Family, Home & Garden   

Felicia will share her techniques for upcycling old clothing into functional, useful, and beautiful rag rugs.

She will help her students contemplate which colors and textures work best to weave these artful rugs while learning traditional basic weaving skills.

Students will each go home with their very own hand woven 2.5’ x 3’ approximately sized rug that will feel like a ‘magic carpet ride’! If you want to learn how to keep used clothing and other textiles out of landfills, then you will appreciate this workshop.

All materials will be supplied, however, if you have a special piece of clothing or fabric you would like woven into your rug, do bring it!

By the end of the class, students will have a solid understanding of the cold process soap making method, including ingredient selection, lye safety, and basic formulation techniques.

Particiapnts will gain confidence to create their own soaps at home with the help of a thorough tutorial for reference.

Additionally, each student will receive a bar of soap made during the class once it has cured.

All required materials are included with the fees.

This workshop will introduce you to the art of books in a relaxed and fun environment. We will start by creating a couple small pamphlet journals- learning the stitching and trying different combinations of papers.

Then we will explore more elaborate combinations and stitches. This workshop is a great opportunity to use up some paper you have been saving, recycle those old bills or envelopes, and create a journal that doesn’t have scary “blank pages”!

Family Pizza Night

Join Chef Michele for family pizza night and learn how to make your own pizza from scratch. You’ll mix a simple homemade pizza dough, cook a savory marinara sauce, and build a full meal with a pizzeria-style salad tossed in homemade Caesar dressing.

Chef Michele will also show you how to make parmesan bread sticks—an easy bonus recipe inspired by classic pizzerias. By the end of class, you’ll have everything you need for a complete pizza night at home.

Holiday Desserts Made Easy
Join Chef Michele for holiday desserts made easy and learn how to make two crowd-pleasing seasonal desserts.

You’ll start by making Apple Puff Pastry Rose Tarts—an eye-catching option for any dessert table. You’ll learn how to roll thinly sliced apples into beautiful rose shapes and assemble them in puff pastry for a polished finish. Then you’ll make homemade galette dough and frangipane, which come together in a rustic Apple Cider Galette. The class covers dough mixing, apple prep, assembly, and baking techniques so you can recreate both desserts with confidence.

By the end, you’ll have two finished desserts and a solid approach for making holiday sweets without the stress.

Holiday Breads

Join Chef Michele live online for a hands-on holiday bread baking class. You’ll learn three practical techniques perfect for gifting, holiday mornings, or prepping ahead.

Start by making oven-baked English muffins from scratch. You can shape them by hand or use English muffin rings if you have them. These homemade muffins are the perfect vessel for eggs Benedict—a holiday breakfast favorite. While they bake, you’ll work with a rich brioche dough. We’ll make the cinnamon roll filling together, then roll, fill, and shape the rolls to freeze and bake later. As a bonus, Chef Michele will share her frosting recipe—a customer favorite from her former bakery.

Chef Michele will also demo how to turn that same dough into soft dinner rolls for your holiday table. By the end of class, you’ll have fresh English muffins, freezer-ready cinnamon rolls, and clear steps to make them again anytime.

Holiday Appetizers Made Easy

 Learn how to create delicious holiday appetizers in this hands-on class with Chef Michele. The focus is on small bites you can prep ahead and bake just before guests arrive—perfect for holiday gatherings.

You’ll use store-bought puff pastry to make quick, savory appetizers like mini tarts and twists and learn how to make savory puffs from scratch using choux pastry—a light, airy dough commonly used for cream puffs and eclairs. These savory puffs, called gougères, will be filled with a festive, holiday-inspired savory filling. Appetizers are designed to be simple, flexible, and easy to make in batches.

As a bonus, Chef Michele will share a bonus cheese ball recipe and two batch cocktail recipes so your guests can self-serve, giving you more time to enjoy the party.

Holiday Cookies & Bars

Join Chef Michele for holiday classics! In class you’ll bake a lineup of crowd-pleasing holiday treats. You’ll learn how to make classic no-spread sugar cookies, buttery cookies filled with jam, and the iconic cranberry bliss bars made famous by Starbucks.

Throughout the class, you’ll get tips for consistent baking, prepping ahead, and storing your cookies so they stay fresh longer. Chef Michele will walk you through her go-to techniques from years of bakery experience.

The class is intended for those who want additional practice or for those who want to try out the pottery wheel for the first time but unsure if they want to commit to a class.

By the end of class students will have a single glazed piece and will understand ceramic terms like bat, rams head, coning, opening, leather hard, bone dry, bisque and glaze.