F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 7 V o l u m e 2 5 I s s u e 2 w w w. b h a d a. o r g NOTES FROM CONNIE Happy Valentines Day to all. I don't find that I have a lot of painted items for February to display, so maybe I should check my stash and see what I could do about that. Have been working on another project, (a free pattern from Artists club) so by the time I get around to it, February will be gone. Our board meeting and regular meeting covered many items, so if you felt we omitted something, let me know. We ended with a fun Christmas gift exchange organized by Nelda and had a variety of talent displayed. Of course there were great treats provided by our members. Thank you to all who have signed up for 2017 committees. Currently we have an opening for decorative painting month (contact me) and March hospitality (contact Mary Z.) Cindy and I will audit the books. The registration forms are out for the Alice in Wonderland retreat. The deadline is March 18th. There are several classes of interest, so look them over and get registered. Reserve April 21 (PM),22 and 23. Pat got several memory boxes at the meeting and I am glad members are continuing to paint them. Thanks to all who turn them in each month. B H A D A Black Hills Area Decorative Artists Luanne T has informed us that our fall seminar will be in colored pencil. After much discussion and a DVD review, we will venture outside the box and bring our pencil sharpeners. A few members have experience in colored pencil, so wish the rest of us luck! Also have 2018 fall seminar teacher lined up. The installation of officers was informal because weather in December delayed it. The officers for this year are posted with the newsletter. Keep your brushes in motion and we will see you at the next meeting. Pat will be in charge of the program. Karol will give us a reminder. If they change rooms on us again, we will inform you. Connie Mather BHADA President BHADA Happenings Next meeting will be Feb 18, 2017, at Terra Sancta. Pat K. will be teaching a memory box project at the February meeting.
February Painting Project At the February meeting, we will be painting a floral design on a Memory Box. This is basically a round pattern, but I m sure it could be adapted to other shaped boxes by fussing a little with the pattern. BASECOAT your box with Butter milk or similar offwhite color. Moisten a sea sponge with water and very lightly and softly pounce Avocado on the lid of the box. COLORS WE WILL USE: [Pat will provide these if you do not have them]: Avocado, Baby Pink, Buttermilk, Camel, Frosted Plum, Honey Brown, Light Avocado, Lilac, Midnight Green, Orchid, Pink Chiffon, Royal Fuschia, Sand and White ALSO BRING: Regular painting supplies & brushes (including a fine liner and good brushes for shading) BLUE BOOKS If you have not already given your Blue Book to the new committee chairperson, Please do so this month!!! 2017 BHADA OFFICERS President Connie M. Vice-President Membership Luann B. Secretary Deb C. Treasurer Pat K. Newsletter Editor Janae H. 341-6005 jaluca@rap.midco.net HAPPY BIRTHDAY Maggie M Feb 8 Diane M Feb 9 Sally C Feb 22 Rita S Feb 26 This is the Decorative Painter Magazine that has the Mad Hatter Snowman pattern for the spring retreat. It is Issue #3 year 2013. If you have this pattern you will not have to purchase one for the retreat project.
