Register for your spot in class today!
Join Nehalem based artist Glenna Gray to learn the fun and playful art of felting!
Design your own holiday ornaments or give them as gifts.
Only 2 spaces left!
Click below to reserve your spot.
www.northfork53.com/events/felt-ornaments-making-workshop-saturday-dec-2nd-10am-2pm?p
Optional Add On Package
Wood Fired Sauna, Cold Plunge
10am-11am
Prepare for your art workshop with a cleansing and relaxing wood fired sauna and cold plunge.
After your sauna, enjoy some light snacks and tea before you dive into creating!
Felt Ornament Making Workshop
11:00am -2:00pm
This workshop is a great introduction to needle felting , giving students an introduction to the method of transforming wool roving into 3D material.
The workshop will begin with a lesson on sculpting with a felting needle, layering up stripes and dots with wool.
In this class three hour felt ornament workshop you will discover the basics of needle felting including.
use of different tools
wool blending techniques
shaping wool
building in 2nd and 3rd dimension
finishing decoration
You will be creating ornaments in this class but the techniques you’ll learn can be easily adapted to make anything your heart imagines.
Beginners welcome!
Felting is a fun and forgiving art. If you’re not happy with something it’s easy to undo and recreate it.
All class materials included.
Workshop with Sauna Package -$129
Workshop only Package- $95
www.northfork53.com/events/felt-ornaments-making-workshop-saturday-dec-2nd-10am-2pm?p
Local vendors include Lance’s Farm Vittles, Moon River Farm, Sugar Plus Air, River City Flower Farm, Little Wing Kinetics, Sam’s Soothing CBD, Lone Wolf Forge, NF53 Communi-Tea, Kanobi Candle Co. and many more. Upstairs and down, vendors are selling a delightful array of locally grown and crafted goods including vegetables, meats, teas, wool, body care products, soap, bouquets, dried flowers, copper wind sculptures, pottery and figurines, handmade Christmas textiles, vintage décor, knitted items, CBD products, jewelry, hand forged metal art, post partum workbooks, baby gear, gratitude journals, beads and buttons, art work, more jewelry, cookies, jams and jellies, candles, fingernail art, solar lamps, honey and more.
Grange bakers will be selling their delicious cookies and treats, plus there will be cinnamon rolls from Handy Creek Bakery, Annie’s famous caramel corn, and Sugar and Air’s cotton candy and popcorn. Unfortunately, Health Department regulations no longer allow us to serve our traditional holiday lunch.
Christmas trees and hand made wreaths by Jose, will be available outside, near the shed.
Kid’s crafting: In the Grange kitchen area, for a nominal donation, kids are invited to craft holiday ornaments and decorations with our creative Grange volunteers.
Also downstairs: a photo booth to capture the day!
Buy a chance to win a leg of lamb—raffle tickets are $2 each or 6 for $10.
Donated by Lance’s Farm Vittles
Win an opal ring from the ’50s—raffle tickets $5 each or 5 for $20. This ring, found by NWDirtFishers in the grange back field, has been repaired and brought back to its original luster. Value $800.
White Clover Grange Holiday Bazaar
Saturday December 9, 11am-3pm!
36585 Hwy 53, about 2 miles east of Hwy 101. Look for Daisy the Cow!
Join us on Thursday, November 30 at 6PM, for a community gathering in the NCRD Kitchen & Gallery room. Updates on efforts to protect the Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests through a Habitat Conservation Plan, with presentations from Wild Salmon Center’s Oregon Policy Senior Program Manager Michael Lang and WSC North Coast Manager Cyndi Curtis, along with plenty of time for discussion, Q&A, and socializing over snacks and beverages. RSVP to emily.standtall@gmail.com—and we hope to see you there!
(Your RSVP is helpful for snack planning but not required. All welcome.)
The community drum circle at Rising Hearts Studio is on hold until January. There will be NO DRUM CIRCLE this Tuesday, or in December. Enjoy your Holidays, and we’ll see you in January with a new format.
Blessings!
