Please check back on this page. I will update this page periodically. If you are interested in a particular class, you can e-mail me to request it. My e-mail is:   J z i n i u s @ y a h o o . c o m.

Click here to print out a flyer of classes for homeschoolers/children’s felt workshops.

Click here to view photo gallery of my past workshops.

Saturday, March 26, 2016. Jzin’s Upside Down Flower Fairies workshop.

• Saturday, March 26, 2016
• Time: 1:30pm – 4:30pm
• Ages: Adults and Children ages 8+. A great mother and child experience!
• Beginners welcomed. No experience necessary. We will be using barbed needle-felting needles.
• You can sign up on this link here: Piecemakers’ Website
• I will also be selling my handwork. You can save on shipping if you pick up your Castle of Costa Mesa Etsy orders from me directly on this day here.

Monday and Tuesday, March 28+29, 2016. Crafters Needed: Come join us to make craft donations for WSOC Annual fundraiser!

Calling all Crafty Felters and other resplendent souls! Come join me/Jzin to needle-felt/craft for our Waldorf School of Orange County upcoming May 21, 2016 Gala and fundraiser! Bring your talents and willingness to needle-felt for good, not for evil! I can also teach you how to felt, if you need help (think of this as a free felting class), but all our creations these days will be donated to our school’s fundraiser.

Dates and Times:

– Wednesday 3/2/16 8:45am – 11:45am. The Company of Angels School Store, 2350 Canyon Dr, Costa Mesa, CA 92627. See photos from this day here.

– Wednesday 3/9/16 8:45am – 11:45am. The Company of Angels School Store, 2350 Canyon Dr, Costa Mesa, CA 92627. View photos from Day 2 here.

– Monday 3/28/16 (This is second week of Spring Break) 10am-3pm potluck and craft (The large gazebo with tables at TeWinkle Park or some intrepid soul invite us to your home!) This is second week of spring break, children welcome to volunteer too!

– Tuesday 3/29/16  (This is second week of Spring Break) 10am-1pmThe large gazebo with tables at TeWinkle Park or some intrepid soul invite us to your home!) This is second week of spring break, children welcome to volunteer too!  let’s wrap up this project by this day!

What: I am thinking we could make one large fairyland playscape as suggested by Yvonne. I would also like to see some volunteers making Christine’s famous mouse in a pumpkin house, that will go well in the silent auction, methinks! If you have other ideas, bring them on! It would be great to make multiple items for silent auction. If anyone wants to donate wool, bring them on! This project is IN ADDITION to the main raffle project Christine is cooking up.

Please bring: Please bring your felting pen, felting needles, foam pad, scissors, needle-and thread, if you have them, plus a scandalous personal story to share!

Donations Accepted: Wool fibers, large piece of velvet for playscape backing, cash for craft supplies, snacks to feed the hungry crafters, all happily accepted!

Questions? Ask Jzin e-mail: [email protected]

3 Mondays 1-3pm, April 2016: Home School Felting: Creatures in Their Homes, a Mini Wool Playscape.

“Creatures in Their Homes”

Create a sweet little springtime playscape with cute little animals in their home! Felting is a natural and versatile medium. In this 3 week workshop, you will learn the basics of making shapes into creatures and their habitat. We shall be making parts of a springtime woodland playscape that will come together as a whole at the end of the three weeks.

• 1pm-3pm
• 3 Mondays: April 11, 18, 25, 2016
• ages 8+ Homeschoolers, adults, and others welcomed.
• $70 per 3 classes + supply fees
• Instructor: Jzin Teng
• Spots are limited. To reserve your spot, please register at Piecemakers Country Store website here.
• Click here to print out a flyer of classes for homeschoolers/children’s felt workshops.

Sunday 2-6pm, April 17, 2016. Jzin’s Figurative Painting Gallery Exhibition and Book Release.

This is not felting, but something else!

My nude paintings will be featured in “Art of the Muse” by artist James Trolinger. This book celebrates our fantastic art models of Location 1980 art studio in Costa Mesa. Come support local artists, view my work and those of my fellow artists, meet our amazing art models next month at our book release on Sunday April 17, 2016. You will have the opportunity to purchase books and artworks. https://www.facebook.com/events/1714044362144361/

• Time: 2pm-6pm
• Date: Sunday, April 17, 2016
• Address: Location 1980 Art Studios. 1980 Placentia Ave, Costa Mesa, California 92627
• For over a year we have been diligently working on this publication! Finally! We are ready to share the “ART of the MUSE” with the community. The book includes 15 muses and paintings by 32 artists! Each chapter highlights a different muse.
  The reception will be your chance to….:
  *Meet the Muses!
  *Purchase a signed copy of the book!
  *Meet a few of the artists who contributed work to the book!
  *Purchase an original Figurative work featured in the book!
  *Enjoy a live demo of artists sharing their talent working from the Figure!
  *Plus, snacks, libation and music!
  Please Join Us for a truly unique Art Exhibition!
  Tickets will be available online and at the door Suggested Donation of $10 to the Gallery.

Saturday, April 30, 2016. Needle-Felted, Natural Wool Greeting Cards/Mother’s Day Gifts.

