I hope you can join me on June 18, 2016 as we make a mosaic plant stand! Build an attractive and sturdy stand for plant pots or other decorative objects while learning the basics of building a wood frame to contain mosaic tiles. You’ll learn how to set, grout and seal the tiles so your stand will hold up to outdoor use. You will also learn how to attach wooden feet to your stand. This project is a good introduction for those who would later like to make larger projects such as tables and shelves.
Mosaic Plant Stand Date: June 18, 2016 Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Location:Studio:art, 7403 Manchester Road, Maplewood, MO More information and registration:Class Signup
Classes are designed so that each participant will complete one project during the class. Each class attendee will recieve a printout with a written tutorial for that class so if you forget anything we learned you can refer back to it later. For details about what is included in each class and what if anything to bring, click the links below.
NEW! At each class, there will be at least one door prize randomly awarded to an attendee – probably a craft supply item of some type that relates to the theme of the class. Past prizes have included a necklace kit, a polymer clay frame kit and a craft stencil. That’s my way of saying thank you for coming!
Build an attractive garden home out of wood for native bees and other valuable pollinating insects. We will paint our homes to make them pretty and decorate some of the surfaces with stencils. All materials except the bamboo segments shown in the picture will be included. The wood will be cut ahead of time. The skills you will use in the class are: sanding, nailing, painting and stenciling. You will be instructed on what kinds of materials to fill the house with. The bamboo shown in the picture is one option you can use but there are others.
Class Title: Build a Pollinator House When: June 04, 2016 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm Where: Studio:art 7403 Manchester Rd., Maplewood, MO 63143 Map & Directions Price: $40.00.
SHOWCloud platform instantly transforms flat TVs into interactive marketing communication walls
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI (PRWEB) APRIL 21, 2016
Displays That Pay® today announced the release of their latest display solutions suite, SHOWCloud™ for the Office, at the Midwest Digital Marketing Conference being held at the historic Union Station in St. Louis, Mo. SHOWCloud is a display service cloud solution that allows businesses of any size to manage and display a mix of different content (social media, web, video, images and mobile capture) on large flat panel displays. With SHOWCloud users can dynamically update images and web content, display videos and invite others to collaborate in real-time.
Now customers who have enjoyed the dynamic and interactive display experience of SHOWCloud for Trade Shows can also use the solution in their office and at customer events. SHOWCloud for the Office is great digital display solution for retail stores, business lobby’s, cafeteria’s or any location where employees, customers and partners will see the displays. Content marketers, sales organizations and office managers are key target users of SHOWCloud for the Office.
Integrates to Dropbox
SHOWCloud for the Office integrates to Dropbox to provide easy management and display of user content. Venture Café St. Louis, located at the @4240 building within the Cortex Innovation Community, uses the SHOWCloud Dropbox integration to update the SHOWCloud display at their weekly Gathering events to help connect and inform the community.
“We found the SHOWCloud display helps increase the level of awareness of our various activities and deepens social media engagement,” said Travis Sheridan, Executive Director, Venture Café St. Louis.
“We are excited to offer the ASUS Google Chromebit as a simple solution for managing and displaying SHOWCloud content on any display with an HDMI connection”, says Mark Rice, CEO and Founder of Displays That Pay. “With our Startup SHOWCloud for the Office package, anyone can use the Chromebit and their SHOWCloud software to quickly create and display content”.
SHOWCloud for the Office customers can:
Display and rotate mobile, social, video and web content
Embed YouTube, Vimeo and Brainshark video content without any coding
Collaborate with team members using a shared SHOWCloud Dropbox folder and instantly update the user’s display
Add new content from anywhere using the SHOWCloud controller on laptops, tablets and smartphones or just add a file to Dropbox
Get remote support services to help users connect, display, captivate and share message with viewers.
I hope you can join me for my next class at Studio:art! You will learn how to make a pendant out of polymer clay textured with a rubber stamp enhanced with a glass embellishment. You will have a choice of color schemes you can use. Then you will learn how to make a finished necklace so you can wear your pendant. All supplies are included in the class fee – clay, pigments, glass, images, stringing materials and jewelry findings. The beads provided may not be exactly the same as shown in my sample but they will be close enough to create a similar look.
Tools will be available for you to borrow and some tools will be available to purchase should you want to continue working on your own later. You will not need to purchase anything additional to make the class project during class. If you have deep-etched rubber stamps of a texture design, special beads you want to use or any special images you want to include on the pendant you can bring them but there will be sufficient supplies to use if you don’t bring any.
The class time of 11-5 might sound daunting but there will be a lunch break and possibly more shorter breaks if we need them. The pendants will need to be baked twice during the class and I built in some extra time for baking and breaks. There are a lot of good places to eat in Maplewood that are within walking distance of the studio plus there is a Shop ‘n Save right across the street if you want to pick up a deli sandwich or a salad or something. The last class I scheduled for this length of time finished up a little early but I can’t guarantee that this one will also finish early.
