Tag: crafting

Paper Crafters Host Another Creative, Fun Shop

Carolyn McLean What’s nicer than crafting with friends in the cool, air-conditioned SaddleBrooke One Craft Room 3 on a 104-degree day? Creating three different holiday designs to get a jump on December. Twelve members of the SaddleBrooke Paper Crafters met on Saturday, July 16, to celebrate Christmas in July, hosted by Karen Latham, Sue Skeen,…

Another Paper Crafting Fun Shop

Carolyn McLean The SaddleBrooke Paper Crafters recently held a Valentine’s Fun Shop, coordinated by Marlene D’Ambrosio. A Fun Shop is a dedicated workshop, usually held once a month, apart from our monthly meetings, to learn new or unusual techniques with a limited number of participants. The instructors, Ann LaPerre and Roberta Hafvenstein, guided the club…

Fine Art Show Goes on the Road

LaVerne Kyriss Put on your masks and buckle the seat belt in your golf cart or car. It’s time to visit the SaddleBrooke Fine Art Guild’s spring art show. This year it’s going to be a little different. The show is set for one day, March 27, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Taking a…

Sew-a-thon November 3

  Make a difference in the lives of little girls around the world on November 3, 2018 from 7:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. at the Oro Valley Church of the Nazarene, 500 W Calle Concordia. Dress a Girl Around the World is a national organization with members around the world sewing dresses for little girls living in…

Knit Wits news

Carol Chiarello So maybe this month I should be calling this Crochet Club News?! We have several members who are experts at crochet and recently we set aside some space for ladies who wanted to learn the art of crochet. We offered a simple crochet scarf or lap robe pattern that were designated as charity…

Knit Wits news

  Carol Chiarello Our members have been treated to some interesting visitors lately. Holly, the new owner of local yarn shop Birdhouse Yarns, stopped by to introduce herself and to share her store’s philosophy. She wants to help! She will even help you if you come in the store with a project made of yarn…

Knit Wits news

  Carol Chiarello Our year is off to a busy start. We held a class called “Advanced Ravelry.” This fiber arts website is a helpful tool for getting ideas about what to knit, sharing photos of things one had made, keeping track of books, yarn and other tools, and being able to post information to…