Poinsettia Palette October 2015 2015 Issue 10 Newsletter of the Poinsettia Painters Chapter of the Society of Decorative Painters, Ventura County CA. www.poinsettiapainters.com Presidents Message It is now the end of September and I think we are all ready for a change in the weather. Let s all hope that fall will bring some cooler weather with some much needed rain. We had a wonderful Mystery Paint-In with Sandy LeFlore painting a cute little frog. Thank You Sandy we always have so much fun when you re the teacher. Thank you Carla for setting up such a fun day. Unfortunately we didn t have a very good response to the Connie Parkinson Seminar planned for October so Carla decided it would have to be cancelled. Please remember a lot of time and effort goes into planning chapter events (paint-ins, seminars, mystery paint-ins, field trips, parties, etc.) It is so very important that everyone registers/signs up early so that the event chairmen can plan accordingly and we can avoid future event cancellations. We passed around a signup sheet at the last meeting for members to contribute to the monthly raffles and I would like to thank everyone that signed up. Our monthly raffles have not been paying for the Monday night meetings rent lately so I am hoping that with your help and the support of all our members this will change. A big thank you does however go out to Willene & Cathy for the lovely items they contributed to the raffle this last month as we did finally make a little more than the rent this month. On September 26 th we had a full house at the Newbury Park Library painting the Christmas Boot with another fun and wonderful teacher Sandi Strecker. Wow 2 great big brush teachers in a row how many chapters are that lucky. Thanks Sandi for a great day. There is only one paint-in left in the year on November 21 st ; Carol Ganzi will be teaching the beautiful Rose Delight get your registrations in now for this class. Don t forget to get your registrations into Liz for another great Holiday Party at the Sterling Hills Golf Club on December 5 th. At the October 12 th meeting we will have Brochures and Tickets for the year end opportunity drawing to be held on December 5 th at our holiday party. Don t forget that the chapter does request that every member purchase or sell a minimum of 20 tickets. This is our main fund raiser for the year to keep the chapter going for the next year. Your membership and support is very important to the chapter. If you are not present at the meeting your tickets will be mailed out to you. Last but not least please mark your calendar to attend the October 12 th meeting to vote for your officers for the 2016 & 2017 term of office. Karen Lewis 1
2015 Board & Chairwomen President Karen Lewis 818-882-0788 It s Election Time Karen.r.lewis@att.net Vice President - Programs Liz Vigliotto 805-791-9706 lvigliotto@hotmail.com Vice President - Paint-Ins Carol Ganzi 310-273-5096 Egg-cetera@earthlink.net Vice President Seminars Carla Kincaid 805-659-3208 carla6161@gmail.com Secretary Terrie Busse 805-484-4652 terriebusse@hotmail.com Treasurer Willene Summerford 805-525-7654 Please attend the October meeting and vote! Proposed Slate of Officers 2016/2017 Board President Karen Lewis Terrie Busse V.P. Programs Liz Vigliotto V.P. Paint-Ins Carol Ganzi V.P. Seminars - Carla Kincaid gramawill@msn.com Secretary Cathy Villa Membership Susan Miner 818-429-8289 Treasurer Willene Summerford susan.miner@sbcglobal.net Hospitality Jeanie Lanquist 805-649-4767 djlanquis@aol.com Chapter Photographer/Historian Cindy Worthy 805-484-0993 cindra4@aol.com Newsletter / Facebook Susan Miller 805-732-4725 poinsettiapainters@yahoo.com Sunshine, Tender Life & Tole Month Terrie Busse 805-484-4652 terriebusse@hotmail.com Hats for the Heart Mindy Miller 818-584-4069 Raffle Chair Barbara Elman 805-590-6002 Webmaster Susie Majesky susieq@majesky.com Paint- In update from Carol Ganzi The last 2015 paint-in for 2015 is on November 21. It is Jill Fitzhenry's "Rose Delight" taught by Carol Ganzi at Newbury Park Library sign up today! Reminder: if you want to teach or know someone who would like to teach at Poinsettia Painters next year, submissions are due by October 30. Get the details to Carol by then as we will vote on the projects at the November 9th meeting See the first classes for start of 2016 in the paint-ins section: * January 23 - Cool, wintery Snow people with Liz Vigliotto * February - Dark no class -due to Creative Painting in Las Vegas * March 26 - Reindeer Banner taught by Karen Lewis 2
