Happy Mother's Day!

Spring must finally be here - it's Mother's Day! Enjoy the day - treat yourself!

Open House - Thank You!

A gracious Thank You to all who attended the Mother's Day Open House and Gift Sale yesterday! It wouldn't have been a success without you!

Many have asked me about my inspiration and how I go about creating arrangements, so I wanted to give you a peek as to what the clusters of clay blossoms look like before they are arranged (see photo). I find my inspiration in many places: fashion (apparel), home fashion, all types of magazines, fresh floral and my own garden (as it blooms)!

I gathered a bunch of the arrangements before they were displayed for the sale and thought the burst of colour would make an interesting photo! If you missed the sale, several items will be listed on my etsy site tomorrow. Which one is your favourite?

Mother's Day Weekend

Just wanted to share some more photos of some pieces I have been working on! I think the hydrangeas are my current fave - love all of the shades and tones that can be created with clay! Don't forget to have a card for Mom for Sunday! Happy Mother's Day to all of the Moms - we owe a lot to you!

I am lucky enough to be spending Mother's Day with my own family, including my Mom and Grandmother! :) Enjoy!

Feeling Like Spring!

It is really Spring here now! I see the buds on the maple trees, the glorious magnolia trees are about to burst (one of my spring faves!) and bulbs blooming everywhere! Hooray - now I am getting the bug to go out and see what I can do in the garden. I feel the romance of the floral garden as I see the nursery garden centers opening up and the flats of annuals tantalizing me...

In the meantime, here are some recent arrangements that I made for Mother's Day. You can almost smell the fragrant peonies (so delicate as a fresh flower) and roses. The hydrangeas (also so delicate and fussy) can be enjoyed as clay flowers for a lot longer! I really like this colour combo this time of year too - so refreshing after a long, cold winter!

Some Eye Candy!

Feeling like Spring could arrive any minute here! There have been some April Showers this week (and hundreds of slimy little worms on the driveway)...Good for the Garden! Ah, my garden...if I could only plant some clay flowers for instant colour! LOL

ScrapFest was this past weekend - what a great experience! Great to see so many happy scrappers at this event with lots of bags (full of the newest patterned papers, cardstock and embellishments) coming from the Marketplace. I had a great group of very creative ladies attend my card making class! Thanks for the giggles - at one point it was 'snowing' little bits of boa feathers!

I am busy working on Mother's Day clay flowers (hair flowers, arrangements and other goodies) as well as hand-designed greeting cards. Will post some more photos soon - seems the uploading is taking a long time from my camera to computer. :)

Only a few spots left...

(This was written by Lisa Furtney of ScrapFest)

ONLY 11 MORE SLEEPS...... to ScrapFest in Kitchener 2009
Your Ultimate Scrapbooking and Paper Crafting Destination!

Wait until you see all of the newly released products that ScrapFest's exhibitors are bringing to the event. New products that have not yet been seen in the stores!! They have been saving them just for ScrapFest and for YOU!!! Please join us on Saturday to shop the day away and enjoy make 'n takes, demonstrations and more. Tickets are available on line or at the door on Saturday, April 18th for $10. Friday passes are sold out!!
Don't skip these classes!! There are only a FEW spots left!!

You do not want to miss out on these incredible classes and the opportunity to LEARN and CREATE from the industry's best from all over Canada. Take a look at what Vicki Boutin, Trisha Ladouceur, and Kathy Thompson Laffoley have planned for YOU! For more information on the classes being offered at ScrapFest in Kitchener please visit this link.

Beautiful NEW embellishments! Are you looking for something fun and exciting to add to your layouts, cards and other crafting projects?
Then you will not want to miss out on the opportunity to take Tracey Paul's class, "Cool Embellishments with Clay." Yes, CLAY. But this isn't the kind of clay you are thinking of. This Deco Clay is so nice to play with and it feels like marshmallows but it isn't sticky! I had the opportunity to play with it a couple of weekends ago and I didn't even want to wash my hands afterwards - not messy at all! Come see what I mean.

Let's get this party started right NOW with another contest!!
If you post your answer on the ScrapFest Forum under the topic "Do Tell!!" your name will go into a draw and the winner will receive a prize package which will be available for pick up at the ScrapFest registration table at the AUD on Friday, April 17th or Saturday, April 18th.

Here is the question: How did you heard about ScrapFest? Do tell!!

The draw will take place on Monday, April 13th, 2009 at 9:00pm ET.

We are looking forward to another fun filled couple of days with many of you at ScrapFest in Kitchener 2009. We can't wait!! See you real soon! OK, time to get back to work!
http://www.scrapfest.ca/

*********************************************************************************************************