Have you seen the August/September issue of Time Out Chicago Kids magazine? Peep page 44 for our shadowbox project, or see it online here. Send us a photo of your finished project and we’ll feature it on our Facebook page. Have fun!
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Did you see our Summer Crafternoon and Pincushion Social Club deal? Get at 10-visit punch-card for 25% less. See the workshops page for details.
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D-I-Why? I’ll Tell You Why
Our workshop was founded in 2008 with the simple purpose of creating a comfortable, inspiring, inclusive and welcoming space in which kids could develop confidence and celebrate their creativity by offering open-ended projects that we’ve designed for ready-success, that scale with the artist’s capabilities and that are fun and relevant. And do we do it in a way that was respectful of our planet? Yes, we do! Using the Founder’s creative expertise honed in the fashion and entertainment industries and the skills, smiles and creative genius of a fantastic team, we’ve created a special-little-local place in which kids seem to relax, settle in and often complain about having to leave. (One family recently called us their “community center”– aw.) It’s the work-place, the hang-out-place, the fun-place of our dreams. Or wishes. Granted.
(Want to read more about our philosophy and a recipe for a “wow” project….?)
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