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*UPDATE: Cost of materials for the Random Woven Sphere Lamp class is now $30*

Our latest schedule of classes includes April 2009 through August 2009.

*UPDATE- THREE NEW CLASSES ADDED: Baby Quilt, Hand Screen Printing, Molecule Jewlery*- click here

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We were ecstatic when our latest selection of Moda fabrics arrived last week! Alice In Wonderland inspired prints with cheerful, adventurous colors – perfect for spring! We’ve decided to take everyone down the rabbit hole with us and give away three samplings from some of our favorite new arrivals in fabric and scrapbooking accessories.

Prizes:
Prize Pack #1 – Tattered Angels Clear Stamps
Prize Pack #2 – K&Company Chipboard and Dimensional Stickers
Prize Pack #3 – Moda Wonderland Collection Fat Quarter Pack

To Enter:
Leave a comment on this blog posting and provide the following information –
1) First name and current email address
2) Specify which prize pack you would like (specify your first choice only)
3) What class at The U.C.C are you looking forward to most?

Please Note – Anyone may enter, only one comment per household please.

Three lucky winners will be randomly selected on Wednesday April 8th. Winners will be notified through email on April 8th, followed by an official announcement on our blog Thursday April 9th.

Recently, several online publications recommended The U.C.C to their readers, and we couldn’t be more grateful! We already visit Daily Candy, Apartment Therapy and LA2DAY on a weekly basis, for their consistently stellar recommendations on where to go and what to do. Thank you to everyone for the very kind words! We are happy to see that our crafting community is getting support from the greater community as a whole.

Below is a list of links to the recent articles written about The Urban Craft Center. We hope that while reading these articles you envision yourself taking a specific class, or working on a project in the studio. We look forward to crafting with you soon!
Daily Candy
Apartment Therapy LA
LA2DAY
Hello Craft
Caroline On Crack

We are taking our scrapbooking goodies off the studio shelves and asking you to get your photos out of their boxes, off of your computer – and into something memorable and fun! Whether you are a traditional scrapbooker, an altered art collage maker, or a total newbie, it’s time to come out and play!

We have tons of equipment to use and plenty of goodies in the store to buy. The Cricut die cutter in our studio is a well known favorite of mine. It’s a great little machine that cuts thousands of images through paper, fabric and even felt! We have bins filled with rubber and acrylic stamps – everything from typewriter font letters to Alice and Wonderland designs. We have some great new products in the store as well like; chipboard albums, elegant rub on images, glittery goodness and plenty of papers and paints. I’d suggest coming in a bit early to explore!

Our Scrapbook Club takes place on the last Wednesday of every month, from 4pm-6pm. The next session will be on March 25th. The cost is $15 for non-members and Free to anyone with a membership. It’s a great opportunity to introduce yourself to the limitless possibilities our studio has to offer. The greatest part to me, is meeting people from all different backgrounds, who want to make things and be inspired!

The crafting community is here for you! Hurray for handmade!

The greatly anticipated Random Woven Sphere class, taught by local artist Aaron Kramer, took place this past weekend – and it drew a lot of attention! For 8 hours, dedicated students learned to weave hundreds of wooden coffee stirrers onto a metal wire frame. What they left with was an amazing lamp that hangs from a pendant cord set (one example hangs in our studio)!

Aaron incorporates recycled materials into the majority of his classes. Aaron’s website, Urban Objects, greets viewers with his signature motto: “Trash is the Failure of Imagination.” In fact, we sell miniature woven spheres, handmade from street sweeper bristles, created by Aaron himself.

Fingertips may have been a little sore by the end of the afternoon, but the results were astonishing. Everyone finished their project and was able to take home a completed, hand-woven lamp that evening. This was Aaron’s first class at The U.C.C and we are very excited that he is a part of our crafting community!

Aaron will be teaching another class in our studio called, Cold Connections: Binding materials without heat, Saturday March 21st from 10am-6pm. The class costs $125 non-member/$120 member.
Space is limited so please call us or drop by the studio to get the last remaining spots!

For more information about Aaron Kramer, please visit http://www.urban-objects.com/