January 2016

FYI: This meeting is the Hebrews 10:24 Society's marks our 2nd year together!!!

January minutes:
~Carmen Rockett came and taught us how to make Art Journal and Altered Book COVERS.
~Dues this month went to Only a Servant Ministries  http://www.onlyaservant.org/
~A short time of Prayer was had
~4 ladies were in attendance =)
~Pot-Luck Refreshments...Mmm!
~The door prize was given to Carmen
~Debbie & Adrienne McKee provided the location.
~We sent a Get Well card to Suzi Beeman
~More Photos (including the finished projects) can be found on the Facebook group. =)

Photo by Carmen Rockett

Photo by Carmen Rockett

Photo by Carmen Rockett

  

Dry project with craft dryer or blow dryer between each step. =)

1. Apply Gesso with a straight edge tool like a discarded gift card. Dry project. 
2. Apply ephemera (paper items you are using for keepsakes) with liquid matte acrylic medium. Dry project. 
3. Add texture and focal pieces with stencil and modeling paste or glue other items like metal trinkets, buttons, string, lace, and more. 
4. Spread paint with "dry brush" technique or finger using chosen color scheme in random patterns or other pattern. Also use paint for more visual texture. 
5. Add accents and additional visual texture with stamps and ink. 

Step 1: "paint" your surface with Gesso

Step 2: dry it...or let it dry

Step 3: "glue" your paper/fabric/lace down
(this was the fun part!)

Step 4: add paint...

...add paint...

...adding more paint. =)

Rub/dab/brush/wipe paint on & off until you like it!

Thank you SO much, Mrs. Rockett for coming over and teaching us!

Art Journal or Altered Book project

We are pleased to say that Carmen Rockett will be leading the January meeting! 
Carmen will be helping us learn to make Art Journal or Altered Book COVERS.  (If you have any questions, PLEASE ask.)(If this is not your thing, maybe you could volunteer to baby-sit for another lady who would like to come...)

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You can go more "basic" like Adrienne- with decoupage

(All you would need is 1.the book 2.pretty paper 3.pictures 4.Scissors and maybe a hair dryer.)

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Book: (This item is mandatory)

• Find a gift book with scripture or lovely quotes at Goodwill or other thrift store
• Purchase a (preferably spiral-bound) journal. Try to find one in which the pages are well-secured. Art sketch books work well.

Carmen Rockett will provide gesso, modeling paste, acrylic matte medium, and paints, along with some other odds and ends. Bring $2 per person to help cover the cost.

Adrienne is providing:

• Mod Podge

Supplies can be scrounged or purchased, as desired. No need to have every single thing on the list, but pull together what you can:

• Scrapbook papers
• pictures- from magazine, calendars, cards etc...or funny papers
• Burlap or fabric bits up to 12 inches square can be used
• Embroidery thread
• Twine, jute, or other artsy string
• Fabric glue
• Expired or used gift cards for spreading gel medium
• Paint spreaders (brushes, spouncers, foam brushes, putty knife)
• Hair dryer
• Buttons, trinkets, pretty odds and ends, feathers, ribbon, lace

One of Mrs. Rocketts books

Happy Birthday to us!

Dear Ladies,

Did you know that January is the Hebrews 10:24 Society's 2nd Birthday/Anniversary?!  It is! =)

I want to say thank you to all you wonderful ladies who have made our group what it is, and making it all possible.

I wish that I could tell you exactly how many dollars, how much food & how much cheer we have collected and re-distributed, but I can not.  But I can tell you that it has been a lot, and we are blessed to have put smiles on so many faces and ever so many hearts.

I pray that the Hebrews 10:24 Society will continue to fill a niche, and outlive our youngest members. And perhaps most of all, that we will continue to be what we started out to be: a blessing to many (including - if not especially - the attendees), without the division of politics, religion, race, or ideals- even just for one evening a month.

Love and hugs~

Adrienne McKee

Organizer, Secretary, Treasurer, Webmaster....

“.....And let us consider one another to provoke unto 

love and to good works:

Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more.....”