Yearly Archives: 2018

Meet us at the Library!

Come have fun with us at The Thousand Oaks Library today between 1-4pm.
We’ll be hosting a FREE Pinspired Family Crafternoon where you can make wood signs, picnic boards and kid car boards while supplies last.
Meet us in the Marvin E. Smith room.
We’ll see you there!

The projects we’ll have on hand at this event are inspired by the projects we do for our regular Pinspired adult night at the studio where it’s all about hands-on making your way.

*The studio is open as usual from 12-4pm too!

 

Slime Workshop Fun

We hit the Slime mother load!
Yesterday’s Slime lovers explored the chemistry of the reaction between fluffy and crunchy slime ingredients and paint during our Slime Time Workshop.
Interesting fun.

 

Handmade Sock Friends.

Love these cactus friends made from a Christmas sock! The best part was the satisfaction the kids got from making them!

 

Come make Slime with us!

Holy smokes! Slime is taking over the studio tomorrow!
Be a party of the fun with our Slime Time workshop from 3:30-5:30 tomorrow when we’ll be making unlimited crunchy slime!. We still have a few spots left!
Call us at 818-575-9566 to sign-up.

 

Back To School Workshop

We’re excited to have Calligraphy artist Kristina Virtue offering this super fun “Back To School Boards” workshop at CReATE STUDIO on both Thursday, July 26th and Thursday, August 9th from 7-9pm. Kristina guides us in this workshop with ideas, inspirations and Modern Calligraphy tips to make share worthy boards for little ones embarking on big milestones.

$50 per person. Includes everything you need to make an awesome photo chalk board.Call us to register at 818-575-9566

 

Making Memories

I love this week’s quote about memories made, “The best things in life are the people we love, the places you’ve seen and the memories you’ve made along the way” -unknown.
I think about all the times kids have connected with each other at CReATE. Sometimes they make the studio their meet-up place, sometimes they come in together and sometimes they happen to meet at the studio for the first time and spark a friendship. Either way they are making memories and that just warms my heart to the core.
This past week there were lots of new friendships blossoming during Camp CReATE and thats just how it should be during summer camp. I hope the memories that were made last a lifetime and keep a special spot in our camper friends hearts. I know they have made a special spot in mine. Yay for camp!

Home Sweet Home

Who could resist this little rest spot outside a mini fairy home from Camp CReATE this week.
Life is about the simple pleasures after all.

 

More Slime!

Looking forward to our next Slime Time Summer workshop tomorrow, 7/13 from 3:30-5:30pm where we’ll be making unlimited varieties of scented slime which makes this week’s slime fun connect three of our five senses with touch, sight and smell all in one! Woo hoo!
There are a few spots left so call us at 818-575-9566 to book your spot!

 

Create a business you love..

Looking forward to teaming up for this Creative Business Success Series at CReATE STUDIO with Limit Free Life’s Michelle Perkins. We have two great once a month series options for 6 or 12 months that starts this Thursday, 7/12 from 6:30-9:30pm.
Visit the event bright link to learn more and register!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/create-a-successful-business-you-love-strategically-and-creatively-tickets-47690306992?aff=ehomecard

A Place For Everything…

“A Place for everything, everything in it’s place”. Benjamin Franklin
After much thought and processing about the recycling/disposal receptacle needs at the studio, I found these great stackable, open fronted bins at The Container Store. Since I put them to work with a strip of Chalkboard Sticker denoting what each bin will receive, I feel a funny sense of peace that comes from Ben Franklins old adage, a place for everything, everything in it’s place. When I have a place to put something I’ll put it there and that’s a two fold win, I don’t create clutter around the studio by leaving stray things in places that are meant to be free and available like counter and table tops and more importantly I am not going for the quick fix by throwing it in the trash.
I had learned this lesson as I developed bin collections at the studio about cast-off items and ways to reuse them but It’s so much more in line with my deepening connection to sustainability and the care and keeping of our planet. Seeing what goes where helps us all, even our customers connect to where things go when we’re done with them.
Do you like this idea? Give the Iris Stackable Bins a try, they come in different sizes and fit right into family life. Let us know what you think if you do, after all, we are all in this together. A place for everything, everything in it’s place. Thank you Benjamin Franklin. He really knew his stuff!