Jewelry, Sharks, Clay, Paint, Voting, and Dioramas

August 9, 2012 | goldenbuttonshop

It is Week five of Mini Summer Camps. I Love Jewelry and Shark Week!!!!

Making Jewelry boxes and polymer clay jewelry.

PSSSS…. Don’t forget to make a diorama for our Contest

vote for The Golden Button for the Readers Choice: Favorite Gift Shop in Southbury

and visit us to pick out some great one of a kind gifts!!!!

Watch out…. Its Shark Week at The Golden Button!!!!

Shark Week Pictures coming soon!!!

Open Painting this week…

Thursday from 1:00 to 4:00 PM!!!!

cost is $10 per canvas.

All ages welcome!!!!

Saturday Artist Demos….

1:00 Sewing Felt Food. Ages 8 and up! $12 per kit!

Make a mug of milk & cookies or cocoa & marshmallows or a doughnut!!! (Call or email to hold a spot)

3:00 Painting Demonstration with Kate Gorham of The Golden Button

Come make a masterpiece $10 per canvas.

In August!!!

August 8, 2012August 8, 2012 | goldenbuttonshop

Artist Demonstrations to sign up for…..

August 11th at 1:00 come visit Kate Gorham, of The Golden Button. Children (or anyone who want to make a felt creation) Sign up to make a mug of Milk and Cookies, Hot Chocolate and Marshmallows or Donuts!!! This is going to be fun!!!

Each kit costs $12!!!

Then at 3:00 PM there will be a painting demonstration by Kate Gorham and you may stop over to create a master piece! All ages welcome!!! $10 per canvas.

On Saturday, August 18^th^–

At 1:00 PM Rose Garbein will demonstrate spinning techniques (Come meet Rose and see how to make your own yarn!!! It is fun and very interesting to watch. Ask questions and learn something fun!!) (FREE)

3:00 PM Rachel Gerowe will teach you how to Needle Felt. (Adults and Teenagers please) There is a suggested donation of $5 that will be donated to the Southbury Food Bank. (Rachel will teach you how to make a small insect) You can come even if you have done this before. It is for a great cause!!!

Saturday, August 25^th–

12:00 PM- Jessica of the Small Things in Life Soap will be teaching children how tohand paint soaps. The cost is $10 per child. (This is very exciting for children to do. The decorative soap paint comes off the soap in the shower but it is still very fun to learn.)

At 1:00 PM Bradleigh Huzinga will do a card making Demonstration

At 3:00 PM Dennis and Krissy of Kleiner Eisbar will have a book binding class: Learn to make a Slab Binding (Teenage to adults)(cost is $30 plus $5 supply fee!) (Please call ahead to sign up for this event . Space is limited and it is very fun!!! these make wonderful gifts!!! Never buy a sketchbook again!)

Hope to see you soon! Come support local artists!!! Bring children to watch and learn… Call if you have any question!

(203) 910-9948!!!

We have something fantastic happening every Saturday in August!!!

Dogs and Cats

August 6, 2012 | goldenbuttonshop

Today we had a small group for Needle Felting, but it was a great time!!!

Aren’t they so cute?

Hey, don’t forget to start making your dioramas for the Diorama Contest at the Golden Button at the end of this month. There is a suggested donation of $5 that will go to The Kitty Connection! They are a wonderful organization that saves baby kitties!!! You can donate without making a diorama, but dioramas are so much fun!!!

You may also sign up for next weekends felt food making class ($12) on Saturday at 1:00 and you can stop by at 3:00 to see a painting demonstration and to make a painting of your own! ($10)

The Golden Button

August 5, 2012 | goldenbuttonshop

Today was our first Artist Demo….

It was little like a knitting/ Crocheting bee. We had a great time!!!

Upcoming Artist Demos…

Saturday, August 11^th^:

At 1:00 PM Kate Gorham will be demonstrating how to create felt food! Come and learn how to make felt food and get a kit for $12. (children 8 and up) Hand Sewing with needles… (Please call ahead to sign up for this event)

At 3:00 PM Kate Gorham Owner of The Golden Button will be demonstrating painting then for $10 you may create a masterpiece of your own to take home! All Ages welcome

On Saturday, August 18^th^–

At 1:00 PM Rose Garbein will demonstrate spinning techniques

3:00 PM Rachel Gerowe will teach you how to needle felt. (Adults and Teenagers please) There is a suggested donation of $5 that will be donated to the Southbury Food Bank.

Spaces still available!!!!

Last call for Needle Felting: Dogs tomorrow at 2 PM email me if you want to come!!!

(goldenbuttonshop@yahoo.com)

Last call for I Love Jewelry- Mini Summer Camp begins on Tuesday at 11:00 AM!!!

