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Summer Camps
June | Monday – Friday | 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Instructor: Shelly Miller Leer plus 1 instructional assistant Capacity: 10 Ages: 7-11 This week we’ll be diving deep into all things textiles. Campers will get a feel for operating the sewing machine, block printing …
Summer Camps
Join us for 1-8 weeks of Kids Maker Camps. Click on Studio Workshops on the Classes tab and you’ll be able to read about the most fun, creative, day camps around.
4 Course Upholstery-in-a-Box: Small Biz Saturday Special
There’s nothing like getting lost in a project. Time flies and your mind gets a much needed break from it’s routine. It’s refreshing, invigorating, inspiring and good for you. This year, give the gift of Brain Relief. We all need our overworked brains to step …
Take a Creative Corporate Brain Break
Most corporate people I’ve been chatting with lately mention that being creative is on the back, back burner of their time- crunched lives. They’ve been hustling to figure out the work-from-home thing, child care, workouts, and then everything else that you have to get done …
Self Kindness and the Modern Maker
If you’ve ever been in one of my live workshops, you’ll have heard me expound upon the limitless benefits of making things with our hands. There’s research folks! That is, research about the brain-hand connection and how it all works together for good. Ideas, planning, …
Corporate Team Building at HomeRoom
Before the pandemic wreaked havoc on so many small businesses, I was building up a nice little party/event arm of my business. SalesForce, Community Hospital, EasyWay Products, plus a handful of Maker birthday parties started me going down a path I had not anticipated. Whether …
DIY: Pillow Makers Workshop
Heads up! Pillows are hot. Every season there’s a new look for pillows and various other home furnishings. That might be an exaggeration. Sometimes, the powers that be simply remix stuff to make you think there’s a new look. Not that long ago, I asked …
10 Pro Tips from a Newly Mindful Thrift Store Addict
Do you find yourself passing the hours during your soul crushing job daydreaming about doing a Goodwill Crawl? You know, driving from Goodwill to Goodwill to see if they have that one thing you just have to have. If you’re one of us, you know …