Good Grief Girdie's blog

it was a fun evening in Norman.......

Don't you just love to see adults sitting around coloring........I do and I love to do the same!  Relaxing and soooooo much fun being a kid again!

A few of you got away before I could snap a photo ..... all in all I think all but a couple of you finished your bracelets....you all did amazing.......it was so good to see old Paper Crown friends and some new Artifactory friends.......hopefully we will see you all in the new year for more time creating....

This is Amy the owner of the Artifactory on the left and Bethany a dear friend of Amy's .......both of these gals are multi talented and fun to work with....thank you two for all your hard work to set everything up for class......and thanks to Amy's mom Karen for all of her hard work to make things happen too......

Thanks again Amy for inviting me to teach in your incredible store..........I had so much fun and 2023 will be full of more creating and fun........Merry Christmas to you all and wishing you blessings for the holidays and days ahead......

if you are ever in Norman you have to stop by the Artifactory on Main Street......the store is loaded with wonderful Christmas right now and if you need to do some Christmas shopping their is something for everyone on your list.....I promise!

 

( and thanks to my helper extraordinaire Miss Susan........she is the best and always willing to give up her time to help this ole gal with whatever....in my words she is a dandy) 

see you all in Norman tonight.........

Hope you all are excited as I am to teach for the first time at the ARTIFACTORY in Norman Oklahoma.....see you at 6:00 don't be late! HoHoHo.........

it's a noodle and lou ChRiStMas

I know many of you out there are like me that have the same obsession as I do with Jenn's incredible embroidery patterns.....of course her newest 12 days of Christmas is a favorite of all who attended the First Paper Crown Waco Glitter Retreat.......mine isn't quite finished but just wanted to share the newest and some of my past Christmas Noodle and Lou's!  I think you can still order her patterns direct from Jenn or Cindy has them always at the Paper Crown......they are truly some of my favorites......Now I need to start on her other new Christmas 2022 Nativity below....

Hope you are all enjoying this first weekend of December..........extremely cold here in OKLAHOMA...........and keep on stitching!

cutie pie.........

Look at this little "cutie pie" with one of my Quilted Coats on...........my dear friend Sandra bought this at the Paper Crown Waco Glitter Market for her darling Grandaughter......I love it when someone sends photos!  Thank You Sandra for these....I hope she loves wearing it!

 

Happy Saturday..............

Supply list for Dec. 6 class...

For those of you who have signed up for this Class at the Artifactory in Norman on Dec. 6 here are a few things you will need to bring below:

Colored pencils.......my choice of pencils are prismacolor but any pencils will work

small scissors

craft mat ( the one I use is listed below) this is large enough that if you and a friend want to share you can always cut in half......any craft mat will work as long a it is heat tolerant and non stick

heat gun ( listed below is the one I prefer but any will work) I prefer  a short nozzle

1/8 inch hole punch

I will have a few extra mats it you don't have one and plenty of pencils...I only have one heat gun but you are more than welcome to use it...sometimes if you come with a friend you can share with your supplies

Everything else will be included in your kit! We will see you all on Dec. 6 at 6:00-9:00.......should be fun............. we have a FULL classroom!

 

Hope you all had a delicious Thanksgiving Dinner yesterday and enjoying some leftovers today....stay warm, safe and enjoy the remainder of the holiday weekend!

Day 3 and final good byes.........

Day 3 was our final day and we were all excited for the most talented Polly Jones to teach her painting magic with all of us....not only was she our teacher but Susan and my roommate for the week.......we could of not asked for a more perfect house mate.....we knew as soon as she stepped in the door we would love having her! I have a crazy story about Polly.....several years ago for my birthday Cindy had given me the sweetest painting and I love it but did not know at the time the artist........well when Cindy told me who the 3rd teacher for Glitter Retreat was a light bulb went off.......I turned around right then and looked at that painting she gave me and low and behold it was one of Polly Jones.......who knew......below is a photo of my painting from Cindy.....

Anyway we all instantly knew that we were going to love Polly and our Santa Mug project .........she is so patient, kind and a wonderful teacher..........thank you Polly

 

 

And of course another little detail of Miss Cindy's as we were all leaving these wonderful Santa Mug cookies.....Cindy does not miss a thing........every little detail is her specialty......

