Adult Workshops and Classes!

You asked for it and I have a schedule ready for my scrapbook friends and mixed media artists!

Artworks Studio/Scrapper’s Nook

Fall Workshops and Crop Nights

Scrap* Paper* Scissors* CROP!

Take advantage of the creative atmosphere at Artworks Studio and Laura’s artistic expertise as well as sharing ideas among fellow croppers. Paper friendly snacks will be served and you are more than welcome to bring in the beverage of your choice.



Crop Nights!



The studio has the following equipment available for your use during the evening: large format printer, punches, stamps, Crop-a-dile II Big Bite and Cricut Expressions. You are welcome to bring in your own Cricut cartridges to use too. The studio owns the following cartridges: Jasmine, Plantin School Book, Graphically Speaking, Ultimate Creative Series Sampler, A Frightful Affair, Team Spirit and Sports Mania.

Scrapper’s Nook materials purchased during the crop will be 10% off!

Space is limited to 6 people
TIME: 7:00 – 10:30 PM

Fee: $10

Dates: Thursdays

October 11

October 18

November 1

November 15

December 13

Use up your PAPERS!

Offered every other month this afternoon workshop will take you through fun and easy projects that make you use up those scraps of paper you’ve been hoarding! You bring your scrap stash and I will provide the rest.

Halloween/Fall

Saturday October 13th 1:00-4:00PM

Fee: $18



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Holiday/Winter Banner

Saturday December 8th 1:00 – 4:00 PM

Fee: $18



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Pinned it! Now I’m going to MAKE it!

How many DIY crafty pins on Pinterest have you tried to actually do? Each workshop features a project that I have pinned to my Pinterest boards. So let’s do it! All materials will be provided.



Altered cigar box for the holidays



Altered Box: Transform an ordinary cigar box into work of art keep sake box. How about in a holiday theme to keep those cherished Christmas cards in?

Saturday November 3rd 1:00 – 5:00PM

Fee: $35

The Fine Print: Class & crop reservations are on a first come, first served basis. If necessary a waiting list can be made for each class, and any cancellations will need to be made with a minimum of 48 hours notice before the class session meets. Refunds will be in the form of store credit if cancellation is made prior to the 48-hour period. If the cancellation is made less than 48 hours before the class is to be held, class materials will be distributed to you after the session ends. Crop night fees have a 24-hour cancellation notice and are non-refundable after the 24-hour notice window.

no picture just words

For years I have been incorporating words into my art. Today, as I was surfing through Pinterest I noticed how many other artists there are out there who also use words in their art.

This got me to thinking- if a picture is worth a thousand words- then why did I find it necessary to use 1001 or more...

I am insecure in my work? Am I trying to over explain? Is it because I want to make sure the viewer "gets it"

This requires some thinking.

GIVE AWAY TODAY!

As many of you know I purchased the Scrapper's Nook July 1st and moved it into the studio. It has been a great move for the studio! I have NEW PAPER orders arriving in the next two weeks from all over. I love ordering new merchandise for the studio. So I am sharing my excitement with you! I am giving away the current issues of Somerset Studio and Somerset Apprentice ($25.00 value). These two magazines are available at the studio and are filled with ideas for taking your scrap booking to a new level. Just leave a message and tell me if you have ever read the magazines before. I will randomly choose a winner from the responses by noon tomorrow. (Sept 12,2012)

No Wedding Bell Blues here!

A week ago today a young lady walked into the studio and said-

 " I need your help"

"Tell me what you need"

" I am getting married and I need bridesmaids gifts..."

"How about..." "I don't want jewelry."

Okaaay then- so we proceeded to talk about what she DID want - it needed to be different and personal and really cool - After two hours of conversation and looking at all sorts of stuff we came up with an idea.

"So when is the wedding?'  (thinking I had plenty of time)

"oh yeah- next Saturday- can you get them done by then?"

I hate letting people down so I said yes.  And she was a Happy Bride and started walking out the door then turned around and said ...

"I don't suppose you can make a necklace can you?"
"For you?"

and with a shy smile she said "Yeah- I know what I want but can't find it" then she pulled a picture up on her phone and showed me what she was looking for.

"Can you make me something like this?"

I pulled out strands of beads and started draping them on the mannequin. An hour later she said "That's it! Messy and chunky with a little color!" and she walked out with a bounce.

This is one of  what we came up with for her three bridesmaids - who happen to be her sisters. She had me make collages for them out of vintage magazine pages that reflected each sisters' personality. This one is for the sister who lives in New York and is very much into fashion and jewelry and is in love with her city. The magazine page was from an article on the latest fashions to hit New York from Paris from Delineator Magazine July 1919.

She picked them up this morning with one of her sisters and the look on the Bride and the Sister Bridesmaid faces were priceless.

They loved it! The collages- the necklace. I love my job!

Then there were the shoes. This Bride told her mother I am going to find my shoes first- and then we will look at dresses. And that is what she did. She is getting married June 2013 and she brought me in her shoes because they needed to get "dressed up" a bit. 

A row a Swarkovski crystals and this Bride is waltzing out the door.....LOVE my job!

This Bride was looking for something for her hair and she had pretty good ideas of what she wanted. So I asked if she could sit in the studio and we could design something together right then and there. So I made it on the spot and she had lots of input as I worked on it. It turned out beautiful. And she was another Happy Bride. 

Yeah- it's a great gig!

Paper-Palooza!

Everything is better when you put "palooza" behind it!

Last post was about the "Liquid Paper Ladies Night" and you can read about that here.

Today I had a brilliant idea and I am calling it

"Paper-Palooza!"

What does that mean?

• You can come in and work with some of the more expensive "art" papers before you purchase any to see if you like them. 
• You can try new products or some of the products you've seen in the supply stores that look really cool but WHAT do you DO with them?
• You can peruse the new magazines hot off the press from Stampington and Company like

Green Craft

Somerset Studio

Somerset Apprentice

Sound like fun? Let me know what kinds of things you'd like to try at Paper-Palooza!