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Portrait Art

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Here are some photos of our last Portrait Art Class!!!

   

This Wednesdays and Friday we are having Open Painting Hours. Drop by anytime between 2:00 and 5:00 PM to make a painting. We supply everything for $10! Wear a smock.

 Stop by at 5:00 PM on Wednesday for some punch and to see all the finished artwork from our Portrait Art Class!!!

Don’t forget to sign up for a Mini Summer camp session…

We still have spaces available…

Week Two- Sewing Camp

July 17-20 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Ages 8 and up)
Introduction to kids sewing. Each child will receive a small sewing kit to learn basic sewing. We will discuss sewing safety and learn how to create simple patterns. Your child will make food and other creations out of felt. Simple basic hand sewing for kids!

Week Three- Art Camp

July 24th-27th from 5:00-6:00 PM (All Ages)

Explore several mediums this week. Get comfortable with pastels, watercolor and create a large 3-D painting. You are going to want to wear a smock! Your child will work at his or her own level. All ages are welcome.

Cost is $50 plus $10 for supplies.
 We will be closing on Friday at 6:00 PM for vacation!!!! The Golden Button will open again on July 10th at 11:00 AM.
We will begin our Mini Summer Camp and we will have Needle Felting Bears from 6:30- 8:30 PM that evening!!!!
Please feel free to contact me via email goldenbuttonshop@yahoo.com next week. I will be checking my emails periodically!!!

Just a Few Reminders

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Just a few Reminders….

Our hours will be changing…

We are extending our hours!!!!

The Golden Button will be closed for vacation from June 30th to July 9th.

We will re-open on July 10th with different hours.

Our Summer hours:

Sundays and Mondays we will be closed (except for workshops, demos, and parties)

Tuesdays through Saturday we will be open from 11:00 AM till 6:00 PM

Open Painting Next week

This Wednesday and Friday from 2-5pm

Cost is $10 per canvas!!! Wear a smock or old t-shirt!!!

    

Portrait Art Show

Wednesday, June 27th at 5:00 PM

Our Portrait Art Class wants to have an Art Show! You can visit!!! Come have some punch and see what they have been working on!!!

Christmas in July

On Saturdays in July (14th 21st and 28th) We will be having a Christmas in July  at The Golden Button!!!! Where we will have giveaways, sales on local, Handmade items and maybe some arts and crafts!!!!

Portrait Art

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 Here are some photos from Portrait Art the other day!

We will be having a Portrait Art Show on Wednesday, June 27th at 5:00 PM If you would like to see some beautiful art!!!

We love seeing The Golden Button in the paper!!!!

Happy Summer!!!!

Mini Summer Camp Schedule!!!

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Drum roll Please……… Okay here it is the Mini Summer Camp schedule we promised you.

The Golden Button is offering Mini Summer Camps! These mini camps are designed for your child to explore fun and new things. Each week in July and August we are offering a variety of different sessions that will run from Tuesday through Friday. We will meet for about one hour a day. Plan ahead and hold a spot now! Space is limited! Each Mini Summer Camp week costs $50 plus a $10 supply fee.

Week One- Summer Night Camp

July 10-13th from 5:00-6:00 PM (All ages welcome)
For four days in July, your child will create beautiful creations based on the theme A SUMMER NIGHT. Each Child will create a night sky painting complete with glowing stars, a terrarium for a collection of fireflies, a special pillowcase and their very own up-cycled book.

Week Two- Sewing Camp

July 17-20 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Ages 8 and up)
Introduction to kids sewing. Each child will receive a small sewing kit to learn basic sewing. We will discuss sewing safety and learn how to create simple patterns. Your child will make food and other creations out of felt. Simple basic hand sewing for kids!

Week Three- Art Camp

July 24th-27th from 5:00-6:00 PM (All Ages)
Explore several mediums this week. Get comfortable with pastels, watercolor and create a large 3-D painting. You are going to want to wear a smock! Your child will work at his or her own level. All ages are welcome.

Week Four- Diorama Camp

July 31st to August 3rd from 4:00-5:00 PM (Ages 6 and Up)
Your child will build his or her own imaginative world. We will spend the four days for this mini camp planning, designing, and building an interactive diorama with lots of kid friendly materials. We will also spend some time creating characters to use in the diorama.
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.

Week six- Fabric Design Camp

August 14-17th from 4:30 to 5:30 PM
Play with fabric this week…try a new way to tye-dye, make freezer paper prints, print textiles or experiment with different fabric markers. Learn all different techniques. Design a tote bag and up-cycle an old t-shirt from home!

Week seven – Art Show Camp

August 21-24th from 5:00-6:00 PM
Lets create some ART…. Collages, color block painting, permanent marker drawing and much more. Create lots of art then at the end of the last class we will have a Summer Art Show!

Also….

Father’s Day Painting… “I Love You More Than________” today!!!!! ($12 per canvas)

Don’t forget to stop by and see some new items including “Stuffed Shirt” pillows and beautiful new jewelry!

Keep in mind… Next weekend we are hosting terrarium making at The Golden Button!!! next Saturday and Sunday. We will have everything you need to create a beautiful terrarium to take home. The cost will be $15 per container!!!

Please email or call to save a spot. (203) 910-9948 or goldenbuttonshop@yahoo.com

Have a great weekend!!!!

Glass Making Demonstration!!!

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 Dawn and Pat (from Lavender Dawn) came to The Golden Button to do a glass demonstration and to guide people through making a bead!!!! Here are some photos from todays event.

   

Photos taken by Pauly Occhialini

We promise to take a photo of the finished beads this week!!!

Thank you to everyone who came to the demonstration. Thank you to Dawn and Pat!!!! We had fun!

You can find beautiful handmade glass beads from Lavender Dawn for sale at our shop!

Also…. did you see the photo of our Tiny Art Show in The Republican American yesterday!!!!

Tiny Art Show

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 Last night we had our Tiny Art Show.

We had a wonderful turn out. Thank you for everyone who participated in the Tiny Art class and to all the wonderful family members who came to The Golden Button last night to enjoy some wonderful artwork!!!

The Tiny Art Show will be on display for the rest of the weekend. Please swing by today or tomorrow to see some beautiful art made by local kids!!!

    

     

   

     

   

We had so much fun and The Republican American came to take pictures and meet the artists!!!

 Keep an eye out for upcoming events and workshops.

Begining next week we will be having Father’s Day Artwork open to everyone who wants to make a beautiful gift dad will love.

“I Love You More Than________”

Paint Dad or Grampa a one of a Kind painting!!!!

More info to come!!!

Tiny Houses

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Fairy houses, bird houses, dollhouses, mini houses.

Paint, feathers, buttons, wire, glitter, sequins, pinecones, and much much more.

Getting Ready for our Tiny Art Show.

                 

We began our Tiny Art Class today!

Swing by The Golden Button for lots of fun things that will be going on.

We have beautiful new items and quite a few sales on some wonderful Mother’s Day Gifts. We will be hosting a Mother’s Day Event on Friday from 4-6pm. Come pick out some gifts, get a cookie and some lemonade and put your name in the drawing to win some beautiful local items. We will also be wrapping so you don’t have to.

You can also come by on Saturday!

The Golden Button will be closed on Sunday for Mother’s Day!