The Creative Connection Event #3

Just wanted to share a few more pictures from TCCE.  I can't believe I forgot to include this one with the pictures of all the fun goodies we received.  This awesome fitted long-sleeve T is from Curly Girl Designs and was part of the package we got when we signed in.  Don't you just love the saying?

These two pictures are of mosaic cupcakes I bought from Mosaic Cottage at the Handmade Market at TCCE.

Well, I think that's the last of TCCE posts.

Now, I'm going to finish a couple bracelets and then return to a collage I started several months ago (REST). Hopefully, I'll have a finished piece to show you soon.

The Creative Connection Event #2

I can't believe it's been two weeks since I returned from The Creative Connection Event and I haven't written anything.  Well, everything was so much fun - I'll just give a very brief pictorial overview.

We got sooooooo many goodies - two bags full:

Isn't that Creative Connection bag AWESOME?
It's now the new home of my portable art journal kit.

Here's SOME of the stuff we got in the bags or at our tables or at the Pajama Party.

Of course, my favorite freebie was this necklace made for us by Lisa Leonard

I took two classes from Ruth Rae - one was a fabric photo journal (you can see a picture of me with my eyes shut here) and the other (below) was for wire wrapped jewelry.  I did NOT complete my projects in either class - and I haven't touched them since I came home either.

At the Pajama Party, I sat at the Amaco table where Linda Peterson showed us some techniques with Friendly Plastic.  Remember that stuff?  I played with it some twenty years ago and hadn't seen it since.  FUN!

Then came the cupcake farewell with a little bye-bye speech from the leaders,
Nancy Soriano & Jo Peckham

not to mention lots of yummy cupcakes

I forgot to take pictures of all the great panel discussions - the panelists were great.
In addition, I met so many fun people who make so many different things - I'm still checking out all their blogs.  And that's about all I've done. 

Do you ever have periods of your life where time just slips away from you? That's where I am right now. As a matter of fact, I tried to catch up with Roz earlier today and even tho I haven't talked to her much since we returned from Minneapolis, there was nothing to tell her. Or you.  Apparently, I have become a vegetable!! No art, no journaling, no blogging. Just a little reading, TV and closet cleaning.

Woo-Hoo! I know you're jealous.

*WINK*

The Creative Connection Event #1

I borrowed a laptop so I could do a quick little post about The Creative Connection Event now that it's over.  IT WAS WONDERFUL.  And I am exhausted.  I will definitely be going again next year.  I'll upload pictures and tell stories when I get home but I wanted everyone to know that it was great, I learned a lot, I met great artists and I had lots of fun.  More in a few days ~ Sherry

Minneapolis, Here I Come

I'm on my way to Minneapolis to attend The Creative Connection Event.

Driving up with my friend Roz, fabric, beads, packets of stuff about me & my biz, the new biz cards, lots of books & magazines.  We plan to do some shopping and site-seeing after the conference. 

I need a new-to-me small dresser so the back seats are out of the car which gives me plenty of room for all the Diet Coke I'm carrying with us.

I don't know how often I'll get online since the days at the conference are booked solid so see you in a week or so, if not sooner.

Charmed, I'm Sure

As I may have mentioned once or twice (*wink*), I'm going to

The Creative Connection Event next week.

Since I absolutely HAD to have some new jewelry to wear,

I made this new Super-Sized Charm Bracelet

which I will be wearing as a fun, chunky "statement necklace" using the Bracelet Converter

If you want to meet up at the conference, just look for the necklace!!

From the comments I received while shopping yesterday,

I think it's safe to say it's noticeable!!!

Linked to Inspiration Avenue's Pink Challenge
and Theme Thursday's pink challenge

Dream Big

I mentioned a couple weeks ago that I'm taking Kelly Rae Roberts' online class FLYING LESSONS. Well, between that, reorganizing the studio and ongoing new-house projects, I am OVERWHELMED!!! It takes so much time just to do the reading, let alone the implementing!

But the class is full of great tips on growing an art business. And that really is my goal.  To make a living with my art - maybe thru licensing, maybe just selling originals, teaching some classes, maybe having a book.  So yesterday I did a journal page reflecting those big dreams. (We've been talking about copyright in class so I have to say I have no idea what magazine I got this image from - it was already torn up - and I don't think I've altered it very much. I hope since it's for my art journal I'm in the clear but...)

Also, I'm going to attend THE CREATIVE CONNECTION EVENT in September. Are any of you going? I sure would like to meet up with someone I "know" ~ Sherry