New Art Classes at Pearl City!

Kathryn Rone

 

New Art classes at Pearl City!  Art classes for Kids & Teens!

 "First Art" for ages 3-5 years attending with a parent.  This class explores the creation of shape & designs in finger paint, crayons and clay. "Kids Drawing" for ages 5-9 years will use markers and paper to create pictures of animals, aquariums, roller coasters and oceans.  Each lesson will help the student learn about shapes, shading, perspective, and have time for creative play.  "Teens Painting" for ages 10-18 years will have students learning to use wet & dry brush with acrylic paint, making landscapes, figures and animal paintings.  Students will have the support to create their own painting from their choice of image or design.

Classes are scheduled on Mondays:  First Art from 2:30-3:30pm;  Kids Drawing from 3:30-4:30pm and Teens Painting from 4:30-5:30pm.  Class fees are $15.00 per class or register for 4-class session at $60.00.

A little bit about the artist:  Kathryn has been teaching art classes for 15 years and has mentored other teachers, helping them to teach visual art.  She has a MA in Counseling Psychology, Specializaion in Creative Expression, and a BA in Studio Art.  She has studied both Fine Art & Art Therapy.  View her artwork, at www.kathrynrone.com

  *coming soon:  Floral Painting workshop for adults.  This workshop will provide an introduction to Water Soluble Oil Paing and an opportunity to enjoy painting Hawaiian flowers!  Learn about composition, light source and color theory.

                                                           



Crankin' Out Crafts Episode 177 - Crayon Leaves

Our last décor project is a great one to make with your kids. Puna takes you through all the simple steps.

Melt different colors of crayon shavings to create
autumn leaves!

View our episode here: Crankin' Out Crafts: Episode 177 - Crayon Leaves

Supplies:

Crayons in fall-rific colors

Wax paper

Iron

Pencil sharpener

Non-stick scissors

Pen

If you use a pencil or crayon sharpener for this project, your children will have a lot of fun helping you to make the crayon shavings needed for the color. Punch holes in your “leaves” and hang near a window for a wonderful fall sun-catching display.

*Don't forget to scroll down to view Kahului's post on their "Christmas Bulb Tree"! Have a great weekend!

Crankin' Out Crafts Episode 129 - Crayon Drip Canvas

Welcome back to a new week of Crankin’ Out Crafts. This week our featured theme is all about having fun with canvas. In today’s episode, Lisa will show you another take on something we’ve already featured on Crankin’ Out Crafts, crayon drip art.

Crayons are not only for coloring - create a unique and colorful work of art!

Catch our latest episode: Crankin' Out Crafts: Episode 129 - Crayon Drip Canvas

Supplies:

Stretched canvas

Crayons

Heat tool

Experimentation is the key with this fun project. Try different ways of applying the crayons to the canvas or holding the heat tool at another angle to change up your design.

Workshops for Crayon Drip Art

Hello fellow crafters! If you've been anywhere on the internet lately (especially Pinterest) you might have seen some crayon art being thrown about. These great works of art are so much fun to do, I can tell you from personal experience that you won't want to stop making them. (I currently have about four unfinished pieces laying about my room just waiting for me to come back with a handful of crayons.)

One of the best things about them, though, is that they are a great creative craft for kids to do with a little adult supervison, of course. Familys can get together and create artwork and kids can make their own vibrant pieces to hang up in their rooms.



We want to thank all our students from last Saturday for joining us.
We all had a wonderful time watching the creation of your new, amazing works of art.

If you want to give this activity a try, we have some special workshops going on at Enchanted Lake Ben Franklin right now. For the next two Saturdays, that is July 21st and 28th, we're offering one hour sesssions from 10am to 2pm on how to make your own original crayon drip art. The workshops are open to adults and children and include a 16"x20" canvas, crayons, and the use of a heat tool, all for just $15 a person. You have to hurry, though, because our space is limited to 4 students an hour.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Puna @ Enchanted Lake

Don't forget to scroll down and check out today's Crankin' Out Crafts episode on how to make a beautiful party decoration.

We Cranked Out a Party

 

The entrance to our store and Brandon helping a few of our customers with their glass tile projects.

