Classes & Events
To Register for Our Events and Classes
Register by telephone:
Call 440-247-5029 (Cleveland area) or 800-836-9120 (toll free) with class title, date and time, and credit card information.
Register by mail:
Send class title, date and time, your name, address, telephone number, and a check to Village Herb Shop, 17 East Orange Street, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022.
Please make reservations in advance as classes fill quickly. Seating is limited. All materials, recipes and supplies are provided. Classes begin promptly. Classes are prepaid at time of registration. Refunds will be given for cancellations one week in advance of class date. If you are unable to attend the class we will be happy to make the products for you and you can pick them up at your convenience. We occasionally have last minute class openings. Call us and we will try to accommodate you. Remember: Herb club members receive a 10% discount on all classes. Please tell us you are an Herb Club Member at time of registration. We do programs and workshops for private groups in our spacious classroom or at your location. Call Kathleen for details and schedule. Look at our website www.villageherbshop.com for classes offered and classes for the year. Thank you.
To register: Call 440-247-5029.
If you are unable to attend our classes in person our staff will be happy to make the workshop items for you and provide handouts for the class fee. Please call us in advance of the class and we will provide this service for you.
Since seating is limited and supplies must be purchased so advance registration is required for all classes.
Shop Hours in Chagrin Falls
Mondays – Saturdays 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sundays
January through March Closed on Sundays
April through December 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Open Sundays beginning April 1 through December: 12 noon to 4 pm
Closed Sunday May 27 (parade in town and roads are closed)
Closed Monday, May 28 for Memorial Day Holiday
Closed Wednesday, July 4
Closed Monday, September 3, Labor Day Holiday
Closed Thanksgiving Day
Closed Christmas Day
Closed New Year's Day
your own special every da 2012 Herb Craft of the Month: Available Daily
You Can Learn a New Herb Craft Every Month
Every month at the Herb Shop we feature a new Do-It-Yourself Herb Craft of the Month - Make your own craft any day of the week.
Just follow our simple step-by-step do-it-yourself directions. All materials are set up in our classroom. You can make your own herb craft in just a few minutes. All supplies are included for this one low price. Learn how to use herbs to make natural products to improve your health and home. No reservations are required. Complete directions provided. Look for our craft table in our upstairs classroom. Past monthly crafts will be available while supplies last. Call for availability or check the website.
Fee: $5.00 each.
Make your craft any time on any day we are open.
2012 Monthly Craft Schedule:
Join us for May's Craft:Triple Rose Potpourri in Rose Sachet Bags
Join us for June Craft:Fairy Dust Glitter Gel
Join us for July Craft:U. S. of A.Steak Rub Mix
Join us for August Craft: Lemon Ginger Sugar
Join us for September's Craft:Rise and Shine Breakfast Tea
Join us October’s Craft: Ginger Citrus Sea Salt Seasoning
Join us November’s Craft: Rose Mint All Purpose Cleaner
Join us December’s Craft: Gingerbread Scone Mix
Herb Craft of the Month Booklets Vol. 1 (2005), Vol. 2 (2006), Vol. 3 (2007), Vol. 4 (2008), Vol. 5 (2009), Vol 6 (2010), Vol 7 (2011) for $4.99 each including recipes and complete directions for all herb crafts in each year. Collect all seven volumes! We also have Santa’s Herbal Workshop Recipes for 2010 at $4.99 per booklet
Remember: The Herb Shop carries all your herb craft needs. Don’t have what you need? Ask us!
If you would like us to make the craft of the month for you we would be happy to do that. We will make the craft for you and send the recipe to you for a fee of $10 including shipping. Please call during the month of the craft featured to make your request.
Village Herb Shop Herb Club
May 2012 Specials
· FREE HERB PLANT! Any herb plant is FREE for coming in during the month of May. Trade this postcard for a FREE herb plant!
· SAVE! 10% discount : purchase 10 plants =10% off!
· SAVE MORE! 20% discount: Purchase 20 plants=20% off!
· Discounts with this postcard only
Herb Craft of the Month May 2012
Triple Rose Sachet Bags
Rose 2012 Herb of the Year
$5.00 for two sachet
Tuck into drawers, trunks, closets, suitcases
Means love and remembrance in the language of flowers
Herb Craft of the Month: Make two rose sachet bags scented with rose oil and including three kinds of roses, rose geranium leaves and rosemary. Make two fragrant tea rose scented organza sachet bags. The tea rose sachet can add scent to linen cupboard, closets, trunks. Try tucking one in your lingerie drawer or hanging one in your car. This makes a fragrant suitcase sachet also. Great gift to give to for Mother’s Day. Recipe makes two small sachet bags for only $5.00. Herb Craft table is set up everyday. No pre-registration required. Anyone can participate. Mix your own and pay at the counter. Ask for your take-home recipe sheet.
