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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March Newsletter and list of Classes

It’s so gorgeous outside, almost feels like summer instead of spring… And spring doesn’t even start for another week, we’ve been so lucky! And we’re lucky to be able to share all of our spring news with you!

March 22^nd: Keepsake Box Class! Create a beautiful keepsake box for little treasures and mementos that can be kept on display. $25.00, materials provided, but you may want to bring some of your keepsakes to use as a reference for the theme of your box. 7:00-9:00pm

March 24th: Image Transfer Class! Create beautiful altered art using different techniques and mediums for transferring images onto surfaces (mainly soft gel). $25.00, mediums and materials provided but please bring a small image that you want to use. (works better for beginners to start with something small) 2:00-4:00pm

March 29^th: 4-5 year old Children’s Art Class! $7.50, all materials provided. 4:30-5:30pm.

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

March 31^st: Friends of the Library Demonstration on making paper flowers! At Valentine Public Library, 10:00am.

April 10^th: Altered Book Class! $20.00. 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, stamped, painted, collaged, and cut and/or torn. 7:00-9:00pm

April 21^st: Intro to Scrapbooking Class! Been thinking about starting a scrapbook, but just don’t know where to begin? We will introduce some tools and techniques and finish one page layout. Please bring 1-3 photos that you want to use. $20.00 (paper trimmer, adhesive, paper, and embellishments included) 2:00-4:00pm

To bring a little spring inside, our featured project this month is a succulent book planter. We first saw the idea on greenweddingshoes.com and realized that it was the same concept as the Altered Book Frame we had a class on last year. Start with an old hardcover book that is 2 or 3 inches thick that you are ok with cutting up. If you want book pages showing instead of the inside cover, open a few pages before you draw the rectangle that you will cut out. Measure and draw pencil lines with a ruler to create a rectangle in the center of the page, leaving about an inch to 1 and ½ inches around the edges. Take a craft knife and begin cutting along your line. You will cut through about 5 or 6 pages at a time. Continue cutting (this will take a while!) until you are about a ¼ inch from the back cover. Then place a cutting mat between your last page and the cover so that you don’t end up cutting through the back cover. Cut through the rest of your pages. Next, you will wire the pages together so that they lay flat and are more solid. To do this, pull back a few of the pages on top and drill through the rest of the pages. Drill 2 holes about 1 inch apart on three sides of the book (6 small holes total). Run thin wire down through one hole and up through the one next to it and twist the wire together on top. Do this with each of the three sides. Then using PPA glue or mod podge (we recommend PPA), glue down the back page to the back cover and glue the few pages without holes over the rest of the wired together pages so that you can't see the wire. Seal the inside of your hollowed out space with glue too. When that dries, line the space with plastic wrap. Sprinkle a few pebbles in the bottom. Next, fill your space with cactus or succulent soil. Poke some succulents in the soil and fill in any extra space with moss. Because there is no drainage, and succulents do not need much water, you will only need to very infrequently water it with an ounce of water. We have these two planters for sale in the shop:

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January Newsletter!

 

Our 2012 year is starting off awesome, hope yours is too! We are so excited to share all our news with you!

January 19th: Image Transfer Class! Create beautiful altered art using different techniques and mediums for transferring images onto surfaces (mainly soft gel). $25.00, mediums and materials provided but please bring a small image that you want to use. (works better for beginners to start with something small)

January 26th: 4-5 year old Children’s Art Class! $7.50, all materials provided. 4:30-5:30pm.

January 27th: 6-8 year old Children’s Art Class! $7.50, all materials provided. 4:30-5:30pm.

February 11^th: One Year Anniversary! Lots of great sales, drawing, and treats!

February 16^th: Altered Book Class! $20.00. 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's "relaxed art." You don't need to be an expert to create pages you'll love.

Our featured project this month is paper covered vintage suitcases. Mom has done a wonderful job of covering two suitcases for sale in our shop. She used cutter bee scissors, a craft knife, PPA glue, and paper (all from the store) to create gorgeous finished products. She measured and cut the paper to size, using the craft knife to go around small areas like the handles.  Tip: Press the paper down over the metal hardware, rubbing it to create an indention in the paper so you can see where to cut it. Cut it slightly bigger so that you have some room to work with the paper, you can always trim it down as you go. Then she brushed PPA glue on the back of the paper, in small areas at a time, and stuck it down, smoothing out bubbles and wrinkles as she went. She then let it sit over night to make sure the glue was thoroughly dry before applying the first coat of PPA over the top of the paper covered suitcase. She applied three light coats of PPA over the suitcase, allowing each time to dry (about an hour) before adding the next coat. Finally, she sealed the whole surface with a coat of spray polyurethane.  The cream and pink suitcase was made using a set of Papaya Fine Paper Wrap, and the map/adventure suitcase was made using 12x12 sheets of 7 Gypsies paper. They make awesome decorative storage containers that can used for so many things. They can also be stacked on other vintage suitcases, a tray table, a small bench, or luggage rack to create a beautiful end table.

We hope you have a great day!

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