Showing posts with label sweetland retreat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sweetland retreat. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Polymer & Shard Class

Last night I began to sand shards for my class "Repurposed Polymer & Shard Pendant" that I will be teaching at Sweetland Retreat in Manchester, Maine on November, 14th.
I was in the antique business with my Mom for years and have slowly weeded out all of the big stuff. I did keep many old and unique small items for art & such. I seem to have a hard time letting go of little precious items that are broken, chipped or cracked. Hence the boxes of broken pottery & china in my attic. I placed each piece of pottery/china between two towels, put on my safety glasses and started gently breaking up some of these unwanted plates, platters & bowls with a hammer. Last night I sat in my chair with a big platter on my lap and began to sand the edges with a big fingernail file & steel wool.
Soon they will be someone elses treasure that they can wear around their neck!

There are just a couple of spots left in this class!
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I'm super excited!!! Sweet Mojo's website is almost finished... and who but the lovely Hope Wallace is designing it! AND... she's coming to Maine for 6 days to work on the site and do some sight-seeing! It's been quite a few years since we've seen eachother, I just can't wait! I know I say this alot, but I feel lucky to have such great people in my life......
really & truly I do.
xoxox

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

back to jewelry....

So now that Jolene and I have our daily rhythm going with Sweet Mojo Apothecary, I decided it was time to start teaching a few jewelry & art classes this year. In my opinion, there's no better place in central Maine then the wonderful and easy-going atmosphere of Sweetland Retreat in Manchester.
In this class, "Repurposed Shard & Polymer Clay Pendant", you will learn how to turn an old broken piece of pottery/china into a one-of-a-kind pendant. This class is a spin-off from my article in Belle Armoire Jewelry's Summer 2009 issue.
FIND MORE DETAILS at Sweetland Retreat! Class is Sunday, Nov. 14th & registration has begun! This one is filling up! (no really, I'm not just saying that, it truly is!) (lol!)
Hope to see you there!

xox Jes