Directions:
1. Measure 1/4 cup whole small pink roses into mixing container.
2. Measure 1/4 cup red roses into mixing container.
3. Separate peony petals to measure 1/4 cup. Measure 1/4 cup peony petals into mixing container.
4. Mix 2 Tablespoons pink rose buds into mixing container.
5. Mix two tablespoons rosemary into mixing container
6. Crush 2 leaves of rose geranium leaves into mixing container
7. Mix well
8. Place one tablespoon cellulose fiber in a pile on top of mixture. DO NOT MIX IN
9. Carefully drop 30 drops of rose fragrance oil on top of cellulose fiber
10. Mix all cellulose fiber into rose mixture.
11. Spoon mixture into two sachet bags. Be careful to keep rose oil away from skin
12. Apply label to lower third section of cellulose bag.
13. Place sachet into cellulose bag and secure top with twist tie.
14. Ask for complete recipe, uses and directions sheet at the counter when payment is made.
Just call if you would like us to mail this craft for only $10. We will make it for you. Postage for shipping and recipe sheet are included in the price
Herb Plants Arrive!
The hardier varieties such as lavender, rosemary, sage, tarragon, chives will be available in mid-April. Since we do not have a green house, all of our plants are “seasoned-off” and ready to plant when we have them for sale. Tender varieties such as lemon balm and mint will be available in late April and the most tender varieties such as basil, marjoram will arrive in early May. Tropical plants like lemon verbena and lemon grass break dormancy late and will be available in mid-May. New herbs are delivered every week. Look for the unusual and organic herb selections early every Friday morning. Look for these herb selections on their own display located next to the herb garden in the front garden area.
April 15 Herb Plants Arrive! Call in your herb plant requests to our plant request file. We Take Herb Plant Special Requests!
We will be happy to take your herb plant requests, order the plants for you and call when your plants arrive.
Check your herb plant wish list now and give us a call.
We carry over one hundred unusual and special organic herb plants plus dozens of miniature plants. Be inspired to plant more herbs this year!
The Fairies are coming to Village Herb Shop
Learn about the fairies from the local fairy expert with our schedule of fairy classes. Learn how to make a special garden for the fairies. See if you can catch a glimpse of a fairy in your own garden. We specialize in miniature gardening, fairies and miniature and fairy plants. Our loft is filled with fairy garden accessories, books, costumes, garden fairies and fairy garden kits. We are THE FAIRY STORE for all of your miniature fairy gardening needs!
Available for purchase: Fairy garden plants, Fairy Garden Kits,Earth for Fairy Gardens, Containers, Fairy Furniture, Fairy lights, fairy gates and trellis, Fairys for the garden, stones and pebbles.
Saturday, May 5, 2012 SOLD OUT
Two Seatings: 10:30 am to 12 noon and 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Seasonal Tea Room Event
Mother’s Day Daffodil Spring Tea Party featuring
Lemon Scented Herbs Workshop
Join us for a three course Tea Room Tea Party featuring lemon scented herbs. We will be serving a different tea for your sipping pleasure with each course. Courses will be soup with scone, savories, and desserts. Class portion will begin after tea with a short program on Lemon Herbs and a short workshop. Each participant will make a culinary citrus salt to take home. All recipes will feature lemon and lemon herbs!
Daffodil Tea Menu
First course: Soup with Scones
Strawberry Soup with lemon balm
Lemon Poppy seed Scones
Tea: Peach Apricot White
Second Course: Savories
Tuna Finger Sandwich with lemon thyme
Cashew Chicken in filo cup
Cucumber Tea Sandwich on
pumpernickel with lemon pepper cheese
Tea: Margaret’s Hope Darjeeling
Third Course: Desserts
Custard Pie Wedges
Meyer Lemon cheese cake
Lavender lemon tea cookies
Tea: Long Island Strawberry Green
Fee: $25 per person including complete tea menu, program about lemon scented herbs, service and workshop to make a citrus salt. Children under 12: $18 with an adult. Gratuities included in price.
Class size limited to 24 at each seating. Please tell us at time of registration how many in your party. Seating will be reserved for each guest.
Advance registration required.
Advance payment required. Class held at Village Herb Shop in upstairs classroom.
Saturday, May 12, 10:30 am to 12 noon
Susan Albert Herbal Mysteries Book Club Meeting
This will be the last book discussion for Susan Albert Mystery series until another one is published in paper back. The group has voted to start a new series in June. The Tea Shop Mysteries by Laura Child.
The book for discussion will be: Mourning Gloria. Re-read your copy, get it at your library or come in to the herb shop to purchase one. These herbal mysteries are easy and fun reading. China Bayles owns and operates an herb shop in Texas. There is lots of herb information in each book!!!
Book discussion will be led by Judi Slack.
