Traditional Crafts

Get an early start on holiday gift giving. Make pinecone flowers, use natural mosses and twigs to decorate a small keepsake box and one small frame. Add your own photo for a special gift or family keepsake.

Dates/Times

• Sunday, December 14, 2025 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Instructor: Roberta Games

Member Tuition: $65.00
Non-Member Tuition: $80.00

Material Fee: $10.00 Included in fee shown

Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY

Get an early start on holiday gift giving. Make pinecone flowers, use natural mosses and twigs to decorate a small keepsake box and one small frame. Add your own photo for a special gift or family keepsake.

Dates/Times

• Sunday, March 16, 2025 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Instructor: Roberta Games

Member Tuition: $65.00
Non-Member Tuition: $80.00

Material Fee: $10.00 Included in fee shown

Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY

Get ready for the Holidays! Spend a relaxing afternoon making a seasonal wreath and candle ring. In this class students will create trim with fabric and natural materials to decorate their designs.

Dates/Times

• Sunday, November 16, 2025 – 11:00 am to 3:00 pm

Instructor: Roberta Games

Member Tuition: $65.00
Non-Member Tuition: $80.00

Material Fee: $15.00 Included in fee shown

Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY

If you've ever admired the beautiful stone walls you've seen in the countryside and wondered how they were made, this class is for you! In this two-day class you will learn the basic techniques for creating dry-laid stone walls from an accomplished stone mason. Both retaining and freestanding walls will be covered, along with preparing the base and sub-base, stone selection and other topics. This hands-on workshop is a must for anyone who wants to build or repair stone walls for their own home.

Dates/Times

• Thursday, September 11, 2025 – 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
• Friday, September 12, 2025 – 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Instructor: Ernest Orsini

Member Tuition: $220.00
Non-Member Tuition: $270.00

Material Fee: $65.00 Included in fee shown

Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY

Special Notes: Students must bring eye protection, ear plugs, gloves and wear sturdy shoes for their safety.

Join Janet for a day long class to create a mini barn quilt for that special mom, grandma or mother -in- law for Mother's Day. Or perhaps to spruce up your entrance way for summer. Come and unlock your creative spirit in this daylong class.

Dates/Times

• Saturday, May 3, 2025 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Instructor: Janet Flinchbaugh

Member Tuition: $110.00
Non-Member Tuition: $135.00

Material Fee: $25.00 Included in fee shown

Location: 1476 U.S. 9, Lake George, NY 12845, Alfred Z. Solomon Lake George Annex, located on Rt. 9 in the Log Jam Outlets immediately behind the Log Jam Restaurant

Join Janet for a day long class on creating a mini Christmas barn quilt. Choose from patterns that Janet will bring and learn how to set up the design then paint and learn how to finish it. This would be suitable to hang on an entry door for the holidays and beyond. There will be other suggestions for display as well. Come and have fun creating in this day long class.

Dates/Times

• Saturday, November 1, 2025 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Instructor: Janet Flinchbaugh

Member Tuition: $110.00
Non-Member Tuition: $135.00

Material Fee: $25.00 Included in fee shown

Location: 1476 U.S. 9, Lake George, NY 12845, Alfred Z. Solomon Lake George Annex, located on Rt. 9 in the Log Jam Outlets immediately behind the Log Jam Restaurant

Special Notes: Please bring old apron and wear clothes suitable for messy work. It is also helpful, but not necessary to bring a hairdryer if you have one.

This colorful stool is a great introduction to weaving splint stools! In May, children ages 6 and up can weave with the help of a parent. Or in June, celebrate Pride, by weaving this colorful hardwood stool using natural and dyed flat reeds.

Dates/Times

• Sunday, June 8, 2025 – 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Instructor: Christine Hubbard

Member Tuition: $110.00
Non-Member Tuition: $135.00

Material Fee: $60.00 Included in fee shown

Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY

This colorful stool is a great introduction to weaving splint stools! In May, children ages 6 and up can weave with the help of a parent. Or in June, celebrate Pride, by weaving this colorful hardwood stool using natural and dyed flat reeds.

Dates/Times

• Saturday, May 10, 2025 – 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Instructor: Christine Hubbard

Member Tuition: $110.00
Non-Member Tuition: $135.00

Material Fee: $60.00 Included in fee shown

Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY

Sharpening and honing of blades is a mystery to most people these days although our ancestors knew the skill intimately. Technology of honing has definitely improved over the past 100 years and there are many technologies to choose from. Howard will demystify the sharpening process and you will leave the workshop with the skills to sharpen your own blades. Students should bring one or two blades to hone for the class.

Dates/Times

• Saturday, April 19, 2025 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Instructor: Howard Schechter

Member Tuition: $130.00
Non-Member Tuition: $150.00

Material Fee: $10.00 Included in fee shown

Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY

Special Notes: Come prepared to work in a dirty process so wear work or old clothes. Closed toe shoes required.

Sharpening and honing of blades is a mystery to most people these days although our ancestors knew the skill intimately. Technology of honing has definitely improved over the past 100 years and there are many technologies to choose from. Howard will demystify the sharpening process and you will leave the workshop with the skills to sharpen your own blades. Students should bring one or two blades to hone for the class.

Dates/Times

• Saturday, October 18, 2025 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Instructor: Howard Schechter

Member Tuition: $130.00
Non-Member Tuition: $150.00

Material Fee: $10.00 Included in fee shown

Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY

Special Notes: Come prepared to work in a dirty process so wear work or old clothes. Closed toe shoes required.