vintage fabrics make pretty flowers...

We had such a blast at the Spark Soiree!! Thanks so much for everyone who showed up! It was so great getting a chance to meet you before the big event.

It was also fun to have lot of you there through the U-Stream video.

Now time for a sneak peek...

One of the things I am so excited about for Spark is Kelly McCaleb's workshop! Here is a peek Kelly captured of her class just to make your mouth water... ;)

She has such a creative eye for beautiful fabrics and actually collects vintage fabric. Well, guess what? She is letting you, Spark students, dive into her vintage fabric collection to dress up & beautify a simple tee shirt. It's definitely a hot trend right now & Kelly takes it above and beyond with her hand picked, vintage fabrics & fabulous techniques. wahoo. Can't wait!

Bring your favorite tee. Here's what Kelly says about that:

ok, for the class all they will need to bring is a t-shirt- but they will want to try and find a v-neck or scoopneck tissue-y weight one for the best look. most of us have these in our closets, if not they are five bucks at walmart, and there is always a plethora of them on the old navy clearance rack. any color would be fine- but white is a good no-fail. here's a link you could share to the exact shirt i embellished and it looks amazing- it was even less than that price in the store:scoop neck t

oh ya, if someone doesn't want to buy/bring a shirt the design can easily be made into a statement necklace- it would work great too.

announcement: We are almost full for Spark & registration closes Monday, October 26th @ 10 am mountain standard time.

Are any of you on our message forum? Go here to register and get to know other Sparkettes:

http://sparktheevent.ning.com/

*CAPTURE* (my class...)

Hi everyone! It's Jefra.

I can't tell you how excited I am for the Capture photography class I'll be teaching at Spark!! It's gonna help you see in an entirely new way and grab what you DO see.

Here are some of my pictures....and me.
me

and my stuff




The class will be focused on taking awesome pictures that are totally you, no matter WHAT camera you're shooting with - be it a cell phone camera (the 'toy camera' of today in my opinion) or a little point and shoot or a fancy schmancy pro-level DSLR.

What you need to know---

First off, bring a camera to class. It doesn't have to be anything fancy, in fact it can be your iPhone, just something to *capture* with.

Secondly I wanted to introduce and annouce our amazing class helpers...

the fantastic, dynamic and extraordinary Nichole Van

and...

the beautiful, dramatic and gorgeously artistic Wynona Robison


Here are a few photographs from each of them...

first, here's Nichole - and an example of some of her work --

I think you'll find her work beautiful, dramatic and visionary. I love her!!


We shot Rhonna, Heidi and Janet for the launch of House of 3 this past winter.




Like I said, the beautiful Wynona --
I love her work. I always find it fresh, dramatic (in a totally unique way), sensitive and inspiring. Somehow it's simple and complex both at the same time.







I can't wait to meet you all and to share some amazing ideas and concepts with you as well as learn a few pointers from Wynona and Nichole.

HUGS
j

Live chat

Go to this site tonight at 7:45 pm mountain standard time for a live U-stream chat at the Spark Soiree. 

see you then. 

Spark Soireé:: tonight!

Yes. It's tonight! Our Spark Soireé!
In this case, it's not an evening party in a private house.... it's a private evening party at Dear Lizzie Boutique & Bistro! (which will feel like our private, magical house...complete with Sparkly chandeliers!)


Come & join us from 7-9pm. Here are directions to Dear Lizzie & we'll have the front door open to enter into this magical Boutique & Bistro!

For all of you out of towners, we'll be doing live Ustream so you will be able to check in & chat with us! We'll be sending you the live info, but plan on 7:30 Mountain Time!

And....our own Spark- Liz is on NBC's local Studio 5 this morning getting creative & pluggin' Spark!

R

spotlight artist: melissa blackburn

I'm so excited for all of our artists and I'm going highlight each one here before our event begins.

You guys know April already.

Let me introduce Melissa Blackburn.

Melissa is a phenominal seamstress and designer. Her creations have blown me away for at least 7 years, which is as long as I've known her. She will be teaching a demo for you all at our Show and Tell on Friday.

Here are some photos of her beautiful dresses --

these first two were taken by Kate Benson -







and this one's taken by Lindsey at Green Apple Photography



This dress below is made entirely out of PAPER!! Sorry to yell, I just had to show how cool I think that is. These were for a booth at a Bridal fair in Provo.




Thanks Melissa - Can't wait to see your talents at work.

Spark Chat!

So? Wanna chat with other Spark girls? We have the forum set up & invites have been sent. If you didn't receive the info, please email me & let me know!
This is a great place to get to know each other before the event!
....can't wait!
see you there!
R

Surprise, Rachel!

Spark is proud to partner with Scrapbook Royalty to announce our small part in the cure for Breast Cancer!

As creative women we knew somehow we could do something so all of the Spark women are creating a handmade project to be raffled off during Spark! The money raised will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research Foundation in honor of Rachel McCarthy, a breast cancer survivor and Spark attendee...

As women we can all do our part and do it creatively!

If any of you would like to donate a handmade item to the Spark raffle, we would love your support. Please email info@scrapbookroyalty.org for details.


& a special thanks to Elena for the wonderful work she's doing! She'll be hosting the raffle during Spark! We can't wait to Spark it up in a few weeks! mmmm*wah!
R

Creating for Spark

Hi guys,

There's SO much to be done for Spark and every bit of it (well, pretty much) has been fun.

On Friday Rhonna, Margie, Liz and I got together and created and created and created, preparing stuff for Spark.

Now, I just got the Canon 5d Mark2 and it takes some pretty swell video. Friday was the first day we tested it out, so enjoy our video of our PrepParty (and overlook any embarrassing video flaws k?)- and more to come. and SO sorry if you get a little seasick.

Spark Soiree Open Invitation

We are so excited to meet you local Sparkettes and those of you who are interested in Spark before the actual Spark Event! Come to our own private Soiree at our fave place: Dear Lizzie to meet each other, enjoy the amazing ambiance of the Bistro & Boutique & get excited for the Event!
Please RSVP:
rhonna@rhonnadesigns.com

Can't wait to see you there!

Meet Kelly McCaleb!

Kelly is another one of our fabulous teachers who will be teaching the Feel your Spark class. She's an amazing creative woman.
When I first met Kelly she just exuded spark. She's sassy, sparky, funny & lively.

She's a talented seamstress:
She not only created this amazing quilt out of vintage fabrics, but look how she styles her photos! (Love that butterfly wall!) She's just got an eye for how to style her photography! I love it!

She's a talented Etsy store owner: Kelly McCaleb Handmade is filled with her handmade delights.

She's a talented knit-goddess. As well as an amazingly talented crochet-queen! I have this cuff & I adore it! Made with a vintage button...mmm...she's just got that spark!


And...she's a master at blogging. Check out her blog , My Happy Little Life...for daily inspiration!
I love how she writes, adds visuals, recipes, insights..she's just amazing!

But, as she'll tell you: She works at these skills. She's passionate about learning new skills & keeping old arts alive: like knitting!

She has such insights on being passionate about what you create...letting go of fear. You'll LOVE the fantastic fabric journey you'll take with her as she teaches you how to re-purpose tee shirts in creative & unique ways that will surely spark your creative spirit within! We are all so excited! You won't want to miss it!