I guess we are in the “dog days of summer”. It’s been a little hot and windy but most of the time it is beautiful. Our Mystery at Checkered Board Farm Mystery-Paint-in was a lot of fun. Our mystery teacher was Betty Jo Evens from the Boise chapter. She is a great teacher, very warm and positive. The tray we painted turned out very nice. We shared a tasteful lunch, a lot of raffle prizes and a few special gifts. Thank you to everyone who helped put this Paint-in together with a special “Thank You” to Nancy Coley and Tirzah Probasco who were in charge. While I’m thinking about this, the initials MFB were not correct. They were false clue to throw you off as we heard some of you were trying to guess. MFB are my father’s initials.
On August 25th, I sent an email to the GSDP Board announcing my resignation of president, effective immediately. It became time to get my life in order and make some hard decisions. Continuing to serve as president became one of the activities I had to give up. I’m not dropping out of the Chapter, I just can’t serve on the Board any more. Glenda Mitchell, 1st Vice President will serve as president for the balance of the year. Please support her. It has been my pleasure to serve on the board for the past 3 ½ years, I’ll see you soon at a monthly paint-in.
CarolAnn
Message from our New President
Well ladies there have been a few changes in the Chapter's Officer lineup. CarolAnn has decided to resign and I will be the acting President of GSDP for the remainder of the year. I only hope that I can do as good of a job in the next four months as CarolAnn has done for the the past eight.
The Mystery Paint-in was a big success. Betty Jo Evans was our teacher. She taught us a lot about dry brushing. The project was really fun, so if you missed it, you missed a great time. We had a wonderful lunch and great raffle prizes. I think everyone had a good time. I also want to thank everyone for all their hard work that got the Mystery Paint-in going and made it a success.
Fall is coming fast and winter will be here before we know it, so we need to be thinking of the November Paint-in and the Golden Dollar Auction that we will have then. If you have not been able to collect enough Golden Dollars, you can still participate in the auction. We will be selling Golden Dollars for fifty cents each. All the proceeds will go to a local charity for Christmas. We have a lot of really nice items that have been donated by some of the members. There is still time to get something that you have made in to one of the Board for the auction. So plan on joining us Saturday, November 20th at noon for the Golden Dollar Auction.
Don't forget to nominate someone for an office for the up coming 2011 election in November. The new officers will be announced at the Christmas party. Pat Reeder is the co-chair on the nomination committee, so when she calls, tell her you would like to run for office. We need some new faces on the board, maybe someone that has never held an office and would like to, or someone that has been an officer in the past that would like to run again.
Also don't forget about the Christmas party. Get out or find an ugly sweater. Or maybe take an old one that you already have and "ugly it up". We will have a great meal, games and a afternoon with friends.
Fall is Near keep painting,
Glenda
2010 Seminars and Paint-ins
Sept 25th (Saturday): Glenda Mitchell: Leaf Man BannerOctober 9th (Saturday): Glenna Nielson: Witch and Blue Faeries Plate
November 20th (Saturday): June Skollingsberg: Russian Floral (Golden Dollar Auction)
December 11th (Saturday): Christmas Party (Ugly Sweater Contest)
September
Leaf Man Banner
Teacher: Glenda Mitchell
Cost: $7.50 (class fee only)
$5.50 Banner
Date: September 25th, 10:00 am - NOTE DATE CHANGE -(setup and chat time 9:30-10:00)
Teacher: Glenda Mitchell
Cost: $7.50 (class fee only)
$5.50 Banner
Date: September 25th, 10:00 am - NOTE DATE CHANGE -(setup and chat time 9:30-10:00)
Dark Chocolate
Empire Gold
Golden Brown
Lt Ivory
Raw Sienna
Iron Oxide
Timberline
Prep Instructions:
Base coat roc-lon twice with Black on both sides, using small paint roller. Apply pattern to lower center of banner. Put a wash of Golden Brown on leaves and face.
The Paint-in will be held at the Westwood Village Clubhouse (1111 N. 2000 W., Farr West, UT).Take I-15 #346 and go north on 2000 W/UT-126 0.6 of mile. The Clubhouse is on the west side of the street with parking on the west side of the building.
October
Teacher: Glenna Nielsen
Cost: $10.00 (class fee only)
Provide Your own Surface (16" plate)
Date: October 9th, 10:00 am - (setup and chat time 9:30-10:00)
The Paint-in will be held at the Westwood Village Clubhouse (1111 N. 2000 W., Farr West, UT).Take I-15 #346 and go north on 2000 W/UT-126 0.6 of mile. The Clubhouse is on the west side of the street with parking on the west side of the building.
