The Muse Craft Open House...A Success!

The Teachers...Me, Liz Matheney & Chrissy Gemmill

What a fun event! We had a great turnout and everyone really enjoyed creating all the crafts, sipping wine and snacking on delicious cheeses and cookies. And the best news, we raised nearly $300 for Lily's Hope!

Margaret Hluch & Whitney with the Lily's Hope display.

Margaret was kind enough to let us use her amazing studio space. Margaret is a fiber artist and her husband Kevin is a ceramic artist. You can take a peek at their wonderful work by visiting their website Hluch Arts.

The Christmas tags went over very well. Love how everyone puts their own unique touch to a craft. Someone got creative and combined the stamped ornament and the tag:

Liz had everyone in a festive mood creating Pom Poms.

Liz crochets and sells her work through The Muse. If you look at Whitney's button cowl that she is wearing, you can see a sample of Liz's work. 

You already had a chance to see some of Chrissy Gemmill's work on my December Artist of the Month post. Chrissy also sells her work at The Muse and at her Etsy shop.

Hope you are surviving the hectic holiday preparation time. Try to find a minute to relax and just enjoy the season.

"An open mind is an open thought." by Madi

The Muse Holiday Open House

This week I am participating in The Muse Holiday Open House. I will be teaching how to create these fun Holiday gift tags. 

The event is this Wednesday, December 14th from 7 to 9 pm. Here is a little info about the event:

"Please come and enjoy refreshments at The Muse while you make and take crafts taught by the teachers. In the past some of the items have been wine charms, felted jewelry, metal stamped charms, etc. No charge for this event, however a donation is requested. All donations for the evening's events will go to Lily's Hope."

Event Location:   113 West All Saints St. Frederick, Maryland

The charity, Lily's Hope is for a little girl who was in Madi's dance class that is battling a rare form of bone cancer. Here is the information about Lily's Hope:

Lily is one of 50 children in the nation who will get diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma this year. Lily's Hope is created to build funds and bring the community together in support of Lily and the Weaver family. "Lily has not once given up and knows she has the fight of her life. She is ready and we are too. Lily has and will always twinkle." Amy Weaver To help the family get through this time, please consider donating to the Patty Pollatos Fund http://bit.ly/oeH4Ue and/or a Message of Hope http://www.amessageofhopecf.org/ For more information or questions please email: lilyshope4cure@gmail.com"   Lily's Hope Facebook page.    There will be two other teachers at the event, so it should be a lot of fun. If you are in the area, stop by.  Hope you are enjoying the holiday season.    "Helping will help you." by Madi