show and tell workshops!

So much to tell!.... gosh time has been just disappearing..

This picture is one of the many ornaments we made here last weekend in the 2 days of workshops, we had a full house of wonderful women!.. Here is a glass box we made, it has a mirror bottom, and it is SOOO cool!.. everyone made something out of papier mache and then made this really amazing mirrored box to encase it in. you could ad legs or make it an ornament!..

wish I would have taken pictures because they all were really amazing to see....

This is Maija from Phoenix, I finally got to meet this lovely lady, and that she is, she is sooo talented as well, she brought her friend Amy from texas to the workshops in phoenix, they were super fun with an amazing 24 women each day in class!!..

Thanks to this gal, Loranne, she and Kristin flew in to help me in Arizona, and let me tell you were they ever tired! I couldn't have done it without there hard work!...



This is Wendy , the owner of Melrose Vintage, shes as sweet as she is cute!.. her friend Heidi were here busy working away, these ladies often worked until 2 am !! this group never died!!LOL... guess when the weather stays warm they just keep on working!. the home was to DIE for, and Italian villa, that we all got to stay at... sorry for the small pics! i took them from facebook.. fo to Melrose Vintage to see more..



Here is the workshop area, out by the pool..

This is Kristin, she was the muscle!! haha she could pack anything.. do I look tired here! or just pale next to her!! I think a lot of both, after a NOT fun happening at the airport ! for a later post...

Here is my son, isn't he a Cutie! I got to see him while in San Diego!

looks like the beach life is agreeing with him!.

More coming soon!. I just got a fancy new camera so I should be sharing a lot more goodies!..

Art Camp Success

Thanks to Julie our house Chef! she made us the most amazing meals!

notice her apron that Carol got her as a gift..! fit the ocasion..me lounging in my Zebra jammies!! enjoying the only down time I had!

Well Im back from the first annual Beach Art Camp retreat ! and it turned out fabulous!..

here is a picture of Denise and Jenifer's feet and their glass of wine on opening night on the beach Art kits



Here was our art room, we were in Manzanita Oregon it was a Beautiful Sunny 70 degrees and could not have been better weather.. out these windows was the beautiful ocean

Student kits, all 20 of them were here ready to get busy!

Our art group

Carol enjoying the first day of art camp, can you tell??

The home from the ocean view

Georgous sunsets

The wonderful Manzanita coast line from the home

More pictures to come inculding class projects, who won the special project contest and mORE!!... stay tuned.. ....

Special THANKS to julie, we couldnt have

done it without your wonderful foods and hard work! love YA!

Beach Art Retreat Here we COME!

Well hard to believe this week is the long awaited Beach Art Retreat I am teaching at.... 20 women are coming, some driving some flying to Manzaneta Oregon to a Fabulous home on the beach.... ...

Looks like mother nature is going to allow us to have lots of fun times outside too ...

20 women together under 1 roof creating ART! gosh how will we all stand it..

I have so many projects for everyone, Im not sure I allowed any time for sleep.. we have 2 home theatres in the home, so movies , popcorn, yummy foods.. Our chef has created a menu to DIE for.. its all pulled together quite nicely.. I will return next week with some fabulous stories and pictures for you all....

Happy Creating!

And dont forget just two short weeks away Im in Arizona at Melrose Vintage for 3 fun days of ART!....

AND announcing soon.. Workshops In CABO! Oh No... shhhhhh soon to tell you more on this... clear your calendars for March..

vacation pictures

this is the view from Alcatraz to San Francisco! its really stunning ..

Alcatraz! loved it there

pics at Alcatraz

Pics at Alcatraz

The view from Alcatraz! it was stunning

Another view from our home..

Our view from our home in San Francisco!

Inside Melrose Vintage Phoenix Arizona! LOVEd this store..

a peek inside Melrose Vintage! LOVED it..

Melrose Vintage Phoenix Arizona ! LOOk at this store..

the FABULOUS Melrose Vinyage in Phoeniz Arizona!

Sedona Arizona! so pretty

Sedona Arizona! Loved it there

Bell rock in Sedona Arizona! look at the colors.. it was amazing

Sedona Arizona, it was BEAUTIFUL!

This is the miles and miles of rocks we saw on our drive from Phoenix to San diego..

Look at this ROCK! haha Frank had to take a potty break in the middle of NO WHERE on the road from Phoenix to San Diego and this is where he found!..

enjoying wine at class! look at her chandelier! the view was to DIE for, looking at balboa park!

Janes Studio! its so cool.. my pics dont show it justice

Janes Bedroom !

when you get off the elevator this is the mantel you see! its HUGE!

LOOK at these fabulous chandeliers in janes bedroom! they were so fabulous

Janes front door! an ELEVATOR!

a room In janes Home, its it georgous!







Janes dogs showing off, they are so darn cute! here they are playing on her bed..

