Ben Franklin Crafts and Frame Shop: Arts and Crafts Classes for March

Registration for our March classes are open! You can register in store or online.

We have over 30 classes to choose from but here are featured classes and events for the month of March.

Beginning Beading (4 Class Course)

March 1, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Click here to register.

Come and learn the basics of beading! You will be able to make a bracelet or necklace, learn how to properly open and close jump rings, and the correct techniques to make:

Wire Loops
S-Clasps
Wear Wires
Sprials

Mommy and Me Crafts Class

Every Tuesday and every 1st and 3rd Friday in March from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Mommy and Me Crafts Class

Friday Night Knitting Club

Every Friday in March from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Click here for more information.

Join us for a friendly get-together of knitters and crocheters to work on your own projects.

Friday Night Knitting Club

Rustic Photo Star

March 2 and March 16, 2012 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Click here to register.
Using unique home decor, you will learn how to make an amazing display for your photos.

Rustic Photo Star

Spring Make & Take Event

Every Saturday in March from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

No registration is necessary. Click here for details.

We will use a variety of techniques and mediums for each project. You will leave each Saturday with a hand-made craft and new ideas to help you create your own projects for your home or ideas for gifts. Perfect for any age!

Wilton Cake Decorating 101 (4 Class Course)

March 3, 2012 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Click here to register.

In this course, you will learn:

How to Bake a Great Cake
How to Color and Apply Icing
Learn how to Create Icing Drops, Flowers, and Ribbons
Learn how to Decorate Cakes, Cupcakes, and Cookies

Wilton Cake Decorating 101

Sketching Lab/Beginning Drawing (4 Class Course)

March 5, 2012 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Click here to register.

Using simply a sketchbook and a pencil, pen or charcoal, you will develop skills to draw everything from animals to people, faces and more.

Sketching and Drawing

Bead Lab

March 6 & 19 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. or March 16 & 30 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Click here to register.

Bring a current bead project to start or complete, or learn how to fix and update jewelry.

Sewing Pick-a-Project

Every Tuesday in March from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

or 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Click here to register.

Pick a sewing project you would like to start, come in to purchase your supplies, and show up for instruction; or pick one our own sewing projects to complete. No experience is necessary.

Sewing Pick-a-Project

Bars and Chain Bracelet

March 6 and 20, 2012 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Click here to register.

Learn basic wiring techniques, such as attaching clasps, using jump rings, and simple wire looping to create this beautiful bracelet.

Scrapmania

March 10, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. to Midnight. Click here to register.

Bring your basic scrapbook tools and supplies. You will have FREE use of our Die Cut Center, have the chance to enter a page layout contest, and receive 20% off your purchase of scrapbooking supplies.

Scrapmania

Kids Acrylic
March 11, 2012 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Click here to register.
Introduction to acrylic paints and painting on canvas. Kids will learn how to mix colors, blending, and painting a subject.

Kids Acrylic

Tila Ring
March 13, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Click here to register.
Try your hand at netting by encasing a Sparkly Rivoli with Tila Beads.

Tila Ring

Mat Cutting
March 15, 2012 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Click here to register.
Learn the basics of mat cutting to get professional results.

Scrap-a-Day

March 18, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Click here to register.

Bring your basic scrapbook tools and supplies. We will have a FREE supply of various papers, stickers, and embellishments available for you to use.

Scrap-a-Day

Paracord Bracelet

March 20, 2012 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Click here to register.

Learn how to intertwine a paracord to create a cobra-style paracord.

Paracord Bracelet

Acrylic Painting: Pet Portrait (2 Class Course)

March 26, 2012 from 5:30 pm. to 7:00 p.m.

Click here to register. Create a work of art using a photo of your beloved pet in a mixed media format. Here is Therese Tucker, the Acrylic and Mixed Media Instructor, explaining what you will be creating in this class.