Bring an herbal food dish to share from recipes in the book or that contains herbs in it to get in FREE. Come to one session or all.
Fee: $5 for book discussion and herbal food tasting or get in FREE if you bring food to share.
Take Thyme for Tea and sip tea while enjoying the book discussion.
Group will meet monthly on the first Saturday of each month. Join the fun!!! Reservations Please.
Saturday, May 12th, 1 pm to 4 pm
Wellness Afternoon for Mom
Presented by Nancy, Vicki, and Heather
Choose 2 Wellness Sessions, Refreshments, Door Prizes,
and watch a Spiritual Cinema Movie
Practitioners will be offering 10 minute wellness sessions:
Acupressure, Angel Card Reading, Chair Massage, Chakra Balancing,
Cranial Sacral Therapy, Foot Reflexology, Paraffin Hand Treatment,
Reiki, Spiritual Healing, and Tea Leaf Reading.
Delightful Afternoon Tea Refreshments will be served.
Scones, Gluten free foods, and more.
Reserve your spot for preferred sessions, first come first served.
Fee: $20; prepaid
Location - Village Herb Shop
Call Nancy Barnes - 440-557-5118 to schedule and for payment details
Saturday, May 12th, 1 pm to 4 pm
Presented by Nancy, Vicki, and Heather
Choose 2 Wellness Sessions, Refreshments, Door Prizes,
and watch a Spiritual Cinema Movie
Practitioners will be offering 10 minute wellness sessions:
Acupressure, Angel Card Reading, Chair Massage, Chakra Balancing,
Cranial Sacral Therapy, Foot Reflexology, Paraffin Hand Treatment,
Reiki, Spiritual Healing, and Tea Leaf Reading.
ful Afternoon Tea Refreshments will be served.
Scones, Gluten free foods, and more.
Reserve your spot for preferred sessions, first come first served.
Fee: $20; prepaid
Location - Village Herb Shop
Call Nancy Barnes - 440-557-5118 to schedule and for payment details.
Wellness Afternoon for Mom
turday, May 12th, 1 pm to 4 pmSaturday, May 12th, 1 pm to 4 Presented by Nancy, Vicki, and Heather
Choose 2 Wellness Sessions, Refreshments, Door Prizes,
and watch a Spiritual Cinema MoviePractitioners will be offering 10 minute wellness sessions:Acupressure, Angel Card Reading, Chair Massage, Chakra Balancing,
Cranial Sacral Therapy, Foot Reflexology, Paraffin Hand Treatment,
Reiki, Spiritual Healing, and Tea Leaf Reading.Delightful Afternoon Tea Refreshments will be served.
Scones, Gluten free foods, and moReserve your spot for preferred sessions, first come first served.
Fee: $20; prepaid
Location - Village Herb Shop
Call Nancy Barnes - 440-557-5118 to schedule and for paymeWellness Afternoon for Mom Presented by Nancy, Vicki, and Heather
Choose 2 Wellness Sessions, Refreshments, Door Prizes,
and watch a Spiritual Cinema MoviePractitioners will be offering 10 minute wellness sessions:Acupressure, Angel Card Reading, Chair Massage, Chakra Balancing,
Cranial Sacral Therapy, Foot Reflexology, Paraffin Hand Treatment,
Reiki, Spiritual Healing, and Tea Leaf Reading.Delightful Afternoon Tea Refreshments will be served.
Scones, Gluten free foods, and more.Reserve your spot for preferred sessions, first come first served.
Fee: $20; prepaid
Location - Village Herb Shop
Call Nancy Barnes - 440-557-5118 to schedule and for payment details. WellnesSunday, May 13 noon to 4 pm
18th Annual Event FREE
Happy Mother’s Day Tea Party
Bring your Mom to the Herb Shop for a cup of tea and a tea time dessert on Mother’s Day.
Enjoy our free customer and community event.
No reservations required.
All Mothers will receive a FREE herb plant with any purchase.
Need ideas for Mother’s Day gifts? The herb shop is filled with great products from teas, bath and body, culinary and garden selections. Or how about a VHS gift card? Gift wrapinng is always complimentary.
Thank you for shopping at your locally owned stores.
Wednesday, May 16
Herb Gardening Group
Join our Green Team of herb garden enthusiasts.
Our club will meet the second Wednesday of every month. We will work two hours to maintain the herb garden in the front of our shop. Learn to manage your herb garden by working in ours. Learn how to plant and maintain an herb garden by practicing hands-on gardening techniques. Each month club members will learn the best techniques to plant, fertilize, cultivate, grow and harvest herbs with organic gardening practices. This monthly group meets April through October.
