We've been busy here in the studio working on all sorts of projects to satisfy our need to be creative in everything that we do.
We also love to share our knowledge with what we've learned over the years in our creative ventures, now in our 3rd year with the studio, with anyone who's looking to learn new skills from jewellery design and stained glass to refinishing furniture and upcycling old stuff to create new useful items. Although we don't update our Ecorefashionistas blog very often (and should!), here's an glimpse of what we do at the studio for fun : Duna&Gertie Ecorefashionistas
Pick a workshop
We've had workshops from 'How to use your DSLR camera' and 'Marketing and finance for micro business' to 'Wire wrapping jewellery', 'Lucette/Ducette: ancient art of braiding', 'Introduction to Stained Glass' and many more. We list our workshops and dates as soon as we have them confirmed with our experts so please check our workshops page for ones you may be interested in!
Kids Summer camps in Guelph
This summer we are hosting summer camps for kids in all sorts of disciplines. Camps will run from July to August and will be run by myself, Carolyn McLeod-McCarthy, Lynn Boland-Richardson and Charlene LeDuc, all who are experts in their fields with many years experience between them.
Camps include an Acting Studio, Painting and Drawing, Sculpting and Puppet making, Writing and illustrating your own book and a fun 'Girlie-girl' camp. Some camps have half day options for those who are looking for morning or afternoon options. Check them out on our Kids Summer Camps page.
Winter Market Show and Sale
And that brings us to our artisan show, now going into it's third year! The Creative Spark Winter Market Show & Sale is booked for Saturday, December 6th 2014 and will be located once again at the Dublin Street Church. We had a great selection of artisans at our 2013 show. Click here to see a list of this past year's show artisans. To apply for the show, we'll be posting a link for applications June 1st. So come on back and check that out if you're interested in being a part of our 3rd annual show!
New: New business ventures workshop for KIDS!
We're working on a plan for the fall to help get kids create their own business! Our 8 week workshop starting mid-september will help kids who are interested in business to write up a basic business plan to market their own products (which we can develop in our workshop also!). The classes will include understanding costs, budgeting, marketing and personal selling. Each child will have the opportunity to sell their wares are our Creative Spark Winter Market in December! Its going to be a lot a fun and a great learning experience for kids. Parents: Be prepared for kids to help out more around the house as they learn the importance of earning their money to fund their projects.
Next post scheduled for Saturday April 19th. Topic: More about kids entrepreneurship workshops and adult classes