I have to tell you that I've been in blissful heaven for the last three days. If you're wondering why it's because I've been needle felting a mermaid for Judy Johnson's "Lovely Sea Maiden" class at
Artful Gathering that I'm taking.
I'm completely in awe of the ability to mold and sculpt the fiber to get it to be exactly what you want.
It's simply amazing and, once again, I've fallen in love with a new crafting medium.
Before taking Judy's class I never would have dreamed of all the ways you can felt and handle the roving.
Judy is a fabulous teacher and she shows you exactly what she wants you to do step by step.
I have to tell you that I thoroughly enjoyed this class and now my head is spinning as to the possibilities. There are so many ideas running through my head right now I cannot keep them straight.
This is dangerous territory for me. There are so many things I want to try and, once again, not enough hours in the day. I need to prioritize - but, right now that is almost impossible.
This is the 3rd class I've taken at
Artful Gathering and every one of them has been fantastic. I took Pat Winter's Crazy Quilting 101 class last year, Colleen Moody's "Briley The Birdie" paper clay class in the first session this year and Judy Johnson's "Lovely Sea Maiden" in the 2nd session. If you've never taken an online class I highly recommend any of the
Artful Gathering classes. They're fantastic.
Next year I'm definitely going to be taking more. I wonder what will strike my fancy next year?
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Thanks to ACToys member xterry who has posted an extensive gallery of images showcasing the Transformers Construct-Bots Bumblebee elite class triple changer action figure. Get a look a the new Transformers builder formatted figures. These strange new figures seem to have a lot of fans mystified about their functions. Check out the gallery that gives a good like at everything from the robot, to the alternate jet, the vehicle mode, and everything in-between.
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Just in via ACToys are new out of box images of the upcoming DELUXE class Gears homage from SXS. The R-01 Continuously Variable exclusive figure is an ultimate homage to the G1 character Gears. Here, the mini-bot is scaled up to deluxe sized toys. Check out the figure and box images in the gallery below for the fulls look.
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ACToys member andyanapple has posted a pictorial review of his extensive makeover of the Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Optimus Prime voyager figure. Taking clues from the cartoon character rendering. Optimus Prime has been reworked from head to toe. The lack luster paint scheme has been redone with extensive detailing. His sword has been repainted. The head has been updated with a new faceplate and much more that literally transforms the Transformer into a near masterpiece grade figure.
