It’s always so exciting to be able to help celebrate a special birthday in the studio! Today was a fantastic day. The birthday girl, her sister, and 10 of her friends celebrated by making fun stuffed owls. Each one is unique and made with care. So fun to assist these wonderful girls create something so special.

Plan your next party at Let’s Go Crafting. Parties for kids and adults!

The birthday girl and her sister.

The party owls!

Aren’t these owls amazing! These were all made by 6-8 year old children!

These are the machines where all the magic happens!!

Lots of pinning, stuffing and creative goodness happening here!

Food, drinks and cake provided by the party family. Just look how happy they are!

I can’t believe that Halloween is actually here. We have had such a great time creating Halloween costumes during Let’s Go Crafting’s Halloween Workshops!!

This student decided to make something for her little brother. A cute little pig romper. How sweet is that?!!

All of these are original ideas! A shark cape - you have to LOVE those teeth and the cute ribbon!

The minion costume pattern was drafted from an old t-shirt as was the yellow skittles costume. Talk about getting a perfect fit! Making clothes from clothes you already own is such a great skill to have!

Four full body suit costumes! Lots of work, but boy did it pay off!

Then we have Totoro - a costume thought up by this student and created here at Let’s Go Crafting!

The panda hoodie is so cute! As is the sushi hat! All original ideas thought up by these students. I really LOVE helping to bring ideas to fruition!!!

Donation workshops have become an important part of Let’s Go Crafting offerings. Every month we hold a workshop where children ages 2nd grade through high school come and make things that are donated to local organizations. Donation workshops are completely free. All skills levels are welcome, all supplies are included and light snacks are provided.

This month, on Saturday, August 31st from 9:00am-12:00pm, we are sewing quilt tops (I will finish the quilts) to donate to the Veterans Administration in Palo Alto.

Past donation workshops have focused on making cat/dog beds for Pets In Need in Palo Alto,

and making tote bags that were filled with all kinds of goodies such as shampoo, conditioner, toothbrushes, tooth paste, floss, soap etc to benefit Downtown Streets Team in Palo Alto.

It is so rewarding to be offering donation workshops. This community means so much to me and it’s just feels right to be giving back and helping our youth of today to do the same. Have your kids join us in August or another time in the future. We have a great time!

We always have such a great time in camp!!!

We make sure that each student learns the skills they need to create and finish the projects they dream. Some students made hats with the circle loom.

Other students sewed and made pin cushions and pillows. Students can choose to move across different disciplines as the mood strikes them.

Students wove on rigid heddle looms and frame looms. They made bags with zippers and straps in all shapes and sizes.

Just look at all those fun “pets”!! Notice the added zippers and keychain rings! Those additions are completely new ideas from the students for their pets.

As you can probably tell, our students are simply amazing using their new skills and I can only imagine how far they will take their projects.

Camp last week was such a blast!!

A sewing folio, complete with two side zippered pockets, one of them with a vinyl covering, pincushion, needle minder and smaller pockets!!

Weaving scarves!

Sewing hairbands and scrunchies!

Bags and cases!

Quilted and pieced items!

Jewelry Galore!!

Stuffies!!

What a fantastic week!!  I can't wait to meet our students this coming week! 

We are off to an amazing start to camp this week!!  Saying that we are a sewing camp is a little misleading as we have a few weavers and some jewelry makers thrown into the mix.  Everyone is having a great time as they get to choose exactly what the wish to make and what media they wish to use!!

We have stuffed toys…

We have jewelry making…

We have weaving…

We have pouches of all kinds.  Some with zippers (more than one!) and some with velcro…

We have headbands, scrunchies and bracelets…  AND  So much more!!

Our workspace is full of fun, collaboration and inspiration!!  Join us for a week of camp!

Adult Classes!!

Tuesday evenings from 7:00pm to 8:30pm.

  Please join us to learn to sew, knit, crochet, or weave (or brush up on skills you might already have!).  Do you want to learn to make clothes for yourself or your children?  How about gift items for anniversaries, baby showers, graduations and more?  In this open ended class, you choose what skill you want to work on and what project pleases you.  Quilts, bags, stuffed animals, scarves, clothes and so much more.  You choose the class and the medium, we provide everything else!  $25 per class, pay as you go, come when you can.  Please contact us for availability.

Summer Camps!!

  We have openings in our Knitting/Crochet camp the week of 7/8 and our Sewing camp the week of 8/5.  Don't worry!!  If your child would like to sew during a knitting/crochet camp -- they absolutely can!  If your child would like to knit or crochet during a sewing camp -- they absolutely can!  Weaving is offered during any camp upon request.  Please let us know if you would like to take one of the last spots in camp this summer.

Parent's Night Out!!

Friday, June 28th from 6:30pm-9:30pm.

Ages 2nd grade through high school.All skill levels welcome and all supplies included.Light snacks provided.Cost:  $30 per student.

Parents enjoy some well deserved time off while kids enjoy creative time in the Let's Go Crafting Fiber Arts Studio!  Please contact us for availability.

Free Donation Workshop!!

Saturday, June 29th from 9:00am to 12:00pm.

Ages 2nd grade through high school.All skill levels welcome and all supplies included.Light snacks provided.Cost:  Free.

In this workshop we will be making tote bags to benefit Downtown Streets Team Palo Alto.  This organization helps the homeless.  We will stuff our completed tote bags with travel size shampoo, conditioner, lotion, soap, water bottles, etc.  If you have any of these that you would like to donate, we would greatly appreciate them.  Please contact us for availability.

