Golden Spike Decorative Painters |
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Ogden, Utah, January 2010 Hello Ladies, Your 2010 board was announced at the Christmas Party, for those who missed a fun time your officers are: President – me, CarolAnn Smith, First Vice President – Glenda Mitchell, Second Vice President – Nancy Coley, Secretary – Lydia Gossett, Treasurer – Gloria Eldridge and Terry Pulver as Newsletter/Web Master. Appointed positions will be announced in our February Newsletter. So, if you want to volunteer let me know. I am excited to get going and try new ideas. Since I am the newbie here, suggestions for projects, service opportunities or activities are welcome. We all need to do our part in keeping the Chapter strong, fun and something we are all proud of. I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year celebration. This is a new decade offering,a new beginning, new projects and most of all new fun. Speaking of fun, boy did we have a great time at our annual Christmas party. LeeAnn Gossett prepared the best mouth watering Prime Rib, creamy mashed potatoes and the yummiest Green Pear Salad. As for the cheese cake, well how do I describe it? It was beautiful to look at and delightful to eat. I think a lot of diet plans were put away for another day. We played numerous games including Trivia that required us to hum and/or count on our fingers and toes for answers and put Drummers Boys, Lords a-Leaping, Gold Rings and so forth for 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' in correct order. Bingo and several other fun games were played. Prizes were fantastic! LeeAnn even gave a quiz on the history of Tole painting. Do you know the history? We didn't. The last game, well look at the picture you will see how silly we were. What a hoot! Rebecca handed out Chapter gifts to all in attendance. After thanking the 2009 board members she gave them their charms. The board then presented Rebecca with a gift card to Seagull Book. Our gift exchange this year was “White Elephant” and it was lots of fun. LeeAnn then drew tickets for the party decorations, she had a lot of gifts to give so everyone left with a prize. As a finale, Glenda then drew raffle tickets from the “Didn’t Win” sack for the special prizes. Terry Pulver won the surprise gift, which was a Quill brush; Tirzah happily accepted the Mary Jane Todd Certificate and Rebecca won the Judy Morgan sample board as the grand prize. Since you had to be present to win, a number of tickets had to be drawn in order to give the prizes away. We missed everyone who was absent and hope you will join us next year. Please remember chapter dues of $15.00 are/were due by December 31, 2009. On January 1, 2010, they will be $20.00. I am sad to announce our grant request was not accepted. Mickey deserves a big “Thank You” for spearheading this effort. Several teachers have already committed for Paint-ins for 2010, however, we still have a few teaching slots that you could fill. If you have a project or a new technique that you would like to share with our members, please contact me. For those who were at the Christmas Party, please let me know if you want to paint any of the project that were on display. Seminar teachers for 2010 are Mary Jane Todd and David Jansen and maybe a surprise here and there. See you the January Paint-in. CarolAnn |
2010 Seminars and Paint-ins
January 9th (Saturday):
Glenda Mitchell: Painted Silk Scarf
January
Painted Silk Scarf
The Paint-in will be held at the Westwood Village Clubhouse (1111 N. 2000 W., Farr West, UT).
February
Strokework On Tin
Palette: Josonja
The Paint-in will be held at the Westwood Village Clubhouse (1111 N. 2000 W., Farr West, UT).
March Mary Jane Todd Seminar
Mary Jane Todd say of herself and her seminars: "My style of decorative painting
blends traditional folk art with an antique primitive style. My subjects include fruit,
landscapes and Santas. My seminars offer students a chance to learn about the origins
