<cak> there's the teach
<stubby> hi red
<cak> (Hiya Ms. Red)
<kat> hi red
<phyl> hi
<debbiediecuts> hello there red
<kanga> hi Red
<Redstick> I gotta tell ya'll.....Janet fixed me GOOD
<cindyc> you waz broke?
<Vyx> how so?
<deb> lol
<jambalaya> uh oh
<cak> uh oh--do we beat her up when we see her next?
<kanga> good = good or good = bad?
<Redstick> I was gonna to a recap on binding stitches :) ......then Janet did a big build up in the Cyberstamper's Newsletter
<Legs> good fix?
<kat> hi scout
<Legs> uh oh
<Legs> pooooooooooooooor red
<kat> hi carole
<Legs> Janet is getting demanding
<Carole> Hi
<Redstick> "elegant and enchanting" <g>
<kat> and mj
<Scout> hiiii
<cak> hey, you're the teacher, change the topic!
<cindyc> two part class....
<kanga> so, we should have HIGH expectations tonight!
<mj> hiiii is this the class
<Legs> last time I sent her some samples for a class, she said they sucked and I had to do them over
<Redstick> hiya MJ, Carole
<brenda> yes mj
<deb> yeah - you can change it candace - you da boss
<cindyc> i always have high expectations when red teaches
<mj> thx
<cindyc> yea sure lea... lol
<Legs> I swaer
<Redstick> So I spent the better part of today trying to throw something tagether :)
<brenda> lea ? tell another one
<Legs> swear
<Legs> I ain't kidding
<cak> (she just wanted more of your stuff Lea)
<Legs> the God's truth
<jambalaya> rofl, lea
<cak> cool Red! and thanks!
<brenda> where red
<brenda> we wanna see
<Redstick> I KNOW YA'LL HAVE SEEN EM
<cindyc> i want to seee toooo
cindyc says please excuse her extra letters.. bad keeyboard
<phyl> is there a URl for tonite?
<Redstick> THOSE LITTLE WOODEN JEWELRY/WHATEVER BOXES WITH PAINTED DUCKS AND TOLE PAINTED FLOWERS....KINDA....IN THE DOLLAR STORES AND BIG LOTS
<Scout> Just thought you were trying to be emphatic, CindyC
<cindyc> lol scout
<brenda> i never thought about painting them\
<cindyc> i never saw them
Legs makes a note to go to Big Lots finally...she's been holding back
<Redstick> KINDA TACKY....PRETENDING TO BE FANCY STUFF FROM A POSH GIFT SHOP.....THERE'S USUALLY ABOUT $3.00- $5.00
cindyc is dying from curiosity.....
<Redstick> WELL....
<debbiediecuts> what do you need at big lots lea
<Redstick> HERE'S THE URL
<cindyc> yay!
<Redstick> http://www.enchantedink.com/temp/class0727.htm [this url is currently inactive, but check her Projects page at a later date]
<Legs> I don't need anything...that's how come I haven't gone
<debbiediecuts> LOL
<Redstick> I SCOUT THE DOLLAR STORES AND OTHER CHEAPIE PLACES....THEY'VE ALWAYS GOT INTERESTING STUFF....LIKE JUNK STORES
<debbiediecuts> i will share with ya
<debbiediecuts> what ya need
<kanga> wow, how cute!
cindyc bows to reds greatness!
<Legs> Lord, Candace! Do an article with those!
<Redstick> SOME OF EM ARE LIKE LITTLE CHEST OF DRAWERS, SOME OF EM I THINK ARE SUPPOSED TO HANG ON THE WALL AND HOLD KEYS..
<Legs> they are darling
cindyc needs a better dollar/odd lots store
<Redstick> ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO BIG LOTS HAD A BUNCH ON SALE FOR 40% OFF.....I FILLED A BASKET WITH EM! lol!!
kanga needs to go shopping
<Legs> so, do you have to do a lot of prep or can you just start painting them?
<Redstick> BASICALLY, YOU START OUT EITHER SANDING OFF THE UGLY TOLE PAINTING..
<Redstick> OR JUST USE CHEAP SPRAY PAINT
<Redstick> TO COVER IT UP
<Legs> even better
<debbiediecuts> for real candace a magazine would love those
<Redstick> THEN USE LUMIERES OR OTHER CARFT TYPE PAINT TO GIVE EM A GOOD BASE COAT
<Legs> I agree big time
<Redstick> THAT'S ALL THE LIL CHEST OF DRAWERS NEEDED....I USED METALLIC OLIVE LUMIERE
Legs plans to rip Candace off unless she agrees to send these scans to Expression magazine
<jambalaya> lol
<Redstick> FOR THE OTHER ONE, I GOT FUNKY....
