CRAFT GROUP 2024 – 2025 Schedule
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- Text Jzin (949) 400-7082 if you want to be included into our Craft Group text message list to get updates for Craft Group meetings, items to prepare, sharing photos.
- Click here to view the beautiful photo gallery/blog of our Waldorf Craft Group Meetings.
- Click here to see Crafts Nina is considering we make for Elves Workshop
- Click here to see Crafts we could make together for Gala in April 2025
- Questions about Craft Group? Contact Jzin: (949) 400-7082
- Questions about Elves Workshop 2024? Contact Nina: (714) 742-0456
- Pick up Secret Elves craft kits from The Company of Angels.
- Join our Elves Workshop Pinterest Board. Be a collaborator and share your suggestions for the crafts you like to see sold in Elves Workshop.
- View Elves Workshop 2022 photos
- Jzin is teaching 3 separate week-long “Felting, Crafting and Puppet Show” summer camps for students in rising 5th to 12th Grades. On Friday of each workshop, the students will be performing a puppet show for audience. Save the dates and come attend the puppet shows. Click here to view details on these exciting workshops!
- Notes to instructors
- Please share a clear photo of your craft project so I can make a flyer to announce your class
- Please let me know how much will you charge for class
- if you share a Zelle, Venmo or other payment methods with me, I will include that in the announcements so students can sign up and pay for your class that way.
- If this applies to your class – Please note how many students do you need to have in order to not cancel the class.
- Related Links:
- Click here to see Castle of Costa Mesa past workshops, puppet shows and events.
- Follow us on Castle of Costa Mesa on Instagram here to view upcoming workshops or events.
- Shop Castle of Costa Mesa. Fairy Tale Dolls and Fiber Arts, Handmade with Love.
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Tentative Projects to Make for Elves Workshop
- Suggestions for craft for Elves Workshops are welcomed!
- If you like to teach a craft for Elves Workshop or Gala, contact Jzin (949) 400-7082
- Elves Workshop kit Crafts are due 11/22/24, Please return to the The Company of Angels
- Questions regarding Elves Workshop crafts? Nina Jones (714) 742-0456
- Nina Jones and Cathy Scott
- Sewing yoyo trees
- Sewing Jellyfish ornament
- Bunny peg doll in felt carrot bed
- Needle-felted candy canes
- Peg dolls – Mauricio makes furniture
- Jzin Teng
- Nancy Pensamiento
- 2 weeks Crochet and take home
- Shirley Rosales
- Felted Fairyland in tea cup
- Rachel Skelly
- 2 weeks Mosaic
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Tentative Workshops or Projects to Make for April 2025 Gala
- Projects for Gala – Please suggest other crafts you like to make
- Quilt or Tapestry kit – live auction
- each classroom gets a kit, adults/craft group help finish
- Craft Group assemble into tapestry/quilt
- Play kitchen set
- Woodwork stove, refrigerator
- cooking utentils
- play foods (Crochet? Knitting? Felting?)
- heavy baby, stroller
- apron
- Knitted Farmyard blanket
- Needle-felted Enchanted Forest
- Needle-felted Mermaid Kingdom
- Needle-felted Apple Cake Dolls cast and book
- Sewing Felt Unicorn
- Wooden doll house with furniture and dolls
- Quilt or Tapestry kit – live auction
- Possible workshops with Jzin …
- Summer nature table: needle-felted mermaid
- Gnome roasting marshmallows by bonfire
- Needle-felted little pumpkins – with or without faces – for Elves Workshop
- Beginner’s needle-felted sushi and play foods
- Fall wool pictures
- Christmas wool pictures
- Mother’s Day wool picture – Mother and child
- Sewing Felt Dolphins
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September 2024
3 Craft Group sessions: September 12, 19, 26, 2024
- Sun 9/1/24 Labor Day
- Tue 9/3/24 WSOC School starts
- Post flyer for Craft Group
- We meet Thursdays 8:45am – 12:30pm
- Room rep tell classes
- Thu 9/12/24 Craft Group – First Day
- Tentative craft ideas:
- ?? Jzin: Summer Season Table: Needle-felted sea otter mom and baby $20 fee
- Click here to see: Tentative Elves Workshop projects – Nina
- Thu 9/19/24 Craft Group – Elves Workshop Project with Nina Jones and Cathy Scott. Free – No fees.
