Did you know we have some fabulous local art teachers and some are teaching at SmittenDust Studio in Dimondale!
Tuesday, June 3 from 6 - 8 pm Zentangle, the basics with Jane Reiter, Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT)
Learn about this delightful, peaceful drawing process with pen and paper. You will be amazed at your innate creativity and capacity for enjoyment with Zentangle. If you think you’re not an artist, this is the class for you! $35, kit fee: $8, payable at class. Class is also taught July 1, August 5. Please note class date in note to seller section of Paypal.
Learn about this delightful, peaceful drawing process with pen and paper. You will be amazed at your innate creativity and capacity for enjoyment with Zentangle. If you think you’re not an artist, this is the class for you! $35, kit fee: $8, payable at class. Class is also taught July 1, August 5. Please note class date in note to seller section of Paypal.
Develop your meditative practice further by tangling with white pen on black paper. We will use white pen on black paper and experiment a bit with color using color pencils. Prerequisite: Introduction to Zentangle class with a CZT. Bring your Sakura 05 black pen, stump and pencil to class. Class fee $35.
Hmmmm…this Zentangle looks similar to Jane’s BILLBOARD on I-69!
Thursday, June 12, 5:30-8:30 pm Open Studio
We’re combining Tanglemania (people who want to practice their Zentangle) with Craft 911! (people who want to bring their own projects and work together with other creatives) for a free open studio time. Bring a project to work on and a snack to share. FREE
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Saturday, June 14– Private party
We’re combining Tanglemania (people who want to practice their Zentangle) with Craft 911! (people who want to bring their own projects and work together with other creatives) for a free open studio time. Bring a project to work on and a snack to share. FREE
Wednesday, June 18, 6 – 9 PM, Drawing with Denny O'Meara (4 wk class begins)In this intro-intermediate class you will have fun exploring basic concepts and guidelines for creating artistic line-based expressions using a pencil. Learn to use contour line variations, tones and textures to make your own unique art forms. Use shading and perspective techniques to give your art work depth and realism. Subjects will include still life, landscapes and the human form. Four week class, beginning on June 18.
$60 for 4-wk class.
$60 for 4-wk class.
Saturday, June 21 from 10 – 5-ish Run Away with the Circus, the long awaited, event! Spend the day creating four fun projects, snacking on circus food and having a crazy time. Project photos below and supply list supplied at registration. $65, all materials included.
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Tuesday, July 1 from 6 - 8 pm Zentangle, the basics with Jane Reiter, Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT)
Learn about this delightful, peaceful drawing process with pen and paper. You will be amazed at your innate creativity and capacity for enjoyment with Zentangle. If you think you’re not an artist, this is the class for you! $35, kit fee: $8, payable at class.
Thursday, July 10, 5:30-8:30 pm Open Studio
Free open studio time for people who want to practice their Zentangle and/or people who want to bring their own projects and work together with other creatives. Bring a project to work on and a snack to share. FREE
Free open studio time for people who want to practice their Zentangle and/or people who want to bring their own projects and work together with other creatives. Bring a project to work on and a snack to share. FREE
(This class is also offered August 2 from 9:30 – 12:30, please choose which date)
Create a one-of-a-kind, mini work of art using fabric, laces, beads, sequins, ribbons, trims, and other embellishments. You will work in a 4” x 6” postcard-sized format that may be popped in the mail for that special friend or framed for your own personal enjoyment. Several may be joined together to make a small wall hanging. Stretch your creativity … have lots of fun in the process! Taught by Shirley Bentsen, the fabric embellishment Queen of SmittenDust! $30
Kit fee: $10 includes instructional handout, project foundation, vintage image printed on poplin, and complimentary fabrics and embellishments needed to complete one project. Each kit is unique and different. Kit fee is payable at class
Supply List: basic sewing kit, sharp fabric/embroidery scissors, variety of sharp needles, sewing thread, short beading needle/thread, Fray Check, E6000 glue. This project can be completed by hand – sewing machine optional.
Saturday and Sunday, July 26 -27 -Magdalena Muldoon Classes! We are honored to bring our Texas sweetheart, Magdalena Muldoon, to the mitten this summer! Save the dates of Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27!
Easy Pewter Zentangle-Inspired-Art Journal Cover
Saturday, July 26 from 9-12 $50
Zentanglers - This class is for you!Try something new and beautiful with those cool skills you’ve learned!
Draw assorted tangles both on the front and the back of pewter and then learn how to give them diverse volume and texture.
Saturday, July 26 from 9-12 $50
Zentanglers - This class is for you!Try something new and beautiful with those cool skills you’ve learned!
Draw assorted tangles both on the front and the back of pewter and then learn how to give them diverse volume and texture.
Basic concepts of traditional metal embossing techniques will be taught such as: tracing, outlining, refining, and embossing (or making things “puff”), as well as antiquing the metal with a pewter patina, polishing it and adhering it to the cover of a cardboard journal.
All skill levels are welcome!
All skill levels are welcome!
Saturday, July 26 from 1-3 $40
Students of all skill levels will wind up with a gorgeous box as they learn how to emboss metal quickly and easily using assorted stencils, color aluminum and patinas.