<Redstick> PAINTED IT WHAT I CAN "ICON GOLD"
<Legs> who makes Icon Gold or is that a made up name?
<Redstick> THEN USED A SMALL FLAT BRUSH AND DETAILED IT WITH PURPLE, BLUE AND COPPER LUMIERES
<Redstick> IT'S MADE UP.....THAT REALLY BRASSY GOLD LUMIERE
<Legs> it's a cool name tho
<Redstick> THEN I STARTED STAMPING...
<Redstick> BRILLIANCE WORKS GREAT ON WOOD
<Redstick> THE CHEST I DECIDED TO DO IN A NATURE THEME.....USED FERNS, BAMBOO AND A WORD STAMP
<twodog> url?
<Redstick> http://www.enchantedink.com/temp/class0727.htm
RubberRabbit sneaks in and creeps into a corner
<twodog> thx
debbiediecuts likes the nature theme one
<Redstick> IF IT DOESN'T STAMP REALLY NICE....USE A TINY PAINT BRUSH AND THE REINKER INK TO TOUCH UP
kanga like nature theme best too
<Scout> You know, at garage sales I see a lot of wooden spice racks - the maple type that hook on the wall. This technique would really fancy those up also.
<Redstick> SURE WOULD SCOUT
<kanga> http://www.enchantedink.com/temp/class0727.htm
<Legs> and then you could send them to me
<Scout> You can usually get them for 50c to a dollar. Have a few in the garage.
<Redstick> THE NATURE ONE....AFTER I STAMPED IT....KINDA LOOKED TOO "BOLD" TO ME...
<Redstick> SO I STIPPLED ALL OVER IN GOLD AND COPPER BRILLIANCE....KIND OF TONED IT DOWN
<cak> it really blends it without obscuring it
<Redstick> AS IS, IT'S KINDA NICE....BUT IT'S REALLY NOT FINISHED
<RubberRabbit> yummy Red!
<Redstick> THE OTHER ONE....I PONDERED FOR A GOOD WHILE
<Redstick> I WANTED IT TO BE REALLY FUNKY...
<RubberRabbit> I like the bold one best
<Legs> me too
<RubberRabbit> definitely NOT a dollar store product!!
<Redstick> I GRABBED SOME DOO-DADS...
<Legs> what's that mesh-y stuff on the doors?
<Redstick> COPPER MESH RIBBON FOR THE DOOR PANELS..
<Legs> yum
<Redstick> THEN THOSE LITTLE FELT BOARD LETTERS....I PAINTED THEM WITH LUMIERES, TOO AND CUT OFF THE PRONGS
<Redstick> THE FACE/LIPS IS A BUTTON I FOUND AT HANCOCKS....WERE DISCONTINUED
<cindyc> kewl
<kaye> sorry i'm late
<kaye> hello all
<Redstick> http://www.enchantedink.com/temp/class0727.htm
<Redstick> HI KAYE
<Redstick> THE OTHER SIDE IS A WATCH CRYSTAL...PLASTIC, NOT EXPENSIVE...WITH A CUT OUT PIC BEHIND
<kanga> http://www.enchantedink.com/temp/class0727.htm
<stubby> Red did you base coat it or gesso before you painted to get those rich colors
<deb> wow candace
<Redstick> STUBBY, THE FUNKY ONE WAS CHEAP VARNISH OVER BARE WOOD....I JUST PAINTED IT.....THE OTHER ONE I SPARYED WITH TAN CHEAP SPRAY PAINT TO COVER UP THE LITTLE BIRDHOUSES THAT WERE ON IT
<Redstick> WOODIE STAR PAINTED PURPLE..
<stubby> did you seal it when finish, or am i getting ahead
<Redstick> JUST WHATEVER DOO-DADS YOU WANT TO USE
<Redstick> I HAVEN'T YET, SEALED IT, CAUSE THEY AREN'T REALLY FINISHED :)
<stubby> ty
<Redstick> I SUPPOSE YOU COULD STOP RIGHT HERE AND USE THEM FOR JEWELRY BOXES OR WHATEVER....
<Redstick> BUT...........
<kanga> will you seal when it is done, with like Krylon matte or glossy?
cindyc wonders if there will be book pages in one of them thar drawers....