of Decorative Painting and paint a beautiful project that will enhance any home's decor".
Tin Rooster Rolling Pin Holder
Seminar: A $20 non-refundable deposit must be paid when you
sign up to hold your place in the class. If you wish the Chapter to order the tin rolling
pin holder, please let us know no later than January 31st so that we have time to order it.
The tin must be paid-in-full before it can be ordered. The balance for the seminar
is to be paid when the pattern and/or tin is picked up.
Bee Hive Trunk
Seminar: A $20 non-refundable deposit must be paid when you
sign up to hold your place in the class. If you wish the Chapter to order the trunk,
please let us know no later than January 31st so that we have time to order it.
The trunk must be paid-in-full before it can be ordered. The balance for the seminar
is to be paid when the pattern and/or trunk are picked up.
The Seminar will be held at the Riverdale Community Center, 4360 S. Parker Drive
in Riverdale. (Exit I-15 at 31st street and turn east on UT-79 for 0.3 miles to the
stop light at UT-79 and Parker Drive. Turn right on Parker Drive and proceed 2.0
miles south. The Community Center will be on the left, just past the fire station.)
NOTE: We will include a map with your pattern packet, in case you need it.
Lunchs are included in the seminar price. All lunches will include bottled
water and dessert. Coffee, tea and hot chocolate will be provided during the
seminar.
Contact Tirzah (801-825-2660) if you have any questions about the seminar. Checks can be
made out to Golden Spike Decorative Painters and mailed to the Chapter at 1037 W. 4600 So.,
Riverdale, Ut 84405.
Voting Results
Elections results were announced at the December Christmas Party. Thank you to all who assisted
in the election: Rosina for contacting members, Glenda for preparing and mailing the voting forms,
everyone who responded (over half of our members), Terry for collecting the votes, Sandy and
Pat for counting the votes, and last but certainly not least, everyone who ran for an office.
President:
CarolAnn Smith
Member Mention
Raffles
Our 1st VP and Raffle Coordinator, Glenda Mitchell, will once again be asking vendors to
donate gifts for our seminars this year. She is also asking members to bring raffle items
for our Paint-ins. The items do not have to be painting supplies. Plants and flowers are
especially welcome in the winter.
Dues
Yes, it's that time of year again. I'm sure most of you have received notice from SDP
about your national membership renewal with your last Decorative Painters magazine. National
dues need to be postmarked before December 1st to avoid their $5 postage/handling fee.
(Pay SDP dues directly to the Society.) Please pay your local dues ($15) to the treasurer
by December 1st to avoid our $5 late penalty (accrued after January 1st). Checks can be mad
out to Golden Spike Decorative Painters and mailed to the Chapter at 1037 W. 4600 So.,
Riverdale, Ut 84405.
December 2009 Treasury Report
Checking
Savings
Petty Cash
Total
Christmas Party Minutes
December 12th 2009
Attending:
President - Rebecca Chaffee
Carol Easley
February 13th (Saturday):
March 4th-6th (Thur-Saturday):
April 10th (Saturday):
LaRae Anderson: Strokework on Tin
Mary Jane Todd Seminar
Donna Richards
Teacher: Glenda Mitchell
Cost: Class Fee $15.00
(includes scarf and all dyes)
January 9th, 10 am
(setup and chat time 9:30-10:00)
Supplies:
8" or 9" wooden embroidery hoop
water color tray for dyes
"new" #8 round or bamboo painting brush
"new" #10 watercolor brush
light colored watercolor pencil to transfer pattern
½ pint jar w/tight lid
bottle w/tip (for resist)
paper towels and water container
Prep:
You will receive your scarf along with your pattern when
you pay for the class. The silk scarf must be washed before painting to remove any
sizing that may be in the fabric. Use a very mild soap like Woolite or Dove hand
soap. Rinse Well and hang to dry. When dry, iron with a warm iron. Put
pattern under scarf and trace with a light water color pencil (yellow works
well) on each end.

