Etui (Folding sewing box)

Optional Thursday

Make this beautiful French sewing box called an "Etui" (pronounce a-twee.). Remove the lid, loosen the draw stings and the sides drop like the petals of a flower. What a wonderful way to keep your sewing supplies to hand. It can be made as simply or as outlandishly as you wish. It will be fun!

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Shortie

Friday/Saturday

Always wanted to learn how to make a little Troll?  Measuring just 8 inches tall, this little troll not only has a sweet face, he has a cute little butt too.  Join Ute in a magical adventure to create your very own Troll.  Learn the finer points of needle sculpting with fishing line plus experience a new way to create lips, attach ears and create fixed opposable thumbs.  Lots of techniques!

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Treasure Egg

Friday

This is a beautiful hinged ornament with a secret compartment inside to hold your favorite tiny treasure.  Jean will guide you through embellishing of this truly wonderful trinket.

Each and every one of these bobbles, will become a prize in and of itself.

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Beaded Face

Friday

This is a wonderful class. Christine will show you how to do basic bead appliqué, a spiral rope, picot as well as brick stitches to create this unique pin. Once the student has learned these basic techniques they will feel much more confident about enhancing clothing or embellishing a doll to make it into an extraordinary piece. More >>

Our Muse   filled

Fri/Sat/Sun

This is a collaboration doll done between two great teachers.  On the first day, you will learn to make the basic doll with Sherry. She will teach you the fine art of working with a press mold to create the facial features as well as painting techniques. You will also work to create the upper torso, hands and embellish the body with a unique tissue application. On the second and third day you will work with Jean to create the lower costume and the intricate stand using Aves Apoxie Sculpt. Using this clay you will embellish and elaborate the structure and the doll to create a truly amazing work of art. This doll stands approximately two feet high and will break down into 2 pieces for ease of transportation.

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Cirque de Jouet (Circus Toys)

Fri/Sat

This original fun and new design uses a cylinder mounted on a rolling three wheeled cart with a pull string.

Students in this two day class, will use art paper covering the cylinder and will learn various painting techniques on the cart.

Cirque is a detailed multi-faceted class

Incorporate: Collage, stamping, paper arts, needle sculpting, wire-armature, and decoupage.

There's a lot to be learned and a ton of fun to be had by all!

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Lil' Searina

Sat/Sun

Lil' Searina is brand new design by Sherry Goshon. You will learn to use a press mold to create the mask. She will then teach you to make a full head of either Paperclay or polymer clay with cloth over and painting techniques. This makes her sweet face come to life. Searina will have articulated fingers and pose able arms.

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Sweetheart of the Rodeo

Sat/Sun

This wonderful doll appears to have stepped out of the silent screen era of the 1930’s.

Christine has included many techniques and ideas within this class which makes your doll be quite expressive.

She teaches you how to create a seated figure using a template method and wire the hands and fingers so that they may be shaped and posed.

You also learn: how to make a convincing bust line in the same fabric as the upper body, make a pieced cowboy boot, and learn to make a face using paints and pencils.

Christine's attachment and basic bead appliqué, will also be demonstrated.

Costuming choices will be made before and during class. Students will need to sew in advance: The body, blouse, cuffs and a skirt using a car chamois.

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Spirit Doll

Sunday

Students in this one day class will learn various painting and stamping techniques on a wooden frame, the doll body.  A large wooden bead is added for the head and turned spindles will be incorporated and used for the legs.  This class incorporates stamping, painting, paper arts, and wire wrapping.

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Fiber Collage

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Sunday

Transfer pictures from magazines, copied photos, or other media onto muslin fabric. 

Then you add: lace, ribbon, words, jewelry, beads, buttons, scrim, Angelina fibers and whatever you may have in your stash,  onto this fiber collage.

Using free motion machine,  embroidery, incorporate all types of embellishments onto your created cloth with the image printed background.

The size of the piece can vary from as small as a playing card, to postcard size or larger.

This is loads of fun!

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