Crafts

Nature’s Creative Decor—Fun, hands-on session for the creative person! Learn to transform nature’s bounty into treasures for home, school, or office.  Class will begin with a short hike outdoors to collect items that we will gather from nature’s bounty to use during class.  This is a class that you can take over and over because we will try to bring new ideas to each class. Great ideas to decorate your home and create fond memories!

Outdoor Memories—Learn to embellish and enhance your photographs and create lasting memories. Create fabulous effects on your special photos by cutting, matting, adorning, and embellishing. Bring your favorite outdoor photos for this class.

Pine Needle Baskets—With materials provided by nature and a few of your own imaginative touches, you can transform pine needles into creative and beautiful baskets. The technique of coiling and stitching pine needles together is incredible easy. In just a few hours, a beginner can make a small basket (see photo at right). Once you master the skills taught in this class, you will be able to create beautiful and unique baskets.

Pine Needle Gourds—In this class, you will have a great time learning how to make baskets using pine needles and ordinary gourds. Whether you are creative and imaginative or not, you will leave this class with your own, uniquely beautiful basket.

Sticks to Staffs—Learn how to select and design your own personalized walking staff. Participants will learn various woody plants from which to choose, then will get hands-on as they customize their very own. A real make-and-take!