Schedule of Classes & Events

Although we do not carry open stock of beading supplies or rubberstamping supplies, we are available to schedule small (1 – 4 people) A-La-Carte classes preferably starting in the mornings on Tuesdays, Thursdays, or Saturdays before we open for business. Please contact us if you are interested.  

We prepare our class and events by request.  If there is something you would like to learn, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate your request, either in the form of one of our previous sessions or through other arrangements. Scrolling back through the class schedule will show some of the classes we have done in the past. **At the moment, our calendar is not functioning in a way that we can add anything new.  Please check the “News” page for any classes or events. Thank you for your patience. **

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Classroom

Crafting A-La-Carte is available Tuesdays and Thursdays during the day (mornings 9-11 & afternoons 1-3, we are flexible about those times).  The time is available for class but nothing is scheduled until someone reserves the time.  The first person to reserve the time chooses what the class will be.  We need a minimum of 24 hours notice so we can prepare (some classes require 48 hours to prepare materials).  Most classes are available (dependent upon materials availability).

One time of the year that it is difficult to schedule specific Saturday classes is football season. Pendleton is in such close proximity to Clemson that our traffic flow is greatly affected at certain times of the day on home game Saturdays. And our students, who many of which are also fans, are not always able to attend.  We therefore schedule a variety of A-La-Carte and Open Studio times instead for those who wish to work around football.

Apr
5
Sun
Historic Pendleton Spring Jubilee @ Village Green
Apr 5 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

37th Annual Spring Jubilee

Over 100 artists showing & selling their creations on the village green.

Rain or shine event – free admission for shoppers.

No dogs allowed.

May
30
Sat
Pendleton Art Crawl
May 30 @ 6:00 pm – May 30 @ 9:00 pm

Pendleton Art Crawl – 3 hours – FREE

The town of Pendleton is hosting an Art Crawl!  There will be artist booths on Exchange Street, entertainment, food and more!

Our Make-n-Take for 2015 Pendleton Art Crawl

Our Make-n-Take for 2015 Pendleton Art Crawl

The Mercantile will be open for the evening and we will have a free Make-n-Take for those who want to create, while supplies last!

Sep
19
Sat
Pendleton Celebrates Summer!
Sep 19 all-day

We are excited to welcome this  festival back for it’s second year on the Pendleton Green. Antique Cars, Arts and Crafts, Kid Games and Entertainment!!

 

 

 

Nov
20
Fri
Clemson Downs Holiday Bazaar @ Ernie Corley Activity Center @ Clemson Downs
Nov 20 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

We will have a booth at this fun Holiday Bazaar.  The public is welcome.  No admission fee.  Limited parking.

We will be bringing Christmas Cards, Leopard Forest Coffee Beans, Raven’s Original Mulling Spices, gifts and more…

Mar
12
Sat
Build A Toad House
Mar 12 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Build A Toad House – $25.00 – Cindy Earl Higgins

The toads need a cool dry place to hide away from the strong Southern sun.  Cindy will have templates and texturing tools for building a ceramic Toad House for the garden out of Terra Cotta clay.

Build the Toad House in class, choose a color of glaze from the samples for the roof.  Once they have dried thoroughly, Cindy will fire them, glaze the roof tops and fire them again.

I will post a photograph once the sample piece is fired.  In the meantime, here is a photo of the sample in progress.

Toad house - it's not finished yet, still needs glazing & firing!

Toad house – it’s not finished yet, still needs glazing & firing!

Student's Toad Houses

Student’s Toad Houses

 

Apr
2
Sat
Historic Pendleton Spring Jubilee @ Village Green
Apr 2 – Apr 3 all-day

39th Annual Spring Jubilee – Saturday 10 AM – 6 PM & Sunday 12 – 5 PM.

Over 100 artists showing & selling their creations on the village green.  Food and Entertainment.

Rain or shine event – free admission for shoppers.

No dogs allowed unless they are certified Service Dogs.

Historic Pendleton Spring Jubilee @ Village Green
Apr 2 – Apr 3 all-day

39th Annual Spring Jubilee – Saturday 10 AM – 6 PM & Sunday 12 – 5 PM.

Over 100 artists showing & selling their creations on the village green.  Food and entertainment.

Rain or shine event – free admission for shoppers.

No dogs allowed except for certified Service Dogs.

Apr
23
Sat
Clay Animals
Apr 23 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Clay Animals – 3 hours – Cindy Earl Higgins – $20

We will get our hands dirty and have lots of fun creating ceramic clay animals out of a wonderful speckled buff colored clay.  Once they are dry enough (a couple of weeks drying time) Cindy will fire them and further decoration may be added with colors if desired.

Jun
4
Sat
Pendleton Celebrates Summer!
Jun 4 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

We are excited to welcome this  festival back for it’s third year on the Village Green here in historic downtown Pendleton!

The day will include: Antique Cars, Arts and Crafts, Kid Games and Entertainment!!

The Mercantile will be OPEN.

We hope to see you here!

 

 

 

Sep
10
Sat
Clay Pumpkins
Sep 10 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Clay Pumpkins – 3 hours – Cindy Earl Higgins – $20

Get your hands dirty and create some fun small-sized clay pumpkins that can be used for decorations in a home or office.  These pumpkins will be allowed to dry for up to 2 weeks (depending on the humidity in the area) before firing the first time.  Then, Cindy will glaze them in the chosen glaze and they will be fired again and ready for pick-up.

Fired sample will be shared as soon as it is finished and fired glaze samples will be available to pick from the day of class.