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.
There comes a time every year when we must stop and count our merchandise so we can fill out our year-end reports.
The Mercantile is excited to be participating in this new monthly event here in our beautiful town. We will be hosting Dyar’s Diner right here inside The Mercantile! We look forward to this yummy evening partnership!
Here is the press release from the Pendleton Area Business Association:
Come Enjoy Pendleton’s Inaugural Second-Friday Event on March 11
The Pendleton Area Business Association invites everyone to enjoy their inaugural Second-Friday event taking place around the square in historic downtown Pendleton. The evening will feature an array of businesses from the greater Pendleton area. Some will offer refreshments, specials and/or live entertainment from 6 – 8 PM on March 11.
Come shop, dine & explore some of your old favorites as well as welcoming all of our new ones.
A map listing participating businesses and what they are featuring will be available that evening.
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
Shop, Dine & Explore Pendleton’s favorites!
We will be hosting Dyar’s Diner inside The Mercantile again and are finalizing plans for what we will do.
There were 14 participating businesses in March and a fabulous turn out.
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.
Viking Braid – 2 hours – Cindy Earl Higgins – $18
Learn this ancient wire weaving technique to create a bracelet. Once mastered, there are many wonderful things that can be created with this sturdy wire braid. Decorative beads can be added to embellish as in the photo (bead availability will vary).
Shop, Dine & Explore Pendleton’s favorites!
We will be hosting Dyar’s Diner inside The Mercantile again and are finalizing plans for what we will do. In April we hosted a Game night (fun!) and Dyar’s was sampling Pop Dyar’s Chicken Pot Pie & Nana’s Banana Pudding… (mm-mm-good!)
There were 14 participating businesses in both March and April with a fabulous turn out.
We hope you can come and visit and see what’s going on.
Shop, Dine & Explore Pendleton’s favorites!
We will be hosting Dyar’s Diner inside The Mercantile again and are looking forward to a fun evening!
We do know that we will have chilled mulled wine (and mulled Cranberry juice for those who do not drink alcohol) and samplings of some of our dips in addition to Dyar’s offerings, as well as a card Make & Take and a $5 Tiger Earring Make & Take! ** The card may differ from the one pictured.**
There was a fabulous turn out again last month.
We hope you can come and visit and see what’s going on.
Our LuLaRoe consultant friend Katie Dante is bringing her wonderfully comfortable clothes here to The Mercantile for a Pop-up Boutique! We planned it for 5 – 7 PM on Thursday, June 23 so you can stop by on your way home from work.
LuLaRoe is known for their buttery soft leggings as well as their wonderful selection of skirts, tops and dresses and cardigans, all in sizes to fit from XXS – 3XL. In addition to that, they also have a wonderful line of children’s clothing.
What makes their prints unique is that only 1,000 – 2,000 items are made from each print. That print will show up in multiple sizes across several styles. But when they are gone, they are gone.
We will have refreshments available and are looking forward to a fun evening!
Shop, Dine & Explore Pendleton’s favorites!
We will be hosting Dyar’s Diner inside The Mercantile again and are looking forward to a fun evening!
We do know that we will have some samplings of some of our gourmet foods and mixes as well as a make & take and a special discount (stop by that evening to see what it is). Dyar’s will be sampling some of their delicious desserts as well.
There was a fabulous turn out again last month.
We hope you can come and visit and see what’s going on.