Marble & Paste Paper Mimosa Make & Take

Linda Harrison-Parsons came to the studio to teach us how to create marble and paste papers! Linda is a wildlife artistwith a background in printmaking and paper making. She brought in a bunch of her beautiful samples for us to get inspired...




Linda showed us several techniques; india ink on water, paints on water, a thickened method using sea weed, and paste papers. After a few demonstrations we got to work on our own papers!
Here Linda created tree trunk rings by adding a watercolor medium to the india ink in alternating drops...
I think Lori has found a new hobby in paste paper surface design...

Needle Felted Denim Wine & Cheese Craft Party

Last evening was our Wine & Cheese Craft Party, Needle Felted Jeans. Margaret Hluch taught everyone how to easily transform their boring clothes into colorful and unique wearable art! Some people brought jean jackets, jeans, and skirts.

Margaret showed us a demonstration and we picked our designs. Some people used a book for inspiration and others designed their own patterns.

After drawing it out, we picked our fleece...There were so many gorgeous colors of dyed fleece to choose from!

Needle felting was fun! Everyone seemed very happy to learn that this is an easy craft to master! Many said they were going to needle felt other wardrobe items at home! Here are the results...

Eco Friendly Cuff Mimosa Make & Take

On Sunday, Rebekah with a K taught a brand new class, "Eco Friendly Woven Cuff". I received a cuff from Rebekah as a gift a few years ago and had been excited to make my own!

We first began by choosing our colors from the pile of leather scraps she brought.

After measuring our wrist sizes we began to cut through the scraps. Next we started to assemble the cuffs.

Oh! The shennanigans that come with crafting...

Even the teacher needs a break every now and then!

The finished results! They all turned out great! And each one reflects our own personal style and colors!

Autumn Inspired Necklace Creation Wine & Cheese Craft Party

Wednesday's Wine & Chees Craft Party, "Autumn Inspired Necklace Creations" was a very full class! Chrissy had some great examples to copy as well as a huge variety of beads to design your own Autumn Inspired jewelry.

We began with basic techniques; wire wrapping and jump ring manipulation.

Next was the hard part...choosing our beads. How do you pick when there are so many yummy choices???

Then we laid out our design and planned how we would create it. This was a fun part! I love how this necklace looks like little fruit!

We all look great in our new necklaces! Here are the results...

We had some friends take the class too! What a fun thing to do with a group of friends for a Girls Night Out?

Shawn is a big Chrissy fan (aren't we all?!). This was her second craft party and she did a great job on her pendant!

We all had a great time and left with a great piece of jewelry that we made ourselves!

"Whimsical Vessels" Mimosa Make & Take

On Sunday afternoon we were getting crafty! Katherine Buki and her assistant, daughter Zoe, taught us how to recycle glass jars into beautiful and useful storage containers! We also left the class knowing how to make beads and buttons to match any project or outfit!

We first learned how to condition the clay and get it to a point where we could cover our jar lids.

Textures and 3D pieces were applied the clay. Pigments were used to create a shimmery color!
The possibilities were endless... Some of us even started creating pieces to use in jewelry making!

Lori stuck with a color scheme that she loved and had a coordinating set!