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Friendly Plastic inspiration from an "Enchanted" castle

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
We recently featured Kate Charles on the blog and THANK YOU to our subscribers for checking out her website - she reports nearly 500 hits that week alone!!!

She writes:

The tower is made from small "stones" of FP, mainly pewter and silver,
covered in a variety of materials eg voiles, skeleton leaves, micro beads
or patterned with stamps. When all the pieces were assembled the tower as
burnished with rub'n buff in golds and silver. Small ivy leaf cut outs
were then attached to the tower with a soldering iron. The inside is
painted with acrylics.

I learnt so much on Liz's course that my head is full of new ideas. Your
amazing blog is also inspiring - I'm scrounging old bottles of nail polish
to make my own coloured sticks to work with - what a brilliant idea."

Wow!!! Kate was inspired by a Castle......tell me...what inspires you??

Visit Kate's website at:  http://www.katecharlescrafts.co.uk/

Send your work to me at lindapetersondesigns@yahoo.com and I"ll feature you!

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Friendly Plastic at the Sydney Australia Papercrafts festival with Mylene Hillam

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

Mylene writes:


You might have noticed in my side bar that in November I will be demoing at the Papercrafts Festival in Sydney for Stamp Antics. Well, now I have an update to that: last week I got word that I will also be teaching classes so since then I've been busily working away on the class samples.

In Class 2 you'll get to play with Friendly Plastic. Don't worry if you've never worked with it before as this is a beginners class so you'll learn all the basics. You'll learn how to marble, how to texture and how to cut Friendly Plastic, plus you get to use two different softening methods in this class.


Check out the details of each class on my website. If you'd like to book into one, give Stamp Antics a ring (07) 3393 3022 as the show organisers are not taking bookings. Make sure to bring along the class essentials. Please ask Stamp Antics for the list as these items are not being provided - only the materials used in class are.

I'm really looking forward to coming to play in Sydney and I hope you'll come join me.



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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


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Victoria Stampers Class in the UK by Liz Welch

Sunday, June 13th, 2010
Friendly Plastic is fun the world over!!! Very popular in the UK thanks to artist Liz Welch, who's textural techniques with Friendly Plastic are absolutely stunning.   I wanted to share highlights of one of her recent classes.


What a hot one Saturday was, not only from the point of view of the weather, but also the class I took at Victoria Stampers in Rainhill, Mersyside, everyone was red hot keen to discover how to use Friendly Plastic to it’s best advantage.
Meeting in the function room over the Victoria Pub, these talented and dedicated ladies know how to apply themselves to their craft! Not only was it all superbly organised by Lynne Wilkinson, but everyone came prepared with the right kit, the right attitude and bucketfuls of friendship and humour (plus the odd chocolate!).
This was a larger class than normal due to very special circumstances and I was a little anxious that it might be tricky to give everyone enough attention. However, they listened, made notes and eagerly tried out all the things I threw at them to do, helping each other along the way. I was so busy and involved that I managed to only take one or two photos, and I am reliant on some photos generously donated by others.
Unfortunately, because I did not take all the photos, I can’t remain behind the camera!
Busy learning Lacework
Here are some great samples made by Jo
You can see how hard they worked, and in this example, it is obvious that Jo’s energy and enthusiasm did not stop when class was over as I think all of these were made after the class! Thanks Jo for all your photos.
Neet sent me this photo of the work she had done in he class, finishing off her Angelina hearts and putting them back to back to make a pendant when she got home.
The last two images I have pinched from Carol and Olive’s blogs – thank you ladies!
Finally, here I am demonstrating a technique to the ladies of Victoria Stampers, and as you can see, they all paid close attention.
Judging by the flurry of head-swelling emails I received, they enjoyed themselves and liked what I did with them. I was very touched by the lovely hand made card (complete with Friendly Plastic motif) which was signed by them all.
Thank you Victoria Stampers for a really great day, I thoroughly enjoyed being with you all, you are a great bunch of people and I look forward to working with you all again.




Liz teached Friendly Plastic throughout the UK.  Please visit her blog for details of her upcoming classes.

For those of you who are not able to travel to the UK but would like to take a class, I am happy to say that we are working on that possibility thru CrafTECH University.  It is just a matter of finding a time suitable for her and everyone and working out the logistics.  This will truely be a class you don't want to miss!!  Please keep checking the class calendar on http://www.craftechuniversity.com/ home page for updates to the schedule.



