Circle of Crafts: Gifts of Time and Love

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Gifts of Time and Love

The last class of this year on December 9 was about gift giving. Nadia explained how and when that tradition came into being, where Santa Clause is originated from and how gifts are related to Christmas and New Year season.

Practical part of the gathering was concentrated on gift wrapping ideas - making all sorts of ribbon flowers and gift boxes.

The joy of making at least wrapping if not the gifts itself with our own hands straight from the heart made our class shine with real spirit of the season.

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The details for Circle of Crafts

Join us to

- explore the history of crafts around the world,
- celebrate the year's cycle in nature and cultures with the seasonal projects
- master different traditional techniques (weaving, plaiting, knitting, sewing, folding, etc...) and use of traditional materials (everything from nature around us as well as paper, fabric, leather, yarn, etc...)
- learn to make fun, useful and beautiful things: some would be your everyday household articles, others would serve as decorations and presents - a wonderful alternative for gift shopping!
- connect your creative spirit to the spirit of nature,
- get back in touch with the craft skills that were central to survive in earlier times,
- become the spirit inherent in the handmade.

Every session begins with a circle time: exploring the project/media, discussing the origin, history and cultural aspects of the craft ahead, listening and making stories. Please note, it is vital to be on time not to miss this important part of the class.

We target the projects for both boys and girls (birds and dragons, butterflies and spiders, fairies and monsters, girl and boy dolls)

The projects are diversified by

- offering few projects from easy to hard in each session (you may start with easy and progress to the more complicated level, or jump forward if it feels too easy, or you may just do the easy one and enjoy it)
- using different media for the same theme,
- creating different projects for the same media,
- exploring different ways to make the same project,

You would get as much attention from us as you need to get in touch with your own creativity: from step by step instructions to absolute freedom.

Materials are provided.

Cost:

Siblings younger then 5 years old are free.

Drop in classes are $15/person or $40/family

Full session (three classes):

1 child -$ 40

2 children - $60

Family of three and more -$75

Full term (3 sessions - 9 classes)

1 child -$ 100

2 children - $130

Family of three and more -$150

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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Gifts of Time and Love

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