Katy's rambles

Beginners guide to Fabric Painting.

2010-05-03T21:09:00.000-07:00

Beginners guide to Cold Porcelain

2010-04-10T18:05:00.000-07:00

For those of you who would like to become Cold Porcelain buddies and need the recipe to get started then below is the connection.
As a hobby, and to create extra special gifts or products for sale, this is a wonderfull medium and not expensive.

http://www.arthobby.co.uk/cold-porcelain-paste.html
Enjoy.
Cheers
Katy

The autumn leaves are falling

2010-04-08T20:04:00.000-07:00

How time flies when you are having fun.

I can't believe we are beginning the cooler weather and heading into winter.

Now that daylight saving has finished, for this year, and we are back to normal I will have more incentive to get back to my porcelain creations. The cooler weather makes a difference too.

This is a birthday cake decoration made from Cold Porcelain for a special 90 year old birthday surprise.

I thought the For-get-me-nots appropriate.

Action

2010-03-02T18:56:00.000-08:00

I am back playing golf after 30 plus years of being away from it!

As I had to have some exercise golf seemed to be the answer as I am not a fan of walking the golden mile without a rainbow at the end!!

I must say most of us Northern Kiwis are looking forward to the Autumn season and the humidity has fallen off. But then that is the seasons.

Not a lot of craft going on except I have completed my Fabric Painting E-book and now have to get it published.

2010-01-05T19:31:00.000-08:00

Cold Porcelain Recipe by Katy Buck Cold Porcelain expert.

Katy Buck has released her latest book.

Her cold porcelain recipe book shares with you Katy's very best homemade cold porcelain recipe, 14 pages of handy hints, tips and techniques for getting started.

If you've ever wanted to try your hand at Wedding Cake Topper Decorations, then the bonus ebook provides you with plenty of thought provoking small business start up hints. Katy says: "With my easy to make cold porcelain recipe,you can get started for business or for pleasure straight away!"

Summer time

2010-01-01T17:22:00.000-08:00

Christmas and New Year parties have all been dealt with.

Chrissie presents were lovely too.

A few rounds of golf have helped to keep me grounded with a handicap drop.

I have actually got a handicap now so that means a year ahead of fun, frustration and good company!

A beautiful full moon and clear skies to see the New Year in with.

But we all need rain, rain, and more rain.

As it is too hot to be out in the garden so the next best thing is a good book.

I wish you all in the year ahead all the best of health and happiness.

Have a great one.

Cheers

An update on the last few days

2009-11-27T20:45:00.000-08:00

Golf is going well, although I popped a rib which has been a little painful. Particularly when I sneeze, as these things can be!

The Ebook on Cold Porcelain is booming along so we have been having fun with that.

I thought I would add some interest with another couple of photos of my Fabric Art.

These two pieces are done on pure silk and the birds are a figment of my imagination.

However on the enlarged pic you can see the finer detail.

Have a great week.

Rose Show in Hamilton

2009-11-11T13:16:00.001-08:00

Off to Hamilton and will be working at the show in Hamilton Gardens for the weekend.

Have created a lot of new product, including V neck Tee shirts with Rose prints. Very attractice and colorful.

After the show I am going to take a few days off and visit with my sister in Matamata.

Girlie things to do before Christmas!

Launching my Ebook

2009-11-09T01:40:00.000-08:00

Today has been an awesome day.

I have actually posted my Ebook on Cold Porcelain today so it has been a day of watching

emails to monitor the happenings. So exciting!

Great results and thank you to all those who have bought the book, or books, as the case may be.

Do let me know what you think about it.

I have been wanting to pursue writing "How To" books for quite some time as I believe I have a raft of interesting Craft that creative people may find useful.

Now I am looking forward to begin writing up projects for you to follow and enjoy the results.

Watch this space.

Back to playing golf!

2009-11-08T01:49:00.000-08:00

Hard to believe after 30 years I am back playing golf.

Had a coaching day today and as I never had any coaching before it has been an eye opener!!!

