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Calling All Women: Naturally balance your hormones using the power of herbs. Designed specifically for women, this course will introduce you to a variety of healing plants and oils known to support hormone health, including those that aid in managing stress, regulating cycles, and supporting overall hormonal balance. Through guided instruction, you will create your own custom hormone-balancing serum, using powerful natural ingredients. By the end of the course, you¿ll have a month¿s supply of a personalized serum to take home, along with the knowledge and confidence to incorporate these practices into your daily life. Whether you¿re experiencing hormonal changes due to stress, perimenopause, or other factors, this class provides an empowering approach to holistic hormone care.

Designed for beginners, the session covers essential topics such as ingredient selection, lye safety, and techniques for scenting and coloring. Through a guided demonstration, attendees will gain the knowledge and confidence to create custom soaps at home. Whether exploring a new craft or taking the first step toward a handmade business, this class provides a solid foundation in the art and science of soap making. Student will receive a bar of soap made during the class once it has cured.

Whether you are new at playing with clay or a seasoned ceramicist, classes in this series are an opportunity to build or learn. Classes in this series are intended for those who want additional practice or for those who want to try out pottery for the first time but unsure if you want to commit to a deeper investment.

Offer on Location at:

Lost Forrest Ceramics, 11236 Sunrise Drive NE, Bainbridge Island, WA, 98110

This introductory candle-making class offers participants a comprehensive overview of the craft. Designed for beginners, the session covers essential topics such as wax selection, fragrance blending, wick sizing, and safe pouring techniques. During this class, students will create three different candles, including a travel tin candle, a small votive, and a pair of rolled tapers using sheets of beeswax. This hands-on experience provides a well-rounded introduction to candle making, allowing participants to explore various techniques and styles.

Learn how to transform old unwanted and discarded clothing and fabrics into beautiful rugs, through the art of weaving. Our experienced instructor will guide you through the process, from selecting materials, to creating your own unique rug. This hands-on workshop is perfect for beginners and experienced weavers alike.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to unleash your creativity and make something beautiful for your home! Come and play on our looms.

Learn the art of preparing delicious sourdough bread in this hands-on workshop. Baking bread is both science and craft and you'll learn the secrets to creating delicious and crusty loaves.

This workshop will cover creating and nurturing a sourdough starter, tools and equipment, ingredients, preparation, preparing for baking and troubleshooting. We will sample a variety of fresh sourdough loaves to talk about variations in taste and texture.

During the workshop, we will mix, prep, and shape dough to take and bake at home the following day.

Your class fee includes a glass jar with sourdough starter, a proofing basket to use and keep, plus written instructions and recipes.

At home, you will need a Dutch oven or roasting pan with lid that can be safely heated to 450 degrees.

 

For Class: Please bring the following supplies to class:

1) a large mixing bowl

2) a kitchen towel

3) an apron (optional). We will have spatulas, scales, measuring cups, etc. for class use.

This course is brought to us by Dream Maker Creative: https://dreammakercreative.com/

This course is designed to teach everything you'll need to know to get started with the fiber art of crochet. Students will be given an overview of common terms, tools and materials used in crochet.

They will be instructed how to hold the yarn and crochet hook to create basic stitches such as chain stitch, single crochet, half double crochet & double crochet.

Students will learn  working in the round as well as in turned rows.

Learn to create a handmade hardbound journal with cardboard, cord and beautiful paper. After you assemble the cover, you'll learn simple bookbinding techniques to sew together a stack of thick, unlined paper to the cover using the Coptic binding method.

It's paper-craft meets sewing! Finished books measure 5x7 and hold up to 60 sheets.

Use your handmade book as a journal, recipe book, photo album and more. All materials included, but you may wish to bring some favorite scrapbook paper (card stock thickness) for the cover. We will have many paper options available so you can personalize your book.

This course is brought to us by Dream Maker Creative: https://dreammakercreative.com/