Make it
There’s nothing better for the heart and soul than creating with your hands! We love teaching you how to create. So come join us and become a part of our handmade community IRL. Our classes are taught by our incredible makers & shakers and by our own shop owner and the curator of The Strawberry Swing Indie Craft Fair. Interested in teaching a class? Keep reading for how to submit an idea or book the space.
Hanging Flower Frame Class at SLKC 5/3/25 1-4 pm
Join Magpie Creative Reuse Collective and Lost and Found Design to make a hanging flower frame. Compose your image with a combination of collage images and pressed flowers, then Tara will teach you how to solder your frame and add a hanging chain.
LOCATION: Shop Local KC in Brookside
DATE: Saturday, May 3rd, 2025
TIME: 1:00pm to 4:00pm
What’s Included:
Collage Materials
Pressed Flowers
Glass Frame
Solder Equipment & Materials
Metal Chain for Hanging
Once your frame is created, you’ll have time to mingle and shop the curated space of Shop Local KC. It’s a fantastic way to decompress, meet new people, and spark your creativity!
PRICE: $55 per person (before tax)
Get your ticket HERE
Meet Your Teacher
Tara Tonsor is the owner and artist behind Lost & Found Design. She loves creating order from chaos, or is it the other way around? Nature's gifts of wood, metal, and stone are the materials she uses in her work - hammering, painting, assembling, and connecting each part in a playful Lost & Found way. You can find Tara as a member of the Cherry Pit Collective.
ADDITIONAL INFO: There is parking along the front of the shops, as well as a parking lot across the street. We would like to begin at 12:00 pm, so we do ask that you arrive 5-10 minutes early, or right on time to ensure we are sticking to the schedule.
MOTHER’s DAY PLANT CHARM Making Class with flora.bee.kc at SLKC 5/4/25 12-3 pm
Join us to create a one-of-a-kind plant charm made with real flowers. this is a perfect mother/daughter class to get creative together or a way to create a unique mother's day gift to give to that special mom in your life. during this class you’ll learn the process of preserving flowers in resin.
elizabeth sims dansel of flora.bee.kc, will guide you through the process of creating your own plant charm.
During this class you’ll learn the process of turning nature into jewelry. Elizabeth Sims Dansel, of flora.bee.kc, will guide you through the process of making your own daisy earrings.
LOCATION: Craft Club KC 6245 Brookside Plaza, Kansas City, MO 64113 next to Shop Local KC Brookside
DATE: Sunday, May 4th, 2025
TIME: 12:00pm to 3:00pm
What’s Included:
• Everything you need to create a beautiful, charm dried flowers: bezel frames, chains, gold charms, plant trellis, potted plant to show off your plant charm!
• Personal creation station: resin, UV lamp, silicon mat, gloves, tap, tools
• Instruction & guidance from flora.bee.kc - Elizabeth Sims Dansel
• Beverages - wine & spa water
*Must be 15 or older to attend this class.
After you've made your plant charm, you’ll have time to meet new friends, drink, show off your new creations, and shop flora.bee.kc and other local artisans at Shop Local KC for 20% off.
PRICE: $55 per person (before tax)
ADD-ON OPTIONS:
• An additional plant charm for $35!
ADDITIONAL INFO: There is parking along the front of the shops, as well as a parking lot across the street. We would like to begin at 12:00 pm, so we do ask that you arrive 5-10 minutes early, or right on time to ensure we are sticking to the schedule.
Daisy Earring-Making Class with flora.bee.kc at SLKC 5/18/25 12-3 pm
Join us to create one-of-a-kind earrings made with real daisies! Preserve these blooms at their most beautiful!
During this class you’ll learn the process of turning nature into jewelry. Elizabeth Sims Dansel, of flora.bee.kc, will guide you through the process of making your own daisy earrings.
LOCATION: Shop Local KC in Brookside
DATE: Sunday, May 18th, 2025
TIME: 12:00pm to 3:00pm
What’s Included:
• Everything you need to create a beautiful pair of earrings: dried flowers, bezel frames, stainless steel earring hooks, backings
• Personal creation station: resin, UV lamp, silicon mat, gloves, tap, tools
• Instruction & guidance from flora.bee.kc - Elizabeth Sims Dansel
• Beverages - wine & spa water
*Must be 15 or older to attend this class.
After you've made your earrings, you’ll have time to meet new friends, drink, show off your new creations, and shop flora.bee.kc and other local artisans at Shop Local KC for 20% off.
PRICE: $55 per person (before tax)
ADD-ON OPTIONS:
• An additional pair of earrings, necklace or bracelet – $30 each! Create a matching set or go wild and make a new design for yourself or a loved one.
ADDITIONAL INFO: There is parking along the front of the shops, as well as a parking lot across the street. We would like to begin at 12:00 pm, so we do ask that you arrive 5-10 minutes early, or right on time to ensure we are sticking to the schedule.
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