Class: Halloween Necklace with Cheryl Thorpe

Join Cheryl T. this Saturday and create a one of kind Halloween necklace sure to wow your friends.  The intricate layout and design of this wonderful piece showcases the beautiful and unique collection of beads that Cheryl will be sharing with you.  A fun ribbon wrapped chain brings it all together.  You'll no doubt enjoy donning this lovely necklace during the Fall season, but something tells me that you'll want to wear it all year long ;D

Bring your class kit, but add your jewelers' tools, especially the various pliers.

September 29th, Saturday:  10:00am - 4:00pm, you might finish earlier depending upon your personal pace (class fee is $40.00)  

Class: Altered Books, Part 1, Getting Started with Sue Rosenberg

Join Sue R. Friday morning for the first class in a 4-part series (to take place over the course of 4-months) featuring techniques for creating altered books.  During Friday's session she will take you through the first stages of altering an old book, which she will supply.  She'll show you how to removed pages, adhere pages, and even walk you through the first 2-page spread.  

Be sure to bring your class kit, plus an X-Acto knife, and any papers or ephemera you would like to use.  Sue will have a stash of papers and ephemera on hand, but feel free to make this book your own using items that speak to you.  

Future sessions during this ongoing workshop will cover additional altered book techniques that you will surely use again and again.  

Sept. 21st, Friday:  10:00am - 2:00pm (class fee $15.00) 

Class: Halloween Collage Cards with Caroline Lawson

Take a walk on the dark side with Caroline Lawson this Saturday and create 2 adorable Halloween cards.  Caroline uses her trademark collage skills to build layers of detail that come together to form a couple of fabulous Halloween scenes.  Better get started on those spooky fall projects because it's just around the corner!

September 22nd, Saturday -  10:00am - 12:00pm (class fee $25.00)

Class: Ladies Diary with Nancy Kreischer

Join Nancy K. this Friday and create something truly beautiful and unique.  What a fun and fabulous way to upcycle a simple and unassuming Altoid tin into a lovely keepsake.  The lid is transformed with the addition of delicate, feminine images from the Graphic 45 line, Ladies Diary.  Open the tin and a beautiful diorama unfolds transporting you back to a simpler, more elegant time.  Add a pad of the Graphic 45 Ladies Diary paper to your class kit and Nancy will supply the tins and additional decorative accouterment.

September 14th, Friday:  10:00am - 2:00pm (class fee $20.00)        

Class: Ghoul Light with Arley Berryhill

If you've ever taken a class with Arley, you already know he is a masterful instructor.  Join him Saturday and create a spooky project perfect for this time of year.  This creepy ghoul is cloaked in burlap and wielding a wax enclosed battery operated tea light.  A row of these along the windowsill or across the mantel will put you, and all your houseguests, in the Halloween spirit.  You might even want to make a few extra to gift to the special Halloween fanatics in your life.  

Bring your basic class kit, but add the following items if you have them on hand:

• thread scissors
• acrylic paints (white, cream, yellow, black)
• small detail paint brushes
• water cup
• long (1 1/2" to 2") straight pens (like quilter's pins)
• foil (for your work surface)
• Aleene's Tacky Glue

September 8th, Saturday:  1:00pm - 4:00pm (class fee $25.00)

Class: Needle Felted Santa with Elizabeth Forbes

Join Liz Saturday and get a head start on your Christmas gifts and projects.  You'll start with wool roving, felt needles, and foam, and by the end of the day, you'll have a wonderful little Santa Claus.  Don't let the holidays sneak up on you this year, instead, put yourself in a holiday frame of mind with this delightful project.  Liz creates amazing felted pieces, so do yourself a favor, take this class and learn from a master.

September 1st, Saturday:  10:00am - 4:00pm (class fee $45.00)   

A Make -n- Take at CP2!

Baby, it's hot outside, but it's cool in the classroom!  Join Nancy Friday afternoon or Saturday morning and make a super quick, super fun, super cute card for only $5.00!  Spend $25.00 or more in the store and make the card for free!   

$5.00 Make -n- Take:  Friday, August 24th anytime between 1:00pm - 4:00pm

$5.00 Make -n- Take:  Saturday, August 25th anytime between 10:00am - 12:00pm 

Class: Tropical Flower Cards with Sue LaMeer

Join Sue LaMeer this Saturday and create 2 exquisite cards featuring tropical flower images from Stampendous.  Hone your coloring skills with these vibrant projects that are paired with intricate die cuts.  You might just want to frame them rather than share them!  

August 25th, Saturday:  1:00pm - 4:00pm (class fee $25.00)

Class: Mixed Media Triptych with Sue Rosenberg

Join Sue Friday morning and create a beautiful mixed media collage project you'll be proud to display.  Elements of Steampunk combined with balloon images set the stage for this stylish piece.  Sue will have  a variety of papers on hand so you can add your own unique touch.  Bring your class kit, but add an Xacto knife, awl, and a cutting pad if you have them.

August 24th, Friday:  10:00am - 12:00pm (call for class fee)      

Class: Halloween Book with Nancy Yoshimoto

Nancy Yoshimoto, yes, the Proprietress Extraordinaire, is taking time out of her busy schedule to kick off the Halloween season with a fabulous book project that celebrates a time of year that is near and dear to many of us.  You'll spend a majority of the afternoon concentrating on the cover art, which consists of a spooky haunted mansion and includes some of the ghouls that haunt it.  The book is bound with a Bind It All wire binding and the interior pages will be a blank canvas to showcase whatever sketches, ephemera, pictures, or musings your heart desires. 

Be sure to include a good pair of scissors and double stick tape in your class kit.

August 18th, Saturday:  10:00am - 4:00pm (class fee $50.00)