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This Week… Animals and Pumpkins

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This week at The Golden Button…

New paintings….

 

New Flags….

 

New Card Designs….

Friday, October 19th: Make Your Own Animals Totem Amulet ($10)

(All ages are welcome to come create an animal sculpture out of clay but older children and adults will understand it more than others)

Learn how to find your animal totem! Then learn how to create it out of clay. Leave it overnight and have it turned into a wonderful permanent piece of art that you can wear or carry with you.

 

Paint a Pumpkin

Saturday, October 20th Stop by anytime between 1:00 to 5:00 to paint your very own wooden pumpkin cutout. All ages are welcome $5.00 per pumpkin! While pumpkins last!!! Wear a old t shirt or smock. Leave your pumpkin till Tuesday and we will varnish it for you!

 

Next Week is our One Year Anniversary!

October 26th:  Haunted House Sculpture ($20) (Ages 4 and up)

Build a haunted house out of lots of fun recycled and found objects. Make a hill, spooky house, make witches and ghosts crooked windows and much much more! Perfect scary sculpture for Halloween!!!

 

 

 

Anniversary Celebration Schedule!!!

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You are invited to come celebrate with us

October 23rd to October 27th 11:00 to 6:00 PM

Five days of sales, giveaways, arts and crafts, prizes, and treats to thanks you all for being such wonderful customers and friends!

Tuesday, October 23rd- Sales, Treats, Giveaways and Felt Sewing: (you do not need to call ahead) Woodland Creatures and Woodland Creature Masks! ($12 per kit) from 3-6 PM. Ages 8 and up (kids, teens and Adults welcome!) (younger children can participate with glue or an adults help)

Wednesday, October 24th- Sales, Treats, Giveaways and Needle Felting Owls: (Please call ahead) Sculpt a Owl out of wool with Rachel Gerowe of Red Barn Originals. From 6:30 to 9PM Cost is $35 (Save $5 if you bring your own needles and foam) Sign up now ! or call for more information (203) 910-9948

Thursday, October 25th- Sales, Treats, Giveaways and Open Painting (you do not need to call ahead) From 3-6 PM stop by and create a beautiful painting! Open to all ages! Wear a smock or old shirt! Cost is $10 per canvas!

Friday, October 26th- Sales, Treats, Giveaways and Haunted House Sculptures! (you do not need to call ahead) Drop in betwen 1 and 6PM to build a haunted house just in time for Halloween! Cost is $20 per person!

Saturday, October 27th- Sales, Treats, Giveaways and Knitting/ Crocheting/ Fiber Bee! (you do not need to call ahead) From 1 to 6 PM Stop in after the Historic Society Walk in South Britian for Hot Cocoa, treats and a real old fashion Knitting Bee! Bring whatever you are working on and meet some friends and work on your project! Sale on Local yarn!

Please join us! Its going to be fun! Also Guess How Many Buttons are in our Button Jar to win a prize!!! The Golden Button 600 South Britain Road, Southbury, CT (203) 910-9948 http://www.goldenbuttonshop.com

Hope to see you there!!!!

Witches!!!

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Here at The Golden Button we are getting ready for Halloween….

Today Rachel Gerowe of Red Barn Originals taught everyone how to make WITCHES!

    

This is you last chance to sign up for Spooky Drawing…

It begins tomorrow at 4:15 PM!!!!

Here are some handmade Halloween Sketch books for students in the class…..

You can also sign up for Needle Felting Owls on Wednesday, October 24th at 6:30 PM!!

or Needle Felting Turkeys on Sunday, November 11th from 2:00 to 4:00 PM.

Spooky Stuff and New Items at The Golden Button!

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Making Sketch Books for our Spooky Drawing Class that Begins this Monday….. you can still sign up

call or email (203) 910-9948

or goldenbuttonshop@yahoo.com

  • How to Draw Spooky Things…(ages 5 and up) 

Mondays at 4:15- 5:00 PM

Since Halloween is coming up sign up for a Halloween drawing class!  Learn to draw haunted houses, scary monsters, ghosts, jack-o lanters, witches moons, spooky cats and much more! Then on the last day of class make a super scary painting out of Halloween things!!!

October 15, 22, and 29th!

Cost is $45 plus $10 supply fee!

New Items at The Golden Button….

   

 

 

 Witches!

Come Needle Felt a Witch tomorrow Sunday, October 14th from 2-4 PM!

cost is $35 save $5 if you bring your own needles!