Funnily enough I have very sore arm muscles. Probably holding the club too tight.

We are so excited as my Cold Porcelain page is being launched in a day or so.

So watch this space.

Have a cruzy day.

Oh my goodness!

2009-11-06T18:01:00.000-08:00

I can't believe I am nearly 5 months from haveing added to my posts.

My apologies to everyone.

I am going to make all my Christmas gifts this year so that will be a lot less expensive and far more fun as they will mostly be made in Cold Porcelain.

The major undertaking that I have been working on is my Ebook on Cold Porce;ain.

This will be launched very soon and I am quite excited about it.

For those of you crafters that are wanting to start in this craft the Ebook is an excellent beginners informative book to get you going.

My next undertaking is to produce projects on a range of allsorts of pieces that will not only be useful as well as very decorative.

Glory Boxes

2008-09-22T16:01:00.000-07:00

I have just been remembering something!

How many of you have had the experience of a Glory Box?

When I was a teenager and had thoughts, plans, dreams of having my own home, there was this great concentration on filling a Glory Box full of hand crafted treasures.

Embroidered Duchess sets, Table cloths, Jug covers, Aprons ( Yes we did use them in "Those days") and all those other delightful pieces we had so much pleasure creating.Just remembering.

T-Shirt designs 2008 - 2009

2008-08-27T16:08:00.000-07:00

The new Orchid T-Shirt designs for the

summer season ahead.

All designs are original and unique.

100% Cotton. Sizes S.M.L.XL. White only.

US $30.00. plus P/P

China's in the news.

2008-08-02T15:32:00.001-07:00

I took my son and we went off to China after attending the Rose Show in Seibu,

Japan. May 2007.

A wonderful experience and we had a terrific guide. A chinese girl called Winnie and she was so knowledgeable on the history.

I would love to go back and take more time. After the Olympics, of course.

All of the new buildings were going up everywhere and there was a sense of panic to get the jobs done. Interesting to see some of the end results of the massive constructions.

The Great Wall was the highlight of the trip and I have some amazing photos.

A month has passed. Oh my.

2008-07-17T21:11:00.000-07:00

A month has slipped by and I need to add another post.

I have been working with 'Jade' and I am over the moon with the results.

There is just so much to do. The weather has been very conducive to staying indoors

so more crafty things to do. I like that.

Cold Porcelain

2008-06-20T19:48:00.000-07:00

A bunch of Roses

2008-06-13T13:56:00.000-07:00

At last. I have finished making a bowl of roses.

This bunch stand 14" high and there are 16 stems all together.

Must say I am quite pleased with them. Maybe too many leaves

and the red rose is a little on the bigger size. But they look OK.

Fabric Painting

2008-06-08T19:24:00.000-07:00

Today I thought I would add Fabric painting to the mix.This is a Queen size Bed cover.

I created the design depicting the Cattleya Orchid for a display at an Orchid Show in Scotland.

This is totally washable and looks amazing on the bed !

Wedding Cake Decorations in Cold Porcelain

2008-06-07T19:34:00.001-07:00

Today I was so thrilled to 'find' these photos on my PC.

Thought I had lost them!

I have hand crafted the decorations for a families wedding which had to be carried back to China with my great Nephew and his Chinese bride.

They are made from Cold Porcelain, which means they become a keepsake, so that is rather special for them.

Todays happenings

2008-06-05T20:03:00.000-07:00

I gave a presentation to a lovely group of ladies this morning and then had a delicious lunch.

The girls seemed to be most interested in my STORY of my travels and achievements through the years.

The one part that took their interest was my Roses made from Cold Porcelain.

Reckon I will have some more students !!

Katy's rambles

2008-06-03T15:53:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my rambling ways

I hope you enjoy travelling along with me as I go from here to there.

This is my front garden which pretty much looks after itself - as hobbies and other creations get in the way.

My current time consuming hobby is Cold Porcelain. I will be posting some photos shortly for you all to get the idea.