So nice, we are doing it twice- Welcome back, Birdsong!!

Happy New Year!!

I can't think of a better way to start the year than by planning parties to look forward to.

Birdsong 2011 was sooooo fun, I just have to do it again!  For 2012, we will gather at my cottage on Friday April 27 and Saturday the 28th. 

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I hope you can join us for the party!  

Sign ups are open first to previous attendees starting January 1st. 

After one week, the registration will open to new friends.

To join us for a weekend of creating, please check out the Birdsong webpage for the Pay Pal button, at the bottom of the post.  If you would rather pay by check, please email me.

Cost for the weekend is $295

And if you can't wait till then, you are invited to an afternoon workshop in the studio on Saturday Jan. 14th to make a wire wrapped wreath with two ephemera covered, nesting love birds for Valentine's Day.  Email me for details, it will be $75 for all materials, and lunch included.

 EDIT: The date and price for the class has changed to Saturday January 28th for $65

   
  You will get two, 3 hour classes each day, along with, lunch, drinks, and treats.  You are also welcome to stay and finish up projects and talk with friends at the end of the day, if you'd like a bit more time to play.

Each morning we will have some mingle time with coffee and chatting before we begin our classes.

On Saturday night, we'll have a little swappin/shoppin party with pizza and wine, vendor tables filled with vintage goodies, and luscious swaps to trade artwork. 

Please let me know if you would like to host a swap.

This event will be held in my studio in Lawrence, KS.  The studio is at my cottage, on ten acres right on the edge of town.  I live 50 minutes from the Kansas City, MO airport and ten minutes from many hotels. 

This will be a casual event, down-home and comfy. No reason to wear a party dress to work in, I'm a tee shirt and jeans person myself.  I want you to feel relaxed and at home while you are visiting.  Remember, you will be a guest at my home, not just a student at a workshop!

Our theme for the weekend will be nature inspired, just right for a Springtime celebration. What better way to welcome Spring than being with a group of creative women and honoring Mother Nature with our art?

Photos of the classes and info about what we will be making are to come soon.

  Lisa McIlvain will return with her bag of arty tricks for one class, and my talented buddy, Beth Leintz will also be sharing her skills for another  class. I will be teaching one class each afternoon.

Lisa

Lisa McIlvain's work has been featured in mulitiple Stampington publications and she teaches at Paper Cowgirls as well as many other Texan locations throughout the year.    You can see her work at:

http://tarnishedandtattered.blogspot.com/

Beth

Beth Leintz is an avid antiquer and sells her estate sale and auction finds at antique malls, shows and on-line. She enjoys using vintage paper, notions, trims & fabric in collage and quilting creations and her work has been published in Simply Handmade, Sew Somerset and Art Quilting Studio. You can visit her at:

bethleintz.typepad.com/gathering_dust

 
Karla (me)

My own work has also been featured in Stampington/Somerset publications as well as Romantic Homes, Romantic Country, Better Homes and Garden Paint Decor, and others. I've done over 50 articles as writer, stylist, designer, or artist.  My background is in painting, but I have a love of all things vintage and pretty.  I also love having company here at the cottage and look forward to seeing you here!

 
 

If you would like to be a sponsor for this event, please contact me at

karlanathan@sbcglobal.net

You will be listed on this blog, on my blogroll, and on Karla's Cottage on the sidebar for a year. 

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And for more news, the sale in the Boutique and on Etsy has gone so well that I am amping it up for the new year! 

Use this link

and type in the code:

2012

then hit recalculate, and save 40% in the boutique!

And in Etsy, use the code:

happy2012

to receive 50% off.