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7 Şubat 2013 Perşembe

6 Şubat 2013 Çarşamba

A Book Release in May- Mastering Mosaics

More Classes at Long Beach Island Foundation- The Jersey Shore is Open for Business!

I'm On The Huffington Post!

Just Published! My 3rd E-Book: "How To Keep The 'I' in 'I Do'"

The Right Time For Buyers

The Best House Moving Facilities

5 Reasons Way You Should List Your Home Today!

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I am happy to announce that Mastering Mosaics, 19 Artists, 19 Projects, by Rayna Clark, will be released at the end of May 2013. I am one of the nineteen! Check back here for a link if you are interested in purchasing it. If you are local or want to mail your copy to me, I'd be happy to sign it :)

Direct from Schiffer Books (the publisher):

Book Description

Learn proven techniques and successful methods of creating mosaic art from 19 different artists. Patient professionals give informative, specific, and even moving accounts of their personal mosaic strategies. See a wide range of projects from a child's vanity with flashy platform shoes for feet, to a dazzling representation of the ancient Golden Ratio; nothing is beyond the capabilities of these masters...or your own. Discover tricks for getting the best uses out of your substrates, tesserae, and objects in your home that you can transform into mosaic art. Sharpen your grouting, painting, carving, and sculpting skills, and try these mosaics yourself, or take it in a new direction altogether. This book is an informative, educational tool that can complement a class or be the course guide. These experienced instructors will gladly help you surmount obstacles that all mosaic artists face."
[In case you are confused, I made a mosaic with fused glass tiles. I'm thinking outside of the box!]

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From LBI Foundation of Arts & Sciences
Spring Catalog:

Fine Silver (Precious Metal Clay) &
Glass Jewelry
Saturday, March 30
10:00am -12:00pm
Instructor: Yvonne Yaar
Yvonne will show you how to cut and grind glass into shapes and then use the glass as a base for the sheet clay. PMC (Precious Metal Clay) sheetwill be cut by hand or with hole punches (various provided- star shapes, fish, etc.). The cut out piece of PMC will be placed on top of the glass, glued and then fired in the kin. Return to pick up pieces after it is fired."

Flameworking Glass Beads
Wednesday, April 17 6:00-8:00pm
AND Thursday, April 18 6:00-8:00pm
Instructor: Yvonne Yaar
learn basic glass bead making using Hot Head torches, a convenient and accessible way to practice lampworking at home. After you learn the basics, move on to intermediate skills like drop pendants and glass cane! Experience is not required, but those with experience will enhance their skills.

Slumpled Glass Dish
Saturday, April 27
10:00am – 12:00pm
Instructor: Yvonne Yaar
Use Bullseye glass to create a unique small dish. It could be used as a soap dish, spoon rest, candy dish, or coffee table art! You will learn how to layer glass for fusing. After it is fused flat, it will be placed over a dish mold and placed in a kiln. The heat in the kiln will allow the dish to “slump” into the mold. Return to pick up item after it is fired.

Dichroic Glass Jewelry
Saturday, May 25
10:30am – 12:30pm
Instructor: Yvonne Yaar
Bring your ideas and design one fused glass pendant and one pair of earrings that will be a conversation piece whenever you wear it. Get to know the tools and process for cutting and shaping glass. Return to pick up jewelry after it is fired.

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Although it’s been a while since Iblogged here, I have been busy writing. One of my goals for this year was to have a posting published on TheHuffington Post and I’m thrilled to say that this month I became a blogger inthe Weddings Section!
The post is titled: The Two Most Common Lies Couples Buy Into When Planning Their Wedding
Enjoy!
I recently met with a couple tofinalize their ceremony. When I askedhow they were doing, Meredith, the bride, sighed, “Well, we’re not as happy as when we first met you. We’re just so tired of dealing withpeople––we want it to be over!”
You don’t need me to tell you thatplanning a wedding is a wild, wacky emotional roller coaster ride. But here’s the thing about emotions. Emotions can either allow us to react topeople and situations in a healthy way OR they can trip us up and cause us tosabotage our relationships and plans.
What we “think” influences what we “feel.”
Emotions that prevent us fromacting in a way that is in our own best interest are grounded in some veryirrational thoughts—lies––we play so often in our heads that we simply acceptthem as true, even though they’re not.
There are two common “lies” couplestell themselves while stressing with wedding planning. Buy into them and your emotions quickly getout of whack.Continue reading. . .