NEW! In each class there will be door prize of some kind of supply or tool that relates to the class subject. You might win some extra supplies!
If you have any questions about the class please feel free to contact me.
Class: Polymer Clay Pendant with Glass Embellishment Date: April 16, 2016 Time: 11-5 pm Location:Studio:art, 7403 Manchester Road, Maplewood MO, 63143 Cost: $32 if paid in advance, $40 day of class Signup form:www.carolynsstampstore.com/catalog/class_signup.php
If you choose to pay ahead of time to get the discount for pre-paying, I will send you a PayPal invoice via email. Alternately if you prefer to pay by Square I can take your information over the phone. Credit card processing at the studio will be with Square. You can also pay by cash or check at the studio or mail a check to me – contact me for the mailing address or send it to the studio. Children under 18 must be enrolled with a parent as I think parents are best able to judge their child’s ability level and what tools they should be allowed to use. Beginners are welcome.
Are you interested in celebrating holidays in a more eco-friendly manner? I hope you can join me for my next class at my new Studio! Learn rubber stamping and other paper craft techniques as we make Biodegradeable Easter Baskets. We will use plantable seed paper and other compostable materials to make Easter baskets that you can bury in the garden after use! If growing conditions are right you may be able to grow some flowers too! Supplies are included in the class price.
I will have paper, cardstock, seed paper, templates, rubber stamps, ink, stamp pads, paper cutters, stamp mounting blocks, tape, glue and other tools and supplies available for you to use during the class. If you have any of the following tools or supplies, it would be helpful to bring them – there will be less wait to use tools if participants bring some – but it’s not a requirement. If you bring tools please mark them to indicate ownership.
Optional tool and supply list:
Clean scrap paper
Bone folder
Metal ruler
Pencil
Eraser
Rubber stamps
Stamping ink pads and re-inkers
Acrylic stamp mounting blocks
Double-sided tape
Paper cutter
Small hole punch
Scissors
Glue stick
Masking tape
If you have any questions about the class please feel free to contact me.
If you choose to pay ahead of time to get the discount for pre-paying, I will send you a PayPal invoice via email. Alternately if you prefer to pay by Square I can take your information over the phone. Credit card processing at the studio will be with Square. Beginners are welcome. Children under 18 must be enrolled with a parent as I think parents are best able to judge their child’s ability level and what tools they should be allowed to use.
Supplies for the class are included in the class price. I will have some paper crafting supplies available for purchase the day of the class in case you see anything you want to add to your stash but you will not need to purchase anything additional to make the class project.
Learn basic jewelry assembly techniques while creating one necklace and one bracelet. You will learn how to attach clasps on jewelry stringing wire with crimp beads, how to make a loop attachment, how to open and close jump rings and how to embed an image of your choice into a glass pendant. Class price includes materials. A variety of beads and images will be provided, but if you have any particular beads or images you would like to use you can bring them. If you bring any images they should be printed with waterproof ink (like from a laser printer or copier). Tools will be available to borrow so you can complete the two pieces and some tools and supplies will be available for purchase if you want to keep working on your own.
If you have the following tools, please bring:
Bead stringing board
Wire cutters
Chain nose pliers (flat and narrow)
Round nose pliers
If you have any questions about the class please feel free to contact me.
Class: Jewelry Basics Date: February 20, 2016 Time: 1-4 pm Location: 7403 Manchester Road, Maplewood MO, 63143 Cost: $32 if paid in advance, $40 day of class Signup form:www.carolynsstampstore.com/catalog/class_signup.php
If you choose to pay ahead of time to get the discount for pre-paying, I will send you a PayPal invoice via email or if you’d prefer I can get your information over the phone and process your credit card with Square. Children under 18 must be enrolled with a parent as I think parents are best able to judge their child’s ability level and what tools they should be allowed to use.
Crafternoon is a regular gathering of crafters who bring projects to work on while doing a bit of socializing with each other. Studio:art is hosting Crafternoon on February 2. I’ve been to a couple of these before and had a lot of fun. I hope you can join us!
Date: February 2, 2016 Time: 12-3 pm Location: 7403 Manchester Road, Maplewood MO, 63143 Fee: None, but bring your own refreshements
Upcoming Class with Carolyn on February 6: Valentine Cards
I hope you can join me for my first class at my new Studio! Learn rubber stamping and other paper craft techniques as we make Valentine cards. Participants will be provided with enough paper and cardstock to make four cards, four different card sketches and written instructions to take home. I’m not sure if we will have time to go through all four cards step-by step as a group, but once you know the techniques for the first card you will be able to complete the other cards on your own if you want to.
I will have paper, cardstock, templates, rubber stamps, punches, decorative scissors, ink, stamp pads, paper cutters, markers, stamp mounting blocks, tape, glue sticks, colored pencils and other tools and supplies available for you to use during the class. If you have any of the following tools or supplies, it would be helpful to bring them – there will be less wait to use tools if participants bring some – but it’s not a requirement. If you bring tools please mark them to indicate ownership.
