Getting Ready

I am getting ready for a vendor mart sponsored by the Quilting By the Lake conference put on by the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, NY.  Thinking about quilters and how they like to put things together inspired these necklaces and bracelets.

Schweinfurth MakeShift Class 3/7

Last night's MakeShift class went quite well. The students learned how to make polymer clay canes and them apply them to beads, glass objects and earrings.  Some of the highlights:

Make Shift Classes spring 2014

I will be teaching three more classes at the Schwienfurth this spring in the Makeshift series.  in the first one, we will make canes with polymer clay. Those canes will then be sliced and become earrings and a candle holder.  Participants will need to bring a glass or bottle to be covered. That class is on March 6th from 6-8.

 The second class will be a mosaic class.  Bring a cool object like a fish bowl, an aluminum tract.y or ice bucket to cover.  Bring chards and broken dishes to use.  During the first class on April 3rd we will apply the broken pottery to the object which the participant has brought.  Two weeks later, April 17th,
we will grout the project.  Definitely a great way to recycle broken plates and cups!

Come join the fun and learn new skills!

Ornament making at the Schweinfurth

Last night a few hardy souls came out for ornament making at the Schweinfurth Art Center.

Make Shift Wrap It Up

These are some of the cards made by the participants of the Make Shift cards and wrapping paper workshop this week at the Schweinfurth Art Center.

Make Shift at the Schweinfurth

Tiny preview of the class I will be teaching at the Schweinfurth this week. We will be printing and collaging cards and wrapping paper.

These are some of my stars from the final Make Shift class last night. We made fork bracelets and wire rings. It was fun to meet you and work with you ladies!

It is a busy week for East Street Tins:

On Thursday I will be teaching the last class of the season for the Make Shift series the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn.  We will be making wire rings and bracelets from forks.  Don't forget to bring a pair of pliers and a fork!

On Friday and Saturday I will be at Plantasia, a plant and craft show at Baltimore Woods in Marcellus.
Friday night is for members only. Saturday runs from 8-2.

Student work from the Zipper Brooch class at the Schweinfurth this week. Everyone did very well and were creative with the zippers.

Zipper brooch class at the Schweinfurth Art Center tomorrow.  6-8.  Come join the fun!

Bead workshop last night at the Schweinfurth in Auburn.    So much fun to be with these creative students.

Come join me at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, NY to make a tin bead necklace on  March 16, 6-8 for the second in the series of Make Shift classes for the spring of 2013. We will be using a variety of metal smithing tools on a variety of tin from vintage beer cans and juice cans. Participants will have their choice of stringing their new beads on black rubber necklaces or ball chain.

A nice note about anticipation before my class on Thursday.

http://ssveltestuff.blogspot.com/2013/02/shes-got-class.html

A busy week:  I have been working on these six cuffs during free time all week, tweaking a design I started a couple of summers ago.  These new bracelets have three layers of tin which makes them a bit sturdier without a lot of weight.

I also taught the first of my recycled jewelry classes this spring at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn.  We worked with bottle caps filling them with resin for magnets and pins and also flattening them for earrings.  All had fun.  The next class will be in March and we will be making tin beads  for a necklace.

I'm teaching 4 classes of recycled fun at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn this winter - spring. Come join the fun!

http://www.schweinfurthartcenter.org/classes/adults.html#makeshift

Yesterday I delivered a package of 15 pair of earrings and 3 necklaces to the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn. That felt good.

Later this month, I will be the craft portion of a fund raiser at the art center involving beer and cheese. My part will be with recycled beer cans and bottle caps. These are the proto types for that event.

Here's the link: http://www.schweinfurthartcenter.org/events/current.html

Last bit of news is my tin jewelry shop name has now changed to East Street Tins.