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Make Charming Ornaments

From
Bead Mold
B2

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Pictured here are different versions of the top middle face from mold B2. All samples were created with polymer clay.

After adding embellishments and baking to harden, the ornament was colored with alcohol inks and Coptic markers.

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Mold B2

The above samples were made with the top-middle face from this mold.

To order molds, go to weefolk.com

Mold
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The samples below were made with the bottom-middle face from this mold.

Use Bead Mold B
To Make a Christmas Elf

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into marvelous
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Pictured here are different versions of the middle-bottom face from mold B. All samples were created with polymer clay.

After adding embellishments and baking to harden, the ornament was colored with alcohol inks and Coptic markers, then strung with beading thread.

POLYMER CLAY LINKS
If you get most of your learning on-line, go to Cynthia Tinapple's blog at polymerclaydaily.com. Polymer Clay Daily. It's a fantastic site with something new every day. She's always searching for new info, so send her your favorite polymer clay links.

Looking ahead to 2012 Guest Instructors scheduled so far at Maureen's: (More info on all of these classes soon ...) Heather Campbell - May 4 - 6, 2012 Class title: Personal Portrait Collage...Embracing your past, present and future self Description: We are much more than just a photograph of ourselves. We are a collection of life experiences , hopes and dreams. Create a personal portrait uniquely yours by incorporating cherished treasures from the past, tokens of loves and losses and symbols of future aspirations. This mixed media collage helps us grow while making new friendships and sharing our stories. Diane Keeler - June 7 - 10, 2012 Class title: Through the Knothole (title is still in the works, but the class learning involves sculpting a face and something to do with looking through a hole in a tree and Diane's trademark details and elegance.) Lindly Haunani - July 11 - 15, 2012 Class title: Creating a Personal Power Shield Description: Combine spirituality, intention, meditation, collaging and polymer clay with fibers, beads, inks, markers and joyful collaboration. This will be a Tyveck construction that features/embraces a shadow and light side, while utilizing the propensity for both Tyveck and Ultra light to take on the color of alcohol inks, Pigma pens and rubber stamp inks. We will have a sewing machine on site to share. Participants will be encouraged to bring beads, fibers, fabric swatches, photo images and found objects to incorporate into their personal shields with personality and intention. Alice Stroppel - September 21 - 23, 2012 A Three-Day Weekend with Alice Stroppel Class titles: Profile Face (Friday), Cane Mapping (Saturday), Pen and Ink on Polymer Clay (Sunday) Students sign up for one, two or all three days.
	It has been a glorious summer here at Maureen's, and as of today, September 28, 2011, the flowers are still hanging in there, though not QUITE as big or as bright as they were in this photos back in early September.

Just completed! Another terrific class with Lindly Haunani and her Rainbow Walking Sticks class. Hurray to Lindly and all the students. Lindly will be returning to Maureen's next summer, July 11th- 15th, 2012 to teach a new five day workshop, "Creating a Personal Power Shield", that combines spirituality, intention, meditation, collaging and polymer clay with fibers, beads, inks, markers and joyful collaboration. I will be posting a more complete description and registration details soon.

These garden stakes were created by Cynthia Tinapple from our What a Character Flexible Bead Mold B.	Alice Stroppel created the faces for this bracelet with What A Character Flexible Bead Mold B2.
Dee Wilder used our Bead Molds B and B2 to create these Story Beads, then she added her own embellishments to the back side.
May 10, 2011 It's Face Time! We have two new molds that are perfect for making Face Beads. Look and see what you can do with Molds B and B2! Use them in jewelry settings, as art doll faces or as sculptural elements. The faces are plain, with no embellishments, so that you can add your own personal touch. Pictured at right are beads that Maureen made using these new molds. She added texture, layers, a few dots and squiggles and then colored them with alcohol inks and acrylic paint.
Pictured in this column are samples from our new MOLD B2. For prices and more info go to: Wee Folk Website	Pictured here are samples from MOLD B.
Mold B2 is pictured at left. At right is an example of one way that Maureen used one of the faces. Pictured in the next column are Mold B plus one of Maureen's Beads-on-a-Stick collections. She used Mold B to create the two face beads.

Meet Jeff Rouse from Our Story Productions at OurStoryMN.com . He's the owner, creator and chief energy behind the events that take place in mythical Sweet Swine County. In the process of having fun and sharing the stories of this cast of characters, they also manage to do a marvelous job of showcasing small towns across Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota and North Dakota. Maureen was invited to be interviewed on their program titled the Women of Sweet Swine County , episode 20, (Maureen is interviewed in the last 12 minutes.) This segment is also part of an hour-long cable program which is posted on the website as Our Story - Episode 101. You can also view the clip which features Maureen on YouTube.com. PICTURE at RIGHT: Spring is coming to Minnesota, or at least a February thaw. For those of you who have been to Maureen's in Jordan, this photo was take from the bridge looking towards Maureen's. The ice is piling up! Almost makes me want to search for Penguins!

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