo/classes at Prosperity Quilt Shop in Boulder. The class will start in February and cost $15 per month. They will be held on the 2nd Saturday of each month and run about 2 ½ hours. There will a different project each month but they will build on each other.
Our Mother Plays with Dolls challenge dolls will be displayed at our booth at the Creative Festival. It is ok to use a copy of the doll pattern for our challenge if you werent able to purchase the book. Those that brought a fat quarter to the meeting exchanged them. If you want to participate bring a fat quarter to the October meeting. The fat quarter must be used on the doll. It can be used anyway desired.
Future meetings:
October 22nd work on challenge dolls. Audrey Wilvert is snack fairy.
November 19th Discussion on embellishing a doll. Continue working on challenge dolls. Linda Benson will be snack fairy.
December 17th Holiday Party. Bring your favorite snack to share. Exchange of ornament/pin and grab bag for those that want to participate.
Program: Barbara Piano provided us with some information on how to modify a doll pattern. Marion Bolson showed us how she uses DynaFlow dyes. We then all got to try them out.
SHOCK & AWE
Sheri Zimmer showed us the dragon she is crocheting.
Cheryl Netter brought some raw fleece. Showed us how she changed the head and feet on her cupid doll. Also she used DynaFlow to dye two of her cupid dolls. Wet the fabric and after dying heat set in 250 degree oven. She dyes after stuffing but before she connects the pieces.
Alice Wirth shared with us two new dolls she made in the Red Hat Club theme.
Donna Cohen showed us some fabric she embellished with stamps. Asked for help. Input from others included: use stencils instead of stamps. Use paint sticks on the stamp rather than paint. Put stamps under fabric and rub paint sticks. There are also some stamp pads available specifically for fabric stamping.
Donna showed us a t-shirt and pants she made and put on appliqués.
Barbara Piano brought 3 dolls she made as prizes for our challenge. Also 2 goodie bags for prizes. The Mother Plays with Dolls are due in January.
Stephanie Gauper brought the Beast she made in Christine Shivelys class. Also a pillow made from hand-woven & commercial fabric. Also some hand spun mohair/wool/alpaca she dyed. Stephanie will give people 10% off the price of the material she sells on a single day, probably before Oct 15. She will let us know when.
Sandy Serhant brought a book on paper projects if anyone is interested.
Linda Benson has been taking classes in Japanese dolls at Simpson United Methodist Church. She brought two paper doll scenes, a folded paper doll and a pressed wood doll she has made.
Colleen Bammann brought her Mother Doll It is a doll she made using stuff from her mothers stash.
Gretchen Groth was wearing the vest she made and was featured in the Belle Amore magazine.
Linda Farrelly brought her Beast.
Karen Hagert brought her TIMO I WELCOME quilted wall hanging. She also showed us a pocket purse made for her by Bonnie Roberston.
-Mary Schade  | |
August 2005
August Pics August 27, 2005
Attending:
Mary Schade, Linda Benson, Sandy Serhant, Anita Owens, Bonnie Roberton, Karen Hagert, Edie Petrock, Barbara Piano, Marion Bolson, Audrey Wilvert, Darline Smith, Cheryl Netter, Kestrel Frank
PLEASE NOTE MEETING CHANGES:
Due to conflicts with the clubhouse, the September meeting will be September 24th and the October meeting will be October 22. The following meetings will be November 19 and December 17.
Treasurers Report. The club has $573 in the treasury. We voted and passed on reimbursing Darline Smith $54 for making the club and name badges for members. She made 18 sets at a cost of $3 each.
Membership Report. A form is now available for new members to complete. We were missing information on some members who recently joined. Please send/give contact information to Linda Farrelly.
Colorado Doll & Bear Extravaganza. Registration is due September 1 for doll entry for the show. Marion has copies of the registration form. Contact her if you need a form. Entry fee is around $10.
The show is October 8 and 9. We need volunteers to work the booth. Please contact Linda Farrelly if you can help. Pat would also like to know if anyone can help set up for the competition on Friday the 7th. No heavy lifting involved. Please contact Marion Bolson if you can help with set up.
Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys has a show September 7-11. They have some great classes. Linda Benson and Darline Smith are both going. www.dmmdt.com/fallshow.htm
Bead Renaissance and Gems Shows coming up:
Gem and Jewelry Show, Merchandise Mart Pavilion Sept 14-18 www.intergem.net/ps-shows-main/htm
Gem and Mineral Show, Merchandise Mart Expo Hall, Sept 16-18 www.denvermineralshow.com
Bead Renaissance, Ramada Plaza, Sept 15-18 www.beadshow.com/shows/index.htm
Treasures of the World Bazaar, National Western Complex, Sept 15-18 Thurs 12-8, Fri and Sat 10-7 and Sun 11-5
Club Challenge. The club has picked the doll in elinor peace baileys book Mother Plays with Dolls for our challenge. Everyone wanting to participate should bring 1 fat quarter of material to the September meeting. Will put the fabric in a bag, you select out a fat quarter and this is to be used to inspire your creation. We will make the dolls at the October meeting. Hopefully we can get the dolls and club into the Soft Doll Magazine.
