What is not to love about friendship bracelets? Kumihimo is a Japanese braiding technique that uses a disk. You can create beautiful patterns from simple to complex. These bracelets are a little different from traditional friendship bracelets, and that is what makes them special! They are fun to make, fun…
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Paint and Sip Party! Chasing the Winter Blues Away
Painting is an excellent way to relax and enjoy an evening with some old friends, or to make a few new ones. Anyone can learn, and GInger makes it easy. This fun 2-hour workshop is perfect for the beginner to those more advanced in acrylic painting. In this guided workshop,…
Make Your Own Yarn!!!!
Do you knit, crochet, or weave? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be able to spin your own yarn for your creations? If you have ever wondered how to spin yarn, this is the workshop for you. Ginger has been spinning for 40+ years and can show you how to get…
Make Your Own Yarn!!!!
Do you knit, crochet, or weave? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be able to spin your own yarn for your creations? If you have ever wondered how to spin yarn, this is the workshop for you. Ginger has been spinning for 40+ years and can show you how to get…
Make Your Own Yarn!!!!
Do you knit, crochet, or weave? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be able to spin your own yarn for your creations? If you have ever wondered how to spin yarn, this is the workshop for you. Ginger has been spinning for 40+ years and can show you how to get…
Young Artists Series: April Showers Bring May Flowers and Monsters!
Let’s celebrate spring with this class is the fourth of Tin Can Chandelier’s newest series of classes for budding artists. This class uses a fun painting technique using straws. It is called blow painting and is completely fun! The young artists will learn to draw characature features to give their…
Young Artists Series: Stick Weaving
This class is the third of Tin Can Chandelier’s newest series of classes for budding artists. This project goes a little off the beaten path and explores the ancient art of stick weaving. This type of weaving dates back to the paleolithic era and predates any modern form of loom…
Young Artists Series: Stick Weaving
This class is the third of Tin Can Chandelier’s newest series of classes for budding artists. This project goes a little off the beaten path and explores the ancient art of stick weaving. This type of weaving dates back to the paleolithic era and predates any modern form of loom…
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AI and Art: What Do We Have to Gain? What Do We Have to Lose?
AI is here to stay, whether you are happy about this or not. So many voices are telling us that we need to stay relevant. We need to be up with the times. I don’t entirely disagree with this, and feel that AI can be an incredible tool for society….
Soapmaking – Make Your Own Dish Soap Bar!!!
I have been back in the soap lab again, and I have to share this one with you! I was looking for a more natural alternative to my favorite grease-fighting dishwashing detergents. I looked at several recipes and did not like them, so I created my own, and it works!…