One of the great things about being stationed at Stuttgart is that the post always has tons of events to keep Soldiers and family members occupied--whether it involves sports, travel, or in this case....crafts! Patch Barracks has an award-winning Arts & Crafts center. I've never seen anything like it.
It's like a mini-Michael's! Check it out!
All the scrapbooking supplies you will ever need, although you can't tell in this picture. Behind these stands is a coffee bar.
You can paint ceramics and have little parties.
They have enough fabric for you to get your sew on!
And they have a framing shop.
They hold a number of classes for quilting, sewing, fused glass and so much more. My friend, Zinda, and I decided to take a mosaics class! Oh, it was so much fun...and relaxing.
Gluing on the tiles was the hardest and most time-consuming part. I wanted to do something simple and went with a flower. Here it is before grouting.
Not sure why I didn't get a picture of the finished product, but I did snag a picture of Zinda and another person from the class with our pre-grouted tiles.
Using the grout was the fun part (I mean, who doesn't like to have a reason to get dirty, right?) and everyone's tiles came out looking great. You really can't go wrong with mosaics. Mine is sitting on our kitchen counter as a trivet. Love it!
And I'm sure our husbands are just thrilled about us finding something new to blow our money on!
I'm planning on taking an intro to sewing class soon! I'll let you know when I do.
I'm also starting to get back into the kitchen again. Last night I whipped up a really good porkloin recipe. Check out my recipes blog!
Have a great Tuesday everyone!