Meeting Minutes Minutes for January 21, 2017 Meeting was called to order by our new president, Connie, at 9:44 with 23 members present. Committee Reports - Treasurer: Pat submitted report to be filed for audit. SDP sent the liability insurance invoice to Debby's house in her absence so it will be paid along with members fee. Spring Retreat: Bonnie handed out registration forms. There will be a rummage sale as in past years. Friday evening will be a Make-it Take-it. Registration forms and payment due asap. Checks won't be cashed until April. Fall Seminar: Luanne T. reported a possible problem with Paula Leopold for the Sept 15-17 seminar. Paula does not travel teach oils or acrylics as advertised. Discussion ensued about 2 1-1/2 day classes in colored pencil. She uses mi teintes paper purchased at Hobby Lobby as a surface, we can bulk order needed pencils as a group. After previewing a short video of hers' it was put to a vote to keep her as our seminar teacher this year. Hospitality: Everyone brought treats for our Christmas party. Monthly Program: We held our Christmas Exchange Party. We played a fun game passing gifts left or right to the end of the read story. Membership: Luann B. reported we have 32 members. Newsletter: Deadline for the February newsletter set for Friday 27 th Please send your information to Janae. Ways and Means: Linda H. (and Romy) are again chairing the Bunco party, Oct. 21 st. Consensus was the upstairs room was a great place to rent. Linda K. suggested for March and May our monthly program be used to work on Bunco table favors/prizes. Webmaster: Jo Ann reported she needed to update the website. Wild Bills: Sheet was passed around. Holiday Events: March we will hold our egg exchange using surface of your choice. Peggy reported the Christmas exchange surface will cost around $.80. Old Business: Jo Ann attended the Women's Network of RC luncheon meeting, held monthly 2 nd Wed., at Alex Johnson. The dues would be $35.00 for 3 months for the chapter. It was discussed whether it would be beneficial for our group and Memory Box promotion. It was put to a vote and we decided to pass at this time. Bonnie passed out a survey from DecoArt, Jamie Mills-Price asked we send positive feedback and thank yous for their generosity providing supplies for her seminar. Luann reported color copies at the UPS Store are.39 for 100,.29 for 500. Maggie offered her printer service for $3.00 per 50. We are going to give it a trial run. We still need the following positions filled Audit committee, Historian and Librarian/ Parliamentarian. Show and Share: Jo Ann, Linda H., Betty, Nelda, Bonnie, Karol, Connie Memory Box Drawing: Pat reported no drawing this month but to keep painting boxes for our goal. Door Prize: Betty won the Snowman Soup box painted by Peggy, included ingredients and recipe. Meeting was adjourned at 11:23. Respectfully submitted, Debby
SHARING MEMORIES Bonnie mailed 49 Memory Boxes to Michigan, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee and Wisconsin in January. Even though we are missing the box count & names for October and November [Drum Roll Please] BHADA HAS PAINTED 12,007 MEMORY BOXES SINCE JOINING THE PROGRAM IN 2000. Congratulations to all of our members and friends of BHADA who have participated in this program by painting Memory Boxes or donating towards the purchase of unpainted boxes and postage to mail these to hospitals. BHADA has now met our goal of painting 12,000 Boxes and we are off to meet the next goal, 13,000 Memory Boxes. We are so proud of all of you You are the best!!! Pat will be teaching a Memory Box Project at the February meeting. Please show your love for a family grieving the loss of their baby by joining us and painting a box after the meeting. See the prep instructions elsewhere in this newsletter. Thanks a million for all that YOU do to make the BHADA Chapter s Memory Box Program such a success. Pat & Bonnie Take Time To Paint a Memory Box Web Viewing Problem? Some members are having a little difficulty opening the newsletter on-line. (If you are reading this on-line, it must not be you ) I ve checked several times with several members and there doesn t seem to be any consistency or an easy explanation for this. Here are a couple of suggestions that may help: 1. Update your Adobe Reader to the latest version and then refresh/restart your computer; and then refresh the BHADA website when you visit. 2. Each time you visit the BHADA website, refresh the page you are visiting. I can t guarantee this will work for you, but please let me know if you are still having problems. I ll sympathize, if nothing else. Thank you. Jo Ann
