May meeting details

We will have two teachers for our May meeting on the 31st from 10-4.  Bring lunch.

Rita will show us how to make some lovely flowers which can be used to make a brooch.  You need to bring basic clay kit,  20 gauge wire, wire cutter and white clay, green clay for the leaves , brooch clip and mica powders.

Kathy will show us how to make faux soutache: 
-Basic kit
-Extruder
-2 or 3 colours of clay plus black
-Glass or stone cabuchon
-Small seed beads or crystals for embellishment
-Thin wire that'll go through the beads
-Texture sheet
-Bail or jump ring

I have extra cabs, seed beads & wire for anyone who needs themas well as an extra extruder to lend

Location Details:
650 Lawrence Avenue West, Party Room, Main floor (just east of the Allen Expressway)

There is visitor parking in the garage.   Go to the console in front of the building and enter 7777.  Judith Ann will buzz you in and the garage door will open.  Push elevator button G to get to Main Floor.  Drive in, turn left and park in a spot with the letter V in front of it.

Next meeting in May

An exciting announcement! Rita has graciously offered to assume the role of president for our guild. She is very passionate about the guild continuing. Rita will be great in helping to keep us organized and working with all of us to build our membership base. Thank you Rita!!!!!

We've have had quite a time securing a meeting room.  Places seem to be one of - not available, too expensive, need insurance, not a central location, etc. But we have a neat idea to try, and if it works, then we can decide if we continue with this. Judith Ann lives in a very central location just south of Yorkdale and has been able to line up the party room in her condo building. The rent is more then we usually spend but I will propose that we make it a full day meeting and have a couple of people teach. This is something we had already spoken about. Would 10am to 4pm work with everyone?

Do we have people interested in teaching on May 31st? I hope Kathy is available as she had been changing plans to be able to teach in March and now our next meeting won't happen until May. 

Location Details:

650 Lawrence Avenue West, Party Room, 1st floor

There is visitor parking in the garage.   Go to the console in front of the building and enter 7777.  Judith Ann will buzz you in and the garage door will open.  Drive in, turn left and park in a spot with the letter V in front of it.

February meeting

At our meeting on the 22nd, which will be held at BeadFX at 1pm, I will show you how to make the following earrings and pendants.  Also, since we missed our January meeting, bring your tips and tricks to share.

Here is what you need:

Clay colors of your choice

Threaded rods, but I will have some to share

Circle cutters 1.5", 1", 5/8", 3/4", 3/8"

20 ga wire. 2" for pendant, 1.5" each for earrings

Round-nosed pliers for bending wire

Earwires

Bail or Jump ring

Chain

Your regular clay kit

November's meeting

We had a great time on Sunday making miniature Christmas cookies and candies.  Patti brought a whole plateful of examples and told us how she made them and then we all made our own.  Here is Patti's plate.

September 28, 2014 Meeting

Hi Everyone,

Now that fall is rolling in we hope many of you will be back to guild.

This month Barbara B will be teaching a cane by Meg Newburg.

 

Please bring your basic kit and two contrasting colours of firm clay. 

Barbara will be using black and white classic Fimo.

If you are using Premo, you could leach your two colours between sheets of paper overnight to firm it up.

See you there!

May 25th meeting

Hello all, here is the supply list for this months meeting:

"Spring Flowers"

Regular Clay kit

2  -  5 colours  - skinner  blended on one sheet (or less colours if you prefer)  (I used Premo clay)

Kemper cutters - oval or tear drop

Medium ball tool or ball tool set

Wire - 22 or 24 gauge - wire cutters, needle tool pliers, etc.

6  mm fire polish beads

pin backs / magnets

SMILES

2014 Workshops

Jan 26 - Our New Years party!
Feb 23 - Bottles of Hope
Mar 30 - open
May 25 - Rita
June 22 - BB2Shoes
Sept 28 - Barbara B
Oct 26 - Cathy
Nov 30 - Patti