Rising Hearts Studio
35840 7th St
Hwy 101, downtown Nehalem
Nehalem, OR 97131
(503) 800-1092
‘lifting the community with education and services that promote healing on all levels…’
Don’t forget tomorrow, Sunday November 26th is Open Art Studio: ROCK PAINTING, at Rising Hearts Studio, from 4-6PM. This is a community event open to ALL- suggested donation is $10, but NO ONE will be turned away. Bring your rocks, if you have them, we have a limited supply- we DO have the paint pens. Come let your artistic flair shine! Hope to see you there.
Blessings!
Rising Hearts Studio
35840 7th St
Hwy 101, downtown Nehalem
Nehalem, OR 97131
(503) 800-1092
‘lifting the community with education and services that promote healing on all levels…’
Yoga is good for you, so everyone should take advantage of it. Also it’s free.
First there’s Yoga with Molly.
Day – Monday
Time. – 11:15 PST
Place – Tillamook YMCA
If you can’t join in person, you can still zoom in via the following link:
us06web.zoom.us/j/84115365249?pwd=Y1ZETEp1ZEtoS1JDTG9Sdmg3cGoyQT09
Next there’s Yoga with April.
Day – Tuesday
Time – 10:30 PST
Place – NCRD in Nehalem
If you can’t join in person, you can still zoom in via the following link:
us02web.zoom.us/j/87338175282
Brian
This Saturday from 11-3pm come shop our annual Local Artists Gift Fair at the Pine Grove in Manzanita.
Filled with beautiful artisan goods from 14 unique vendors.
All your $ goes to local artists!
Featuring:
North Fork 53 Communitea: holiday teas, cocoas and gift sets
River City Flowers: fresh wreaths and holiday botanicals
Kelp Mineral: locally sourced healing body products
Dreambird Studio: indigo naturally dyed textiles and art
Unearth: hand crafted ceramics and wool
Dragonfly Crystals: gems, crystals and sun catchers
Pelican and Piper: original print clothing, hats and bags
Little Bird & Tiny Wing: copper creations and bath salts/balms
Blooming hearth: jewelry, gnomes and mushroom art
Chrysalis Imagery: original art cards and papers
Pennyful: kimonos and caftans
The Bonny Road: fairy hair ties and whimsical goods
Ray & Sharlyene: wooden boxes and boards
Janet Maher: handmade ceramics and rattles
See you there!!
Come to the Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church for the Chorus Concert next Sunday, December 3 at 3:00 in the afternoon.
Details are on the poster.
See you there. I’ll be taking tickets…. Oh and some of the church’s Christmas Bazaar items will be “browsable” for sale during the intermission. Of course there will be goodies provided by the Chorus members (always yummy).
Don’t miss it. A great way to get into the Christmas Spirit.
Tis the Season for Winter Markets & Bazaars
We will be up in Seaside this weekend at the Artisan Fair at the Seaside Convention Center this Friday & Saturday 10-5
Garibaldi Old Mill 12/2-12/3 10-4
White Clover Grange 12/9/23 11-3
We will be offering some tasty sweet treats
Holiday Flavors
Eggnog
Cranberry
Peppermint
Glitter Drink Bombs
Popping Bites
Sampler Packs
Pre-Orders for Christmas stocking stuffers
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Doors open at 10:30 AM for warmup/setup
11:00 AM – opening circle/dance set
12:30 PM – closing circle
$10 – $20 or what you can — cash check or venmo/paypal
(kids are welcome to dance for free)
This is a free-flowing dance and movement experience where you are encouraged to dance and enjoy the experience however you’d like with an intention of connecting deeper to yourself and exploring movement without words.
It’s an open space to play, celebrate life, practice embodiment modalities, enjoy music, process emotions, connect with others, and ultimately be nourished by the experience on a physical, emotional, energetic, and spiritual level.
Dance Etiquette/Tips:
*All are welcome – Family friendly events – Come as you are.
*Flow toys are welcome!
*Bring a water bottle and layers.
*Bring kindness and respect for yourself and others and your willingness to explore and to dive into the ecstasy of spirit available through movement.
*No outside shoes on the dance floor if possible (dirty floors aren’t fun to roll around on)
*Please no strong scents.