Class Barbara Piano will conduct a class next year on her Just hanging around Doll. Her pattern is $8 with class fee to be determined at a later date.
Meetings:
Sept 24th. We will discuss how the cupid pattern worked on at the August meeting could be changed. This information can be used on any pattern and will provide helpful information on how to make your own creation. Barbara Piano is the snack fairy
Oct 22. We will work on our Mother Plays with Dolls challenge doll. Audrey Wilvert will be the snack fairy.
November 19. Discussion will be held on embellishing a doll. Also can work on embellishing your challenge doll. Linda Benson will be the snack fairy.
December 17. This will be our holiday party. Everyone bring your favorite snack to share. We will continue our tradition of having an ornament/pin exchange and a grab bag exchange for those that would like to participate.
Creative Festival Challenge: We discussed the different options for awarding prizes for our challenge. The club decided to award ribbons similar to the way we did at this years festival. For Best use of color, most original, Best interpretation of theme, Most woodsy, and creative use of material. If you have any others ideas for categories, please share them with Marion Bolson.
We will charge $5 for entry to the challenge. Registration will be due early Jan with dolls due late January.
Library Exhibit. The library was very pleased with our exhibit and has asked us to participate again next year. The club agreed to participate July 2006.
Other items:
Linda Farrelly will host a doll finishing evening at her place on Sept 8, starting around 6 pm. She will provide beverages. Contact her for details.
Anita Owens provided information on a quilt show (Sept 10) and a craft show (Sept 24) in Ft Lupton. Contact her for details.
Shopping Report:
Edie Petrock provided us with a shopping report. She brought in a new catalogue for yarn. Knit Picks. She is very impressed with the company. www.knitpicks.com
Also Marion reported that the straight pins offered by Clotilde their brand- are wonderful no snags. Also they offer hand sewing needles that are hard to find.
SHOCK & AWE
Cheryl Netter brought in the Beast she made in Christine Shivelys class
Anita Owens made name tags. She also had a lovely appliquéd and beaded wall hanging.
Sandy Serhant brought in the Beast she made in class
Kestrel Frank brought in two refurbished dolls gothic babies
Darline Smith brought in the chocolates she made
Marion Bolson also brought in her chocolates. Marion brought in a beaded bag she has made for a challenge in Quilting Arts magazine. She used silk cocoons for morning glory heads on the bag. Marions entry to the Gypsy Challenge was in the Art Doll Quarterly magazine.
Everything was beautiful it is wonderful seeing the work our members do.
-Mary Schade July 2005
July 17, 2005
Attending:
Mary Schade, Linda Farrelly, Barbara Piano, Bonnie Roberton, Anita Owens, Alice Wirth, Candice Wirth, Edie Petrock, Sandy Serhant, Linda Benson, Janet Greenwood, Marion Bolson, Margaret Duran, Audrey Wilvert, Elaine Elzia, Cheryl Baker, Darline Smith, Holly Lewis, Gage Evans, Vivian Sutherland, Mary Bell, Cynthia Land, Gisela Hauert.
The library display was set up on June 30. The club is displaying 36 dolls. Thanks to everyone that participated. On Sunday, July 31, right after the Christine Shively class we will pick up the dolls.
The Quilt, Craft & Sewing Festival is July 21-23 at the Merchandise Mart. Discount coupons are available. Pamela Armas (Treasures of the Gypsy) will be attending.
Adams County Fair entries are due July 30. Marion is a judge so she doesnt want to see dolls you may be submitting.
Marion is conducting another Fairy/Prayer Pocket class on August 6th. Cost is $30, contact her directly.
Candice will hold another mermaid class, she will limit the class to 5.
If you are interested in participating in a booth at the Jefferson County Fair contact Linda Farrelly for the details.
The Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys fall show is September 7-11. It is mainly miniatures but they have great classes. See www.dmmdt.com/fallshow.htm for details.
The Colorado Doll and Bear Extravaganza is October 8-9. Volunteers are needed to work the clubs booth. Contact Linda Farrelly if you can work the booth.. Dont forget to enter a doll. The trophies for best of show were made by elinor peace bailey. They are great!
The Treasures of the Gypsy challenge theme this year is Adventures of the Gypsy. There is still time to enter. The Houston Quilt Festival is in October. Marion has the details. Contact her if you are interested.
The club received confirmation for our booth at the Creative Festival. It will be held February 3-5, 2006.
Janet Greenwoods friends bead shop (YES! Beads) is now open by Flatirons Mall.