We will discuss uses of herbs and share the harvest. Come dressed for gardening and prepared to work in the garden from 10 amto 12 noon. Bring tools, scissors, gloves, paper bag for garden trash and plastic bags for garden harvest to take home. After gardening, bring a sandwich if you wish and join Kathleen for lunch with an edible flower salad and herbal bread. Bring food to share if you would like to. We will enjoy new friendships and have an informal question and answer session. Are you unable to work in the garden, but want to learn more about herbs? Bring your own lawn chair and learn while you watch us work.
Membership is FREE. Join us any month of the year. Reservations Please.
Work in Gardens: 10:00 - 12:00 pm
Mini herb class and lunch 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Monthly Herb Garden Focus
Wednesday, May 16
Plantedible flower seeds, organic soil toning, lime application, planting of annual herbs
Wednesday, June 13
Harvesting and drying techniques, organic rose cultivation, drying roses, harvesting lavender, drying bergamot petals, composting techniques
Wednesday, July 18
Prune lavender and sage, trim thyme garden, dry herbs for tea, basil culture
Wednesday, August 8
Preserving the harvest, butters, pastes and vinegars, fall pruning, drying herbs, thinning and transplanting. Learn how to harvest hops for sleep tea
Wednesday, September 12
Edible flowers. Take cuttings and “over winter” herbs; bringing in rosemary and rosemary culture
Wednesday, October 17
Prepare the herb garden for winter. Fall clean-up, organic mulching.
Herb Gardening Club Benefits
Round Robin herb tips exchange
Herb Garden Knowledge
Free fresh cut herbs from the garden
Plant exchange among members
Herb Gardening Calendar
Herbal Tips and Recipes Every Month
Friday, May 18 and Saturday, May 19
18th Annual 2 Day HerbFest Rose Symposium
The following programs will be presented each day of the 2-day event:
Herb Program And Workshop 10:30 am to 12:00 noon
Rose—2012 Herb of the Year
Learn about the history, cultivation, and varieties of old roses. We will discuss the culinary, aromatherapy uses of roses. Learn how to grow and maintain roses in our northcoast climate with natural horticulture techniques. Taste rose petal sorbet and learn how to use roses in crafts, body care and cooking. Receive handout with our recipes and growing guide.
Join us for a Basket of Roses workshop. Take home a Rose Petal Spa Basket four Rose products. Follow our simple instructions and make: rose water and glycerin hand lotion, rose petal tea, rose bergamot bath salts and a Sweet Roses dream pillow. This workshop will begin following the rose program. All materials and recipes included.
Fee: $25. Reservations please. Advance payment required.
Real Rose Bead Raffle
Enter our raffle for a chance to win handcrafted Rose Beads and posy pin valued at $100. Drawing held May 20.
Rose Items Available for Purchase:
International Herb Association book on Rose: Herb of the Year for 2012 will be available for $19.99. We will also have Rose Water $8.99) and copies of How to Eat a Rose by Jim Long $5.95). We offer Rose Tea for $9.99 and Rose Petal Sugar for $5.99.
Rose Petal Herbal Luncheon 12 noon to 1 pm
Our chef will prepare a three course luncheon featuring organic roses and rose water. It will be served with iced Raspberry Rose Hibiscus tea and hot rose petal tea. Formal luncheon will be held in our upstairs classroom. Advance payment required with your reservation.
Rose Petal Luncheon Menu:
First Course: Chilled Rose Soup seerved with Lemon Rose Geranium Quick Bread
Second Course: Rose Sandwich, Rose and Fruit Salad Skewer and Edible Flower Pasta
Third Course: Rose Petal Cake, Chocolate Rose Cookie and Rose Souffle
All recipes are taken from How to Eat a Rose book by Jim Long. This recipe book will be included as a take home favor with your luncheon. ($5.95 value)Advance Payment required with reservation. Cost is $25.00 including beverage and gratuity.
Special price for entire symposium: $40; save $10 for a day filled with roses!
Herb Plants Available All Day
We have the largest selection of organic and unusual herbs available locally. We offer over 100 varieties of herbs from the common to the unusual. The plants are large and well rooted, ready to plant. Looking for a particular herb plant? Call us with your plant requests.
Join us for Herbal learning and Fellowship. Our store is filled with unique treasures and garden inspiration. Tour our herbal theme gardens in the front of our shop.
Monday, May 21st 1 - 3:30 pm
Chakra Balancing
Join us in this fun and informative workshop. You will get an understanding of the bodies energetic system. Why you should keep the chakras cleared and balanced. How to balance and clear the chakras. Learn why disease manifests in the body. A manual, pendulum, and chart are included.
Cost is $20
For more information call Nancy or go to Nancy's website - www.nancy.abmp.com
Please RSVP - Nancy Barnes at 440-557-5118
Tuesday, May 22, 1-3 pm
Tea Leaf Reading or Angel Card reading conducted by Vicki Jones
Schedule an appointment to see what your tea leaves reveal.
