Spoon carving is a wonderful craft that allows you to create functional and beautiful wooden spoons using traditional hand tools. These spoons will be the size of a serving spoon with a handle of 6”-8”. Spoon carving is a wonderful craft that allows you to create functional and beautiful wooden spoons using traditional hand tools. These spoons will be the size of a serving spoon with a handle of 6” - 8”.  

 

 

 

This is a class for people who have taken my first Acrylic Painting for Beginners class or for people who have some acrylic painting experience. You will need to know how to use acrylic paint and how to mix color already to join this class. We will work on more tutorials and expand your skills. Join us and create more exciting paintings to take home!

Learn the basics of cold-process soap making! You will make all-natural honey and oatmeal soap, learn the basic process of soap making, and learn how to safely make soap at home. You will leave the class with 2 lbs. of cold process soap, the recipe for the soap you make, and your soap mold. Students should wear long sleeves to class.

Learn how to create seasonal felt flowers. You will make several flowers and finish them on a farmhouse-style wood board which you will then add a message on the wood out of vinyl. 

Materials Fee payable to the instructor: $20 Cash Only - no checks

Join us for an afternoon of DIY fun where each participant will make this adorable hedgehog-painted felt hoop artwork. Each participant will get a complete kit to learn to paint with wool, creating this beautiful hedgehog landscape art. This class is meant for beginners.  All tools, instructions, and materials will be waiting for you when you arrive—a $ 15 material fee to be paid in cash on the night of your class. Finished pieces measure approximately 6".   Melissa started her jewelry business, Gem Lounge Jewelry, in 2009 and is a proud 8th-generation Mainer, having grown up in southern Maine before attending college in New Orleans. Upon graduation, Ms. Evans moved back to New England, eventually settling back in her beloved state of Maine and finding inspiration for her creations all around. While her roots in Maine keep her grounded in the beautiful state, wanderlust brings her on travels around the world.

Wednesday, 3/26, 6:00pm-8:00pm, GMS, $40

 

If you already understand the basics of crochet, but want to bring your skills to the next level, or just never learned how to decipher a pattern independently, then this is the course for you!  Learn to read more complex patterns, get tips and tricks to work smarter, not harder, and finish your project with help and support along the way.  This course is taught in the old "working bee" style, with the instructor demonstrating a technique, and plenty of workshop time to practice and hone your new skills.  Students will work together to assemble friendship afghans using advanced patterns and stitches.  Choose from one of the provided patterns, or bring your own, and learn how to sift through pattern notes and shorthand, choosing or substituting materials, and finishing your project with blocking and borders.

Make a pair of fine silver earrings!

Unlock the basics of metalworking in this beginner-friendly course. Learn essential techniques like cutting, shaping, heating, and polishing metal to create a unique pair of earrings from start to finish. Using simple, accessible tools like a handheld kitchen torch and small metal anvils, students will practice with copper and brass before completing a final piece in silver. This class is perfect for those looking to bring metalworking into their home or pop-up studio. Registration closes at noon on 3/25.

 Jessica Muise, a multidisciplinary artist and educator has been teaching and making art throughout New England for the last 15 years. She is passionate about using the arts as tools for social change and serves as a creative economy advisor to several arts organizations and artist-led coalitions.

Explore a variety of soap bases, colors, essential oils, molds, and textures to create personalized soaps for yourself, your loved ones, and friends  Please bring a 2 cup microwavable glass container. You can also purchase additional materials during class.

A materials fee of $7 is due at the start of class to the instructor.