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“I love my mother, but she’s driving me crazy”
“The stress is toomuch; I’m ready to elope to Vegas”
“I’m trying to pleaseeveryone, but. . .”
“Whatever she wants isfine with me. I’m staying out of it”
“I’m worried that itwon’t be perfect”

Ask any bride or groom and chancesare they’ll tell you that at some point in planning for their wedding, theyuttered one or more of the above phrases.
Parents have black belts in the artof emotional blackmail. Family andfriends will flame toss accusations that come from nowhere—or from a“forgotten” moment five years before. And you will be bombarded with the unforeseen costs—financial andemotional.
While planning for a wedding, thequality of communication between a couple decreases as stress increases.
My new e- book, How To Keep The ‘I’ In ‘I Do’: GetHeard, Stay Sane. Commonsense Ways To Communicate With Your Partner WhilePlanning Your Wedding—and beyond!is for couples overwhelmed with the demands of planning their wedding. It’s based in the belief that clear, honest,healthy communication goes a long way to reducing stress by cutting throughmisunderstanding and misperception.
Through the examples of real lifewedding stories (all names changed!), I offer you simple, easy to usecommunication tips and techniques to help you get heard and understood, witheach other, with family members and with vendors. These strategies allow you to stay sane byreplacing mind games with effective tools for bringing their wedding dream toreality.
In addition to being a non-denominationalwedding officiant I’m also a corporate communications coach and trainer. On a daily basis, I help people learn smart,healthy communication skills so they can form satisfying relationships—bothprofessional and personal.
Throughout the book, I draw on myexperiences as a wedding officiant and a communications coach. At once humorous, practical and romantic, exercises,self-assessments, checklists and real life stories of couples who made thewedding planning journey will demonstrate dozens of surefire communicationskills, tips, and techniques for navigating the wackiness of wedding planningwith a minimum of stress.
My hope is that while reading thebook you’ll be able to think to your selves: · We’re notalone· We neverthought of that before· There ishope
This book helps you plan yourwedding as a couple and so turn yourwedding dream into a reality.
For more info, CLICK: How To Keep the ‘I’ In ‘I Do’: GetHeard, Stay Sane. Commonsense Ways To Communicate With Your Partner WhilePlanning Your Wedding—and beyond!

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As the tulips struggle to poke through melting snow every spring, as the For Sale signs mounted on the posts, as multiplying signs begin of tooting Real Estate began to bunnies across, in the streets as sellers swarms of activity buzz, wherever they hibernated for the winter buyers and real estate agents crawl out to welcome the spring sales season. There is nothing as real estate market offers just constantly fly over FAX & Cell phones etc.
Everyone wants to make a deal everyone wants to sell. The market place is flooded with inventories. In spring there is more on the market in of real estate than any other season in the year.

The worst time for a buyer is spring. Except one day, there is one day in the spring that a buyer will have the edge against all the other buyers.

The Easter Sunday:

Easter Sunday is also one of the right days to buy a home but it`s not that attractive then Christmas, all you need to do is when a home came on the market at an attractive price immediately inspect the house and give an offer to the seller. If the offer will be good enough then buyer will signed the offer and accepted on Easter Sunday because there was no competition. Coming Monday the offers will start rolling in, but it will be too late then.

