Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Please Spring, go away!

Finally, Spring is here! Though I am loving the weather and the fact that my toes are finally not cold all day, I have to say I want Spring to end! Call me crazy, but you'll see. 

The heartfelt craft shop actually has a heart-what a tongue twister!
We want to provide a healthy space to discover creative abilities, develop skills, confidence and DIY capacity. We want to encourage and celebrate creativity + inspiration + wishes + dreams + good manners + friendships. We want to have fun!

This is my we have created the heartfelt craft shop, a home based shop that offers summer camp sessions for girls ages 6 to 12. Sessions are 3 hours long, all materials are included, snack and water bottle will be provided daily, and sessions are of up to 10 girls.

Fatima and I are the mother-daughter dynamic duo that will share all their craft-artistic knowledge at the heartfelt craft shop during this summer.

We will have 6 sessions in 4 weeks - talk about a busy summer! Registration is open until June 6th but space is limited and spaces are filling quickly. Please contact us for more information and for signing up.

Week 1-

Fairy dust camp- All fairies welcome! We will create our own fairy world while learning some basic hand sewing techniques. We will make a magic wand, crowns, tooth fairy pouch, and our very own fairies! We will take this opportunity to remind the girls about using the magic words through etiquette expert Emily Post's book: Emily's Everyday Manners.
Date: July 7-11
Ages: 6-8
Time: 9a.m.-12 p.m.
Available spots: 5 

Heartfelt cards camp- Handmade cards are the best! Making them is fun and the recipient values the creativity, effort, and thoughtfulness. We will make one of a kind, limited edition cards with different materials and techniques. We will learn quilling, stitching, doodling while we make cards for every occasion. We will also learn to write thank you notes using Emily Post's Guide to Good Manners.
Date: July 7- 11
Ages: 9-12
Time: 2-5 p.m.
Available spots: 5

Week 2-

I am a chef camp- This is a one of a kinds cooking camp...no dirty dishes and no crumbs! We will enjoy preparing tasty looking felt pasta, tacos, veggies, many different sweet treats. Campers will learn hand sewing, embroidery and other crafting techniques. Since it's all about fun and eating, what a better way to complete the fun that learning table manners through Emily Post's Table Manners for Kids. Delicious!
Date: July 14-18
Ages: 8-11
Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Available spots: 4

Love to sew camp- Calling all sewing lovers! We will learn sewing machine basics, how to use it, thread it, and load the bobbin. It will we fun learning to use basic patterns, cutting fabric, exploring by hand stitches, sewing buttons, and hems. We will make several simple projects starting with our very own sewing kits.
Date: July 14-18
Ages: 9-12
Time: 2-5 p.m.
Available spots: 7

Week 3-

 Accessorize yourself camp- We will get creative making a variety of fun accessories and wearable arts from different materials. We will make earrings, bracelets, necklaces, all kids of hair accessories and even an organizer! We will learn basic by hand stitches, and much more!
Date: July 21-25
Ages: 8-12
Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Available spots: 7

Week 4-

Felt sew happy camp- Aren't we crazy about felt? Yes! Campers will learn and use basic sewing and embroidery techniques to create amazing animals, pencil case, and other school accessories, key chains and finally, dun, duun, duuun...a beautiful felt mobile that'll make a great room decorating piece.
Date: July 28- August 1
Ages: 9-11
Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Available spots: 7


See why I want Spring to go away? Because I can't wait for Summer to start so we can begin our summer camp fun!