We will work on a cupid doll next month at the meeting. REMINDER THE MEETING IS THE 27TH..not the 20th. The pattern is free and online. http://wwvisions.com/newsletter/jan_feb98/doll.html . several new members are interested in basic doll making skills.
Edie Petrock gave us a shopping report of the current sales. She also reported that Janome is coming out with a new sewing machine the end of August. Viking is also coming out with a new quilting machine time not yet set.
Linda Benson asked if anyone could take over the membership duties. She became too frustrated with her computer and cant perform the tasks necessary. Linda Farrelly volunteered to take over the role of membership.
Audrey Wilvert needs help in advertising for our challenge. Linda Benson will help in calling. Marion will write up the Call for Dolls
Darline Smith will take over responsibility for making the club patches for the membership.
SHOCK AND AWE
Janet Greenwood had a bead bracelet.
Sandy Serhant brought the doll she made in Patti Culeas class. She also had her wine fairy doll made in Marions class and a Diva pin.
Edie Petrock had kits she got at Denver fabrics for making your own cording. She also had a book on how to patchwork puzzle balls.
Candice Wirth brought her latest mermaid.
Alice Wirth brought the first doll she ever made, it is a red hat lady.
Anita Owens had her felted mask and the fairy she made in Marions class. Anita also showed us a quilt she made titled Cats in the Wild
Barbara Piano made a doll pin.
Linda Farrelly brought a beaded necklace and a fuzzy basket she felted.
Mary Schade brought her mermaid made in Candices class.
Vivian Sutherland spins wool and made some little purses.
Gage Evans brought her Countess from Christine Shivelys pattern. She also has masks in the Gilpin County Fair.
Elaine Elzia brought craft supplies for sale.
Marion brought the mermaid she made in Candices class. She also brought her Beast which is the subject of Christine Shivelys class July 30-31. She has a doll accepted for a juried exhibit at the D.D. Moore Gallery.
Gisela Hauert brought her mermaid from Candices class.
Margaret Duran brought a necklace she beaded for her 50th birthday.
Marion provided a hint for her fairy dolls. If it doesnt sit properly, just stick a pin thru the legs.
REMINDER..THE AUGUST MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THE 27TH. Not the 20th.
-Mary Schade June 2005 June Pics June 11, 2005
In attendance:
Darline Smith, Cheryl Netter, Linda Farrelly, Linda Benson, Janet Greenwood, Christine Leonard, Gage Evans, Donna Cohen, Bonnie Robertson, Anita Owens, Mary Bell, Barbara Piano, Marge Daboll, Marion Bolson, Sandy Serhant.
Garage Sale A great idea, but I think we should have another one. I dont think we had enough people at the meeting and not enough people doing the sale.
As of June 11th, the club has $623.00 in the treasury. Marion advised that $105.00 is the balance due on the booth for the Doll & Bear Extravaganza.
Get in touch with Linda Farrelly as to when you can drop off your dolls for the Westminster library exhibit. You can have any size doll and you can label them if you like. Marion said the Anne Hess book dolls would be great to have in the exhibit. Last year we had about 35 dolls.
Deposits for the Beast Class with Christine Shively are due June 30th. Marion will pass out some of the patterns at the Mermaid class next weekend and send the rest of them in the mail. The class price is $75.00 plus pattern fee of $8.00 and will be held July 30th and 31st from 9:00 to 4:00 in Thornton.
Adams County Fair entries are due July 29th. Check out the web site at Google "Adams County Fair Colorado Premium". Judging is based on a standard system you will not be competing against each other.
Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys Fall show is September 7-11, 2005. It is mainly miniatures and they have some great classes. The web site is www.dmmdt.com/fallshow.htm
Mark your calendars for the Colorado Doll and Bear Extravaganza. It is October 8th and 9th. We will need volunteers to work the booth (please ask Linda F. if youre willing to work). Pat is working with Judy Skeel on a class. If we have one, it will probably be a one day class, possibly the Doll Face Purse. How many would be willing to take the class if it was about $50?
Janet passed out business cards for a new bead shop in Broomfield opening sometime in July called Yes Beads! Janet will also be teaching some classes there.
Anita and Bonnie are in a quilters club in Ft. Lupton called "The Foxy Quilters". They are having a quilt challenge at the library up in Ft. Lupton for the Trapper Days weekend (2nd weekend in September). They would like us to come up and see the quilts and vote on the quilts.
Barbara would like to host a challenge in the fall. "Mother Plays with Dolls" is a book written by Elinor Peace Bailey and there is a pattern for a doll in it. You can obtain a copy in the library.
The details:
epb modular doll challenge
get a copy of the book: elinor peace bailey/mother plays with dolls/ISBN (helpful number for interlibrary loan)0-939009-39-0 photocopy the pattern on the last page at the same size the directions say to enlarge 65% but that size takes more than a fat quarter of fabric.
