I am forever seeking organizing tools.  From my Franklin Covey Daily Organizer, to my Gmail Calendar, to my Verizon XV6800 Phone, to all the nick knacks I find at The Container Store.   For those of you that have been to any of my classes you know what I am talking about.  I organize everything for my classes in the small Container Store accessories boxes.  I have tons of these.  They are well worth the $1.79.  I now have my friends using these boxes too.  I recently made a trip to the store and bought 50 boxes for my closest friends.

I was watching Mardel’s Conditioning Bronzclay video on Cool Tools the other day and was wondering where to order the sugar packet container, I found it at where else….THE CONTAINER STORE.

I get so frustrated when I have to dig through boxes and boxes of my rubber stamps, only to realize the stamp is in another box, completely unrelated to the other stamps.  I’ve recently re-organized all my rubber stamps with the 12″ x 12″ scrapbook paper containers.  In stead of having 50+ stamps in one box I know have a manageable 20-25 stamps per box and they are much easier to transport.  I find I am more likely to take some stamps to a class when all I need is one small box.   Kelly was laughiung last time I came to her class at The Stamp Act, as my husband, Jim, was lugging in 3 huge boxes of my “favorite must have” stamps.

They work great.  I can fit two rows of my stamps per containter and I don’t need to worry about damaging the rubber on my stamps and I can easily view them through the container.    I also labeled each bin so I can grab which box I need for a specific project (ie: background stamps) on the go.

Happy Organizing!

We have re-opened our Etsy storefront for the holidays. We will be selling our Precious Metal Clay, Bronzclay, Sterling, and Copper jewelry at the Etsy store.   New this year we are selling Windows With a View.  The frames are recycled windows from old New England homes and barns. The windows are then restored and a new rope sash is added.  The images in the frames are images that Jim and I have taken all over New England including the Cape, Marshfield, Scituate, Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire. You can view the frames at The Stamp Act’s Gallery.

You can also purchase our jewelry at The Stamp Act’s Gallery, The Pear Tree in Coolidge Corner, and also at The Brookline Arts Center Craft Showcase.

Come join us for our first Bronzclay class on December 13th from 10am - 4pm at The Stamp Act. We’ll be serving warm cider and cookies during the class. Come learn about this fascinating new product, similar to Precious Metal Clay. When fired your pieces will have a beautiful rainbow patina. You can then finish to a warn bronze color or leave the patina.

Cost: $120

Class fee includes 100 gram packet of Bronzclay, use of textures, tools, kiln, and finishing supplies. Students can expect to make 30-40 pieces of jewelry, just in time for the holidays! We will also have antique brass chains, jump rings, clasps, and sterling silver ear wires for sale during the class.

The bronzclay takes much longer to fire than PMC. Therefore, we will be firing the pieces after class. You can either pick up your fired pieces a week later at The Stamp Act or you can make arrangements to meet me at my home studio or in Brookline in the evening. I want to make this easy for everyone.

Please call The Stamp Act at (781) 837-5890 to register. 50% deposit required upon registering for class.

Open Studio Annoucement

This is for all my students: starting this weekend you can reserve 3 hours of open studio time at The Stamp Act for $20. Each additional 3 hours is $5 (so for 6 hours the cost is $25). You will have to provide your own clay, but you will be able to use my textures, PMC tools, dehydrator, finishing supplies, liver of sulfur, tumbler, dapping block, etc at The Stamp Act. The Open Studio time does not include any instruction. (The owner of the store, Marie, has a lot of experience with PMC and Bronzclay, but she may be teaching a class while you are there for the open studio). You will need to call ahead to reserve your space. The kiln is not on site. Leave your pieces to be fired at the store, and I will fire and polish them for $1/piece. If you want to apply keum-boo to your pieces, please let me know so I don’t polish them. You can then either pick them up at my home studio, the store, in the evening in Brookline, or I can mail them Priority Mail to you.

Call Marie at The Stamp Act at (781) 837-5890 to reserve your Open Studio time. Once you have taken one of my Bronzclay classes you will also be able to work on your Bronzclay projects during Open Studio time.

The Stamp Act is open Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 6pm and Sunday 12pm - 5pm. We are occasionally there later on Saturday nights, but please call ahead.

The Stamp Act is located at 58 Main Street, Marshfield, MA. It’s just minutes off Route 3.

Directions:

Take route 3 south (towards the Cape)

Exit 12, stay in the right lane and bear right onto route 139. You’ll pass the Christmas Tree store on your right. About a mile on your left is a Starbucks drive-thru. (I cannot help myself with all the landmarks) At the third set of lights, turn left onto Route 3A. The Stamp Act will be the fourth driveway on your right. You’ve passed the store if you can see the Marshfield Fairgrounds.