Upcoming Stocking Event

Yes, the images are tiny. If you want to see the actual power point I borrowed the images from, please email me {jenna.rix@gmail.com} and I'll forward it to you.
Now is the time to start thinking of designs for a fun stocking. That way you can take a few spare moments here and there to work on it. {Where are those spare moments hiding right now?} We'll have an event to get together and work on the stockings, but it is never too early to start dreaming!
It'll be a great project to put some creative energy towards when you feel a little overwhelmed with school projects. And what better end result than a smile on a child's face? Get excited!

some details from one of the event planners:

"....Last year we added an auction element which raised money to help the families of the children with cancer. (HKWC) So for those of you making stockings, we are asking if you will please make a choice on whether you want to make a stocking for a child 18 months-18 years old; or make a stocking that someone will buy. ALL money goes to the families in the form of grocery or gas cards. It's the most rewarding charity I've ever been a part of because we know we are providing 100% direct
help.

The auction stockings also open up a chance to design a different kind of stocking than what might be done for a child. This stocking might appeal to someone wanting to purchase a unique, hand-made, one of a kind piece of artwork! How to decide what to do? Please let your heart be your guide and let me know if you have any questions.

We will be finalizing all the details and asking directly for your help in the next few weeks!"

Opening Social

The second annual IIDA Opening Social was a great opportunity to meet other ID students, talk about the program and upcoming events, and hear from President Richards. He spoke about the enthusiasm and passion he sees in the Interior Design students and the divine inspiration we have within us that makes our creative talents really come to life. The importance of direction, balance and organization were all key points that made the thoughts he shared with us ring true.

Elections will be coming up soon. Get involved with IIDA, as on officer, or as a member, to help shape the student chapter of IIDA at LDSBC.
A few things to think about: ways to give back to the community, educational forums, mentoring program within our ID program to help lift each other.

Service Project

Our Habitat for Humanity service project turned out to be a lot of fun. Yes, it was just the 3 of us there this time so hopefully next spring more of you will come join us!

The morning started out with clearing a ditch of tumble weeds and bushes, then we tackled a very large pile of branches and garbage and put it all in the dumpster. This was a good task to put us on first to get us over the cold and the surprise that we were going to be doing exterior work instead of interiors as planned.

Brit and I heard a yelp and saw that Kia had disappeared into the dumpster! Talk about throwing yourself into your work.The majority of our time was spent working on getting ready for the foundation to be poured. We secured the forms, then Mike (the builder) used the surveying equipment to tell us where to put marks to guide us as we made chalk lines and hammered in nails to guide the people who will pour the cement tomorrow.

We then placed 2x4s as more supports, hammered them in, hammered in stakes, then hammered nails thru the stakes into the 2x4s to hold everything in place. We hammered a lot.

Brittany insisted on precision. The foundation will be the straightest all because of her need to have things line up. Kia is a fantastic hammerer. She impressed Mike like no other guy he has ever worked with. Way to go!

We had a really good time working hard and entertaining ourselves when we started to get cold.
One of the highlights of the day was meeting this man who lives in one of the homes built by Habitat for Humanity. His wife is blind and has terrible allergic reactions to many different smells and chemicals so receiving a home from Habitat literally saved her life he told us. He likes to come over and chat with Mike who has built most of the homes in this development.


Plan on coming next time, it was so much fun! Thanks for a hard days work ladies!

Come Volunteer!

Friday, November 7, 2008

Meet in the Commons Area at 7:20 if you would like to carpool

Pack your own lunch and plan to be there from 8 am to 3 pm

Wear clothing you don't mind getting dirty. We will be painting, tiling or whatever else they need us to do.

You must have a release form filled out in order to volunteer. Pick one up tomorrow at the meeting (info in the previous post) or print one out from the Habitat for Humanity website.

This is going to be a lot of fun, see you there!

IIDA SPEAKER

Mauro Barros

Landscape Designer/Engineer

Mauro Barros is one of the top Landscape Architects in Brazil. He will be teaching us about the Elements of Landscape design and the importance of combining interior and exterior design.

11:10 in room 702 Thursday, November 6th. See you there!

Change in the schedule

The speaker scheduled to come on October 30th has a conflict so the date has been moved to the following thursday, November 6th at 11:10 in room 803. See you there.

resources

a little note for one of the sidebar features: There is a growing list of website links for you to check out if you ever have a few minutes to browse.

the newest link to the list is the benjamin moore website online learning for architects and designers. They offer mini courses to keep up to date on the latest techniques and finishes.

Check it out sometime.