I turned the pattern into a template so that I could avoid the smaller seam allowance at the book size to make a template.
bring a sheet of 81/2" x 11" paper
regular transparent tape
double stick tape
a pencil
scissors
Read the book to see the fabulous dolls that were created from the pattern and
get some ideas for your doll.
We will be making the doll in a class some evening in September / date, time
and place to be announced. Supply list will also be given.
Bring a fat quarter to be placed in a bag and then each person will select a
fat quarter (unseen) and use it to create a doll.
I hope that many of you will be interested and come to play. -Barbara Piano
The dolls would be due in January and it was suggested to have the challenge dolls in the Creative Festival booth.
Marion would be willing to teach an internet pattern called Cupid (free pattern on www.clothdollconnection.com at the August 27th meeting.
The Estes Park Wool Market is June 16th-19th. Gage will have a booth and will be demonstrating spinning. She is also teaching a class Thursday, June 16th.
Donna was wondering if the club would be interested in giving demonstrations at the Cherry Creek Art Festival next year.
Gage will be demonstrating wet needlefelting on July 1st in Central City. Please contact her at billbailey@idcomm.com for details.
SHOCK AND AWE
Cheryl is working on stuffed cat ornaments which she dyed with dyna-flow dyes and beads.
Linda F is knitting a basket made out of wool and eyelash yarn. She is then going to felt it.
Linda B is making an elf doll holding a can (.25 if you dont have a name tag) for the club.
Bonnie showed us a bear she had sewn in the 80s made out of double knit with a crocheted dress. She also brought in a washable bear made out of velour. Bonnie sewed the bears, Anita did the faces and they both stuffed them. Anita showed us a blue fleece bear made from a "Carols Zoo" pattern.
Marge brought in some dolls for the library display "Bowlegged Buck, and the American Gothic couple". She also brought in a self-portrait doll in a catholic uniform holding a slingshot.
Mary Bell brought in a doll based on an 18th century painting by a French painter, Watteau. She makes her own dress patterns and made the small woven basket the doll was holding.
Marion is sending a wine fairy to the Treasures of the Gypsy booth.
The next meeting is July 16th and Janet will be teaching fabric ribbon chocolates. The kits will be around $8.00.
-Sandy Serhant
May 2005 May Pics Next meeting June 11th: Gage will be wet felting a mask, there will be a GARAGE SALE and Sandy Serhant is listed as the snack fairy.
Present were Linda Farrelly, Donna Cohn, Edie Petrock, Darline Smith, Marion Bolson, Gerri Kenny, Audrey Wilvert, Janet Greenwood, Kathryn Shimmura, Cheryl Netter, Gage Evans, Stephanie Gauper.
We thanked Edie for having the meeting at her home. It is a beautiful place with a wonderful studio. We were surrounded by beautiful pine trees. A very pleasant retreat! Edie also provided the snacks which we appreciated.
Linda Farrelly is coordinating the Library exhibit that will set up on July 1st at the College Hill Library and will run for the whole month of July. We had this exhibit last year and it was very well received. We need your dolls for the exhibit and you can take them to Linda or bring them to the library on July 1st. Please check with Linda on drop off times and meeting time at the library. (Note: if you plan to enter a doll in the Adams County Fair, you wont be able to put it in the library show since they dolls have to stay in the case until the first of August)
We received confirmation on the Creative Festival booth and we have booth #3. The dates for the festival are February 3, 4 and 5 2006. The challenge this year is Enchanted Forest and is being coordinated by Audrey. Current committee members are Sandy, Darline, Linda F and Marion. Let Audrey know if you want to help. Audrey says Lisa Risler plans to donate for the challenge.
Christine Shively will be coming July 30th and 31st to teach her Beautys Beast class. The cost is only $75 for two days!! This is a great price and we still have room for a couple more people. Please contact Marion if you are interest (email below). Deposits of $30 are due on June 30th to Marion. She has the patterns and will be mailing them out as soon as deposits are received so you can study and get your supplies. Marion will check and see if there is any pre class work to be done.(Note: the Just Stuffed club in Colorado Springs is having Christine teach a couple of classes also. Let Marion know if you would like more information)
We passed around a sheet for everyone to voice their opinion on what class they would like Judy Skeel to teach at the Colorado Doll and Bear Extravaganza in October. The most votes were for her one day Treasure Purse class. I let Pat know and she is working with Judy to see if she wants to come and teach. If you did not get a chance to voice your opinion, go to Judys website below and check them out. If you would like you can send your thoughts on classes to Marion at Marion.Bolson@comcast.net . http://www.skeelhaven.com/classesandworkshops.html
The Treasures of the Gypsy challenge this year has the theme, The Adventures of the Gypsy. If you want to participate, send $15 to Pamela Armas, Treasures of the Gypsy, PO Box 748, Mountainaire, NM, 87036. You will get an envelope with a couple of fat quarters of fabric and embellishments to get your creative juices going. The dolls will be judged at the Houston Quilt Festival in early November.
