Sunday, June 20, 2010

Etsy craft party pics

Last friday finally was the craftparty for Etsy's 5th birthday that I had planned for a while. I was so happy to welcome Nicole from Babongohome, Veerle from Nevousinstallezpas, Annemiek from TwoTreesBelgium, Ina from DeerLola, Mariana from Florcita, Kim from Viltalakim and Greet from FleurFatale.They all brought yummy food and drinks so that made organising a piece of cake. I just took care of the lunch and made two easy pasta recipes: spagetthi bolognese and vegetable/salmon lasagna. I also made a small dessert which is supereasy and yummy. You can find the recipe here.
I uploaded all the pictures I made to my Flickr stream, so head over here if you want to see 'em all. After explaining a bit about paper porcelain clay and the process, everyone got to work. Soon the tidy table became messy and lovely creations were in the making.
I didn't make many colorsamples beforehand so actually, all that has been made will be a big surprise for me too because all the colors will change after firing. Some will turn grey others will keep their color. Here's what has been made:
Veerle from Nevousinstallezpas
Ina from DeerLola
Mariana from Florcita
Kim from Viltalakim
Greet from FleurFatale
Nicole from Babongohome
Annemiek from TwoTreesBelgium
This last plate is mine. I wasn't very productive and just pressed some textures and stamps from Greet who was sitting next to me. She brought an awesome box of buttons and metal pieces that made fabulous textures so I was permanently rummaging through that box! :)
After it is fired, I plan to make a positive of these so I can use these textures myself.

So now I need to fire these goodies and I will send 'em to everyone. They will make something awesome from it, I'm sure of that and can't wait to see the end result! :)

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Weekly happy stats

Things that made me happy last week:
Random happy pic by me
The bubble bottle says 'big luck' which is pretty much a round up of the craftparty.
'Groot Geluk' was provided by Ina from DeerLola :)

Happy weekend, everyone! :)

Friday, June 18, 2010

Etsy Craft Party at studio ArtMind

Image from Etsy

Happy Birthday, Etsy!
Today Etsy is having it's 5th birthday and to celebrate that, they plan world wide craft party's. I have been planning this craftparty for a while now and I can't wait to get crafty with my Etsy friends. We'll play with paper porcelain clay. Paper porcelain clay is a fun material to work with. It is not as stubborn as regular porcelain clay and it is extremely white when fired.
I colored a few bits and bobs in color gradations to show you what the process and result could be.And this is what it looks when fired:Some colors really change a lot, it depends on what you use for coloring. I used stains, pigments and oxides. These are just examples and I have no clue what my crafty friends will make but I will definately show the result before and after firing. I'm curious myself...
Now excuse me, I think I hear my first guests arriving... happy day everyone! :)

Thursday, June 17, 2010

My creative space

Ha, it's only mid-day and it feels like I've been non-stop doing things. After doing some early cleaning this morning, I went shopping. Today I'll prepare some food for lunch at my craftparty tommorrow. Later this afternoon, Nicole from Babongohome will already come to stay. I hope to get a lot done before she comes so we can go out for some icecream and enjoy the nice weather and chat some time away. :)

Want to show your space? Hop over to Kootoyoo's to play! It's fun! :)

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Prepping a party - part 3

On June 18th, Etsy is having it's 5th birthday and to celebrate that, they plan world wide craft party's. I'm throwing one in my studio that day. A sneak peek on the preparations....Wanna see more? Take a peek on Friday! :)

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Flickr Favorites

1. 365-52 (party cake), 2. rustic loaf pan, 3. doily flag garland, 4. I heart tea parties
Bear with me as I'm excited about my very first craftparty as you can see...
I wish I could invite you all to come and play but since many of you live far away, I hope that this way I can share some of the fun.

My favorite mosaic last week was bursting of color and had a funny little story to go with it! :)

If you like to play this week, make your mosaic and add a link to your blogpost (NOT your blog please) or Flickr in Mister Linky (click on the button below and fill in your name with the link to your blogpost or Flickr picture)...

Monday, June 14, 2010

Prepping a party - part 2

On June 18th, Etsy is having it's 5th birthday and to celebrate that, they plan world wide craft party's. I'm throwing one in my studio that day. A sneak peek on the preparations....Wanna see more? Take a peek next wednesday! :)