Monday, February 11, 2013

Books and Baubles Weekend!!!

Well, it's been two weeks, a flight to Florida and a monster storm that left my girl alone without power since our busy, busy creative weekend!
Everyone did beautiful work with paper, fabric, beads, metal, dried flowers and bees wax, grommets, threads and buttons...
We chowed pot luck style all weekend, had a fabric store field trip, shared gifts, stories, materials and ideas. Once again it was a pleasure to host such an explosive bundle of energy. Slip out directions, ideas and a packet of supplies and off they went into colorful worlds of stitching, folding and gluing. Breaks for food and back at it!!


Annie having way too much fun!!!


We led 13 lovelies through the steps for
  • painting paper
  •  ironing wax bags with dried flowers and bees wax
  • stitching folded fabric paper scraps of this and that
  • wrapping wire, beads, buttons
  • punching holes and squishing grommets
  • putting them together to create wonderful textural books!

 Kathy Nessi in model mode! 

  

 Followed by Loretta model mode!


Linda's beautiful dried flowers...
 

 Ellen concentrating!




 Betti


 Loie




Linda and Thea playing with wax and the iron...danger...
 

Elizabeth


Maddie, Linda and Loretta...


 Maddie and Elizabeth working hard!


 Nancy folding paper above and stitching below...

 

 

Steph and Sandi at it!


 Maddie


 Thea's Pile! Thanks for shopping Thea!


 Linda's Snow Peeps were for sale...Love them...


Betti packing it up!

Thanks again everyone! The food was great, appreciate all of the efforts that went into making it a great weekend! Looking forward to summer!

June 21-23
Solstice Fabulous Fabrics!!!





3 comments:

Heather Elizabeth Brauner said...

Tracy ..I must treat my self to one of your Creative weekends .. looks like like a grand time !!

kathy nesi said...

another wonderful weekend retreat with the fabulous artgirlz!!! can't wait till june! xoxo
stay warm tracy!!

Anonymous said...

So much fun!
Thanks for a great creative zone!
Nan