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June Newsletter!

Happy June! We hope you are having a great month so far and are excited to share our news with you.
June 12th, 19th, & 26th: 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
July 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, & 29th: 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 
This summer we are focusing on tips and techniques for drawing portraits, learning about a different portrait artist each week.

Although, we don't yet have information on every class we are holding this fall, here's one not to miss: MPCC Party Decoration Class on October 25th from 10am-noon! Learn how to make tissue poms, fan-fold pinwheels, buntings, and more! Materials provided. Please contact Mid-Plains Community College Valentine Campus to sign up. 402-376-8033 or nollettej@mpcc.edu
Our DIY this month comes from my current obsession with lace. :)

I've been making a lot of these little beauties lately and here's how: First, pick out some pretty lace, trim lace is the easiest to work with for this. The wider your lace, the larger your flower will be. And make sure it's long, you will probably need about a yard for 1-2 inch wide lace. Thread a needle with thread the color of your lace and knot the end a good 3-4 times. Run a loose basting stitch through the bottom of the lace trim.

Every so often, scrunch your lace together, sliding it down to your knotted end of thread, but not too tightly. When you've finished, knot that end and cut off the extra thread. Cut out a circle (about 2 inches in diameter) of felt in a color that matches your lace. Using fabric glue, start gluing your lace down along the outside edge of the circle (I had super wide lace so mine is closer to the center than usual). 

Continue gluing down, spiraling the lace into the center of your circle. Then attach a hair clip or pin to use as an accessory, or glue or sew it on to whatever project you want to. If lace is a little too girlie for you, check out our similar DIY for making burlap flowers here. 

We hope you have a great start to your summer!

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Repurposed Vintage

Love sign made from repurposed vintage items, displayed on headboard

 cute little vintage typewriter desk

 kitchen island

 stool covered with vintage yard sticks

mid-century modern dresser turned desk

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New Furniture Pieces

I haven't posted any of our new pieces for a while so here are some newer ones :-)

 Chevron bar stool

 Garden bench

 Mid-century modern floor lamp

 Fountain

Floral vintage folding chair

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Windows and Shop Display

Our new window displays for May/June:

And sign in the store. This pic shows off the beautiful ceiling tiles :)

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May 2014 Newsletter!

Happy May! Graduation and Mother's Day Sale: 35% off Black Hills Gold Jewelry, 25% off all bags and purses, and 25% off boxed stationery! Congratulations to all graduates as you end one adventure to start another, and our wishes for the loveliest of days to the best people in the world: moms! Classes:

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.
May Children's classes will be a week early this month.
May 20th: 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 
May 22nd: 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
Summer children's art classes will be every Thursday from 4:30-5:30pm for 4-5 years old for the month of June, and every Tuesday from 4:30-5:30pm for 6-10 years old for the month of July. 
August classes will resume as usual at the end of the month.
Our DIY this month is sweet handmade seed packets. Perfect packaging for a small spring gift, to collect your own seeds in, or to give your collected seeds away in.

Use these vellum envelopes we sell in the shop or make your own by taking apart an old seed packet and using it for a pattern to cut the envelope from wax or parchment paper. Then cut out collage items from old books, calendars, magazines, scrapbook paper, and scraps of fabric. Arrange them on the front of your envelope and glue them on. For added dimension, before you glue and fold your envelope together, stitch along the edges of your collage with a sewing machine.

We hope you have a wonderful month filled with all the beauty that May and spring bring! :-)

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Spring is finally here, for real :-)

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April 2014 Newsletter!

Easter is almost here! 50% off Easter baskets and Easter cards this week! Upcoming classes:
April 24th: 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)
April 29th: 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 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 cute little decorated peat pot, perfect for a sweet little Easter gift. Just brush white acrylic paint on your peat pot (just the outside if you are going to fill it with candy). Then find scraps of vintage lace, buttons, embellishments, or even a vintage photo to decorate it with. Finally, fill it with crinkled shred ( we sell brown, green, and white) and with Easter candy or a small gift of your choice. We hope you have a blessed Easter season!Tweet

Rustic Spring

A little natural rustic spring display. :) We are so thankful that spring is here!

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Spring Has Sprung!

Happy 1st day of spring!

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