After indulging the last days into the sweet nothing or as my Italian heritage side would say: Dolce far niente – I’m back running, crushing my heals into the asphalt, because yesterday I checked my calendar….and EEEEEK it said 3 weeks till my flight to California.

Because…if I haven’t shouted it out yet from all roofs with trembling tonsils ;) (not a nice picture – LOL) – I am teaching in California at the Scrapbook Island in San Jose on January 21 and 22. I am soooo excited and nervous and …all of that you know.

(Did I ever tell you that I’m still nervous before each workshop – yep I am – but maybe that is a good thing, you don’t take everything for granted ;) )

It is going to be fun! If you live near by- come on – and see what you can expect :

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I am also working like crazy on all the Creative Jump Start logistics – I tell you- that is so awesome. All those posts and videos by the Jump Starts – AWESOME!!! (have to practice my California lingo ;) )  I watch the videos as they come in and it itches me to start creating right away- no kidding. If you do not know what the crazy German is talking about -check it out:

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More infos here

It is one of the biggest collaboration projects I have worked on so far and I’m so happy that my idea months ago was received so well. All of us Jump Starters are pretty excited. The first post will go up on January 2nd after the holiday – so in exactly one week.

Also working full time on my Über*Media Gesso Class – a five week Online Class starting January 15th, 2012. There is so much in this – it is ÜBER full with techniques from easy to intermediate to advanced :) check it out here:

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That is like a TV- Jingle show here- hahaha. And last but not least I’m working on my Designer Showcase at CHA – so it is out- I said it….no backing from this one. That is actually maybe the scariest of all the named projects I’m working on right now- LOL. That and the boxes that are piling here for projects for CHA for some booths – so …I better get going! Wish me luck ;)

See you tomorrow and have an awesome day!

Nat

since we celebrate here in Germany from the 24th till the 26th – I wish you a wonderful holiday season and a magical time with your family and friends!

See you next week :)

Love

Nat

Nat

What a great group all over the world we had for the 5th Secret Santa Ornament Swap this year! We had 23 people from Germany, The Netherlands, USA, Denmark, Australia, Sweden and Canada. And here we go – this is what they made and send out :

Daphne – who sent to Liz

Shawn – who sent to Jo

Stine who sent to Dani

Linda B. who sent to Alexia

Jo – who sent to Majbritt

Eeva – who sent to Stine

Jan – who sent to Rae

Carmen who sent to Michaela

Martha who sent to Marja

Marja who sent to Daphne

Majer who sent to Shawn

Rae who sent to me (so can’t wait to hold it in my hands – I got notice there is a package waiting at the post office and I hope it is it :) )

Liz who sent to Martha

Dani who sent to Bill

Bill who sent to Carmen

Christine who sent to Linda

Mine- which I sent out to Jan

Linda S. who sent to Karen

Katja who sent to Cat

Karen who sent to Katja

Michaela who sent to Eeva

Cat who sent to Linda S.

Alexia who sent to Christine

It is my favorite part each year to see the ornament photos rolling in :) Thank you all who participated and send such an awesome surprise out to someone in the world! You all did a wonderful wonderful job! It truly made this last and 5th Secret Santa Ornament Swap a blast!

Have a gorgeous day!

Nat

Nat

Finally did it – and created a page for n*Studio. I was really hesitant to do this but it was really hard to keep private and business apart. Some of my friends love my work but they are more interested in my private life ;) and some of my friends are just interested in my business life and not in my private life :)  So I would love you to join my new side – I’m looking forward having you there :)

Nathalie Kalbach n*Studio

Wirb ebenfalls für deine Seite

Thank you!!!

Nat

Nat

Finally…LOL -I finished up my XXL-Scarf. It is 7.20 feet long (2,20 m) – warm and cozy, topped off with some wonderful Prima Flaxence Barley Flowers and I finished it just in time for going to Berlin with Julie Fei Fan Balzer who arrived yesterday :)

I will try to post some pictures of us in Berlin before the Mixed Media Circus starts :)

Have a great day

Nat

Nat

The Tattered AngelsDesign Team 2012 is picked  :) . Hier ist es also das Tattered Angels Design Team für 2012

Golden Ambassadors:

Nathalie Kalbach – Germany (Design Team Coordinator)

Vicki Chrisman – USA

Designers:

Alissa Fast – USA

Anna Björklund – Sweden

Anna Dabrowska – Poland

Birgit Koopsen – The Netherlands

Evgenia Petzer – South Africa

Holly Simoni – USA

Jana Korečič – Slovenia

Kaori Fujimoto – Japan

Karine Cazenave-Tapie – France

Lene Neby – Norway

Louise Nelson – Australia

Martha Richardson – USA

Zoe Nemburt – Canada

Nat

Don’t laugh at me ….this layout was something I was smiling while doing it, tongue in cheak included and photoless.

I totally love  the wonderful images on the Vintage Street Market Family Paper Pack especially for a while now I have a nack for 50s clothing and last CHA you could have seen me wearing a nice 50s Sailor dress (and I have a new style dress for the coming CHA ;) ) . I love 50s furniture too.

But there is one thing that I really don’t wish back….the way how a women’s path was determined  back then. I think we are very fortunate today that the way how women are treated and the possibilties that women have nowadays  have changed so much. Although….a bit of gentlemen attitude by men could definetly come back (DUDE you could help get my suitcase up in the baggage net in the train…and NO you do not have to let the door crash into my face and YES…even though I act as if I do not want you to treat me special because I’m a woman…I love it – keep going- hahahha) – LOL.

Good thing my hubs is a true gentleman – he laughs about my attempts in doing as if I don’t care- so if you read it ….here you go…truth out!

A little Memo- on – yes I like it clean – but no – I’m not a Hausfrau :)

I used my new yum yum Tonic Studios Border Punches with the Papers and also with my all time favorite metallic paper sheet from the Dimestore Vogue Kit.

What do you like from the 50s?

Have a gorgeous day

Nat