CANDLE MAKING WITH WOOD CRACKLING WICKS
Come and enjoy candle making! Brighten and enlighten yourself in candle making basics, while walking away with your own beautifully handmade crackling wood wick candle creation! We will use 100% organic soy wax, crackling wood wicks, and aromatherapy fragrances (optional to make candles). Immerse yourself in creativity and bask in your own creation with a wooden wick candle. Class fee includes all supplies needed to create your candle. Optional: bring an apron for spills, paper and pen if you would like to take notes.
Course Number: A130-01
Day: Monday
Dates: 2/9 (1 Day)
Time: 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Location: Conant High School – Room 182
Fee: $49
Instructor: K. Taylor
Max Students: 12
Course Number: A130-02
Day: Thursday
Dates: 2/5 (1 Day)
Time: 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Location: Palatine High School – Room 305
Fee: $49
Instructor: K. Taylor
Max Students: 12
WAX MELTS MADE WITH SOY
Join in this wax melt candle class for a fun, creative experience where students will learn to make their own scented soy wax melts. This class will cover the basics of wax melts, waxes, fragrances, melting and pouring molds. Students will get to select from a variety of scents to customize wax melt creations. Students will leave class with 2-4 (8 pack) shaped wax melts. Optional: bring an apron for spills, paper and pen if you would like to take notes.
Course Number: A131-01
Day: Monday
Dates: 2/23 (1 Day)
Time: 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Location: Conant High School – Room 182
Fee: $49
Instructor: K. Taylor
Max Students: 12
Course Number: A131-02
Day: Thursday
Dates: 2/19 (1 Day)
Time: 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Location: Palatine High School – Room 305
Fee: $49
Instructor: K. Taylor
Max Students: 12
ADVENTURES IN DRAWING
Have fun and be creative as you learn to draw still lives and landscape images/pictures with a variety of drawing materials (some materials are included in the class). We will aim to capture the beauty of nature with pencils, colored pastel pencils and ink. This class is taught by an award-winning professional artist, Tobi Abrams. Don’t Delay, Sign Up Today!
No Class: March 24, April 14.
Course Number: A132-01
Day: Tuesday
Dates: 2/3-4/28 (11 Weeks)
Time: 6:00-8:30 p.m.
Location: Palatine High School – Room 127
Fee: $135/$125 (Gold Card)
Instructor: T. Abrams
Max Students: 13
CREATIVE PAINTING CLASS, EMPHASIS ON 3D TECHNIQUE
Be creative as you learn to paint a 3D still life with dynamic shading and vibrant textures with provided acrylic paints. We will also paint exciting and beautiful landscape scenes. Please bring a small covered jar, one set of acrylic paints in tubes and two canvas panels of any size to the first class. Don’t delay, sign up for a creative and fun class taught by a professional artist, Tobi Abrams. No Class: March 5 and March 26
Course Number: A132-02
Day: Thursday
Dates: 2/5-4/30 (11 Weeks)
Time: 6:00-8:30 p.m.
Location: Palatine High School – Room 252
Fee: $110/$103 (Gold Card)
Instructor: T. Abrams
Max Students: 13
BEGINNING KNIT
A good time to learn to knit, or brush up on our skills! You will learn the cast on, purl, cast off and fringe. You will first make a swatch, and then move onto making your first scarf. A supply list will be given upon registration.
Course Number: A133-01
Day: Wednesday
Dates: 1/21-2/4 (3 Weeks)
Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Location: Conant High School – Room 109
Fee: $69/$65 (Gold Card)
Instructor: J. Webster
Max Students: 8
VERY EASY LACY KNIT COWL
This is the easiest cowl ever, and will work up very quickly! The prerequisite is that you already know how to knit. A supply list will be given upon registration.
Course Number: A133-02
Day: Wednesday
Dates: 2/11-2/25 (3 Weeks)
Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Location: Conant High School – Room 109
Fee: $69/$65 (Gold Card)
Instructor: J. Webster
Max Students: 8
KNIT FINGERLESS MITTS USING TWO CIRCULAR NEEDLES (INTERMEDIATE)
Fingerless mitts are very popular now! Keeping your hands warm, but being able to grip with your fingers. Prerequisite is that you already have a good knowledge of your knit and purl stitches. This new skill of knitting in the round with 2 circular needles will be helpful in your future circular projects! No need to sew a seam. A supply list will be given upon registration.
Course Number: A133-03
Day: Wednesday
Dates: 3/4-3/18 (3 Weeks)
Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Location: Conant High School – Room 109
Fee: $69/$65 (Gold Card)
Instructor: J. Webster
Max Students: 8
BEGINNING CROCHET (class filled)
If you have always wanted to learn to crochet, now is the time! You will have lots of hands on help learning the chain, single crochet, double crochet stitches, how to turn, and making pom poms. The project is a pair of slippers or a scarf. A supply list will be given upon registration. No Class: April 15.
Course Number: A133-04
Day: Wednesday
Dates: 4/1-4/22 (3 Weeks)
Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Location: Conant High School – Room 109
Fee: $69/$65 (Gold Card)
Instructor: J. Webster
Max Students: 8
CROCHET SHOULDER WRAP
This is a beautiful wrap for you to wear this spring and summer. If you already know your chain, single crochet, and double crochet stitches, this wrap is joined and worked in the round. It’s fun and will work up quickly! A supply list will be given upon registration.
Course Number: A133-05
Day: Wednesday
Dates: 4/29-5/13 (3 Weeks)
Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Location: Conant High School – Room 109
Fee: $69/$65 (Gold Card)
Instructor: J. Webster
Max Students: 8