The Estes Park Wool Market was discussed; it is June 15, 16, 17 for classes and June 18 and 19 for the Market. Gage still has a few spaces open in her classes. http://www.estesnet.com/events/woolmarket.htm
The Adams County fair was also announced and you can find the rules for doll and bear competition on line at http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopExt/Adams/4h/fair/900openac.htm . This would be a great opportunity to enter your dolls. The judging method used does not compare one doll to another, but each doll to a standard. So you would not be competing against each other. County Fairs are struggling to stay afloat; this is your change to support a great tradition.
Other items: The Dollmakers Ink challenge on Gourd dolls http://dollmakersink.com/challenge.htm , the Amish Quilts at the Denver Art Museum http://www.denverartmuseum.org/microsites/amishquilts/; Edie is in 'Local Roots' at Foothills Art
Center http://www.foothillsartcenter.org/exhibition_schedule.html ; the Gilpin museum has a show which includes Gage's masks (hopefully everyone got to see Gage on HGTV Crafters Coast to Coast doing her wet felting; way to go Gage!); Tokyo Joe's has chopsticks strong enough for use as a tool; Patti Medaris Culea's new book, CREATIVE DOLL FACES, was circulated.
Candices Mermaid class will be on June 18th and 25th. If you are signed up but cant make it please let Candice know as soon as possible since others may want to fill your space.
Cheryl has gourds and Gage has grapevines if anyone needs any.
Various members brought items which did not so much shock and awe as cause rumination and pondering: Linda Farrelly had two sculpy heads, one cheeky and solemn; Donna had ideas from a garage sale puzzle, and ideas about fabric stamping; Janet had Raku beads; Kathryn had "Spirit Dolls"mixed media; Cheryl had cat Christmas ornaments, Stephanie had two dolls and some heads. Marion brought her dolls that she entered into the Kansas City Doll Fair Competition.
We also discussed for a long time what to do at upcoming meetings; June 11th Gage will be showing us wet felted masks (she will bring the supplies and asks for a $1 to be donated). We will also be having a GARAGE SALE at the June 11th meeting. Bring craft related items for sale or trade. A great opportunity to trade stashes!*grin*
July 16 will be chocolate ribbon candies by Janet; start gathering chocolate colored fabric ribbons and bring them to the meeting.
(Note: Does anyone have a problem with changing the August meeting date to the 27th? Marion cannot attend on the 20th and another program will need to be selected if the meeting is not changed) August 27 cupid doll with Marion..here is the web site for the pattern http://wwvisions.com/newsletter/jan_feb98/doll.html ;several new members are interested in basic doll making skills. Linda F. will be the snack fairy for August. If we need more time on this doll we may use the October 15 meeting also.
On September 17 we may have a wire and paperclay program by Kathryn but she needs to check her schedule. Audrey will be snack fairy in September. If the date doesnt work for Kathryn we will have the second Cupid doll class in September and possibly Kathryns program in October.
For the program, Audrey and Janet showed us how to make classy, top-drawer bears of all sizes. They went over choosing fabric, cutting, sewing seams, faces. We all coveted their bears. It was discussed whether we want to have Audrey and Janet conduct a bear making class. Please let Audrey or Janet know if you are interested.
-Stephanie Gauper, your temporary and sort of secretary and Marion Bolson, assistant to the temporary and sort of secretary
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April 2005 April Pics April 16, 2005
Attending:
Mary Schade, Donna Cohen, Sheri Zimmer, Janet Greenwood, Diana Bennett, Candice Kleinbub, Bonnie Robertson, Anita Owens, Maicie Tepoel, Karen Hagert, Barbara Pech, Darline Smith, Gretchen Groth, Sandy Serhant, Stephanie Gauper,
Linda Farrelly, Linda Benson, Cheryl Netter, Holly Lewis, Kestrel Frank, Audrey Wilvert, Mary Bell, Gage Evans, Maggie Garris, Cheryl Baker, Valerie Oswald, Marge Daboll, Gisela Hauert, Cynthia Land.
As Vice President, Cheryl Netter conducted the meeting in Marion Bolsons absence. Cheryl welcomed all the new members and guest.
Sandy reported the club has $583 in the treasury. It was decided not to obtain a bank account due to the paper work involved in the club having an account.
Audrey asked for assistance in helping with the challenge for next years Creative Festival. Sandy and Darline agreed to help. The club voted on the name for the challenge. It will be Enchanted Forest
The club was reminded to get their dolls completed for entry into the Adams County Fair, July 29th and the Bear and Doll Extravaganza, October 8 & 9.
Judy Skeel has asked for help manning her booth at the Bear and Doll Show. Contact her if you are interested.
Anita Owens provided an extensive list of bead shops in the metro area. Thank you Anita.