All the basics of the metal embossing techniques will be taught. Students can incorporate assorted backgrounds and textures using several metal tools, embossing plates. Stunning antique and patina effects will be featured, offering a wide variety of gilder’s pastes.
Care of the embossed art to prevent damage, as well as how to adhere it to the tin box, will complete the workshop! All skill levels are welcome!
Cool Pewter Lightswitch Plate
Saturday, July 26 from 3:30 – 6:30 pm $50
Students continue to learn more about metal embossing techniques such as drawing, embossing and refining different types of leaves and flowers. Creating, adding background textures and antiquing the metal with a pewter patina. Students will create and unique and beautiful lightswitch plate ready to be wall mounted!! Intermediate skill level preferred.
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Saturday, July 26 from 3:30 – 6:30 pm $50
Students continue to learn more about metal embossing techniques such as drawing, embossing and refining different types of leaves and flowers. Creating, adding background textures and antiquing the metal with a pewter patina. Students will create and unique and beautiful lightswitch plate ready to be wall mounted!! Intermediate skill level preferred.
Perfectly Pewter Shell Box
Sunday, July 27 from 9 – 1 $60*
Sunday, July 27 from 9 – 1 $60*
An intermediate class for those who’ve leaned basic techniques from yesterday’s classes or for more experienced artisans, the Perfectly Pewter Shell Box uses intermediate skills. A class for those who want to do a more intricate project and improve the use of several techniques: Flat technique, tracing and overlapping.
Students will also learn how to cut the metal in more complex lace type patterns and incorporate the use of real laminated shell. Intermediate skill level preferred.
*NOTE: This class has an additional $5 fee for abalone shell. Fee collected at class.
*NOTE: This class has an additional $5 fee for abalone shell. Fee collected at class.
Elegant Patina-ed Tin Wooden Chest
Sunday, July 27 from 2-5 $60
Sunday, July 27 from 2-5 $60
Possibly the most stunning of all Magdalena’s classes (although it's a toss up!), the elegantly patina-ed tin is gorgeous when adhered to a glossy wooden chest! Students emboss on colored aluminum to create a beautifully textured design using embossing plates and stencils.
The class builds on skills already learned and includes adding different dimensions and volume to the tin. Gilder’s pastes will be used to showcase the beautiful art and adhered to the chest. All skill levels welcome!
<---Here's a photo of the chest! Insert your original work of art here!
Postponed - Sadly for us, Kristen Robinson and Ruth Rae are not traveling at this time.
Friday and Saturday, August 8 and 9 - Lexi Grenzer of The Shabby Calavera
Lexi Grenzer from Los Gatos, CA brings her stunning talent and sweet spirit to SmittenDust Studio in August! NOTE: this is the new date.
Friday, August 8 from 9 - 2, Winter Wonderland, $95
It’s a jolly ol’ time of year, and it’s time for Frosty to come out and play! So grab your Gingerbread Latte and come join me for an action packed workshop in which you learn hand sculpting with clay, adding an aged and vintage quality to cured clay, solder large scale projects & collage inside a small box.
The soldered shadow-box measures in at 4” x 4”, so there is lots of space to create your own one-of-a-kind snow-scape.
Supply List
Soldering Iron
Solder iron stand
1/2 pound of lead free solder
Sponge
Flux
Hemostats
Old cookie sheets
Ranger craft sheet
Vintage Ribbon Wood Spool or Melissa Frances Wood Spool
Vintage Elements – to incorporate into shadowbox (i.e. tinsel, pins, ribbon, miniature decorations etc)
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad – Antique Photo &/or Black Soot
Matte Medium or Mod Podge (matte)
Scissors
Craft Knife
Ruler
Decorative Edged Scissors (i.e. scallops, mini scallops, rick rack etc)
Round Nose Plier
Paint Brushes – one medium and one tiny tip (for painting mini details)
Friday, August 8 from 2:30 - 4:30, Nesting Pendant, $55
For many already using ICE Resin ®, we’re continuously looking for that next way to use or incorporate it into your art work. As mixed media artists we have so many amazing options available to us. So when a new technique becomes available using many of the already existing supplies in our crafty tool boxes, it only adds to the thrill of it all. We will be doing just that with Lexi's Nesting Pendant class.
This class is open to beginners and advanced resin artist. Some of the techniques included are mixing custom resin colors, stamping on resin, cold connections, making a wire nest and basic jewelry making skills.
Supply List
Stazon ink pad - black
Favorite rubber stamps (backgrounds, French Script etc)
Baby wipes
Old cookie sheet (for transport of your wet resin pieces)
Craft sheet (non stick)
Jewelry pliers: needle nose, chain nose & wire cutters
Heat tool
*Optional (more empty pendants & bezels for filling)
**Rubber gloves, if you have sensitive skin or are pregnant
Friday, August 8 from 6 - 7:30 pm, Stitched Velvet Roses Brooch, $45
Join Lexi for a mini lesson in making velvet stitched rose pins. These little beauties are gorgeous pinned on cloths, bags, aprons & gifts!
