Cubic Zirconia by ArtBeads.com

Hi Mixed Media Artists!
I was fortunate enough to have my blog noticed by ArtBeads.com . . . I'm proud to say that I am now a member of their Blog Design Team . . . for the months of November/December . . . ArtBeads.com's Blog Team is featuring shiny, sparkly, colorful Cubic Zirconia . . . here are my designs featuring a colorful bracelet made with their beautiful Cubic Zirconia Coin Beads . . .


A beaded choker with a Cubic Zirconia Lavender Oval Length Drilled Bead . . .

. . . and matching earrings . . .
I have to confess . . . not only am I on their Blog Design Team . . . I'm probably one of their best customers . . . if you sign up for their email newsletters . . . they have the BEST sales . . . watch out for their DOLLAR SALE when it comes out . . . AND . . . shipping is free . . . HUBBA! HUBBA!!!! LOL!!!!

GREY SAVE dot ORG

One of my retired school teacher buddies from my old school, Louise Winders, is SO involved with Grey Save . . . a Greyhound Adoption Group Serving Southern California . . . she's already adopted three gentle, mellow, soft greyhounds that are such wonderful companions for her . . . here is more info on the organization . . .

Grey Save

(866) Grey-Save

(866) 473-9728

info@greysave.org

Greyhound Adoption Group

Serving Southern California

http://www.greysave.org/

What a wonderful cause . . .

Chris Cozen Workshop

I was SO fortunate to have been able to take classes with Chris Cozen from Golden Paint Company . . . it has been on my WISH LIST for a long time! I was in AWE of her knowledge of the Golden products and what they can do for you as well as her gift at mixed media art . . . the first piece is my only "finished" piece learning to use Golden paints . . . glazing liquid . . . collage . . . stamping . . . transfers . . . stencilling . . . it was a lot to absorb in a 6-hour class, but I LOVED it!!!!! The following three pieces were practice pieces learning to use the materials and techniques!!

The second class I took involved using the new Golden Open Acrylics which allow the artist a greater period of moving the paint before it dries . . . it felt so smooth in the application . . . it was amazing!!!! This piece uses Golden Tar Gel which gave me a clear layer to work on . . . it's also "stringy" in texture which is totally fun to work with!

The next of the samples show how to use acrylics to look like watercolors . . .
The following is a sample of painting on top of dried Golden Absorbant Ground . . .

The next two pieces are paint on Golden Molding Paste . . .

The following shows a resist we were able to do with the mediums . . .

If you ever get a chance to take a class with Chris Cozen . . . I highly recommend it! I learned SO much in such a fun, nurturing atmosphere . . . Chris Cozen currently has two incredible books out . . . Altered Surfaces and Transfers and Altered Images . . . I highly recommend them, as well . . .

Have fun everybody!!!!!!!

The Encyclopedia of Greeting Card Tools & Techniques

One of my stamping buddies, Pat Newman, recently introduced me to The Encyclopeida of Greeting Card Tools & Techniques by Susan Pickering Rothamel, owner of USArtQuest . . . Pat and I met at Sylvia Valle's Greeting Card Class held here locally through Saddleback Valley Unified School District Adult Education . . . This book has so many tips on tools and techniques in it . . . the samples are also wonderful!!!!!

Paper Transformed

I'm also loving this book, Paper Transformed . . . A Handbook of Surface-Design Recipes and Creative Paper Projects by Julia Andrus, creator of Ranger Ink's Perfect Pearls . . . WOW-WEEEEEEE!!!! Does this book have great tools and techniques, as well!
I love 'em both!!!!!!