Comments on: Stay Out Of The Cold and Learn Some New Polymer Clay Techniques http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/stay-out-of-cold-learn-polymer-clay-techniques/2060/ "I learned by making mistakes... Now you don't have to." Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:03:14 -0700 hourly 1 By: Cindy Lietz@Learning about Polymer Clay Color Mixing http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/stay-out-of-cold-learn-polymer-clay-techniques/2060/#comment-9138 Cindy Lietz@Learning about Polymer Clay Color Mixing Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:55:12 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=2060#comment-9138 I thought only Canadians were Snowbirds... I didn't realize you could be one too! My SIL and her family live in Iowa. Sounds like you guys have had it rough lately. You'll have to get making some beads so you can sell them and retire early so you can head off to Florida or Arizona maybe. I hear Phoenix has some pretty great bead stores, so it might just be the perfect place to be a Snowbird! I thought only Canadians were Snowbirds… I didn't realize you could be one too! My SIL and her family live in Iowa. Sounds like you guys have had it rough lately. You'll have to get making some beads so you can sell them and retire early so you can head off to Florida or Arizona maybe. I hear Phoenix has some pretty great bead stores, so it might just be the perfect place to be a Snowbird!

]]> By: Anna Sabina http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/stay-out-of-cold-learn-polymer-clay-techniques/2060/#comment-9125 Anna Sabina Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:37:32 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=2060#comment-9125 Here in Iowa we have gotten hammer by snow yet again. The past two winter here have been unusually icy, snowy and really really cold- below zero ; the heating bills are $600 plus per month and makes me wonder what has happening to global warming in the Mid-Western USA. Snow is very pretty and nice to have when it melts in a day or so before it all looks dirty from salt and sand on the roads. When I retire I am going to become a "snow bird" , a snow bird is a person who enjoys living in the northern States but moves to a southern State from November -April. Let it snow!!!! Just don't let inj land in my driveway!! Here in Iowa we have gotten hammer by snow yet again. The past two winter here have been unusually icy, snowy and really really cold- below zero ; the heating bills are $600 plus per month and makes me wonder what has happening to global warming in the Mid-Western USA. Snow is very pretty and nice to have when it melts in a day or so before it all looks dirty from salt and sand on the roads. When I retire I am going to become a "snow bird" , a snow bird is a person who enjoys living in the northern States but moves to a southern State from November -April.

Let it snow!!!! Just don't let inj land in my driveway!!

]]> By: Marsha http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/stay-out-of-cold-learn-polymer-clay-techniques/2060/#comment-37783 Marsha Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:24:36 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=2060#comment-37783 As a fairly new person to polymer clay, I have found the Polymer Clay Tutor to be an invaluable resource. I do subscribe to the member site and am glad to do so. Others with more experience may be better able to navigate all the information "out there", but I too found it all to be overwhelming. Cindy's courses and videos are well done, start with the basics, and then build as your skills increase. And, as another person said, it's all there in one spot. If you have specific questions, Cindy is very prompt to answer questions on the blog or in separate emails. For me, the cost of membership is well worth what I am getting! As a fairly new person to polymer clay, I have found the Polymer Clay Tutor to be an invaluable resource. I do subscribe to the member site and am glad to do so. Others with more experience may be better able to navigate all the information "out there", but I too found it all to be overwhelming. Cindy's courses and videos are well done, start with the basics, and then build as your skills increase. And, as another person said, it's all there in one spot. If you have specific questions, Cindy is very prompt to answer questions on the blog or in separate emails. For me, the cost of membership is well worth what I am getting!

]]> By: Cindy Lietz@Alcohol Ink | Polymer Clay http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/stay-out-of-cold-learn-polymer-clay-techniques/2060/#comment-8947 Cindy Lietz@Alcohol Ink | Polymer Clay Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:27:33 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=2060#comment-8947 @Cindy E.: Such sweet words! The rain has come now for a bit and is starting to wash some of the snow away. Walked the kids home from school today in what seemed like the worlds largest Slurpee! Cheeks are rosy, mind is refreshed and the hot tea feels good in my hands! @Amanda: I was thinking about you being in Australia and wondering how different it must be there right now! I'll mail you some Snow if you'll mail me some Sun! @Bonnie: It is divine! Or at least it was a day ago. Nothing is prettier than branches covered in crystals and the quiet hush of a backyard buried in a blanket of snow! @Kailani: That is funny! When I was a kid I went to Hawaii for Christmas and thought it was funny when the locals complained it was cold and wore sweaters when we were perfectly comfortable in our shorts! @Cindy E.: Such sweet words! The rain has come now for a bit and is starting to wash some of the snow away. Walked the kids home from school today in what seemed like the worlds largest Slurpee! Cheeks are rosy, mind is refreshed and the hot tea feels good in my hands!