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Upcoming Classes in Friendly Plastic by Liz Welch

Monday, March 22nd, 2010
Passing along this information for  those of you interested in classes by Liz Welch - a UK Friendly Plastic Artist.
Life has been a bit hectic over the last few weeks and I apologise for not making the time to post sooner. However, I can bring to your attention some classes I am running in the next few months. The details are on the Classes Page (see the tab at the top of the blog).
The first is on April 7th at the Husqvara Studio in Nottingham when I will be running two introductory classes, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon. First Impressions (in the morning) is a great way to get to know Friendly Plastic and how it works. In two hours we will explore a load of different ways of making buttons for your textile, jewellery and a papercrafting projects. Whether they are teeny tiny little embellishments for a scrapbook page or a card, or giant oversized buttons for making a statement on a bag or garment, we will have fun trying out some different techniques.
Sorry the picture is a little fuzzy, I think I shook the camera a tad. The button is about 2″ across and is made up from a lot of scraps. It finishes of my scrappy hand knitted bag perfectly.
This is such a simple card, I used some scraps of old lace and some card and hand-made paper offcuts and stitched the buttons on before mounting them on the card.

Scraps and a needle tool created this button which adorns a photo album.
Buttons don’t have to be round, they could be any shape, they could have a shank, or they could be more like a bead, it is up to you
In the afternoon we will be looking at making moulds using Easy Mould (2 part moulding silicone putty), and then filling them with Friendly Plastic to make motifs for jewellery, cards an textiles. We will experiment with Friendly Plastic sticks and Pellets which we can colour using alcohol inks

You have seen this image before, but this is the sort of thing I mean when I am talking moulds.
On the 24th April we will spend a whole day Ooozing an Aaahhing! A day of exploration and experimentation, creating amazing textures and trying out loads of ideas. Warm Friendly Plastic can be pushed or Ooozed through all manner of things with holes in, and the effects are astounding. If you like to experiment and have some fun then this is a great day for you. Although the technique developed out of one of my mistakes (rolling thick lace into FP and getting it stuck), the serendipitous nature of the resulting effects is perfect for every application. I always find it exciting to try out a new Oooze medium, whether it is fabric, paper, metal, yarn or whatever I can lay my hands on with holes in, the end result is never quite what you expect, but always interesting and textured.
This is a whole day class at Husqvarna Studios in Nottingham, and you will need to book directly with the venue.
I have more classes for May and June, but I won’t rattle on about them now, you can see the details on the Classes Tab at the top of the page.
Now I mentioned “Shows” in the title of this post, and that is because I will be at Fashion, Embroidery and Stitch at the NEC on Thur 25th March and Sunday 28th March on the Nolitex stand (ZM02) as we are bringing part of our touring exhibition A Question Of Identity to the NEC.
I have two pieces of work on show, and there are lots of lovely and stimulating things to see from the rest of the group. Come and say hello if you are at the show. We have some brilliant value CD catalgues with 90 images of work from the exhibition for £4 on the stand, plus post cards and cards for sale. There will always be a member of the group on the stand if you want to ask any questions, or indeed purchase one of the value packed CDs. I know they are excellent value as I have spent days sorting out the images to use, labelling them all and re-ordering them to make a coherent slide show, compiling the CD, designing and printing the disc an then copying them all. So if there are any mistake you can blame me!
This is likely to be the last time this body of work is exhibited as we will be launching our next exhibition into the world for two weeks from the 12th July 2010 at the Sam Scorer Gallery in Lincoln under the title “TideLine”. I will tell you more about that closer to the time, but I am very excited by what I have seen so far of the work for TideLine, it is incredibly varied in techniques, and really stimulating. I can’t tell you any more now, I have to go and paint some plinths in readiness for Fashion Embroidery and Stitch.






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Friendly Plastic Classes in Australia by Mylene Hillam

Friday, March 5th, 2010
Classes offered in Australia by Artist/Designer Mylene Hillam of Milllanestudio.  See her website for more information:  www.milllanestudio.blogspot.com



Here's another slight variation of the resin and Friendly Plastic pendant we'll be making in tomorrow's class at Stamp Antics. This promises to be a really fun class - making these little pendants is so addictive!
If you were unable to get into the class I'm happy to say that there will be another one scheduled soon. So why not give Jenny a ring at Stamp Antics (07 3393 3022) and ask her to add your name to the waiting list. She'll get back to you shortly to let you know when the class will be.


