August Class at the Paper Niche

Hello all! Still trying to get caught up after a week away, but going to CHA was worth it! I'm so grateful for the opportunity - it was an amazing experience. I still haven't uploaded all my pictures, but Gine has some great ones on her blog and you can check them out.

Here is the information for my August class at the Paper Niche. Come and join me - these ribbon flowers are seriously addicting!

Ribbon Flowers with Amy $20
Thursday, August 5th 6pm - 8pm
and
Saturday, August 21st 10am - Noon


Handmade flowers are all the rage right now, and this class teaches you how to make 3 different variations. These flowers make great embellishments for pages, cards, altered projects and even clothing! You will use the flowers to cover this adorable Maya Road album in class.

Supplies: Please bring your basic tool kit, Wet adhesive (Zip Dry is recommended)
White or cream acrylic paint

M & O

My husband's birthday was this past Saturday, and I always try to make him something as a gift. This year, I made him an mini-album all about our wonderful dogs Maggie and Oliver. I used the super-cute Max and Whiskers line I got at the Paper Niche. I love how it turned out - it's easy to create an album with such cute subjects.

I'm going to miss them all while i'm away at CHA this week. I'm so excited to see the Mother Ship of crafting events, but am worried about Ollie - he has pneumonia and is at the puppy hospital. I know he's being well taken care of and he'll be fine, but the poor little guy just isn't feeling well :(

While we're away, we'll be sending pictures and updates for the Paper Niche Blog - follow Tammy, Gine and myself at CHA and get sneak peaks of all the fabulous new products.

Also, check out this awesome blinkie made by Leah. Head on over to the Paper Niche blog and grab one for yourself! (and an extra thanks to Leah for making me a special "I coordinate" blinkie!!!)

Be back soon!

A New Adventure

Hello all! I've been a horrible blogger lately - where has the time gone?

I'm so excited to share my next adventure - today is the "official" start of my new job - being the Class/Crop/Events Coordinator at the Paper Niche! I couldn't be happier - being able to coordinate bringing art into people's lives - it's a great fit. Additionally, this will allow me to go

back to teaching - I have so many class ideas bubbling in my brain - if only there were time for them all. I'll be working many of the crops on Friday and Saturday nights, so come and hang out with me. :)

Stay tunned for great projects and classes coming from the talented ladies of the Paper Niche!

10089 Cleary Boulevard
Plantation, Florida 33324
Tel: 954-577-0999

www.paperniche.com

http://paperniche.blogspot.com

Art for ME!

So, I'm sure this sounds like a selfish blog title, but that's not how I mean it. :) Between teaching classes and making art for gifts, I rarely keep what I make. Don't get me wrong - I love making art to share - it's like giving a piece of my heart! But I was ecstatic to complete a project for our new home. It's SO me - my fav color combo of the moment (aqua and red) mermaids, sea shells, paint, texture - I'm really happy with how they turned out. Hopefully, there is more art for the house in the near future.

Off to VintageFest this weekend - I'm so excited! (I haven't been on plane in a whole FIVE MONTHS - it will be weird!)

Alameda - My First Sewing Project!

So, I'm totally in love with Kenner Road's kits and the inspiration Kerry Lynn Yeary is dishing out. When I saw this kit, I had to get it, even though I didn't have a sewing machine - I just figured I'd hand stitch it, but I didn't care! Then, when the hubs surprised me with the machines, I was thrilled to make this my first official project.

It's such a cleaver project idea - she took a vintage quilt and cut it into pretty pieces to use as the book's covers. There were even vintage book pages from some kind of sewing book, so it was all fitting. KL used her book to document an event, but I decided to make mine a sewing reference manual, as I was buried in the manual and online resources trying to learn all the stitches!

Now I'll have this cute little book as a reference guide for all my sewing projects - yay!

I'm a lucky girl!

Yesterday, I celebrated 2 awesome years married to Scott. I feel very lucky to have made it this far - it wasn't easy on us for me to be traveling the 1st year and 3 months of our marriage, but we are enjoying life with a new house and time making it a home. He's enjoying riding and upgrading his motorcycle - I'm enjoying doing my art. Speaking of which, my art is going to be taken to a whole new level in the the near future! For our anniversary, there were supposed to be no presents and just cards. Two "Let's make a deal" games later, and picking all the wrong doors (he always has to make things interesting!) I am the proud new owner of not 1, but 2 sewing machines. One is a sewing machine and the other is an embroidery machine. Amazing!


Now my art is going to incorporate fabric and stitches galore! I have a lot to learn, but Holly can teach me, too - she made this wonderful piece as a housewarming gift - it's a beautiful inspiration.

Back with some of my own art real soon!

Jenni Bowlin's VintageFest

I'm so stinkin' excited to be going to Jenni Bowlin's VintageFest in April. It looks to be a great event and in a beautiful place! Check it out here: