New Classes at Grandma's Attic

Check out our class schedule at Grandma's Attic Classes. We have a full line of workshops coming up. Get ready for the holiday season. Start creating your own handmade masterpieces now.

Nina's Masterpiece

Nina is continuing on with her beginner painting classes at Grandma's Attic. Here is her most recent work.

She got a little carried away with the birds, but I think it shows a lot of talent for a 6 year old. She's very creative and a great listener to the the instructor. She really seems to love it!

Want to Sponsor our Jen's Friends Team

If anyone is interested in sponsoring our team for the Jen's Friends Hill Climb you can go now go to our firstgiving webpage and donate through this secure site. Click here to donate to Team AMSCO. Deadline is the day of the hike Sept 19th. Thanks for your support.

Beading Class

Grandma's Attic is having our next crafters class.

Beading

Learn to make handmade earrings. This class will be held at Grandma's Attic on Thursday Sept 10th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. The cost is $25.00 and includes instructor fees, materials to make 2 pairs of earrings, and a 3 piece tool set. Space is limited so call to sign up today 603-374-2282.

Hopefully we have as much interest in beading as we did with our beginner painting series, which was so well received, we've got Greta (the instructor) booked up with continuing lessons through January!

Jen's Friends

For the second year in a row I will be organizing a team to participate in the Jen's Friends Climb Against Cancer.

Our team is AMSCO, made up of employees from Eastern Slope Inn Resort and our sister resort Attitash Mountain Village. Last year we raised over $600 for this great organization. For those with small children, I recommend the walk around the pond at the base of the hill. Last year, I convinced Nina and Billy Jack to hike up Cranmore with me. Although we were the last to make it to the top, we did make it and were OK until we decide to take the short cut down under the lift, which was as both kids told me more than once "a really bad idea".

For more information on Jen's Friends or the Hill Climb click here.

If you are interested in sponsoring our team you can contact me at meganscheid@easternslopeinn.com.

Hiking in the White Mountains

Took the kids for a short fun family hike to Diana's Bath. This is a great family hike, only takes about 15 minutes to reach the first set of fall's down a wide path that use to be an old logging road.

Once you get there, you can see the foundation from the old Grist Mill that use to be on this spot, several falls, and some great pools for cooling off in. For a little more of a work out, continue up the falls.

Don't forget the bug spray and the sun screen. Pack a picnic lunch and spend the afternoon there.

For more information on some fun family hikes in the white mountains and the area north of Bartlett click here

Time to Start Canning

With all the rain the first part of summer, this has been a rough season for gardening. I ordered heirloom seeds from seed savers exchange. Link here for information on this great organization that tries to preserve rare garden seeds

A few things coming in, but definitely not the killer garden I had hoped for.

We also missed strawberry picking at Schartner's farm because of their short picking season, which started late due to rain and ended early due to the smaller crop.

We did get in raspberry picking in Fryeburg and just caught the tale end of Blue Berry picking in Eaton. Have made strawberry jam and frozen the raspberries and blueberries for future jam making (once the current heat an humidity pass).

Links on Grandma's Attic web site to Jam Making Recipes

Our Class

Here's Nina and I trying our best to make a picture that looks as good as our teacher's. Nina definitely has way more artistic talent then I do!

Also pictured is our classmate Karen from the Local Bookie, a fantastic second hand book store on West Main Street in Conway NH. If you are from the area or just passing through be sure to check them out.

New Artist

Grandma's Attic hosted it's 2nd and 3rd beginner painting class in our series of 5 classes. Here is a picture of very proud Nina with her masterpiece. She really is talented!

For more information on our class schedule visit us on line at http://www.grandmas-handmade-crafts.com/classes.html

Up Coming Class At Grandma's Attic

CANDLE MAKING!

Wednesday July 29 from 6 to 8pm. Explore the unique and wonderful properties of natural waxes and essential oils as used in candle making.

We will walk you through the basics of candle making, using soy or beeswax. This hands on course is for beginners. Learn essential methods to make container candles of your own. We'll cover safety, wax melting temperatures, choosing the right wick for your project, coloring, scenting and more.

Cost is $40 per person and includes, instruction, materials, and handouts.