Boy did we ever crank out a fun party! On behalf of everyone here at Enchanted Lake, I would like to thank all of our wonderful customers who came and played around with us this past Saturday.

That's me and "Auntie Purple" crankin' out a fun favor.

Just in case you hadn't already heard, the party was to celebrate our You Tube video blog called Crankin' Out Crafts. It consisted of a bunch of quick and easy crafts that we've featured on the show. 

Of course JFlo showed up to show off her watercolor techniques.


We offered tips and tricks on Wild Block centerpieces, glittering, and even how to use a heat gun to melt crayons and make bright, beautiful, drippy art. Then we did some lei, favor, wreath, and jewelry making.

Dolly helped with lei making while Jenny attracted a little crowd.

And, to top it all off, we gave away some great prizes so a few of our customers walked away with a bunch of scrapbooking supplies like paper, stanps, and stickers.


Yep, that's me again doing a butterfly or dragonfly candy favor.



In fact, we had so much fun that we're already planning our next party. You have to keep checking in with us, though, because I'll put the details out in a later blog entry.

See you soon!

Puna @ Enchanted Lake

Crankin' Out Crafts Party

Remember when I mentioned last week that our Enchanted Lake store is having a Crankin' Out Crafts party coming up on April 28th? Well, today I wanted to show you two more awesome "crankin'" projects that we will be doing at our party.

The first project is going to be a demonstration for a crayon canvas. This is a super fun and easy project that is great to do with your kids.

Our second project is the wild block make n' take. These animal themed glass blocks are something that anyone can do and still make a great statement for a party or for your home.

We hope that you'll join in on the Crankin' fun with us at our party. Don't forget, it takes place at our Enchanted Lake Ben Franklin store from 10am to 2pm on Saturday, April 28th. If you want to learn about all the projects that we'll be featuring that day, you can always drop by our store for more information.

See you soon!

Puna @ Enchanted Lake

P.S. Take a look at our previous blog post from today for another great episode of Crankin' Out Crafts.

Crankin' Out Crafts Episode 66 - Crayon Teacher Gift

Need a gift for your teacher? Watch as we create a beautiful piece of art by gluing crayons to canvas!

B-Dizzle shows you how to make a great gift for your teacher!

View the episode on youtube: Crankin' Out Crafts: Episode 66 - Crayon Teacher Gift

Supplies:

Canvas

Crayons

Scissors or X-Acto knife

Hot Glue Gun & glue sticks

Letter Stickers or Adhesive Foam Letters

We had a blast sharing our colorful ideas with you and hope that you will incorporate crayons on your next project. See you next time!

Crankin' Out Crafts Episode 65 - Crayon Drip Art

We're back today with another great crayon project for you. Lisa gets creative adding color to a plain white canvas by melting crayons!

Create your own artwork with crayons!

View the episode here: Crankin' Out Crafts: Episode 65 - Crayon Drip Art

Supplies:

Canvas

Crayons

Hot glue gun & glue sticks

Heat tool

With just a few supplies, you can create a unique piece of art that is sure to brighten up any space. Hang in your kids playroom, living room, or even your classroom. Check back with us on the blog again for another colorful crayon project!

Crankin' Out Crafts Episode 64 - Crayon Lei

Welcome to Crayon Week on Crankin' Out Crafts! No, you won't be coloring - instead we'll demonstrate how crayons can be used to create some neat and fun craft projects. Today, Lisa will show you variation of the popular Candy Lei - the Crayon Lei!

Can’t think of simple and “safe” gifts for your kid’s class?

Lisa shows you what she did for her son – Crayon Leis! 

Watch the episode on our youtube channel: Crankin' Out Crafts: Episode 64 - Crayon Lei

Supplies:

Crayons

Poly-tubing (color of your choice)

Ribbon

Scissors

This is so easy to make, and you don't have to worry about any allergies! It's also perfect for a Preschool Graduation, Birthday Party, or even for your kids who just love to color. Poly-tubing is available at all of our Ben Franklin Crafts stores in assorted colors. For those of you not in Hawaii, you can purchase poly-tubing as well as other lei making supplies online on the Crafting is Fun Website.

*Don't forget to check out today's previous post from Puna on how to make your own Magnetic Note Holders.