At  the Seabreeze Stampers meeting this Friday, February 14, Florence will demo using packing tape, and Shirley's project will create a gift container for small goodies.

The items needed for Florence's demo are:

packing tape and
magazines

Florence will bring magazines so we can pull pictures from them. She will also bring packing tape.


For Shirley's project you will need:

for the faux bow:

glue dots or liquid adhesive
pearl or rhinestone.

for the container you will need:

a sour cream container
4 x 6 designer paper, double sided
sticky strip or score tape (if none, regular adhesive will work for a sampler)
crimper, if you have one.

As always bring your regular supplies.

Please call Geri at 751-5806 if you have any questions.

NANCY WICKSTROM

I am sure by now that you are aware of Nancy's passing this week.





A memorial service to honor Nancy’s life will be held at Hope Lutheran Church, corner of Morse Blvd and CR466, The Villages, at 11:00 am on Monday, January 27, 2014.  Pastor Marcus Pera will preside.  Visitors will be received beginning at 10:00am.  A luncheon will follow the service.

The Villages- Nancy Jo (Stanley)Wickstrom, 68, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2014, surrounded by her  treasured family.

Born on Aug. 20, 1945 in Madison,WI, Nancy graduated from Madison West High School and earned a teaching degree at UW-Oshkosh.  She married her soul mate, Richard (Wick) Wickstrom on 12/18/71.  She was an art teacher in Madison, WI and Charlotte, NC and named North Carolina Middle School art teacher of the year, a prestigious recognition of her devotion to both teaching and art.  An accomplished artist and highly respected among peers, her colorful art won numerous awards.  She was especially proud to be named artis tof the month in The Villages.  Friends jokingly referred to her as “Weekly Wickstrom” as she was constantly featured in the local newspaper.

As a member of Hope Lutheran Church, Visual Arts Association, Village Art League and many craft clubs, Nancy enjoyed life to the fullest!  She was a multi-talented artist who specialized in collage, abstract and watercolor.  In addition, she was a diehard Packers and Badgers fan, loved to spoil her dogs, and enjoyed long walks- especially on the beach.  She loved dancing in the kitchen to her favorite “hip” music.  Nancy also loved to shop and was not too happy about her recent $0 credit card balance!  Nancy and her husband retired early and traveled extensively in the U.S. and abroad.  They had recently returned from a memorable river boat cruise in Europe.  Above all, she was adored by everyone who knew her, especially her husband.  Nancy was his princess!

She is survived by her loving husband, Richard(Wick) Wickstrom of 42 years; sister Sandy (Al Kallal) Stanley;step-brother Jim(Sandy) Stanley; sister-in-laws Rosalie(Attila) Tamasy and Diane Wickstrom; cousin Cheryl(Greg) Hoffman; nieces and nephews John(Carrie)Wickstrom, Ann(Kevin) Lemke, Mike(Jenny) Wickstrom, Kathy(Scott) Craig, Chris(Julie Hughes) Manz, David(Kathleen Browne) Tamasy, Julianne Tamasy,Steven(David Aronstein) Tamasy, Suzanne(Jamie Collins) Tamasy; many great-nieces and nephews; and her precious dog, Biscuit.

Nancy was preceded in death by her parents Betty Jane and Emerson Stanley, step-brother John Stanley, brother-in-law,Warren Wickstrom, Aunt Millie and Uncle Happy Woolever, Uncle Paul Kubitz and her cherished dogs Mogey, Frisco and Putter.

A memorial service to honor Nancy’s life will be held at Hope Lutheran Church, corner of Morse Blvd and CR466, The Villages, at 11:00 am on Monday, January 27, 2014.  Pastor Marcus Pera will preside.  Visitors will be received beginning at 10:00am.  A luncheon will follow the service.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to The Villagers for Hospice, Inc., 601 Casa Bella, The Villages, FL 32162.  We are so grateful to the staff at The Villages Hospice House for their loving and compassionate care. 

“Nancy, you painted our life with color, happiness, love and joy each and ever

At our next meeting on Friday, January the 24th, Carolyn will show us some St. Valentine Day cards; one is a flip card.

You will need to bring:
red, pink and white paper;
a cutter (we will have one for your use);
tape;
scissors;
and embellishments.

Any questions please call Geri Beutel at 751-5806.

Happy New Year everyone!!

Our next meeting is on Friday, January 10, at 1 PM at the Seabreeze Rec Center.

We will be making a fancy flap card. In addition to bringing your usual supplies you will need:

a score board;
paper cutter;
card stock (a light color) - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 (card base);
flap piece - 5 x 5 1/2 (same color);
2 pieces of a light color such as bone, white - 4 x 5;
1 dark color to coordinate - 3 3/4 x 5;
1 piece of printed card stock to go with and match card base - 3 1/2 x 4 3/4;
glitz, stones-pearls and an ink pad to match;
scraps of paper from the colors cut.

I will bring whatever else is needed.

Our Christmas Party is at our next meeting, Friday, December 13th.

Here is a list of who brings what.

Appetizers:
Maria Talboo, Kathy Timko, Carol Seitz and Malinda Cesario.

Desserts:
Shirley Knight, Patty Anne Scalon and Mary Ann Wiecek.

Drinks:
Florence Savarese, Arlene Van Meter and Ellen Mickelson.

Everyone please bring a card and envelope. There will be a grab bag drawing.

Bring your presentation sheets so I can plan next year's meetings. 

Starting next year we will do a challenge at each meeting. It is always fun to see what someone does with it. I will give out the first one. We will also bring our cards for show. It is interesting to see what others are doing.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and New Year. I will miss the party but hope to be at the January 10th meeting

Geri

If you have any questions please call Carolyn Morris at 753-9110.

Nancy Wick Update

First, I want to tell you about my visit with Nancy yesterday.  Carrie went with me.  When we got there we found Nancy sitting outside in her wheelchair with Wick and Audrey.  What a blessing to see her more upright.  She even held her head up and moved it around once.  I thought she seemed improved from Monday.  More in control of her emotions and fears.  We stayed with her while Wick and Audrey left to take care of Biscuit and run some errands.  They were gone about 3-1/2 hours.  She really didn't get worried and anxious until they'd been gone about 2-1/2 to 3 hours.  So that was much better than on Monday.  I kept telling her how much better she was doing. 

Anyway, now to my request.  Wick told me that they had cleaned out a lot of her art supplies and found several frames from Michaels still in the packaging.  He returned them but without a receipt they only gave him store credit.  So he has a gift card for over $180.  He would like to turn it into cash.  Could you mention this at Sea Breeze on Tuesday night to see if anyone would like to help them by buying it from Wick?  He said he would take $150 for it.  I don't buy much from Michael's but I know others do.  That's a large amount so maybe a few would be willing to go together to buy it from Wick and plan a group shopping trip.  I told Wick I would try to find someone to buy it.  But I won't be there on Tuesday night so I thought maybe you wouldn't mind asking everyone about it. 

 

Thanks!

Carol

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22 MEETING

We will finalize our Christmas party. If you have not signed up for something you can do so at this meeting. Do you want a card exchange?

We will finish up Valantine and Hero cards for the last mailing of the year.

Think about whether or not you want a meeting the day after Thanksgiving, November 29.

Any questions call Geri Beutel at 751-5806.