Seattle -- Corina at Frantz -- Want to Get Together?

[gb-beads]

My WC recently delurked daughter (Holly Bailey Designs) and I are taking a mother/daughter vacation! We planned it around the Corina Sat (9/27) class at Frantz.

Are any WCers going to be in our class?! We planned it even before we discovered WC, but I'm sure that there are some WCers enrolled! :D

Also, we are getting into Seattle on Wed the 24th and would like to get together with anyone in the area. We really do not have any definite plans yet, except the class with Corina. Natasha, will you be nearby? We would love to see your studio.

If there is anyone who is close by we'd love to get together for lunch or dinner someplace. ....or we could find a place to torch, maybe? At least we can talk glass and beads and stuff!

Any ideas?! :D

CAN'T WAIT!!!! :cat:

[ValorieCox]

Wow, it sounds like a great weekend--Corina's class with your daughter, hanging out at Frantz's and a meeting some fellow WC'ers! Have a great time!

Val

[Holly Bailey Designs]

:D Yippee!

Can't wait to have a bead weekend out in Seattle! So, who all out there is in this class with us??? Hope to meet a couple WC people. :cool:

For those in the area...any suggestions on bead stores, cafes, galleries that we just HAVE to visit???

Let us know!

Thanks for posting the thread mom! See ya at the end of the month!



:cat:

holly

[Peg]

Natasha knows that I am also open to having you over. She was at my house last night. So please keep in touch with her and I would welcome having her bring you to my house for lunch, dinner, whatever. Peg M

[gb-beads]

Holly and I are excited :clap:

about the Corina class :clap:

about being at Frantz :clap:

about getting together with WCers :clap: :clap: :clap:



Yiiiipppppeeeeeee!!!!

[gb-beads]

.....and I forgot to add:



about seeing Seattle again!! :clap:


:cat:

[SonyaHusko]

My husband Chris & I will be at Corina's class on the 27th! See you there! Hopefully the store will be open:evil:

[!ngridh]

I am signed up for the one on the 28th....but not sure that I will go...I can email our list and see who can get together when? ;-)

pm me your email and I will get one out to the teaming horde of beadmakers on the list...;-)

[Lara]

Ingrid:

Me, Kim A. and Natasha are all signed up for the class you are in. I hope you can make it.

Lara

[SonyaHusko]

Wow! Lots of WC people will be there. I can't wait. It is so cool to live so close to Frantz. And to so many great bead makers (Lara, Natasha, Kim, Ingrid, and many more) I can't wait to see everyone's beads. You all are going to bring beads for me to look at, aren't you? :D

[Holly Bailey Designs]

I can't wait to meet everyone! And to see all your beadies! This is going to be so cool :cool:

I'll definitely bring some beads to "show off", but probably won't have a ton...my dear, sweet DH has volunteered to man my booth at an A&C fair at Snowshoe Mt for me while I'm gone!!! :angel: Of course, it's during a Blues & Brews festival so I'll have to send friends to check up on him and make sure he hasn't enjoyed the "brews" a little too much and is giving the beads away!! :evil: LOL



two weeks from now I'll be in Seattle....
:D

See ya soon! I need to go practice on the torch!!!

holly b

[QueenBead]

YEAAAAAAAA! I just found this post! I am also in the class on Saturday and am coming from North Carolina!! I can't wait! Genie, Holly.. I know we have been e-mailing and I am so excited to meet you guys! I'm coming in on Friday so I would love to meet up with everyone for sure!
Anyone wanting to meet us in Shelton for the weekend for dinner on Friday or Saturday??... come on!
:D
Amy McDonald
Charlotte, NC

[npuffer]

WHERE HAVE I BEEN??? I just found out about this post.

I want to let everyone know that if your flying into Seattle (which I'm sure you are) that I would love to meet with you, so PM me and let me know your flight arrival and what days you'll be in Seattle and I'll set up a get together and/or tour of the town :D

Oh, how I love it when people (especially WCer's) come to Seattle.

Hope to meet all of you soon,
Natasha

[QueenBead]

It's almost here!! 5 days and counting!!
Natasha- I just e-mailed you...not PM'd. I didn't read back far enough before I wrote but now see that you are taking one of the classes next weekend!!
I am so excited I could bust. Will be in Friday at 11:30am. Headed to Shelton then and will be up for whatever. Can't wait to meet you all.
Amy

[gb-beads]

Hi Natasha!

