Some of the finished houses. Always so fun to see others creations. One boy devised a window with a curtain in a turret that was fabulous. Another house looked almost Eastern, another choose great fabric combination's and another house has a wonderful play with a simple color palette.Before we started- here are some of the materials- now almost all gone. I need to prep for my August show so no workshop in August. If you want to sign up write me now to reserve your place for a Sunday in September- probably the 11th or 18th...or if there are enough people- both!
What is the most effective way to cut the slivers of tree bases for the fairy houses? As we have made these, named Gnome Homes for our Waldorf Harvest Festival, we are usually frustrated by the tedious task of the base slices. What would you recommend? Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteDawn-It is tedious indeed- the most dreaded part (the only dreaded part) of the entire process and it involves hours of one on one time with a chain saw and power drill. It is precarious and hard on ones back. and every time I do it I think "wow -do I really only charge 60 for this workshop!?" But the rest of the prep is fun, so...
btw- there is alady that is also in santa Rosa and makes one story houses quite unlike mine (plastic flowers etc). She buys her bases precut and sanded from somewhere. Hopefully I'll see her again at some point and can ask her!
which Waldorf school are you at? I sell houses and sign up people for my workshops at the Summerfield Winter fest in Santa Rosa.
There is a company called Tree Blocks that makes, you guessed it, blocks from trees. They are precut and sanded. I can't remember any prices, but it might be worth looking in to.
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