Archive for June, 2010
110-year streak over for US manufacturing?
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Reports that China will overtake the United States as the largest manufacturing nation in the world are getting a lot of attention this week. And why not? The U.S. took the No. 1 spot from Great Britain in the 1890s,...
Plastic ‘icebergs’ disguise vacant lots
Monday, June 21st, 2010
Tired of looking at a vacant lot that some investor is sitting on, waiting for the market to bounce back? How about filling it, temporarily, with a plastic iceberg? Crain's New York Business has a story ("Designer floats iceberg idea...
Favorite plastic icon: Devo energy dome
Monday, June 21st, 2010
Thanks to the Cleveland Plain Dealer's John Soeder for a bit of trivia about a favorite plastic icon: The energy dome "hats" worn by the musical group Devo aren't just upside-down flower pots. Devo co-founder Jerry Casale told Soeder: I...
Speghetti and Friendly Plastic???
Sunday, June 20th, 2010
I couldnt resist sharing this photo of ....yes....speghetti and friendly plastic. How fun? This is a photo snatched from Liz Welch's blog as she shares details of a recent class she taught. So check out her blog to find out just what they made from this.
Classes are a great way to get your hands wet with Friendly Plastic. Liz offers a wide variety of technique classes in the UK.
If you are in Australia - check out Mylene Hillams classes
If you are anywhere else in the world - CrafTECH University offers online classes in Friendly Plastic along with an array of other craft based classes. Coming up June 29th is a basic jewelry making class and a wire wrapping class featuring bling rings. While these classes are not Friendly Plastic in content, the skills learned are a great value when turning your Friendly Plastic work into jewelry. Check out the upcoming calendar including Friendly Plastic on the home page of the website. Click here
Linda Peterson is compensated and endorsed by AMACO. The guests features may or may not have any affiliation with AMACO.
If you are in Australia - check out Mylene Hillams classes
If you are anywhere else in the world - CrafTECH University offers online classes in Friendly Plastic along with an array of other craft based classes. Coming up June 29th is a basic jewelry making class and a wire wrapping class featuring bling rings. While these classes are not Friendly Plastic in content, the skills learned are a great value when turning your Friendly Plastic work into jewelry. Check out the upcoming calendar including Friendly Plastic on the home page of the website. Click here
Linda Peterson is compensated and endorsed by AMACO. The guests features may or may not have any affiliation with AMACO.
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Arburg makes lemonade from vuvuzelas
Friday, June 18th, 2010
OK, I promise after today, no more vuvuzela posts. But you have to love German injection press manufacturer Arburg GmbH + Co. KG for its stroke of marketing genius today, putting out a news release: "Arburg makes noise for World...
Can’t get enough Friendly Plastic?
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
If that's the case and "if" you live in Australia...this may just be your lucky day! Read on:
Mylene Hillam writes:
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Mylene Hillam writes:
A big hello to all the lovely crafters who stopped by the Stamp Antics stand at the Scrapbook and Papercrafts Expo to say hello and check out what Friendly Plastic is all about. I hope you picked up lots of valuable pointers and are inspired to create your own wonderful Friendly Plastic projects.
But what's that, I hear? You didn't get enough Friendly Plastic info on the weekend! Well, don't despair.... you can get more.
Why not get some hands on experience in a class situation where you'll learn how to work with Friendly Plastic first hand. The Lumpy, Bumpy, Spotty and Dotty class has sold out, but I'm doing a repeat class on the 22nd June so you don't have to miss out on learning how to make this fun and sparkly bracelet. Give Stamp Antics a call (3393 3022) and the girls will be happy to book you in.
Can't make it to the classes? Well, for members of the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre, you'll be able to come along for a session on Friendly Plastic on Thursday 8th July. I'll be your host for the morning and will take you through all the basics of working with Friendly Plastic. Time permitting, I'll also show some more advanced techniques. And to get you really excited about the possibilities of working with Friendly Plastic I'll have a large display of pieces so that you can begin to see the possibilities of working with this wonderfully versatile medium.
I have more demos and classes scheduled for later in the year both locally and interstate so keep checking my class schedule and also the sidebar of my blog (Where you'll find me) for details.
In my next post I'll be working with all those lovely demo pieces and I'll show a little bit of a "how to".
'Til then.... keep crafting!
Make sure you check out all of Mylene's work on her website at: www.milllanestudio.comBut what's that, I hear? You didn't get enough Friendly Plastic info on the weekend! Well, don't despair.... you can get more.
Why not get some hands on experience in a class situation where you'll learn how to work with Friendly Plastic first hand. The Lumpy, Bumpy, Spotty and Dotty class has sold out, but I'm doing a repeat class on the 22nd June so you don't have to miss out on learning how to make this fun and sparkly bracelet. Give Stamp Antics a call (3393 3022) and the girls will be happy to book you in.Can't make it to the classes? Well, for members of the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre, you'll be able to come along for a session on Friendly Plastic on Thursday 8th July. I'll be your host for the morning and will take you through all the basics of working with Friendly Plastic. Time permitting, I'll also show some more advanced techniques. And to get you really excited about the possibilities of working with Friendly Plastic I'll have a large display of pieces so that you can begin to see the possibilities of working with this wonderfully versatile medium.
I have more demos and classes scheduled for later in the year both locally and interstate so keep checking my class schedule and also the sidebar of my blog (Where you'll find me) for details.
In my next post I'll be working with all those lovely demo pieces and I'll show a little bit of a "how to".
'Til then.... keep crafting!
Linda Peterson is compensated and endorsed by AMACO. The guests features may or may not have any affiliation with AMACO.
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Senate hopeful runs into conservative skeptics
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Here's an update on Ron Johnson, the plastics company executive who's running for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Dave Umhoefer is reporting that Johnson postponed Q&A meetings with two tea party groups after he received "a skeptical...
Some thoughts on Ball exiting PET
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
It's been 15 years since Ball Corp. joined the PET bottle market. The decision, announced today, to sell the business to Amcor Ltd. for $280 million says a lot about the rapidly changing market. Ball first made noise about entering...
Watch the vuvuzela being molded
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
Many sports fans have been introduced this week to the sound of the vuvuzela, the plastic horn that's known for creating a buzzing sound, which has dominated the audio of all of the World Cup soccer games from South Africa....
‘Addicted to Plastic’ coming to cable
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
Cable TV's Sundance Channel is airing "Addicted to Plastic," a documentary by Ian Connacher. Sundance describes it as "an international odyssey revealing the disturbing long-term effects of the most ubiquitous and versatile material ever invented. From water bottles and Styrofoam...