Your PM box is FULL! If you will make space, I'll send you my email address. Thursday will be great to get together!!

[npuffer]

OK, I cleaned out me mail box, sorry about that.

I can hardly wait to meet everyone and of course for Corina's class, it's going to be great.

See you all soon,
Natasha

[ELZbeads]

I'm also in on Saturday...and Sonya...that store better be open even if it is just for us.....

But my schedule is horrific so I'll just be buzzing in and out from Portland....By the way...what time does it start? I can't remember and I can't find it anyplace...9 or 10? I'll be in Vegas all week so by Saturday I should be a basket case.

So, for everyone coming to the NW from elsewhere......have a great time!

[npuffer]

Not to worry, the store WILL be open just for us, I do suggest to gather up the things you want and then have the sale's person (most likely Jackie) total your order while your in the class (don't stand there and wait). You can do your shopping before class, during lunch or after class.

Have a GREAT time everyone and happy shopping ;)
n

[amy fgb]

Genie and Holly,

You may have already gotten my message, but I'd love to get together - just let me know where and when! Maybe even a group of us could meet at a local restaraunt?

Looking forward to it!

Amy

[SonyaHusko]

The class starts at 10, I just called. I can't wait! I get to meet more WC people!!! My husband will be there too. Last week he sliced his hand open, and on the way out of the emergency room, I asked him if I should cancel his Corina class, and he looked at me like I was a complete idiot. Then his face got a little bit sad, when he realized that he wouldn't be able to torch for about a week, but he is SURE that he will be better in time for class. He went out last night and tried to make a few beads, but I noticed that his hand was bending where he shouldn't be bending it, so I send him back into the house to watch football, poor guy;) .

I can't wait to fondle the glass in the store again! It's been too long. Time for Frantz therapy. I need a few boro colors. And maybe some more vetrofond..... and a couple of new tools, and another fiber blanket. Now, why was I going up there? Oh, yeah, class :evil:

[Holly Bailey Designs]

Hi Amy!

I got your message today (problems on the home computer :rolleyes: ) and we would love to get together with you!!! I'll let mom (Genie) post too, since she has been in contact with Amy (from NC) and Natasha and has set up our "schedule".

We (Genie and I) are arriving in Seattle on Wednesday morning, taking class on Saturday, and heading back to WV and AL on Monday morning.

Woo-hoo! I'm SOOOOOOOOOO excited! Almost 36 hours till I head West! :D :D :D

See you soon!

holly b

[QueenBead]

Long sad sob story for me...
I will not only NOT be coming to Seattle to my class on Sat. that I signed up for within an hour of the class posting so many months ago... I will instead be flying to Florida in the morning to attend a funeral for my mom's brother, my uncle. My cousin, who is only 16, found him in his bed this morning.. cause of death is still unknown but they think he had a heart attack. My aunt passed away 6 years ago very suddenly from an aneurysm leaving her young family, my uncle and two girls then 10 and 13. My oldest cousin is now a sophmore at University of Tampa and on her way home. It is tragic for them. It's been a long enough 6 years without their mom but this is just awful.
Of course, I am the saddest for my girls. They are like sisters to me and sometimes I have felt like their parent. My uncle was a retired military pilot in the air force. But, selfishly I am really just so sad for myself today. This is something that I have been waiting for, like a kid getting candy in a candy store. I will miss all of you guys more than you can know. I have gotten so excited talking to all of you via e-mail and was really looking forward for some "me" time. I know that this is out of my hands and I know that being with my family is certainly the right thing to do and it really wasn't even a question what i would do, it just really sux. The whole thing just really sux big time.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend... full of new ideas and learning and new friendships. Thank you for reading my "poor me post". I will miss each of you terribly. I truly will...
Please have a glass of wine for me this weekend. Preferably of the red variety, Shiraz, Merlot...??? You might need to drink the whole bottle though in order for me to feel better.
xoxo,
Amy

[npuffer]

Amy {{{GIANT BEAR HUG}}} I'm soooo sorry!!!

n