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clay	05-16-2016 02:00 PM

LAST DAY FOR PACKAGES TO ARRIVE TO ME!!!

Project: Glad Rags, Paper Bags, and happy tags....

Wrangler....clay

1. Clay..............Have
2. Besame.........Received 05/07/16
3. Gemme........Received 05/13/16
4. nycfem / Jennifer.......Received 05/13/16
5. CCB.............RECEIVED 05/11/16
6. Genesis.......On the way...was mailed out on Monday, the 9th per Genesis....
7. FireSignFemme.........RECEIVED 05/06/16
8. Breathless.................Received 05/16/16
9. Tallulah...Dropped out as of 05/12/16.............

Thank you everyone.

I am hoping the last package will come in via UPS this afternoon/evening.

clay	05-16-2016 02:02 PM

Breathless...your package just was delivered a few minutes ago!

I love the vibrant richness of colors & designs!! Excellent job my friend!!

clay	05-18-2016 11:16 AM

Project packages will be going out this weekend...:). I will post when they are on the way!!

Thank you for everyone's patience with me in my first ever wrangle.

You are all going to love the goodies you will be getting back!!

clay	05-20-2016 08:15 AM

Clay's wrangle is all pau!!! Next.......:)

Packages went out this AM..all domestic packages should be in your hands by Monday! I am not sure when the one for Canada will arrive....hopefully soon(er)....:)

I have tracking info on every.single.one. Check your PM's please!

Thanks for all the wonderful pieces you each made & for participating in my wrangle!

Look forward to next project. I know we generally wait until all projects are received & give us a couple weeks breather...BUT I am so excited to see what Breathless comes up with!!!

Hands wrangle hat off to Breathless....:fastdraq:

homoe

05-20-2016 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clay (Post 1067152)

I'm also waiting to see what Breathless comes up with!

sis	05-20-2016 09:56 PM

Tapping my foot and waiting to see a posting from Breathless! lolol Can hardly wait to sign up as I'm participating in this round and hopefully many more in the future!

Deb - living and sipping in the land of :tea:

Breathless

05-21-2016 05:32 AM

Okay, So here is my idea for my first wrangle.. Besame has volunteered to be my mailing person as to save the majority of participants $$ for shipping and avoid the international rates.

CD/ DVD Recycle Project.
Materials used is up to the artist but must contain some portion of a cd or dvd in part or whole. Some possible ideas could be from decorating one, smashing and making in to a mosaic, melting, cutting, carving the options are endless, and the choice is that of the artist! Also because they are extremely light, it should keep shipping costs low.
Here are some ideas from pinterest:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/ASJVF9...g-1aWayhWpzso/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/345932815110225906/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/239535273909755208/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/334884922273323882/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/131589620341469293/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/140806217612504/

The theme is essentially to recycle, how ever that is covered in creating art out of the cd.

What do you think?

clay	05-21-2016 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Breathless (Post 1067318)

This sounds like an awesome idea, and while a brand new media for me, I am very eager to see what we can do with them!!!

Count me in!!!!! My vote is YES!!!!

Thank you Besame....that is swell of you to handle the wrangle.....I for sure appreciate that! ^5

P to the S...Oh my!! These are some really amazing & so cool ideas!!! Thanks for those links Breathless!!!

nycfem

05-21-2016 08:58 PM

This sounds like a great idea, Breathless. And thanks to Besame so we can mail local which is appreciated (It gets me out of having to stand in a line at the post office, heh heh). Excited!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Breathless (Post 1067318)

Gemme

05-21-2016 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Breathless (Post 1067318)

I think the idea is really creative. Would you just want one disc decorated from each person to each person or a set or collection?

Breathless

05-21-2016 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gemme (Post 1067438)

I think the idea is really creative. Would you just want one disc decorated from each person to each person or a set or collection?

I think it is best to leave it up to each participant to do what they would like using the some portion or the cd as a whole as they wish. If we were to say that each participant was to use one full cd for each person on the list, we are essentially assigning them to a certain way to do it, just decoration and that is exactly what I dont want to do, I am quite interested to see all the different ways that each of us might take this.
***Side note, doing it this way also allows each person to control how much they spend on this project, and I don't want it to be about money.

When you look through the ideas, and ideas you find of your own.. that one that jumps out to you that is really neat?!? Do that one! :)

Breathless

05-22-2016 01:47 AM

Okay so based on all the messages in private user CP, looks like this is a go..

