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This Valentine’s Day, give yourself and your honey the joy of creativity! Skip the sugar, and cook together this weekend. Or sign up to explore working with clay, or put your creativity to practical use by learning to mend and hand stitch. Take another step toward sustainability with reusable beeswax food wraps you’ve made yourself, or learn to make soap. How about a quick visit to Denmark without leaving your chair – join creative paper cutting with Torben Jarlstrom Clausen, you’ll love the experience! Connect with our creative community through these classes and more – we’d love to see you!
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Featured Class: Create a Barn Hex Sign
Ever admired those brightly colored signs you see on the side of barns? Wondered if there was a reason for the signs or if they are just for decoration? Tradition has it the signs were first painted by Pennsylvania Dutch farmers to ward off evil spirits or bring good favor to the farm family. Larry Underkoffler will share some history and guide you in making your own barn/hex sign for your own barn or home. You’ll design and paint your own barn art and bring home a sign that is about 2 feet in diameter and durable enough to mount outdoors or indoors. His past students love Larry and his humor, join him on March 12!
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Relax, Breathe, Weave: Loom Weaving
Using a pre-warped loom, you’ll be amazed at how rewarding weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom can be. Lisa Peterson is the perfect guide, she’s an experienced teacher and weaver who loves sharing her enthusiasm and skills. You’ll complete a table runner or set of coasters, learning about design, color, patterns and a few simple weaving techniques. The class is on March 12, register here to slow down, play with color and texture, and create!
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Easter Craft: Ukrainian Egg Decorating
Create your perfect centerpiece or give as beautiful gifts – just in time for the Easter holidays, learn how to make Psyanky or Ukrainian decorated eggs. Learn the history and traditions of Ukrainian egg decorating as you create your own beautiful eggs. Invite a young friend, the class is appropriate for ages 12 and above. Register here for this March 12 class.
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Get Your MMFS Merch Here!
Looking for the perfect last minute Valentine’s Day Gift? Red is the color of love and the color of MMFS Flannel PJ bottoms! We’re excited to introduce the first MMFS swag in our new online store! T-shirts, sweatshirts and PJ’s, oh my. Check out the shop, you’ll be stylin’ while supporting MMFS and our mission of creating meaningful connections through traditional skills!
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Get Involved!
We are always on the lookout for instructors who want to share their passion and expertise and volunteers to help us grow! Please let us know if you are interested in working with us at Marine Mills Folk School!
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