*We ask that you limit talking during the dance set. Set up, break time, and the foyer area are great places to have longer conversations to limit distractions for others.
*We are encouraging everyone to be mindful of each other’s safety and health and stay home if you are not feeling well, or have been exposed to someone sick. Follow your own judgment on whether to wear a mask or not.
We hope to make Sunday dance a monthly event!
***ART: Deep Waters by Morgan Maier
Visit our GoBag and WaSH Pop-Up Shop today to pre-reserve your supplies for pick up.
Struggling for holiday gift ideas? Preparedness supplies are a great option. Our popular recipe book “Recipes for Disasters” makes a great gift too. It’s been popular for campers too.
Why shop online or brave the big box stores when you could shower your loved ones with one-of-a-kind, locally made gifts that support your community?
Choosing The Tolovana Arts Colony’s annual Holiday Gift Bazaar is a no-brainer–a lively and meaningful antidote to cold, corporate consumerism.
The Bazaar runs for two weekends, Dec. 2rd ,3rd & 9th, 10th, from noon to 5PM each day.
But wait… that’s not all!
The Opening Night Reception Party returns, Friday, December 1st from 6-to-8PM!
We’ll have hot food, drinks and sweets to go alongside all the fabulous items on offer at the Bazaar.
On display–and available for purchase–will be a stunning array of works from local artists and crafters including everything from jewelry to house wares, fine arts to clothing, snacks, beauty products and more. Indeed, there’ll be something for everyone. Surprises abound!
But be advised: some of these are one-of-a-kind items and many will be scooped up quick.
Besides offering some of the coolest, locally-made art and crafts around, gift buying at the bazaar provides critical support to local artists and crafters. Your purchases are a big deal–especially at this time of year.
So rather than adding to fuel to Bezos’s rocket, keep it in the community and shop with purpose!
For more information, visit tolovanaartscolony.org, email tolovanaartscolony@gmail.com or call 541-215-4445.
Tolovana Hall is located at 3779 S. Hemlock in Cannon Beach.
This event is hosted by Friends of North County Recreation District.
The article below gives a bit of a history about Gingerbread Houses.
GINGERBREAD HOUSES
The information and picture below were provided from the ABC Cake Shop. Abccakeshop.com Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The tradition of making decorated gingerbread houses started in Germany in the early 1800s. According to certain researchers, the first gingerbread houses were the result of the well-known Grimm’s fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel” in which the two children abandoned in the forest found an edible house made of bread with sugar decorations. After this book was published, German bakers began baking ornamented fairy-tale houses of lebkuchen (gingerbread). These became popular during Christmas, a tradition that came to America with Pennsylvanian German immigrants. According to other food historians, the Grimm brothers were speaking about something that already existed.
In modern times the tradition has continued in certain places in Europe. In Germany the Christmas markets still sell decorated gingerbread before Christmas. (Lebkuchenhaus or Pfefferkuchenhaus are the German terms for a gingerbread house.) Making gingerbread houses is still a way of celebrating Christmas in many families. They are built traditionally before Christmas using pieces of baked gingerbread dough assembled with melted sugar. The roof tiles can consist of frosting or candy. The gingerbread house yard is usually decorated with icing to represent snow.
A gingerbread house does not have to be an actual house, although it is the most common. It can be anything from a castle to a small cabin, or another kind of building, such as a church, an art museum, or a sports stadium, and other items, such as cars, gingerbread men and gingerbread women, can be made of gingerbread dough.
In most cases, royal icing is used as an adhesive to secure the main parts of the house, as it can be made quickly and forms a secure bond when set.
In Sweden gingerbread houses are prepared on Saint Lucy’s Day. Since 1991, the people of Bergen, Norway, have built a city of gingerbread houses each year before Christmas. Named Pepperkakebyen (Norwegian for “the gingerbread village”), it is claimed to be the world’s largest such city. Every child under the age of 12 can make their own house at no cost with the help of their parents. In 2009, the people of Bergen were shocked when the gingerbread city was destroyed in an act of vandalism. A group of building design, construction, and sales professionals in Washington, D.C., also collaborate on a themed “Gingertown” every year.