Contact us at 603-374-2282 or visit us on line at http://www.grandmas-handmade-crafts.com/Classes.html

Art Class

We had our first class at Grandma's Attic.

Greta George from Nature's Way Acrylics hosted a beginners painting class. Greta is a local Bartlett artist who uses Acrylic paints to paint landscapes and local wildlife on wooden plaques. Our first class was a winter landscape scene. Thanks to our wonderful instructor Greta and thanks to all who attended. We will be offering this class again in July so be sure to check out our website http://www.grandmas-handmade-crafts.com/Classes.html for more information on this and other classes.



Here is my painting, not bad for someone who can barely draw a stick figure without assistance. My family doesn't believe I actually did this.

Great Open House

Well, we had a fantastic Open House last night for Grandma's Attic. We sent out over 50 invitations to fellow Bartlett Business owners and had a great time networking and introducing ourselves to the community.


This is a picture of the Bartlett Inn, one of the many incredible businesses in Bartlett NH. If you are planning a visit to the White Mountains, you may want to consider a stay at the Bartlett Inn. For more information check out their site at: http://www.bartlettinn.com/

Open Needlework Night/Acrylic Art Class

Grandma’s Attic

Open Needlework Night
First and Third Thursday each month.
6:30-8:00 p.m.
1361 Rt 302, Bartlett, NH 03812
603-374-2282

Bring your handwork with you and sit on the porch at Grandma’s Attic. Enjoy an hour or so of pleasant company and helpful hints from like minded crafters. Bring your knitting, hand quilting, embroidery, whatever….or just stop by to visit!

Also announcing a new class Wednesday June 17. We are hosting an Acrylic Art class with local artist Greta George. Class fee is $35.00 including all materials for your first project. Class size limited so call now to sign up. 603-374-2282.

Grandma's Attic

Grandmas Attic a retail craft supply and so much more. Located on Main Street in Bartlett, New Hampshire, we offer crafting supplies, handmade crafts by local artisans and wood crafts from country woodcrafters.

Our Grand Opening will be Memorial Day Week End 2009.

Hours of operation are Wednesday thru Sunday 9am to 5pm.

We are offering fabrics from P&B textiles, yarn (traditional and all natural fibers), embrodery floss, and a range of sewing and knitting accessories, from notions marketing. Candle making, soap making and candy making supplies from Glory Bee Natural Foods and Craft Supplies, as well as a variety of crafters kits for adults and children.

We sell Green Mountain Coffee, honey sticks, and organic candy and lollipops, good and good for you.

We have paintings by local artist Greta George, from Nature's Way Acrylics, who will also be offering some beginners painting classes at our store starting in June. Check out our class schedule coming soon for more on this and other classes offered through Grandma's Attic.
We have picnic tables and adarondac chairs in stock and ready for local delivery from Country Woodcrafters.

Susan Boyle

This is great. If you haven't seen the top video clip on the web right now from Britains Got Talent, you have to click on this link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

According to the Today show, this video has even had more viewers than Obams acceptance speak!

Just goes to show you can't judge a book by it's cover. If your like me, you may need a box of kleenex to watch this one!

Getting Closer

The official sign for Grandma's Attic went up today, very exciting! Although the date says opening May 30th, we are actually trying for Memorial Day week end, which is the week end before, we'll see. Inventory is still coming in, but we are looking pretty good.

We hope to have our course schedule set for the summer/fall and then post it to our web site soon. Keep checking back for more information. We already have a beginners painting class lined up with Greta George, glass etching, and candle making. http://www.grandmas-handmade-crafts.com

We will also be hosting a knit club where you can bring your current project whether it be knitting, sewing or embroidery, along to create while in the company of like minded people in a relaxed, informal and rural setting. Share advice or help others with any hang-ups or techniques regarding your knitting or stitching.

Can't wait!

Earth Hour

Last night at work Jenn and I participated in Earth Hour by switching off many of the lights inside the Inn we work at between 8:30pm and 9:30pm. Unfortunately we couldn't go competely dark at work to show our support, wouldn't want guests falling all over the place. But hopefully you were in the dark where ever you were.

