Saturday, July 31 - Making and Using 5 Minute Bread Dough, 1-3 PM, $35 Want to learn to make artisan homemade bread in less than 5 minutes a day? Abby Glann will teach you how! You will make and take home a batch of dough. In class you will also make: basic bread and  rolls, pizza, fry bread tacos, cinnamon rolls, pocket sandwiches, flat bread. All ingredients supplied – please a very large bowl with a lid, a mixing spoon, a rolling pin, and an apron (optional).

Saturday, August 14 – Natural Dyes from the Garden, 1-3 PM, $45 - Create a unique, one-of-a-kind silk scarf using natural dyes from the garden. All materials will be supplied. Participants can bring special flowers or other plant parts like leaves and stems if they would like. Taught by Sara Kadolph, textiles and dye artist.

Saturday, August 28 – Sewing 101, 1-3 PM, $45 – Learn to sew with Sara Reid and Abby Glann! Make and take home a simple apron and set of cloth napkins. Bring your sewing machine, scisscors, measuring tape and a fabric marker. Pattern, thread and cloth supplied! This is a fun, hands on class in a relaxed setting; a great way to learn a useful new skill! It's best if students know how to thread their machine and are comfortable with sewing a straight seam. However, if you are an ABSOLUTE beginner, please let us know, we will make arrangements to meet with you before class to get you set up and started.

Saturday, September 11 – Papermaking, 1-3 PM, $30 – Come learn how to use throw-away and found materials for making paper, including junk mail along with additives like flowers, seeds & even onion skins!!! You will make and take home custom paper, AND a screen so you can easily make more paper at home. All materials provided, but if you have special seeds or flowers you’d like to incorporate, feel free to bring them! Taught by Angie of AKC collectibles.

Saturday, September 18 – Pressed Flower Cards, 1-3 PM, $35 - Learn how to press flowers from your garden and create your own hand-crafted cards. Participants will create two pressed flower cards during the workshop, plus press many flowers to take home and use. Please bring one old phone directory or old book at least 1 inch thick (books need to have absorbent, not slick, pages). Sara Kadolph, textiles and dye artist.

The fine print: We will not charge your credit or debit card until the day of the class, but we do request that you pre-register via phone, internet or in the store. If you are unable to attend a class you have registered for, please give us 48 hours notice, otherwise we will need to charge your card as normal. Please, for the comfort and safety of everyone, do not bring your children to the class. If you have an older, responsible child that you would like to attend the class, please contact us!

Date TBA - Soapmaking 101, 1-3 PM, $60 - Want to learn to make cold-process soap? Karla Moore, of Heart of Iowa Soapworks, will teach the art and craft of old-fashioned soapmaking in this class. Lye safety will be emphasized. You will make and take home your own custom-scented 2 lb. batch of cold-process soap. Please note that you should wear old clothes, and that for safety reasons, the class will be strictly limited to six participants.

Date TBA – Learn to Make Mozzarella Cheese , 1-3 PM, $45  -  Learn to make your own homemade mozzarella cheese, with the delightful Miss Effie!!  You can do it with ingredients available in most grocery stores. Not always easy the first time .... but learn from Miss Effie's failures!  We (hopefully) will send you home with 8 oz. of yummy creamy mozzarella cheese, made from Picket Fence Cream milk.  We will promise you a good time and lots of laughs…and we’ll all enjoy some delicious 100% homemade pizza at the end of class! If you have any of these items, please bring them: instant read thermometer, a good size mesh strainer, 6-8 qt stock pot,a large microwaveable bowl and a slotted spoon.