Project: Recycle CD/DVD Project

1. Open signups 22/05/2016 -- full 10 days to sign up

2. Close signups 01/06/2016 -- by 8 pm MST

3. Project deadline for mailing out to Besame will be July 6, 2016. This will allow for a full 10 days of sign up, and 5 weeks of project time, as well as clearance of the holidays in both countries to get in to the mail. If more time is required, let me know and we can amend this.

4. The medium being used must contain either a cd or dvd as a whole, or a fragment of some sort with in the project, other materials used are at the artists chosing. I am totally open and leave each with free reign for their choice & creativity in fact I encourage it. The cd or dvd can be decorated, smashed to bits and used in a mosaic, or as part of a picture, or melted into something else? The options are limitless.

5. Each participant is to make at least one piece for each person on the final sign up list.. ie.. 6 people sign up, make 5 pieces.. one for each excluding self.

6. The theme of the project piece is at the choosing of the artist, as the recycling is expressed in turning the CD into something else.

7. I'm thinking that because this project is relatively inexpensive to make, I dont want to limit the number of participants. Average is usually 7 or 8 on previous projects up to 10, which is completely reasonable.

All typical rules are in play:

"For 2016, the rule is if one of our projects is received by the wrangler more than seven days after the due date, or one of us drops out of a project for whatever reason, that person is welcome to continue posting but is not allowed to sign up for a group project again until January 1st, 2017. No exceptions. This rule applies to participants and to wranglers. This rule must be posted at the bottom of all new projects that are being wrangled so that members can thoughtfully consider whether we wish to commit to a new project. And for the purposes of clarification, if someone drops out before the deadline to sign up has been closed then they are not excluded from future projects because they are still following the rules."

Please add $5 for repackaging and postage.Besame will send her address in time for shipping once signups are complete.

Here we go.. :)

1. Breathless
2.
3.
4.

Bèsame*

05-22-2016 02:04 AM

recycle CD/DVD Project

Here we go..

1. Breathless
2. Besamé
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
_____________

sis	05-22-2016 05:27 AM

Here we go..

1. Breathless
2. Besamé
3. Deb
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
_____________[/QUOTE]

clay	05-22-2016 06:50 AM

Here we go..

1. Breathless
2. Besamé
3. Deb
4.clay....................
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
_____________[/QUOTE]

Gemme

05-22-2016 06:54 AM

Here we go..

1. Breathless
2. Besamé
3. Deb
4.clay....................
5. Gemme
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
_____________

nycfem

05-22-2016 07:25 AM

So excited about this! And really thrilled to see Deb back on the list :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gemme (Post 1067459)

Here we go..

1. Breathless
2. Besamé
3. Deb
4.clay....................
5. Gemme
6. nycfem / Jennifer
7.
8.
9.
10.
_____________

Gemme

05-23-2016 05:06 PM

I got my package today, clay.

Great job, everyone!!!

clay	05-23-2016 09:35 PM

UPDATE: Just checked all the tracking numbers for all the zips...says all of those were delivered today....

Can you all let me know ASAP pls? Thanks...

CCB, nycfem,FireSignFemme & Besame....says they were all delivered today. Gemme got hers.

GeorgiaMa'am

05-24-2016 11:30 AM

1. Breathless
2. Besamé
3. Deb
4. clay....................
5. Gemme
6. nycfem / Jennifer
7. GeorgiaMa'am
8.
9.
10.
_____________

nycfem

05-24-2016 08:07 PM

Clay, thank you for an awesome job wrangling. I am in awe of what came in the mail and will be writing some personalized thank you's this weekend. Right now I am still so dead tired to the world from my new job. Oh, and the best was Clay writing on the outside of the package: "Please do not bend, fold, spindle, or mutilate!" I particularly loved the use of "spindle." Clay, you are the Boss. Thanks, everyone. I received some spectacular pieces, truly.

clay	05-24-2016 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nycfem (Post 1067799)

Thanks for the update jen!! I am chuckling at your post! Made me smile really huge. I so needed that tonight!!!

