Holiday jewelry Dressing for holiday outings is both an excitement and a stress. Yet, it could be simple – an oversized eye-catching “one of a kind’ artistic medallion or necklace that signals festivity and flare – white blouse sufficient, exuding simplicity and elegance. Jewelry rightfully taking the place of a gown! Here are some uniquely […]
Tag: crafts
Plans and Dreams
Hand-made Christmas crafts and gifts Here we are – Christmas around the corner, ends of the year coming together (again), making us think of new beginnings, fresh starts, big plans. For our small art group this is the first Christmas together. The time calls for an ‘all out’ craftsmanship to adorn the season with hand-made […]
Pretty Little Things
Decoupage and Thanksgiving crafts Workshop, Oct 2nd With the fire going and fall leaves burning, we could not end our early fall workshop without making some ‘homey’ stuff. The blankets thrown around our shoulders, we excitedly browsed through the collection of donated paper napkins to pick favorites for decorating objects and gifts for the season […]
Jewelry making Workshop, August 29th Our third summer workshop was immersed in abundance. Of a lush late summer garden, a house bursting with collections of arts and a profusion of beads, stones, minerals and jewelry-.making ‘everything’, collected with both flair and studiousness over many years by our hostess. In this overwhelming abundance right brain artists […]
(im)Perfect
Polymer Clay Workshop, Aug 8th Being perfect does not always mean being beautiful, or innovative or amazing. Haven’t you noticed that imperfections often create a feeling of warmth, real, hearty beauty – I’d rather have an imperfect piece that wakes up emotions than a perfection for the sake of it. Our polymer clay workshop was […]
Garden Arts and Crafts
Workshop, July 17th We are bursting from the anticipation of this event! It is somewhat admirable how much we have accomplished in a little more than six months – collective projects, participation in the exhibition, great art collections, a rich web site with presentations full of content and much more…and yet, we have never met […]
Our Bird City
Garden crafts Gardens are very important destinations on all our travels. Walking through these landscaped retreats of different styles brings us to a serene, tranquil mood full of admiration and relaxation during hectic travels – not to mention visionary landscapes that combine architecture, nature’s beauty and often unique art displays. From legendary Butchart Garden (The […]
