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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Sorbet Pendants

Hi, it's me - Bettina Welker. I'm really thrilled to be part of this year's Clay Carnival adventure. It will not only be my first time teaching at this event - I also have never been to the bright and glamorous city of Las Vegas.

Well, I was thinking about which class to bring with me to this place of exuberance in light and color and I decided that my "Sorbet Pendant Class" would be a perfect match.

These pendant necklaces feature a lustrous ghost image design in bright and juicy eye-catching colors. The real fun fact about this project however is: The toggle clasp that closes the necklace at the front actually is formed by the Sorbet Pendant itself. It's really a fun class and I hope you will enjoy it as much as I do.

By the way: all the Kato Poly Clay necessary for the projects will be provided by Van Aken International

And here's the materials list for the Sorbet Pendants:

  • Pasta machine
  • Acrylic rod
  • Rigid and flexible blade
  • Craft knife or scalpel
  • Cookie cutters (about 1 inch wide - round, triangular, square)
  • A very small round cutter (for example a 3-4 mm Kemper Kutter)
  • Texture plates or stamps
  • Wet sanding paper (400-2000 grit)
  • Cylindrical baking mold (empty tin or soda can)
  • 20 inches of black 3 mm buna cord
  • CA glue
  • Flush cutters
  • Round nose pliers
  • Flat nose pliers
  • Hand drill with a 1 mm and 3mm drill bit
  • Head pins (0.8 - 1 mm)
  • Small chain (like a necklace extension chain, 2 inches)

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Facebook Page!

Hi everyone,

I just set up a facebook page for the Clay Carnival Las Vegas! The bit.ly url is:

http://on.fb.me/eqPaFK

Hope to see you there!

Cheers, The Team

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Welcome

Welcome to the official blog of the Clay Carnival Las Vegas 2011 event! This year we have a stellar roster of instructors, including four internationally known artists.

The instructors are:

Bettina Welker - Germany
Sylvie Peraud - France
Natalia Garcia de Leaniz - Spain
Daniel Torres - Spain
Judy Belcher - West Virginia
Kim Cavender - West Virginia
Leslie Blackford - Kentucky
Donna Kato - Colorado

Registration will open as soon as possible and each artist will be posting their class topics and pictures so keep your eyes open!

Clay Carnival Dates: November 10 - 13th, 2011
Location: Imperial Palace Hotel, Las Vegas Nevada

Hotel code will be forthcoming!

Cheers,

The Team