Arts & Crafts

Create a gift, bring the fragrance of Christmas into your home and keep Maine green this Christmas. Using materials provided, you will make a beautiful, 16” full arrangement of Maine balsam decorated with red ribbons. Your kissing ball is designed to be hung in an archway or outdoors. It will remain fresh throughout the holidays and beyond. After the holidays, recycle the balsam in a fragrant sachet. You can do this! No experience required! Please bring gloves and small hand pruners to class. Materials for additional kissing balls will be available for purchase. Tom and Lorraine Lindstedt are experienced wreath makers, crafters and educators and operate Woodlot Management & Products; a local family owned and operated tree farm.

Wednesday, 12/1, 6:30pm-8:30pm, GMS cafeteria, $28 (includes materials fee)

During this 2 hour class you will make 3 of your own unique fused glass ornaments. We will provide ideas that are perfect for the holiday season. Follow our example or create your own designs. We will share some basic information about cutting and fusing glass so that you can understand the best way to design and fuse your glass. The project will be completed onsite and fired in a kiln offsite and available 1 week later.

Instructor, Amy Cain, has been a corporate trainer and manager for over 20 years. Amy has combined her love of teaching and art glass to teach beginning fused glass classes. She took classes from a fused glass artist in North Carolina and has been working in fused glass for about 5 years.

Tuesday, 11/30 (12/7 pick up date), 5:30pm - 7:30pm, GMS, $59

Represent your own designs in the medium of glass! Learn to develop your ideas into quick sketches and then into a full-scale design. We will play with shapes, colors, and textures to bring your design to life. Participants will learn how to pick out and cut glass accurately, use a grinder, foil, and solder resulting in an original piece. This class is open to beginners and those who want to build on their skills. It can also be used as an open studio to bring your own glass and use our tools to complete your work. Materials will be provided.

Session IV: Saturday, 12/4, 9:00am - 12:00 pm, Community Arts Center, 10 Wentworth Dr., $64