Fee: $20 for 15 minutes
May 25, Friday 11 am to 3 pm, by appointment
Individual Facial Care Instruction and Make-Up Application
by Esthetician, Jan Cellura
Many of our customers have discovered and fallen in love with Ecco Bella, the new line of Cosmetics and Skin Care Products that we introduced at the Village Herb Shop last fall. We researched the available products looking for the highest quality, most natural products that are preservative free, non-animal tested, and can be applied to all skin types including the most sensitive skin. And, they are a great value compared to all those expensive, less natural commercial brands.
Ecco Bella natural and organic anti-aging skin care helps slow down the signs of aging with trillions of nutrient filled Vitamin Cells. It is Doctor-approved, anti-aging, natural and organic skin care that is preservative-free for sensitive skin.
Ecco Bella cosmeticsare made from earth minerals infused with flower waxes. These are gluten-free, preservative-free cosmetics* perfect for sensitive skin. This make-up glides on and lasts longer. Ecco Bella has no fillers, no preservatives and a 100% money back guarantee. Many products are vegan and gluten free.
Esthetician Jan Cellura has been demonstrating these products in individual half hour sessions, helping our customers learn how to take care of problem skin and keep their faces radiant. She will help you select the right make-up shades, and show how to properly apply foundation, blush, eye liner and lip color. This is a free service for our Herb Shop customers and there is no charge or obligation for these sessions. Sign up now to take advantage of Jan’s extensive knowledge and get a close look at some products that we believe are really special.
Reservations Please: Forty five minute Individual Sessions are by Appointment and are limited to the time available.
Fee: $10 fee prepaid with $10 credit given to any purchase of Ecco Bella
Sessions will also be held on Sunday, June, 24 : book in advance to assure an appointment.
Friday, June 1 from 10:00 a.m.to 4:00 p.m
Saturday, June 2 from 10:00 a.m.to 2:00 p.m
Your Home Town Chagrin Falls is proud to present the
Chagrin Falls Historic Home and Garden Tour.
Featured are six select historic homes plus several specialty gardens all within walking distance of downtown ChagrinFalls. There are 2 tour homes on Maple Streetand 4 tour homes on S. Franklin Streetwhich highlight the roots of ChagrinFallsreflecting the English population that migrated here in the mid-1800’s bringing with them their masonry and building expertise. Spend the day and experience the ambiance and style of these homes which are part of the significant architectural heritage of the Village.
There will be van transportation provided in the Village by Hamlet Retirement Community for those who need assistance. The Women’s Committee of the Chagrin Valley Little Theatre is serving its FAMOUS SALAD LUNCHEON BUFFET on Friday, June 1 at the Chagrin Valley Little Theatre, 40 River Streetbetween 11:30 a.m.and 2:30 p.m. For $15, enjoy salads, desserts and beverages. Purchase luncheon tickets at CVLT, www.cvlt.org or by calling 440-247-8955 You will be automatically entered in a drawing for complimentary tickets to “A Night in Provence” playing at CVLT June 1-23.
Advance sale tickets are available for $20 if purchased before May 31st at 5 pm. You may purchase onl ine or via the mail at our address printed at the bottom of this newsletter. You may also pick up your tickets in person at a number of locations in the area. If purchasing online, please pick up your tour package at the VisitorCenterwhen you arrive in ChagrinFallson the day of the tour!
On June 1st or June 2nd, tickets and tour packages may be purchased at the Visitor’s Center for $25.
Village Herb Shop will be offering advance ticket sales.
Village Herb Shop will offer refreshments and self guided tours of our thirteen different theme herb gardens in the front of our shop. Garden Guides available.
Saturday, June 2, 10:30 am to 12 noon
Tea Shop Mysteries Book Club Meeting
This will be the first book discussion for Laura Childs Mystery series. The group has voted to start a new series in June. The Tea Shop Mysteries by Laura Child.
The book for discussion will be: Death by Darjeeling. These tea shop mysteries are easy and fun reading. Village Herb Shop will serve complimentary tea to go along with the book at each discussion. Book discussion will be led by Judi Slack.
Bring an herbal food dish to share from recipes in the book or that contains herbs in it to get in FREE. Come to one session or all.
Fee: $5 for book discussion and herbal food tasting or get in FREE if you bring food to share.
Take Thyme for Tea and sip tea while enjoying the book discussion.
Group will meet monthly on the first Saturday of each month. Join the fun!!! Reservations Please.
The Fairies are coming to Village Herb Shop
Learn about the fairies from the local fairy expert with our schedule of fairy classes. Learn how to make a special garden for the fairies. See if you can catch a glimpse of a fairy in your own garden. We specialize in miniature gardening, fairies and miniature and fairy plants. Our loft is filled with fairy garden accessories, books, costumes, garden fairies and fairy garden kits. We are THE FAIRY STORE for all of your miniature fairy gardening needs!
