Metal Magic with the Oakwood WI Craft Group I want to say a huge thank you to the lovely members of Oakwood WI for such a warm welcome and for being such enthusiastic, creative participants in our Metal Magic session. You were a joy to work with, and every single person made something unique and beautiful. Butterflies, flowers and fish appeared, each with their own personality – proof that a humble drinks can can become something rather magical in the right hands. It was a p

Retirement has given me a gift I never quite had the time to fully enjoy before: space for creativity . After years of busy schedules and responsibilities, I now find myself intentionally carving out time to explore, create, and simply be . And as I’ve discovered, this isn’t just fun — it’s good for me, in ways that I'm really only just beginning to fully understand. I've been walking and listening to Daisy Fancourt’s book Art Cure. The book makes a compelling case for what I

Metal Magic at Rainbow Jane ✨ Get ready to transform everyday aluminum drink cans into art at our upcoming Rainbow Jane session! On Sunday, February 15th , the Rainbow Jane session is a fun and relaxed workshop where you can cut, emboss, and paint metal into 🐟 fish, 🌸 flowers, ❤️ hearts, 🦋 butterflies —and much more. We’ll be using alcohol inks on aluminum , which create mesmerizing effects as the colors blend and spread. Add drops of metallic inks ✨, sequins, beads, and w