Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Christmas, Academy, Plaster Paint and more...

The Academy building arrived as promised and we went to work!

The building looked a little great! Well built and just what we wanted. But once it was leveled it was up to us to make it part of the castle!  We have been working on insulating and wiring and plumbing, oh my! By the time we hold our first class on January 6th, it will be ready to go!

One the same day that the building arrived a friend called for us to come get something he wanted us to have:
This cool old tool box is just the thing we need in the Academy to store supplies! It needs a bit of cleaning but I think it will look awesome!

Christmas time is upon us as well. Christmas has always been the holiday I look forward to the most. To me, it's not about a specific religion, it's about remembering that we are the family of man, and taking time to show that appreciation for others. Of course, we at Rowanwood don't go in for the commercial shopping aspect of it. The kids will get a few surprises from Santa, but for all of us this is the time of year that we scurry off to our private work areas to make surprises for each other. And then we all come together to work on whatever project we are making for family and friends this year. In years past we have done kitchen gift baskets, coconut oil cosmetics, Rowanwood ugli dolls, and Journal sets. This year is still a surprise!

Our Plaster Paint is now available here at Rowanwood and on our website and at two locations in Lincoln and Prairie Grove! I want to thank our friends at Vintage on the Square and High on the Hog for carrying our paint in their stores!

So it is busy around here, but it's a good problem to have! 

Happy Holidays y'all!
c

Friday, December 1, 2017

Well, now it's December again! New Building, new ventures...

   TODAY we are awaiting the arrival of our NEW BUILDING! We have a 12x30 building on the road right now, headed our way! It will be the beginning of the Rowanwood Plaster Paint Academy! We will be getting moved in and set up and by January first, we plan to be holding regular classes and workshops! Many of those classes will be based around Plaster Paint, to show the many, many ways it can be used, but also we are asking some other local instructors and artisans to come teach us new skills.
    I will post some pictures of the Rowanwood Plaster Paint Academy as soon as I have some.
WE ARE SO EXCITED!!