- Come secretly make crafts to surprise the children – at our upcoming 12/7/24 Winter Festival Elves Workshop
- 8:45am – 12:30pm in the garden of the Company of Angels
- If the weather gets cold, we shall meet in the cozy back room, inside the Company of Angels store on the Campus of The Waldorf School of Orange County. Address: 2350 Canyon Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92627.
- Thu 9/26/24 Wet Felting bags with Waldorf Handwork Teacher Ririko Oshiro $??.
- Garden of the Company of Angels
- You can choose to make a bag that opens on the top or a bag with a flap
- Fri 9/27/24 Michaelmas
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October 2024
5 Craft Group sessions: October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2024
- Thu 10/3/24 WSOC Teacher starts teaching Craft Group
- Can be a craft for Elves Workshop also
- Fri 10/4/24 WSOC Back to School Celebration
- Ask Kathy to make Poster – Sign up for Craft Group
- Wed Coffee Chat at COA 8:30am and 3pm
- Thu 10/10/24 Craft Group – Miss Joy: cute felt handbags for Elves Workshop. No fees
- Bring your wool felt fabric, wool yarn scraps to share for this project, if you have extra laying around.
- Tentative: Bring your Elves Workshop or other projects to craft and chat over tea
- $10 fee if you want to take home a finished bag
- Mon 10/14/24 No School – Indigenous People’s Day
- Thu 10/17/24 Fall Season Table with Waldorf Handwork Teacher Ririko Oshiro. Fee =?
- 8:45am – 12:30pm
- RSVP to reserve a space. Ririko by texting her directly: (310) 866-8318
- In the garden of the Company of Angels store on the Campus of The Waldorf School of Orange County.
- Address: 2350 Canyon Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92627.
- $35 fee includes materials and instructions to make 2 figurines
- Thu 10/24/24 Craft Group – Elves Workshop Project with Nina Jones and Cathy Scott. Free – No fees.
- Come secretly make crafts to surprise the children – at our upcoming 12/7/24 Winter Festival Elves Workshop
- 8:45am – 12:30pm in the garden of the Company of Angels
- If the weather gets cold, we shall meet in the cozy back room, inside the Company of Angels store on the Campus of The Waldorf School of Orange County. Address: 2350 Canyon Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92627.
- Other Tentative project ideas:
- Jzin – Needle-felted wizard cats stirring a vat of potion Halloween Craft
- Thu 10/31/24 Halloween early release. Grades released 1:10pm
- Thu 10/31/24 Gaby Hass: Velvet Pumpkins.
- Craft for Elves Workshop – No fees. $12 supplies fee if you want to take home a completed velvet pumpkin
- Ideally 10/31/24 or else Gaby could also teach on 10/24/24
- 8:45am – 12:30pm in the garden of the Company of Angels
- If the weather gets cold, we shall meet in the cozy back room, inside the Company of Angels store on the Campus of The Waldorf School of Orange County. Address: 2350 Canyon Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92627.
- Click here to view photos of us making velvet pumpkins in 2023.
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November 2024
3 Craft Group sessions: November 7, 14, 21, 2024
- Sometime in November –
- Needle-holder with Waldorf Handwork Teacher Ririko Oshiro.
- Thu 11/7/24 A WSOC Teacher teaches Craft Group – Jack Bryant woodwork ?? 2 weeks??
- Sat 11/9/24 WISC Art Saturdays with Eurythmy
- Thu 11/14/24 Craft Group – Who? Week 2 with Mr. Jack??
- Thu 11/21/24 Craft Group Come help work on Elves Workshop Crafts
- Fri 11/22/24 Grandparents Day. Early dismissal.
- Elves Workshop Crafts are due 11/22/24, Please return to the The Company of Angels
- Questions regarding Elves Workshop crafts? Nina Jones (714) 742-0456
- Thanksgiving Break 11/25-29, 2024 No School
- Tentative date: Sun 11/24/24 2-5pm All welcomed – Thanksgiving Break Craft Group Teatime at Chez Alena – celebrating completion of Elves Workshop crafts. Quality control on returned craft items.
- $25 Tea and Refreshments at Chez Alena in Huntington Beach
- Please turn in your Elves Workshop crafts to Nina Jones
- Location: Chez Alena cute homestead cottage 7” from The Waldorf School of Orange County. 22162 Laguna Circle, Huntington Beach, CA 92646.