That's all for today, folks!
I'll be back soon!
Myléne


If you are offering classes - please email me and I will post the information.



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Desire to Inspire? More Friendly Plastic designs from SueC and her students

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

Sue C is still at it....inspiring her students to creat with Friendly Plastic! She writes:
A couple of posts back I showed some friendly plastic atc's I had made for classes. I love working with it but am a Jill of all and master of none so my pieces reflect that.
I can't tell you how proud and amazed I am that I got a blog comment from.....the Queen of Friendly Plastic herself - yes Liz Welch - how cool is that. I feel so honoured that she even bothered to look at my blog never mind to leave a comment. I have met her a couple of times and she is so lovely to talk to. She even gave me a couple of her pieces that I showed the ladies this morning. I am so in awe watching her as she works.

This morning I carried on teaching friendly plastic and it was...friendly I mean...
and it did all I could have asked.
Here are Gill, Mu and Q happily working away. Q and Gill sing in a choir so there's always lots of singing going on when Q comes - this morning it was musicals, West Side Story, Carousel and Cabaret.



here's Gill's


and Mu's


and Q's


They did well especially as it was their first time. There will be more techniques for them next week.
I forgot to photograph Liz's pieces and they are at the shop but I will tomorrow. Liz, if you are reading this I still can't master the ooze technique so any tips for it I'd be most grateful.

Sue


Thank you Sue C for sharing all the talent on your blog!

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Liz Welch Class Schedule for 2010 – UK Friendly Plastic

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Direct from RareLizzies blog (aka Liz Welch) here is the information about her upcoming classes in the UK. Liz writes:


I have updated my web site with the class dates for 2010. To save you the effort of checking it out, I am detailing them below just in case you might be interested in any of them. They are not exhaustive, and I am open to ideas and suggestions.


19th January 2010 moring class @ Gillians Crafts in Derby. See Gill’s web site for more details and to book the classes.


By The Book (morning class)



This little book is only 2 inches square, and can easily be made in the 2hr class. Texturing and colouring techniques will be covered, as well as “Beads on Strings”.

Linda's Notes: I personally have one of these beautiful books by Liz Welch and I can assure you this is a class that you do NOT want to miss!! Both Liz and Gill (owner of Gillians Crafts) will keep you laughing all day long!!

Dancing Dolls (afternoon class)



Learn how to make a Lizzie Doll using free form modelling techniques.. You may well have time to make more than one of these little ladies.


9th March 2010 10am – 3pm Bend It Shape it Gillians Crafts in Derby Book directly with Gill



A day full of wonder and exploration. Learn as many techniques as you feel able to – an excellent way to really get to grips with what Friendly Plastic can do for you. I always try to tailor the class to the needs of the students attending, and we cover all the favourites of Lacework, Oooze, Impressions, Patchwork, simple beads, inlay and much more.



7th April 2010 Morning – First Impressions – Buttons and Motifs for Textiles and other crafts @ Husqvarna Studio Nottingham Book Directly with Husqvarna please.



Create buttons and motifs to adorn your textile and sewing projects as well as for jewellery and paper craft applications. We will explore dragging and marbling, cutting and hole making, and you will learn how to seal your work. Buttons are hand washable.


7th April 2010 Afternoon - Going Mouldy – making moulds and using them with Friendly Plastic Husqvarna Studio Nottingham Book Directly with Husqvarna please.



Learn how to use 2 part silicone putty to make moulds. We will then fill them with Friendly Plastic and make our own motifs or embellishments for textiles, scrap booking, paper crafts or jewellery. We will be using inks, paints and Friendly Plastic Pellets to achieve the effects want.


24th April Oooze and Aahhs – Full day workshop @ Husqvarna Studio Nottingham Book Directly with Husqvarna please.



Spend a day Ooozing and extruding with Friendly Plastic and assorted things with holes in, and you will be “aahhing and ooing” at the effects you discover. Whether you are a paper crafter or a textile person or love jewellery, this is a very versatile technique that creates incredible textures and effects that will have you rushing home to try it out some more!


22nd May Get Stuck In – full day workshop @ Husqvarna Studio Nottingham Book Directly with Husqvarna please.