<Redstick> PROBABLY SO, KANGA....MATTE FOR THE CHEST OF DRAWERS, GLOSSY FOR THE FUNKY ONE
<kanga> ty
<Redstick> NEXT TUESDAY.....THEY ARE GOING TO EVOLVE FROM WHATEVER THEY ARE NOW.....INTO ART
<kanga> wow
<brenda> neato
<Redstick> SO........
<kanga> have you already done this, you are just leading us on?
<Redstick> YA'LL GOT HOMEWORK TO DO
Redstick GRINS
<cak> uh, Red, I think they're pretty arty right now
<brenda> hehe
<Redstick> NOPE...I HAVEN'T FINISHED THEM PAST WHAT YOU SEE...
<Vyx> Yeah, I'd stop right there with the leafy one, I like it like that.
<Redstick> THOUGH I'VE GOT IDEAS
cindyc loves the suspense!
<cak> you going to share or are you going to squeeze us for ideas first?
<Redstick> HOMEWORK.....IS TO SCOPE OUT YOUR LOCAL DOLLAR STORE/BIG LOTS/THRIFT STORE AND FIND A BOX...
<cak> (just so we don't get lazy)
<brenda> k
kanga can see Kangaroos stamped all over the leaf one
<brenda> look out big lots
<Redstick> I EVEN FOUND A TINY ONE AT DOLAR TREE....LIKE A CHIFFAROBE
<brenda> oh neato
<kanga> it's good that we don't all live in the same city - we'd be fighting over them
<cak> now *that* would be really nice for a book
<Redstick> PAINT IT.....DECIDE ON A THEME...AND DO A LITTLE STAMPING
<kanga> http://www.enchantedink.com/temp/class0727.htm
<kanga> I'm in!
<debbiediecuts> would a plain wood box do...if we can't find one of these container
<kaye> this will be so much fun
<Redstick> IF YOU GET REALLY DESPERATE.....YOU CAN GO TO MICHAELS OR HOBBY LOBBY....BUT I WARN YA....THEY'RE *ALOT* MORE EXPENSIVE IF YOU BUY EM PLAIN!
<twodog> I believe it = but Sunday is 40% off coupon in papers
<Scout> I suppose if you got desparate, you could always do a really funky birdhouse. Scare the birds away maybe.
<Kriztina> places like marshalls, tj maxx and aj wright have these kinds of boxes too, often in the clearance aisle, not very expensive , like 10 dollars
<Seesa> lol scout
<Redstick> AND JUST FOR A LITTLE PREVIEW....AFTER YOU'VE CHOSEN A THEME....START THINKING OF WHAT YOU MIGHT *PUT* IN THE LITTLE DRAWERS OR CUPBOARD
<Vyx> I got a bunch of plain paper mache boxes on clearance at the M store... most expensive one was 75 cents.
<kanga> I did too!
<stubby> i saw some at our Dollar General store a few weeks ago, similar to these, real cute
<kanga> also paper mache ornaments for 10 cents
<stubby> try there
<Redstick> AND YOU DON'T HAFTA JUST PAINT/STAMP EM...
<kanga> do we have to take a picture of them and download them on the computer for all to see?
<kaye> yes
<Redstick> USE MAGAZINE PICS....COLLAGE PAPERS...
<kaye> that would me very cool
<cak> (Red's tissues)
<Redstick> POSTAGE STAMPS, BITS OF TISSUE
<debbiediecuts> well...ya see...its just that...i have some wood boxes, but not with drawers...and I really don't need to buy anything else right now...LOL
<Redstick> SURE KANGA.....EMAIL IT TO ME AND I'LL PUT IT IN NEXT WEEK'S CLASS
<debbiediecuts> cause I found more stuff today that I did not know I owned
<Redstick> debbiediecuts.....DO A PLAIN BOX...
<Redstick> I'LL DO ONE TOO
<Scout> gee deb, none of us have ever had that happen to us....
<kanga> lol
<Redstick> AND I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT YOU CAN TURN IT INTO
<debbiediecuts> Thank you candace...thank you
<Redstick> I LOVE THE CIGAR BOXES THAT HAVE SLIDING LIDS...PAINT THE BOX AND TUCK THE LID AWAY
<cak> Redstick, do you have any trouble with the drawers sticking after you paint them?
<Redstick> USUALLY NOT, CAK....UNLESS I PUT TOO MANY LAYERS OF PAINT
<Redstick> THAT'S WHY I LIKE TO USE CHEAP SPRAY PAINT FIRST
<cak> and they are small too
<debbiediecuts> if drawers stick...rub bar soap on both surfaces...no more stick
<mizbit> or wax
<Redstick> IT DOESN'T BUILD UP LIKE BRUSHED ON PAINT
<cak> thanks!