• Saturday. April 30, 2016.
• 3 hours. 1:30pm – 4:30pm
• No experience necessary
• Adults and Children welcomed: A great mother and child experience!
• $50 plus craft supply fees for 2 projects completed in class
• Instructor: Jzin Teng
• To reserve your spot, please register Piecemakers Country Store website here.
• Click here to print out a flyer of classes for homeschoolers/children’s felt workshops.

For the ones you love this year, handmake these soft and warm, keepsake greeting cards/fiber artwork that can be hung and displayed year round. This needle-felted craft is just in time for Mother’s Day. These wool pictures are backed with water color paper (to write your personal greetings on) and can be hung and displayed on a ribbon. In this class, you will make 2 wool greeting cards. You will be guided, step-by-step to complete your first project. You can express your own creativity by designing your own second project with the guidance of your instructor. These make wonderful, personal gifts for Mother’s day, birthdays or Christmas Tree Ornaments.

Saturday, May 7, 2016. Waldorf School of Orange County May Faire.

I am crafting items for May Faire! Come join us at The Waldorf School of Orange County’s 2016 May Faire. Come and shop at Castle of Costa Mesa booth for your merfolks, playscapes, wool pictures, fairy tale dolls, finger puppet gnomes and more!

• Date: Saturday May 7, 2016
• Time: 10am – 2pm
• Address: Waldorf School of Orange County, 2350 Canyon Road Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, USA

3 Mondays 1-3pm, May 2016: Home School Felting: Mini Fairy Tale Playscape

Photo shows an example of my daughter’s past work when she was 8 years old. We will be working on similar but not identical project.

“Mini Fairy Tale Playscape”

Felting is a natural and versatile medium. In this 3 week workshop, you will learn the skills for making a doll (elf or fairy, etc) in a small fairy land playscape. We shall be making parts of a this project which will come together as a whole mini playscape at the end of the three weeks. Students will present their work on the last day of class. Friends are welcome to view their work at 2pm May 31, 2016. Come for one, more or all of the classes (Don’t miss the doll making day!)

• 3 Mondays: May 9, 16, 23, 2016
• 1pm-3pm
• ages 8+ Homeschoolers, adults, and others welcomed.
• $70 per 3 classes + supply fees
• Tentative Schedule:
  • May 9, 2016: Doll (Fairy, Princess, Elf, Gnome, etc)
  • May 16, 2016: Meadow, Large flower for doll to sleep in, butterflies, etc
  • May 23, 2016: Creatures (Swan, bunnies, etc), embellish playscape.
  • 2pm May 23, 2016: Student Exhibition. Invite your friends to view your work.
• Spots limited. Sign up at Piecemakers County Store.
• Instructor: Jzin Teng
• To reserve your spot, please register Piecemakers Country Store website here.
• Click here to print out a flyer of classes for homeschoolers/children’s felt workshops.

Saturday, May 21, 2016. Waldorf School of Orange County Gala and Auction

• May 21, 2016. Saturday. 5:30pm our Waldorf School of Orange County upcoming May 21, 2016 Gala and Auction! Save the Date!

Saturday. May 28, 2016. Needle-Felted Dolls Workshop.

• Saturday. May 28, 2016.
• 3 hours. 1:30pm-4:30pm
• No experience necessary
• Adults and Children welcomed. A great mother and child experience!
• $50 plus craft supply fees for 2 small dolls
• Instructor: Jzin Teng of CastleofCostaMesa.Com
• To reserve your spot, please register Piecemakers Country Store website here.
• Click here to print out a flyer of classes for homeschoolers/children’s felt workshops.

Make a pair of 5 inches little needle-felted doll house dolls with sweet faces. You can make young princess or old gnomes. They have pipe-cleaner armatures so you can pose them. They make cute dolls for your homemade doll houses or needle-felted playscapes.

Jzin Teng’s Fiber Artwork Published in “Worldwide Colours of Felt” in Dutch, German and English.

Hurray! My fiber artwork will be published in The “Worldwide Colours of Felt” (in Dutch, German and English), out at the end of May – beginning of June 2016! Felt Passion/ PassionFilz/ Viltpassie is one of the previous publication from the same publisher. I am so grateful to be included among the ranks of these respected fiber artists! the end of May – beginning of June 2016. Pre-order your copy of The “Worldwide Colours of Felt” here.

Saturday, June 4, 2016. Jzin’s Free Demo at Piecemakers.

I will be doing a free demo at Piecemakers Country Store in Costa Mesa from 11am – 2pm. Come on by to visit and shop at Piecemakers!

Saturday, June 18, 2016. Mini Needle-Felted Playscape with Pond.

• Saturday. June 18, 2016.
• 3 hours. 1:30pm-4:30pm
• No experience necessary
• Adults and Children welcomed. A great mother and child experience!
• $50 plus craft supply fees
• Instructor: Jzin Teng
• To reserve your spot, please register Piecemakers Country Store website here.

Come create a small needle-felted woodland playscape with cute animals, flowers and nature to add whimsy to your home!

June 2016. Jzin’s Mermaid Kingdom Workshop

• Monday – Friday morning.
• Students will exhibit their work and perform a table top puppet show for guests on Friday.
• Adults and children ages 8+ are welcome.
• Please e-mail me to reserve your spot. [email protected].

More information here. You can also e-mail me: J z i n i u s @ y a h o o . c o m

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