Last year 50 million people switched off their lights for one hour. This year the goal was 1 billion. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Rome's Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Time Square all stood in darkness in support. To see some great pictures of earth in the dark check out this site.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/earthhour_global/sets/72157615780247025/show/

Etsy Shop

My sister in law Charlet, in addition to being an incredible photographer is also quite good at making handmade crafts. She and some of her friends have started an Etsy Shop called The 2nd Floor. Check it out by clicking on the following link.


http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5856120



Hopefully we can convince Chartlet to send us some of her handmade earrings to sell at Grandma's Attic this Summer.

Here is a picture Charlet took of one of her pairs of earrings posted on The 2nd Floor.

Grandma's Attic Grand Opening

After years of planning, starting with my Mom's dream of opening a retails craft supply store in the Mount Washington Valley area, it now seems like the dream may almost be a reality. Grandma's Attic a retail craft supply store will be opening on Main Street in Bartlett Village (Bartlett New Hampshire) this Memorial Day Week End.

We will offer a variety of craft supplies, as well as finished products from local artisans, wood crafts, from Country Woodcrafters, traditional New England products such as maple syrup and maple sugar candies, local history books and more. We will also be offering a variety of how to craft classes taught by Mt. Washington Valley artisans.

Keep checking our website http://www.grandmas-handmade-crafts.com/ for a complete schedule of classes coming soon.

Green Gift Ideas

I found a few more great craft ideas and posted them to our Grandma's Attic web site tonight including a great green party favor, center piece, inexpensive yet practical gift idea, pictured to the left.

For this and other recent craft posts check it out at http://www.grandmas-handmade-crafts.com/handmade-crafts.html

Getting Ready for Spring

So with 8 to 10 inches of snow due to fall today, I am thinking about Spring, and have started some seedlings. It may be a little early, but I am hoping to have larger plants to sell at Grandma's Attic this spring not just seedlings for my own personal use.

The seeds are from Seed Savers, mentioned in a previous post.

Here is a good site for information on organic gardening:

http://www.organicgardening.com/feature/0,7518,s1-5-19-212,00.html

This link brings you to a seed starting chart to help you plan when you should be starting your seeds indoors. This is the first year I am following gardening advice I have frequently read, and have started a journal of my day to day gardening activities. So hopefully I can learn from my mistakes next year.

Grandma's Attic

We've finally got some products for sale on our country craft store, Grandma's Attic.

Check it out! http://www.grandmas-handmade-crafts.com/our-store.html

There are some handmade sewing products from Grandma (a.k.a my Mom) and some candles and earrings from me. Here's a photo of one of my recycled "can"dles.

Keep checking back to see what else is new, or browse the rest of the site for some great crafting ideas.

Look for our retail store opening soon in Bartlett NH.

Recycled Plant Container

Trying to save my poor aloe plant, I decided a transplant was in order, however, I didn't have any plant pots on hand. No problem, there was an entire recycle bin full of plastic containers.

With an appropriate size selected, a quick rinse, a few holes poked in the bottom with scissors, a little dirt and I was in business.

The container cover makes an excellent base to catch any excess water. Not that I am prone to overwatering my plants or anything :)

With temps in the 40's this week, I am definitely thinking about Spring and all the planting that comes with it. My selections are made from the seed catalog and the order is soon to be placed. I think I'll start saving more plastic containers now for future use as recycled plant pots. One less thing going to the dump!!!

Don't take your old jars to the dump, recycle them at home and save yourself some money.

Old glass jars can be reused to make your own candles. Tin cans work very well too. The reflection of the candle light off the inside of the can makes a soft relaxing glow that is twice as enjoyable knowing you are doing your part to reduce, reuse and recycle.

Want to know how to make your own candles, check out our site:

http://www.grandmas-handmade-crafts.com/handmade-jar-candles.html

You can reuse even more by remelting the remainder of old candles into one or more rainbow colored homemade recycled "can"dles.

Mary Jane Farm Magazine

My Mom brought me a great magazine she found while visiting Craft Stores around our area.

Mary Janes Farm: Full of wonderful information including recipes, organic living ideas and more.

The web site http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/magazine.html?ck=RTI6-iY1AT6yVOor&vid=RTI6-iY1AYKyVPOe&cktime=79142 is mostly a store site where you can purchase anything from food to household needs. But the magazine is really great.