Wow! We did not know what to expect for an "inaugaural" event. We hope that everyone enjoyed the beautiful day and activities. We sure apologize for the sheep not cooperating and the couple of vendors/activities that cancelled on us the day before and the day of. It's hard when things are out of your control but great for learning how to flow! We learned a lot about what will work better next year. Did I say next year? How did this day come about? We were scheduled to vend at a fiber art festival on April 16th but that was cancelled. We were scheduling our shearer to come and thought, "Hey, maybe we can do a shearing day since our festival date cancelled". We planned all this in three months time. We know next year will be better with more time to plan and more help. We canot believe how busy we were with approx. 300 people having come.
I hope everyone went upstairs in the "Upper Room" to see the silk extraction from the silk worm cocoons. I know watching Monika spin angora fiber right from the bunny on her lap was exciting for everyone who watched. I know I met some awesome people during the bread baking demos and hope that all interested will contact us for more info. We will be posting bread baking classes soon but must wait till after Lee, my son, gets married on May 15th. Again, we thank all who came out and enjoyed the day with us and those that volunteered their help. It is such a blessing to have good friends. Please contact us if you would like to come next year to vend, demo, volunteer. We are already starting to work on planning for next year.
For all those who were disappointed that the Lilley Billies didn't get to play that day, we apologize and will be having an open house coming soon so we can make it up to ya'll. We didn't expect to be that busy, we did attempt to a couple of times but couldn't. We will be updating the Upper Room Studio blog www.upperroomstudio.blogspot.com for upcoming classes, events, and news.
Come join the fun on Oct. 5th 2013! Sheep shearing, blacksmithing, spinning and weaving, grain grinding, handmade items and so much more!
Monday, May 10, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Schedule of Events
Open 10-4pm
Bread baking with whole grain (electric and manual grain grinder) demo at 10:30 and 2:30
Grass fed ground beef from Chesapeake Bay Gourmet, hamburgers cooked by chef Dave from 11-2:30
Non-Genetically modified Black Jewel Popcorn ALL DAY!
Live Music from 12:30-2
On going spinning and weaving demos ALL DAY!
Drum Carder Demo by Ashley at Hand Spun
Silk extraction from silkworm cocoons on going ALL DAY in Upper Room Studio!
Drawing for drop spindle kit at 12pm and needle felting kit at 3pm. Must be present to win.
Sheep shearing at 1pm
Spinning from an angora bunny demo: at 11:30 and 2
Bread baking with whole grain (electric and manual grain grinder) demo at 10:30 and 2:30
Grass fed ground beef from Chesapeake Bay Gourmet, hamburgers cooked by chef Dave from 11-2:30
Non-Genetically modified Black Jewel Popcorn ALL DAY!
Live Music from 12:30-2
On going spinning and weaving demos ALL DAY!
Drum Carder Demo by Ashley at Hand Spun
Silk extraction from silkworm cocoons on going ALL DAY in Upper Room Studio!
Drawing for drop spindle kit at 12pm and needle felting kit at 3pm. Must be present to win.
Sheep shearing at 1pm
Spinning from an angora bunny demo: at 11:30 and 2
Congratulations!
Congrats to our shearer, Emily Chamelin, for placing second in the 2010 National Blade Shearing Competition!
http://www.sheepandwool.org/events_detail.php?eid=63
http://www.sheepandwool.org/events_detail.php?eid=63
Friday, April 30, 2010
Seaside Siren
We are excited to have SeasideSiren coming with her beautiful felted creations!
Meet the Maker: SeasideSiren
Art in any form has always been a passion of mine. My original focus was in clothing design. In high school I learned all of the basics of designing, sewing pattern making, and illustration. After high school my focus became jewelry making. I made and sold jewelry for 11 years, but still made clothing in my spare time. I also kept my fine art skills sharp with painting and sketching. All the while I owned and operated a clothing retail shop.
After becoming a mother I made the decision to work from home and move my sales to the online venues. I started out making and selling all natural dolls for children. This is when I discovered the many ways to work with wool. After my kids were too old for the dolls I made, my interest in doll making faded. I made a few felted handbags for myself and loved them. It didn't take long for me to discover that I could create a real piece of art by needle felting a design onto my bags. That was it for me. I opened up my Etsy shop and started making handbags full time.
I love the idea that I can make a true piece of artwork that can be used everyday instead of just hanging on the wall.
SeasideSiren.etsy.com
http://seasidesiren.blogspot.com/
http://www.artfire.com/users/SeasideSiren
Meet the Maker: SeasideSiren
Art in any form has always been a passion of mine. My original focus was in clothing design. In high school I learned all of the basics of designing, sewing pattern making, and illustration. After high school my focus became jewelry making. I made and sold jewelry for 11 years, but still made clothing in my spare time. I also kept my fine art skills sharp with painting and sketching. All the while I owned and operated a clothing retail shop.
After becoming a mother I made the decision to work from home and move my sales to the online venues. I started out making and selling all natural dolls for children. This is when I discovered the many ways to work with wool. After my kids were too old for the dolls I made, my interest in doll making faded. I made a few felted handbags for myself and loved them. It didn't take long for me to discover that I could create a real piece of art by needle felting a design onto my bags. That was it for me. I opened up my Etsy shop and started making handbags full time.
I love the idea that I can make a true piece of artwork that can be used everyday instead of just hanging on the wall.
SeasideSiren.etsy.com
http://seasidesiren.blogspot.com/
http://www.artfire.com/users/SeasideSiren
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Pony Rides!
Great News!
Frontier Town will be doing pony rides at the Farm Day!
http://www.frontiertown.com/
Frontier Town will be doing pony rides at the Farm Day!
http://www.frontiertown.com/
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
More Vendor Info...
Limited spaces. There are still some 10x10 spots for $25.
All vendors are responsible for their own tables, chairs, extension cords, and canopy.
Please contact us at 443-373-3115 or upperroomstudio1@gmail.com to reserve your spot and let us know a little about you and what you are bringing.
Checks can be sent to:
Upper Room Studio
8525 Logtown RD
Berlin, MD 21811
All vendors are responsible for their own tables, chairs, extension cords, and canopy.
Please contact us at 443-373-3115 or upperroomstudio1@gmail.com to reserve your spot and let us know a little about you and what you are bringing.
Checks can be sent to:
Upper Room Studio
8525 Logtown RD
Berlin, MD 21811
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