Oh no! More hobbies to pursue!

I went to a Beginning Stencil class yesterday at The Stamp Art Shoppe in Roseville.  What fun!#!  Although it's a whole new hobby for me, I've been wanting to get into Mixed Media and use my many many fabrics in new & different ways.  Yesterday I used small stencils,  embossing pastes & glitters to create beautiful images on paper.  I also used a stencil, stylus and pigments (no paste) to create a different look - again on paper.  As it turns out, I can use some of the same tools/supplies to create images on fabric.  I've been wanting to try Shiva paintsticks on fabric so now I have some ideas on how to do that.  I already have a couple of books, stencils and rubbing plates for using the Shiva paintsticks.  So, bottom line, I can justify more of these classes because I can incorporate the new techniques into creating new art & wearables & whatever with my fabrics.  Yes!!!!  I also signed up for a Beginning Clothing Construction class at Sierra College (SC) this fall.  I've made some clothing on & off over the past 40 years, but I've never had any outside instruction.  I'm really looking forward to the class at SC, and I have my eye on more classes at The Stamp Art Shoppe and at The Tin Thimble in Loomis and . . . .   Can't wait!