Craft & Cuisines
Workshops

The local community will develop the skills in international cuisines, fine art Painting, Floral arrangements, Puppet & Doll making, Natural Oil Treatments, Pastry making, Glass crafting, Pottery, Quilt , Custom silver jewelry making, Orthopedic pillows making, , and hydroponic development.

All workshops are hosted by small business holders. They not only teach others, but also make their skills and their small businesses more visible to the community.

Past events

2019

Russian doll making

Take some colorful fabrics and yarns starting with the anatomy of body and then make a dress for it.

Best gift and child safe doll from Russia!

Maryam Salmani

Maryam Salmani is an inspired artist that knows well about the anatomy of animals and try to choose the best colors and children safe materials in her art and craft. In her dolls there is no stiches. They are as beautiful as their picture. If you like them you should contact us at 240 446 1658.

Homemade Whipped Face/Body Butter The combination of Shea Butter, Castor and Coconut oil with lavender go on smoothly without being oily!

2018

Zentangle

Relax and express your inner artist. There are so many patterns already printed and you should try to give best expression using lines and colors.

It’s so relaxing and satisfying

2017

Soap felting

Specialty felted soap for deep skin cleansing

How to do it?

Make or buy your favorite soap
Cover it creatively with colorful wool patting
Encapsulate it in a nylon tight and make a knot to hold it
Put it in a container with warm water
Shake the container until the wool is felted
Rinse it several times to get rid of the foam
Set it to dry
Take away the nylon
Your colorful felted soap is ready for youJ

How to use it?

You can keep it in your drawer to give fragrance to your personal items, or use it for a deep skin cleaner. It never leaks and you can use it forever as a natural face pad or scrubber.

2016

Cotton bags

Transform any old T-shirt or pants in a trendy bag to carry for your daily needs. Some colorful Fabric glu and bids and there you are …

Russian clay works

Artist Elena Tchernomazova lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland; she has been practicing sculptural ceramics which she feels is the best medium for expressing herself. The plasticity of clay helps create whatever she wants in three dimensions. Elena’s surrealistic clay works are hand-built, made of white stoneware with color under-glazes. Her works often combine the human face or figure with architectural elements, musical instruments, and mythological or real animals. A lot of her inspiration comes from various Eurasian mythological traditions such as the art of Medieval Europe, Ancient Greece and Rome, Middle East, India and China. Every student will be supplied with piece of clay. They then need to do the following steps: 1. Use a roller to make a slab. 2. Use a piece of fabric or plastic (or another material) to create texture. 3. Make a drawing of a fish contour on the surface of the slab. 4. Cut out the fish silhouette with a knife. 5. Cut out inner circle (oval). 6. Cut out a small fish from that piece of clay. 7. Smooth all edges with wet sponge. 8. Make holes for wires. 9. Paint fishes with underglazes.

In the past several years, Elena received four awards through Montgomery College for ceramics, printmaking and painting. To view her works please visit: www.elenaceramics.com

2015

Hats

Transform old sweaters and knits into colorful hats. The square make it easy to sew and an stylish look!

Clay lamp holders- Diyas

Below are the steps to follow while making the diyas.

Get the plaster from Michaels.

Make small balls and press in the lime squeezer to get the shape of a small bowl. You can use other stencils for square, any other shape as well. You can bend the edges to give some shape or make design with a tooth pick.
Once you are done making the shapes, then bake them according to the instructions on the package.
Let them cool down to room temperature. Once cool, you can paint them using acrylic paints and decorate with beads if you like… Let them dry out so that the paint does not stick to your hand. with light colors, you may have to apply 2 coats