Diana Oleson For those of you who are new to Robson Ranch, welcome! We hope that you will join us for knitting, crochet, hand embroidery, counted cross-stitch, weaving, macramé, and needlepoint. This club is free to join and classes are free as well. The Needle Crafter’s will not be meeting in August, but will resume…
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Clubs & Classes, August 2021
Calling All Authors and Poets!
Jaine Toth Calling all authors and poets! The Robson Ranch writers’ group, Write On…, is re-forming after a hiatus of several years. Are you busy at work on a novel, memoir, children’s book, magazine article, poetry, opinion piece for the newspaper, or any other literary project? Have you begun something but find yourself struggling? Or have…
Clubs & Classes, August 2021
Desert Threads Members Meet President’s Challenge
Sue Bart President Diana Jones challenged members this past spring to make a quilt using only supplies they already had and trying a new technique they hadn’t used before. The most important rule was that the maker could not buy anything new for this quilt. Even the batting and backs had to come from the member’s…
Clubs & Classes, August 2021
The Roving Ranchers News
Pat Sand The Roving Ranchers were off and roving again. On June 24, the Ranchers drove to Tucson, meeting up at a local McDonald’s on Catalina Highway. After we grouped together, we drove up to the top of Mount Lemmon. Although it was a hot day in the desert with temps in the upper 90s,…
Clubs & Classes, August 2021
Card-Making for Therapy and Charity
Jaine Toth Another charity received handmade greeting cards from the Robson Paper Crafting Club. Eagles Landing in Casa Grande serves as the hub for services to veteran and military families in Pinal County. They asked for and received 80 cards (20 birthday, 20 thinking of you, 20 thank you, and 20 get well cards). Debra…
Clubs & Classes, August 2021
Stained Glass Club Notice
Cynthia Melito Each month, I offer a Thursday evening class for a stained glass project using a new technique for our members to learn. For the month of August, I challenged myself to invent a new technique to make a bowl using up the large collection of glass pieces we have in the studio. In my…
Clubs & Classes, August 2021
Excuse Me, Did You Know That?
Martha Spillane Gourds are believed to be one of the earliest cultivated species. Because the only known population of wild gourds exist in certain areas of Africa, archaeologists have theorized that prehistoric humans who lived near the rivers on the west coast of Africa first used the small gourds that grow wild in these environments as…
Clubs & Classes, August 2021
Take a Basic Lathe and Bowl Turning Class
Mike Consentino Our basic lathe and bowl turning class is a good way to get started creating some unique and usable items. The best way to start turning a bowl is to find a large chunk of wood or create a large chunk of wood by using scraps you may have available. Assembling a variety of…
Clubs & Classes, August 2021
Paper Crafting Member Profile: Linda Fletcher
Jaine Toth Last April, after reading an article about the Robson Paper Crafting Club in the Robson Ranch Views, Linda Fletcher called Club President Pat Serveiss who encouraged her to come to one of our regularly scheduled sessions. Linda came and felt welcomed. She promptly joined the club. She had recently begun trying to create…
Clubs & Classes, August 2021
Essential Oil Tips for Your Summertime Routine
JoAnne Gaudioso Summertime is perfect for many outdoor activities: going to the pool, attending neighborhood barbecues, surfing the waves, or hiking in the mountains, to name a few. But, with the bright and balmy weather also comes the challenge of staying comfortable and cool when the heat gets to be too much. Fortunately, there are…