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Last Call for Morocco w/ Melany Royals

03
Jan
2009

Oye Vey… the pain is filling me up from the very bottom to my tippity top that I can not attend Melany Royals Morocco trip this January.  I have gotten wind that there is room for ONE more fabulous painter, and feel obligated to share the news with all of you…In hopes that one of you will go and learn everything that you possibly can and come back and share it with me.  OH PLEASE.

morocco-photo-strip-500If you do not know who Melany Royals is, I hope that you will take the time to look over her impressive self via her websites or online blog.  This gal is the queen of the stenciling world and has achieved so many beautiful finishes in her career already.  Her finishes and style are a constant inspiration to myself and every single female and decorative painter that I know of.

She is hosting another trip to Morocco with an intimate group of students to study stencil, paint, and culture, all while taking in the joys of each other and the colorful environment Morocco has to offer.  This will be her 3rd trip this year, and unfortunately from what I hear it may be HER LAST….

lace-color-schemes1(Some of the designs students will be incorporating this trip)

If you have the means to make this trip happen on such short notice I suggest you jump on it, and take advantage of this amazingly colorful and educational opportunity.

to-there(Melany and her team on there last trip!)

Please review her Blog and the trips info listed below, as well as Melany’s website for stencil ideas or more info on Melany…. hmmm  I think I’m feeling the need for another interview!!!!

Blog: http://designamour.com/2009/01/02/last-call-for-marrakech/

Her website: http://royaldesignstudio.com/

Trip info and pricing: http://www.modellodesigns.com/general.asp?idno=535163

pattern-off(Again, Melany and one of her students working in Morocco!)

Happy Color full  New Year to you all!

LULU

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Save Mermapillar!!!!

29
Dec
2008

One of my most favored Minneapolis based companies Mermapillar could be nothing more than a memory if  a new bill is passed that basically requires all children’s clothing to be approved by a third party before it can be sold.  I understand this rational on children’s toys most certainly, and also can support having nothing short of the very best for our nations children BUT, when it comes to small business and even more importantly all ORGANIC, ECO-FRIENDLY small businesses I think there should be an exception.

merma

Here is the email I got from Miss Alice co-owner and creator of Mermapillar, Peep: mermapillar.com. Please click the link below to help support small business that create cutesy organic clothing for children using only the best materials.

Ok, so the thing below is the cheesy email that they make for you. But this is actually threatening to crush all my merma-dreams!
There’s a bill that will most likely go into affect in Feb. saying that all children’s products including clothing will need to be tested by a 3rd party for safety. That sounds fine and good, but the testing can cost hundreds or thousands of dollars for each batch of clothing that I make. This will be completely unaffordable for thousands of small businesses around the country and is most like going to put anyone but a big corporation out of business!!
If you have a few extra seconds it would mean a lot to me if you would click on their link below and vote that they make a few alterations to the bill, so that I and many other people can keep doing what they love.
Thank you so much!
Alice

I’m not sure if you’ve heard, but there’s a movement of citizens inspired by the presidential campaign who are now submitting ideas for how they think the Obama Administration should change America.  It’s called “Ideas for Change in America.”

One idea is titled: Save Handmade Toys From the CPSIA. I thought you might be interested in getting involved and recommend you check it out.  You can read more and vote for the idea by clicking the following link:

http://www.change.org/ideas/view/save_handmade_toys_from_the_cpsia

The top 10 ideas are going to be presented to the Obama Administration on Inauguration Day and will be supported by a national lobbying campaign run by Change.org, MySpace, and more than a dozen leading nonprofits after the Inauguration.  So each idea has a real chance at becoming policy.

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