Join us to celebrate with the fairies for two weeks at mid-summer’s eve when the fairies are most active.
Thursday, June 21 10:30 am to 12 noon
Garden Fairie’s Food Class
Story Time: Class will start with tales of the baking fairies of Fairyopolis. Learn what the fairies eat and what are their favorite foods. Learn the special duties of the flower fairies while you sip punch fit for a Fairy Queen, and taste fancy fairy cakes and little mermaid shells.
Workshop Time: Class will make three fairy foods to take home: Woodland Fairy Mushroom, Flower Power Fairy Food in a tiny take out box, Fairy Garden Cottage complete with roof and decorated doorway.
Suitable for all ages. Parent attendance required for children 6 and under. Class size limited.
Class Fee: $20 including refreshments and all materials. Reservations and prepayment required.
SAVE: Attend all four fairy classes for $75: June 21, 22 or 23, 28 and 30
Fairies Cookbook available for purchase for $14.99.
Fairy costumes encouraged but not required!
Friday, June 22 , Saturday, June 23
10:30 am to 12:00 noon
18th Annual Fairy Garden Workshop
All Ages Welcome!
Enjoy our program “Fairy Tales from the Herb Garden” by Kathleen Gips.
The class will begin with a program on fairies and fairy lore. You will learn the history and traditions of fairy lore, the fairies’ favorite plants and proper fairy etiquette. Learn which herbs to grow to make the fairies happy. Find out about fairy manners and how to get the fairies to come to your garden. Learn how to attract the fairies to live in your very own container fairy garden. The Herb Shop Elves will help you create your own Fairy Garden to take home. Open your fairy treasure kit to create a tiny moss fairy house, a fairy pond, fence and fairy sea shell bed. Included in your garden will be three fairy plants. All materials and fairy accents will be provided. Plants, soil, container, and fairy accents included in fee.
Fee: $35.00 for each garden made. Class size limited.
Reservations required for all seats. Please tell us the number of seats your party needs and also how many gardens will be made at time of reservation.
SAVE: Attend all four fairy classes for $75: June 21, 22 or 23, 28 and 30
Book on Fairy Gardening: Are There Fairies at the Bottom of Your Garden by Betsy Williams available for purchase for $14.99
Additional miniature fairy garden furniture and Flower Fairies available for purchase in our fairy loft
Fairy costumes encouraged but not required!
Thursday, June28, 10:30 am to 12 noon
Fairy Princess Spa Class
Story Time: Class will start with tales of the fairies of Fairyopolis. Learn the special duties of the flower fairies while you sip punch fit for a Fairy Queen, and taste fancy fairy cakes and little mermaid shells.
Workshop Time: Class will make four items to take home: Milk Chocolate Milk Bath, Pink Peppermint Foot Glow, Strawberry Fairy Star Dust Lotion, Moonlight Magic Body Mist.
Suitable for all ages. Parent attendance required for children 6 and under. Class size limited.
Class Fee: $20 including refreshments and all materials. Reservations and prepayment required.
SAVE: Attend all four fairy classes for $75: June 21, 22 or 23, 28 and 30
Spa Princess Cookbook available for purchase for $14.99.
Fairy costumes encouraged but not required!
Saturday, June 30, 1 pm to 2 pm
Garden Fairy Tea Party
Tea Party will begin with fairy tales of the fairies of Fairyopolis. Learn the special duties of the flower fairies, what they eat, where they sleep, where their clothes come from and who are the flower fairie’s nature friends. Do you know the fairie’s favorite foods? Learn all about the fairies and see if the fairies will come to visit your garden. How will you see them and what will you look for??? Dress up, hear fairy tales, eat fairy food and experience the magic of fairies!!
Garden Fairy Tea Party Menu:
Rose Queen Fairy Punch
Srawberry Fairy Cream Cheese Canape
Nasturtium Fairy Ham Salad on Pumpernickel Bread Squares
Calendula Fairy Cheese and Turkey Pin Wheels
Sparkling Fairy Cakes
Magical Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Little Mermaid Shells
Class Fee: $20 per reservation including tea menu as above. Reservations and prepayment required.
SAVE: Attend all four fairy classes for $75: June 21, 22 or 23, 28 and 30
Fairie’s Cookbook available for purchase for $14.99.
Fairy costumes encouraged but not required!
June 24, Sunday 12 noon to 4 pm, by appointment
Individual Facial Care Instruction and Make-Up Application
Sponsored by Ecco Bella and presented by Esthetician, Jan Cellura
Many of our customers have discovered and fallen in love with Ecco Bella, the new line of Cosmetics and Skin Care Products that we introduced at the Village Herb Shop last fall. We researched the available products looking for the highest quality, most natural products that are preservative free, non-animal tested, and can be applied to all skin types including the most sensitive skin. And, they are a great value compared to all those expensive, less natural commercial brands.
