Altered Arts Workshop

Hi, folks. The workshop was great today! So much fun. The action figures are amazing and I can't wait to see what you do with the fruit. Thanks for the cookies, Stacy.
Nancy, Mimi and I went next door for Thai after. We should all go next month.
-Chris

Pictures of Altered Action Figures

Picture of Nutcrackers

Snowflake Sale and MORE!

Snowflake SALE! plus TWO Catalog Options!

Our first ever Snowflake Sale starts today!!  Friday, January 25th through Sunday, January 27th.   Stop in, gather your purchases and just before check out, pick out your snowflake to find out how much of a percentage we take off for you!   Please Note:  Offer good for product only.  Excluded in this sale is any class, swap or crop/playdate fees. Our Snowflakes have different percentages on them! From 5% to 35% off your product purchase! WOW!! *******Want more??******* Starting today through Sunday, February 3rd, I'm thrilled to announce our first ever catalog sale!  I'm not starting this with just one catalog but TWO! Come on in, take a seat at the bar and take a peek through: That's right!  Memory Box! Also... Saturated Canary! Come on in, pick what YOU want and place an order.  All orders must be prepaid but if you come in this weekend, you can take advantage of the Snowflake Sale!! Don't forget about our FREE Beginner Workshops, starting this Saturday, January 26th!  Please call 781-447-4010 to let us know you are coming!  Find out more about our Beginner Workshops here.

Open House!!

Join us on Saturday, March 2nd and Sunday, March 3rd for:

• Free Make and Takes
• Demos
• PRIZES!!
• And A New Contest!

We'll be open for 6 months and we'd love to celebrate! 

Our altered clothespin was such a hit, we are putting another call out.  This time, we'd love to see what you can do with a wooden or plastic egg! Grab an egg and start altering!  Please only wooden or plastic, no edible eggs.


The instructors will have theirs on display and YOU can choose their winner! 

All customer entries received before Sunday, March 3rd at 4 PM will be entered to win a $50 gift certificate to the store!  We'll use a random generator to choose the winner.

Beginner Workshops - Start Saturday!!!

Starting this Saturday, January 26th we will be offering FREE Beginner Workshops.  Each week, we'll bring you a different Beginner class - all free!  These workshops are only about 20-30 minutes in length.  All we ask is that you call us and let us know you are coming!  781-447-4010 All Workshops will be held at the Art Bar.  Here's a line up of our Beginner Workshops:

• Beginner: Stamping - Saturday, January 26th from 11AM - 11:30AM and Wednesday, January 30th from 1-1:30PM
• Beginner: Embossing - Saturday, February 2nd from 11AM - 11:30AM and Wednesday, February 6th from 1-1:30PM
• Beginner: Tools - Saturday, February 9th from 11AM - 11:30AM and Wednesday, February 13th from 1-1:30PM
• Beginner: Entire Series - Saturday, February 16th from 10AM - 4PM
• Beginner: Markers - Wednesday, February 20th 1-1:30PM and Saturday, February 23rd from 11AM - 11:30 AM
• Beginner: Glitter - Wednesday, March 6th from 1-1:30 and Saturday, March 9th from 11AM - 11:30AM
• Beginner: Mixed Media - Wednesday, March 13th from 1-1:30 and Saturday, March 16th from 11A:30 AM

If you've ever wondered how to use some of the product in the store, this is the perfect way to learn!  In your first Beginner Workshop you'll create a little notebook to keep notes and everyone will walk away with lots of knowledge and a little project based on the workshop taken.  Don't forget, the workshops are free but a quick call or email to let us know you are coming would be appreciated.

Christmas Tree Experiment

While I was off on vacation in December I was able to play with one of the products I've been anxious to use from the store. Silks are an acrylic glaze that work on a multitude of materials, paper, wood, fabric and clay are just a few of them.

I bought a couple of Melissa Frances embellishments from the store and thought the Silks would be perfect. Here is a picture of the wreath because I forgot to take a picture of the tree before I started my experiment.

The Silks come in an array of colors. The store has a good selection of them plus they come in 35 colors. These glazes have mica in them which make them have the perfect sheen to them, not too shiny and not too dull. Here are the colors I chose from to paint the Christmas tree embellishment.

I used a paintbrush to put the base color of green on the tree and then colored the presents and ribbons. I did go back and put a second coat of the green to give it some depth.

Here's a more detailed shot of the tree.

This is just one of the many ways you can use the Silks with the Melissa Frances embellishments. There are an array of embellishments from this line which include frames, flowers, birds, flourishes and many more. Stop in the store to see what is in stock.

Susan C.