Tinsel and Treasures

Exciting Addition to the Show - Make and Takes with Ulla!

We're pleased to announce that Ulla Milbrath has agreed to lead four make and take projects on the day of the show! You can shop during the first hour of the show, and then stay and enjoy the energy of making art for the rest of the day!

Ulla will be leading the Halloween and holiday projects every hour beginning at 10 am. They are for adults only. Magical flower babies riding a sweet bird,  a festive witch with the moon behind her and more await. You can read more about each on Ulla's blog: Ullam.typepad.com. We invite you to spend the day with your friends, catching up and creating. You can come away with four different projects in four hours, as well as one of a kind works from our artists. We hope you to see you!

Reserve Your Project Seat Now

Each project is one hour long, costs $20 and all supplies are included. Seats are limited and only four sessions are available, two Halloween and two holiday.  To reserve your seat at a project table, select the Paypal button below the project photo. All payments are secure and are made to Ulla. You will see [email protected] on your statement. We will notify you by email to confirm reservation.

 Spooky Halloween Fun

Halloween Candy Cone with interchangeable masks!
10 am, $20 per session
To reserve your seat for this project, select the Paypal button below.

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Flower Babies & Bird Ornament
11 am, $20 per session
To reserve your seat for this project, select the Paypal button below.

To review your purchases, click the "View Cart" button here. You ca check out at anytime.

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Halloween Witch Ornament
 12 pm, $20 per session
To reserve your seat for this project, select the Paypal button below.
 

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Festive Holiday Whimsies



Whimsical French-Inspired Hats
1 pm, $20 per session

You'll create both doll-size hats.
To reserve your seat for this project, select the Paypal button below.

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To review your purchases, click the "View Cart" button here. You can check out at anytime.

See you Saturday, September 12!

More Wonderful Talent...

You will find these two talented ladies on September 12 at the Tinsel and Treasures show...

Ceal Bialobrzeski of ElementLux

 
The mix of past and present graphic design fascinates Ceal.  Her jewelry references vintage, romantic, or scientific images in new settings of glass and metal.  Words and letter forms often add another layer of intrigue.  These tiny "stories-under-glass" provide the wearer with a medium for one-of-a-kind personal expression. 

Ceal enjoyed many years as a gift ware designer.  You may recognize her line of very popular collectible "Serenity Angels" from Seasons of Cannon Falls.

She relocated to the West Coast to be with her guy and has since fallen in love with San Francisco too.  The artistic community she found here has been very welcoming and energizing.  She is very grateful for all the wonderful and creative souls she's met, including these Tinsel and Treasures friends.

 To see more of Ceal's work, please visit her Etsy shop or you may contact her at [email protected].

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Marcia Harmon of Cottage Jewel

Marcia used to design one-of-a-kind multi functional art-to-wear under the name UBU.  She had pieces in galleries across the country, a run-way show by Cicada and even won an award at the first Bead and Button exhibition in Sacramento, Ca.  Out of her beading passion has sprung a thriving antiques business specializing in period jewelry, vintage inspired re-creations and cool old "stuff" for artists and those with an eye for the unusual.

Marcia's antique store, Cottage Jewel, was just voted "Reader's Choice Best Antiques Shop" by The Danville Weekly.  She has a new location at 100 Prospect Avenue in the heart of downtown Danville.  It is busting at the seams with the largest vintage bead, button and bauble collection to be found in the Valley.

Come see Marcia at the Tinsel and Treasures show where you will find a huge array of antique treasures along with her latest "find."  Shimmering Roman glass shards in aqua and sea foam that have been drilled and made into custom jewelry.

 

To see more of Marcia's antiques you can visit her website Cottage Jewel.com or contact her at [email protected].

Please welcome two more wonderful artists

Karen O'Brien - Mixed Media Artist

Karen O'Brien is a self taught mixed media artist and teacher.

She lives and makes art in rural Oregon in her "Golden Rule Studio."  Her creative journey began when she came across a pattern for a "rag style" teddy bear and she could see the enormous potential for soft sculpture design.  Karen likes to call her art an evolution of "mixed-up" media.  In addition to a love of creating with fabric and all things vintage, she has added paper, glue and paint.

Karen's work now includes teddy bears, dolls, collage, painting and assemblage pieces with a nostalgic, whimsical feel.  She also teaches mixed media workshops at various locations and art retreats.  Her continuing journey is to explore the path of intuitive art, listening to the voice within to learn, create and share what she finds.

You can visit her blog:  Golden Rule Palace to hear about her adventures in art and rural life, or her websites

Quiet Companions and Karen O'Brien.

                                

                                                

Sylvia Anderson

 Northern California is home to Sylvia Anderson, where she creates whimsical paper mache characters born from her imagination, and inspired by old children's stories, vintage photograph's and Holiday imagery.  Being mostly a self taught artist, Sylvia has worked in several mediums over the years, but found her niche when she tried her hand at sculpting.  She found that the characters come to life in the 3-dimensional form, and the creative possibilities are endless.

In addition to the paper mache characters that Sylvia creates, she dabbles in a variety of other artistic mediums including mixed media collage, jewelry and assemblages made from antique and vintage items. 

She has designed projects which have been featured in Country Marketplace magazine and Gift Maker magazine.   She has taught locally and will be teaching at the Art & Soul Retreat in Portland, Oregon in the Fall of 2009. 

To see more of Sylvia's work, please visit her website at Sylvia Anderson or her blog at SylviaAnderson.blogspot.com.