{"id":9785,"date":"2010-05-12T03:13:52","date_gmt":"2010-05-12T10:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=9785"},"modified":"2011-12-31T07:20:24","modified_gmt":"2011-12-31T15:20:24","slug":"pastor-gifts-polymer-clay-book-beads-bookmarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/pastor-gifts-polymer-clay-book-beads-bookmarks\/9785\/","title":{"rendered":"Pastor Gifts – Polymer Clay Book Beads and Bookmarks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Polymer“This is the coolest bookmark I’ve ever seen … and I’ve seen plenty in my life!” ~Pastor Noah<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

These “Spot”<\/em> features are for you guys to display your accomplishments, share stories of inspiration and even ask for assistance with challenges that you may be experiencing. The projects are based on techniques learned from articles here at the blog, as well as from tutorials at the Polymer Clay Video Library<\/a>. My hope is for these “Show and Tell”<\/em> features to help everyone get to know each other a bit better, thanks to this wonderfully artistic medium of polymer clay. And…<\/strong><\/em> by participating, you can win some beads<\/a> too!
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Hi Cindy,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The pastors and about a hundred of us at Sierra Community Church are reading together through the Bible in a year. I thought it would be great to give each of the pastors their own personalized (book bead<\/a>) bookmark, thanks to your tutorials. They each got one with their initial on the book. The accent beads I chose for each one, were based on what I felt was closest to depicting who they are.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pastor John<\/strong> – Being the most intellectual, got a torn watercolor bead<\/a> since it reminded me of torn pages in a book. Well, when I gave it to him he just held it up and looked at it, twisting it one way and another. I asked if he knew what it was and he said that it was something to hang up! So much for intellectual … I had to tell him it was a bookmark!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pastor Rex <\/strong>– 6’5″ – big man – big teddy bear! He got the big rectangular bead … with fortifications like you’d see in agates or rhodocrosite – deep but so beautiful. He knew immediately what it was and said, ‘I didn’t buy you anything, but I love it!’ I told him I didn’t buy him anything either … I made it. Then his eyes really lit up and he hugged me.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pastor Noah<\/strong> – the youngest at about 36-37 – also the shortest (which isn’t really relevant) – his wife is artsy – so I gave him a somewhat large Jupiter Bead<\/a> knowing his wife would appreciate it even if he didn’t. His comment to me after the service: “Thank you so much! This is the coolest bookmark I’ve ever seen … and I’ve seen plenty in my life!” When I looked into his eyes they had a glisten to them (tears?). Anyway, I got a great, huge hug from him!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pastor Dan<\/strong> – We have a special email relationship and his bead is the gold foil technique<\/a>. To me he has a heart of gold … that isn’t always seen by others because he actually tends to be rather shy. He said he loved it and then went on (in an email) to say: “Noah was bragging about his saying his bead was bigger then mine and John’s. I just told him the only reason he got one at all is because Carolyn would never think to give me one without giving him one, but she does love me more. That shut him up for at least ten seconds. ;)”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Anyway, Cindy, thank you so much for teaching us both the book bead and hammered copper hookmark<\/a> techniques. These were not only a blessing for me, but also for all four of my pastors. It was such a delight to make them, and to choose special beads for each one.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

~Carolyn-F<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

PS: <\/strong>Pastor Noah ended holding up his bookmark in front of the entire congregation. He absolutely raved about it, saying that I had taken a shepherd’s crook and hammered it into the bookmark and then actually made the beads, including the tiny book. He said that only the pastors had these special bookmarks, but that there were lots of other hand crafted items for sale at Nehemiah’s Wall. [This is the name for the sales that I hold at the church where all the money goes to the church.] Our tables were swamped after the service and several people said that they wanted one of the bookmarks also!<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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If you are interested in sharing pictures of your polymer clay projects with the community, please follow these 2 simple steps:<\/span><\/p>\n

1) <\/strong><\/span>Email several of your photos to me as attachments. My email address is shown in the “From” line of the weekly Polymer Clay Newsletter<\/a> that gets sent out each and every Friday morning.
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2) <\/strong><\/span>Include a description and\/or story about your pieces, being sure to reference the tutorial(s) or blog article(s) that provided at least some level of inspiration for your work.
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Don’t be shy. Everyone is VERY<\/strong><\/em> friendly here.
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In the comment section below, please do compliment each other; Offer encouragement; Ask questions about the techniques used; And in general… be social. This is your community! It’s up to you to make it a fun and supportive place to hang out. All of you are amazing and it’s wonderful to have everyone here!<\/span><\/p>\n

I love this wonderful community! I feel like I’m finally home :-)\u00a0 My biggest problem is that I spend so much time reading everything, I’m not getting any clay projects done. I plan to get busy since my vacation is almost over. Thank you for all of your amazing ideas and teaching. You make everything look so easy and fun. <\/span><\/span>~Cheryl-V<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n
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<\/td>\n** Did You Know…<\/strong><\/span><\/span> Members with current subscriptions to the weekly tutorial videos are always entitled to a 10% discount when purchasing 6 or more back issue packages<\/a> in a single transaction. If you are interested, let me know<\/a> which back issues you would like and I will send further instructions on how to complete your order.
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