Dateline Cincinnati August 2010...
We made our annual trek to the Stampaway Convention teaching and showing our wares with our traveling show. I'm proud to announce that we once again won best embellishments. FYI I believe class info for 2011 will come out early April.
Minneapolis in September finds us at the Creative Connection Convention. What a fabulous collection of artists. I had SO much fun shopping. Check out our pixs from the show. As the days went by I started to notice that everyone had on fun little shoes and lots and lots of boots so I started taking pictures. Every kind of boot you could imagine was on parade. Pink, orange, lime green cowboy boots, knee high and over the knee, chunky work boots and 5 inch stilettos, they were all there. But I was the only one with flip flops. Now mind you it was Minnesota, but it was still 80 degree and these ladies had come from all over the country. I may not have had bright shinny cowboy boots, but it did have blue toes. Do I get points for that? Those of you that know me know that I always have blue toes. Once in awhile it might be purple for Halloween or another occasion, but always colorful. 
To celebrate the season of the night, Mrs. O'Leary's held "Steampunk Halloween". The place was all decked out as well as our customers and ourselves. It was so much fun that I know we will do it bigger and better in "11".
Back to Texas in October teaching at one of our favorite stores "Stamp Asylum" Plano. The following week we returned to Texas attending the Beadfest show in Arlington. It took a couple of great classes including Kim St. Jean's fold forming class. There are a couple of teachers I've met along the way that have a real knack for making things clearly learned and Kim is among that list. If you ever get a chance to take a class from her, do. The end of October found is in Oklahoma City at the big Affair of the Heart arts and crafts sale.
November took us back yet again to Texas, this time Austin. Our friend Joe asked us if we were going to grow steer horns as we had spent most of the fall driving back and forth to Texas. We showed at the Texas Art Educators Ass. show and met lots of new friends.
December found us back home working on all the wedding plans for Travis (son) and lovely fiance Brooke. In fact, as most of you were setting next to your Christmas tree opening presents, we were making tissue paper flowers and hand dying banners. I actually have to admit that I pulled a pre-lit tree from storage and plopped it down in the corner and that was the extent of my holiday decor. No decorations, just the lights that came on it. And sadly it still sets there today. Maybe I'll just leave it there for a Christmas in July celebration. I haven't been home long enough this year to do much but walk by it and sigh.
But 2011 January started of in wonderful Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. What fun we all had. 40 plus friends and family gathered for a week long celebration of parties and pleasure and of course a little shopping. Check out the next blog posting that will start us out in 2011.
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