OR

Teacher: LaRae Anderson
Cost: $7.50 (class fee only)
$26.00 (class fee and tin box)
February 13th, 10 am
(setup and chat time 9:30-10:00)
NOTE: You need to pay the class and surface fee by January 9th so the Chapter
can order the tin boxes. Checks can be made out to Golden Spike
Decorative Painters and mailed to the chapter at 1037 W 4600 S, Riverdale Ut 84405.
Prep Instructions: Basecoat surface with any dark color--raw umber, black forest, etc.

Teacher: Mary Jane Todd
March 4th 2010 (Thursday) 9am - 5pm
Cost:
Members
$50
Non-members
$65
Rolling Pin Holder $20

Teacher: Mary Jane Todd
March 5th-6th 2010 (Friday-Saturday) 9am - 5pm
Cost:
  Members
$100
Non-members
$130
Trunk
$95
The picture will be posted as soon as it is available.

  (Base 17x18: Top 16x19: End at highest curve 11")
The Golden Spike Decorative Painters offices for 2010:
1st Vice President:
2nd Vice President:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Glenda Mitchell
Nancy Coley
Lydia Gossett
Gloria Eldridge
Marie Whitehouse , a long time member of our Chapter, passed away Sunday, December 6th.
Services were held in Marie's memory on December 12th at St. Mary's Catholic Church in
West Haven.
This year we are asking all members to show their 2010 SDP membership card to the 2nd VP
Nancy Coley. (You'll get a free raffle ticket for your effort.) There were some problems with
National's records last year. They showed people who were not members and did not show other
who were. We would like to keep our records correct.
Beginning Balance
Payments Received:
Christmas Party
2010 Membership
Expenses Paid:
November Paint-in Photos/copies
President's Gift
Christmas Party Expenses
Interest Received
Petty Cash
Ending Balance
$3095.13
42.00
90.00
11.02
40.00
290.00
$2886.11
$4615.37
.34
$4615.71
$25.50
6.00
$31.50
$7,736.00
132.00
341.02
.34
6.00
$7,533.32
1st Vice President - Glenda Mitchell
2st Vice President - Tirzah Probasco
Past President - Nancy Coley
Treasurer - CarolAnn Smith
Secretaty - Mickey Hutchinson
Web/Newsletter - Terry Pulver
LeeAnn Gossett- Chef
Gloria Eldridge
Lydia Gossett
Rosina Lettre
Pat Reeder
Sandy Reeder
Carol Fredricksen- Chef's Assistant
Rebecca called the meeting to order at 1:00 pm and welcomed everyone to the Christmas
Party.
The sign up sheet for Glenda's January silk scarf class is on the front table along with
the prep instructions, pattern and scarf. The sample tin for LaRae's February Strokework
project is also on the table, along with sign-up sheet. March will be the Mary Jane
Todd Seminar, and we will start taking a count of people who plan on attending.
Rebecca called our attention to the other items on the front table. These are potential projects
for next year. She urged us to check them out and then let the new president know what
we would like.
Next, the 2010 Board as announced: CarolAnn Smith, President; Glenda Mitchell, Vice President;
Nancy Coley, Second Vice President; Gloria Eldridge, Treasure; Lydia Gossett, Secretary;
and Rebecca Chaffee, Past President.
Rebecca then thanked everyone who had worked for the Chapter this year: the Board-Glenda,
Tirzah, Nancy, CarolAnn, Mickey, and Terry; Seminar Chairwomen-Nancy and Tirzah; Election
Committee-Rosina, Glenda, Pat and Sandy; all our great Paint-in teachers-Carol Wilson,
Lisa Peck, Hazel Rimmasch, Julie McFadden, JoLynn Johnson, Tirzah Probasco, Eileen Barnard,
and Nancy Coley; Appreciation Tea hostess-Mickey; and Christmas Party Chairwoman-Lydia. She
also thanked all the members who supported the Chapter with their participation. There would
be no Chapter without them.
Time was then turned over to Lydia who introduced her daughter LeeAnn who catered the party
today and LeeAnn's helper Carol Fredricksen.
After an absolutely fantastic prime rib dinner (which LeeAnn provided the receipts for), several
games were played and prizes awarded. Then the "looser" drawings were made. Rebecca won the
Judy Morgan "Chicken and Fruit Pie Box" sample board, Tirzah won the 1 day Mary Jane Seminar
Certificate, and Terry won the "surprise" gift, a quill brush. It took several drawing to give
these gifts away since you had to be present to win. Rebecca then gave all the members a gift
from the chapter and she was given a gift from the members. Next the table decorations were raffles
off. Everyone left with at least one item. Finally the members participated in the "White Elephant"
exchange. Everyone agreeded that this was one of the best parties the Chapter has had.