What's in your freezer?

The gypsies received an email today from one of the girls that attended Gypsy Caravan, Mykle Parker. We just had to share what she made when she got home! It is constructed from two of the gypsy bracelets we made (and were selling) at the caravan and would you believe a...FROZEN ORANGE JUICE CAN? You can find the instructions below or contact her at www.scrapbohemia.blogspot.com

"The center circle IS from a frozen orange juice container! I used a light colored foil for the base and various copper/gold shades for the rim. I then inlaid 3/4 of the lid with Diamond Glaze (DG) and swirled in Glimmer Mist from Tattered Angels. Once that dried I added another layer of DG and used a different color of Glimmer Mist. After that dried I mixed a small amount of DG with each of the two Glimmer Mist colors and went back in to detail the lid with brushes."

"The bare pizza box (one of the kits came in a pizza box) is from the caravan class. I tore out some of the cardboard to get texture. Placed a screen from Tattered Angeles in the center and began to build over it with Bees Wax and mixing Glimmer Mist in. Hit it with some oil paint to pull out dimension, beads, and off we go!"

Can you see the corrugated cardboard on the top left corner?
That Mykle Parker is one tricky girl!

I guess it's time to breakout the gypsy meting pot and get the beeswax going!We love it...thanks for the inspiration!

just a little more!

Sande and Janelle showing off their "gypsy girl" t-shirts

We had two sets of very talented girls that made their own "gypsy suitcases" for the event. This one from the Arts and Scraps girls in Vancouver, Washington. They also won a contest for the best store display. Way to go Lynette and Denise!

Also, a shout out to Pam and Barb Drever (Main Street Mercantile). Would you believe they DROVE all the way from Maple Creek, Canada (yes, I said drove...) They also had fun, decorated suitcases... they found one of them in a garbage bin on their way home from work one day! Someone threw it out and they picked it up! That's a true gypsy.

We truly had a great time meeting all of our fellow gypsies.
It was so great to get to know more of you.
We have to mention Lori and Maureen from The Scrap Yard in Calgary, Canada. They stayed with us till about 10:30 Friday night finishing their project after everyone else was gone. While we cleaned up, they just kept working, laughing, making jokes, just having a great time. Lori was one of our "best dressed" gypsies and her enthusiasm for scrapbooking showed.
It's times like this when we remember why we do what we do.
Thanks for making the long trip girls!

And a HUGE THANKS to our 4 helpers:
Tiffany Grayson
Robin Milligan
Colleen Barger
Sarah McKelvey

We couldn't have done it without you!

Gypsy Caravan

Thought we would shared some images from our Gypsy Caravan Adventure.
These photos were taken by one of the girls that came to help
us at the caravan, Sarah McKelvey. Thanks Sarah!

"gypsy girl" t-shirts


Debbie handing out treats in the new ATC tins

the girls from Scrap N' Yap

Paula's class kit

Janelle's class kit

Sande's class kit



Our band of Gypsies!

Out and about

It has been a while since we blogged...but were back now from some much needed rest and relaxation after our Gypsy Caravan Adventure on Nov 7th! In the next few days we'll post some photos of the Caravan event and update you on what's been happening with the gypsies!
We leave you today with some images from the last week.
Can anyone guess where we were?