Workshops 2009

With the 'holidays' over and now down to the business of getting the year really started! Fire up those brain cells and try something new or add to your already growing list of crafty skills with one of the workshops below taught by Phaedra!

Winter workshops held at
Seeds of Joy Wilderness Park, 1102 Camino Real, Redondo Beach, Ca 90277
To register for classes, please the City of Redondo Beach at (310) 318 0610, ext 3380

Urban Farm Animals

All the how-to's in the animal realm!
From frogs to foxes, pigs, sheep, cows chickens and their eggs!
Saturday February 21st - 10am-12pm - $20*

Sculpted Wool Dolls
How to make a seasonal display doll sturdy enough for gentle child's play. The finished 8" doll will have poseable arms and an armature base. Special attention to decorating details and coverage techniques including hair dressing styles! Bring your imagination!
Saturday March 14th
9am-1pm $45*

Winter/Spring Workshops held at:
8650 Gulana Ave, Cross Creek Clubhouse, Playa del Rey, Ca 90293
To register for these classes call Phaedra at 310 463 6304 or email phaedra@thephoenixgift.com

Urban Farm animals #2

February 28th - this class may be postponed, please contact Phaedra for more details.
12-2pm $20*

Waldorf Dollmaking - starting March 28th
11am-3pm - $45*


Wooly 'Faberge' Easter Eggs
Saturday April 4th
10-12pm $15*

* material fees are separate and range from $7 to $30

Summer Workshops 2008!

Fantasy 3D Playscape with Phaedra Phoenix - Full

Great for beginners and experienced felters alike as it provides many 3-D construction skills, preparing students to create and work on their own designs at home. The opportunity to engage your own creativity is almost limitless and so it is a very liberating class.
The playmat part of your creation will be about 10 inches square, this can be a hand felted base or felted sweater. We then build our layers of design. Perhaps a cave or fairy glen is your fancy, or a tree stump, a river or stream rolling through the landscape among rocks. You may want to add a wooden bridge, flowers or a toadstool clump. Maybe you'll create a mermaid lagoon or desert island complete with palm trees and sand and water lapping at the edge. Create your fantasy playscape from your own imagination, a picture or book. NO PREVIOUS FELTING EXPERIENCE REQUIRED! Tools and supplies provided, you are welcome to bring your own.

Summer Knitting Circle Workshop with Mary Beth

Come with your own projects and let the skills and grace of Mary Beth help you along. You may be a beginner or halfway through a complex project, no matter! Plenty of smiles, support and shared skills abound with this knitting group.

Dying Your Project with Phaedra - Full

Create your own unique play-silks, felt colours, wool roving or custom yarn ready for other projects with natural dyes from Australia. I’m basically doing my own dying session anyway and no dye should be wasted, so please join me and enjoy! Bring your own projects, gloves and paintbrushes! I’ll make snacks!

Waldorf Dollmaking with Phaedra - Full

Have a doll half finished and need some group energy to get it done? Want to experience the magic of making your own doll with traditional Waldorf techniques? Have never done any doll-making before and want to learn how? All levels of sewers are welcome to create your very own unique doll. Choose your comfort level of making directly from the pattern or start with a pre-sewn body. You will learn how to form a head, sew and piece your doll together and correct stuffing techniques to ensure the “life” of your doll!

Vision Doll Workshop with Phaedra. Open/TBC

Autumn - Capture your moment in time by creating a personal doll from what is presented in a very unique way. An extremely liberating class that may also be used for maturing teen girls to creatively and positively express themselves. Only basic sewing skills required. Original patterns will be created and used.

Tall Tale Tree Workshop with Phaedra. Open/TBC

Autumn - Create your very own felted tree 8-15 " with it's own freestanding base, for use on a nature table or just as a perfectly interesting center piece or home decor your friends will go wild for!