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Every year as Christmas approaches, we get buried in colorful junk mail enticing us to shop,shop,shop. Gone are the days where families would hang the same ornaments year after year, here are the days of color coordinated theme trees following the trend du jour. And I have to admit, I love all that sparkle and whimsy.
But...maybe this year we could think out… Continue

the Studio will close today , Nov 13 at 4 pm, because we have an event to attend . We will be back tomorrow morning for the Ornament workshop, and the regular hours.

Collage workshop TONIGHT at Marchen Studios! Come and make art for your home or someone you love....if you'd like to make a family heirloom, be sure to bring photographs. Choose from a 8x8 canvas, two 6x6 or four 4x4 mini canvasses, beautiful papers, stamps, paint and medium, all included for only 25$ Fun and laughter -no charge ; ) See you at the studio!

Last Saturday was a fun day for Marchen Studios. We were invited to a "Girl Empowerment Day" event that our friend Cristin Mahaffy put on for the local YWCA. The whole day was dedicated to encouraging girls in their present circumstances, their future dreams and overcoming past hurts. And we finished the day with a little creativity, with everyone designing and making their own inspiration necklace to remember the day with. Smiling faces all around!!!
We made kits for the girls in tic-tac ti… Continue

A couple weeks ago we had our summer journal finale. Just like the girls who had been meeting all summer to make pages for their art journal, I had the pleasure of learning bookbinding under the inspiring tutelage of Kelly Rider. She is one of those rare people that, while being a gifted artist, makes you feel like you have it in you too. We had a great evening. Look at the beauty of these handmade, one of a kind journals!!

Kelly Rider instructing our class.

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