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Spa at Home: Make-And-Take

$55

with Nancy Jusseaume, Noble Adult & Community Education

Calendar Dec 7, 2024 at 9 am

The holidays can be a stressful time of year. Treat that special someone to a self-care basket this holiday season to help them recover from the holiday rush. Nancy joins us for this fun one-day workshop, where she will walk you through making a number of different easy DIY’s that you can then wrap up to give as a gift ( or treat yourself! ). Some of the things you will make in the class include;

• Shower Steamers
• Lip Balm
• Sugar Scrub
• Relaxing Tea Blend

At the end of the day, you will get to put everything in a little basket, to be ready to be given as a gift!

Materials fee of $24 is due at the start of class to the instructor. You may also purchase additional material.

Make and Take Ornament

$22

with Toni Philbrick, Orono-Hampden-Old Town Adult Ed Partnership

Calendar Dec 7, 2024 at 9:30 am, runs for 1 week

Make a wool ornament with an appliqued candle, holly and beads for berries. Kit includes threads. Bring SHARP SHEARS. Bring lunch or order out. At The Keeping Room.

Saturday, December 7. 9:30 – 2

Class fee: $ 22. Materials fee (paid to the instructor): $12.

10 Handmade Holiday Cards

$75

with Faith Garnett, Old Orchard Beach/Saco Adult Education

Calendar Dec 7, 2024 at 10 am

In four hours, with a break for lunch, make 10 unique cards using techniques such as stamping, embossing, die cuts, fancy folds and more. Registration closes at noon on 12/5. Bring lunch and an adhesive (not a glue stick). Suggestions: Scor-Tape, two-sided tape, Tombow white glue, or a tape runner.

Faith Garnett began teaching card making in 2009. She sells her original greeting cards online.

Will run

Gingerbread House

$68

with Steven Watts, Mid-Coast School of Technology Adult Education

Calendar Dec 7, 2024 at 10 am, runs for 1 week

Learn the tricks of this classic holiday confection in this Saturday workshop. Make your own gingerbread dough, cut out your pieces, bake and assemble. We will break for lunch, then when we return to class we will decorate your gingerbread house to take home, display, and enjoy for the holidays. Materials fee of $35.00 is due by cash or check, payable to the instructor, at the start of class.

Full Course

Intro to 3D Printing

$100

with Tomas Amadeo, Jon Betz, Portland Adult Education

Calendar Dec 7, 2024 at 10 am, runs for 1 week
Learn the basics of 3D printing, an exciting tool used to make an almost unlimited variety of objects.

Intro to Drawing

$60

with Hannah Carroll, Portland Adult Education

Calendar Dec 7, 2024 at 10 am, runs for 1 week
Learn how to draw what you see using shape, form, light, and shadow.

Intro to Sewing

$110

with Factory 3 Staff, Portland Adult Education

Calendar Dec 7, 2024 at 10 am, runs for 1 week
Learn the basics of cutting fabric, using a sewing machine, and the stitches available on most machines.

Intro to Woodshop

$150

with Eric Dunder, Marrion "Mack" Ladd, Portland Adult Education

Calendar Dec 7, 2024 at 10 am, runs for 1 week
Gain hands-on experience with woodshop machines, turning a rough-sawn piece of hardwood into a cutting board. Beginners welcome.




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