April's Kombucha Workshop

Date & Time: Saturday, April 23rd, 11:30am till 12:30pm

Location: Urban Interstice Gallery, 3443 26th Street, between Mission and Valencia St.

Cost: $25



Kombucha is a fermented drink of a sweetened tea that has been brewed using a macroscopic solid mass of microorganisms. It's said to contain essential nutrients like viable probiotics, amino acids, antioxidants and active enzymes, and have many health benefits!

In this workshop we provide you with an alternative to commercially produced Kombucha by teaching how to brew your own, saving you lots of money and getting unique flavors. I will show how to safely brew a supply at home. Plus each participant will go home with their very own S.C.O.B.Y. baby, the 'symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast'.

Class size is limited. Send an email to shana@shanaastrachan.com to sign up. Call 415.420.0527 with any questions

Bring:
a pen for taking notes
a tupperware container with tight fitting lid

You will take home:
printed recipe and directions
a S.C.O.B.Y. baby to get started

You will need the following once you have your baby home:
a large glass jar as pictured above
a dish towel
green or black loose tea
sugar

Name Necklaces

Lucky Megan got this beautiful necklace from her hubby Andy this past year. She wanted a 'name necklace' so when Andy came to me with this special project I was excited to create a custom version just for her. In all gold this necklace sweetly has Megan engraved in a scroll font across the front. And how lovely she wears it!



I now make these necklaces also in silver and offer a few options for fonts. See the Fox and Doll versions created for Fox & Doll Makeup.



Custom orders welcome, listed here on Etsy
http://www.etsy.com/listing/72166268/custom-name-necklace

Finger Saved by Ring

It is true. One of my rings has saved a finger from being mangled. Kevin bought a ring from me in 1998 and had not taken it off since, that's 13 years! It has been so cool to see how the ring has worn over the years. We run into each other about once a year or so in the neighborhood and he always shows me the current state of the ring. What was once a concave textured surface slowly became convex, it has been fascinating to see this change over time.


The piece that saved Kevin's finger and the replacement

But recently Kevin contacted me because he was in need of a replacement ring, the original was crushed beyond repair. Someone had shut a car door with his hand in it, but luckily the ring on his pinkie finger was the first thing the door hit. Wow, it bent nearly in half and snapped. Not only was he lucky the ring was there but also that it opened up on the seam, from close inspection it seems this was likely the solder seam. Because it opened up he was able to have friends pry it off without having to rush to the emergency room. Wow what a story! I am proud to have contributed to saving Kevin's finger, and that he came right back for a replacement.

The original design as first created in 1996