20G = I'm Baaack = NZ sad news + BA Jewelry good news = Keith Lo Bue ...

My heart hurts ...

for the families whose beloved's didn't come home last night.

They went to work or shopping or something equally simple ...

in the city of Christchurch ...

indescribable, unexpected, devastation ...

tears continually flow ...

hope will never end ... 

pray.

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Much needed good news to quell the sadness!!!

 Fantastic, at last, long over due recognition ...

see more of Keith's gorgeous work ...

at his Stuffsmith blog here or web site here ...

Applause, applause !!!

One more sleep = a fantasmagorical Keith Lo Bue weekend of workshops + BONUS !!!

The genius of Lo Bue will 

expand my weathering, distressing and papering skills this weekend ...

(not the ones you already know) ...

in one more sleep ...

in two more sleeps ...

The Bonus is ...

you too are able to be part of the Lo Bue genius ...

 courtesy of a downloadable, 350 page tome HERE ...

 so very much for so little ... 

  the genius ...

and generosity of a great man ...

go on, treat yourself ...

he's electrified HERE

On the Chaingang with Keith Lo Bue = and loving it ...

This weekend the illustrious Keith Lo Bue has my undivided attention ...

teaching me how to turn dark, grubby, steel, re bar wire ...

into amazing chains like these ...

Keith is the most generous tutor you could ever wish for ...

showing us example of chains from chain gangs of yesteryear ...

explaining how a millimetre difference in the gap in pliers...

makes some tasks impossible ... 

he works with us, never for us ...

describing and guiding us to complete our own project ... 

this re-bar wire will soon be my necklace ...

learning to make jump rings ...

took me to the end of my tether ... 

the only way I'll ever create a jump ring creation like this ...

I'll tell you tomorrow after the workshop is finished !!

Hope your weekend is as blissful as mine!

Check out more Keith Lo Bue magic here

or on his brilliant Stuffsmith blog here!