- RSVP is appreciated. This better helps the host plan the gathering: Alena (949) 929-2925
- View photos of Craft Group party at Alena’s:
- See Some of our past Cooking Classes at Alena’s home: Bone Broth, Nutrient-dense school lunches for children
- Chez Alena catering flyer
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December 2024
3 Craft Group sessions: December 5, 12, 19, 2024
- Thu 12/5/24 Craft Group
- Tentative Craft Project: Homemaking Winter Meal with Alena? Baking for Company of Angels sales?
- Sat 12/7/24 Winter Festival – Elves Workshop
- Wed 12/13/24 Winter Spiral
- Thu 12/12/24 Craft Group
- Tentative Craft Project:
- ? Plan Gala and OC Fair projects
- Come craft together for Gala projects
- Tentative dates: Fri 12/13, Sat 12/14/24. 2 days – Castle of Costa Mesa Christmas 2025 Handmade Sale at The Company of Angels
- Sat 12/14/24 Company of Angels is open 11am – 4pm
- Sat 12/14/24 8:30am – 5pm Foundation studies
- Thu 12/19/24 Craft Group
- Tentative projects:
- Knitting, Crochet, Winter Crafts
- Come craft together for Gala projects
- Fri 12/20/24 Christmas break. Early dismissal
- Fri 12/20/24 Shepherd’s Play
- Sat 12/21/24 Company of Angels is open 11am – 4pm
- 12/23/24 – 1/6/25 Winter Break
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January 2025
4 Craft Group sessions: January 9, 16, 23, 30, 2025
Tentative: Nancy Pensamiento – 2 weeks beginner’s Crochet project
- 1/6/25 WSOC school resumes
- Post Christmas cold weather is low attendance time – switch to tea at Alena’s?
- 1/9/24 Eurythmy teacher performance
- Thu 1/9/25 Craft Group
- Craft for Gala raffle or auction
- 8:45am – 12:45pm, in the cozy back room of the Company of Angels store on the Campus of The Waldorf School of Orange County. Address: 2350 Canyon Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92627.
- Thu 1/16/25 Craft Group – Miss Bama Mattson Fiber Arts??
- 8:45am – 12:45pm, in the cozy back room of the Company of Angels store on the Campus of The Waldorf School of Orange County. Address: 2350 Canyon Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92627.
- 1/17/25 No School. Grades Parents Conference
- 1/20/25 No School. MLK Holiday
- Thu 1/23/25 Craft Group
- Craft for Gala raffle or auction
- 8:45am – 12:45pm, in the cozy back room of the Company of Angels store on the Campus of The Waldorf School of Orange County. Address: 2350 Canyon Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92627.
- Thu 1/30/25 Craft Group
- Craft for Gala raffle or auction
- 8:45am – 12:45pm, in the cozy back room of the Company of Angels store on the Campus of The Waldorf School of Orange County. Address: 2350 Canyon Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92627.
February 2025
3 Craft Group sessions: February 6, 13, 27, 2025
- Thu 2/6/25 A WSOC Teacher teach Craft Group – ??? Art Therapy with Miss Silvia
- Thu 2/13/25 Craft Group
- Fri 2/14/25 Valentine’s Tea and Homemade Sandwiches Chez Alena. All welcomed
- 9am – 12pm Craft Group Valentine’s party
- $25 Tea and Refreshments at Chez Alena in Huntington Beach
- Location: Chez Alena cute homestead cottage 7” from The Waldorf School of Orange County. 22162 Laguna Circle, Huntington Beach, CA 92646.
- RSVP is appreciated. This better helps the host plan the gathering: Alena (949) 929-2925
- View photos of Craft Group party at Alena’s:
- See Some of our past Cooking Classes at Alena’s home: Bone Broth, Nutrient-dense school lunches for children
- Chez Alena catering flyer
- 2/17-2/21/25 February Break
- Thu 2/27/25 Craft Group
March 2025
4 Craft Group sessions: March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2025
- Thu 3/6/25 A WSOC Teacher teach Craft Group
- Sun 3/9/14 Daylight Savings time
- Thu 3/13/25 Craft Group
- 8:45am – 12:45pm Come and bring your unfinished projects and we can chat and craft together!
- In the cozy back room of the Company of Angels store on the Campus of The Waldorf School of Orange County. Address: 2350 Canyon Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92627.
