Join us at Schnarr’s Hardware in Webster Groves to decorate wood blocks with paint, stencils and mixed media to create fun home decor. Spell out words, make initial blocks. house numbers or dates to enhance a festive occasion. All supplies included.
CLASS DETAILS
Thursday, Jul 19 2018
05:30:00 PM
Price: $20.00
For More Class information or to Sign Up – Click here
by Carolyn Hasenfratz
It’s easy to turn an old drawer from an unloved piece of furniture into an attractive and functional shadow box that fits your decor. Learn how from artist and designer Carolyn Hasenfratz at Schnarr’s Hardware in Webster Groves. Most materials are included, including the drawer. If you want metal feet on your box we have some along with some extra decorative hardware available for purchase.
What’s Provided
Drawers, fabric and board for backing, paint, essential hardware, glue, sandpaper, decorative papers
What You Can Expect
Location
Schnarr’s Hardware – Webster Groves
40 East Lockwood Ave.,
St. Louis , MO , 63119
As part of the series of DIY Classes at Schnarr’s Hardware in Webster Groves, Carolyn Hasenfratz will be teaching you how to make, decorate and fill a Pollinator House for your garden. Such houses are sometimes called Bee Houses or Bug Houses. They provide nesting and hibernating space for beneficial insects that bring life, color, pollinating services and natural pest control for your garden. We’ll have paint and stencils available for you to play with so you can give your house a personal touch.
Space in this class is limited to four people and the cost is only $20 per person including materials. Class time is 5:30 pm on May 17, 2018. Register now at this link:
Build a Pollinator House
If you can’t make it to the class, we have instructions for making two styles of pollinator houses published on the Schnarr’s blog:
Making a Pollinator House – Part 1
Making a Pollinator House – Part 2
Stop by Schnarr’s in Webster to see some of Carolyn’s prototype pollinator houses on display. These samples are for sale in case you’d prefer to buy one rather than make your own.
I hope you can join us for our first class at Schnarr’s Hardware in Webster Groves – Make a Picture Frame from Scrap Wood!
Schnarr’s employee Carolyn Hasenfratz will show you how to use reclaimed wood pieces to make a frame that fits an 8 1/2 x 11-inch picture. This size frame is a good size for award certificates and other common documents that you might want to display. Tools and materials will be provided. You will learn techniques that you can use to design and build your own frames from your choice of wood scraps. Save a ton of money by gaining skills you can use by making your own unique frames for your home decor while gaining the satisfaction of saving materials from the landfill.
Class with Carolyn Hasenfratz – Make a Picture Frame from Scrap Wood
Date: February 22, 2018
Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Location: Schnarr’s Hardware in Webster Groves, 40 East Lockwood, St. Louis MO, 63144
The cost of the class is $20. To register please go to this url: https://dabble.co/rc/carolynhasenfratz10
What’s Provided
Wood, tools, metal, chipboard, hardware
What You Can Expect
Learn to build simple picture frames
Learn to design frames from reclaimed wood
Learn to fabricate hardware for the back of the frame using simple tools
Learn how to recycle wood pieces
Learn about sources of low cost reclaimed materials for your DIY projects
For Carolyn’s complete teaching schedule, please go to:
http://www.chasenfratz.com/wp/about/classes-and-events/
At right is a photo of my display at Schnarr’s Hardware in Webster Groves, Missouri at 40 East Lockwood. You can view my work from October 6 – October 15 2017 as part of the Old Webster Fall Art Walk. Look for the lime green cones outside Schnarr’s and other businesses in Old Webster to see where exhibits for the art walk are located.
One of my favorite things to do is to find interesting salvaged materials and apply my creativity to see what I can make out of them. Don’t get me wrong, a trip to the craft store or hardware store is always a treat but sometimes all-new materials don’t give me the same satisfaction that I get from bringing something old back to life. Some materials I use are hand-me-downs or old items of mine that are no longer useful. If I can’t use a whole object that is being discarded I often scavenge parts from it. I’ve made myself some really nice things out of stuff that I picked up off of the curb on trash day. Garage sales and thrift stores sometimes yield fun supplies and I also like to look for interesting materials at non-profits that specialize in keeping things out of landfills such as Leftovers, Etc. and Perennial.
Antique Key Necklace
Recycled materials – skeleton key, upcycled chain, thrift store beads
Tutorial – Skeleton Key Necklace
Birding Journal
Recycled materials – matt board, scrap paper, found images
Tutorial – Handmade Birding Journal
Insulator Votive Candle Lantern
Recycled materials – Glass insulator
Tutorial – Make an Insulator Votive Candle Lantern
Button Bracelets
Recycled materials – buttons, trim, ribbon
Tutorial – Button Headband and Bracelet
Butterfly Feeder
Recycled materials – glass dish, metal rings
Tutorial – Upcycled Butterfly Feeder
Wood Garden Sign
Recycled materials – wood plank
Tutorial – Stencil a Wood Garden Sign
Mosaic Plant Stand
Recycled materials – wood, paper backing glass blobs, tiles
Tutorial – Build a Mosaic Plant Stand
Dia De Los Muertos Skull
Recycled materials – fabric, beaded trim, floral embellishments, chipboard
Tutorial – Dia De Los Muertos Skull
Upcycled Tea Box
Recycled materials – Wood tea box, found images
Tutorial – Vintage Look Box
Upcycled Metal Tin
Recycled materials – metal tin, found images, recycled ribbon
Tutorial – Upcycle a Metal Tin With Decoupage
Mini Album
Recycled Materials – scrap paper and cardstock
Tutorial – Make a Mini Album