•   Many times Easter falls between March 22 and April 25.
•   Ecclesiastical moon after the vernal equinox it is the first Sunday after the.
•   Depending on the year the vernal equinox could falls on March 20th or 21st,

Christmas Is Right Time For you To Buy New Home:

No one looks at homes or property on Christmas Days. It is smart move to use a Christmas Day. If you select out the homes which you'd make offer, you should offers a few days before Christmas, by that you will be better position. Do you now way the Christmas day good for buying??
•   Propels Celebrate, open presents, enjoy with family they are in great mood.
•   Few buyers look out for homes during Christmas season, due to the multiple chance offers and any competition whatsoever is very low.
•   People are more generous, even if you bargain with them.
•   Home prices are at a 12-month low in December.

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It’s never easy to move around your house. It’s a hectic task which requires months of planning and expert advice throughout. Which company do you ask to help you out is always a tough decision , but not when prominent options are available.

Those house and building movers should be considered who have the finest reputation of structural moving. Consider that company who businesses and home owners have felt secured handing their asset over. Consider what technology the house movers are using; whether they are using most modern house moving equipment; have they employed the finest house raising and moving technology? Check if they possess unified hydraulic jacking system, remote controlled house moving dollies. Do research on their previous record on moving house, buildings, barns, historic structure and machinery. This is some brief tips to select your company. Now we’ll quickly go through some the other procedures of house moving:

Time to Move:

Summer months happen to be the busiest months for moving companies. During this time vacations are on-going and moving shipments are heavily loaded. This happens with every moving company. It’s a generalized view point. So with this knowledge gained fix your schedule accordingly.

Contact the Company:

If it’s not possible to move your house any other season then summers then send the company several notices before it’s time. A 6 week heads up provides the company time to view the household assets that would need to be taken care of. Call the chosen company over and confirm your booking, packing, and loading and delivery dates

When the relocation expert pays a visit:

The relocation specialist will do a complete survey of everything. Everything includes going over your cabinets and bed and closets. Everything; In fact you yourself should make the out-of-view things in view. Organize your place before the relocation specialist comes in. and to save yourself from heaps of trouble on the loading day get rid of the unnecessary items! Those items will take up shipment same for no reason.

It’s a bit hectic task to deal with the before and after processes of moving your house or business but with the help an outstanding company known for its careful handling and expertise this job will be done in a better way ad lesser hassle. The long hours of stress will reduce down to the minimum and before you know it you’ll be relocated.

8 1/2" x 11"

Illustrations:

534 color photos & drawings

Availability:

Hard Cover

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Many sellers wait until the spring startwhich is the ‘buying season’ to list their homes. Here are five reasonswhy they not make sense now:

1.)The High Demand
Sellinghomes are on pace which was not seen before 2007. According to the Associationof Realtors (NAR) about 9.2% annual sales was increased in 2012. There arebuyers right now and they are serious about investing in SC Real Estate.
2.)Low Supply
Since May of 2005 the monthly supplyof houses for sale is at its lowest point which is (4.4 months). From the sametime last year 21.6% of the current month’s supply is down. Historically, inthe spring inventory increases dramatically. It is the right time to start sellingwhen demand is high and supply is low may garner you your best price.
3.)New Construction
Over the last several years, most ownersare selling their home without competing with a new construction project aroundthe block. As seen more and more investors are coming back in the market as itis recovering day by day. As the new homes are attractive alternative to manypurchasers will again become competition.
4.)Interest Rates of Project
As “Mortgage Bankers Association”projected mortgage interest rate which is approximately inch up one full pointin 2013. Whether you are moving down or moving up, your housing expense will bemore every year from now on if mortgage is necessary to purchase your nexthome.
5.)Shorter Timelines
Due to the dynamic increase in transactionscaused many challenges in the process of buying or selling a home in the pastyear. We dealt with last minute appraisals of the market and prayed that thebank didn’t ask for ‘just one more piece of paper’ before issuing commitment onthe mortgage. There are fewer transactions in the last year. That means thattimetables on each component of the home buying process will be friendlier forthose involved in transactions over this year.These are the reasons why you should list your house today instead of tomorrow.