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The Crying Chair and Pushing Through Fear

The Crying Chair and Pushing Through Fear

If I could package my ideal customer up in the form of a kickass woman, this would be the one! It was in the middle of one of my Chair Up! Upholstery Bootcamps that she completely broke down crying. Wrestling through her chair, she was 

How To Model Resilience and Empowerment for Your Teen After Divorce or Loss

How To Model Resilience and Empowerment for Your Teen After Divorce or Loss

My dad died when I was 14. He was 48. My mom was 49. I was the youngest of 5 kids. I watched my mom (also the youngest of 5) discover herself and thrive beyond being a wife and mother. She grieved. Then, she made 

Summer Camps

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

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

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

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