Week five- I Love Jewelry Camp

August 7-10th from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Ages 4 and up)
If your child loves jewelry and building things this is a great series for them. Your child will create simple jewelry, a very cool jewelry stand with cups and saucers, a jewelry box and some polymer clay jewels.

Just added- Week five- Shark Week!!!! (Full)

August 7-10th from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM (ages 4 1/2 and up)

Cost is $50 per child plus a $10 supply fee

Four days of Shark Art!!!! Create a shark sculpture, Make a habitat for your shark, wear your bathing suit on Friday and get photographed “underwater with a shark”, make shark jewelry and learn about the coolest animal in the sea!!!

Thanks for supporting The Golden Button!!!

Vote for us on the patch

Make a diorama for our diorama contest!!!

A Diorama Contest!!!!

August 4, 2012 | goldenbuttonshop

Announcing…

Visit The Kitty Connection to see where your donations are going!!! Visit the Happy Ending link to see all the happy kitties… Look for Dallas!!! We adopted him last year and we couldn’t love him more. Just so you know… They have baby kitties who need homes!!! It is a really great organization!!!!

We hope you would like to join us!!!

Drop your diorama off at The shop on August 31st

and on September 1st at 1:00 PM we will have a diorama party/ award ceremony!!!

(Share this with your friends.)

Suggested donation for entering the contest is $5.

Today was our last day of Diorama Camp!! We had a great time!!!

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Visit us tomorrow at 1:00 for our Knitting and Crocheting Demo with Eileen Warner, Ann Deduck, Eileen Gorham, and Kate Gorham.

Next week is I Love Jewelry Camp (still a few spaces available)

And Shark Week Camp!!! (Full)

Local Items, Alpacas and More!!!!

August 3, 2012 | goldenbuttonshop

Don’t forget to support local!!! Find special one of a kind items for yourselves and your loved ones at

The Golden Button!!!!

Here are some new handmade items at the shop…

Ladder Necklaces

We just got a new shipment from Akula Hope Design and These beautiful pieces made of Local (Westbrook Sea Glass) one of a kind pieces by Jen Klein!

These beautiful photo cards! Which incorporate GLITTER and photography! Love these!!!

Other important things to know are…

This Saturday is our first Artist Demo! At 1:00 stop over and meet four local artists!!!!

Ann Deduck and Eileen Warner of Alpaca Hill Farm demonstrate knitting!!!

and Eileen Gorham and Kate Gorham of The Golden Button demonstrate crocheting!!!!

There will be a sale on Local Yarn and these beautiful prints of Alpacas from Alpaca Hill Farm will be on SALE all day Saturday….including photos of their beautiful new baby, Angel!!!!

2. Keep voting and supporting The Golden Button!!!!

Click Here!!!!

3. Sunday at 2:00 is Needle Felting: Dogs!!! With Rachel Gerowe !!!!

There are still spaces available!!!

4. We are finishing up Diorama Camp Tomorrow!!! We had Sooooooo much fun so…

I discussed it with the children and we decided to have a diorama competition… Complete with ribbon awards!!! So keep your eyes out for the information!!! This is going to be awesome!!!!

While you wait for more details… take a look at these photos from today!

5. Next week:

Artist Demo: Painting for all ages and making felt food for kids 8 and up!!!

Mini Summer Camps: Jewelry Mini Camp and Shark Week Mini Camp!!!!!

Week four- Diorama Camp

August 1, 2012August 1, 2012 | goldenbuttonshop

Today Diorama Camp began…. The children did some planning and some sketching and then they began to paint their wooden boxes.

Don’t forget to help Support The Golden Button and vote for us for

Patch Readers’ Choice: Favorite Gift Shop!!!!

There are still spots in Needle Felting: Dogs… This Sunday from 2-4 PM at The Golden Button!

Email me at goldenbuttonshop@yahoo.com if you would like a spot!!!

We Like to Party!

July 31, 2012July 31, 2012 | goldenbuttonshop

Here at The Golden Button… We like to party!

Here is a wonderful celebration we had this weekend for Emily!!! Happy Birthday Emily!!!

Also we would like to share this with you!!! Come by for a class or demonstration and bring a friend!!!

What is going on this week?

Week four: Diorama Camp begins tomorrow!!!

Wednesday and Thursday (1:00 to 3:30) is Open Painting Hours

($10 per canvas, open to all ages) Stop by! You don’t have to call ahead but you should wear a smock or old shirt!

Saturday at 1:00 Knitting and Crocheting Demonstrations! Local Yarn Sale and Alpaca prints!

Sunday… Needle Felting: Dogs with Rachel Gerowe!

(cost is $35 save $5 if you bring your own needles and foam) Teenagers to Adults!

(I can just keep posting forever… but instead I will leave you with this… There are just a few spaces left in next weeks I Love Jewelry Mini Camp! Let us know if you would like to join!)

Thanks! Night!