Ecco Bella natural and organic anti-aging skin care helps slow down the signs of aging with trillions of nutrient filled Vitamin Cells. It is Doctor-approved, anti-aging, natural and organic skin care that is preservative-free for sensitive skin.
Ecco Bella cosmeticsare made from earth minerals infused with flower waxes. These are gluten-free, preservative-free cosmetics* perfect for sensitive skin. This make-up glides on and lasts longer. Ecco Bella has no fillers, no preservatives and a 100% money back guarantee. Many products are vegan and gluten free.
Esthetician Jan Cellura has been demonstrating these products in individual half hour sessions, helping our customers learn how to take care of problem skin and keep their faces radiant. She will help you select the right make-up shades, and show how to properly apply foundation, blush, eye liner and lip color. This is a free service for our Herb Shop customers and there is no charge or obligation for these sessions. Sign up now to take advantage of Jan’s extensive knowledge and get a close look at some products that we believe are really special.
Reservations Please: Forty five minute Individual Sessions are by Appointment and are limited to the time available.
Fee: $10 fee prepaid with $10 credit given to any purchase of Ecco Bella
book in advance to assure an appointment.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Tea 101: A Tea Educational Series
Saturday, July 21, 2012
10:30 am seating;
1:00 pm seating
Tea 101: A Tea Educational Series: A Tea Tasting Experience
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Tea Party featuring the Queen's favorite tea. Join us for tea and crumpets. Hat, gloves and purse encouraged!
We will offer specialty and unique high quality teas at this event. The teas will be selected especially for this class and offered at a special purchase to attendees
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Join us for an intimate tea education experience with hands on brewing and serving
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Taste three teas featuring a different type of tea at each class
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Learn in depth about unique characteristics of the teas tasted, the harvesting and drying methods and the region it was grown in.
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Learn proper brewing temperatures, brewing time and properties for each unique tea tasted
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Bring your own tea cup and saucer to sip from and receive a door prize.
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Tea Scones and Tea Savories served at each club meeting
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Bring home made tea time dessert or sandwiches to share and earn $5 in TEA BUCKS toward tea purchases.
Join the Tea 101 Club and receive advance registration and seating, reduced class fee for the year and earn tea bucks with every tea purchase.
Fee: $20 Reservations Please Prepayment Required
Save the Date: October 20, Tea 101 Class: Rose Petal Tea Party
Join the NEW Village Herb Shop
Tea 101 Membership
A Tea Tasting Experience
Club Benefits:
dollars you spend on tea at Village Herb Shop. We carry over 100 teas. We want to be your tea store!
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Admission to our tea 101 education class series held quarterly. value at $20 per class.
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Includes tea refreshments and tasting teas.
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Earn a TEA BUCK for every ten
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10% off Tea we are serving each day.
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Free sample of tea each time you come in from our loose leaf tea bar.
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Advance reservation and reserved seating at all tea 101 classes.
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5% off Themed Tea Party Events held at Village Herb Shop
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Special admission to summer Tea Party In the Garden
Over $150 value
Tea 101 Membership FEE: $75 per year. Join today!
Herb Club
Who? Anyone interested in learning more about the uses and culture of herbs and herb products. Anyone who shops frequently at the Village Herb Shop and enjoys our product selections. All who would enjoy discounts and saving money on our products.
What? Herb Club members receive special treatment every time they enter the Village Herb Shop. We have exciting offers and herbal learning for you each month. Herb Club members receive special product discounts.
Where? Benefits will be offered at the Village Herb Shop through our Herb Club Brochure and monthly postcards with a different special each month.
Why? Join to receive knowledge about herbs and product discounts throughout the year. We have herb club events for all members twice a year.
Membership: $25.
Join today!
Join the Movement to SHOP SMALL
We offer….
Unique gift selection
Outstanding customer Service
Personal shopping assistance
Locally made products
Custom gift baskets
Prices to fit every Budget
Discounts Bargains Grab Bags Sale Value
Free Gift Wrapping
And a Cup of tea while you shop
Shop small and experience the difference. Thank you for shopping small!!!
Village Herb Shop on Facebook
NEW!! Follow Kathleen and the Herb Shop on Facebook. Become a Facebook friend of the Herb Shop at: KathleenGipsHerbShop http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?v=wall&id=1303813963
Stop and Smell the Herbs
Please visit the display gardens in front of the shop. We have 13 different theme gardens including: tea, culinary, edible flower, fragrant, wedding, butterfly, thyme, silver, cloister, children’s, fairy, shade and scented geranium. Garden work days monthly.
Happy Spring! Ask for our garden handout decribing our diplay gardens. Stop and sit for a while and enjoy the scent of herbs in the garden. Need fresh herbs? Ask us if we have the herb you are looking for in our organic gardens. Maybe we will have enough for you to share the harvest!