Multimedia approach to Friendly Plastic – how to stick lots of different things in your FP projects so that they won’t come out again without the aid of glue! If you want to you can make a fun note book cover with all the pieces you experiment with. Embed mirrors, beads, buttons, wire, yarn, feathers, sequins, motifs and whatever takes your fancy. Then piece it all together to make a panel for the front of a book or the top of a box.


3rd June Brilliant Beads – full day workshop @ Husqvarna Studio Nottingham Book Directly with Husqvarna please.



All things beady (using Friendly Plastic of course) - round ones, cylinders, wonky shapes, drops, focal beads, wrapped beads, bent beads (Tubeads), recycled beads, mixed media beads, moulded beads…. and the list goes on. We will cover as many things as you want to, and it will be up to you if you want to make enough beads for a project or, to try out as many different bead techniques as you can fit in the day.


All the classes are suitable for beginners as well as those with some experience.


This is the current list of workshops that are open to everyone to book on to, as opposed to the ones I am doing for guilds and clubs. Please book directly with the venue. If you have any queries about what we will be doing in the class then email me at enquiries@rarebird.ltd.uk


I will also be at Stitches Trade show at the NEC in February demonstrating for All About Crafts / Pottery Crafts, and some of my textile work will be on display at three venues this year, the first of which is Sewing for Pleasure at the NEC in March. I will blog about that closer to the time.


If you are in Anaheim USA at the end of this month and are going to CHA then visit Amaco at their “booth” as the Americans call it (a “stand” to us Brits) and you will find Linda Peterson and Jana Ewy demonstrating FP for the company. You will also find some of my jewellery on display if I get it to Linda in time!


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FRIENDLY PLASTIC CLASSES IN THE UK – Liz Welch!

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

I have the next list of Friendly Plastic classes available in the UK offered by Artist Queen Liz Welch.


I personally spent a full week with Liz and although, I am quite familiar with Friendly Plastic, there were loads of things she taught me. We spent and entire evening together staying up until wee hours of the morning creating and collaborating. Now, I can not guarantee that Liz will create until wee hours of the morning, I can guarantee that you will come away from these classes refreshed, inspired and it will be one of the best days you will spend, plus you will make some great art!


So....without further adieu here are her classes:


First Impressions - 10th November 10.30am-12.30pm - £10.00

FUN FUN FUN!!!!! -

Quick ideas for simple but elegant cards using Friendly Plastic. If you have never used this material before, you will be amazed and delighted at how easy it is to create sophisticated motifs from your paper crafting or jewellery making. This class is based around stamping into Friendly Plastic using a variety of methods, ways of colouring and re-colouring and ideas for recycling scraps.


Bowled Over by Friendly Plastic 10th November 1.30pm-3.30pm - £13.00

Learn how to add colour, impress, mould and shape your Friendly Plastic and turn it into a beautiful little bowl or dish. This class is suitable for beginners and those with experience alike.


By the Book - 19th January 10.30am - 12.30pm - £13.00

Make a beautiful and unusual gift - a delightful little 2" square book using Friendly Plastic and paper. You will learn how to create a textured aged look, how to join pieces together using the hot water method, and how to use the soldering iron to make eyelets, and how to make Liz's "Beads on Strings". This class is suitable for Friendly Plastic virgins as well as those with experience.


Dancing Dolls - 19th Januiary 1.30pm-3.30pm - £13.00

(Can I say this...."this was one of my most favorite things I learned from Liz!)

Free form modelling with Friendly Plastic brings these charming little dolls to life. Learn how to use the hot water method to soften your plastic ready for manipulating it in your hand. Simple shapes, simply worked, turn Friendly Plastic into 3D forms. Learn how to attach brooch pins without using glue.Some manual dexterity required for this class, but no other experience is necessary.


Friendly Plastic Day School 9th March 10am-3.30pm £45.00 including Lunch

Spend the whole day learning about Friendly Plastic - Bend it Shape it anyway you want it
Read all about Liz's trip to the US on her blog - www.rarelizzie.wordpress.com
You can also email her thru the blog for more information about the classes.
All classes will be held at :
GILLIANS CRAFTS
8 Victoria St
Derby, DE1 1EQ,
United Kingdom
+44 1332 332133
If you are planning a trip to the UK - these classes will surely be a highlight.
Plans are underway to hold a Friendly Plastic World Conference Late Spring of 2010 in the UK. We are still in the beginning planning stages, so information will be given as soon as it's available.
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