Road Trip & Cheers

here is my daughter, she said I NEVER write about her, so here she is! LOL.. isnt she cute! she is so sweet :)

Happy Birthday Sweet Laci Happy 22nd

I hope to be doing this below SOON!

Sally Jean Alexander

Soon I will be headed on a long needed vacation, well

kinda a vacation, teaching workshops along the path..

First stop in San Francisco!

Some GOOD friends are coming with us for a few days of big city FUN, we rented a house on VRBO.com

so i will let you know how all that turns out!

Next Stop Napa Valley, for some wine tours, and of course some shopping and R&R....but Im thinking this leg of the trip wont be much R&R as the friends we are meeting there are TOO FUN and WILD!.. oh NO.. Did i mention I was taking this trip to rest! LOL..

Next stop is Phoenix! spending a few days with my husbands cousins and doing some sight seeing!..maybe some R&R I hope..

Then off to San Diego, to visit my brother, See my son who has now been there 3 weeks!

I will get to visit with some old friends while there, and teach at this super COOL workshop in a fabulous Penthouse over looking Balboa park!..

Art takes a Village by the lovely Jolee Jane Pollock click here to join us

for a 2 day papier mache workshop.Go Peek

Then i get back home and hit the road running, a workshop here, then one in Seattle and and and and the list goes on....

THEN the good news....... the BEACH ART RETREAT in Manzanitta with 20 amazing women coming from , CA, OR, WA, and Montana!

we have 3 days of workshops & 5 nights,

in a home in Manzaneta Oregon,

we have an in house chef cooking all our meals with

so many fun things planned..

then ......sigh a folk at show in Chehalis Oct 2nd at Smiths Merchantile Friday from 6-9 pm.. ...

then back to life but seems to keep running..

I hope to slow down a bit in 2010 .

PLEASE remind me I said that..

Happy September everyone..

oh and on Sept 11th My daughter is 22 so

HAPPY BIRTHDAY sweet Laci Love YA!..

Terri

Happy September

Where on earth did the summer go!

How could it be heading onto FALL, FOOTBALL and SCHOOL!..

It seems so odd to have no kids in high school, no football games !

Its been such a busy August, I have been making jewls and papier mache like crazy, DID i say crazy, well thats life lately forsure... so many fun things coming up so fast..

im leaving on a much need R&R vacation with the hubby..

we will first stop In San Francisco and Napa for some wine and dine!!

then off to Arizona, to visit the gals at Melrose Vintage, and some of the Hubbys relatives!.. so looking forward to that stop..

The last stop is San Diego, with workshops there to teach, some private classes and some fun with my brother, whom is so sad his little doggie past away yesterday! long story and it makes me cry so we wont tell it here! but poor Oscar R.I.P in doggie heavens..

the GOOD NEWS I get to see my SON! I miss him so much! I cannot even open the door to his bedroom, its too hard to see it empty and no nasty smell of football gear !HAHA..

when I get home, I have to hit the floor running, I have a class in Seattle as these Microsoft gals keep having workshops and I LOVE IT! they are so fun and I get to go to the most amazing places... WOW..

Then I am in a show here in town at Smiths Merchantile, with Renee valentine, and Ilona Steelhammer, all fabulous papier mache artists! thats Oct 2nd, 6-9 pm, the all day Saturday .. so mark your calendar now...

Then the BIG news is the Beach Art retreat in Manzaneta Oregon, its SOLD OUT to 18 wonderful women coming from, WA, OR, MT, and CA .. We rented the most fabulous HUGE home right on the beach! will we have fun hmmmmm MAYBE!..

I will be MIA for a while so see you all later in the month!..

Hugs Terri

Sally Jean Alexander workshops , sally Jean

Empty Nest

its been a long few weeks of worrys about goodbyes......My Lovely Laci moved out, it was an emotional hard time for her MOTHER!... my kids are the best, i think one reason is loosing there grandparents so fast and all of them, its made us so much more closer to our kids. My son is now on a road trip, across WA, OR, CA and AZ, visiting friends in college, and relatives along the way.. I had to drop hubby at the airport and come home to VERY hard goodbyes to my baby... ughh i've NEVER been good at any kind of goodbye, I just melt down into a mess!.. My Best friend Kim moved away and I just didnt think i would ever stop crying, and I still hate to see her come home to know shes leaving again!.. Poor Tayler had to hold me up as I tryed to stop crying so I could tell him goodbye.. ughhh needless to say its been tough times on momma the past week...on a good note, hubby and I will be seeing Tayler in 3 weeks when we take off on a road trip across , WA, OR, CA and AZ along the same path as Tayler.. but then again to have to say good bye all over ughhhhhhhh..... I know parents go thru this everyday but its sure not easy...
please check out my website lots of FUN FUN workshops coming up keeping me busy traveling and my mind busy! hint hint !
Im really excited to come back to San Diego to teach Papier mache, its going to be at the Fabulous Jane Pollocks Penthouse in Balboa park!.. shes such an adorable soul! I cannot wait to see her..
well go peek and hopefully you can come have a play day somewhere with me!
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Happy creating




Sally Jean Alexander , Sally Jean

Heading SOUTH to San Diego

Jolee Jane Pollock from Art takes A Village, has invited me back! im so excited to come to her lovely Balboa park penthouse to teach a 2 day papier mache workshop. click here to view.. Jane is such a lovely soul and really excited to host this 2 day event in her studio! Seating is limited so please dont wait too long to hold your spot!..
Happy creating
Terri

Terri meets Alaska!

