[announce] Dec 12. Natural Crafts Workshop

[Deanne Bednar]

* Hand-made Holiday Gifts from
Nature*<http://strawbale.pbworks.com/Hand-made+Holiday+Gifts+from+Nature>.
Click here for more information and photos.


 "Wreaths, Wool & Walking Sticks!  Create a gift for yourself or others....

 *Saturday, December 12, 2009*  *2 - 5 pm,* Come at 1 pm for a Natural
Building tour of the grounds !

 *At this workshop you can make a . . .
*

   - Grapevine Wreath ~ and decorate it with plants from this
   land...bittersweet, rosehips, and more.
   - Felted wool ball ~ try your hand at felting a soft sturdy ball with
   wool from the sheep at 3 Roods Farm in Columbiaville, MI. This is a fun &
   practical gift for the grandkids!
   - Corded bracelet ~ learn to cord from local natural materials.  The
   bracelet can be a reminder of you as well as of our connection to nature.
   - Walking Stick.  Select a pole pre-cut, or harvest your own.  Using a
   drawknife and whittling knife if you would like to make your pole smooth.
   Drill a hole and add a leather handle if you wish.



This is an opportunity to connect directly with nature...and enjoyable to be
in the presence of others.

It is a pleasure to smell bees wax, explore locally growing plants, work
with raw wool and sculpt the earth.

Take home your treasures at the end of the day.   Bring hand clippers if you
have them, and perhaps a snack to share.
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REGISTRATION:

Fee for each workshop is $25 or $20 for Early Bird registration (payment 1
week in advance!) Ask about group discount & sliding scale.

*Register* <http://strawbale.pbwiki.com/Registration-form> by phone or email
& pay in advance (by mail or  Pay Pal). Limited class size.

Contact Deanne by phone (248 628 1887 or email ecoartdb at gmail.com.

Location is at the Strawbale Studio land outside Oxford, MI, one hour north
of Detroit, on wooded rural land.

Bring hand clippers if you have them.


-- 
Deanne Bednar
www.strawbale.pbworks.com
248 628 1887
ecoartdb at gmail.com

"Reverence for the mystery of being, gratitude for the gift of life, and
humility for our human place in nature and the whole."  Earth Charter
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