@Amanda: I was thinking about you being in Australia and wondering how different it must be there right now! I'll mail you some Snow if you'll mail me some Sun!

@Bonnie: It is divine! Or at least it was a day ago. Nothing is prettier than branches covered in crystals and the quiet hush of a backyard buried in a blanket of snow!

@Kailani: That is funny! When I was a kid I went to Hawaii for Christmas and thought it was funny when the locals complained it was cold and wore sweaters when we were perfectly comfortable in our shorts!

]]> By: Kailani http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/stay-out-of-cold-learn-polymer-clay-techniques/2060/#comment-8915 Kailani Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:39:37 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=2060#comment-8915 It's was 65 degrees this morning and I was freezing! LOL! It's was 65 degrees this morning and I was freezing! LOL!

]]> By: Bonnie Jones http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/stay-out-of-cold-learn-polymer-clay-techniques/2060/#comment-8906 Bonnie Jones Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:56:54 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=2060#comment-8906 Oh my goodness, that is devine!! I live in Mississippi and have never seen snow like that. Our weather right now is very cruddy..lots of rain, cold and muggy. I love to stay inside in the studio when the weather is bad. As for New Year's resolutions, afraid I have none. Happy New Year, Cindy, I am sure wonderful ideas will pour forth while you hibernate. Oh my goodness, that is devine!! I live in Mississippi and have never seen snow like that. Our weather right now is very cruddy..lots of rain, cold and muggy. I love to stay inside in the studio when the weather is bad.
As for New Year's resolutions, afraid I have none.

Happy New Year, Cindy, I am sure wonderful ideas will pour forth while you hibernate.

]]> By: Amanda http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/stay-out-of-cold-learn-polymer-clay-techniques/2060/#comment-8880 Amanda Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:24:31 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=2060#comment-8880 Wow, look at that snow, I haven't ever seen snow but it looks..........cold he he. In our case at the moment its stay out of the heat as its around 35 Celsius (over 100F). Wow, look at that snow, I haven't ever seen snow but it looks……….cold he he. In our case at the moment its stay out of the heat as its around 35 Celsius (over 100F).

]]> By: Cindy Erickson http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/stay-out-of-cold-learn-polymer-clay-techniques/2060/#comment-8876 Cindy Erickson Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:04:03 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=2060#comment-8876 Dear Cindy, Here in Littleton, Colorado, we have not had as much snow as usual. I must say that I am missing it! When the weather is cold and the sky is gray, I often feel very creative. I usually feel sort of melancholy, and quiet, and thoughtful during those kinds of cold days. I think it probably is a feeling that I remember from childhood. I probably do my best paintings and other creative work when the world seems more at rest and "tucked in." I love to listen to my music and create. I hope that you take care of your back, and that you stay warm while you are shoveling those mounds of snow. Take a minute to see the sparkles in the snow, and to smell the winter air while you are out there, and remember that you are cared for by many, many people out here in the world :) Hugs (and a warm scarf, a cozy hat, and fluffy gloves, along with a piping hot cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows) to you :) Cindy E. Dear Cindy,

Here in Littleton, Colorado, we have not had as much snow as usual. I must say that I am missing it! When the weather is cold and the sky is gray, I often feel very creative. I usually feel sort of melancholy, and quiet, and thoughtful during those kinds of cold days. I think it probably is a feeling that I remember from childhood. I probably do my best paintings and other creative work when the world seems more at rest and "tucked in." I love to listen to my music and create.

I hope that you take care of your back, and that you stay warm while you are shoveling those mounds of snow. Take a minute to see the sparkles in the snow, and to smell the winter air while you are out there, and remember that you are cared for by many, many people out here in the world :)

Hugs (and a warm scarf, a cozy hat, and fluffy gloves, along with a piping hot cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows) to you :)

Cindy E.

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