Thursday, May 21, 2020

Come Join us... Memories of Childhood Creative Workshop is rescheduled!

Our May 2020 event was postponed due to COVID.
We are happy to share our event is rescheduled!
 
The Art of Friendship
Presents…
Memories of Childhood
Creative Workshop
October 1 -3, 2020
Limited Seating Available
 

 The Art of Friendship is presenting 'Memories of Childhood' Creative Workshop
October 1-3, 2020 in the Kansas City area.
Event fee: $295.00
Event includes:
o   Shopping at the Historic West Bottoms Antique & Vintage District.
o   A visit to The National Toy & Miniature Museum.
o  Three meals. 
o  Twenty hours immersed in creativity and friendship!
o   Three AMAZING classes
1.     A Storybook Needlekeeper & Pin Cushion.
2.     Mixed Media Altered Golden Book "Memories of Childhood" Journal.
3.     Saori-style Fibers Woven Bracelet.
4.  Classes offer the best of supplies and intermediate projects.
5.  Instructors: Tami Hacker, Nora Neeley, and Suzanne Wingfield.

Registration ends September 1, 2020. Full payment due by September 10, 2020.
For event details and registration, please contact Tami at shankful@kc.rr.com.
We'd love to have you join us 💓


A Storybook Needlekeeper & Pin Cushion 
Instructor: Suzanne Wingfield

Create a little book that will hold your needles and perhaps your sewing dreams.
Girls used to make these sweet little treasures as gifts for their moms or grandmas.
You will create a little book using the yummiest of wool felts and wool.
You may embellish with a felted cashmere rose, buttons, trims, ribbons and embroidery.
Attached to the book will be a hand fashioned little strawberry pincushion made of wool or velvet.  Inside the book there will be a lovely surprise....

Saori-Style Fibers Woven Bracelet 
Instructor: Nora Neeley

Weave a wonderful Saori-style bracelet, free-style approach, experimental, self-expression “Painting with Fibers’, no patterns, no mistakes.  A personal loom is included for you to take home.
Free-style approach that will remind you of of weaving hot pads when we were young.

Mixed Media Altered Golden Book "Memories of Childhood" Journal 
Instructor: Tami Hacker
   
Golden Books will be unbound and refitted with the original story pages along with childhood-related vintage & new items: fabric/lace/trim, scrapbook paper, dyed papers, educational papers, images, photos, pockets, tags...all sorts of personal journaling opportunities!
Golden Book options will vary.
Bring Misc. items of your own childhood or a grandchild
or a favorite child to personalize your journal!
Altered journals will have two signatures and buttons will lace the spine of your altered journal. 


What a fun workshop & weekend... do come join us!