EmmaMade Featuring Loops by Keri update and March happenings!

We've been having a lot of fun in our Emmamade featuring Loops by Keri classes. Some of our recent activities in the studio....

We've done a study of Monet and made beautiful mixed-media collage paintings.

We've had a lot of fun with our American Girls making backpacks and school materials, doll sized foods and so much more!

We tie dyed our own fabric and then made drawstring bags out of it using hand sewing AND the sewing machine (for many kids it was their FIRST TIME using a machine and they did awesome!(

We've made clay monsters and had open craft times to free create

AND we've had amazing fun nights when the parents went out and we stayed in an had a blast! Our last one featured minute to win it style games, including this fastest mummy before mommy comes home game!

Thank you for joining Emily Diamond and I, two mothers who are an art teacher and sewing/knitting/scrapbooking teacher respectively. We are on our journey to create a caring, creative environment, where kids share ideas, support each other and learn to trust their creative instinct. This allows the children to develop new talents, confidence and self esteem while exploring a broad spectrum of the arts. 

Coming up in March!

SUNDAY MARCH 8th:

American Girl Crafting-PLAY FOOD- Ages 5+ Join us from 3-5pm for our American Girl - Play food Edition! We'll be making all sorts of items for our doll- cakes, cupcakes, drinks and much, much more using clay, glitter, upcycling, collage and more. It's much more fun to make it yourself! $35 per student includes all materials and snack.

Kids Knit Too! - For ages 7+ Join us from 5pm-6:30pm for Kids Knitting! Come learn to knit in our relaxed environment. We’ll teach you how to cast stitches on the needle, knit and how to bind off! Perfect for the new knitter or to learn more skills. We teach both right and left handed children.

SUNDAY MARCH 22

American Girl Crafting-Clothing and accessories edition! Ages 5+ Join us from 3-5pm - At our last American Girl craft session we had requests for making clothing and accessories for our dolls! We'll be making a skirt for our dolls using both hand sewing and machine sewing techniques. Other accessories can be made if time permits. NO SEWING EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!  $35 per student includes all materials and snack.

Kids Knit Too! - For ages 7+ Join us from 5pm-6:30pm for Kids Knitting! Come learn to knit in our relaxed environment. We’ll teach you how to cast stitches on the needle, knit and how to bind off! Perfect for the new knitter or to learn more skills. We teach both right and left handed children.

Please bring a pair of size 10 straight needles (or a similar size- 8, 9, 10, 11) to class. Or needles can be purchased at class for $5. We supply the practice yarn & all the instruction you need! :) We teach to each childs level! $25 per knitting student per session.

click this link for more info or to sign up:

http://www.123contactform.com/form-1028630/American-Girl-Crafting-And-Kids-Knit-Too-Workshops-Sundays-In-March

Parents Night Out!

March 28th

6:30-8:30 pm 

Spring holidays are finally near, please come to create some warm weather cheer.

Children will participate in making edible and non-edible crafts. 

click this link for more info or to sign up:

http://www.123contactform.com/form-1169484/Parents-Night-Out-Celebrate-Spring-With-Mr-Chubbs-The-Rabbit

LOTS more planned for April and beyond! Hope to see you soon! 

You can follow us here for more info or on Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/emmamadevisionsofloveliness

craft on!

xo

Keri

Happy New Year! wait, it is MARCH already?

Saying my posts have been a little infrequent lately is putting it mildly. Since I haven't made any resolutions yet, I think that one is at the top of my list. Especially with so much good stuff going on!

The kids were both in A Christmas Carol at the Minstral Players in Northport and had a wonderful time. My daughter fell in love with Mr. America the Leonberger, a gigantic and sweet dog who was also a part of the play ensemble. These two had such a report that it was my daughter who ended up taking him out for bows. she got him to sit and bow too. Just amazing! If you haven't seen this pley done by the Minstrals before, be sure to catch the show next year!

After the show, my LMO wanted us to get a Leonberger. At over 150 lbs, I told her that was too much dog for me. But...we met this little cutie and brought her home on Christmas Eve, making my daughters dream of getting a new dog for Christmas come true. Her name is Belle and she lives up to her name with those big blue eyes of hers. She is very sweet and finding her niche in the family.

As shown in pic above, we had LOTS of snow. But you all know that already I am sure. ;)

I have been knitting a LOT and have made some beautiful new items! The two below were both custom knits- I LOVE to work with people to make the perfect gift or item.

LOVE this baby blanket  and hope it's keeping it's baby warm and snug!

One of my favorites is this little monkey! So sweet right?

And look how cute it is on THIS little monkey!

