Tag: Workshop

Popping Up at Crystal Cards

If you’re looking for a variety of greeting cards, check out Crystal Cards (CC) sales. Pop-Ups have become a “pop”-u-lar item, and we have those, as well as cards for any occasion. CC receives donations of used greeting cards, and then its volunteers renovate them into beautiful “new” ones, which are available for $1 each.…

Yes, It’s Hot!

Okay, we all know it’s summer in Arizona and the temperatures can be challenging. Why not try an indoor activity with friends, family, and neighbors? Crystal Cards (CC) offers in-home sales. You can invite everyone to your home, CC will bring you a large selection of greeting cards, and you can all “shop” in air-conditioned…

Sew-N-Sews Stays Cool

Eileen Turner Christmas ornaments, knitting without needles, finishing a project, and making clothing that fits, Sun Lakes Sew-N-Sews is making this hot, desert summer a cool time. Several groups and workshops continue through this summer with projects in the Sewing Room at the Ocotillo clubhouse. Connie Hogan led a workshop to make Christmas ornaments. This…

SLCT’s Makeup Workshop Was a Hit

Nine members of Sun Lakes Community Theatre (SLCT) enjoyed learning a lot about color correction, contouring, highlighting, aging, and other wonderful hacks, tricks, and tips for theatrical makeup application. Each participant received a professional pallet of grease paint (true stage makeup), a 22-piece brush set, and a two-sided mirror (20x magnification). But more importantly, they…

Crystal Cards Workshop

By now you probably know that Crystal Cards makes new greeting cards from your donated ones, sells them for $1 each, and the money is donated to My Sister’s Place, a local domestic violence center. Did you know that each month, Crystal Cards’ volunteers meet at Cottonwood’s Ceramics Room to work on these cards? No…