July Newsletter

Hello Ladies!

I am sorry this is so late. I am hoping everyone has a great 4^th of July. I have been out of town with my husband for our 30^th wedding anniversary. WowJ

We are having a meeting in July for those wishing to attend. This will be held at Kay’s Home and we will be making fascinators for our opening social in August.

You will need to bring your own glue gun and materials to make your fascinator. Don’t forget your glue sticks. We will also be doing a potluck, so if you can think of some yummy thing to share then please bring that. We will start at 10:00 a.m.  and Kay is so excited to show us her new covered patio. It will be a lot of fun for those attending.

Retreat was fabulous. We really had a lot of fun and tons of good food. We missed all those who couldn’t make it this year. We made beautiful ornaments and painted Nativity trees and watercolor cardinals and cute toadies. We really had fun and learned some new things while we were at it. Thank You to the retreat committee and all of the hard work that went into retreat. Hazel and Betty painted these wonderful nametags for each one of us, (just in case we forgot who we were). Next year’s retreat theme is Spring/Summer/ Bunnies and I am looking for classes right now, so if you have any ideas then please let me know.

August is our opening social and we will be doing the tea party at Kay’s home, also. This will begin at4:00 p.m. and we will also be doing our service project which is dresses for the Women’s Guild. This can be dresses, skirts, tops, dress pants, etc.. Anything that a Woman can use to go to work or a job interview in. I always look forward to Kay’s tea parties because she always comes up with the greatest ideas. They are always so much fun.

September is our Bill Bayer Seminar. It will be on the 18, 19, and 20^th. The cost is $85.00 a day andThursday and Friday will be one two-day project and Saturday will be a one-day project. We will go home with two beautiful oil paintings at the end of the seminar. It is always fun to learn something new and try new things.

I look forward to seeing everyone at Kay’s for the fascinator class and Happy Painting!

Lisa

President, UGHA

Retreat Update

It is time to start getting your paints and brushes ready for a weekend of FUN! There are a few other items you might want to pack such as clean dainties and a toothbrush. 

We look forward to starting the bash at dinner time on Thursday evening around 6:00, of course you are welcome to arrive anytime after 3:00. If you do arrive early we might just put you to work. 

Here are a few changes that you should be aware of regarding the Retreat: 

• Glenna's Snow Globe will be taught on Friday at 3:00 pm. If need be, you will finish it after dinner
• Betty's Snow Owl will not be taught, she will have patterns and instructions for the two who signed up.  
• Judy will teach the three tree nativity all day Friday. There is still room and there are wood pieces available
• BYOB - we will have bottled water there however if you need any loaded liquids please bring your own, that way we won't have left over drinks to dispose of.  

Looks like it is going to be a beautiful weekend for us in the mountains of Midway. 

A HUGE shout out to JoLynn for letting us use her beautiful family home once again. 

See y'all on Thursday, drive safe and bring your party mojo!

June Newsletter

Hi Ladies.

I can’t believe it is June already. 

I am hoping everyone had the chance to look at and sign up for retreat projects. I haven’t seen the sign-up sheets yet, but I hope everyone had a chance to see the projects and hopefully come and join us at retreat. Those toads are “toad-ally” cute!

Our meeting in May was great. We had quite a few UFO’s being worked on and Betty V. taught us the finger crochet scarves, which I have made several of since then. Totally fun! I love hanging out with such fun and crafty women. I feel like I always learn something new.

Our retreat is this month and there are some neat projects to do. If you didn't sign up for anything, hopefully you can come up and spend some time just hanging out. You couldn't ask for a nicer group of women to laugh and have fun with.

We are going to do a July Meeting for those wishing to attend. I know it is a busy month, but we will be meeting on July 21, which is our normal Saturday, to make fascinators. Kay wore her fascinator to the May meeting and it was just fun. She will be helping us make them for this July meeting, if you would like to participate. You will need to bring your own glue gun and glue sticks and whatever bling you want to put in your fascinator. ( ribbon, bows, feathers, flowers, bling, etc..) Kay had a really cute paper teacup on her fascinator. I can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with.

Happy painting and I look forward to seeing everyone again.

Lisa

President

UGHA

Upcoming Calendar

June 19, 20, 21, 2014 – Retreat at JoLynn’s cabin.

July 21, 2014 – Making Fascinators at Glenna’s. 9:00 a.m.

August 16, 2014 – Opening Social. Tea Party at Kay’s house at 4:00 p.m. Fascinator contest. Service Project-Dresses for the Women’s Guild. (suits, nice pants, work clothes, etc.)

September 18, 19, 20, 2014 – Bill Bayer Seminar. 85$ a day. We will be doing one two-day project on the 18^th and 19^th and one project on the 20^th. He really teaches beautiful oil paintings and you will be able to finish both projects in the time given. Hopefully everyone will plan on attending.

October 18, 2014 – Water Color with Donna Richards

November 15, 2014 – Hazel Rimmasch teaching a Shara Reiner table from IKEA.

December 6, 2014 – Christmas party at the Lion House. Ornament exchange. 12:00 p.m.

