Photos from Fridays Winter Arts and Craft Class… weaving a scarf….. and finishing up some winter paintings.
These are photos from my Screen Printing Class at Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven!
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Winter Arts and Crafts
Here are some photos from last Fridays Winter Arts and Crafts Class…
The Kids learned how to “Wet Felt”
A felting technique where you use water and soap….then, agitate the wool by hand or with basic tools. We used local alpaca and sheep wool to make our artwork.
We began Winter Paintings
The Golden Button was nominated for several categories including…. Favorite Kid’s Craft Workshop
in Macaroni Kids Family Favorites Survey 2013
Click here to participate in the survey!
Needle Felting Supplies and Classes
We are all stocked up on Needle Felting supplies from Red Barn Originals and Rowanwood Farm in Newtown, CT.
Stop by get local fibers and new needles or pick from our large selection of Needle Felting Kits!
Here is the most updated photo of my Giant Chalk Board….
There are still a few spaces in our Needle Felting classes….
Needle Felting
- Owls/ Penguins: Learn to make your choice of a owl or a penguin sculpture out of wool with Rachel Gerowe of Red Barn Originals. Use special barbed needles and wool.
Sunday, January 20th (time to be announced) Cost: $35 (save $5 if you bring your own needles and foam)
- Squirrels and Chipmunks: Learn to make your choice of a squirrel or chipmunks sculpture out of wool with Rachel Gerowe of Red Barn Originals. Use special barbed needles and wool.
Sunday, February 24th from 2-4 PM Cost: $35 (save $5 if you bring your own needles and foam)
Email, call or stop by to hold a space in one of these wonderful classes.
goldenbuttonshop@yahoo.com or (203) 910-9948
Birthday Parties!!!
We have some very cute parties at The Golden Button! Here are some photos from last weeks Birthday party!!! We made 3-d sculpture paintings…
Call (203) 910-9948, email goldenbuttonshop@yahoo.com or stop by to get more info about birthday parties or showers!
Lots of fun!!!
Don’t forget to sign up for a class or workshops….. click here.
We still have spaces in most of our classes!!!
Happy Holidays
The Golden Button would like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
The Golden Button is open 11-5pm Saturday and 12-5pm Sunday then it will be closed for one business week. We will re-open on January 8th with lots of new classes and new items in the shop!
Here are some photos from our Needle Felting Santas class….
Classes, Workshops, Printmaking, and Ornaments
This week at The golden Button….
We have some great classes… Beginning on Friday..
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Kids Holiday Gift Making (Full)
Fridays from 5:00- 6:00 PM (ages 6 and up)
A four-session gift making class where each week children will learn how to create different gifts for everyone! Week one: we will focus on Mothers, Aunts, Grandmas and teachers, Week two: we focus on Dads, Uncles, Grandpas, and other men, Week three: we will make gifts for friends, or siblings and week 4: we will make pet gifts!
November 30, December 7, 14, 21
(Cost is $ 56 plus $15 supply fee)
On Saturday December 1st we have ORNAMENT PAINTING!!!!
Open Ornament Making
Just Like Last Year!!! Drop in During Open Ornament Making hours and get 3 ornaments for $10! All ages welcome bring your smock! Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays in December! Drop in between 12:00 to 5:00!
Ask about private parties!!
We are working hard here filling custom orders!
Make sure you contact us soon to request your custom orders!!!
Custom paintings, custom bags, custom needle felted ornaments and so much more!
Here are photos from our Holiday Sewing Class!!!
(I have to keep it a secret! )
and here are some photos from a printmaking class I took in Brooklyn last nigh at the Gowanus Print Lab.
I’m in love with Screen Printing.
The Golden Button!
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends and family!!! We hope you have a beautiful day and eat lots of snacks!!!
We will be open tomorrow from 11-6 and Saturday from 11-6 for Black Friday and Small Business Saturday!
I am so very excited to announce that this Friday and Saturday we will have beautiful terrariums from Kim Charles of Cider Mill Design for sale here at The Golden Button!!!! and Hot Chocolate!!!
We will also have our Stocking Stuffing Station with lots of great local items! If you spend $30 in the stocking stuffing station you get a free stocking!!!!
Stop by and see us!!!
We will also begin our sewing Holiday gifts on Monday. We still have spaces available!!!
We will also be opening a second…….
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Kids Holiday Gift Making (same as the Friday class just condensed into three sessions!)
Thursdays from 5:30-6:50
A three-session gift making class where each week children will learn how to create different gifts for everyone! Week one: we will focus on mothers, Aunts, Grandmas and teachers, Week two: we focus on Dads, Uncles, Grandpas, and other men, Week three: we will make gifts for friends, or siblings and we will also make pet gifts!
December 6, 13, and 20th
(Cost is $ 56 plus $15 supply fee)
We also have a few more spaces in Needle Felting Santas on Sunday, December 9th from 2-4
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Three Part Holiday Card Making
Bradleigh Huzinga of Stationarium will be having a wonderful Holiday card and tag making workshop.
Wednesday, November 28th, December 5th and December 12th
Two classes:
Children: Wednesdays from 6:00-6:45 PM (5 and up)
Adults: Wednesdays from 7:00 – 8:00 PM (adults)(you are welcome to BYOB!)
For November 28: 3 Christmas/holiday cards
For December 5: 6 gift tags
For December 12: 3 mini milk carton treat boxes
Forget buying cards for the holiday that people don’t save… Make your own beautiful paper cards, Bradleigh will walk you through the process and you will have a whole selection of holiday cards and tags just in time for the holiday season! Participants will be able to purchase supplies to make multiples of everything made during the workshops, and may also purchase the stamps used.
Cost $50 plus a $12 supply fee covers all 3 classes!!!
Thanksgiving
The Golden Button has wonderful items for Thanksgiving including these beautiful Thanksgiving cards by Stationerium, felted acorns, pumpkins and festive smelling candles!
We also have Needle Felted Ornaments and some new painted rocks!
Here are some photos of our classes today…
There are still a few spaces in Needle Felting Turkeys this Saturday and Knitting Fingerless Gloves this Sunday!
Contact us if you would like to participate!
The Golden Button 
