Winter Workshops:
Let's use what we have, recycle, renew, love & reinvigorate ourselves
Date: January 5th 2009 to January 10, 2009 Monday through Sunday
Time: Classes start at 9:00 a.m. end at 9:00 p.m.
Place: Daily workshops are at The Funny Pharm 30 North Main Street, Colfax
Phone 530 389-2233 or 530 220-4103 Please let me know if you are coming. Miss Vicky
Birthday Parties & Meet ups are also available
Some of the Categories you can choose from:
Art, Painting, Canvases, Jewelry, Assemblage, ATC (artist trading cards)Mixed Media, Paper, Rubber stamps, Collage, Beeswax, Felting, Photography, Gift wrapping, Journaling, Book Making, Paper Beads soldering and Image transfers
winter workshop fees: $10.00 per class plus supplies
Salt & Pepper Button Bouquets:
Learn to make bouquets from vintage buttons. Arrange them in a vintage shaker!
Paper Flower Bouquet:
Using vintage paper & ink pads, make a bouquet of flowers that will last a life time.
Apronology:
I have over a hundred vintage aprons to choose from. Pick the one you love & we will add embellishments & ruffles.
Flower Topper:
Use in pages, make a card or top a package! This is made with vintage satin ribbon & old sheet music.
Button Cap Necklace:
Gather your old bottle caps or get some new ones. Bring them to class and create a great necklace or charm bracelet.
Vintage Bottle Topper:
Learn how to make a great finial for the top of an old vintage bottle.
Valentine Banner:
Tell someone you love them in a very special way!
We will be using flag dies, vintage fairies, crepe paper, ribbon, Dresden & glitter. Save the banner from year to year. Create an heirloom.
Card Making Class: I will be bringing out my hand printing press
It works with the vintage wood type. You can make all of the valentine cards you wish & have a fun time doing it!
I will show you how to set the type.....the rest is up to you.
Black ink will be provided. Let me know if you want another color & I will get a price quote for you. This will be available all days!
5 Minute Collage: Learn how the experts make such amazing collages for their background art projects. It is a very fun, fast moving and a surprising hour of fun. Available every morning at 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Soldering Class
I will bring my soldering iron & all supplies needed to make all kinds of glass hanging stuff!
Like houses, ornaments, ovals, rectangle & squares.
You can use your 5 minute collage paper too
Every day at 10:30 p.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Gift tags
Using Glimmer Mists & Stencils we will make tags that will dazzle.
We can even monogram them with our printer!
Every day 12:30p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Altered Silverware
This is the most creative silverware possible. You can make a hanging piece of silverware
A rack for the kitchen, place card holder, pin or necklace.
Every day 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Image Transfer
Learn how to use the new Golden digital grounds to copy all kinds of images to all forms of materials. Paper, fabric, foil, gel skins, acetate etc. Every day 4:00 p.m. to 5:00p.m.
Image transfer Book
Make a cloth book using the fabric transfers made in the image transfer class. 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday
Chart Your Path
Paint on a piece of wood. Learn how to measure it out & make compartments to house all kinds of ephemera
This is a very fun class to do on a cutting board.
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday
Game Board
Make a game board using your family photos. We will use scrabble letters to spell out family names. You will need a vintage game board for this project. 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday
Convex Glass
Use our vintage convex glass to house a fun moveable art piece.
You can make it on a card. canvas or whatever your heart desires. I have them in sizes 3" to 7" sizes. These are all very old pieces.
Learn how to drill holes in them and screw them into your piece
Friday 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Bracelet
Everyone loves the button stacking class! I will teach you how to stack & add beads. We will then turn our pieces into a fabulous bracelet. Friday 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Resin Jewelry
Make fun jewelry out of resin. We will make a few charms & turn them into a fabulous necklace or a charm bracelet.
Saturday 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Frozen Charlotta Jewelry
Using these very vintage dolls we will make a very unique piece of jewelry! Give her wings or a saltshaker hat. Guaranteed beauty.
Sunday 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Cupcakes
Crochet the icing & then add a vintage flower to the top made out of vintage sheet music
Sunday 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Wire Working
Using rebar you will create rustic looking ways to enhance old bottles. They make great hanging candle lights
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday 11:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Initial Photo Necklace or Magnet
Make a fabulous initial & back it with a darling vintage hand tinted photo. Then solder it for the amazing finish. These make the most charming gifts. Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 2:00 p.m. to 4:00
Crown Making
Using cardstock we will make the most amusing crowns. We will add vintage jewels to bedazzle them. Tuesday 11:00 to 1:00 p.m