<Redstick> SO...DON'T FORGET...
<cak> does the color of the undercoat affect the Lumieres. the Ls are pretty opaque, aren't they?
<jambalaya> they pop on top of black cak
<Redstick> THEY ARE CAK....BUT I WOULDN'T USE STARK WHITE OR BLACK AS AN UNDERCOAT
<Redstick> DO THEY VICKI? EVEN PALE GOLD?
<jambalaya> yes
<jambalaya> they're just like pearl-ex
<debbiediecuts> yes...i use lumiere over black all the time
<debbiediecuts> looks grand
<kaye> what color would you use red
<Redstick> I'VE ALWAYS GONE WITH A TAN/BEIGE UNDERCOAT WHEN I WANTED TO COVER THE WHOLE SURFACE WITH LUMIERES
<kaye> you read my mind
<Redstick> THAT WAY IF I MISS A SPOT OR THE COVERAGE IS THINNER IN SPOTS...THE BASE COAT DOESN'T REALLY SHOW
<Redstick> BUT I'LL TRY ONE WITH BLACK....THANKS!
<Redstick> BLACK WOULD CERTAINLY COVER UP THE BUTTERFLIES/DUCKIES, ETC THAT THESE BOXES ARE USUALLY PAINTED WITH
<jambalaya> black covers a multitude of sins
<cak> (very nicely put jambalaya)
<cak> I'm spray paint ignorant. Is it easy to get a good even coat?
<cak> (I can wait til after class if we're getting too off-track)
<Redstick> IT'S NOT DIFFICULT CAK...SHAKE THE CAN WELL...KEEP IT ABOUT 12 INCHES AWAY AND SPRAY IN A BACK AND FORTH MOTION
<Redstick> MAKE SURE YOU'RE OUTDOORS TOO
<Redstick> FUMES ARE SERIOUS STUFF
<debbiediecuts> start spraying off the surface...spray across the surface...then continue to spray off the surface...work in rows...back an forth
<cak> and I just know I'd have a non-gray cat if I did it indoors too
<Redstick> IT'S BETTER TO DO TWO LIGHT COATS THAN ONE HEAVY ONE
<debbiediecuts> no spray inside...do it outdoors for sure
<Scout> with the junk we use as crafters, it's amazing we have any lungs left!
<jambalaya> i go outside AND wear a mask
<Redstick> AND FOR CIGAR TYPE BOXES....THAT HAVE IMPRESSED LETTERING/LOGOS....USE A WOOD FILLER OR SPACKLE TO FILL IT IN
<debbiediecuts> i poisoned myself the first year i owned my band saw
<Redstick> THEN SAND AND PAINT
<cak> it dries pretty quickly, doesn't it?
<debbiediecuts> yes cak
<Redstick> SPRAY PAINT DRIES VERY QUICKLY IF LIGHT COATS
<Redstick> UNLESS THERE ARE ANY MORE QUESTIONS.....JUST REMEMBER YOUR HOMEWORK :)
<Redstick> FIND A BOX.....ANY BOX
<cak> hmm, you could also use the spackle and a stencil to put a raised/embossed-looking image on before spray painting too I bet
<Redstick> PAINT IT, STAMP IT AND BE THINKING OF "THINGS" TO PUT IN IT
<cak> (course, then it would be harder to stamp)
<debbiediecuts> yes you could
<cak> yes, it's the "things" that would make this especially exciting
<jambalaya> you said you stamped on the lumieres with brillaiance, right?
<Redstick> YES.....YOU CAN ALSO STAMP *WITH* LUMIERES
<Midnight> url for samples?
<Redstick> AND WITH METALLIC CRAFT PAINT WHICH IS A DECENT SUBSTITUTE FOR LUMIERES...THOUGH NOT QUITE AS PRETTY
<Redstick> http://www.enchantedink.com/temp/class0727.htm
<Midnight> thanks
<Redstick> TO STAMP WITH LUMIERE OR CRAFT PAINT....PUT A LITTLE IN A PAPER/PLASTIC PLATE....USE A SPONGE TO APPLY TO YOUR STAMP....AND THEN CLEAN YOUR STAMP IMMEDIATELY AFTER
<Redstick> OH..............ALSO...ONE THING I FERGOT
<Redstick> SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO STAMP CLOSE TO THE LITTLE "KNOBS" ON DRAWERS, CABINET FRONT..
