Romancing the Past hosted by Artful Gathering Online Retreats 2014

Did you know you can wear your jammies while attending the online class offerings at Artful Gathering 2014!!! 

Online videos can be viewed 24/7... with NO time-zone delays... and unlimited viewing for 6 weeks? 

Yes, it is TRUE! 

 I am incredibly excited to be offering my first online class "Romancing the Past" by Debby Anderson  ~ Session One: June 6th to July 17th .  

There is still time to Register at the the Artful Gathering Online Retreat Website and to Sign Up for Classes.  There is an amazing line-up of artists offering online classes in every artful medium you can imagine!

Here are the links for registration, my class and the workshop class list:

AG 2014 Registration:  
www.artfulgatheringevents.com/page/step-one-sign-up-instructions

My Online Class ~ Romancing the Past:  
www.artfulgatheringevents.com/page/art-s1-213-romancing-the-past-with-debby-anderson

Workshop Offerings:  
www.artfulgatheringevents.com/page/workshop-descriptions

I hope to see you in class! 

Deb

xoxo

Friday's Project...

I have always wanted to own and dress up an Antique Dress Form. For years and years I have searched for the perfect one for me...but to no avail. They were either not right, or way out of my price range!

So, I decided to create my own!

Yesterday, I went shopping for an Antique Floor Lamp and found it at the San Francisco Antique Mall.



I must have looked at 8 or 10 before falling in love with the base on this beauty!




I went shopping at Lowes to choose the various components to "marry" the floor lamp to my Dress Form body (purchased at The Pickled Hutch), and to choose Chicken Wire to patina (oxidize)...giving it an aged appearance.

Who knew that using Plumbing supplies would work!...;-)



I sawed and I sawed and then I sawed some more until I thought my arm would fall off!!!

Okay, I guess I exaggerated a wee bit!




Using my soldering supplies....




I wrapped with Copper Tape, coated with Flux and Silver Soldered the components under the Dress Form to stablize the pieces.





Note to self: Use gloves while working with the Chicken Wire...OUCH!




Completing this step will be continued in the next posting...wish me luck!





Can you guess what these beauties are for?

DON'T YOU LOVE THIS BEAUTY?!?!?!?

I am so IN LOVE with this BEAUTIFUL Antique Dental Cabinet!

This beauty is on lay-away at the Vintage Cove Antique Store... located AT 1614 Palmetto Avenue in Pacifica, California. The owners of this establishment are a husband and wife team, who offer an eclectic mix of charming antiques! Efrain and Yolanda were introduced to me through my good friend, Lisa Wilson. Lisa owns The Pickled Hutch at 2021 Palmetto Avenue; just blocks away from the Vintage Cove. Thank you Lisa for introducing me to Efrain and Yolanda, who over the years have become my friends to.

This beautiful cabinet will become the perfect display and oganizational piece for my vintage jewelry! Oh, I can't wait to place all of my vintage shoe, dress & fur clips, as well as brooches in these small drawers! There are a total of 16 small/shallow drawers and 6 large/deep drawers. The three small cabinets at the top of the cabinet have white porcelain inserts...oh so sweet! There is also beautiful white marble on the counter of the cabinet and a thick marble base at the bottom.

OH YEAH! IT'S GONNA BE MINE!!!