Bling, Bling, Bling...It's News Time

I made it! I made the Angela Holt 
Team! I'm soooo super excited!!!! 
(bet you can tell by all the exclamation 
points huh LOL) OK so I've been 
attending her classes for about six (6) 
months now and when she did her 
DT call I really didn't think I'd have 
a chance. She has a large following. 
When she told me I was in but I 
couldn't tell right away I wanted to 
burst! But then the funeral happened
and so I couldn't be on here anyway.

With the new team comes a new site.
The Bling Chronicles, check it out, http://theblingchronicles.ning.com 
You'll find a new community of 
crafters along with tutorials, stores, 
and fabulous projects. I think you're 
going to love it! It's still brand new 
and so it's your chance to get in and 
help us build it into what you want 
to see. We can always use suggestions! 
Come and join us and get in on the
ground floor!!!

So here's the whole team...be sure 
to check them all out, they are so 
talented!

I want to Introduce to you the 
Angela Holt Designs Fall/Winter 
2013 Design Team

We are all ready to share, create 
and inspire you with each of our 
design concepts, tutorials, and more!!

So come sit a spell and embark 
on this creative journey with us!! 

Your Professional Crafting 

Educator and Designer

Angela Holt

Rhonda Ratliff

Hello there!!… Rhonda here, from Kentucky and I thought 
I'd share a little bit about ME!… I am married to the 
greatest guy in the world and have four awesome kids... 
all of which are grown now which has allowed me the 
opportunity to do more crafting. I have been crafting since 
about the 4th grade when my teacher showed me how to 
work with oil pastels in art class... from there it has been 
a little bit of everything. Till I found a love for creating 
cards and invitations, floral design and my new passion in 
altered art. I have been blogging about a awhile now... 
and LOVE IT!I have had a wonderful time meeting new 
people, learning many awesome techniques and been 
given many great opportunities. The crafting world has 
opened many adventurous doors for over the last year 
and I am loving every minute of it.

Find my links: 

• Blog: http://www.flowersbyrhonda.blogspot.com/
• Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/rhonda.bewleyratliff
• Facebook Fan Page:https://www.facebook.com/FlowersAndMoreByRhonda 

 Deb Ochs-LaGrone (it's me!!!)

Hi all you Bling Chronicles fans! I am so thrilled to be a 
DT member for Angela and can’t wait to share all my 
blinged out art work with you. First let me tell you a 
little about who I am as a designer and crafter.

I grew up in the military and traveled around a lot. 
We relied heavily on our family for entertainment as 
such. My dear sweet mother loved to craft and taught 
us all kinds of different mediums. She taught my sisters
how to sew, though I never caught that bug and can’t 
sew a straight stitch! She painted and tried to teach 
us a love for drawing, I’m not very good at that either 
LOL. She taught us ceramics, macramé, ornament making, 
and all sorts of other crafty goodness. I was very blessed 
to grow up with a creative mom.

My dad could fix or make anything. He passed some of 
those genes on to me and last year I created a whole 
new back yard complete with a waterfall feature, 
covered bar with an outdoor refrigerator and grilling area, 
and a slate and glass tiled patio surface. A little assistance 
was given by my family when I needed an extra set of 
hands but basically I created it on my own. I think I burned 
the satellites out with all the calls for advice to my dad.

I have two fabulous (most of the time) children ages 20 
and 17 who are both talented artists in their own right.
I’ve always tried to encourage that as I think it’s a corner 
stone in life. It saddened me to see schools pulling art out 
of the curriculum as it really enhances education and just 
your view on life in general. I feel lucky to be able to 
help my kids still have that outlet at home. I also have a 
10 month old foster grandchild who consumes a lot of my 
time but I am loving it! She’s such a sweet baby.

What I’m trying to say is that I LOVE to craft, anything, 
anywhere, anytime! I don’t have a particular specialty 
necessarily, but crafting with paper is my favorite medium.

Thanks so much for giving me the chance to share with you 
and I hope you enjoy looking at, and maybe getting some inspiration from, my pieces. You can find more of my art 
by visiting my blog, A Look Through My Eyes, found at http://alookthroughmyeye.blogspot.com 

Enjoy a crafty life,

Deb Ochs-LaGrone

Dawn Smith

I am a stay at home MOM with a ton of kids.4 from a 
previous marriage, 2 step and 3 from my current marriage. 
Yes I am a little insane, but I wouldn't trade it for anything 
in the world. I have 2 dogs (they are pitbull/bullmastiff 
mixes) Cin and Tink and we have 2 Tortoises named 
Neptune and Turk and about 20 fish all named after 
Harry Potter characters. My husband, Shad, is the love 
of my life and the heart of my existence, without him 
there would be no me. We have been together for 14 
years. We have survived the good and the bad 
and it has only brought us closer together. I have a 
serious scrap booking addiction, I guess that also mean 
I have a photo obsession too because i have to have 
something to scrap, right?! My kids all insist that they are 
being followed by the paparazzi. They joke about taking 
out a restraining order against me. 
Happy crafting!

Blog:  http://strawberryrainsdelights.blogspot.com/

 Facebook: 

http://www.facebook.com/dawn.smith.5891

http://www.facebook.com/Kre8tiveKustomsByDawnSmith

 Itza Gomez

MY FIRST LOVE IS MY HUSBAND AND MY SECOND LOVE 
I MUST SAY ... ARE MY CRAFTS... I HAVE BEEN HAPPILY 
MARRIED TO A WONDERFUL MAN FOR 13 YEAR AND HAVE 
BEEN CRAFTING AND MAKING JEWELRY FOR OVER 8 YEARS 
NOW. MY AFFAIR WITH CRAFTS FIRST STARTED WITH 
JEWELRY MAKING AND EVER SINCE THEN MY WORLD HAS 
CHANGED AND ONLY PROGRESSED TO OTHER CRAFTS. 
AT THE CURRENT TIME SCRAP BOOKING AND MIXED 
MEDIA ARTS HAVE BEEN KEEPING ME UP LATE AT NIGHT. 
MAKING MINI BOOKS AND ALTERING WOOD BOXES AND 
FRAMES ARE BECOMING MY GUILTY PLEASURES...

Blog: itzathoughts.blogspot.com

Facebook: http://facebook.com/itzathoughts

 Nicky Wilcox

With her creative spark, Nicky has an eye of making 
something out of nothing!!!  "I share simple home decor, 
upcycle and craft projects with people who are looking 
for friendly tutorials and affordable ideas."

Blog: http://www.ladyjasmine.co.uk/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicky.c.wilcox

Stay tuned for tomorrows post! I'll 
be showing you the latest challenge 
at The Bling Chronicles along with 
Krystal's take on it. Her project is adorable!!! 
In the mean time go sign up and 
join the fun...

http://theblingchronicles.ning.com 

Love ya,

~Deb~