<Redstick> THAT'S WHEN UNMOUNTED COME IN HANDY
<Redstick> I PUT DOUBLESTICK TAPE ON THE BACK OF MY STAMP AND USE MY FINGERS AS MY MOUNT
<cak> Oh! good idea!
<debbiediecuts> i do that too red...cool
<Redstick> THAT WAY, YOU CAN GET IT CLOSE UP AND WRAP AROUND THINGS
<Redstick> tHAT'S IT TIL TUESDAY....THANK YA'LL FOR COMING!
<kat> thanks for class red
<debbiediecuts> thanks red...great class
<jambalaya> thanks red
<Scout> Thanks, Red
<kaye> you are such a tease
<cak> (letting us out early so we can get to our homework?)
<Redstick> YOU GOT IT CAK!
<Midnight> will the log be posted?
<kanga> thank you red!
<brenda> ty for great class
<cak> And, yes, thank you so much Red--this is going to be a great double-class
<brenda> now i cant wait till tuesday
<cak> (it will Midnight, but be patient)
<kaye> this is going to be great
<Midnight> thanks cak
<kaye> everyone needs to take pictures of their work
<kaye> so we can all see it
<Redstick> EMAIL EM, KAYE. ET AL....STAMPS@ENCHANTEDINK.COM
<Redstick> I'LL PUT EM UP FOR NEXT WEEK
cindyc wonders if she will dream of a theme for her drawers as she sleeps tonight....
<kaye> i have a picture trail site i can post mine to
<twodog> thx for class
<Redstick> HAVE FUN!
<Midnight> thanks cak I will do that
<kaye> you are have the best ideas
<Redstick> Thanks kaye....I try :)
<kaye> i want to come play with you
<Redstick> LOL!! Come on!
<cak> lol cindy (that could be *really* taken a different way, if one had a dirty mind==and I do)
<kaye> i was there this july
<cindyc> lol cak.... i missed it myself
<kaye> my dh's gran mother lives in zachery, LA
<Redstick> Whoa!
<cak> but it has wonderful possibilities for a theme--various aspects of love and sex
<Vyx> how cool
<kaye> how close is that to you
<Redstick> that's just down the street
<cak> Whoa???
<kaye> damn
<cak> oh!
<Redstick> Zachary is the town I live just outside of
Redstick will be scouting out the site next week for the BookWoorks Weekend
<kaye> she lives on old senic highway
<cak> I really think we should make Red host a slumber party sometime--a whole weekend long (or longer?)
<cindyc> i gots to go clean baby bottles.. niteall... great class as usual red
<Redstick> Friday Sat and 1/2 day sunday cak
<cak> cool--when?
<cak> night cindy
<kaye> i am ready
<stubby> Good news, they have broken through to miners, still noword yet on them
<Redstick> take care cindy!
<Redstick> hopefully this fall or early next spring, cak
<kaye> red do you know where old senic hwy is
<Redstick> depends on when I can get the place I've got my eye on
<stubby> Great class as usual Red
<Redstick> i do, kaye....depending on what part is only about 5 miles from here
<Redstick> thanks, stubby!
<kaye> 5515 old senic hwy
<Redstick> I dunno numeric addies...they run weird out here
<kaye> the welcome to zachery sign is right by her
<kanga> night all, must go to bed
<Redstick> night kanga
<kaye> and there is a texaco where the sign is
<kaye> does that help?
<Redstick> yep
<Redstick> that's at Ambrosia
<kaye> yes
<Redstick> which is a hopskipandajump away
<kaye> a block from the house
<Redstick> maybe 8 miles
<kaye> she really needs someone to help her learn too
<kaye> we got her into stamping too
<Redstick> course....for most of July ( as jambalaya can attest) I was going bonkers getting ready for Pittsburgh
<kaye> oh
<kaye> i will be there again next summer
<Redstick> Great! Let me know ahead of time and you can come play
<kaye> if i let you know when could you put together a class for us
<kaye> my little one that loves you will be there too
<kaye> she loved that book you sent her
<kaye> she showed it to everybody
<Redstick> You betcha! I'd love to have you <g>
<Redstick> but right now......I gotta go play with MrRed
<deb> thanks Candace
<kaye> lol
<deb> awesome class - as usual
<brenda> bye red
<kaye> thanks for the inspiration
<Redstick> he's giving me the old...."aren't you EVER gonna come to bed? " look
<kaye> see you next time
<brenda> lol
<deb> lol
<deb> nite candace
<Redstick> Take care!
<Redstick> Night ya'll!
Log file closed at 7/27/02 10:17:47 PM