MEETING HOSPITALITY VOLUNTEERS October 12th Carol Ganzi Karen Lewis November 9th Joan Muran Mona Steffan December 5 Holiday Party PECAN PIE MUFFINS It's hard to believe there are only five ingredients in these wonderful little muffins! The brown sugar makes them taste like pecan pie." Ingredients: 1 cup packed light brown sugar 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup chopped pecans 2/3 cup butter, softened 2 eggs, beaten Directions:Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 18 mini muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners. In a medium bowl, stir together brown sugar, flour and pecans. In a separate bowl beat the butter and eggs together until smooth, stir into the dry ingredients just until combined. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups. Cups should be about 2/3 full. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on wire racks when done. Source: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/16945/pecan-pie-muffins/print/ 3
Remaining 2015 and New for 2016 PAINT-IN s Saturday, November Taught by: Carol Ganzi Designed by: Jill Fitzhenry Rose Delight Acrylic paint/medium provided by teacher. Surface: 6 x 8 canvas board or your choice of surface Location: Newbury Park Library Saturday, December 5, 2015 Holiday Party Sterling Hills Golf Club $20.00 to attend Sign up today don t miss it! Contact Liz Vigliotto to sign up lvigliotto@hotmail.com Saturday, January 23, 2016 Taught by: Liz Vigliotto Designed by: Lynn Andrews Snow Family Acrylic paint/medium provided by student. Surface: 8.5 x 8.5 wood or surface of your choice. Metal basket with wood insert can be ordered through chapter Location: TBA February 27, 2016 No classes Creative Painting Las Vegas Tropicana Hotel Saturday, March 26, 2016 Taught by: Karen Lewis Designed by: Patricia Rawlins Deck The Halls Acrylic paint/medium provided by student. Surface: 16 x 54 canvas or RocLon banner Location: TBA 4
POINSETTIA PAINTERS General Meeting September 14, 2015 7:05 pm The meeting was called to order by President Karen Lewis. The August 10, 2015 meeting minutes were approved as published in the Poinsettia Palette newsletter. Treasurer report by Willene Summerford Checking balance $ 5181,48 Savings balance $ 2747.01 Programs by Liz Vigliotto Tonight program making bags from scrap book paper. The sign up sheet is available for the Christmas Party. The fee is $20.00 and must be paid by October meeting. Paint-ins report by Carol Ganzi Christmas Boot Seminar with Sandi Strecker Sept. 26. Rose Delight taught by Carol Ganzi Nov. 21. Seminar report by Carla Kincaid. Connie Parkinson floral Oct. 17 sign up sheet available. Membership report by Susan Miner Time to renew chapter and SDP membership. There are 66 members. Monthly Raffle Barbara Elman out of town, raffle set up by Liz Vigliotto. Remember to bring a donation on your birthday month. A sign up sheet was available for raffle donations. Karen thanked Willene Summerford & Cathy Villa for adding items they brought to the raffle bags for the evening. Terrie Busse contributed plants to the evening raffle. Tender Life report by Terrie Busse Thank you for the donations. Please turn in bags by the November meeting. Hats From the Heart report by Mindy Miller Turn in your painted pins. Hospitality report by Jeannie Lanquist Thank you to Peggy Jones, Mindy Miller for taking care of Hospitality in Jeannie s absence. The refreshments were provided by Mindy Miller, Marilyn Harvey, Dixie Thorne, Gloria Lundberg and Liz Vigliotto. Newsletter report by Susan Miller turn in articles. Old Business: The 2016 slate of officers nominations were announced by Patti Messi. The Nominating Committee was Susan Alvarez and Patti Messi. Elections will be held on October 12, 2015. Treasurer Willene Summerford Secretary Cathy Villa Vice President of Seminars Carla Kincaid Vice President of Paint-ins Carol Ganzi Vice President of Programs Liz Vigliotto Presidential nominees are Terrie Busse and Karen Lewis. No new business was introduced The meeting was adjourned at 7:35 pm. Meeting minutes submitted by Terrie Busse 9/16/15 5
