The rest of the Snowbird projects

After our lesson from Lesa with the magnificent swan, we were ready for something more laid back.  Her class was 4 hours, with a lunch break, and my Angelique the Aviary Queen was a simple task to fill the rest of the day.

Here is one in progress.

The Peeps made some very pretty angels, ready for the holidays.

Sunday was an ornament day. 

We had three, one hour classes.

Lori Oles crafted beauty from pipe cleaners and scraps of fabric. By the way, people raved to me about her clear cut, no nonsense teaching style.

And she is a powerhouse.  That lady pitched in and helped me above and beyond anything I would ever ask of her!  

My 2nd class was an updated take on the old fashioned styrofoam ball ornaments from the 60-70s.

And Beth’s was a needlework ornie.

The three classes were called, Snow Blossom, Snowball, and Snowdrop.

Twinkle joined us for some of the classes, but preferred napping on Susie’s bag to getting any real work done. She spent some time lap hopping too and got plenty of cuddle time.

There were lots of different takes on all of the projects, that is always my favorite part.

I love seeing how each artist makes the project to suit themselves.

We spent the afternoon delving into piles of supplies to foof up what we started on, finish the swan, or craft something one of a kind.

Examples of what could be done with the provided supplies were hung to view, and advice or help was offered.  But mostly people just puttered and played.

For those who wanted more structure, bottle brush tree/tart tin kits were available too.

After seeing all of the lovely ways that the teacher’s kits were made up, I look forward to studio time where I get to create my own versions, they looked fun.

Thanks to my fabulous teachers, Beth Leintz, Lori Oles, Jenn Hayslip, and Lesa Dailey!

And to Guncle Randy along with honorary guncle, Jason, for all of the heavy lifting, laughter, and good food.

Terry deserves a huge thank you for her magical cupcakes, generosity, and kitchen/vendor night help.

My long time friend, Angie, made use of her extensive shopkeeping skills on vendor night too.

And what would Birdsong be without a room full of peeps!?

We had a creative, excited, laughing, talented, friendly flock of no drama buddies grace the studio with their loveliness.

And I appreciated each and every one of them.

 

 

 

 

 

Comments

[Tami Hacker]

So much fun! We appreciate you Karla!

[jeanie]

These are all beautiful, Karla, and best of all the beautiful friendships made or renewed by creating in the company of others.

[Stephanie Coop]

I love this post! Lots of great ideas