A little surprise

Here's a little secret we've been keeping. Something delightful and very exciting.

Donna Downey will be teaching at Spark 2011!

Donna Downey is a bestselling author, instructor and all-around creative force in the crafting industry. In 2000, she got into scrapbooking as an extension of her paper product and photography addiction. This was only the beginning. From working as a popular columnist for Simple Scrapbooks magazine, to traveling the world inspiring women to push the boundaries of their own creativity, to developing her first fabric scrapbooking line with Prima, Donna is consistently on the leading edge of all things cool related to memory preservation art.

As a craft-media artist, Donna is a born experimenter, blending and transforming both traditional and unexpected items into meaningful pieces of self expression. A former elementary school teacher, she has synthesized her first love of teaching with her passion for craft and brings this to women via workshops at scrapbook stores and events, writing books, and through her popular blog and website.

Donna lives in North Carolina with her husband, and is a mother of three exceptionally blonde children, and one blonde dog. She also has recently opened Donna Downey Studios located in Charlotte, NC.

Over the next few weeks we will be sharing with you the classes that each of our teachers will be hosting at Spark this year.  We feel that we have an exciting and diverse set of classes and we can't wait to share!

The Teachers

Gooooood morning girls! It's a new week.  Breath deep! The possibilities are endless!

Let's kick it off by announcing the teachers for Spark 2011!

Christy Tomlinson will be teaching a She Art inspired collage class.

Amy Tan will be teaching a fun clothing alteration class.

Emily Falconbridge will be back by popular demand to teach a new technique using felt.

Jen Jensen, the desert rose, will be teaching a uber creative paper craft class.

April Meeker will be teaching one of her favorite past times, stamp carving.

Alisa Holland will be sharing her unique aesthetic with Spark Inspiration!

And...

Mindy Gledhill will be joining us to lead a creativity workshop and share her gift of song!

Margie is our official cruise director. She will be milling around, cracking jokes and making sure that all our guests have everything they need.

We are so excited about our teacher line-up this year.  There will be a little something for everyone. Each class will be unique and unlike the others.

There is one more "mystery" teacher that will be announced once we nail down the details of that special class.

We will be featuring each teacher and the specifics of the class they will be teaching in the weeks to come.  

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Now go find a *Spark* of creativity in your day!

The winner of Rhonna's Friday giveaway was picked at random and is #26

Robyn W said:

"right now...the weekend does...."he" is finishing off the painting in "my" room....and i am sure my "spark" is in there...cannot wait to move back in and find it !! have a great weekend"

Yeah Robyn! Please send Rhonna your email info!