Happy New Year from Creative Chicks Cafe

Thank you for staying with us in 2013. Even though we had issues with our blog being hacked the past several months, we are back on track. Our Facebook pages for Creative Chicks Café and the Old School Art Studio have remained strong thanks to you. We will see you next year!

Afton Art in the Park Festival September 28-29th

Creative Chicks Café Club

While the town of Afton Minnesota celebrated their 35th Annual Art in the Park Festival, the Old School Art School Studio had it's own party going on. By invitation only, our artisans put on the performance of a lifetime. We had arts, crafts, live music and free food sampling. Our missions is to find people with unique talents whom inspire others with their God given talents. Handmade all day, original, passionate and inspirational. The majority of us are entering the second half of our lives. The kids are gone and a spare bedroom becomes available, a corner in the basement opens up. Or even a darn shed in the back yard has been turned into a studio. For most of us, we work a full-time job and evenings and weekends are our time to create. To create with your hands and than "Wow" people with your talents is the greatest gift an artisan can give.
Join us on Facebook and send a LIKE our way. Take a moment to see our photos from our Fall festival held this past weekend.
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Afton Art in the Park- Stop and visit us at The Old School Art Sudio

Happy Friday from Creative Chicks Cafe

Have an outstanding weekend

Afton Old School Art Studio Craft Extravaganza

Mark your calendar for June 22 & 23 for the Afton Strawberry Art and Craft Festival.

Visit Kate Sullivan at the Old School Art Studio and meet the Creative Chicks Café creators and Artisans.

 

The Old School Art Studio May Painting Class Schedule

Saturday, April 27th we had a 'Banner" of a day. Gloria Popowitz from Creative Canvas hosted our Welcome Door Banner  painting class at The Old School Art Studio, home of Creative Chicks Café.



(left to right) Jenny, Bonnie, Pam, Kate, Eileen, Patty

We welcomed our first beautiful day of spring in Minnesota filled with inspiration and fun. We even created a video to honor Gloria on our Facebook pages for her instructional, teaching performance. Click on the link below.

 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201111608818175

 

Gloria Popowitz, Creative Canvas Artist, Instructor

Jenny Edwards, Creative Chicks Cafe

Pam Vincent

Patty Sullivan, Creative Chicks Cafe

Bonnie Jo Rohow

Kate Sullivan

Eileen Koch

Kate Sullivan, Owner of The Old School Art Studio and creator of Creative Chicks Café

We have our May classes in place and will be held at The Old School Art Studio in Afton, MN.
All supplies are included in the price. If you are interested, contact Gloria for information and price per class
 at 651-387-1946 to sign up.

May 2nd  - Paint A Wine Glass 6:00-9:00 PM
May 9th - Apple Canvas Painting 6:00 - 9:00 PM
May 11th - Apple Canvas Painting 2:00 - 4:00 PM
May 16th - Ladies Night Out Open Work Shop 5:00 - 8:00 PM
May 23rd - Tote Bag 6:00 - 9:00 PM
May 25th - Tote Bag 2:00 - 4:00 PM
May 30th - Poppies Canvas Painting 6:00 - 9:00 PM

 

The Meaning of Easter- What does it mean to you?

Easter did not always symbolize Christ's resurrection from the dead and the meaning of Easter was quite different than what Christians celebrate today. The feast day of Easter was originally a pagan celebration of renewal and rebirth. Celebrated in the early spring, it honored the pagan Saxon goddess Eastre.

Goddess of Spring

When the early missionaries converted the Saxons to Christianity, the holiday, since it fell around the same time as the traditional memorial of Christ's resurrection from the dead, was merged with the pagan celebration, and became know as Easter. The meaning of Easter was also changed to reflect its new Christian orientation.

Today, the meaning of Easter, for million of Christians, is that of honoring and recognizing Jesus Christ's resurrection from the dead, and His glorious promises of eternal life for all who believe in Him. 

 

Happy Spring

Treasure Hunting in Nashville

Treasure hunting in Nashville....

Last weekend, Feb. 13 – 16^th, in Nashville I attended an awesome antique show near the Grand Ol Opry.  The Fiddler Hotel was host to over 90 antique dealers.  Each dealer was given a room on the first floor to open up shop.

My particular interest this weekend was to find vintage jewelry and religious medallions and rosaries to use in creating unique bohemian jewelry pieces.

In one of the shops I found a beautiful silver bowl filled with religious medallions.  As I was sorting through this bowl I found a wonderful St. Christopher medal.  It was a larger than a quarter and had a wonderful image and patina.  I purchased this along with several other medallions.  Yesterday while taking a closer look.  I turned over the medal and there was an imprint on it that read “To FC  From Bishop Choi.”

My first thought, who is Bishop Choi and who is FC and how did this medal come to play?  So, I googled Bishop Choi and found that he was a Priest, Bishop and Archbishop in Pusan, South Korea, from 1962-1973, during the same time period of the Vietnam War.  There are many stories circulating the internet about these Vietnam-era-medals issued by Bishop Choi. The St. Christopher medal was often attached to a rosary and had the initials of the serviceman hand-stamped on the back of them by the Bishop’s assistants.  So cool, imagine my medal has already been stamped, especially for a certain serviceman.

Now the question is, ‘How much is my hand-stamped St. Christopher medal worth?”  Through research, I have discovered that since the death of Bishop Choi in 2008 these St. Christopher Medals have become highly sought after collectables.  The medals alone without the rosaries are worth anywhere from 15.00 to 65.00, some medals value in the hundreds.  One particular medal is said to have been given to John F. Kennedy.  Bishop Choi sent him one while he was President and unlike most of the medals, which only have the first and last initial stamped on it, President Kennedy’s had “JFK”. 

Call it what you want, treasure hunting, dumpster diving, picking, or even being a modern archaeologist.  I love it!  Meeting the collectors and antique dealers on this memorabilia- seeking mission was truly a history lesson, providing a distance glimpse into the past.

But, this was not the only treasure I uncovered.  Check back to see some of the other pieces I acquired…………

Happy Hunting,

-Kate

Happy Valentine's Day from CCC

Happy New Year 2013

We have had a blessed year with an abundance of inspiration and creativity. Many thanks to our friends and followers from 2012. Our new home for Creative Chicks Cafe at the Old Art School in Afton, Minnesota has been very rewarding. If you have followed our Facebook page, then you have followed our year of success, growth and opportunity for all artisans. Your passion drives us to be better, find new and interesting things to share and introduce you to amazing people with amazing talents.   Happy New Year!!!