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Presentations
Be Your Own Appraiser
Do you have a garage full of treasure? Or is it destined for the dump? Learn how and where to find the value of your stuff, and the best strategies for maximizing your profit when liquidating your assets, or just assessing your collection.
Craft Business Success
Want to turn your hobby into a business? I’ll tell you how. This presentation is for craft business beginners who would like to know more about the many options available for turning creativity into cash including online, retail and wholesale sales, teaching, writing and getting grants and commissions.
Getting Ready to Downsize
If you are moving, cleaning out a loved one’s home or just wanting to de-clutter, this class will help you assess what you have and make a plan. Which items should you keep? sell? donate or discard? Should you hire help or DIY? Learn how to assess monetary value and emotional value of your treasures (and trash!)
Make money selling online: Introduction to Etsy, eBay, Amazon
Learn to sell your books, art, antiques and treasures online. I’ll talk about how online sales sites work, which sites are best for which items and how to decide if online sales are right for you.
Fashion, Hollywood and the Lure of Celebrity: the Academy Award Action Figures Project
Each of the 150+ dolls in the collection is a handmade recreation of a gown worn by a celebrity to the Academy Awards. My presentation includes discussion of both the craft of doll-making and the influence of celebrity on our culture.
Crafts for adults and teens
Easy Beaded Jewelry
Participants make necklaces, earrings, bracelets choosing from over 150 varieties of glass, ceramic, metal, stone, wood and acrylic beads.
Beaded Jewelry Making Basics
This hands-on workshop focuses on the “how-to” of beaded jewelry making to give participants the knowledge and skills to make jewelry on their own. Learn how to use a variety of tools, materials, and techniques such as knotting, crimping, design and avoiding beginner mistakes.
Crafting with Recycled Knits
Make toys, bags, hats and more using recycled sweaters and t-shirts. Knit fabric is easy to work with by hand or machine allowing even beginners to whip up cute and versatile accessories in about an hour.
Rag Baskets
Make a beautiful hand woven cloth bowl or mat using nothing but your hands and a stick.
Collage
Clip, rip, cut and paste as you design your own unique paper collage. Create original artwork using a variety of colorful papers, backgrounds and embellishments.