Monday 23 May 2016

MIxology news and CVC workshop news.


Well if you saw my Face Book post last Wednesday you will already know my exciting news. The amazing Andy Skinner has asked me to be one of the teachers at Mixology in Coventry on the 19tyh and 20th November this year and I am still pinching myself as it's a dream come true. I will be sharing the day with the fabulous Mark Gould so that he and I will both do two half days each. Now I'm here to tell you that the booking is open for this retreat but I believe that sales are going really fast and if you wanted to come along you need to get in quick to see if there are any spaces left. (Click the Mixology link above).


I just got to get my head round a project and there are lots of ideas floating about, so that's good seeing as my mojo has been missing for a few weeks and half a day brings the potential down for me to overdo things too.

At the moment I am working on my Country View Crafts workshop project for July and on Saturday created this grungy, shabby crackle using DecoArt weathered wood medium with their chalk paints and media acrylics.


This is going to be a beach hut project so you can see it's pink, shabby with touches of vibrant colour but still weathered and vintagy. I'll let you see more when I've finished it.

Thanks for stopping by and for all the lovely comments you leave me.

Have a great week.

hugs Brenda xxx


25 comments:

sally said...

What a shame it's so far away from Aberdeen....not sure I'd be let off the leash long enough to come!

Sally

Susanne said...

Congratulations to you and to all delegates at the MoM event. Looking forward to the event.

Monika Gulyas said...

Congratulations Brenda! It will be a great fun for you! You belong to that team, you deserve this! And of course, your weathered wood is totally amazing again!!! Hugs

froebelsternchen said...

This texture looks really super - I am curious to see the whole project ....
what an exciting event - wished I lived nearer to join this.

oxo Susi

Annie said...

Huge congratulations Brenda x I am over the moon for you x love your projects and just know it will be an amazing workshop with Mark and Andy
Looks like your next CVC workshop is going to be amazing too

Huge hugs
Annie x

Words and Pictures said...

Yay, yay, yay! What fabulous news! Am so thrilled for you and for all the lucky people who'll get to take your workshop. Sadly my best friend is getting married on 19th November so I'm going to miss out again. Glorious weathered crackle in your sample - looks absolutely like the real thing - the chalk crackle may well be my favourite of all the DecoArt options.
Alison xx

A Pink said...

Such exciting news for you! Brenda You must be stoked !! Enjoy every minute , even any apprehension and doubts - they're all part of the course, healthy too- it wouldn't be normal to not have them .
I would love to be there but not sure whether I will be able to get a place given the popular demand and the few things I need to consider first.

Your shabby chic crackle to a rreal 'jaw dropper' - Incredible and I'm looking forward to see the finished project . I could use a beach right now lol .
hugs x

Felix the Crafty Cat said...

The texture on this is so scrummy Brenda, love it. Well done with the invite, it's well deserved. Have a great week, Angela x

Patty O'Malley said...

How wonderful to be chosen to teach at the workshop! Looking forward to seeing your finished project as well.

SewPaperPaint said...

Biggest congratulations, Brenda! Wow! This is huge! I know you will have a blast and be a great teacher. Hugs, Autumn

Kaz Hall said...

I love the chippy paint effect!! Good luck with your workshops too!! You are uber talented, lucky students xx

Redanne said...

I am so absolutely thrilled for you Brenda and I cannot wait to take a class with you at long last! You are so incredibly talented and whatever you come up with will be brilliant..... I am sneakily hoping it will include this utterly fabulous wood technique - it is jaw-dropingly stunning Brenda and to see it on a beach hut creation is just the icing on the cake for me.... Hugs, Anne xx

rachel said...

So very pleased for you brenda .... and very excited to get to meet you ... i got a place. Very excited!@@!

Kathyk said...

Warmest congratulations, Brenda, well deserved - ENJOY

Kathyk

Astrid Maclean said...

Huge big congrats Brenda, I am so pleased for you!! Andy knows how to choose his people, I am sure you will be brilliant!!! Your beach hut piece looks completely genuine and amazing, chalk paint, weathered wood and media paints, truly make for a perfect effect in your hands!!

Jane said...

I was so thrilled to hear this Brenda, it is so well deserved. You will be a huge asset to the DecoArt team...your gorgeous work will help bring their products to an even wider audience. The weekend sound brilliant....I would love to come but I just can't commit that far ahead in Nov as it's right around family birtdays etc. Fingers crossed there may still be spaces left in the coming months once I find out what plans are this end! Enjoy this lovely sunshine, the rain last night gave the garden a welcome water. Hugs xx

Gina said...

No I hadn't heard...huge well deserved congratulations :D XXX

Meggymay said...

Congratulations Brenda, it will be a fantastic weekend, for those who manage to go.
Yvonne xx

Gio said...

Such a great news Brenda, congratulation! And I love the peek in pink! can't wait to see the full project :-)

pearshapedcrafting said...

Congratulations! I am sure this will be a great weekend - tried hinting to hubby that he would enjoy it too - he has seen both Andy and Mark in action at a Demonstration day up here, but he didn't take the bait!! Have I caught up now?! Hugs, Chrisx

Paper Profusion said...

Huge congratulations Brenda! I'm thrilled for you! Love your shabby pink hut peek. Unusual to see pink shades aged so it looks different and fab! Happy Weekend! Nicola x

Deb said...

Once again, huge congratulations Brenda but not in the least bit surprising, you are supremely talented and will be an amazing addition to the Ministry of Mixology workshops! Your gorgeous weathered beach hut technique is a prime example of why Andy chose you, how I wish I could take a class with you. Have fun and many, many congratulations! Deb xo

Pamellia said...

Holy cow Brenda, this looks incredible! What an amazing wood texture! Can't wait to see the finished project! A huge congrats to you! hugs :)

Almo said...

Congratulations Brenda! so pleased for you to have been chosen to join the MOM workshop team. I managed to get a ticket too so I am so looking forward to meeting you then, if not before as I am very drawn towards the textures of that lovely pink beach hut. Mo x

sarascloset said...

Oh, my word, Brenda! this weathered wood looks breathtaking! I can't wait to see the end product, but this alone is pinned! Huge congratulations on your news! It is not a surprise Andy would include you as a teacher--oh how I wish I could wiggle my nose and fly across the great pond to take these classes! Perhaps there will be on-line courses in your future???? Big hugs to you on your great news!