Accessorize & Style - The Handwork Studio (Grades 1-8)
1 week sessions 9:00am - 3:00pm $490-$675
This studio takes your camper’s passion for fashion, accessories, and style and puts it into action! In The Handwork Studio’s Accessorize & Style Studio, campers channel creativity and self-expression through fashion-based skills. From jewelry making to fashion sketching, draping, and even modeling, campers hone skills and build confidence. Weekly programs offer variety so fashion enthusiasts can come back for more. Whether campers want to design for their dolls, themselves, or a friend, there are plenty of creative opportunities in Accessorize & Style!
General Daily Schedule:
Morning introduction
Activity period—approximately 1 hour
Snack and stretch break—approximately 15 minutes, outside weather permitting
Activity period—approximately 1 hour
Lunch and Recess break—approximately 1 hour, outside weather permitting
Activity period—approximately 2 hours (included in this time can be a stretch break as needed)
Clean up, pack up, dismissal
Dates, Hours, and Fees
| 2024 Dates | Grades 1-2 | Grades 3-6 | Grades 4-8 | ||
| June 10 - 14 | Fashion Design & Styling Junior | ||||
| June 17 - 21 (*4-day week) | Jewelry Making Jr | SFX Makeup Magic | |||
| June 24 - 28 | Glamorize Your Doll | Jewelry Making Sr | |||
| July 1 - 3 (*3-day week) | Jewelry Making | ||||
| July 8 - 12 | Fashion Design & Styling Jr | Fashion Design & Styling Sr | |||
| July 15 - 19 | Jewelry Making Jr | Jewelry Making Sr | |||
| July 22 - 26 | Glamorize Your Doll | SFX Makeup Magic | |||
| July 29 - August 2 | Jewelry Making Jr | Jewelry Making Sr | |||
| August 5 - 9 | Fashion Design & Styling Jr | SFX Makeup Magic | |||
| Hours | |||||
| Full Day | 9:00am – 3:00pm | Fees | |||
| Full Day | $675 5-day week / $580 4-day week / $490 3-day week | ||||
Themes + Weekly Overview
Fashion Design & Styling (Grades 1-2, 3-6)
Does your child envision eclectic ensembles or sketch showstopping accessories?
Dive into the dazzling realm of our Fashion Design & Styling program, where we celebrate the art of fashion, design, and styling. From refining illustrative skills to creating mood boards, delving into draping and fast-paced styling challenges, this program gives our budding fashionista a creative edge.
By the end of the week, designers won't just be following trends, but they'll be setting them—customizing their own T-shirts, totes, and wearable accessories. Join us and see campers take fashion from drab to fab!
Techniques Learned in Fashion Design & Styling
Draping, Illustration- Fashion Croquis, Hand Sewing, Embroidery, Accessory Sewing, Machine Sewing, Measuring, Abstraction, Mood Boarding, Tracing, Needle Felting, Wonder Knitting, Pom Pom Making, Textile Design, Proper Scissor Usage, Pinning, Making Knots
Glamorize Your Doll (Grades 1-2)
Get set for some serious fun! Glamorize Your Doll inspires campers to create impressive on-trend clothes and accessories for their very own 18-inch doll.
Every camper's 18-inch doll* is invited to attend camp to be a part of the unforgettable and collaborative experience. Campers will learn the fundamentals of hand sewing, embroidery work, needle felting, and even receive an introduction to the sewing machine to make costumes, outfits, and accessories for their dolls.
Glamorize Your Doll is the perfect experience for any aspiring designer or child who wants to build friendships, make memories, and add a bit of pizzazz to their doll’s wardrobe.
*18-inch dolls are generally American Girl Dolls, Our Generation, Journey Girls
Techniques Learned in Glamorize Your Doll
Hand Sewing, Embroidery, Garment Sewing, Accessory Sewing, Machine Sewing, Measuring, Illustration- Fashion Croquis, Tracing, Needle Felting, Wonder Knitting, Pom Pom Making, Proper Scissor Usage, Pinning, Making Knots
Jewelry Making (Grades 1-2, 3-6)
Whether to add a little sparkle or hold memories close in a sentimental keepsake, jewelry has always been an important form of wearable self-expression and art.
Campers will delight in discovering that jewelry making is also a fun and accessible way to get creative. From whimsical necklaces made from polymer clay to sophisticated and elegant wire-beaded rings, campers will create their one-of-a-kind pieces with the help of our patient Handwork Studio counselors.
Bling never looked so good!
Techniques Learned in Jewelry Making
Measuring, String Beading, Wire Wrapping, Clay Jewelry, Bead Making, Color Theory, Jump Rings, Perler Beads, Brush Techniques, Product Design, Collection Design, Sculpting, Painting
SFX Makeup Magic (Grades 4-8)
From Glam to Grandma, illusionary effects “makeup” this exciting creative, and unique camp.
Throughout the week, campers make custom colors using oil-based makeup palettes, craft prosthetics, and delve into visual tricks from old-age makeup to mind-bending optical illusions.
By week's end, whether they create characters to spook or charm, don't be surprised to see some wild new creations.
Techniques Learned in SFX Makeup Madness
Illustration-Face Croquis, Scar Wax, Brush Techniques, Contour, Color Mixing SFX, Face Anatomy, Illustration- Fashion Croquis, Color Theory, Mood Boarding, Character Development, Sculpting, Painting