The May 21st meeting will be held at Edie Petrocks studio. Directions will be emailed. Linda Farrelly will assist in arranging a carpool for those club members interested.
Audrey will conduct the program on the making bears. If you have any issues with working with mohair or need assistance with cutting or sewing mohair, please bring them to the meeting.
The Association for People Who Play with Dolls has a challenge. The pattern is on their website. Need to act fast for pictures of your doll must be submitted by May 15.
Christine Shively will be in town teaching her chair and countess doll through the Weavers Guild. The chair class is $75 and the Countess class is $140. The classes are May 9 11.
Linda asked members to start thinking about dolls they would be willing to part with for a month so we can display them at the library. We have agreed to fill the locked cases with our dolls for the month of July. We had a beautiful display last year and received many wonderful comments. You should bring the dolls to the June meeting or can come and help set up the display July 1.
The club voted to begin fining members without a name tag beginning with the June meeting. The name tag does not have to be fancy or even the official one. A piece of paper with your name is sufficient. There are so many new people, this will help us learn each others names.
Diana reported that Marilyn Houston would be willing to teach a class on sculpting clay heads for $250 plus airfare and room & board. Diana saw her work at the Kansas City Doll Fair. She said it was great.
Linda Benson passed out cards for Thompsons Hobby Shop. A super Wal-Mart went in across the street and closed off easy access to the shop. Those of us who have shopped at Thompsons know you can find items there that are hard to find at good prices. But they do not take credit cards, cash or checks only.
Barbara Pech mentioned three pottery shows/sales coming up. Front Range April 23, Westminster April 30 & May 1 and Arvadas. Contact Barbara for more details.
SHOCK & AWE
Barbara Pech brought a potters piece with people on it. It is a story telling plaque for the wall.
Anita Owens brought a thread lace bowl.
Bonnie Roberton brought a crochet bag
Candice Kleinbub brought a new mermaid.
Gage Evans brought a felt vessel, a felt mask, a felt jester (Chester), a felted scarf and pose able doll.
Diana Bennett brought the clay head she sculpted in Barbara Crawfords class. Her technique is to add clay rather than dig and carve out clay.
Janet Greenwood brought beaded bracelets.
Donna Cohen brought her drawings for her shaman figures.
Mary Bell brought a mermaid, Navajo weaver, and a matador. She makes everything- including all the accessories, except the base.
Stephanie Gauper had a beautiful jacket which incorporated both hand woven fabric and commercial fabric.
Darline Smith had a beaded bracelet she made in a class she took at the Pueblo Quilt show.
DOLL HELP
How do you attach a doll to the base?
Several suggestions were given -
Drill up from the bottom of the base and insert a long heavy needle (like a doll needle) up through the hole. Anchor the doll on the needle.
Incorporate a brass tube into the doll you are making. Insert another, smaller tube, into the base. After the doll is complete you can just slip the tube in the doll over the tube attached to the base.
PROGRAM
Diana Bennett explained two techniques she learned in making wings.
Candice Kleinbub led us through the process of making wings using interfacing and flower wire.
Thanks to both.
Addendum:
Local Roots, a show of recent innovative art quilts by Regina Benson, Jan Magee and Edie Petrock will take place May 14 July 10 at the Foothills Art Center II. This show is presented as a local artist segment of the Rooted in Tradition Symposium. Opening reception will be Friday, June 3, 6-9 pm at the Foothills Art Center, 809 15th Street, Golden, CO (303-279-3922) www.foothillsartcenter.org
-Mary Schade March 2005 March Pics April 19, 2005
First of all, let me apologize for any mistakes I might have made in the minutes. I usually sit back and oooh, aaah and enjoy, but this time I had to really pay attention! Mary, I give you a lot of credit.
What a great turnout Saturday! So many new members and new talents. Welcome everyone.
Wonderful news - we have been given another free booth for the Creative Festival, February 3-5, 2006. We need a theme for next year's challenge. If you have any ideas, let Audrey know.
Marion obtained a booth for us at the Doll & Bear Extravaganza October 7th & 8th. New cloth and mixed media classifications are: Felt dolls, beaded dolls, dolls from patterns, original dolls and mixed media dolls. Judy Skeel and Leslie Molen will be the judges.
We voted to have fliers about our club at the Pueblo Quilt Show April 1-3, 2005. The cost will be around $15.00.
We will be raising our dues to $20.00 after April 1, 2005. If you want to pay before April 1st, please send to Sandy Serhant.
The Adams County fair is the last weekend in July. Marion will be the judge of dolls on July 31st. Marion will e-mail us as to where to get the applications online.
The Bead Bazaar will be at the Merchandise Mart on April 23rd & 24th (yea!). You can get a list of the classes at rockybeads.org.
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, August 11-14, 2005 is the Enchanted Doll Artists Conference. For more info, go to enchanteddollartistsconference.org.
