…..cold temperatures and a dusting of snow today (yesterday)…..hit published….looked like it went through…..discovered this morning that it hadn’t…..sigh…..by the way we got another covering of snow last night
What a perfect day to do a little Christmas shopping and check out the Winter Arts Fest at Neilson Park Creative Centre. I met a great artist who makes beautiful jewellery with glass imbedded with copper, a retired principal who creates gorgeous wooden boards and boxes made from different types of coloured wood and an author who wrote a novel about Toronto’s history.
I also ran into my former art teacher, LZ, whose classes I took for a couple of years at Neilson Park Creative Centre. She told me she’s been thinking about me lately and hopes I’ll come back to one of her classes in January. She says she’s including collage and more printmaking lessons to the class. She must have been channelling my thoughts of late because I’ve wanted to do more of both, especially collage.
After doing some shopping at the craft show I headed over to the mall which is close by. The kitchen store had some great sales and I picked up some small items for stocking stuffers. I then went to one of my favourite stores and treated myself to a couple of new tops.
What’s up for tomorrow? Well I keep saying I’m going to reorganize my bedroom but there’s an interesting arts and craft show at my old alma mater in Guelph that I might check out. It all depends on whether someone is willing to go with me. I’m all about living in the moment.
Cheers!





Craft fairs are great places to buy unusual Christmas presents. We were at one recently and husband bought me some jeweller I liked as part of my Christmas. There’s always such a great atmosphere too.
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Brrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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Yikes!
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what are Gelli plates? Where do I find them? Love the colors in them!
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They’re gelatin plates that you ink and press paper onto to make prints. Gelli is a brand name that is sold in many art supply stores. You can probably get it on line from Amazon. I’ve heard you can make your own but most people prefer the store bought version. The colours come from tubes of acrylic paint.
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