Village Herb Shop Merchants Loft
Open every day during Herb Shop hours
Visit our upstairs loft to find unique items handmade by local artisans. Find hair accessories, decorated red hats, jewelry, hand stitiched aprons, children's fairy costumes, child's aprons, fairy crowns, beautiful vintage linens, collectable old buttons, vintage antiques, hand crafted stamped greeting cards and unique gifts for all occasions, gift baskets for Grandma's, custom frames and cards, reflexology and crystal stone selection, home-made decorated cupcakes, decorated cookies and brownies, and more to come. Merchandise is always changing and our new merchants will also be offering special classes and events. Join the excitement in the Village Herb Shop Merchant Loft. Support local merchants and buy USA.
Are you a crafter? Have you always wanted your own business? Do you have a great product that needs more exposure??? Do you teach classes and need a space?? If the answer is yes, consider renting a display in our loft. We have over 11,000 customers per year! We are looking for: baby blankets and related baby items; pet toys; quilts. How about a small health food store. What ideas or products do you have???
Currently there are 2 booths available. See Kathleen now for placement. Stop in to ask for our renters guide sheet with pricing and requirements. If you have a talent or craft that would fit in our Merchants Loft, please see Kathleen for details.
The Artful Yarn…where every skein tells a story…
The Artful Yarn brings a fresh vibe to fiber fun! With a focus on yarns created by US yarn companies that are owned by women or families, The Artful Yarn showcases the talents of many fiber artists as well as favorite yarn houses long loved by generations. Many of the yarns are crafted from US fibers as well – organic cotton from Texas, merino wool from Wyoming, Columbia wool from Oregon and of course, local alpaca among others. Many of the yarns are organic or minimally-processed. In fact, The Artful Yarn loves all sorts of fibers and features yarns derived from linen, pima cotton, bamboo, a variety of wools, mohair, cashmere, silk, royal llama, and bison to name a few. New yarns always added to their collection. The Artful Yarn has a flair for offering monthly classes with a creative twist on the traditional. Also, learn-to-knit and learn-to-crochet classes are offered every Sunday afternoon most months for only $10. Fun, free events also include their monthly Knitting@Noon lunches and Yarntini Nights, evening fiber-fun get-togethers. You can learn more about what’s happening at The Artful Yarn at www.TheArtfulYarn.comor stop by and ask any of their great staff members to fill you in. You’ll be inspired to start a project!
Ongoing Classes & Events:
Yarntini Night - first Thursday of Every Month (May – December) 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Free beverages and refreshments. Come knit, crochet or anything else fiber fun!
Knitting@Noon – last Tuesday of the month 12:00 noon – 2:00 PM
Bring a lunch or order one of ours. Learn a fun herbal fun fact, meet a new yarn and enjoy the company of fiber friends. Advanced registration required each month.
Learn-To Classes – learn to knit or crochet on Sunday afternoons, 12:00 to 2:00
$10/person plus materials. Call or email the shop to register 440-321-9754 or www.TheArtfulYarn.com
SHOP TODAY!
The Artful Yarn
17 East Orange Street
Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
(upstairs at The Village Herb Shop)
440.321.9754
info@TheArtfulYarn.com
www.TheArtfulYarn.com
Check The Artful Yarn website for other fun classes offered every month.
The Artful Yarn is located upstairs in the Village Herb Shop Loft.
Reflexology
Nancy Barnes a Holistic Health Practitioner will be offering Reflexology Sessions at the Village Herb Shop starting February 7th by appointment.
Nancy Barnesis Board Certified as a Holistic Health Practitioner from the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. She also is a Certified Bodywork Therapist through Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals.
She will be offering special deals for Village Herb Shop customers. In addition to services Nancyhas many wellness products available. For more information about Nancyand Services go to www.nancy.abmp.com
Reflexology is a technique where pressure is applied to the feet or hands with specific thumb, finger and hand techniques. Neurological pathways facilitate a physical change in the body. It balances energies to assist in healing.
Nancy Barnes a Holistic Health Practitioner is offering Reflexology Sessions at the Village Herb Shop by appointment. In addition to services Nancyhas many wellness products available. For more information about Nancyand Services go to www.nancy.abmp.com Contact Nancy with questions or for an appointment at 440-557-5118
Services are available at The Village Herb Shop.
Every Wednesday beginning January 4, 2012
Handmade Card Classes with Carolyn
Join us every Wednesday to create handmade cards. All materials will be supplied and you will take 12 cards home! Rubber stamps from a variety of companies will be featured. Make your own greeting card classes will take place every Wednesday beginning in January. Each guest will make 12 cards – 4 cards of three designs. Please meet in the classrrom at 10:30 am at Village Herb Shop. The cost of the class is $15 and registration is required so there are enough materials for all. Please register by calling Carolyn at 440-248-2166. Please register by the Monday before class.