Marion and Edie will each be teaching a class at the Spring Sewing Extravaganza, 3501 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver on April 16th. The classes are from 8:00 to 4:30. The cost is $40.00 including lunch. Please get in touch with Marion or Edie if you want to attend.
Marion brought a wonderful quarterly newsletter put out by Judy Skeel called Association for People Who Play With Dolls. Wonderful information to be had.
Go to www.skeelhaven.com.
SHOCK AND AWE
Edie finally brought in one of her quilts Kitsch a Flamingo Quilt. Its awesome! So much imagination, the colors, all the beading and the shopping for the trinkets and the hours that went into it truly amazing. Thanks so much for bringing it in, Edie.
Edie is giving a knitting class at the Recycled Lamb, April 19, 26 & May 3rd. The three sessions are $35.00. You will be knitting an Entrelac Scarf Edies own design.
I actually finished something! I brought in a doll pin called the Celebration Angel. The free pattern is by Patti Culea. Her website is pmcdesigns.com. I also brought in some copies of wonderful eye candy that I found on the internet.
Roseanne brought in a wonderful sewing mouse that she made.
Stephanie knits these great socks she calls dead chicken socks. I have to get a pair.
Barbara is teaching a class at the Prosperity Quilt Shoppe (Boulder) in April. Marissa the Mermaid is her newest doll. She also made a great name tag and brought in Jacques, the cutest little doll. Barb also teaches at Westminster Parks and Recreation.
Janet brought in two dolls she had made from our grab bag exchange in December. She said theyre the start of a chorus line. They had great colors and funky feather hair.
I forgot that we were supposed to bring in our dolls from the grab bag this month. I dont know when Ill bring mine in, seeing as I havent started it yet. I know you are all waiting with bated breath to see what Im going to do with those red Victorian boots that I just had to have!
Donna brought in some beautiful jewelry that she made and also sells. She does her own patina and her jewelry has the prettiest colors.
Kestrel brought in a button jointed doll that she just started. Please bring her/him/it in when she/he/its finished.
Gisele is knitting a hat with some leftover yarn from some woven vests.
Anita and her sister, Bonnie took an Elva Doll class and brought in their creations. Theyre larger than most dolls with a plastic body and the head is a Styrofoam ball. Bonnie uses Barbie patterns and enlarges the pattern to fit the doll. The faces and clothes are lovely and very well done.
Marcie brought in a great large doll with rosy cheeks, dressed in red and purple (Im guessing shes over 50, but she doesnt look it). Marcie has found her folded up in the liquor cabinet, on the commode and various other places around the house.
Marion won three blue ribbons at the Kansas City Doll Fair and brought in the pictures of the dolls theyre wonderful - congratulations! She also has a new pattern out a doll made out of felt.
That about wraps it up hope I didnt screw up too bad, Mary. See you all next month.
-Sandy Serhant February 2005 February Pics February 19
Attending:
Mary Schade, Audrey Wilvert, Gisela Hauert, Sandy Serhant, Cheryl Netter, Janet Greenwood, Darline Smith, MaryAnne Eckert, Marcia Chadly, Anita Owens, Bonnie Roberton, Carol Lookabaugh, Christine Leonard, Alberta Fouts, Edie Petrock, Cheryl Baker, Valerie Oswald, Barbara Piano, Marge Daboll, Linda Farrelly, Linda Benson, Rosanne Thompson, Marion Bolson, Barb Pech.
Marion opened the meeting by welcoming all the guests in attendance. Everyone introduced themselves.
Marion thanked everyone for all the hard work at the Creative Festival. Audrey said we received a lot of compliments from the challenge judges on our booth. There were 10 entries for the challenge.
Sandy indicated the treasury has $354. 10% of what was sold at the Creative Festival was donated to the treasury by the Marion and Linda. Audrey was reimbursed for the challenge ribbons.
Sandy requested approval to obtain a checking account for the club. The request was passed. She also requested a vote on increasing the dues to $20 per year. An email will be sent out to all members. If passed, the increase will go into effect April 1, 2005.
Audrey reported that only 5 people expressed interest in the Judy Skeels class on epoxy sculpture. The class will be cancelled. Audrey will find out if she is coming to Denver in October for the Doll & Bear show. If so, maybe we can hold a class with just a few participants since we wont have the travel expense.
Linda Farrelly indicated that booths at the Thornton Festival are $20 if anyone is interested. The festival is held outdoors. It is May 21st. Contact Linda if interested.
Christine Shively will be here in July for a class on the beast. Virginia Robertson is having a class in Colorado Springs in March. Contact Marion for details. A class in armatures is being held at the Pueblo Quilt Festival April 1 thru 3.
Marion asked if the club wanted a booth at the Doll & Bear Extravaganza in October. A deposit for half the booth rental needs to be sent. The total booth rental is $210 a deposit of $105 must be voted on. An email will be sent out requesting approval. Marion has been working with the chairperson on the rules for the doll competition to include categories for cloth dolls.
