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Friday, March 28, 2014
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Sunday, March 16, 2014
Art Deco and Modern Vintage
New window displays just in time for spring. We've been loving all the 1920's art deco designs we've been seeing lately and had this gorgeous dresser to redo, so it just made sense to do an art deco theme. We chose dark greens, whites, and peaches/corals with metallic accents for the color scheme. And I added a botanical element, because, hey, its spring and who doesn't love flowers?
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So sorry for the terrible glare and reflections in all the photos!
For the other window, we went with a modern vintage theme in neutrals and in muted pastels for a soft feminine touch. A beautiful mid-century mod piece, but painted in more modern neutrals and with chalkboard drawers and cupboard doors. Modern accessories with the vintage touch of old book pages.
So fun to be starting a new season, especially one that promises warmer weather and flowers!
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Thursday, March 6, 2014
March Newsletter!
It's almost spring! And we've got spring fever, how about you? So we've planned lots of fun springy classes and events. And it starts this Saturday with presentations at the Scrappin' and Pinnin' for the Cure. March 8th, we will be giving a presentation on how to make fortune cookie favors at 10:00am and one on making paper tulips at 2:00pm out at the fairgrounds.
March 25th: 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)
March 27th: 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)
March 29th: Mid-Plains Paper Bouquet Class. $30, all materials provided. Make a beautiful paper flower bouquet! Learn how to create various types
of paper flowers, wiring and wrapping stems, and arranging into a
bouquet. 10:00am-12:00pm. To sign up, please contact Mid-Plains at 402-376-8033 or email at conradt@mpcc.edu
April 8th: Easter/Spring Cardmaking Class! Lots of spring card designs, patterns, and tutorials for adorable handmade cards. All materials provided, $15.00. 6:00-9:00pm.
May 13th: Altered Art Vintage Door Plate Class! Learn various techniques for altering and embellishing a vintage door plate to create a beautiful hanging art piece. $30, all materials provided. 6:00-9:00pm.
Our DIY this month is a cute felt shamrock. Great to make hair clips, headbands, pins, or embellish cards and paper crafts with. And its very simple.
First, draw a row of 3 "m" shapes on green felt.
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March 25th: 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)
March 27th: 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)
Our DIY this month is a cute felt shamrock. Great to make hair clips, headbands, pins, or embellish cards and paper crafts with. And its very simple.
First, draw a row of 3 "m" shapes on green felt.
Cut out the m's along your lines, only going down about 3/4ths of the way in between so that they are still attached together. If you would like, fold the first m over and cut around it using it as a pattern to cut out the other m's. Next, use an embroidery needle and floss to sew loose stiches across the bottom.
Then pull both sides of the thread tight, scrunching up the felt to form your shamrock. Tie the floss in a knot at the bottom.
Cut off the strings if you are going to glue it on, otherwise use them to tie it around a headband, hair clip, etc. So many possibilities. I attached mine to an elastic headband.
My m's for the smaller bright green shamrocks were about 1 inch tall. For the larger shamrock, I used dark green felt with glitter in it and drew the m's about 2 inches tall. Then I added some gems for a little extra sparkle. :)
We hope you have a great month, and a wonderful spring season!
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Thursday, February 20, 2014
Industrial Funk
We've had a lot of fun making things lately :). Lots of fun new creative things at the shop!
chalkboard door organizer
adorable owl sculpture
vintage book clutch purse
And this fun record table. My husband's a musician and he's been eyeing this one :).
Industrial wall art
And just a reminder March and Spring are coming!
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Thursday, February 13, 2014
February 2014 Newsletter!
Isn't February lovely? Such a sweet month and so much going on! Our Bull Bash specials start tomorrow, early for Valentine's Day: 35% off Black Hills Gold, 50% off Valentine cards and papercraft supplies, 25% off select hairbows and tutus, and 10% off furniture pieces. We will have artist Misty Critchfield drawing portraits for $10 from 1-4pm on Bull Bash. We will be drawing names to win an antique mirror or an 11"x14" photo of Smith Falls and will of course have goodies to eat :). But it doesn't stop after Bull Bash, here are all of our classes going on this month:
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February 18th: Covered Vintage Suitcase Class! Learn how to cover a vintage suitcase with decorative paper. Great for a statement piece in your home and to store odds and ends in! All materials provided, even the suitcase. Class covers techniques and tips and you should get a good start on your suitcase. 6-9pm. $40.00
February 22rd: Book Page Flower Wreath Class! Various techniques for creating lovely book page/paper wreaths for your home. 2-4pm. All materials provided, $25.00.
February 25th: 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)
February 27th: 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)
February 27th: 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)
Need to make something quick for your Valentine? Try these cute paper fortune cookies with sweet messages of love inside!
Cut out 4" circles. Gently fold one in half, only creasing about 1" in the middle (don't crease the entire fold). Open the circle. Then loosely fold it in half (holding it together on the open side, but not creasing it at all) halfway around the circle, so that your crease is vertical across the horizontal bottom. Then take your other hand and hold the ends of the bottom with your thumb and third finger, pressing into the crease in the middle with your index finger. As the cookie starts popping into place, take out your index finger, holding the two sides together. While still loosely holding it, slide a message inside and then glue it together in the middle (between the two sides you pulled together) so that it doesn't pop back open. What a sweet surprise for your Valentine!
We hope that your Valentine's Day and this whole month is filled with love!
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