November Class Schedule

November Class Schedule

Because of the Thanksgiving holiday November classes
will run from October 29th to November 19th

Oct 29th Paper Mache Bird – We’ll discuss crafting with recycled materials. (one of my pet topics – Just ask your kids. :D) Then, we’ll put together and paint paper mache birds. Due to the limited time of the class I’ll already have birds made for the students to paint. But I will send home a bag of paper mache and wire for the kids to try their hand at sculpting at home.

Nov 5th House Collage - Based on a photo of the student’s own house we’ll make paper collages on canvases. We’ll use a combination of book pages, sheet music, and scrapbook paper. They can also bring a photo of a favorite cabin, barn, etc instead.

Nov 12th Artist Trading Cards – Otherwise known as ATCs, these cards are the size of baseball cards and have been traded among artists since 1996. The idea developed in Switzerland out of the mail art movement. The idea is to create a small work of art and trade it with your friends. We’ll be creating a large background then cutting it up into ATC size pieces. We’ll then embellish, sign, and trade them. I’ll be bringing a large notebook filled with hundreds of ATCs from artists all over the world that I’ve traded with. I’ll also be bringing ATCs from my 3rd grade niece to trade with the girls – their first long-distance trade.

Nov 19th Snowman Doorknob Pillow – Expanding on embroidery stitches we’ve learned in the past (and easy for new students to pick up) we’ll make an appliqued wool felt snowman doorknob pillow. Hand-sewing has proven to be one of the most popular classes so I wanted to re-visit this one and add more challenge to it.



For more info call 325.436.1775
Sponsored by Scrapping the Moments
2522 Ave R Snyder TX 325. 573.8885


Artwork and Book Credits: Paper Mache Bird by Karen Michel from her book, Green Guide for Artists; House Collage by Cindy Tobey from Creating Keepsakes magazine Oct 2009; 1000 Artist Trading Cards book by Patricia Bolton; Snowman Pillow by Susan Cousineau from Holiday Crafts magazine Holiday 2009

October Class Listing

Thanks for being patient as I worked out the kinks in next month's lesson plans. :) More details to follow.

September Classes:

First Week - Pennant Banner - Can be personalized with one word such as "dream" "wish" or student's name


Second Week - Fairy house


Third Week - Self Portrait Painting and Collage - This will be done on a quality canvas. (I just like to work out my ideas in my journal. :D)


Fourth Week - Two Halloween Treat Pots/Cups - We'll be painting and decopauging chipboard petal cups. Each Student will make 2. I haven't gotten my order in yet so I only have the product shot.

September Lesson Plan

Week 1
Hand-made Book
Using muslin, tissue papers and gel medium students will create a unique paper-cloth. This, combined with blank white pages and held together with a simple pamphlet stitch, will then become a hand-made book.

Week 2
Squares Collage
With an 8”x10” canvasboard as the base, students will build up squares of corrugated cardboard and scrapbooking paper into a collage. It will also be embellished with acrylic paints and oil pastels.

Week 3
Hemp Bracelet with Beads
Students will learn a simple 2-color weaving/knotting technique that can incorporate beads. There will be a selection of hemp cords and beads to choose from so that a bracelet or anklet can be made.

Week 4
Marbled Stationery
Using enamel paints students will create gorgeous marbled notecards (with envelopes) that they can use themselves but that are beautiful enough to give as gifts.

Fall Art Classes

Art Classes Fall 2009

We nourish their bodies. We nourish their brains. Why not nourish their creativity?

Due to popular demand, we will be continuing the art classes that received such excellent reviews over the summer. They will be offered on a scaled-back schedule to fit in with back-to-school and other fall classes.

In the past our projects have included:

Journal-making
Tie-Dyeing
Stencilling
Rubberstamping
Painting
Hand Sewing and Embroidery
Fabric Painting
Needle Felting
Polymer Clay and Bead Making
Oil Pastels

Classes will be held every Thursday afternoon from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm. Class size is limited to ten students only.

There will be 4 classes per month (Sept, Oct, Nov) at $55 per month. Students must be registered and paid by the 25th of the previous month (Sept 25th for the Oct classes and so on). I can no longer accept partial payments for partial attendance. Fees are non-refundable.

For more information please call Francie Horton at 325.436.1775 or email at burdgurl@gmail.com
Sponsored by Scrapping the Moments

Tie-Dye Tees

Last week we made stenciled and tie-dyed t-shirts. First, we used cardstock stencils and black fabric paint to stencil a design on the fronts of our shirts. After setting them with a heatgun, we used large rubberbands to bunch up parts of the tshirts into starburst patterns. Then we went outside and went crazy with squirt bottles filled with very warm dye. :)

Clay Class

In the second week we worked with polymer clay. We made clay canes where we stacked thin logs of clay together, wrapped them in a layer of clay, and rolled it into a larger log of clay. We then sliced that log into round beads. We also made some smaller swirly beads to go with them. We then baked them. After that we made several "one ball" animals from clay along with accessories and landscapes.

Monsters

The first week we drew our own patterns and hand sewed muslin monsters. Then we stuffed them. After that, we drew and painted faces and features.