Let's Go Crafting--letsgocrafting@gmail.com--650-814-4183--3331 Vernon Terrace, Palo Alto, CA  94303

Our first camp of summer is in full swing and we are having a blast!!!  We already have lots of finished projects:

Pajama Pants – love those little hedgehogs!!

Bracelets, Scrunchies and Head Bands!

Pillows with applique are really popular. The pillow with the hedgehog applique….those are actually pockets!

We also have weaving and crochet happening in camp.  Students really do get to choose their form of fiber art!

And lots and lots of creativity! I can’t wait for camp to start today to see what these students will come up with!

We have so much fun in our adult class!! This week we had a memory quilt finish!!Yay!!! This student had not used a sewing machine before and in two months time she mastered the machine and made a fantastic quilt for her son!Lots of other projects being worked on!Cutting strips of fabric for another memory quilt. Using a rotary cutter is so much fun!And hand sewing the hem on a dress. Many different things happening!! Join us for our next class! Contact us for availability.

Class on Monday was super fun and full of creative energy!

Our beading/jewelry making station is still seeing lots of action!  I love what these students are making!

Isn’t this narwhal amazing?!  I love that creative eye!

We are weaving up a storm.  This scarf is almost finished!  It will come off the loom next Monday.

The studio is always  a hive of creative energy.  Everyone choosing their own projects and bringing them to life!  For me, there is no better job to have or place to be!

Once a month Let's Go Crafting hosts a donation workshop.  Donation Workshop days are free and students join us to make something that benefits a charitable organization.  This month we made cat beds for the animal shelter in Palo Alto.

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This month's team of fantastic students!! 

We used old towels (most of them were donated by our community) to make the beds.

 The kids cut the towels and sewed them and then stuffed the outside channel to make them more comfortable for the cats.

 We had soooo much fun!!

Some of our students even made two beds!! Thank you to everyone who donated and who came to sew!!!

We had a great time last month at Parents Night Out!  We are now offering another one!

Parents enjoy some well deserved time off while the kids enjoy time in Let's Go Crafting's studio and create some really fun projects.

Date: Friday, May 24th, 2019

Time: 6:30pm-9:30pm

Cost: $30 per child, pre-registration required.

Ages: 2nd grade through high school

All skill levels welcome!

We created some sewing projects!

We made earrings!

We made necklaces!

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And had a healthy snack!!  Please join us for this one!

Hi Everyone!

We have been having a lot of fun in our adult classes! Some students are working on memory quilts as gifts, some on bags, dresses and stuffed animals.

 There are now two options for class:

Thursdays from 1:00pm to 2:30pm and
Tuesdays from 7:00pm to 8:30pm.

Come join us to learn to sew, knit, crochet or weave. Brush up on skills or learn new ones. $25.00 per class. All supplies, materials and tools provided.

Please let me know if you are interested and would like to join us!

There are still spots left in our Parents Night Out event this Friday!  Enjoy some well deserved time of while the kids join Let's Go Crafting in our studio and create some fun projects.  This Friday, April 26th from 7:00pm to 10:00pm.  Ages 2nd grade through high school.  $30 per child - each child will bring home at least one completed project sewn all by themselves.  All skill levels welcome and all supplies included.  Light snacks provided.  Contact us at letsgocrafting@gmail.com for more information and to register.

Over the Palo Alto Unified Spring Break, we organized and got our new beading center up and running.  This has been a fantastic addition to our studio!  Our students are creating so many things!

Our beading goodness!

Lots of beautiful earrings!!

Necklaces!

Fabulous Bracelets!

Beaded Bookmarks!

This is our workstation.  Our students are really enjoying the option to make jewelry!

These are our planning boards – for design and balance.

I can’t wait until our next class to see what other creations happen!!

There are so many exciting things happening at Let's Go Crafting!!

First, our summer camps are filling up so please let us know if you would like to register.  Our schedule is attached.

Second, we are offering the first "Date Night".  This is a night where parents can go out and let their children stay with Let's Go Crafting to create a fun project to take home with them.

Date:  Friday, April 26, 2019

Time:  7:00pm to 10:00pm

Ages:  8-15

Cost:  $30 per attendee, pre-registration required.

Third, our second free donation workshop to make pads for the cats at the Palo Alto Animal Shelter.  I met with the director over spring break and she let me know this is what they need most.  These pads are with the cats in their cages and then go home with them so they have something familiar to help with their comfort as they transition to their forever home.

Date:  Saturday, May 11, 2019

Time:  9:00am to 12:00pm

Ages:  8-15

Cost:  $0, pre-registration required

Donation:  Please bring an old towel or two if you can.  **NOT REQUIRED**

Our new jewelry making station saw some good use today!  I’m so excited to be offering this to our students!

As always, there is so much good creativeness going on in the studio!  Lots of weaving – this one with beads.

Knitting and hand sewing!

And as always, sewing!

This week has been great!  We worked on so many different projects and had so much fun!

We had lots of finishes!  Bean bags, pin cushions and a zippered heart pouch which actually has a zipper on the back as well!  Very creative!

There was knitting, weaving, cross stitch, sewing and crochet happening!  And…

something that really makes me happy.  These sewn projects were all made by one of my students all by herself at home!  How fantastic is that?!!

We are accepting registration for our spring break sewing camps now!