BHADA Committee Chairs Memory Box Program Pat K and Bonnie E Membership - Luann B Historian Janae H Hospitality Mary Z Monthly Programs Betty B. Public Relations - Karol J Ways & Means Linda H, Romy T Decorative Painting Month Ways & Means Wild Bills Kimber Fall Seminar Luanne T Spring Retreat 2016 Bonnie & Evie Webmaster & Facebook Jo Ann C Christmas Exchange Peggy H. Newsletter Janae H. Library/parliamentarian - Linda K March will be the Easter Egg Exchange, So be painting your eggs!! HOSPITALITY LIST 2017 JAN. 21 Everyone Feb 18 Janae & Luann B. Mar 18 April 22-23 Spring Retreat Everyone May 20 Connie M. & Linda K. June 17 Luanne T. & Maggie M. July 15 Spearfish Members Aug 19 Betty B. & Rita S. Sep 15-17 Fall Seminar Everyone Oct 21 Bunco Everyone Cookies Nov 18 Evie H, Deb C, & Vicky H. Dec 16 Christmas Party Everyone Monthly Programs Jan 21 Party!!! Feb 18 Pat K. Memory Box Mar 18 - Bunco Door Prizes (Paint on your own) & Egg Exchange April 22-23 Spring Retreat May 20 - Bunco Table favors Linda K. June 17 - Peggy H. July 15 - Spearfish Arts in the Park Aug 19 - Bonnie E. Sep 15-17 Fall Seminar Oct 21 Bunco Party Nov 18 Jo Ann C. Dec 16 - Christmas Exchange 2017 FALL SEMINAR PAULA LEOPOLD I am again looking forward to working with a new teacher. We have Paula Leopold from Denver, CO coming September 15-17 2017. She does beautiful colored pencil work. We, as a group, have decided to give it a try. We will have 2 projects to do in the 3 days she teaches. Each will be a 1 ½ days. I will have the pictures to choose our projects at the February meeting. Janice Miller will be coming September 14-16 2018. She was here in 2009 and is a great acrylic teacher. She is from Elizabethton, TN. Thanks to Kimber for getting in touch with her and getting the contract. Luanne Thovson, Chairman
BHADA Black Hills Area Decorative Artists Alice In Wonderland April 21 (pm M-I-T-I) 22 & 23, 2016 In Rapid City, SD Check in time for the rooms will be Friday night after 4:00 pm The Painting classes will start on Saturday at 9:00am and end Sunday 5:00pm. Register Early so you won t be late; Late for a very important date!! We are pleased to offer our fifth annual spring retreat at Terra Sancta. Rooms are 2 queen beds and a private bath. Single room occupancy is $90 a night. If the room is shared it is $45.00 a night for each occupant. Friday night there will be FUN make-it take-it s and a great time of painting, laughing, and fellowship! Saturday s lunch will be a Mad Hatters Tea Party! Bring a Mad Hatter s hat that you made to be worn at the lunch. Prizes for best hats!! Class attendance is limited so mail in your registration early. All Meals will be catered by Terra Sancta Name: Address: Phone: Email: Registration Form Spring Retreat 2017 Lodging: $45.00 night each $90.00 single occ. Fri. Roommate name Sat. Roommate name MEALS: Fri. dinner $10.00 Sat breakfast $7.00 Sat Tea Party $10.00 Sat Dinner $9.00 Sun Breakfast $7.00 Sun Lunch $7.00 For all the meals is only $50.00 TOTAL Juice & Milk is $1.50 extra. Turn form over and complete other side.
Class Registration Fri M-I-T-I s $ Sat morning $ Sat afternoon $ Sat evening $ Mad Hatter pattern $ Sun morning $ Sun afternoon $ Total for classes Total for room $ Total for meals $ Total amount enclosed $ Make check payable to: BHADA Registration DEADLINE is March 18, 2017 Send registration to: Bonnie Ellingsen 274 Powderhorn Ct. Spearfish, SD 57783 Saturday Morning Rabbit Strainer $5.00 Surface will be provided and prepped. Bring regular painting supplies. Saturday Afternoon Tea Cup Plaque $6.00 Surface will be provided and prepped. Bring regular painting supplies with angle brushes (a good 1/2 angle) and a liner. Saturday Evening - Mad Hatter Snowman $6.00 Surface will be provided and prepped. Bring regular painting supplies with angles and liners. This pattern is in the 2013 Issue #3 Decorative Painter Magazine if you do not have it to bring to retreat. Check the box for a printed pattern at a cost of $3.oo Sunday Morning Wild Flower Plate $5.00 Surface will be provided and prepped. Bring regular painting supplies. Sunday Afternoon Flowers Coffee Pot $7.00 The coffee pot is provided and prepped. Bring your regular painting supplies with angle brushes and liners Friday Evening - Make-it Take-it s $4.00 There will be two make-it take-it s; Painted tea cups and Zentangle greeting cards. Bring regular painting supplies and