- Thu 3/20/25 First day of Spring. 5:01am Vernal Equinox
- Thu 3/20/25 Craft Group
- Thu 3/27/25 Craft Group
April 2025
2 Craft Group sessions: April 3, 10, 2025
- Thu 4/3/25 Craft Group
- Sat 4/5/25 WSOC Gala
- Thu 4/10/25 Craft Group. Review and Plan for 2026 Gala Craft Projects
- Tentative: ?? Jzin teaching Needle-Felted Gnome riding a Snail or Needle-felted Mother and Child wool picture
- 4/14/25 – 4/25/25 WSOC Spring Break
- Sun 4/20/25 Easter
May 2025
5 Craft Group sessions: May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2025
- Thu 5/1/25 Craft Group
- Sat 5/3/25 11am – 3pm May Faire. (Come visit Jzin’s Castle of Costa Mesa handmade booth!)
- Thu 5/8/25 Craft Group
- Sun 5/11/25 Mother’s Day
- Thu 5/15/25 Craft Group
- Thu 5/22/24 Craft Group
- 5/26/25 WSOC No School. Memorial Day
- Thu 5/29/26 Craft Group
June 2025
2 Craft Group sessions: June 5, 12, 2025
- Thu 6/5/24 Craft Group. Planning Meeting for 2025-26
- Come all with suggestions and feedback to help plan and make Craft Group better for next year!
- Thu 6/12/25 Last day of school early childhood. Early dismissal
- Thu 6/12/25 Last day of Craft Group 2024-25
- Potluck party?
- Pick up Elves Workshop 2025 Craft Kit from the Company of Angels to help craft over the summer
- Fri 6/13/25 Last day of school grades and high school. Early dismissal. Grade 8 promotion
- Sat 6/14/24 Grade 12 Graduation
- Thu 6/6/24 8:45am – 12pm Help with Elves Workshop. Bring your unfinished crafts to complete.
- Thu 6/6/24 12pm Craft Group 2024-25 Planning Meeting. All invited to help plan next year’s Craft Group.
- At the garden of The Company of Angels
- Questions? Text Jzin (949) 400-7082
- Thu 6/13/24 8:45am – 12:45pm Cathy Scott – Craft project to be determined. Craft Group Potluck Farewell Party in The Company of Angels Garden.
- Bring a potluck dish to share with all.
- How to make Craft Group better? Please tell Jzin what Craft Group sessions you would like to attend next year. What new teachers, projects you like to see, change of day, or if you wish to teach.
- Pick up craft kits to help craft over the summer for Elves Workshop 2024. Thank you for your craft donations! Click here to view past Elves Workshop photos: 2022
- In the garden of the Company of Angels store on the Campus of The Waldorf School of Orange County.
- Address: 2350 Canyon Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92627.
- If you have not done so yet, sign up for Summer Camps for your children on the Waldorf School of Orange County Summer Camps link.
- Thu 6/13/24 WSOC Last day of Pre K and Kindy, Last day of Nursery Gathering
- Fri 6/14/24 WSOC Last day of School and High School
Castle of Costa Mesa 2024 Summer Camps
- Happy Summer 2024!
- Jzin is teaching 3 separate week-long “Felting, Crafting and Puppet Show” 2024 summer camps for students in rising 5th to 12th Grades. On Friday of each workshop, the students will be performing a puppet show for audience. Save the dates and come attend the puppet shows. Click here to view details on these exciting workshops!
- Click here to view Jzin’s 2023 Felting and Puppet Show Summer Camps for students at Waldorf School of Orange County.
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Interested in signing up for these summer camps? Contact Jzin Teng (949) 400-7082 or sign up on Waldorf School of Orange County Summer Camps link.
Craft Group 2025 – 26
- How to make Craft Group better?
- Please tell Jzin (949) 400-7082 what Craft Group projects you would like to attend next year. What new teachers, projects you would like to see, or if you wish to teach.
- Would you like to lead or participate in a large group fundraiser project such as knitted farmyard blanket, stone soup knitted project, felted Playscape, nativity, dollhouse set, woodworking project or more?
- Please share your creativity with us! Thank you!
RELATED LINKS
- Click here if you want to see a photo gallery/blog of our Waldorf Craft Group.
- Follow us on Castle of Costa Mesa on Instagram here to view upcoming workshops or events.
- Click here to see Castle of Costa Mesa past workshops, puppet shows and events.
- Shop Castle of Costa Mesa. Fairy Tale Dolls and Fiber Arts, Handmade with Love.
- Contact me, Jzin: [email protected].
