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  • List of Fall Art Classes

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    ACRYLIC PAINTING LEVEL ONE: In this course, students with very little or no painting experience will learn about painting techniques, and practice these techniques through creative exercises. Students will not only learn and enjoy the process of painting, but will lose that fear of the blank canvas. DATES: September 25-November 27 Sundays 9:30am-12pm (10 weeks)…

  • Herbal Creativity… Valentine’s Version

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    The first Herbal Creativity Spa Weekend workshop was held this last weekend. It was a thoroughly delicious, educational,?ácreative?áand fun experience. Participants learned to make?ásucculent herbal truffles, beautiful felted soaps, and pretty Boudoir Boxes. They enjoyed some herbal teas, made a bath tea, and tasted a?áHealthy Hot Chocolate. They made (and some dared to sample…) a?átrue…

  • Book Binding Basics

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    You need: -Paper?á -Good solid cardboard?á -Scissors or cutting edge?á -Gluestick?á -White glue or rubber cement?á -Cheesecloth or similar fabric?á -Pretty paper or fabric?áfor covering?á -More pretty paper?áfor inside of covers?á-Thread and needle As I mentioned once before, I managed to take a?ábook-making course during my final year of art-school. We learned various techniques to…

  • DIY: Simple Book-Making

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    We’re getting into the crunch-time for gifts, be they DIY?áor store-bought. We all love DIY gifts… but who wants to shop for supplies right now? It’s mayhem out there! One thing you can make out of simple materials that you might have on hand, is a book. A book’s construction?áhas three basic elements: the covers,…