Stilts and Container Gardens!

We had so much fun at our Craft Fiction! work shop at the 100th Monkey Studio on Sunday! We had container theme projects: We painted, decoupaged, and drew on our cntainers...

...planted gardens to fit our personalities, like the sisters did in Little Women, and...

...learned how to walk on stilts made of paint cans and laynards! As soon as our cukes grow we will try the "grow a cucumber in a bottle trick like they did in The Box Car children.

See you at the next workshop!

Craft Fiction Workshop #5 Stilts and Cukes!

Don't forget to RSVP for
Craft Fiction
Sunday, June 8th from 1-3pm

Projects:
Tin can Stilts ( Ramona & her father) and
Grow a cucumber in a Bottle ( Boxcar children)


The 100th Monkey Studio
Where creativity and free expression are contagious.
110 SE 16th Ave
Portland, OR 97214
503-232-3457
www.the100thmonkeystudio.com

Design Camp 08!

Hey, what are you doing this summer? Michelle is running a design camp at her studio! There are four sessions, 2 DIY (do it yourself) camps, an 18" doll clothes design camp, and a Project Runway style design camp - Resistration is now open. Hope to see you there!

Craft Fiction Workshop #4 THIS SUNDAY

Please join is this Sunday for the 4th Craft Fiction! Workshop

What: Sand and Tea Dying
Inspired by the novels
Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace
All of a Kind Family Uptown by Sydney Taylor

Where: The 100th Monkey Studio
www.the100thmonkeystudio.com
110 SE 16th Ave Portland, Oregon 97267
(503)232-3457
the100th@the100thmonkeystudio.com

When: Sunday, May 4th from 1-3pm

About:
This is a Parent and Child Book/Craft Group. We will read and discuss craft
projects introduced in classic children's literature. Best suited for children
ages 6-12. Reading the novels in advance is not mandatory.

Members: $10
Non-members: $15
Punch cards applicable!

All materials provided, except the books.

The new Summer Craft Fiction Series will be posted soon!

Craft Fiction Workshop #3 Slippers and Salve

The 3rd Craft Fiction workshop was a blast! We made slippers from old blankets and felted sweaters and our own salve with beeswax, olive oil and essential oils. I will post some photos from the workshop
First we traced our feet to make patterns

Then we made patterns for the insoles

We used our patterns to mark the slippers on the wool

after we cut them out we marked the holes for the laces


and finished them up!

Here we are making salve


Next Class we are dying with tea and created dyed sand projects. Hope to see you there!

Slipper Pattern Preview!

Slippers and Salve tomorrow - can't wait! I worked out a really great slipper pattern and Joy from the Monkey studio gave me some serious lip balm making lessons.

I can't wait to see what the kids create tomorrow. Here is a preview of the pattern for the slippers.


The class is at

The 100th Monkey Studio
110 SE 16th Ave
Portland, Oregon
97267

(503)232-3457

Hope to see you there!

Craft Fiction Workshop #2 Love Knots and Sock Toys

The creative energy was a'flowin in our workshop today! We made our own parchment paper to trace Victorian Love Knots with and wrote "endless messages." They were amazing!

Here is a photo of some of the kids working on their love knots


In the second half of the class we made sock toys inspired by "Stockings" in the Box Car Children. Here are shots of the group designing their sock toys and one of the finished ones



The next workshop is Sunday, March 6th from 1-3 at the 100th Monkey Studio. We will be making Slippers and Salve. Sign up soon - space is limited!