Golden Dollar Auction
We will be holding the "Golden Dollar Auction" during the November Paint-in. Everyone is invited to attend this fun event. Don't have enough Golden Dollars? No problem. You will be able to purchase Golden Dollars at the paint-in for fifty cents (50c) a piece. Proceeds from this event will be donated to a local charity. Can't attend the entire Paint-in? Still no problem. The auction will be held at noon, so join us then. The items to be auctioned off are handcrafted items donated by our members. And it's just in time for your Christmas shopping!
2011 Elections
Our nominating committee will on the phone this month asking members to run for next year's officers. We will be electing members for the positions of President, 1st and 2nd Vice Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer. The Chapter also needs Chairpersons for Seminars/Paint-ins, Christmas Party, Memory/Treasure Boxes, Grants/Publicity and Web/Newsletter Editor. The Chapter needs You, so please give serious thought about serving as an officer for 2011.Member Mentions
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Eileen Barnard, Rita Johnson, and Wendy Ouellette lost their mother this August. I'm sure you join us in sending the sisters and their families our condolences.
Nancy Coley's daughter was in a serious car accident August 13th. Keep her in your thought also.
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Chapter Minutes
August 14th 2010 - Mystery Paint-in
President - CarolAnn Smith Judy Graham
1st Vice President - Glenda Mitchell JoLynn Johnson
1st Vice President - Glenda Mitchell JoLynn Johnson
Past President - Rebecca Chaffee Carol Easley
Treasurer - Gloria Eldridge Hazel Rammasch
Secretaty - Lydia Gossett Sandy Reeder
Web/Newsletter - Terry Pulver Pat Reeder
Seminar/Paint-ins - Tirzah Probasco Betty Roberts
Helen Mahoney - Treasure Boxes Glenna Nielsen
Secretaty - Lydia Gossett Sandy Reeder
Web/Newsletter - Terry Pulver Pat Reeder
Seminar/Paint-ins - Tirzah Probasco Betty Roberts
Helen Mahoney - Treasure Boxes Glenna Nielsen
Micket Hutchinson
The meeting was called to order at 9: 15 am by CarolAnn Smith and she announced the following:
The Chapter would like to extend their condolences to Wendy Ouellette and Eileen Barnard on the loss of their mother.
Also our thoughts and prayers are with Nancy Coley's daughter who was in an auto accident and may be under going surgery Saturday morning.
The Chapter received their twenty year certificate from SDP.
In case some of you missed it in the last issue of Decorative Painter, JoAnn Fabric and Crafts stores have again agreed to provide SDP members with a JoAnn VIP Discount Card. But it will. not arrive in your Decorative Painter as it has in the past. Rather, effective July 10, 2010, you (members) can request a card online at or by calling toll-free at 1-877-604-2280. The new card is valid from 8/1/10-8/31/11. A JoAnn's manager must validate the new card prior to first use by showing, your SDP membership and a state-issued photo ID.
The Christmas party is on the 11th of December, so start creating your ugly Christmas sweaters to wear at the party.
There's a table in the back of the room with a few donated items to be auctioned at the November paint-in. So come and join us in November and use your Golden Dollars. No Golden Dollars, come anyway, and Golden Dollars will be available for purchase at the paint-in for fifty cents (50c) a piece. Proceeds from this event will be donated to a local charity. Start collecting your dollars by checking under your chairs for Golden Dollars.
Contact Mickey Hutchinson if you would like to paint an angel and donate it to the Festival of Trees in memory of Marie Whitehouse.
CarolAnn then thanked the board members for thier help in planning the Mystery Paint-in.
She thanked the Salt Lake Chapter for the help with the Blog/Newsletter.
In conclusion, CarolAnn asked for one yes answer to the following questions:
1. Is anyone willing to donate a craft for the November auction?
2. Is anyone willing to run for office?
3. Is anyone willing to help the nomination committee?
She then turned the time over to Tirzah who introduced Betty Jo Evans. Betty Jo has been painting for the pass thirty-three years and teaching for twenty-five of those years. She worked for Chroma and is known as the Dry Brush Queen. The class was then turned over to Betty Jo. The mystery project was a metal tray, designed by Jo Sonja.
The raffles were held after our delicious lunch. Nearly everyone won a beautiful prize. After the raffles, Glenda read a mystery story titled, "Checker Board Farm" (where Mr. and Mrs. Claus lived during the summer). Someone had to guess the who, what and where. Everyone received a mystery bag with an item or clue that was mentioned in the story. Every time that item was mentioned, the person with the clue held it up. Glenna Nielsen solved the mystery and received a gift certificate for one free paint-in and surface of their choice. The mystery was, Mrs. Claus was missing and what happened to her? Mrs. Claus was found in the barn where she had been milking the cow, when the cat knocked the milk pail over and in her haste to retrieve the pail Mrs. Claus tripped over the cat, fell and bumped her head. She was found by Frosty the hired hand.
The Mystery Paint-in was in appreciation to all the chapter members. Everyone enjoyed the class and the wonderful teacher. The class ended at 3:30.
