ornament workshop

When: Thursday, December 4, 1:00 to 3:00 PM

What: Penguin ornaments (or pigs, or cows, or chicks, or owls...)

Where: Palmyra Public Library, 325 Railroad Street, Palmyra, PA

Fee: $25.00, all materials included and tools provided

Register at the Palmyra Library by Tuesday, December 2. Or call the library at 838-1347.

Questions? Email me any time at admin@divadea.com.

Upcoming Events

Come see me!

Ornaments workshop at Pink Andie Beads: November 1

Stocking Stuffers workshop at Pink Andie Beads: November 15

Black Friday sale and demo at Pink Andie Beads: November 29

Community Arts Market at Lancaster Eastern Market: December 6 and 7

Marmalade singing Christmas carols at Whitaker Center in Harrisburg: December 4 and 6

Cumberland Singers Concerts in Mechanicsburg area: December 12, 13 and 14

Girl scouts and beadmaking

Last week I taught beadmaking to a bunch of girl scouts in Mechanicsburg. I admit I was a little nervous - these days my large group classes tend to be adults, and my teaching of 13-year-olds tends to be one at a time and generally involves singing and no sharp implements. I was thrilled to find that this group of ladies was polite, energetic, smart and fun. What a joy to work with such a pleasant bunch!



To schedule your own polymer clay workshop for your girl scout troop, group of friends, youth group, etc., in the central PA area, email me. See some of the projects you could learn here.

November workshops at Pink Andie Beads

Make your own fabulous polymer clay Christmas stuff with me at Pink Andie Beads in November!

Visit my workshop schedule page for details.

workshop fun

This weekend's DivaDea polymer clay workshop was at St. John's Coffee Cafe in Camp Hill, PA. We made bud vases.



We started out by making canes - a spiral (or jellyroll) and/or a lacework cane. Both are fairly simple canework processes. While our canes "chilled out" we sculpted vessels out of "junk clay" (the ends and mess-ups and extra clay that I accumulate as I work). Then we sliced the canes and applied the slices carefully to our vessels.

The finished products got taken home by the students for baking.


This bud vase turned out great. The back is flat, so magnets can be added and it can hang on the fridge.


This student opted for a stand-alone pot instead of a hanging bud vase. I love the way she placed her lace canework to make the vessel look a bit like stone walls.

Click here for a complete schedule of upcoming workshops in the Central PA area.