Next year’s retreat theme is Bunnies, Spring, Summer, so if anyone has anything they would like to teach please let Lisa know. Thanks.

May's UFO Meeting

We had so much fun at this meeting. I think we all needed some time to paint together and visit with no pressure. This was a real brain scrubber.

Betty VanPelt taught us how to do finger crochet. We learned how to crochet an infinity scarf using one skein of yarn. Accepting the fact that we are all in our forties (with a few years added) we couldn't just jump into this intense project without warming up and doing some finger calisthenics.

Gail and Linda are ready to go

Roberta was wondering why?

Look at all of these scarves that Betty has made, trust me, this is not all of them!

Betty's handiwork. Need a gift? Give Betty a call!

Paint? Oh yes, we did paint! There was a myriad of unfinished projects brought and worked on, and the miracle of it all - some even got finished! 

Thanks to all who supported this UFO - it was a blast. Don't forget to join us at our annual retreat in just a few weeks. Life doesn't get much better than painting at JoLynn's beautiful summer mountain home.  Many thanks to her for her continual hospitality and support of our group.    

President's Message - May 2014

Hi Ladies,

Welcome to another great month of painting! April with Jill Fitzhenry was really a lot of fun and I just love my giraffes. I am going to blow up one of the giraffe heads and flip it and do

A daddy to go with mom and baby. A happy family. I also love my rose. Please don’t forget to send thank you’s to decoart and fm brushes for helping Jill come paint with us. They help save the

Chapter a lot of money and we get a great teacher to come visit us, also.

In May we will be doing UFO painting and I know that not many of us have UFO’s. ha ha.

Betty V. will also be teaching us how to make the beautiful scarves that she makes with Sashay yarn. Bring your own yarn if you want to learn how to do this. If you choose not to paint with us then at least come to sign up for retreat. The toads are not to be missed and the ornaments are great and the nativity is beautiful, etc., etc.. Of course we know that you come to retreat to spend time with all of the great ladies that come to chapter. Retreat is always a fun getaway. We hope you will all plan on spending the weekend with us.

Kay will be doing one of her great Tea Parties for our opening socials so I hope that you will all put

August on your calendar. Don’t forget to get your fascinator hats made, also. We will have some fun

Prizes for the winners of the fascinator contest.

Thank You so much to all of the great ladies who make this chapter function so well. I enjoy spending time with all of you and look forward to chapter meeting every month.

Happy Painting!

Lisa

Jillybean

What fun we had painting with Jillybean. She was just a bundle of joy and she scattered sunshine all through the studio. Thanks to all who participated and those who stopped in to say hello. 

Jillybean

A huge thanks to JoLynn who furnished a wonderful lunch on Friday.  I didn't paint on Saturday so I am not sure who furnished lunch, but a huge shout out and thanks to you too. 

Judy and Marilyn

leading the pack

Gail and Shonnie holding up the sidelines

This was a relaxing day of painting. Jillybean painted at a pace that fit all painting skills.  

Christy loves her Giraffe family

Looking Forward to May 17

This will be the first UFO we have had in a long time and we are so excited with what we have planned.  First and formost bring one or more UFO's to work on, hopefully to finish up and actually sign and date your work of art. 
Betty VanPelt will be teaching us how to make a scarf using nothing more than your fingers to crochet this lovely creation. These make such a wonderful and inexpensive gift and this project is sure to keep your hands busy while watching the news and your favorite late night show. 
You will need to bring one skein of yarn.  It will need to be one of the fancy yarns, ie Shasay or Loops.

We look forward to meeting together in a couple of weeks. There is a lot going on.  Be sure to mark your calendar and plan to join us Saturday May 16 at 9:00 am.  

Retreat Classes Being Offered

First of all, we will have a perpetual Ornament table set up for those who are not signed up for a class but are itchy to keep your brushes moving.  The ornament, paints and instructions will be at the table all you have to furnish are your brushes and water container - oh yea, your own drink if you are a drinking painter! Please specify which ornament(s) you would like so we can order the correct amount.

Betty VanPelt will be teaching this beautiful watercolor cardinal. Who wouldn't want this in your home during the winter months. He is sure to warm your heart. 

Betty Roberts has created this Christmas Memory Box. You will love working in this mixed medium using deco-podge, paint and texture.

Kay Salisbury always delights us with her garden art. This year is no different. This mother and baby toad are sure to bring a smile to your face and motivate you to spend a few more hours outside enjoying the beauties that nature offers.

Hazel has thrown an oil piece into the ring this year. The poinsettia plate is a great beginner piece if you think you want to try oils for the first time or re-introduce your creativity to oils after all these years. 

Look at this amazing winter snow globe that Glenna has worked up for us. Your children and grandchildren will be delighted to look at this piece. 

Last but not least, if you are a folk art fanatic and you love Maxine Thomas you are going to want/need to sign up for this class being taught by Judy.  You are going to love this trio. 

Loretta and Glenna will be sending out the documents needed for registration and the schedule for each class.  Everything will be available at the studio for sign-ups during the May 16 monthly meeting.