Step into the world of Living Jewelry, Living Tattoos and Meadow Bouquets! Starting July 24th, The Little Farm is offering a series of workshops at the Little Barn on our picturesque farm on Orcas Island. Join local floral artists Cindy Morgan and Carol Wetzel to design unique opportunities for you to learn while utilizing the beautiful flowers from The Little Farm. Our workshops are intimate affairs. Enjoy a glass of wine with a group of friends or like-minded participants while learning about the farm, its flowers, and how to utilize those flowers to make a variety of floral creations.
If you would like a private workshop for you and your friends, just ask! Contact carol@littlefarm.life with your request. As workshops fill up, we will add more.
Saturday Meadow Bouquet Design
July 27th from 10AM to Noon is our first scheduled Meadow Bouquet workshop! We will add more dates as workshops fill up.
By midsummer, the wild range of annuals in Carol’s garden beds and perennials such as pee-gee hydrangeas, lavender, roses, nine-bark and a host of annuals are beginning to peak. Learn to combine these beauties in meadow-style arrangements using a compote vase and then learn how to hang and dry these same flowers for winter color in your home.
This two-hour workshop includes:
- Little Farm Tour
- Orientation to annuals and perennials on the farm: best cutting practices and maintenance for longevity
- Design principals: thrillers, fillers, and spillers as well as color, texture, scent
- You Pick Annual and Perennials on the Little Farm or choose from the Flower Bar
- A compote vase and all the materials necessary to create a foundation for your flowers
- Community with your peers and opportunity to enjoy the Little Farm’s gardens
- Access to all materials, flowers, gloves, and clean snips
- Your meadow bouquet will easily fit on the floor of one’s car.
- $149.99 – SIGN UP BELOW
Wednesday Evenings Wine and Flowers
Living Jewelry and Tattoos
Photo from Passion Flower Sue’s Living Tattoo Collection
Flower Necklace by Cindy Morgan of Nest
Great for bridal parties or just for the fun of it, beginning July 24th and 31st, sign up for an evening Wine and Flowers held at the Little Farm’s Barn.
This unique workshop features gorgeous seasonal blooms from the Little Farm’s gardens and a chance to relax with a glass of wine while you learn to design your very own Living Jewelry piece or Tattoo. After learning design principles, participants will wander the Farm to You Pick a curated selection of flowers for their creation or choose from a selection from Carol’s flower bar. These workshops will elaborate on techniques to create living jewelry creations that can be worn for a special occasion the next day or wear it home! Take it easy with a fun night of wine and flowers!
This two-hour workshop includes:
- Little Farm Tour
- Orientation to annuals and perennials on the farm suited to living jewelry-making
- Design principals
- You Pick Annual and Perennials on the Little Farm and Flower Bar
- Commune with friends, new and old, on the Little Barn deck overlooking fields of flowers and bay views while enjoying a glass of wine or beverage of your choice!
- Access to all materials: necklace base, wrist cuff, and tattoo materials
- Your living jewelry or tattoo creation can be worn right then or there or taken home and used for a special event the next day or two. Sedum jewelry can last for a week or more!
- $149 – SIGN UP BELOW