I don''t have to tell you how much this gal goes above and beyond........we have worked together since the beginning and you know how special she makes these events we all get to enjoy.....the work that goes into events like these don't just happen....a lot of planning, orderng, lists, cooking, etc. I could go on and on.....but I just personally want to say THANK YOU Cindy for all you do for this artful community to get us all together to create, make forever friends, talk, laugh, eat and just enjoy being around other artful minded people........it is always a positive atmosphere and everyone feels it..........hopefully this will be the new tradition at the Paper Crown Waco each fall.......we all hope so......(and like I have always said she is the BEST Boss I have ever had....) Love you Cindy Lou.................

 

I hope this little blog of mine has covered a little about the Glitter Market and Retreat 2022 .......you can also find more photos etc. on the Paper Crown Instagram.

 

Wishing you all a Blessed and wonderful Thanksgiving...........

Day 2 Glitter Retreat..........

Well we were all excited to come in on Day 2 for Jenn's 12 days of Christmas sampler class......what can I say about Jenn.......one of the most talented gals I know and the sweetest....she is always so patient whether teaching stitching or painting her famous dolls....we all love Jenn and so excited when she first came to the Paper Crown in OKC years ago......who would of thought at that time that she would follow Cindy to Waco........I can say it was a match from the very beginning and so glad she excepted to teach back then..... thanks Jenn for a truly fun class....can't wait to finish.......

I feel so honored to be teaching with these gals ...............

Below is just a sampling of the many items Jenn sold at Glitter Market.......see what I mean about how talented she is........

We all sat and stitched away which really was nice because you can visit and get to know the other attendees............fun fun day....

 

Hope you all are enjoying this weekend before  the Thanksgiving Holiday.......come back tomorrow for day 3 ...........

 

a little more Glitter Market........Day 1 Retreat

These are the incredible vendors from last weekends Paper Crown Waco Glitter Market.........there is a lot of talented women standing on those steps!

These were all taken off of a few of the gals and thank goodness someone did better at capturing the tables.....thank you

Day one of retreat........

 

I bet you can't guess who's S 
anta is below............Miss Gale Nation....the Calligrapher extraordinaire........and it really looked amazing when she finished

Stuffing.........

These gals all did an amazing job and created their own version of the Santa project......I loved everyone of them and most of them finished.........here are just a few that I snapped a photo of..

Are these not amazing..........Thank You girls for jumping in working and stitching all day .......... hopefully you enjoyed the process.....I loved watching you create and add all of the sweet details to make this white Santa into something special......

And a big special Thank You to my dear friend Susan........without her help I would not of been able to do both Glitter Market and Retreat........she is always willing to drop everything to tag along with me and my crazy things that I do...........a true friend indeed that will take off work for a week......we have so much fun together and she knows how I like things and she just does it........you are a Dandy girl........

Thanks once again for all of you who attended .........you all are so talented and I appreciated how you just stitched and talked and really did not need me after you got started......amazing!

 

what a week....

Well the first Paper Crown Waco Glitter Market and Retreat has come and sadly over.........but we can all say it was the best ever and hopefully all went home with special memories of all the  creating, food, ( delicious as always with Cindys awesome cooking)  special moments, laughter, gifts, giveaways , meeting up with old and new friends, shopping, decorations, having our own coffee shop in the same building, over all just a great time........when someone like Cindy plans events like this you know it is going to be something special the entire time......hopefully you all feel the same  as I did ........  Thank You Cindy for always making every detail special and spoiling us with your generosity and love...........

I will share some photos the next couple days....... like always we get all wrapped up with what we are doing that we forget to take them ....by now with social media several people have already posted photos........but here are just a few I have...........

 

Glitter Market..........I really have just a few.....usually I try to get a photo of each vendor and their goods but i absolutely forgot..........we had some of the best vendors and the crowd was steady all day long......for those of you who attended thank you.........

So that is all for today....I need to finish unpacking............as I have been unpacking reading your sweet notes and gifts that you gave Thank You.............

Check back tomorrow for more! 

 

 

awesome vendors........

All of you who will be attending the Paper Crown Glitter Market in Waco on Sunday you are in for a treat with the lineup of vendors that will be vending.....I have some of the list below but maybe not all but here are the ones I  do have .....if I don't mention your name I apologize but you can always go to the paper crown instagram for all the latest and updates....

 

Stephanie Rubiano

Sarah Jeon

Bettie J Vintage

Robin Thomas

CharlottePerez

Jenn McGlon

Gale Nation

Julie Vaughn

Barbara Roper

Ann Denise anderson

Lonestar Stitches

Erica Hofstetter

Blair Paulsen

Wow.......this is a great lineup and I know that isn't everyone and I apologize..........you will have to come see for yourself......( and I hope I have all these names correct)

 

Happy Thursday.........