The weekend before Christmas I did a workshop with Free Arts tween and teen girls. We worked with the ideal of visual art memory journals. Because it is time to think about New Year’s Crafts, Journals and logging events and activities. What will you keep note of, of this past year?  I created a book with the New Year in mind. I will use this as a journaling book for the next few weeks as I write and doodle about 2011.

I used my Cuttlebug and the Clockworks Embossing Folders to pull the details of this journaling book together. Once it is complete I will bind it on my YourStory. Here’s to the New Year.

Happy crafting xoxo

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The Phoenix Craft Rave is tomorrow!

Saturday, December 10th, 2011 2 pm – 12 midnight
Braggs Pie Factory, 1301 W Grand Avenue Phoenix, AZ, 85007
$5 admission, all ages.

FREE SWAG BAG FOR THE FIRST 100 PEOPLE THROUGH THE DOOR. The swag bag includes items from Michaels, iLoveToCreate, DecoArt, Spellbinders, ProvoCraft, Bazzill Basics, PEEPS and more…

How it works: come in and check out the 15+ craft tables, crafts range from $5 to $15. Once you decide you head over to the ticket counter and buy tickets for $5 each then go sit down and do whatever craft you want. Kinda like a carnival. We have people that come and do every craft and stay for the full ten hours – feel free to join them in the fun. Stay at each table as long as you’d like working on your craft. Also, each teaching artist will be selling kits of their crafts so if you like what you made – buy a kit as a gift!

We’ll have food menus for you to order meals, plus coffee, pastries and hourly raffles. We’ll also have a sound system set up for crafty storytelling, holiday carols and a fun music playlist!

Thank you to our sponsors; iLoveToCreate, Michaels, ProvoCraft, Fiskars, Westcott, Duck Tape, DecoArt, Spellbinders and more!!

Come craft with us!

It’s black Friday and if you are running off to the mall I’d like to send out a reminder to also save some of your hard earned cash to spend on hard working local makers.

Where to find Cyndi Coon of Laboratory5/Lovely Lula this Holiday Season:

December 1 – 31, 2011 Shemer Art Center Holiday Show & Sale

December 2, 2011 6 to 10 pm Crafteria at Frances

December 10, 2011 Phoenix Craft Rave at Braggs Pie Factory

ONGOING AROUND TOWN:

a.ware Shop – Check out our cards (Daily – see website for hours)

Castello Childs Gallery – Check out our ceramic vessels and tile pieces

MADE Art Boutique – Check out our cards and screen printed t-shirts (Daily – see website for hours)

Modern Manor – Check out our furniture pieces, ceramic vessels and tile pieces and paintings (Daily – see website for hours)

Practical Art – Check out our ceramic jewelry (Daily – see website for hours)

Other ways to see us and our work in December:

Dec 1 – Jan 24 Artists and their children show at Young at Art gallery Scottsdale Center for the Arts by SMOCA (Daily – see website for hours)

Dec 8 Artist on Artist Talk at Scottsdale Center for the Arts (6:30 pm)

And you can always visit us on our website Laboratory5.com

Workshop: Visual Art Journaling at Shemer Art Center Wednesday, November 9 from 9 am to 12 noon

This workshop will celebrate the everyday by designing and creating a visual art journal. Participants will receive writing and materials prompts to work with for each page.  Supply fee of $5/person

Class# CC-1 Cyndi Coon
Wed., 9-12am, 11/9
1 session
Non-member: $ 45  Member: $35
Studio 2

Craft rave 2011 applications are due this week. If you like to teach and are crafty apply during the Early bird round. Download the application here: Craft Rave Application 2011

Here is a run down on where I’ll be this fall – hope you’ll join me!

Saturday September 10 from 3 pm to 6 pm – I am teaching a T-Shirt Yarn workshop with Carrie of Suchity Such at Bernina. Click HERE for details.

Saturday October 1 from 11 am to 4 pm I am teaching how to make T-shirt yarn at the Tuscon Home and Garden Show. Details HERE

Wednesday October 12 from 9 am to 12 noon I am teaching a Felt Jewelry Workshop at the Shemer Art Center. Click HERE for more details.

Wednesday October 9 from 9 am to 12 noon I am teaching a Visual Art Journaling Workshop at the Shemer Art Center.

Saturday December 10 from 2pm to 12 midnight I will be teaching at the second annual Phoenix Craft Rave.

Happy crafting xoxo. Follow me on Twitter I am Lab5.

Come spend a morning with me and play with felt!  I am teaching a Felt Jewelry workshop at the Shemer Art Center.
Participants will use felt and findings to create one of a kind piece of miniature wearable art.

DETAILS:
Class# CC-1 Cyndi Coon, 1 session

DATES:
Wednesday October 12, 9 am to12pm

COST:
Non-member: $45
Member: $35
Materials Fee: $10

LOCATION:
Shemer Art Center Studio 2

REGISTRATION: Click HERE to Register

Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 3:00 pm I am teaching a workshop on how to make T-Shirt yarn and how to create it into jewelry and hair wear with Carrie Bloomston of Suchity Such. Check out pics from our photo-shoot for the pattern HERE.

Twist It! T-Shirt Yarn  workshop $20

The Bernina Connection located at Indian School Rd #103 Phoenix, AZ 85018. Visit HERE for information about the workshop or call them to reserve your spot: (602) 553-8350

Can’t attend the workshop? Click on over to purchase one of my T-shirt Yarn Kits click HERE.

If you do create something out of T-Shirt Yarn please join the Flickr Group and share your creation!

This past weekend was the Splendid event at SMoCA and Scottsdale Fashion Square. Both events were totally amazing – with packed houses and happy people. Friday night at SMoCA was like a beading love-in and Saturday at Fashion Square was a family crafting day filled with making and milk & cookies. What a ball! Ready to do it again!! Thank you Fuse for the drinks and all the amazing staff who took it on and made it all happen – thanks! Crafting Community and Kid Concierge crew – big, big air hearts!

Here are some pics from the weekend – Enjoy!

I am teaching a Visual Art Journaling workshop for Scottsdale Public Art TONIGHT 4 – 6. In the Gold Room at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library.

It is FREE and fully funded by SPA. To join me sing up here: Visual Art Journaling: Diamonds in the West