Tonight's Meeting is postponed!

Tonight's Metal's Club meeting is postponed to next week. Sorry for the late notice everyone.
So, next Wednesday OCtober 29, come at 6pm to 2015 for fun, pizza, and a great patination and gold leafing demo from April!! Don't miss it!

tuesday, 10.14 meeting

At our last meeting we had a great demo by Jenn where we learned how to make an easy bayonet clasp. If anyone wants to look at the sample she made again, it's in the metals club cabinet.
We also went over our new box of tools! We got some great new stuff and it's all in the metals club cabinet for paying members to use. Lizzy went over the use of these new tools at the meeting, but if anyone feels unsure or wants more instruction in using these tools, feel free to ask any of the officers.
The Philly Craft Show is the weekend of November 14. The metals club has a budget to pay for up to 12 members stay in a hotel for a night. Please email Lizzy as soon as possible if you are interested in attending this trip. Her email is ehanne1@towson.edu. We would go up on the 14th and stay over night and come back the 15th.
So, unfortunately, the metals and jewelry club did not get into Holiday Heap. Thanks, Jo for collecting all the info for it.
Our next meeting will be Wednesday, October 22nd at 6pm in CA2015. We will, of course, have pizza for everyone. April will also be doing a demo on patinas. Hope to see you there!

Update.

Last Wednesday at our meeting we had an awesome alternative color on metal demo by Jenn. She showed us how to use the bead blaster and how the use of oil paint, pastels, prismacolor colored pencils, and media typically used on paper or canvas can be applied to metal surfaces.

Also, keep in mind that the deadline for applying to Holiday Heap is quickly approaching, so please get any and all images you have of your work to Johanna Haydon. Her email address is jhaydo1@towson.edu.

Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, October 14th at 6pm in CA2015. Once again, we will have pizza and there will be another demo. This time Jenn will demo mechanisms.

Schedule of Upcoming Demos
-Tuesday, October 14 - Mechanisms (Jenn)
-Wednesday, October 22 - Chemical Patinas (April)
-Tuesday, November 11 - Pricing Work and Keum Boo technique (Hiedi)
-Wednesday, November 19 - Earwire (Jenn)
-Tuesday, December 9 - Photographing your work and Resources of suppliers (Jenn)

Thanks to everyone that came out for the last meeting. Hope to see you at the next one!

Club Budget, New Tools!

Attention All Members!
For all of the members of the T.U. Metals and Jewelry Club, I am currently writing the budget for the spring semester. Part of making the budget is deciding on what tools/equipment we would like to ask for. If you have any suggestions about what you would like to have added to our tool cabinet please let me know. You may contact me at my email: sshawv1@towson.edu. Generally we order from the RIO catalog, feel free to browse and send me suggestions.
Thanks!
-Sherri Shawver
Treasurer.

tuesday, 09.09 meeting

So we had our first meeting last night - thanks everyone for coming out! For those of you who couldn't make it, or for a reminder for those of you who were there, here's a recap.
We introduced our new officers!
President - Lizzy Hanner
Vice President - Dillon Babington
Treasurer - Sherri Shawver
Secretary - Karen Appel
Events Coordinator - Johanna Haydon
Also, we're going to be standardizing all of our meeting times this semester!!! So mark your calenders!! We will meet every 2nd Tuesday and 4th Wednesday of each month at 6pm! Also, there will be a demo at every meeting!! I'll be putting the demo schedule up on the blog later this week, so be sure to check back!
Plans for this semester include sales where you can submit your own work. Holiday Heap is coming up in November and we have to apply this month. So if you have some work, join the club, and put it in the sale!!
We are also doing a canned food drive. All cans should be placed in the box that is in 2015 below our board.
There are so many benefits to joining our club! For one, sitting sales and selling work in our sales is a great experience. Also, we have an advanced tool cabinet that we went through last night that is filled with tons of brand new, really great tools! For you beginners out there, we also have the beginner's bench that is filled with all the necessities for beginning classes.
JOIN!!! If you want to be a member of the Metals and Jewelry Club, our dues are only $15 a semester! These dues are payable (cash/check) only to Sherri and you can only pay for one semester at a time. Checks should be made out to Towson University. Also, we have really cute aprons (in green and black) that are only $15 as well!
Our next meeting will be Wednesday, September 24th at 6pm. We will be having an Alternative Color on Metal Demo. Hope to see you there!!

First Meeting of Fall 2008 Semester!!!!!

Hey everyone!!
Get excited because we're having our first Metals and Jewelry Club meeting on Tuesday, September 9th at 6pm!!!! You should come! Bring a friend! And $15 if you want to be a member! We have new tools, new books, new demos, new aprons, and new officiers! Basically Metals and Jewelry Club could be the coolest club you'll ever join. So don't miss out.
See you there!

Thanks!

Thanks to everyone that participated in the canned food drive! We donated over 100 canned food items to Our Daily Bread in Baltimore. They were very thankful and I look forward to continuing this program in the fall!