I was delightfully surprised a week ago when I called Mystic Paper to confirm my class schedule and Kim proceeded to tell me she was looking at my art work in Somerset.  I was totally confused and thought she was referring to my Halloween Book.  I’m sure she thought I was a complete dingbat, but eventually we figured out that my advent calander had been published, but the folks at Somerset had failed to let me know.  Talk about total shock.  I was floating on cloud nine.

A whole page!  I feel so special.

I need to give the folks at the UPS store a copy.  Everything is attached to the box, and they did a rockin’ job of shipping it.  Thanks Kim for letting me know!  I would have no idea until I got around to buying the issue.

Last Saturday I took an amazing class with Chris Randall.  She taught us how to make tea cup chandeliers.  It was super fun and I am already planning to make more for Christmas gifts.  I also got to meet the incredible Maija of Maigirlz Madness.  I love her blog and it was great sharing a soldering iron with her!  Check out my masterpiece.

I bought all the teacups either at Goodwill or the antique store and paid a mere pittance for them.  The chandelier I purchased at a Flea Market for seven bucks!  Chris provided all the fun crystals.

My favorite part was making charms.  I am completely addicted to soldering.  The possibilities are endless.  It’s a bit overwhelming.  Anyway, I downloaded a whole bunch of fairy images from online and created four charms.  I think it needs more and hopefully when I get a bit more time I will add them.

This is my favorite tea cup.  The one in the background is Chuck’s.

It’s hard to get a picture of the whole chandelier, but you get the idea.  It is my first step in turning our Living Room into a Shabby Chic Haven.  Little does Chucklebutt know.  Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

The weekend is over — boy it goes so fast!  Chuck has another show opening this week and I am busy working on my own two shows.  Mom comes to visit on the 20th and we have a ton of stuff to do before she gets here.  Wish us luck.  Happy Monday!