Articles filed under Arts & Crafts
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For signature scent, concoct your own perfumeFeb 28, 2014 4:45 am - Think it would be nice to have your own signature fragrance? Try making it. Perfume can be crafted at home. Yours may not smell exactly like the exotic whiffs from expen...
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Hoffman Estates H.S. parents host craft fairFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - Hoffman Estates Loyal Parents will be hosting a Spring Craft and Vendor Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 8 at Hoffman Estates High School, 1100 W. Higgins Roa...
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Guge Institute hosts open house Saturday at Elgin ArtspaceFeb 21, 2014 3:30 am - A popular woodcarving institute that started in Gilberts is the newest tenant in downtown Elgin's Artspace Lofts. The Guge Institute and Art Studio, owned by three-time ...
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600 art pieces on displayFeb 20, 2014 12:01 am - The Wauconda Area Library is showcasing more than 600 pieces of artwork created by students in Wauconda Community Unit School District 118. The show is titled Studio 11...
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Pottery exhibit to open at Fine LineFeb 17, 2014 10:00 pm - Ceramics is so much more than the cup in your hand. It's sculptural, decorative, textured, colorful, inventive, creative, useful, and one could easily say, joyful. ClayM...
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Mount Prospect man loves valentines of oldFeb 09, 2014 6:30 am - Launching his entrepreneurial career decades ago with ahead-of-his-time advocating for “alternative lifestyles,” dreams of a Disneyesque development future for the subur...
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Olympics, bracelets inspire handmade ValentinesFeb 08, 2014 4:30 am - There’s no Olympic medal for making rubber band bracelets or bad puns, which is too bad because Valentine’s Day falls right in the middle of the 2014 Winter Games. I tri...
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Fine Line to offer demos at St. Charles Fine Art ShowFeb 07, 2014 1:01 am - Live demonstrations of blacksmithing, copper, flamework, ceramics, painting, felting, weaving, metals, clay and more will captivate and intrigue visitors at Fine Line Cr...
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A bib for adults to craft and wearJan 28, 2014 4:30 am - Who knew that a bib would get so much adult wear? The bib necklace — often giant, sometimes sparkly — started hanging around a lot of necks a few years ago, and it’s st...
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Judge orders Renoir painting returned to museumJan 10, 2014 3:47 pm - ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The story began with one of those improbable tales of an artistic masterpiece uncovered at a flea market. It concluded Friday, the painting still a mas...