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Sometimes the little guys have to work extra hard to get your attention.  We don’t have big advertising budgets and many small businesses like us are a one woman show.  So here it is plain and simple.  Shop on our website anytime on Saturday from midnight to midnight and you will automagically get free shipping anywhere in the US with orders of $30 or more! 

 

 

And enjoy free shipping!

 

 

 

 

We have lots of wonderful ideas for homemade gifts on our online tutorials page.  My favorite is the 3D Star complete with free templates for three different sizes.  It has a big “wow” factor and can easily be completed in under two hours. Stop by and see what inspires you!

Make your Christmas sparkle with micro beads from Pennywise Arts and support a small shop!

Hugs and Happy Holidays!  Suzanne

Small print: International orders will receive a discount equal to the domestic shipping cost.

Come Make Art With Me!

Creative Classes In Paper   Presented by Suzanne Glazier of Pennywise Arts

 

There is still time to join me at Art 'n Soul in Olympia this Sunday for TWO fun classes!

 

Bottle Cap Pendants $25  (12:00 noon)

Using supplies from Pennywise Arts and Bottlecap, Inc. we will complete 5 pendants of different design in about 90 minutes.

Class kit includes ball chain and beautiful clear lid gift boxes for all 5 pendants.  So easy and so beautiful!  Check five friends off your Christmas gift list lickety split!

 

Handmade Paper Stars!  $28  (2:30 pm)

These incredible three dimensional stars are over 13” across and are made completely of paper! Learn how easy it is to create one of your very own with templates from Pennywise Arts! Students will be given additional templates to take home, including bonus pages with a variety of star sizes.

Students may wish to bring their own basic supply kit with scissors, cutting mat and craft knife to reduce any waiting time for shared materials.

Call Art ‘N Soul to get registered! 360.357.6820

Art ‘N Soul is located at 909 Sleater Kinney Rd SE Ste 12, in Lacey, WA.

Hope to see you there!  Hugs, Suzanne

Other class offerings can be found on our website:  http://www.pennywisearts.com/classes.php 

Private art parties are available at my place or yours!

Paperback Tape Sheets Are Coming!

Just a quick update for everyone who has placed a pre-order for our O’So Sticky Paperback Tape Sheets – it’s COMING!   Based on tracking info we should see it here late this week or early next.  I’ll package it up as quick as I can and hope to have all the pre-orders shipped by next Friday!

Thanks to all who helped make this possible!  Your support and patience are so appreciated!

Hugs, Suzanne

Watercolor Class Creations

I taught a fun little watercolor class this weekend and boy did we ever make some gorgeous works of art! 

Upper left by Kathy Lewis, Upper right by Sheila Leitch, lower two by Sandy Johnson.

The “zen” part of this class is creating the watercolor backgrounds.  It’s so easy to lose yourself in the process.  We used pigment inks, O’So Sticky Powder, Clear Ultra Fine micro beads and a single flourish stamp from Stampers Anonymous for the focal point on all of the cards.  Each student made about 15 little canvases.

It’s always interesting to see what others think to try and I am totally inspired by these ladies!  It’s hard to believe this is a beginner class, isn’t it?!

Hugs, Suzanne

P.S.  I am happy to schedule it again for anyone who couldn’t come this time.  Just email me and let me know you’re interested!  Don’t forget, I will come to you if you want to get a group of your friends together for a class!  Ü

Spooky Shaker ATC

When I was going through my artist trading card collection I stumbled upon this wonderful atc!

The window in the middle is cut out and transformed into a small shaker box filled with orange and black micro beads.  Unfortunately the card wasn’t signed and my memory has failed to recall who gave me this fun card.  If you recognize it as yours, please let me know!

Hugs, Suzanne

My Tombstone Artist Trading Card

I’m playing in a Tombstone shaped artist trading card swap on the Pennywise Arts Yahoo Group!  There are 9 of us, each making 9 identical cards to swap out. 

My wonderful husband Brian has been creative too.  He’s designed lots of templates and cut files for my Cricut.  His last batch was five different tombstone shapes.  Perfect!

Using Sure Cuts Alot software and my Cricut I get myself into crazy details that I would never have considered when all I had was a pair of scissors!  Ü 

The base and front of my card are cut from bronze Stardream paper.  Even the copper Stardream background insert and the acetate were cut on my Cricut. 

I stamped Copper Brilliance crackles (Stamper’s Anonymous) around the edges.  The crow image (from Inkadinkado) is embossed onto the front of the card and acetate at the same time.  **It had to be heated very carefully so as not to melt and warp the acetate.

I created a foam tape box around the window and filled it with a mixture of micro beads and sealed them in with the copper cardstock backing piece.  The bat was punched from glossy black cardstock and added to the card with foam tape.  A gem is the finishing touch.

I’ll be sure to share the other tombstones when the swap comes back later this month!

Hugs, Suzanne

A Pinch of Patience

Here’s another beauty by PWA designer Julie Imsland.  As the Pennywise Arts Yahoo Group 1-4-1 ATC swap coordinator Julie is very prolific in her swap creations!

Julie punched the top two corners with a decorative corner punch, put O’So Sticky Tape down under the corners and then mounted the card onto a back piece of card stock.  Translucent micro beads in Lettuce and Stream were added to the exposed O’So.

The vintage looking background reminds me of wallpaper that my grandma had in her kitchen. Ü

Hugs, Suzanne