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ARE YOU A FRIENDLY PLASTIC ADDICT? Then Join the CLUB

Monday, April 19th, 2010

I am soooo excited to announce that we are working two new features for the Friendly Plastic blog readers!

On today's Cool2Craft live show, I announced the Friendly Plastic ADDICTS CLUB!! This is exciting for me because it's a way for you to grow in your friendly plastic knowledge and receive discounts on FP products at the same time.

So here's the features of the club and what your membership includes:

Welcome Kit (valued at over $25)
   5 Friendly Plastic Sticks (my favorites)
   2 oz. Pellet sampler pack
   Project Booklet
   Marbling Comb

PLUS .....

First Online Class is FREE
25% discount Friendly Plastic products
Advance notice and priority registration of classes and other Friendly Plastic events
Members Only blog access
Members Only Projects
25% off class fees
Members only specials

Total value of Club Membership $61.95

INTRODUCTORY CLUB MEMBER PRICE - ONLY $30!!!!

Our first ever LIVE ONLINE Class is scheduled for May 20th. Time to be determined. Tiffany Windsor of Cool2Crat and I are working on the best venue to feature this class - so that is to be determined. You dont have to have a webcam to take the class though it is recommended because this is interactive. Access will be given through a link.

More info on these events will come this week as we narrow down the details.

It's COOL2Craft with Friendly Plastic

Linda Peterson is compensated and endorsed by AMACO. The guests features may or may not have any affiliation with AMACO.
Friendly Plastic Addicts club is not sponsored by Amaco and is a private club developed by Linda Peterson

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ITS TIME TO CRAFT! with Cool2Craft

Sunday, April 18th, 2010

(in the musical styling of the broadway musical Annie...)...TOMORROW...TOMORROW...come join us tomorrow....and then we will craft away!

I know..I get a little carried away! But, I am excited about tomorrows Cool 2 Craft Live show! So please please join me and all sorts of crafty friends...meet old ones...make new ones and just have fun with us!

I'll be showing you how to make a wire wrapped ring and giving away another autographed copy of my new book BEADING IN NO TIME! Plus .... I have a very exciting announcement for all you Friendly Plastic crafters too!!

Check out the Cool2Craft.com website for your local times. (11am central, Noon eastern, 5pm UK, 9am Pacific)

Lets have some fun and CRAFT!! SEE YA THERE!

Linda Peterson is compensated and endorsed by AMACO. The guests features may or may not have any affiliation with AMACO.

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Bright Shiny Things in Friendly Plastic by Mylene Hillam

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

Mylene and I are alot alike...we love BLING! And we are both drawn to bright shiny things. When I first saw Mylene's post, I really thought it was embossed metal....but it's not! So read on as Mylene shares her take on "Bright Shiny Things". She writes:

Just like a magpie, I am drawn to bright shiny things. I like precious jewels, so dazzling that they sparkle in the light. And the reflective shimmer of a CD as you tilt it causing a rainbow to dance around the disk. I like the lustre of shiny satin as it drapes in soft folds, and the crystals of a chandelier as the sunlight dances on them projecting a beautiful spectrum on whatever surface it falls. But I especially like Friendly Plastic with its vibrant, metallic foils so shiny and bright. It is hard not to be drawn to them.

But today I want to share what happens when you alter that shiny, smooth surface by impressing a texture. Doesn't it look great?....... still shiny, but no longer smooth. So you CAN have the best of both worlds - texture and shine all in the one piece.

With a stunning texture like this only a few simple embellishments are needed to create a lovely focal point on this card.
By the way, this texture is from Krafty Lady. Being made of silicone it won't stick to Friendly Plastic so there's no need for a release agent. Just soften the Friendly Plastic using your preferred heating method, place the texture mat on the surface and use a small rolling pin or stamp block to gently press the texture into the Friendly Plastic. Allow it to cool and it will release easily. If you're impatient like me, you can speed up the cooling by plunging it into cold water.

Before signing off today, I just want to give a quick plug to my upcoming Friendly Plastic classes at Stamp Antics on April 24th. In the morning class you'll learn how to create a Fracture and Fusion pendant with Friendly Plastic and resin and in the afternoon, we turn our attention to all your Friendly Plastic scraps when we turn them into fantastic embellishments to use in your papercraft projects. Bookings can be made by phoning Stamp Antics (3393 3022).

Hope you can join me!

MylÃ©ne

I know from personally meeting Mylene that she is a wonderful teacher, so those of you who have the chance...sign up for her classes! I'll be envious!

Also mark your calendars for Monday April 19th and 26th for my Cool2Craft live demo. I've recently added links to archived shows in case you missed them.

You'll notice at the top of the blog a place to sign up for our newsletters. These are different than the daily posts and just another way for me to share news on Friendly Plastic events. I do not sell any of the email addresses I receive...like you...Im not fond of junk mail...so you can rest assured your email addresses are safe! So please please sign up. Remember to Friend us on Facebook, follow us on twitter and tell all your friends about us.

