"Sweet Little Tweet" workshop

~ Sweet Little Tweet workshop ~

"Sweet Little Tweet" workshop- *All materials included.

This is a fun project that incorporates sculpey clay, paint, wire, and paper to create a little bird in any color you can imagine swinging sweetly in a 4 inch tall charming wire cage.

Age level- 16 and up.  

Friday, January 6th

1pm-3:30pm

cost: $30.

For more info or to sign up call Chris at hutch.

December Whirligig Workshop!

~ December Whirligig Workshop! ~

"Make your tree this season be a whirligig"

Sign up now for the December whirligig workshop at Hutch!  Pictured above are a few gigs that were made by participants in a recent workshop.  Wouldn't you like to create your very own whimsical wind spinner for your yard.  Don't let your new year be whirligigless.  I know that December is a particularly busy month for most but making a gig on a Saturday can be a great stress reliever.  It could also be a great gift for a special someone.  The workshop is a hands on all day fun fest and all the structural and  mechanical parts are supplied for you.  All you need to bring is the fun stuff to attach to the structure and  catch the wind.  A distictive" Topper" object is also required.  Give me a call as soon as possible if you would like to sign on up.

Whirligig 101

Date: Saturday, December 17th

Location: HUTCH in La Conner

Age Level: Ages 14 and up *Must be able to handle a power drill.

Time: 11:30am- 4:30pm

Cost: $85. for a single spinner

         $100. for a double spinner

                       

Lovin Spoon Pulls

~ Lovin Spoon Pulls ~

What can you do with all that old flatware that collects in your kitchen drawers?  Make door pulls that's what.  I'm certain this isn't an original idea and I'm not sure where I saw it for the first time but it sure is clever and fun.  It can really turn the spoon into a more decorative item and add something special to a cool cabinet door or hutch.

These "Betty Lou" spoons are very fun.  There was no question they had to be on the hutch in our little girl's room at the shop.  

This was the very first spoon handle that I made.  It was probably about a year ago when I refurbished this glass display cabinet.

These are two of the four spoon pulls on the doors of the "Hutch" hutch in our library/study room.

Large spoon pulls
$28.

to order call 360-466-2303

Medium spoon pulls
$24.

to order call 360-466-2303

Paper Boat Finale!

~ Paper Boat Finale ~

Once upon a time I made a boat out of recycled cardboard and scrap fabric.  Here is how the project concluded......

To tell a little story I painted words on both sides of the boat - "Once upon a bay a boy sailed away on a toy.  As the boat sailed away the boy would sing and play."

I then continued the story telling by cutting out words within the paper waves that popped up from the table.

After it was finished all that was left is to decide what to display on this display.  We made a bunch of very soft and sweet sailor bunnies that sit inside the boat as well as sail along side in their very own paper boats made from nautical charts.

I almost forgot to mention the "sail".  I coffee dyed some very sheer cotton fabric and stitched it to narrow strips of cardboard leaving the edges very rough.  After tearing a few holes I patched them with pieces of scrap fabric and stamped anchors and boat wheels on them.  To attach the sail I used the wires that suspend the boat over the table.  I'm not sure if these pictures do the reality justice so if you want to experience this elaborate tabletop display in person you will just have to pay us a visit at Hutch soon. 

Boat Project Continued

~ Paper Boat ~

If you have been following the progress of the boat project at hutch, we last left off waiting for a sail for the little old wooden boat I repainted.  Well when the sail arrived, attached to the boat and placed in the room it was enormous.  Almost reaching the ceiling and blocking a great deal of light into the room it just wasn't going to work in the space.  A second plan of a wooden rocker crib shaped like a boat didn't work either.  What do I turn to in an emergency......CARDBOARD!  I began to pull out any big old boxes I could find, fired up the trusty glue gun and began to cut.

I have to say I never built a boat before.  As a child I was more of a car guy, but being from Rhode Island "The Ocean State" where there are more boats than cars, and helping my grandfather every 4 years refinish the boat that never left his yard gave me an advantage visualizing this task.  Here is the bottom with ribs attached.

 Next I began to cut strips and attaching them to the sides.  This is when the boat really started to take shape.

Adding small details at the bow and stern was a little bit of a nod to movie director Tim Burton who always has had a thing for the spiral.  Also the boat would be zigging and zagging without a sturdy rudder.

Slapping a fresh coat of paint on the cardboard brought the vessel to life.  Trimming in aqua and red and of course drenching it in a bath of coffee completed the basic boat.  What's left you ask?  I think I'll add some words to the aqua trim, float it over a paper sea, and make tattered sails to catch the hutch winds.