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. **
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.
Join Cindy and prepare to get a little dirty as she walks you through the construction of clay boxes, using slab-building and surface texturing. You will need to leave your boxes so they can dry and then fired. Cindy will let you know when they are ready for pick up. Let Cindy know if you would like to glaze your finished piece, and she will be happy to schedule a glazing session with you.
Instructor: Cindy Earl Higgins Fee: $20.00 Class Length: 3 hours
Join Cindy and prepare to get a little dirty as she walks you through the construction of clay boxes, using slab-building and surface texturing. You will need to leave your boxes so they can dry and then fired. Cindy will let you know when they are ready for pick up. Let Cindy know if you would like to glaze your finished piece, and she will be happy to schedule a glazing session with you.
Instructor: Cindy Earl Higgins Fee: $20.00 Class Length: 3 hours
Have fun creating pieces with clay. No, not Play-Doh or polymer clay, the ‘real’ thing! The pieces created will need drying time and then they will be fired for glazing later by appointment. And then, they will be fired again.
Instructor: Cindy Earl Higgins Fee: $20.00 Class Length: 3 hours
We are excited to welcome this new festival on the Pendleton Green. Antique Cars, Arts and Crafts, Kid Games and entertainment!!
At The Mercantile, we will be hosting a Kiss A Prince, Handcrafted Soaps and Bath Products Trunk Show!!
Stacy Prince, owner of Kiss A Prince has agreed to have her extended line of products for us to offer for sale, only during the festival. She has also created a special Celebrate Summer Show special just for the occasion. One Day only, purchase $20.00 of Kiss A Prince product, and you can pick one item from her goodie basket!!
Have fun creating pieces with clay. No, not Play-Doh or polymer clay, the ‘real’ thing! The pieces created will need drying time and then they will be fired for glazing later by appointment. And then, they will be fired again.
Instructor: Cindy Earl Higgins Fee: $20.00 Class Length: 3 hours
Clay Angel Workshop $25 3 hours Cindy Earl Higgins
Cindy has had a few requests for a workshop on making hand-built ceramic clay angels. This workshop will be concentrating on the construction of the angels. More than one design will be covered.
After they have dried thoroughly and been fired once in the kiln, students can set up time to come in and glaze the angels for a second firing. All materials and the glazing session are included in the cost of the class.
We’re having a 40% OFF SALE on wood-mount rubber stamps 6/13 – 6/27, excluding Stamps By Judith & Heather and any special orders or holds.
We are doing a little bit of rearranging of the stamp area and making more room for the growing number of the cling rubber stamps we now carry.
We will be celebrating with weekly specials (see our news page for details each week), Saturday cheese dip samples and an Open House on August 22!
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!
Student’s Toad Houses
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.