September The chance raffle had some great items donated Meeting project: folding bags from scrapbook paper was enjoyed by everyone! 6
Sandi Strecker Seminar 9/26 JOIN THE FUN! SIGN UP TODAY FOR OUR NEXT PAINT-INS 7
Year End Opportunity Drawing Winners to be drawn on December 5, 2015 Chairs, Chairs and More Chairs! $1.00 per ticket or 6 for $5.00 We have some very talented painters who have given us a verity of beautiful chairs for this year s drawing. #1 #1 Small Halloween Display or Doll Chair painted by Karen Lewis #2 Princess Childs Chair for that little princess painted by Eddi Patterson #3 Bird House Garden Childs Chair painted by Karen Lewis #4 Toddlers Push Up High Chair painted by Terrie Busse #5 Folding Adult Garden Chair painted by Dorreen Friedrichsen (Enter through the garden gate.where minds can dream while hands create) #6 Everyday Adult Chair painted by Susan Alvarez #7 Snowman Christmas Adult Chair painted by Karen Lewis #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 8
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The cost is $20.00 includes your lunch and table favors. Each place setting has a painted item and goodies to take home. There will also be a drawing at each table for the centerpieces. Location: The beautiful Sterling Hills Golf Club in Camarillo Date: December 5th Time: 11:00 A.M. What to bring: Bring a painted or handmade gift (to exchange via drawing) Bring an ornament to participate in a fun story game Oh what Fun it is. This year we have a different committee decorating each table in themes. It s a surprise and only the committee knows what their tables theme will be. Seating assignments will be first come, first serve, which means you will get to choose your favorite decorated table and seat! **** Please sign up and pay your $20.00 for lunch by the October 12th meeting **** Meal Choices are: Chicken or Beef NAME: CONTACT PHONE # PAYMENT METHOD: (Please include your check #) MEAL CHOICE: CHICKEN (or) BEEF (circle one please) Please mail this form and your payment w/ meal choice to: Liz Vigliotto 3290 Cole Ave. Simi Valley, CA 93063 Questions- Email Liz: lvigliotto@hotmail.com 10
October 12th @ 7:00 p.m. Meeting project after the Elections. For this months meeting project we're making Fall leaf candle holders. Who ever is going to make one needs to bring the following: Supplies to bring 5" or smaller mason jar, sponge brush, pallet paper and scissors Thank you, Liz If you have information you want to share in the newsletter please contact: Susan Miller : poinsettiapainters@yahoo.com 805-732-4725 MEETING DATES 2015 October 12th Elections November 9th - Vote on classes for 2016 December 5th Holiday Luncheon 11
Poinsettia Painters 2016 Membership Renewal Application All members must belong to Society of Decorative Painters. http://www.decorativepainters.org Name: SDP Membership # Address: City/State ZIP Home Phone: Cell _ Email Address: Birthday: MONTH/DATE [ ] New [ ] Renewal (If renewing after December 1st its $20.00) [ ] Regular Membership [ ] Associate Membership (does not attend regular meetings) Annual Dues for POINSETTIA PAINTERS: $15.00 per year Annual required SDP membership $50.00 http://www.decorativepainters.org Renewal Dues are delinquent after December 1st and a $5.00 late fee will be charged. After December 1 st it is $20.00 I have enclosed my payment of [ ] $15.00 or [ ] $20.00 Please mail this completed application, a copy of your SDP membership card or proof of payment, and your dues check payable to POINSETTIA PAINTERS Mail your application to Membership Chair: Susan Miner 1636 Thurber Place Glendale, CA 91201 (818) 429-8289 cell Email: susan.miner@sbcglobal.net 12
Kristen Lewis 10/14 Patsy Dubrick 10/18 Laura Elliott 10/18 Eddi Patterson 10/20 Michelle Lovell 10/24 Aurora Hendricks 10/25 Cecelia Denton 10/31 PLEASE JOIN US FOR A MEETING Poinsettia Painters Chapter meetings: 2 nd Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. Union Hall : 816 Camarillo Spring Rd. Camarillo, Ca. 13