May Newsletter!

It's May! And it seems to be slipping by so fast! Confession: I haven't even had a chance to mow my lawn yet :-o. But we're so excited for everything that is going on at the shop! So here's the schedule:
May 28th: 6-10 year old Children’s Art Class! $7.50 per class per child, $6.00 per child if you have more than one child in your family taking classes, all materials provided. 4:30-5:30pm (last Tuesday of every month except on holidays)

May 30th: 4-5 year old Children’s Art Class! $7.50 per class per child, $6.00 per child if you have more than one child in your family taking classes, all materials provided. 4:30-5:30pm (last Thursday of every month except on holidays)

During June we will have classes for 6-10 year olds each week on Tuesday and no classes for 4-5 year olds. During July we will have classes for 4-5 year olds each week on Thursday, except no class on the 4th. Instead we will have a class on Tuesday, July 30th. No classes for 6-10 year olds during July. Classes will resume as normal in August. 

May 16th: Washi Tape Party! $20.00. 6:00-9:00pm. Although the sign up for this class has already passed, I did order in a few extra sets of washi tape, so contact me ASAP if you are interested in coming!

Our DIY this month is something I've been putting off trying for a long time.I love all the cute yarn poms I've seen decorating pillows as yellow dandelions, put together as a tiny garland from two wood skewers over a cake, decorating papercraft projects, or intermixed with larger ones to make a garland. They just seemed a little too time consuming to try to make. I finally decided to make some and I'm so glad I did! The little ones actually only take a few minutes to make. Of course, I may have went a little overboard with the wreath. It did end up using a lot of yarn and being pretty time consuming all together, but it was very fun to make!

So, to start: Pick out your colors of yarn and start making yarn poms in various sizes. Here is how to make a yarn pom:

Start by wrapping yarn around something. I used a fork, two of my fingers, and various sizes of stiff pieces of cardboard I cut out. They all worked fine, but you will need various sizes to make your poms various sizes. If you are using your fingers be careful not to pull too tightly and cut your circulation off! Wrap the yarn around the object a gazillion times. I'm pretty sure that is the most accurate way to describe it :). It needs to be nice and thick on there so that it will make a full looking pom.

Cut off the tail and slide it off of whatever object you used.

Take another piece of yarn and tie it tightly around the middle of your loops.

If you are doing the wreath project make sure you leave a tail from your knot. Then cut down the center of one side of loops. If you have wrapped your yarn a gazillion times, this will take some muscles.

Cut through the middle of the other side of loops.

If your poms are anything like mine, they will look a little like a muppet with a very bad hair day at this point. Simply give him a hair cut, trimming off the longer strings sticking out.

Now for the wreath: Take a wire hanger and bend it into a heart shape. It doesn't have to be perfect but as even on each side as you can get it. Then simply tie your poms on tightly and push them close together to hold them in place. It took about 29 poms to make my wreath. Then cut off their tails and you're done!

P.S. Happy Mother's Day, and congratulations to all grads! Moms, you're the best! (Mine in particular may be the best of all time! :)) Grads, the world awaits you!

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Cherry Blossom Paperie May Newsletter!

Wow, Mother’s Day, Graduation, Weddings…May is such a busy, but fun month! We are so excited to share our news with you and are looking forward to our summer activities!

May 24th: 4-5 year old Children’s Art Class! $7.50, all materials provided. 4:30-5:30pm

May 25th: 6-8 year old Children’s Art Class! $7.50, all materials provided. 4:30-5:30pm

June 7, 14, 21, 28: 4-5 year old Children’s Art Classes once a week for the month of June! $7.50 per class per child, $6.00 per child if you have more than one child in your family taking classes, all materials provided. 4:30-5:30pm

July 5, 12, 19, 26: 6-10 year old Children’s Art Classes once a week for the month of July! $7.50 per class per child, $6.00 per child if you have more than one child in your family taking classes, all materials provided. 4:30-5:30pm

Saturday, June 16^th: Altered Book Class! Mediums and materials provided, but feel free to bring any photos, quotes, or embellishments you want to use. An altered book is an existing book that is glued, painted, collaged, stamped, cut and/or torn.  It is “relaxed” art.  You don’t need to be an expert to create pages that you’ll love. One more chance for those of you that weren’t able to come before, and a time for those who have come before (and aren’t finished) to work on their books and get more ideas! $20.00. No class charge for those that have already taken the class. 2:00-4:00pm

