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What they're saying about our classes: (Thank you!)
"Arriving at Sew & Bloom for the class was a delightful treat for the senses...As we began painting, the atmosphere was filled with laughter and conversation. The whole experience was relaxed, friendly, and just plain fun!"
~ Class participant Jodi French (thank you, Jodi!)
Class: Delighting in the Details
Friday, January 17th @ 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Those who've come to our botanical watercolor classes have learned about our counterintuitive (and simple!) techniques for accessing our inner artists and quickly bringing floral beauty to life on the page. In this class, we take it a step further to talk about pen work - bringing details to life in pen strokes after the essence of each bloom is already on the page. Join if you've been before or if this is your first class! We'll spend a meditative hour bringing our favorite blooms to life and adding in fine details that make each bloom pop. At the end, you'll take home your very own floral masterpiece!
Class Fee: $40, includes all materials
Class: Painting the Winter Garden
Saturday, January 18th @ 10:00 - 11:00 am
Even in the midst of winter, the garden is full of beauty. Join us as we savor the beauty nature has to offer even during these winter months and bring our favorites to life in watercolor floral still lifes. Our inspiration will be the real life foliage and seed pods from the Sew & Bloom garden (possibilities include pine, sage, sedum, azalea, goldenrod, and more). We'll discuss watercolor floral painting techniques and then bring our still lifes into being. Come spend a meditative and joy-filled hour among kindred floral-loving spirits and take home your very own watercolor portrait of winter beauty. Fee: $40, includes all materials
Class: Floral Scent Journey
Saturday, January 25th @ 10:00 - 11:00 am
Take a break from the winter cold and treat yourself to a transportive floral scent journey in our botanical oasis. Using our bestselling floral perfume oils as a guide, we'll sample each and spend a relaxing hour among kindred floral-loving spirits trading observations and journaling our reflections - favorite fragrances, memories they evoke, dreams they inspire. Each attendee will take home a botanical journal of their choice and one vial of their favorite floral scent.
Fee: $40, includes all materials
Gathering: January Book Discussion
Friday, January 31st @ 10:00 - 11:00 am
Join us on this last day of January to discuss our January Pick-of-the-Month, Amy Merrick's absolutely gorgeous book, On Flowers. The perfect antidote to the winter blues, Merrick's classic is a transporting floral escape, with page after stunning page chock full of not only floral beauty but also Merrick's original and inspiring guidance for a floral life well-lived. Trust us - you'll want to keep this book forever and return to it often.
Fee: Free for annual members; $40 for non-members (or equivalent in-store purchase
Class: Unlocking Creativity with Fast Painting
Saturday, February 1st @ 10:00 - 11:00 am
Come unlock your creativity with one of our favorite freeing exercises - creating fast floral still lifes! We'll spend the first 45 minutes of class learning botanical painting techniques and then set the timer for 10 minutes and see what masterpieces we can create when we spend less time worrying about perfection! Come free your mind from limiting self-talk ("I'm bad at art") and surprise yourself with the beauty you're able to bring into being in just 10 minutes! Each attendee will leave with their very own joyful floral still life. Yes, you really can do it! Join us and see!
Class fee: $40, includes all materials
Gathering: Language of Flowers Bouquet Bar
Saturday, February 8th @ 10:00 - 11:00 am
Create your own gorgeous felt flower bouquet at our Language of Flowers Bouquet Bar! Our bestselling felt flowers will be arranged by their meaning (abundance, wellness, affection, love, romance, ...) so you can gift your honey a bouquet with a special secret message or treat yourself to a sustainable centerpiece that reminds you of the gifts you'd like to invite into your life this year.
Fee: Free for annual members​; $40 for non-members (or equivalent in-store purchase
Class: Painting Love with Floral Hearts
Friday, February 14th @ 10:00 - 11:00 am
Spend a lovely hour this Valentine's Day among kindred floral-loving spirits and leave with your very own framed floral heart masterpiece. We'll cover the basic techniques of painting watercolor botanicals and then be free to fill in our heart as our intuition guides. Show them your love this Valentine's Day with a heartfelt handmade gift or come to class with a friend you want to celebrate and make one for each other!
Class Fee: $40, includes all materials
Gathering: Seed Lovers Exchange
Saturday, March 8th @ 10:00 - 11:00 am
Ooh, can you feel it? Gardening season is right around the corner! Calling all gardeners and seed lovers! Come join our gathering to usher in spring, meet fellow gardeners, and trade notes on your favorite seed catalogues, annuals to grow, and tips on nurturing seeds (and saving them from critters)! If you've already bought your seeds this year, feel free to bring some to exchange. Let's share our favorites and see what beauty we can sow as a community in 2025!
Fee: Free for annual members​; $40 for non-members (or equivalent in-store purchase
Class: Spring Equinox Pressed Floral Lanterns
Saturday, March 15th @ 10:00 - 11:00 am
March 20th marks the spring equinox, the first moment in the year when day and night are of equal length. Come join us this week as we express gratitude for this transitional season and the emergence from darkness into light by making our very own botanical lantern. Our class table will be adorned with gorgeous pressed florals and you will be able to pick your favorites and then arrange them as your intuition guides to bring your beautiful lantern into being. Completed lanterns last throughout the year and are a magical twinkling way to bring botanical beauty into your home.
Class fee: $40, includes flameless votive candle
Or, Book a Private Workshop to
Celebrate a Special Occasion
Did you know that you can celebrate a special birthday, family reunion, or team milestone with us? We've hosted everything from a gals' night birthday celebration to a work team bonding outing to a family workshop for three generations. We will tailor the class to your group's interests. Examples of possible workshops include:
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Celebrating a birthday by creating a floral still life - Each attendee paints a flower in honor of the birthday guest and then everyone collages their flowers onto a shared keepsake canvas - a joyful, memorable, and fun-filled way to make new memories and celebrate a special day!
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Team bonding through fast bouquet painting - Everyone loves this workshop where we tap into our inner artists through expressive floral painting. People see new sides of their colleagues, appreciate all their collective creative abilities, and everyone leaves with their very own floral masterpiece memento of this shared experience.
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Celebrating family togetherness by creating a family bouquet - each attendee paints their birth month flower and then everyone collages their flower into a collective family bouquet that can be framed as a symbol of family love and a memento of this shared time together.
Or, we can design something new for your group! Our goal is to help you plan a joyful, flower-filled, and memorable experience! The fee for private workshops is $350/hour (and includes up to 8 people). Click below to be in touch, and we'll look forward to hosting you!
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