It’s time for the 2025 willow harvest - come lend a hand, get out on the farm, meet the willow, and learn a lot! All while helping your friendly neighborhood willow farmer. :) FREE VOLUNTEER EVENT
It’s time for the 2025 willow harvest - come lend a hand, get out on the farm, meet the willow, and learn a lot! All while helping your friendly neighborhood willow farmer. :) FREE VOLUNTEER EVENT
It’s time for the 2025 willow harvest - come lend a hand, get out on the farm, meet the willow, and learn a lot! All while helping your friendly neighborhood willow farmer. :) FREE VOLUNTEER EVENT
It’s time for the 2025 willow harvest - come lend a hand, get out on the farm, meet the willow, and learn a lot! All while helping your friendly neighborhood willow farmer. :) FREE VOLUNTEER EVENT
Past Workshops…
Deck the halls with REINDEER! Come make these adorable little willow reindeer ornaments. Minimum age: 12 years old with accompanying paid adult.
Feels like the time of year to add some festive wintery decor…what’s better than garland and pinecones? How about pinecone garland???!!! With bonus bulrush stars! Minimum age for this workshop is 8…an evening out with your favorite kiddo.
It’s the time of year that red twig dogwood can really shine! As the leaves drop their glorious rich red stems come out. We’ll turn those flexible long stems of 1st year growth into a vibrant winter decoration.
SPECIAL GUEST TEACHER: Maria Ochoa Vazquez - This winter wreath workshop promises a hands-on, creative experience that captures the season’s spirit with delight and joy!
Deck the halls with REINDEER! Come make these adorable little willow reindeer ornaments. Minimum age: 12 years old with accompanying paid adult.
Feels like the time of year to add some festive wintery decor…what’s better than garland and pinecones? How about pinecone garland???!!! With bonus bulrush stars! Minimum age for this workshop is 8…an evening out with your favorite kiddo.
Come support local makers this November at the 1st Annual Greenhouse Winter Market…including yours truly. Click to see photos of what I’m packing up for sale.
Work with willow, wisteria, cordage, bark and more - let your imagination run wild. Using a random weave technique we’ll create a framework to show off all you natural treasures.
Inspired by macrame, come play with shredded cattail to make an all natural art piece for your home. With access to my ever growing collection of dried flowers, seedpods and other goodies for decorating! Age minimum: 12
Feels like the time of year to add some festive wintery decor…what’s better than garland and pinecones? How about pinecone garland???!!! With bonus bulrush stars! Minimum age for this workshop is 8…a great weekend outing for you and your favorite kiddo!
More bulrush love! Come make bulrush hearts for the holidays. They make great gifts AND the workshop is open to ages 8 and up. Bring your favorite kiddo and play with nature.
Two days of willow weaving on the farm with Ben and Eli Goodwin. Learn to make a traditional Irish creep basket.
With cattail harvest wrapped up for the season, my stores are full…so let’s make some hats. Come weave a wonderful hat from cattails!
As the seasons change, I love the chance to decorate with nature. Come learn how to make pinecone garland and bulrush stars to brighten up your home. Minimum age is 8 for this workshop. Great date night for you and your favorite kiddo.
Every good wild crafter should know how to make cordage - this is your crash course! So many great plants to try out too.
Bulrush, tule or schoenoplectus sp…whatever you call it, I love it! Learn to plait and twine with this wonderful native plant and make a useful trivet or piece of art!
A traditional English willow craft - willow swallows - offer a glimpse into willow weaving. Exploring the strength and flexibility of willow while making a whimsical craft. No experience needed.
Learn how to weave willow stars. You’ll take home a 16 inch AND 20 inch star for decorating your home or garden. Don’t have willow? We can explore other harvest-ables you could use.
Let’s explore some of the wonderful plants we can grow and gather here in the PNW for weaving and wild crafts. Get an introduction to some of my favorite weave-able plants with show & tell about basketry techniques that can help you turn those plants into wonderful natural creations.
Dry your herbs and flowers on a weeping willow chain. Bring a little apothecary whimsy to your space! *Minimum student age is 10 years.
Come explore knotless netting and set the groundwork for your own flexible, expandable pouch from plant fibers.
Made to fit willow bark bracelet. No glues, no plastic, just nature! Extra kits will be for sale - make a natural gift for friends.
Bespoke willow bark earrings at Bellevue Botanical Garden. *Extra kits will be available for sale…make a gift for someone else.
Create a one-of-a-kind wild wrapped glass vessel for your home - or to give as a gift. Explore different leaves, stems and barks. No experience needed. Great first basket weaving workshop!
Bulrush, tule or schoenoplectus sp…whatever you call it, I love it! Learn to plait and twine with this wonderful native plant and make a useful trivet or piece of art!
Let's make a sturdy little pouch from one of my favorite wetland plants. Bulrush aka tule aka Schoenoplectus sp.
A special SEASONAL workshop to gather Ponderosa pine needles for our project and for your own crafting! We’ll harvest at a private location in NE Seattle and then head back to the classroom to make adorable pine needle hand brooms. Harvest and craft in the same night!
A special SEASONAL workshop to gather Ponderosa pine needles for our project and for your own crafting! We’ll harvest at a private location in NE Seattle and then head back to the classroom to make adorable pine needle hand brooms. Harvest and craft in the same night!
Create a one-of-a-kind wild wrapped glass vessel for your home - or to give as a gift. You will choose from one of several glass forms to set the shape of your vessel and then explore different leaves, stems and barks. No experience needed.
Every good wild crafter should know how to make cordage - this is your crash course! So many great plants to try out too.