Life's a Beach!

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Come on to the Beach and Catch a Wave!


In this easy, fun, workshop, you will make a sandy beach in the morning, complete with shells and rocks and a ripple of water; then in the afternoon, you will make a crashing wave.  In the process, you get to play with all kinds of fun STUFF - Puff Paint, sheer melted fabrics, fabric paints, Angelina fiber, Tintzl, melted painted cellophane and tiny beads.  Come on to the Beach and Catch a Wave!


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Supply fee: $20 includes patterns & directions; iridescent cracked ice; Puff Paint, MistyFuse; Tintzl, cellophane, LiquidBeadz, sand, Totally Stable, PFD fabric, use of fabric paints, metallic paint powders, heat gun, wood burning tool, parchment paper, sheer fabrics as needed, and Shiva paint sticks.

Note to Workshop Chair:

We need about 5 irons/ironing surfaces for the class, and two extra tables for painting/drying.

Materials for you to bring for the Sandy Beach scene (Everybody will make one of these):

  • Several small shells and small, flat rocks
  • One flat focus shell (mine was a sand dollar)
  • One piece tan or brown cotton fabric, 10" x 12"
  • Silver, white iridescent, and gold glitter
  • Package of "white" heat bondable Angelina fiber 
  • Two to four paintbrushes ¼" to 1" wide
  • Fat quarters of white and/or iridescent sheer fabrics like sparkle organza or perle metallic sheer (for beach and waves)
  • Apron

Materials for you to bring for the Wave:

  •  Small pieces of white satin, acetate, or other shimmery white fabrics
  •  Fat quarters of white and/or iridescent sheer fabrics like sparkle organza or perle metallic sheer (for beach and waves)
  •  Pencil
  •  Several small Dixie cups or plastic cups
  •  Iridescent fine white glitter
  •  Scotch tape
  •  White plastic garbage bag
  •  Lots of pins (I like the extra fine glass headed pins)
  •  Scissors for fabric
  •  Ultra fine Sharpie marker
  •  Rotary cutter and board
  •  Small portable fan and/or hair dryer 

Optional Materials:
  •  Heat gun if you have one
  •  Wood burning tool (and a cookie sheet) if you have one