TENseconds Studio

So Little Time....

Geez, it's been forever since I've posted anything. I've got lots to write about, but right now we are in the middle of a huge back to school ordering frenzy, so we are shipping orders right and left. Hopefully, I'll have some time to show pics later this week, so please be patient. I just got back from back to back trips to San Jose (Scrap Lovers) then Ohio (Marcos Paper) and then a little R&R with my hubby.

Got back in last week and Megan was chomping at the bit for me to do work. Anyway, as soon as I can get caught up I'll show everyone what I've been up to.

Don't forget to check out the Taco Tuesday video's and I hope everyone is having a cooler summer than we are here in Texxxxxxxas.

Registration for Inspired

Hey everyone, set your timers for 12AM tomorrow to begin the registration for this fabulous event next year. Inspired 2009 hosted by Donna Downey is filling up fast with pre-registrations. Tomorrow is the beginning of open registration and there are limited spots available. And, don't forget about bringing your hubby, boyfriend or both (they could bond while you make art). Donna's hubby is putting together events for our significant others, so this would be a cool long weekend getaway. I'm bringing mine and he is already oooozing with enthusiasm! :) 

TACOtuesday

Just a reminder to check out our Taco Tuesday video's. They post on Tuesday morning. Tomorrow's technique is writing on metal...something we all should do. Check it out and let us know what you think. They are listed under How To Videos. Hope all of you have a Taco Tuesday!

If you're in San Jose, I hope to see all of you at Scrap Lover's this weekend. We've got lots of cool classes and we'll be doing PMC

as shown here. So, I can't wait to get out of the Texas Heat and come to Cool San Jose. I'm thinking it's got to be just 75 degree's!!!!! 

Cuddle What?

This is the week we're highlighting three die cutting systems with our molds for our Taco Tuesday. So girls and guys....click here and go to "How To Video's" to see how we work with the CuddleBug, The Wizard and the Big Shot. FYI we are selling the Charm Sandwiches that we show. They are $9.99 for one which is one blue plastic and one piece of rubber mat. For our molds you need to use two of these sandwiches. So that means they both cost $19.98 or the price of about 4 Tacos Dinners. Enjoy!

Business Meetings

At our weekly meetings in Megan's office, our head of shipping got into it with the head of marketing. All these two want to do is suck the life out of you or chew balls.

Or...sleep while chewing the ball. It's amazing she ships out anything! :)

TACOtuesday

It's finally here. Now, bear with us because we have a couple of issues and we already know about them. We wanted to get this first one out and our wonderful video guy, Matt, whom we affectionately call Geek Boy, is working to tweek them to perfection. But, we could tweek til the end of the year....so here it is. I want all of you to know we do these in our studio and this first one we must have done 50 times, that's why I'm soooooo hungry.

We are working on having this right on our website so bear with us til we have all the kinks out. Hope you enjoy the ideas and spending a couple of minutes with us.

Inspired 2009

I've been invited by Donna Downey to attend her "Inspired" event in May. She put together this event of workshops this year and it was a huge success. Click here for her website or her blog which are totally "inspiring". This event is open to only 250 attendees so it's kept very intimate. If you're interested, sign-ups begin on August 1st. I hope you check out her site and check out the backgrounds on the other teachers. It sounds like it will be a nice mix of different mediums.

I love North Carolina, it's really a cool area; and they've got stuff for the hubby's to do if you want to bring your's. I'm bringing mine and hopefully he'll lug all my "stuff" for me. I can only hope.

APPLE

Apple announced today that it has developed a breast implant that can store and play music. The iTit will cost from $499-$699, depending on cup and speaker size.

 

This is considered a major social breakthrough, because women are always complaining about men staring at their breasts and not listening to them.

 

Someone sent this to me in an email and it made me laugh. Thanks Connie. I have to say that is when I will buy an iPod, when it's an iTit.

Maryland Trip

Spent the last 4 days in Maryland at The Queen's Ink in Savage Mill and then went and had a tour of the American Visionary Art Museum. This is the coolest place in Baltimore down by the docks or wharf.

This was a sculpture outside one of the buildings. I think you can walk out onto the nest from the third floor.

It sounded like they rent out the top floor for events. We couldn't go up on the nest.

This is Lolly and me or as Lolly would say "Lolly and I", I'm trying to roll the egg on her. This is a glass and mirror mosaic.

I finally got Lolly off the ground. I wish I had this in my garden.

I love this egg!

This is in front of one of the walls of the museum. There are glass and mirror mosaics everywhere.

As we were driving away, this was on the backside of the building, so Lolly slammed on her brakes and took a picture while driving. If you know me, you know how I feel about body parts. I think this is the coolest.

These are some samples of what students were making in the classes at The Queen's Ink. This is Sharon's book which is a Maya Road binder with my brown metal but then Sharon added lots of Ranger's Alcohol Ink for a rusty metal look.

 

She's so proud of her Guerilla Art!

The Queen's Ink

Well, I'm off to The Queen's Ink in Maryland this week for a bunch of classes. We'll be doing a METALme doll and here is the angel version. I always have a blast at the Queen's; great group of ladies and I love seeing what Patti is doing with the store. If any of you are around, I hope you'll sign up for classes and come see this fabulous store in Savage Mill (they have a wonderful bakery/coffee place that is really charming.)

We've been busy taping our Taco Tuesday technique videos and are shooting for having them up and ready on July 15th. Talk about something that is both fun and hard all at the same time. If I say "Hi, I'm Cheryl" one more time I'm going to puke! From what I've seen they are turning out pretty well and very professional. Like our DVD, you're going to see everything....bloops and all. We'll announce on the website and here when they are totally ready.