Household furnishings and decor. Lots of whimsical and happy things that are bright and colorful.
Themes of roosters, rabbits and elephants!
Cash preferred, Venmo by request.
Please DO not park in front of the house but on the street or pull up the driveway. The sale is in the back.
Our goal is to make your day SUNNY and pleasant.
Leftovers will be donated to Nehalem Bay United Methodists clothing bank to support their many good works.
Email to sunnyandmore18@gmail.com
Janine, Mindy and Emily look forward to seeing you there and also Choco and Carma ( of course!)
No building permit required for this first annual Gingerbread House Display. Get those cookies baked and those jellybeans in order…and don’t forget the snow! Come on down to North County Recreation District’s Holiday Social. This is a free event happening on Saturday, December 16th, from 11 am-1pm. Again, this event is free and will feature brunch and beverages and free activities for kids.
Rules for the Gingerbread Housing Development-none. Or we might just make up the rules as we go along. The sky is the limit, but just in case it rains you’ll need to get it through the front door at North County Recreation District. Let us know if you want to participate in this event so we can make sure we have enough room for all the houses. Please call Patty, 503-368-6081, and leave your name and number if you are going to get those building skills going. Do we have any builders in the area who want to show off their skills? How about something from both Manzanita Lumber and Nehalem Lumber?
This event is hosted by Friends of North County Recreation District.
When? November 28th | 6:30 PM
Why? Dr. Dawn, D.C. will share her 20+ years of knowledge on how EVERYONE can benefit from the magic of a healthy spine and nervous system!
Bring your friends and family (up to 4 guests) and let us treat you to tacos! This event is open to the public – everyone is welcome!!
**Seating is limited to first 24 people**
Reserve your tickets for FREE here: www.eventbrite.com/e/taco-tuesday-dinner-with-the-doc-tickets-760796812747?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl
We created this event for you to feel deeply inward, open to the wisdom and whisperings of your heart, and soften into inner peace and serenity.
This 2-hour event includes:
*A gentle but strengthening/warming all-levels yoga class
*Tea and light refreshments break
*A singing bowl and handpan sound bath experience
*A beautiful guided meditation/visualization journey
*Time to journal, share, and connect
WHEN: Sunday December 3 | 11am-1pm
WHERE: The cozy and serene Bacana Co-work space in Cannon Beach | 240 N Hemlock Street
SIGN UP: www.AprilClarkYoga.com
We look forward to seeing you there!
With love,
April, Jesse, and Ingrid
Yoga is good for you, so everyone should take advantage of it. Also it’s free.
First there’s Yoga with Molly.
Day – Monday
Time. – 11:15 PST
Place – Tillamook YMCA
If you can’t join in person, you can still zoom in via the following link:
us06web.zoom.us/j/84115365249?pwd=Y1ZETEp1ZEtoS1JDTG9Sdmg3cGoyQT09
Next there’s Yoga with April.
Day – Tuesday
Time – 10:30 PST
Place – NCRD in Nehalem
If you can’t join in person, you can still zoom in via the following link:
us02web.zoom.us/j/87338175282
Brian
Our next Community Open Art Studio Event at Rising Hearts Studio is next Sunday, November 26th from 4-6PM
We will be ROCK PAINTING! We have the paint pens, and a few rocks- but if you have some rocks please bring them!
This is a donation based ($10 suggested) community event open to ALL – NO ONE turned away. Lynn Kyriss (local artist extraordinaire) will be on hand to guide us.
Contact Christy at (503) 800-1092, or Christy@cosmichealingnw.com for questions or more info.
Hope to see you there!!!
Rising Hearts Studio
35840 7th St
Hwy 101, downtown Nehalem
Nehalem, OR 97131
(503) 800-1092
‘Lifting the community with education and services that promote healing on all levels’
When: Saturday, November 25
Where: Manzanita Visitor Center
Kids of all ages can join this fun workshop at the Manzanita Visitor Center where they can decorate their own holiday ornament and take it home to put on the tree.
Parents must accompany children. Please select a ticket for each child participating in your group.
Register Here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/616696143767?aff=oddtdtcreator
