My first flower workshop has been completed – another coming up on April 18 (see the Classes page for more information). I think everyone had a lot of fun in class this morning. I’m always so pleased to see how different everyone’s final project is… each flower was unique. Everyone made a beautiful and whimsical creation. I find it very inspiring… thanks all!
Flower workshop
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Or at least it’s trying to… the rains are starting to bring out some lovely flowers. I was so excited to see cherry blossoms the other day – one of my favourites. Interested in surrounding yourself with flowers? A new class has been scheduled at the Beehive Wool Shop so you can learn how to create your own needle felted Spring flower.
If interested, contact the Beehive to sign up for the class on March 21, from 10:30-12:30. Class space is limited, so sign up today!
Needle felted flower
This class is now full. A second workshop has been scheduled for April 18, 2015.
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Everything in my world is sparkly right now… the floor, the counter, me, the cat… It’s a little bit crazy! But I’ve had a lot of fun working on the tree. The clay that I added cracked a bit while it dried, but instead of filling it in with more clay, I went the route of loading the tree up with paint, gloss and sparkles. Then I sprinkled more sparkles on it. Sensing a theme? Some of the cracks still show, but that’s what twisty lighting is for. Now I guess I need to make more ornaments for it…
Sparkle close-up
Lit and sparkled tree
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One of the things I really like about teaching workshops is the preparation. Handouts, little bags of supplies, table decor… such fun to put together!
When I found out I would be doing a Christmas ornament workshop, I immediately went to a second-hand store to look for a tree to hang the decorations on. Being that it was July at the time, I was surprised to actually find one. It was a little sad-looking (and still is!) but I’m trying to make it fit in with what my brain is visualizing.
The tree is wire, and I want it dripping with sparkles. I tried slathering on sparkle paint and sparkle glue, but it wasn’t as textured as I wanted. What to do, what to do…
Enter air dry clay. I had worked with it a little bit for one of my costumes (the steam in the teacup), and thought it might be just what I needed. When in college, working with clay was not something I excelled at. I think my mom has the few items that weren’t “accidentally” broken… truly they are items only a mother could love!
But this was different… This was building on an existing form. Unfortunately I didn’t take a picture of it before I started working on it, but here it is in progress:
Tree in progress
Once it dries, I’ll try painting it with sparkles again… Hopefully it works out! I will post a finished picture if successful.
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