Happy yours arrived safely. I have heard from Gemme, FireSignFemme, and you thusly!!!

candy_coated_bitch

05-25-2016 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clay (Post 1067704)

I did get mine! I'm sorry I haven't gotten to the thread yet. Everything was beautiful!!! Such different and lovely pieces. Thank you everyone!

candy_coated_bitch

05-26-2016 01:38 AM

1. Breathless
2. Besamé
3. Deb
4.clay....................
5. Gemme
6.nycfem/ Jennifer
7.CCB
8.
9.
10.

clay	05-26-2016 06:07 AM

On post 5540 Georgia Ma'am is signed up....but on the one CCB posted she isn't....just want to make sure we didn't overlook her...:)..

GeorgiaMa'am

05-26-2016 07:37 AM

Hey! :blink:

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am (Post 1067750)

1. Breathless
2. Besamé
3. Deb
4. clay....................
5. Gemme
6. nycfem / Jennifer
7. GeorgiaMa'am
8. CCB
9.
10.
_____________

candy_coated_bitch

05-26-2016 09:25 AM

Oh my god, I'm so sorry GeorgiaMa'am! Not sure how I did that.

candy_coated_bitch

05-28-2016 06:05 PM

I'm on the fence with this project. Help fellow pen pals!

GeorgiaMa'am

05-28-2016 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by candy_coated_bitch (Post 1068372)

I'm on the fence with this project. Help fellow pen pals!

How so? .

Gemme

05-28-2016 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by candy_coated_bitch (Post 1068372)

I'm on the fence with this project. Help fellow pen pals!

I say DO IT!

Here are some inspiration tid bits:

Break up a cd/dvd (smashing it could be fun by itself) and use the bits as mini mosaics (because who doesn't love mini art?)

Use full dvd/cds, paint them with a thick coat of white or black paint or gesso and scribble to your heart's content

I intend on checking out Saver's to see if I can score some uber cheap discs, if cost is a concern

Orrrrrrr if you have access to something that can shave the discs, you can shape them into vague images and then paint it on the disc (flowers, faces, animals, etc)

If you get your hands on discs that don't have any labels or anything, you can just color or paint straight on it and have a cool, shiny background for the negative

I think you'll do great!!!

candy_coated_bitch

05-28-2016 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gemme (Post 1068410)

Thanks. Gemme. Thanks for for the ideas. I think I might have some percolatig. Or of my concerns is that cds are a little cost prohibitive for me so I want a solid idea before I commit. I wont be able to do much experimenting.

candy_coated_bitch

05-28-2016 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am (Post 1068407)

How so? .

I guess I'm knd of looking to be encouraged that i can do it. I'm open to ideas.

Bèsame*

05-28-2016 11:19 PM

yay! I finally got to peek at our color resist projects. I love how we all interpret things! Thank you to all and especially our fearless wrangler. Job well done:)

Breathless

05-29-2016 04:47 AM

Here CCB are some additional ideas, hope you can find some inspiration :) You can do it!! I thought this project would be a nice little change and allow us to play with different mediums.. I have seen your etsy store, and there is nothing you can't do :)

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/156359418291249126/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/387380005426705804/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/335447872224087460/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/384072674445974195/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uk7cKu4XrY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeIGpoH7Kkg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U50Am87344E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxEVzlubVU8

clay	05-29-2016 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by candy_coated_bitch (Post 1068434)

I guess I'm knd of looking to be encouraged that i can do it. I'm open to ideas.

CCB....you can used "old CD's"...I "recycled" 20 from my huge collection I didn't care to keep any longer, and I had some "blank" ones as well. You can get some used ones at a pawn shop, etc. Or ask friends if they have any to give you......

As far as "expenses", this is the least expensive project I have participated in. For once, I happened to have all the things I will need for my ideas! Hence, the name "recycle".

I am sure you will do something awesome. You can do it girl!!!!

Gemme

05-29-2016 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by candy_coated_bitch (Post 1068433)

Don't forget that you don't have to use one whole disc for each project. You can do all the projects with pieces from just one or two discs if you want.

candy_coated_bitch

05-29-2016 08:59 AM

Thanks everyone for the ideas and encouragement! Ok feeling like i can do this now. I'm still not sure what I'll do but I will find my way. You guys are the best!

FireSignFemme

05-29-2016 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by candy_coated_bitch (Post 1068433)

...my concerns is that cds are a little cost prohibitive.

Goodwill and other secondhand shops, yard sales and Ebay are other possible places to find low cost cds.

candy_coated_bitch

05-29-2016 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FireSignFemme (Post 1068559)

Goodwill and other secondhand shops, yard sales and Ebay are other possible places to find low cost cds.

Thanks! :)