The Polymer Clay Smooshers Guild on 
ArtFire.com  has gone through some changes lately, starting with our original  guild master having to step down because of personal issues, and a short  time later, the replacement guild master deleting the guild.  It was  quite a shock for many of us Smooshers to suddenly discover that our  guild, which had been one of the most active guilds on ArtFire, no  longer existed.  I have been a member of the Polymer Clay Smooshers guild for 3 years, and I couldn't stand the thought of such a great guild disappearing.  So I decided to keep the guild going and become a guild master for the first time.  It's a big job, and a big responsibility, but I think I'm up for the challenge.  And I'm not doing this alone.  I have the help and support of the rest of the wonderful members.   Luckily the 
original blog, and all it's posts, the
 Facebook Fan Page, and our 
Flickr group  were all saved.  Our private forums on the zetaboards were lost however, which is why I set the new  forums up on
 invisionzone.  I can already see many benefits to this  site, and I have high hopes that the Polymer Clay Smooshers will  continue to be a very active and popular guild.  Whether you're a member, or just a guest interested in polymer clay, we welcome you to visit and share in some Smooshers fun ;-)  Guests can visit this site and learn about  polymer clay, view the work of the Smooshers, find out who's having a  sale, etc.  I have a lot of ideas for moving forward with the guild, and  I welcome your suggestions as well.
I know that being a guild master is a huge responsibility, but I'm  willing to take that on in order to keep the Smooshers alive.  A lot of  people were very upset when they learned the guild was gone, and many  members were quick to jump in and offer their help once I decided to  give the guild a new start.  A guild is a group of people with similar  interests working together to learn, grow, and share their creativity.  I  only hope that I can do the Smooshers guild justice 

-Michelle of 
CreativeCritters
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