It’s been a while since we’ve had a guest artist/crafter featured in our newsletter, so I’m excited to have this to share with you from Jessica Wyckoff! Jessica makes the tutus and tutu bags we sell in the shop and many of the hair bows, flowers, headbands, flip flops, hats, and necklaces. Here is her storyJ:

“I started making hair bows after trying to find reasonably priced, yet cute hair accessories for my daughter. I took the leap and ordered some ribbon and finally got started on making my own. After about a month I got the hang of it and have enjoyed it since. I love working with different styles of ribbon, and fabric and tulle! It's been a little over a year since I have started and I still am learning new techniques and styles and am always looking forward to my next project! My daughter is clearly my inspiration and participates in picking out what she likes and how she wants to put her bows together. I would definitely say that this so far has been a very positive and fun experience for me!”

Excited for summer parties and celebrations? We are! We have a video DIY tutorial for you this month on making tissue poms to decorate for almost any occasion. We sell various colors of tissue paper in the shop and can order in almost any color. If you don’t want to make them yourself, we will custom make them for you, but please get your order in in plenty of time as we currently have 80 to make! Prices vary based on size and type of tissue paper, but our extra large tissue poms are usually around $2.75. Here is the link to the video we made on how to make them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvaKIOoGRKM&feature=g-upl

We wish a belated Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers, we wish a blessed future to all graduates, and a special thanks to everyone for being such awesome customers! We are so blessed and encouraged by you and your creativity!

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May Cherry Blossom Paperie Newsletter!

April showers bring…May flowers! And who doesn’t like flowers? We are so excited to share a flower project with you this month, along with guest writing from one of our crafter/artists, and of course our schedule of events.

May and June Schedule:

May 10^th: Embossing Technique Altered Art Clipboard Class! 7:00-9:00pm $25.00 (includes clipboard, 2 tags, one bottle of embossing powder, and 2 papers)

May 21^st: May Crop Party! 3:00-6:00pm Free! Bring your own project to work on and use our tools (cricut, vagabond, cinch, big bite, paper trimmers, heat tool, etc.)

June 18^th: June Crop Party!

June 23^rd: Alcohol Ink Class! 7:00-9:00pm $25.00 (includes 3 bottles of alcohol ink, tiles, and tags)

We have really enjoyed carrying Abby Charlton and Lydia Hol’s fun vintage-inspired fabric flower accessories in our store.  It’s like Christmas every time we get a package from them! We were so excited when Abby agreed to share a little bit about their beginnings…

“It all started in the fall of 2010 when my friend Lydia and I had our very first craft day and created our first hand-made flower using fabric. From that point on, we were completely addicted! We decided to try to give as many homemade Christmas gifts as we could, and so we continued to get together throughout the fall and craft while our children played together and had a blast. Once our gifts were made we didn't really want to stop, so it was then we decided to start a little business named "Holly Bloom" and had our first open house with all our handcrafted goods. We sold pillows, hair flowers, coat pins, scarves, purses, rings, and pretty much anything we could come up with. We do use some new fabrics and materials, but nothing beats finding that special vintage fabric.

After our open house we started our Etsy store (product will be added later in May) and are really excited to see how this year goes. We also love sending our items to Cherry Blossom Paperie! We're so thankful for the opportunity to continue to be creative and hope you enjoy our little goodies and that they inspire you to be creative as well!”

And now for a simple flower project you can try at home. Perfect if you have a few leftover Meri Meri cupcake liners!

Cupcake Liner Flowers:

Take around 4 cupcake liners (alternating coordinating designs/colors works best), put them all together and fold them in half

Then, fold them in half again and stitch across the bottom

 Unfold and cut random slits around the edges for petals, then fluff out and slightly crinkle up the petals

Finally add a button and/or embellishment for the center!

 

Congratulations to all graduates and belated Happy Mother’s Day! Hope you have time to go out and enjoy all the spring flowers!

P.S. You can also find us on facebook under Cherry Blossom Paperie or follow us on twitter at CBPaperie!

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