TINA HOLDEN'S BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY AND A YOGA CLASS

If you are not familiar with Tina Holden http://beadcomber.blogspot.com/ you need to check out her blog, her Artfire shop http://www.artfire.com/ and her Etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/beadcomber .
There is so much great information on her blog and free tutorials.  She did a blog on UV Resins which I thought was great, she did one about a printer and she gives you tips about polymer clay that you may not find any where else.  She is wonderful about answering questions and her tutorials are very precise and clear.  I bought her Shimmering Batik tutorial and I have made some things that people try to take away from me.

These are some pieces I did from Tina's tutorial.  The ones on the left don't have Magic gloss on them yet.

Here are some of the wonderful things Tina is giving away:

And Here's Tina.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY TINA

My birthday is this Sunday but I'm a LITTLE older than Tina.

YOGA CLASS

My friend and I took our first yoga class this morning.  I'm feeling muscles I didn't know I had.  I don't know who invented yoga but they must of had a dark side.  If I wanted to put my butt up in the air against a wall and have someone pull my legs over my head behind me I would have joined a Chinese Circus.  We are going again on Wednesday, it's good for a laugh.  I heard one lady moaning but I think it was because her tights were about 4 sizes too small and some of those yoga positions call for really loose pants.

If the inventor of yoga is reading this, you are mean.

LIVING LIFE UNZIPPED - THANK YOU MARIE AND MORE TOYS

I've always felt I lived my life "UNZIPPED".  I'm a Leo and I think most Leo's that I've met could be categorized as being "UNZIPPED".  Most Leo's are very open with their lives and their thoughts and their everything.  I saw this piece that Marie Segal www.mariesegal.blogspot.com/  did about a week ago and I fought with myself about buying it.  I love steampunk, I've been following Marie's work for years and when I saw the open zipper, the nails, screws, locks and keys,  I knew I had to have it.  I got it in the mail today and it's so much cuter in person.  She's a great artist and a genuine lady.

CROCHETED BEAD ROPE

I finally finished my second crocheted bead piece.  It's a long rope.  Took me a long time too but I'm done.

It's slinky.

MORE TOYS

Today my friends Judy and Evelyn came over for a clay day.  Judy ordered some miniature cutters for us from England.  They are adorable.  I can see a lot of earrings being made with these.

Now I just need a teeny tiny case to keep them in. :0)

SHIMMERING GOLD MOKUME GANE

I mentioned before I was doing the Barbara McGuire Mokume Gane.  I have quite a few pieces done but wasn't sure what I wanted to do with them (I want to keep them all myself).  Anyway, I bought some cord necklaces at a bead show not too long ago and I like the necklace but not the cord used to attach pendants so I took that off and added chain.  What do you think?

This also has Magic Glos on it.

GIRLFRIEND'S GONE WILD

Not talking about the trashy ones on TV.  I'm referring to Rose, Judy and Evelyn.  All three have been busy with clay and Viking Knit.  Here are some of the latest pieces from them.

This is Rose's bracelet she did with a French Knitter.  Her first one.  Came out awesome I think.

This is Evelyn's disc necklace.  The disc's were made with 2 canes and the litle balls were made with scrap clay that she rolled over some spongy thing.  It's really light and very pretty.

This is Judy's bracelet.  Since we took the Debbie Anderson class, Judy has made at least 6 of these bracelets and they are gorgeous.  Too bad my little Sony camera doesn't want to take good pictures today.

ANOTHER TINA HOLDEN MASTERPIECE

I'm really excited.  I just purchased one of Tina Holdens new tutorials.  It's called "STEAMPUNK TILE BRACELET"

You can get this at Tina's Artfire shop at http://beadcomber.artfire.com/ or on her Etsy shot at http://beadcomber.etsy.com/ .  I hope to get to this tomorrow since it's 112 here and a good time to play with clay.

I know this has been a long blog today but I think I got my brain UNZIPPED.

Anyway, one thing I really want to do is:

Wish everyone a safe and Happy 4th of July.

Don't drink and drive.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA