NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...OR BUST!

I don't know what made me think of using that term today...maybe a little nostalgia about travel and the road trips we took from Philly to Chicago every summer during my childhood. 

You know, we certainly didn't have all of the forms of entertainment that traveling kids have today...I don't think we even had FM radio in that first car (I know I'm totally dating myself here :))), let alone the individual DVD players that each child has nowadays.

Anyway, to entertain myself, I used to track license plates to see where people were from...and I got the biggest kick out of the {whatever state} or bust signs posted in the back windows of the cars or Airstream campers.  I thought that the phrase was weird...still do...but the different states went on a list.  (See...I was a listmaker...even back then!)

Which brings me to the point of this post...finally.

On Friday morning, I'm heading to Northern California to teach a weekend of classes at My Daughter's Wish.  Last year, I taught there at the charity event called Wishfest...what a great time.  I met some really fabulous and talented women there and am excited to be going back...I hope to see a lot of them again.

I'll be teaching three classes...a flip easel book that features metal aging techniques (we'll be working with real copper sheets and mesh).  For those of you who ordered my creatologie kit last month, I wanted you to know that the easel is a different size and the techniques, colors and papers are totally different.  In addition to the metal techniques, we'll also be doing some texture painting...really fun.

The second class is a feminine book...I titled it "For Girls Only" because the colors are bright and it's filled with feminine touches...bling, flowers, satin ribbon and flourishes.  This would be a great girlfriends' book, or a Mother's Day book for your mom, or maybe daughter, daughter-in-law or granddaughter...

I'm looking forward to teaching this one a lot...it's shabby and fun...plus there are some unique painting techniques to liven up your pages.

The third project that I'll be teaching is a fun travel journal...for those of you who wanted to learn how to create a dos a dos book, this is your chance.  I've modified this one big time...it's a combo of honeycomb and dos a dos books with a clipboard cover.  Fabulous for storing travel momentos...plus a great way to highlight your trip.  Add to that some of the new Teresa Collins' and Jenni Bowlin papers, cool micro mini ball trim and unique accents...you won't want to miss this class.

Looking forward to the classes and my time with Sheri and her family!

Hope to see you there too!

Comments

[elizabeth]

Have a great time...I'm so jealous! I just moved from Northern CA to Seattle and I get a little homesick sometimes :)

[gail friend]

Hello Carol,,, I was just looking through my new Somerset Life magazine and came across your blog information. I saw that you live in Gilbert. I live in Tempe, so I just had to stop by and say hello! I love your blog; its beautiful. As is your art. I love creating as well. Just want to say hello,,, happy creating, gail PS I am so sorry for the loss of your dog.

[suzi finer]

EVERYTHING you do is so special...love to feast with my eyes!
Thinking of you...
~love.