here i am...

hey bloggers - wow, what a week!  we hit the road last friday to texas where i taught 3 workshops for the stamp asylum.  what a great time.  thank you to everyone in texas for your hospitality and sharing in the creative fun!  thank you to monica (owner of stamp asylum) and of course her team and friends for all of the tireless hours everyone put in.  we certainly could not have done it without you...  we landed on friday with lots of prep and set up work ahead of us.  we started set up at about 3:00pm at a local hotel to get ready for the 102 students i had in class the following day.  we had lots of supplies to unload, tables to cover, and product to put out to get ready, but we wrapped everything up by midnight in time for a few hours rest before starting the next morning.  the classes were so much fun to see everyone put their creative spin on it and learn a variety of techniques working with alterations, distress ink, paint dabbers, grungeboard, and of course all things idea-ology....

we finished classes and started to pack things up to move to a new room for the folowing day's workshop.  like i said, we had big things planned for the "artful curio" workshop.  we set up in the ballroom complete with round tables and a large banquet of tables down the center filled with more vintage findings than you could dream of.  again without the help of monica and her team, we would have been there all night, but managed to get everything done by 1:00am (of course a late night trip to the local mexican restaurant was included).  the curio class started the following morning to a group of very anxious students waiting to enter to room.  with a few words from me to guide them through the process, we were off to a day long workshop filled with ideas and inspiration from everyone there.  even lunch was included so students could spen the entire day immersed in artistic bliss - the projects were simply amazing....

at the end of an amazingly creative and fun weekend we packed everything up to ship back to the studio to get refreshed and packed up again for our next adventure .  mario flew out the next morning and i stayed in dallas to demo for a retailers event for michael's.  it was a very busy week to say the least, but i returned home last night making it out just before a big storm hit dallas - very thankful for that...

so thanks again to everyone in texas for sharing your time and creativity.  i also want to share a link to a great interview i did for paper crafts magazine and "moxie fab world" - i hope you check it out.  i've also confirmed my next store visit to absolutely everything later this year.  sign ups begin this sunday so check out the details and i hope to see you there.  i'll be teaching the "ultimate alterations" and "creative blocks" workshop i did in texas along with 2 seasonal workshops using my new configurations shadow boxes - should be great fun, i love seasonal projects....

okay, lots to catch up on around the studio - gotta go...t!m

Comments

[Dawn-Marie]

Looks like everyone had loads of fun!

[Michelle Cummings]

omg! that looks like so much fun! we are thankful you made it home safely. :)

[Dawn]

Oh my goodness you make me tired when I hear all the planning and details. What a thrill it is for all the people that are lucky enough to get in one of your classes. I know I would be, one day I hope.
Thanks for sharing all the good times.

[Margaret in NY]

Sounds like a busy week! I am planning on registering for the classes at AE...can't wait to see you there!

[emily]

It must have been fun but I am amazed at the creativity with so little elbow space!:D I would have been spread out over the whole table by the end of the day!
Lucky crafters to enjoy such an experience!!!:o)

[Theresa Merkling]

so jealous - wish I could have been there

[Yvonne Norman]

Sounds like a Famtastic time!! Waiting for you to come to Southern California so I ca be immersed in Tim Holt land of creativeness.

[maureen F]

WOW - your classes must take so much work and coordination to run smoothly - Please teach something in Chicago !! pretty please

[pam bra]

Will be looking to see about sign up and where it is, would love to be able to take a class with you. Seen you interview with Moxie Fab, love Cath and you did an amazing job. Can't wait to see configurations.

[tara]

Oh looks like soooo much fun!!!! If i lived close I so would of wanted to be there ;) lol. Looks like you guys had a blast!! Now take some relax time for yourself :) You deserve it!