 

 

Hope you are having a happy Autumn day!

One Year Anniversary Celebration!!

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Join us at The Golden Button during out One Year Anniversary Celebration. Treats, giveaways and so much great stuff!!!! Make sure to swing by, get a jump on holiday shopping, and say hello!!!

 

Here are a few photos from… Make a Monster or Stuffed Animal…

    

A Vampire Cat and a Fox

Next Friday… come to the shop to make Animal Totem Amulets to wear or keep with you!

   

A doll and a bear

Today is Friday

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Today we are have Stuffed Animal and Monster Making !

Cost is $25 for all the supplies you will need. Felt Buttons, Fabric, Fabric Markers, and much much more!!!

All ages welcome..

Stop in between 1 and 5 PM today to make Stuffed Animals or Monsters. Big kids (8 and up or younger with adult’s help) can sketch then cut and hand sew their own stuffed animals. Little kids can draw, color and design their own then leave them at The Golden Button to be sewn into a stuffed creature!!!!

(cost is $25 per child) (You will have till 6 PM to work on them but you must be here by 5 PM.) No need to call ahead.. just show up! We have a lot of great supplies to use!
Supplies….
Monster Sketch….
We are planning out One Year Celebration week right now… Lots of fun stuff going on. Make sure to come visit us for our 5 day celebration!!!!
October 23rd to October 27th!
Giveaways, prizes, crafts and activities, treats and lot lots more!!!

Beginners Machine Sewing

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Here are some photos from last nights Beginners Machine Sewing Class!

 

There is still time to sign up for knitting Fingerless gloves this Saturday and Needle Felting Witches on Sunday

Don’t forget to stop in between now and the end of October and guess how many buttons are in the jar to win great prizes from the shop!

We are having our One Year Anniversary Celebration from October 23rd to October 27th!!! Check here and follow us on Facebook for more information!!

This Week….

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This week at The Golden Button….

Lots of things are going on..

  • Hardcover Book Making class with Kleiner Eisbar 
On Thursday, October 11th and 18th from 5:00 to 6:30, join Dennis and Krissy Maksymiw from Kleiner Eisbär for a two-part class in making a hardcover hand-bound Coptic book at The Golden Button in Southbury, CT. Coptic bindings are among the oldest bindings, serving as both structural and decorative facets of a book. (Coptic bound books open and lie completely flat.)

For Teenagers and Adults. This is a two-part class

Cost is $42 plus $5 supply fee

Please sign up ahead of time The Deadline to sign up is October 9th. Please contact The Golden Button before then to hold a space. Space is limited!

(203) 910-9948

or email us at goldenbuttonshop@yahoo.com

  • Adult’s night out this Thursday!

  • Friday we have….

October 12th: Making Stuffed Animals ($25 per stuffed creation)

Turn your drawings into pillows and stuffed animals.

Design a drawing, color it in, and then have it transformed into a stuffed animal or pillow for you!!! Children who are 8 or older or have an adults help may hand sew their creations! (No sewing for small children. You can leave them at the shop and they can be assembled for you) (please allow a week for finished product)

Drop in between 1:00 and 5:00 PM, Meet with your friends. All ages welcome!!! A different Project each Friday!!!!

 

 

  • Learn How to Knit Fingerless Gloves!!!

Saturday, October 13th  at 3:00 PM- about 5:00 PM

Advanced beginners class: This is a great one session class for beginners or people who know how to knit and purl, and increase or for people who need a refresher course in knitting! Learn how to make perfect knit fingerless Gloves!!! These are wonderful fast gifts perfect for many people. Start your Holiday gift making now!!!

Taught by Patti Clark of Maple View Farm in Orange.

Cost is $35 for the class.

When you sign up we will give you a supply list. 10% off local yarn if you sign up for this class.

  • Fiber Arts Workshops

Needle Felting with Rachel Gerowe of Red Barn Originals. Learn how to create beautiful sculptures out of wool. Cost is $35. Save $5 if you bring your own needles and foam!!! (ages teen to adult)

  • Sunday, October 14: Witches

  • Wednesday, October 24: Owls (6:30- 9:00 PM)

Here are a few Autumn Painting… I finally finished today…

Come visit us on this week from 11-6 PM!!!

The Golden Button was mentioned on Better CT last week….

Thanks Laura of Olive My Skin!!!