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Thursday All Day 8:30 - 5:00
T-AM-1
Vickie Echols
Twisty Handle with Extended Rim & Beads
We will learn to coil pine needles around the rim of an altered gourd while incorporating beads. We will learn how to give extra support to our twisted handle and finished off with another round of beads. The pine needles are glycerinated, so they are gentle to your hands and they have greater flexibility to make tight turns.
Cost: $98.00
Thursday: 8:30 - 5:00pm (All Day)
Min: 10
Max:12
Skill Level: All
Students Must Bring: Sharp scissors, small needle nose plyers, jewelry size wire clippers
T-AM-2
Candi Rawlins
Create Your Beaded Kumihimo Necklace/Wrap Bracelet
Make your own beaded necklace/wrap bracelet using a round Kumi disc and finish with a magnetic clasp. A variety of bead colors will be available. We will use 8/O glass seed beads and the 8-cord Gumi to make these beautiful pieces of art that you can wear home after this day-long class. Bring a work light if you have one and magnification if needed. If time allows, you will have the option to create an additional bracelet with synthetic cord and learn the 7-cord pattern.
Cost: $158
Thursday: 8:30 - 5:00pm (All Day)
Min: 4
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Students Should Bring: Bring a work light if you have one and magnification if needed
T-AM-3
Suzi Nonn
Everything But The Kitchen Sink
This class is about combining a wide variety of materials while creating an undulating woven vessel. With a wide variety of choices in color and texture each student will create their own personal project.
Instructor will provide all the material needed for this project such as reed, seagrass, wool, yarn, fabric, raw fibers, mitizi, crow beads, philodendron sheaths, and leather. The gourd will be cut, cleaned, sealed and drilled.
Price: $83.00
Time: Thursday: 8:30 - 5:00pm (All Day)
Min: 4
Max:12
Student Level: All
Students Need to Bring: Containert to soak reed, spray bottle, scissors, small pliers.
This Class is Full
Cara Bevan
Mini Gourd Mice
Out of their den and into our hearts tiny adorable mice! I’m going to show you how to sculpt a tiny mouse of a spinner gourd, wire, and quickwood clay. We’ll be working in several small steps and you’ll be shown how to sculpt each feature from their little ears to fur texture. Then we’ll paint our little guys. They have flat bottoms so they can sit on any table, shelf, or windowsill. You'll leave with two finished mice friends.
Cost: $48.00
Time: Thursday 8:30 - 11:30
Min: 3
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Students Must Bring: Sculpting tools
T-AM-5
Sue Haberer
My Little Giraffe
We will make a cute 7" or 8" giraffe using wire for the legs and neck, a spinner gourd for the head, and a small long neck gourd for the body. The head will be sculpted with Quik Wood and the body will painted with Powertex.
Price: $63.00
Time: Thursday 8:30 - 11:30
Min:2
Max:10
Student Level: All
Students Need to Bring: A small sculpting tool and strong glue.
T-AM-6
Mary Annunziato
Three Little Trees
Learn to fringe and twirl wool to make the 7-row tree in the grouping. The kit includes everything to make all 3 trees and the wood cookie to display them.
Cost: $68.00
Time: Thursday 8:30 - 11:30
Min: 4
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Instructor will provide everything.
T-AM-7
Betsy Murphy
Make A Badge
Make A Badge is a class that allows you to make a name tag to be proud of. Using a variety of techniques (wood burning, paint, colored pencil) students will select from about 13 different patterns to create a name badge that will last for years and make an “impression”. The only thing students will need to bring is a wood burner and whatever protective equipment desired (apron, mask, glasses, etc.). All else will be provided.
Cost: $58.00
Time: Thursday 8:30 - 11:30
Min: 5
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Student Muat Bring: Wood burner
T-AM-8
Tonya Cubeta
Mini Melon Baskets
No water required! Learn to weave 2 mini melon baskets using Japanese paper strand. I will teach you how to make the hoops, insert the “ribs” and then weave the basket. Many color of paper strand to choose from. These little mini baskets are perfect for hanging on your wool tree!
Cost: $48.00
Time: Thursday 8:30 - 11:30
Min2
Max12
Skill Level: All levels
Student Must Bring: Nothing
T-AM-9
Judi Fleming
All About Tools
In this class you will learn everything you always wanted to know about both hand tools and an abundance of power tools that can be used to help create gourd craft and art. Instructor will demonstrate dozens of tools, discuss gourd safety in detail and let you get hands-on experience with them before you buy or how to use your own effectively and safely.
Cost: $28.00
Time: Thursday 8:30am - 11:30
Min: 2
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Students Must Bring: Nothing unless you want to learn about/practice with your own tools.
T-AM-10
Tammy Schlosser
Frosty Village
Enjoy making Frosty dance in front of a snowy village scene. Your mini artwork is in a 5”wood shadowbox frame which you will stain.
The background village is outlined for you, so no drawing skills are needed. You will paint filling in the colors desired on wood with watercolors and decorate the houses as you wish. The snowman gourd is cut and ready for you to decorate with hat, arms, scarf, face and snow. Then your piece will be ready to hang or sit on a shelf.
We will be using stain, paint pens, watercolors, gourd, modeling paste, felt, fiber and beads. All included along with frame.
Cost: $46.00
Time: Thursday 8:30 - 11:30
Min: 3
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Student Must Bring: Scissors, plastic gloves
T-AM-11
Marla Garber
Bubble Ornaments
You will use UV Resin, dawn dish soap, and Mica Powders to create one of a kind ornaments.
Cost: $68.00
Time: Thursday 8:30 - 11:30
Min: 1
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
You will use UV Resin, dawn dish soap, and Mica Powders to create one of a kind ornaments.
Students Must Provide: Apron.