Materials include luscious hand dyed velvets & sari silks, buttons & a millinery leaf.
Naturally hot glue would be the easiest way to make velvet roses, but we'll do it the old fashioned way and stitch largely by hand. This is a lovely project, and you'll be awfully tempted to start hoarding vintage ribbon and millinery leaves...and let’s not forget the velvet!
Supply List
Upholstery Thread in Black or White
Needle
Ribbon, Millinery Flowers or Leaves
Bits (i.e buttons, charms etc) to incorporate into your design
Glue Gun
Sewing machine – if you have one, but stitching can be done by hand
Saturday, August 9 from 10 - 1, Watercolor Pendants, $60
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Watercolor painting is by far one of the most relaxing arts Lexi's experienced. Despite how relaxing it is, many are fearful of learning to do it. Lexi helps work through the fear with her unique stamp & watercolor techniques – it’s a fabulous way to play & paint, with no pressure.
The first part of class focuses on painting little vignettes on watercolor paper, these are delightful inclusions for journals, cards or even framed! The remainder of the class, Lexi will show techniques on how to use watercolors under ICE Resin!!
Saturday, August 9 from 2 - 6 pm, Wiggling Witches, $60
Lexi's love of Halloween reaches back to childhood memories of cake walks, bobbing for apples, dressing up & CAAAAANDY! Every Fall, her creative wheels go into motion creating new workshops inspired by my favorite time of year.
This little shadowbox is one of her original Halloween classes, and it’s by far one of the favorites! The mini shadowbox measures 2 ¼” x 1 3/8”, so naturally the found objects and elements will need to be quite small, miniature in fact!
Class instruction includes shrinky-dink tricks, how to attach wiggling arms and lots of fun little techniques - once our boxes are filled and looking oh so fabulous, we will finish off the pendant by encasing in glass and solder. The opportunity for further personalization does not end with our soldered shadowboxes, as we get to add assorted charms & vials to our little creations.
Lexi's love of Halloween reaches back to childhood memories of cake walks, bobbing for apples, dressing up & CAAAAANDY! Every Fall, her creative wheels go into motion creating new workshops inspired by my favorite time of year.
This little shadowbox is one of her original Halloween classes, and it’s by far one of the favorites! The mini shadowbox measures 2 ¼” x 1 3/8”, so naturally the found objects and elements will need to be quite small, miniature in fact!
Class instruction includes shrinky-dink tricks, how to attach wiggling arms and lots of fun little techniques - once our boxes are filled and looking oh so fabulous, we will finish off the pendant by encasing in glass and solder. The opportunity for further personalization does not end with our soldered shadowboxes, as we get to add assorted charms & vials to our little creations.
Supply List
Jewelry Tools/Pliers
Crop-o-dile (if you own one)
Heat Tool or Embossing Gun
Craft Sheet
Soldering Iron
Soldering Iron Stand
Lead Free Solder
Hemostats
Flux
Optional: Miniature Flat back charms, vintage game pieces, old keys/found objects, vintage jewelry, ribbon, twine etc.
Saturday, August 9 from 6:30 - 8 pm, Holiday Cloche with Mini Deer, $45
Here's a sneak peak of the Kari and Jen show! More details to follow!
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Victorian Tag Pendant on Sunday, October 19
Come along and learn the addictive technique of Metal etching and how to use a jewelers saw. Discover how to make this vintage looking metal etched Victorian tag pendant.
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Join Lexi for a mini soldering workshop where we create a holiday cloche pendant. This wee little winter scene in an itty bitty cloche is sure to get your holidays started with that special winter cheer. No soldering experience required either, so this is a fabulous way to learn to solder with an iron.
Supply List
Soldering Iron (60watt to 100 watt & ¼” tip to 3/16” tip)
Soldering Iron Stand
Hemostats
Flux
Lead Free Solder
Craft Sheet
Jewelry Tools/Pliers
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, October 17-19 - Kari McKnight Holbrook from Columbus and Jen Crossley from AustraliaSoldering Iron (60watt to 100 watt & ¼” tip to 3/16” tip)
Soldering Iron Stand
Hemostats
Flux
Lead Free Solder
Craft Sheet
Jewelry Tools/Pliers
Here's a sneak peak of the Kari and Jen show! More details to follow!
Birds and Blooms class on Saturday, October 18, 2014.
This is a 9 hour class - we'll break for lunch and dinner and get back
together to finish the books!
Delight in the meshing of metal, paper, paint & patinas! Watch the magic unfold as we journey through etching, metal forming, transfers, whitewashing, and binding. Jen and Kari will divulge their secrets for successful, safe metal working and enthusiastic, refreshed painting methods. A little leather (or a pleather option) and this fantastic fusion emerges!
Victorian Tag Pendant on Sunday, October 19
Come along and learn the addictive technique of Metal etching and how to use a jewelers saw. Discover how to make this vintage looking metal etched Victorian tag pendant.
Saturday, November 1 - Day of the Dead Event also known as Dia de Los Muertos
The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. Look for info on a very special event we're planning!
