back from the CHA show in Anaheim

 what a whirlwind!!

it was an amazing time at the craft and hobby show in California

 (more than 3,000 buyers and 400 exhibitors from 55 plus countries 

 for 5 days of education, networking and trade)

it was a mix of business, demoing soutache at the John Bead booth

and pleasure, taking classes and seminars plus meeting tons of people

 a visit from wendy russell and carmi cimicata

above my demo table and

below a sneak peek at some of the elements from

my showcase necklace

using dazzle-it soutache cord , metal complex fish leather

and a mix of new and vintage beads

all supplied by John Bead

i'm still trying to process it all

as soon as i can i will post more on the show and my necklace

this is the swag bag the delegates attending the CHA Canada Chapter meeting received

a special thank you to

CHA Canada Chapter Members Who Contributed

Amazenwords

BeadFX

Brother International Corporation (Canada)

Coats and Clark

Easy Peasy Patchs

H.A.Kidd

John Bead Corp

Eucalan

Northcott Fabrics

Westcott & C-Thru brands | Acme United Limited

Westminster Fabric

Designer Members:

Carmi Cimicata

Emma Ivemey

    Elizabeth Weait Glenday

extra thanks to Northcott for the fabric bag used to haul all the goodies home!

soutache tie, cuff and earings set

ive been busy getting ready for the CHA convention

one of my projects was this set of soutache

it started with the necklace, which turned into a tie

which lead to buying a men's white shirt

( perry ellis , on sale for $20)

which gave me the idea for the cuffs

( i substituted beads for the buttons)

  and the earing's just finished it off

although the earing's matched they seemed a bit formal for me

so I worked on a few alternatives (below)

i love resin

 my friend Carmi has launched her new resin blog

I love resin

Carmi is the queen of resin and her blog is filled tons of inspirations

 

 in November , carmi purchased one of paintings and

 asked if she could use the image for a special project

of course i said yes and couldn't wait to see what she was up to 

 

 

see all the details on her post here

and join her facebook page here

happy new year!

wishing you a happy new year

 and all the best for 2015!

photo transfer project with sadie

since Christmas is over i can show you a special project i worked on christmas presents

  photo transfers on canvas and a bit of paint

 this is my goddaughter Sadie

she is 3 and 3/4
our first order of business
a photo shoot
with one word
"pose"
and it was a mad panic to capture
all of her wonderful faces

after gathering all the supplies

some image transfer medium from Americana décor

canvas and paints

i worked on all of sadie's photos in photoshop

sharpening and making them black and white

after applying the medium on both the canvas and photocopy

laying the copy face down on the canvas

(make sure your copy is a mirror image)

burnishing the back to remove any air bubbles or wrinkles

let dry for several hours and then remove the paper by adding water

once the paper is removed, the image remains on the canvas

ready for painting

 

sadie had fun picking out her paint colors and

was very serious when it can to

adding the paint, careful not spill any

 

and her grandpa, aka GG

was one of the happy recipients 

merry christmas

may the spirit of christmas bring you peace

the gladness of christmas give you hope

the warmth of christmas grant you love

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wishing everyone a very merry Christmas
and all the best for 2015
nancy

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