The Urban Craft Center » Craft Parties

Happy Campers

rhea — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:35:32 +0000

Kids Craft Camp came to a close a couple of weeks ago but we can’t stop talking about how much fun we had with our 13 campers every day. All of these exceptionally talented young ladies, ages 8-12, learned new skills and took their projects far beyond what we anticipated. Workshops in sewing, embroidery, zines and comics, mixed media art journaling and jewelry making kept everyone busy no matter what their skill levels were. We’ve had lots of requests for another session in August (which is just a bit too soon for us to plan), but don’t fret, we are already planning for a Winter Break craft camp with more information to come!

Congratulations ladies on all of your super crafty achievements!!

Craft Good Cheer

rhea — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:49:06 +0000

Last month, Paige and Kelly of Bash & Yes, Please threw an Eco Bash event here in our studio. There was music, crafting, good food and drinks, even a photo booth! We just received the photos from Raya Carlisle (http://rayaphotography.com/) who documented this special night. Enjoy!

Hoedown Photos

rhea — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:13:53 +0000

We had a great time at the hoedown this weekend. Lots of people learned to knit and walked away with some fabulous screen printed shirts. The bands; Freaky Mountain, Justin Gordon, Foot Foot and Old Californio were amazing and the music sounded great in our space! Thank you so much to Flounce Vintage, Polly Danger and Meg and Jenn for vending into the evening. And a huge thanks to Elaine Layabout for co-hosting the event.
If you were unable to make it, we hope to see you at an event in the future. Check out the slideshow below!

Bridal Shower Craft Party

rhea — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:00:13 +0000

Last weekend a great group of women hosted a bridal shower in the studio for their friend, Mariah. They brought delicious food and made these beautiful mason jar centerpieces, with little needle felted birds and mushrooms adorning the branches.

Gigis Birthday Party

rhea — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:06:23 +0000

I really love hosting parties in our studio. It is a chance for a group of people to truly make this space their own and celebrate a special event or person while creating something altogether.

Gigi has participated in several classes and events at The U.C.C. Whenever she and her good friend Lola come by, we drop whatever we are doing to find out the latest on the two girls’ creative endeavors. You may be thinking that Gigi is just another 20 something learning to sew and make soap, but Gigi just celebrated her 11th birthday with us last week!

9 of Gigi’s closest friends learned our most addicting craft, needle felting.

Watch out for Gigi, you just might see her on Project Runway…2018!

A finished felted friend.

Glitter and Cupcakes

the ucc team — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:14:22 +0000

Last Tuesday night, we hosted the Los Angeles party for Martha Stewart’s Cupcake Tour! Martha was not here herself (we hope she will come craft with us next time….), but Gayle Lambert, associate publisher for Martha Stewart Living was here to talk about the magazine and the delicious world of decorative cupcakes.

After some amazing finger food, drink and cupcakes of course, we had a workshop glittering birds, butterflies and plastic animals. With a little glue and a lot of sparkle, you can make some pretty beautiful figurines for your home! You can find this specific project off of the Martha Stewart website, here. You can even come into the studio and make some yourself!