If you see a post you like - feel free to share it on your blog...facebook page or retweet it! We appreciate all your support and links.

Linda Peterson is compensated and endorsed by AMACO. The guests features may or may not have any affiliation with AMACO.

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Stephen Joseph, plastic bag advocate and environmentalist

Friday, April 16th, 2010

Patty Fisher of the San Jose Mercury News has discovered that Stephen Joseph, counsel for the Save the Plastic Bag Coalition and SaveThePlasticBag.com, is a quotable character. Fisher writes in her column, "The environmentalist who wants to save the plastic...

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Upcoming events – Cool2Craft Live and Friendly Plastic

Friday, April 16th, 2010

SAVE THE DATES

MONDAY APRIL 19TH - 11AM CENTRAL - NOON EASTERN

BLING RINGS - Learn to create fabulous wire wrapped rings in minutes!! This technique can be adapted for Friendly Plastic. CHAT LIVE with ME! I'm also giving away a copy of my new book BEADING IN NO TIME

MONDAY APRIL 26TH

Friendly Plastic Demo - TBA - Im filling in as a guest artists and haven't determined the topic, but it will be FP related....hmmmm....what should I do???

Check out the website for the details, guest line up and your local times on www.cool2craft.com

Questions? EMAIL ME

Linda Peterson is compensated and endorsed by AMACO. The guests features may or may not have any affiliation with AMACO.

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Plastics and politics

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

A couple of political stories with connections to the plastics industry attracted my attention today. First, I noticed that Ron Johnson, president of Oshkosh, Wis., PET sheet extruder Pacur LLC, is considering a run for the U.S. Senate. If he...

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Creating Friendly Plastic Addicts One Friend at a Time – by Jen Lowe

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

It's true - that's our mission...creating Friendly Plastic Addicts one friend at a time. And the best thing about this addiction is it offers no harmful side effects! Only creative fun and a chance to escape some stress!

I say if Cool2Craft can put out a call for 1 Million people who think it's cool to craft we can do the same!! 1 Million FP addicts huh?

Many of the techniques you see here were inspired by internationally known artist Liz Welch

I thought you would enjoy this post by Jen Lowe

Last time, I posted about teaching 1 person who taught another person.....and how you can grow a craft that way.

This blog is about how one person took what she learned here, and made numerous pendants from that same "class" - she is growing her Friendly Plastic skills by leaps and bounds.

Here's what my good friend Shelly made - all done with Friendly Plastic. We're teaching the world, one friend at a time!!!

Which one do you like best???

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Friendly Plastic Frame -Friendly Plastic Tutorial by Lucy Edmondson of True Colors

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Friendly Plastic Frame
by Lucy Edmondson
True Colors

This project is surprisingly easy. You will need Silver Friendly Plastic, strong double side tape such as Red Line, a suitable stamp (I have used one of my favourite Harlequin stamps from the Artistic Stamper, Glossy Accents, and Metallic Rub Ons, No 1. The image is from Crafty Individuals Flowers and Butterflies image book.

1. Take a 5 cm square piece of chipboard, mountboard, or strong card, and neatly edge it with narrow Red Line double sided tape (I have left the red backing on so it shows in the photo but remove this now).

2. Cut four narrow strips of silver Friendly Plastic to fit exactly onto the tape and adhere, so that the strips touch each other.

4. It should look like this now.

5. Holding your heat gun about 15 cms away, on the lower setting if you have one, heat the edges evenly until they soften slightly into each other and there is a crazed appearance evenly across the surface as shown. This will take about 30 seconds or more, depending on the heat of your heat gun. Donâ€™t over-melt and cause it to lose its shape.

6. Ink up the Harlequin Stamp with Versmark and stamp right across the whole frame, and leave to cool before removing.

7. Choose image and adhere to centre of frame.

8. Apply Green rub-on to the frame with your finger:-

9. Add a gem to the butterfly and apply Glossy Accents to centre of frame, to cover image. Leave overnight to dry and keep elbows away!

This is the final frame:-

This is a selection of art moulds made with Friendly Plastic, to whet your appetite for Part 2

More of Lucy's work can be seen on her blog so check it out: http://www.lucystruecolors.blogspot.com/
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Former plastics museum sold

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

The former National Plastics Center in Leominster, Mass., will soon see new life -- as a police station. The museum moved from the former school building in Leominister to the campus of Syracuse University back in 2008. The Leominster location...

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Khan blocked from buying St. Louis Rams

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Remember the story earlier this year about Shadid Khan, the very private owner of Flex-N-Gate Corp., buying a majority stake in NFL's St. Louis Rams? It looks like the deal may fall apart. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting today...

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