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Today I talk with fellow podcaster and knitter, Brenda Dayne the host of Cast On!

We chatted about knitting, of course, and techie podcaster stuff, of course, and laughed and talked and laughed and talked and… you get the idea.

Also, 2 new books I’m in love with and an update on a new LIVE class.

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LIVE Online Classes
How to Stick It All Together with Michael deMeng

Books
Layered, Tattered, and Stitched/Ruth Rae
Smithsonian Rock and Gem/Ronald Louis Bonewitz

Music
Fall With You/Vic Kingsley

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I’m back!

The holidays were wonderful, and it feels good to get back to work!

Listening to today’s guest is a great way to start the new year. I loved chatting with author Diane Trout, and got inspired to start my own Art Journal. (check out these great pens I found while snooping around) Also, Diane is featured this month in Cloth, Paper, Scissors, with an article called Color Wheel Journal Quilt: a mixed media approach.

New books and holiday stories to share, plus some piano music by musician, Jon Schmidt.

Happy Beginning of an Exciting, Adventurous, and Creative New Year!

above: Journal Spilling by Diana Trout

above: Patch Work Journal Cover by Diana Trout

above: “SnowGlobe“   4″x6″ collage and mixed media by Diana Trout

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Music
Winter Serenade/Jon Schmidt

Books
Knitting Brioche by Nancy Marchant
The Crystal Bible by Judy Hall

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Here is a sneak peek at some of the images we’ll be seeing in tonight’s class:
How to Make Beach Pebbles using Polymer Clay
with Cynthia Tinapple

above: some of Cynthia’s creations

above: more imposters

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Another really cool LIVE class here at the CRAFTCAST studio:

“How to Make Beach Pebbles from Polymer Clay”
with Cynthia Tinapple
Wednesday December 2, 2009 8pm EST

above: Some of Cynthia’s poIymer pebbles used in a fab necklace

I’ve been dying to learn how to make these little darlings, so I was thrilled when Ms. Tinapple, from Polymer Clay Daily agreed to give a LIVE class, here through the CRAFTCAST studio.

I’m always collecting great pebbles and stones to hopefully one day add into jewelry designs.Drilling holes in these bits and pieces is always a challenge. (sometimes it works and sometimes…well..)

So… polymer clay replicas sounds like the ticket!

Ms. Tinapple has been working on her own style and formula for years and is going to share it with all of us!!!

I’ve never really been interested to play with polymer clay, but this has me ready to pull out my polymer supplies stashed away somewhere in the studio with new enthusiasm!

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Today I talk with educator, author and jeweler, Christine Dhein.

Ms. Dhein is the Assistant Director of the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts, in San Francisco, where she teaches keum-boo and fabrication. In addition to writing articles on tool tips and keum-boo, Christine’s jewelry is featured in many books, including The Art and Craft of Making Jewelry, 1000 Rings, 500 Necklaces, 500 Earrings, and Chain Mail Jewelry. Christine shared lots of info on how to keep your jewelry studio “green”. Make sure and sign up for her online newsletter by sending an email to christinedhein@yahoo.com with “Green Jewelry News Subscribe” as the subject.

above: Circuit Runway Necklace by Christine Dhein

above: Keum-boo Pendant, 2007 by Christine Dhein
Recycled 24k gold, recycled sterling, sterling cable

Also, I have a quick chat with my friend Seth Savarick who shares with me the fabulous workshops and classes that are happening at the Synergy 2 Conference, February 24-27, 2010

Plus, book reviews and what’s new here in the studio!

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Books
400 Knitting Stitches/Compiled by Potter Craft
The Knitters Book of Wool/Clara Parkes

Music
The One To Meet You There/Polaradio

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Today I talk with Claudine Hellmuth!

It’s always fun to talk with Claudine, lots of laughs and creative sharing. We cover a variety of topics from art to pets to crafting products and all the stuff in between!

Thanks Claudine for sharing sometime with me!

Also, books, music and even a favorite new TV show to discuss.

Listen in and get the details on how to win some products from Claudine’s new line, or her new book,
The Scrapbooker’s Creativity Kit

above: Evie felt the ring slide on to her finger/Claudine Hellmuth

MUSIC
I’ll Be Your Angel/ Christine Kane

BOOKS
The Alchemy of Color Knitting/Gina Wilde
Art and Quilt   Design Principles and Creativity Exercises/Lyric Kinard

TV
Mary Queen of Shops

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I’ve been fascinated with tube settings for sometime now,
so I was very excited to have my dear friend Liz give me a one-on-one demo!

You can check out Tim McCreight’s book, The Complete Metalsmith, or the quickie graphic tutorial in the 2010 Rio Grande Gem and Findings Catalog (pg. 678) for some how-to information.

This is a slab of stone I cut and polished, and then drilled a hole for a 4mm faceted CZ that I set in sterling silver heavy tubing.
(size of stone is 1″ x 2″ approx.)

I love setting sparkly things into other sparkly things.

Next, a bezel…

above: polished stone with 4mm tube set faceted CZ

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It’s all about alignment.

That’s my focus these days.

I think it is true that the more we “feel” in alignment,
the happier we are.

And then, we are happier because
we are aligned with what we were meant to be doing.

Easy, right?

Here is the dictionary definition of alignment that I like:
an arrangement of groups or forces in relation to one another

Leaves a lot of room for interpretation.

When I was working as an art director on photo shoots, unknowing visitors would ask me what an art director actually did.

Considering that much of my time was spent chatting with the crew, and enjoying the catered table of goodies, I could see the reason for their confusion.

My best answer was always:
“Go to a photo shoot without an art director,
and see what happens.”

It was all about keeping the groups alignment.

Keeping it all on track.

Reflecting on this past Monday nights online class with Tim McCreight, alignment is what came up for me.

I had an “Ah Ha”  moment when Tim talked about how it wasn’t the designated name of the tool that mattered but what the tool could accomplish, the “essence” of the tool sort of speak, the alignment of that tool with the metal.

I’m looking at all my tools differently now.

How do they want to align with their purpose,
or like the dictionary definition:

an arrangement of groups or forces in relation to one another

hmmmmmmm

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Last Thursday was the final class with my fiber group.

Beryl, aka the fiber goddess, treated us all to lunch and a play date at her charming home.

After a wonderful ladies lunch, Ms. B. showed us how to take a yard of cotton cording and wire, and wrap it with strips of material or ribbon, winding thread tightly round to hold everything in place.

That created are own personal yard long pipe cleaner of sorts.

Then  we all started to embellish with adding on bits and pieces and buttons and beads and whatever….

I think mine reflects my life, twisting and turning, with treasures and shiny objects peaking up everywhere!

above: “Necklace Soup” mixed materials by Alison Lee

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I’ve been asked to teach some craft classes at a local venue (more to come on that), and I am wondering what do people want.

The 3 most popular categories are:
Knitting
Jewelry Making
Scrapbooking

I would love to hear your ideas.

Maybe it’s a how-to for some supply or technique that’s too hard to figure out from written instructions, or is it more in the creative vein…
Think 2 to 3 hours, not a lot of money.

All help greatly appreciated!

Thank you all you CRAFTCAST supporters!!!

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