I was so thrilled to fly to Anchorage to meet hubby and go to our nieces wedding!.. now this was a change ME flying to meet Hubby! ...I got off the plane at midnight to DAYLIGHT! that was so weird ... I met hubby as he flew in from Prudhoe bay from work.. This is what we flew into enjoy!.. a beautuful wedding.....
We got to see some wildlife , MOOSE!

and more MOOSE!


we rode the tram up to Alyeska , below you see the beautiful Alyeska resort. Hubbys sister has a beautiful condo here in Girdwood.. flowers grow HUGE in the summers here with all this daylight!




Tram ride to Alyeska

Us at the top of Alyeska with family..

the wedding........ here is the wedding party enjoying a FABULOUS catered dinner with LOTS of seafood, IMAGINE!

here is the setting before the wedding party was seated..

here is the wedding grounds, at my sister in laws beautiful home,

The fabulous flower gardens were so lush!

more gardens , are these not the prettiset ! i couldnt stop taking pictures!

Heading to OREGON ,CA and AZ!!

New NEWS FLASH! !!..

I will be heading to Mt Angel Oregon to teach 2 days of holiday

workshops in November!..

This has been in the making for a while now and its finally time to list the workshops!...

I will be heading there Nov 14,15 for 2 full days of FUN!..

please click here to see the available workshops..

Mount Angel ..

The lovely Sheila is hosting this fun event , check out her blog or email her for more info

Halo Hill

I also just got home from a Fabulous weekend of workshops in Bothel WA!..

always a treat to go teach this group of Microsoft gals,

they are always so eager to learn new things..

We were at the most beautiful Venue I have ever seen, my camera battery died of course so i dont have any pictures.. it has a beautiful man made river that runs thru the fabulous 20,000 sqft building. we walked in and it was like we were in an amazing museum, with the most fabulous art on the walls.. we went up rounded stair cases, down halls, beautiful walls of windows, and this fabulous chefs kitchen! Oh MY!...

then these double doors open, and it was the most beautiful ballrooM! WOWOWOWO...

anyways back to the workshops, we made the silver soldered bracelets!

they were all so beautiful..

we were lucky enough to stay in the Eason House bed and Breakfast across the street, it was also so BEAUTIFUL! we were served wine as we arrived, had our own kitchen fully stocked with goodies , wine and brews! our room had an over stuffed bed with nothing but the best of Linens!.. good grief pinch me! I always get the royalty treatment when Midori brings me in for art workshops with these gals..

i LOVE it..

our breakfast at the BB was fresh fruit on yogurt, then onto the best

blueberry panckakes and bacon! ...

thanks so much midori and Paul for the best weekend ever!..

AND of course the fabulous Chef , Lisa Dupar for serving us the fabulous lunch ! yummy..

stop my her website if you dare..

Dupar and Company check this out!

now More NEWS...

I will be in Arizona for 3 days of Holiday workshops in OCTOBER!

It is hosted by the wonderful Melrose Vintage in phoenix Arizona..

with an italian theme where will be spoiled with a beautiful Italian Villa home as our setting ..

click here for more info on this ..

Then is Oct, I am hosting a 4 day weekend art retreat in Manzanita Oregon!

oh we found the best house on the beach!..

16 women are coming from, WA, Oregon, and CA to enjoy getting spoiled by our house chef, a fabulous 3 days of Art workshops and some fun evenings on the beach , with fire pits, pool table in the game room, with a poker table, and a whole lotta getting spoiled ! ..

This workshop is SOLD OUT! it sold out in the first 4 minutes! ACK!..

Then..... yes theres MORE..

in SEPT

I was called by the Lovely Jane, to return to SAN DIEGO to teach papier mache for a private group! does this get any better.. She is the most lovely gal i think I truly ever met! she oozes with kindness and class!..

I will be taking the husband on this trip, we will meet up with friends in San Francisco for some much needed Napa wine time!

Then off to Arizona to visit some relatives and end

in San Diego to see my brother and teach at janes!..about a 10 day little trip for us both..

I will be BACK everyone , so look out San Diego!.. MORE news on this

well thats it for tonight.. I Do have MORE NEWS to share but will

tease you a little while longer!

Happy Creating everyone!..

bring a friend and join the fun in a Workshop

sally jean, lisa kaus, art take village,where women create