March 12, 2010
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Hey, check this out! Free stuff for a lucky person!
The Crash Test Dummies are having a give-away of “signature” products from Lisa Pavelka, one of the Big Names in polymer clay design.
If you follow the links to their site, you can find out how to enter. Hint: I’m entering by posting this entry.
Not a lot going on this week. Faron’s been tending his seedlings – he planted tomatoes, peppers and …something else.
He bought onion sets and strawberry plants and this weekend he and Jason will put the rototiller on the Kubota and start turning over the soil in the garden behind the pole shed. Not quite time to plant the big garden, where they put in the larger crops like corn and potatoes and the pumpkins, of course! Our sweet Jared will have his first birthday in just a few days! Joe and Amy have had the very generous idea of celebrating it here in Williamsport next weekend, so we’re looking forward to a nice long visit (Thursday night through Sunday) with the four of them! Joe’s extended family as well as all of us missed out on Derek’s first birthday as it was in Maryland, so Amy figured this was a good way to include all of us and return some hospitality – the party is going to be at the Children’s Discovery Workshop at the YMCA. The CDW used to be open to the public but is now only open for birthdays – the rest of the time it’s used by the daycare at the Y.
I’ve been claying a good bit – working on some fun new techniques – half borrowed and half my own invention. I should have photos and have them ready to list on Etsy in the next couple of days. I’m also working on the challenge piece for the June challenge, which is going to be very special. We were all provided with the same small tin to cover, the theme being “Outside the Box,” and we must have them finished and mailed to one of the officers of the Guild for her to photograph and make special listings for an online auction of sorts, all proceeds to go to charity. Usually our actual entry pieces are only entered into the challenges via photos on the Internet. So this one is special and very challenging. The tin, by the way, is SMALL!
I’m tossing around ideas still for the April challenge, which is “Inspired by Fabric.” I’ve seen some of the competition already and I’m worried! I haven’thad an “aha!” moment yet for this challenge so …
Also have been working on Faron’s barn and another house. I like having lots of different projects happening. It’s hard keeping the various clays I’ve blended for each project separate and yet close at hand, but my room is a disaster area anyway.
So that’s it. Remember that giveaway – well worth taking a look if you are a crafter and might want to try some cool projects in polymer clay.
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