There is so much more going on...and lots of ideas percolating for 2015. Next update MUCH sooner, promise!

xo

Keri

Art League of Long Island Holiday Fine Art and Craft Fair THIS Weekend- Dec 6 and 7th!

I cannot believe how fast time flies. It's been zooming!

LOTS of good things to share...but first -

Loops by Keri was selected to be in the juried Holiday Fine Art & Craft Fair at the Art League of Long Island this weekend!!

What is a juried show? All artists submit their work and the best are selected to show! So this is a fair of artists and artisan work! Now, that does not mean unaffordable! I know I have price ranges from $10 and up. Come down and see our work and support us! ADMISSION IS FREE

http://artleagueli.net
December 6 & 7
10am - 5pm
107 East Deer Park Road Dix Hills, NY 11746 p: 631 462-5400
70 artists and craftspeople will be in the Art League's galleries and studios

I have been so busy knitting, in fact I am off to do some right now, but rest assured, there will be lots of new knits to show!

SO many exciting things...here are just a few!

Shop local this holiday! thanks for looking and will be back with a "real" post SOON! :)

And if you want to shop my knits, but aren't local, you can do it online! https://www.etsy.com/shop/LoopsbyKeri?

Knit on! 

Sept 20 - 21 Come join Loops by Keri at the Maritime Festival in Greenport

SO excited to be participating in the Greenport Maritime Festival again this year! If you haven't been- you should GO! It is a day full of fun for the whole family!

I will be there with all of my hand knits- I have been VERY busy with new designs!! It's an amazing festival that is free with lots of ships and music and great food and best of all, Artisan vendors! Including me...but I digress.

Before I get into the knits, I have to show you what I've been working on and the story behind it. Last year at the Maritime Festival, they had a mermaid parade. I told my kids about it and my son looked thoughtful and then said to me "Mom! I've got it! You need to make mermaid costumes for the American Girl Doll! They'll sell like hotcakes!"

I loved his idea and his enthusiasm. My dear friend Sylvie and I worked together and made this! Isn't it awesome! Pink and Purple mermaid costumes are almost complete - stay tuned at the festival! Or if you can't make the festival, you can order them here...

https://www.etsy.com/listing/198303898/shipping-now-mermaid-outfit-for-amercian?

Sylvie, along with another friend Cathy will be sharing a booth with me at the festival. They both made some beautiful sewn creations. Cathy has focused on baby bibs, mother-daughter aprons, children's smocks and more! Sylvie has been creating amazing bags, totes, napkins with matching placemats, pillows - many with nautical and fish themes, incredible things!! PLUS these darling necklaces, that double as headbands. My daughter loves them!

And I'll have my knits - so many new designs and colors.

Mittens and fingerless mitts, for those of you who love to text but have cold hands or work in a cold office! Hats, scarves, infinity loop cowls, headbands, neck warmers, ponchos, baby rompers, shawls....there is something for everyone!

If you can't join us at the festival, you can visit my Etsy site! I do custom orders if you have something specific in mind ;)

Here are just a few! Now I am off to go finish some more! One week to go! :)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/203321076/hand-knit-super-soft-chunky-mittens?

SEW much fun!

Look at the level of concentration on that face!

Little Miss O has been asking me to teach her how to use the machine for awhile now, but I wanted her to learn how to sew by hand first. I think that's super important to hand sew first since it's hard to see and comprehend what the machine is doing when you are placing different pieces together. One you do it by hand, it makes the machine much easier.

So, her she is, hard at work! She started with sewing straight lines. It takes some practice to get used to the timing- how hard to press the foot pedal, how fast to feed the fabric in, plus making sure you are lined up and sewing straight. There is a lot to do. 

Here it is!

All done and ready to go.

Look at that face. She is so proud of her apron. She wore it for an hour. And then asked me to bake an apple pie with her. Here we go!

We did some fun sewing in our Creativity Camps this summer at EmmaMade featuring Loops by Keri! In our tie-dye class, we dyed our fabric and then made bags from it! Only one of the children had ever sewn before and they were SO happy and proud of their work!

We did some fun sewing projects in our American Girl Creativity Camp too- the girls all made pillows and sleeping bags for their dolls.

Our next American Girl Creativity Camp is scheduled for Sunday October 5th from 3pm-5pm and we will be making all sorts of Back to School accessories for our dolls!

And after that class, from 5pm-6:30 pm We are starting up our Knitting Class for kids again! Perfect for kids ages 6+ for new knitters or knitters who want to learn more skills and work on projects!

For more info, click here http://www.123contactform.com/form-1028630/American-Girl-Back-To-School-And-Kids-Knit-Too-Workshops

Have a WONDERFUL Monday.

Craft on!