Optional tool and supply list:
Clean scrap paper
Bone folder
Metal ruler
Craft knife (X-Acto or something similar)
Cutting mat
Scoring tool
Pencil
Eraser
Rubber stamps (Valentine themed, postal themed, alphabet stamps)
Stamping ink pads and re-inkers in the following colors: Black, dark brown, rust brown, red, lt. ochre, hot pink, lt. gray, lt. tan
Acrylic stamp mounting blocks
Double-sided tape
Paper cutter
Heart shaped punches
Standard hole punch
Scissors
Decorative scissors with postage stamp perforation pattern or deckle edge pattern
Glue stick
Masking tape
Unused white plastic eraser with flat sides (like Magic Rub)
If you have any questions about the class please feel free to contact me.
Class: Valentine Cards Date: February 6, 2016 Time: 1-4 pm Location: 7403 Manchester Road, Maplewood MO, 63143 Cost: $17 if paid in advance, $25 day of class Signup form:www.carolynsstampstore.com/catalog/class_signup.php
Four of the eight available spaces are filled, so don’t wait too long to reserve a spot if you are interested! If you choose to pay ahead of time to get the discount for pre-paying, I will send you a PayPal invoice via email. Beginner stampers are welcome. Children under 18 must be enrolled with a parent as I think parents are best able to judge their child’s ability level and what tools they should be allowed to use.
Supplies for the class are included in the class price. I will have some paper crafting supplies available for purchase the day of the class in case you see anything you want to add to your stash but you will not need to purchase anything additional to make the class project.
I’ve joined a new artists co-op in Maplewood Missouri and I am excited to invite you to our grand opening! It takes place Saturday, December 19 from 10am – 6pm. The address is 740 Manchester Road, Maplewood, MO 63143.
Local art and crafts (including some of mine) will be for sale, plus refreshments and a chance to win a $50 store gift card! It’s not necessary to RSVP, but if you’re a Facebook user you can RSVP at the event page or invite any of your friends that might be interested.
If you can’t make it on Saturday, the store retail hours are:
SUN: 11AM-7PM
MON: Closed
TUE: Closed
WED: Noon-8PM
THURS: Noon-8PM
FRI: Noon-8PM
SAT: 11AM-8PM
One of the companies I work for is launching a new product! For any of you who are attending Startup Connection 2015 today, I’ll see you there!
New platform transfers flat displays into interactive marketing communications walls
St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) November 18, 2015
Displays That Pay® announced the release of their latest display solutions suite, SHOWCloud™ for Trade Shows at Startup Connection 2015. SHOWCloud solutions allow companies to amplify their brand presence with interactive, multi-channel content that is easily displayed on any screen. SHOWCloud transforms flat TV displays into dynamic walls that draw customers to trade show booths, engage them with real-time content and capture leads through mobile tools.
The SHOWCloud service provides multiple panels of video, social, web and scanable mobile codes on any display sharing viewable web browser content. Each display provides up to four panels of content that can be dynamically updated on the fly using the SHOWCloud mobile controller on a smartphone, tablet or Internet of Things (IoT) device.
“Brands already have a tremendous amount of digital media content – from videos to social media to slides and images. SHOWCloud solutions allow them to organize and use this content to share their stories through separate panels displaying these multi-channel media assets,” said Mark Rice, CEO and founder of Displays That Pay. “SHOWCloud makes this content exciting and interactive so people are drawn in and want to engage.”
To support interaction at events, SHOWCloud for Trade Shows allows companies to display social media feeds like Twitter and Instagram and invite people to interact through hashtags and short URLs. Companies can also display scanable QR codes or use NFC tags at their booth to capture leads or download content. Existing applications from IFTTT services can trigger automated processes to effortlessly transfer a relevant show photo to a display via SHOWCloud’s Dropbox integration.
SHOWCloud customers can:
Display mobile, social, video and web content simultaneously
Embed video content without any coding
Collaborate with team members using a Dropbox folder linked to the display
Showcase up to four panels and expand and collapse panels as needed
Start and stop carousel displays providing live presentations
Add new content from anywhere using the SHOWCloud mobile controller or Dropbox
Display without Wi-Fi using smartcard backup
Captivate customers after the event with a SHOWCloud monthly subscription
Contact Displays That Pay for SHOWCloud for Trade Show pricing information, which includes dedicated pre-event support and remote support during the event.
About Displays That Pay
Displays That Pay transforms flat displays into engaging, interactive marketing walls to capture attention and generate leads. The company’s central product, SHOWCloud, is a cloud-based application supporting brand exposure and sales engagement at major trade shows, events and venues. Learn more at http://www.displaysthatpay.com.
I hope you can join me on June 18, 2016 as we make a mosaic plant stand! Build an attractive and sturdy stand for plant pots or other decorative objects while learning the basics of building a wood frame to contain mosaic tiles. You’ll learn how to set, grout and seal the tiles so your stand will hold up to outdoor use. You will also learn how to attach wooden feet to your stand. This project is a good introduction for those who would later like to make larger projects such as tables and shelves.
