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.
A MUSE is a FREE group of creative souls that meets once a month, with a variety of topics on the agenda. It is a non formal gathering, with a lot of discussion and show and tell. The idea of the group is to explore a variety of techniques in a variety of media as a group. Each month we usually have an exercise for each member to create, contemplate and explore. If you are interested in joining us, call the Mercantile and let us know so that we can ensure there is enough seating for all.
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 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.
The photos are of students’ finished work.
We will be open our regular hours on the day of the Total Eclipse.
Join us for some fun & games as well as an Eclipse Card Make ‘n Take.
As part of our 29th Anniversary celebration week, we are offering a Make & Take for a Farmer’s Hall ornament or card.
As we get to day 3 of our celebration we will be painting rocks for #PendletonSCRocks. This is part of the current movement of painting rocks with positive images or sayings and leaving them in public places to be discovered by other painted rock enthusiasts. Those rocks can then be kept as a treasure or re-hidden for another to find. Some #PendletonSCRocks have even traveled to Scotland! All of the rocks painted here on Wednesday will be labeled with the facebook page #PendletonSCRocks. The creators can then take them and leave them where they wish.
On day 4 of our celebration people can create a beaded mirror pendant/ornament.
Is there a class you would like to take that is not on our schedule? Then Crafting A-La-Carte is right for you!
Crafting a la carte was established when we realized that we offered so many different classes, and it was getting harder to offer a schedule that met everyone’s needs. So how does it work? We have days set aside as a la carte days. There is not a class scheduled until someone reserves the time (24 hour advanced notice needed to prepare.), then they get to pick the topic. We will run a class for as few as 1 person and as many as 6 normally. If you have a larger group we can hold up to 15. If you don’t see a class that you want please ask…we have a number of talented teachers who can do just about anything…… and we can customize classes as well, depending on what supplies we have on hand.
On the last day of our Make & Takes this week, create a “Bling Ring” or a simple leather bracelet with a charm. We will have a variety of “bling” for the ring, as well as different charms and colors of leather for the bracelet.
A fun array of things are in store to celebrate 29 years of The Mercantile here on the sunny side of the square in beautiful downtown Pendleton, SC!
The Mercantile has been reserved for a private Birthday Celebration that includes a beading class for 8 young ladies.
If you are interested in booking a private party in the evening, please give us a call and we will do our best to work with your schedule.