Carol Lookabaugh, a guest, asked if the club would like to sponsor a chapter of the club in Aurora or downtown. She lives in a center in Denver that would have meeting space. She says it would be difficult for her to make the meetings in our north Denver location. Marion will work with Carol to see if there is enough interest to form a chapter downtown.
Fifty-two people signed up at the Creative Festival indicating an interest in learning about our club.
Mile High Con is an event the last weekend in October. It would be a place to sell fantasy or science fiction type dolls/art work. There was a discussion about whether the club wanted to participate or just a group of individuals.
SHOCK & AWE
MARSHA Chadly brought a doll titled Hope. She created this doll while working through anger and frustration over a trial of her minister.
MaryAnne Eckert a doll of a young boy from CrossStitch Magazine. She also had a mouse doll that turned into a pocket book. She had her prayer pocket doll.
Barb Pech brought the prayer pocket doll she made.
Cheryl Netter brought the doll she submitted for the Creative Festival challenge.
Sandy Serhant had a necklace on she made with hand-dyed lace.
Barbara Piano brought her portfolio.
Gisela Hauert brought some knitted beaded purses, miniature rugs, and some needlework done on 42 count fabric.
Valerie Oswald brought some beaded sleeves, gloves, and gold metal thread work.
Cheryl Baker brought porcelain dolls
Edie Petrock gave us a shopping report. She will be featured at the Colorado Quilt Museum Expo, June 3-5.
Alberta Fonts brought a donkey she made in a Nancy Gahrn class.
Linda Farrelly showed us the torso she received in a round robin she is participating in called Body Abstracted.
Barb Pech had a lock hook sample and a wool felt sampler she made in a class given at the Creative Festival.
Roseanne Thompson brought a folded paper book.
Linda Benson her Ask for more from Les the Yes Man extruded porcelain figure.
Marion closed the meeting reminding everyone of the prayer pocket doll class on March 12 and the fairy class on May 14.
Linda Farrelly taught us two different methods for binding miniature books
-Mary Schade
January 2005 January Pics January 15, 2005
Attending:
Linda Farrelly, Audrey Wilvert, Janet Greenwood, Linda Benson, Candice Wirth, Diana Bennet, Barb Pech, Stephanie Gauper, Gage Evans, Cheryl Netter, Darline Smith, Marion Bolson, Mary Schade.
First order of business was to identify people able to work our booth at the Creative Festival. Linda Farrelly is coordinating the schedule. We need people Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Please contact her if you are able to help and have not signed up.
Audrey will accept dolls for the challenge until Tuesday evening or you can bring them to the set up on Wednesday evening. Between 5 and 6 pm.
We will have room for exhibiting dolls. The dolls can be for display only or for sale. Give the dolls to Audrey, Marion or Linda. Please mark the dolls For Display or with a price.
The club agreed to spend 150 copies of flyers promoting our club and our seminars. The expected cost is $12.
We discussed several options for seminars. Especially those where we would be bringing in a nationally known instructor. We want to advertise these classes at the Creative Festival.
We decided to invite Judy Skeel in early April. We will be doing her Cloth Doll Captured within Apoxie Sculpt Tree. We also will try to get Christine Shively in August to do her Beautys Beast doll.
Candice Wirth will conduct a class on her sculpted mermaid. This class will be held over two consecutive weekends. The cost would be $50.
Gage Evans will conduct a seminar at the Wool Market on June 17. It will be on the different kinds of fleece.
SCHEDULE OF CLUB MEETINGS AND PROGRAMS
Please note that the June meeting is the 2nd week of instead of the third.
February 19 Linda Farrelly will teach us how to bind a miniature book. Linda will also bring a cake to celebrate our 2nd anniversary.
March 19 - Janet Greenwood will teach us how to make fabric roses. Darline Smith will be the snack fairy.
April 16 Candice Wirth will teach various methods of making wings. Diana Bennet will bring the snacks.
May 21 Audrey will teach us the differences between making bears and cloth dolls. Gage Evans will be the snack fairy.
June 11 Gage Evans will teach us how to make masks by wet felting. Sandy Serhant will supply snacks.
July 16 Janet Greenwood will teach us how to make a box of silk ribbon chocolates. Mary Schade will provide the treats.
If you see a pattern that you think would be a good club project, please bring it to any meeting. Also we are encouraged to bring fabric, patterns, etc. to show and tell. You can get ideas on how to use the fabric or help on the pattern.
If you would like to teach a class or conduct a program at the club meetings, please let Marion or Audrey know.
SHOCK & AWE
Darline Smith brought the Prayer Pocket Doll she finished.
Gage Evans brought a couple of heads she created through needle felting
Candice Wirth brought her mermaid that was on ebay as well as a fairy she created from an Allison Marano pattern.
Janet Greenwood shared with us her beautifully created necklace.
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