Spruce Design Tip: Railroading Fabric

July 5, 2013

Hello patriots! Happy 4th of July to you all. A mid-week respite is just what the doctor ordered. Today I bring you a tip from the front of house. Clar and I spend quite a bit of time working with numbers, constantly measuring furniture and calculating the exact number of yards needed to complete each…

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New Spring Spruce Class Dates

March 4, 2013

Hi Everyone! We hope you had a great weekend. The weather was stunning here in Austin. I hope everyone made a trip outside. We have nailed down the new class dates for April and May!  As always, there’s a variety of projects, and we will be offering one to two classes a month. Here is a…

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Altitude Summit Adventures, Part I

January 29, 2013

Hello! Amanda and I have just returned from our adventures at Altitude Summit, the most killer blog conference, period. Our week was full of non-stop sessions learning all kinds of things from Photoshop, to how to monetize your blog, to creating great work-life balance. Not only was the content amazing, but it was seriously one…

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Introducing New Spruce Upholstery Classes!

December 11, 2012

Last month, we wrapped up our 2012 classes and gave our students a winter break to get ready for the holidays and rest up for next year’s projects.  In class, we are frequently asked, “Do you offer a class that lasts a bit longer, where I can tackle bigger projects?” So many of our students…

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Spruce Fall 2012 Class Dates Listed!

July 16, 2012

Hi Everyone! We hope you had a great weekend! We had some overdue rain and a few blackouts over at my house ha! We have now been able to nail down the new dates for our DIY classes, August through November of 2012. We’ll take a break in December with the holidays, but there is…

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May BYOC Class!

May 24, 2012

This last week we had the pleasure of six fantastic folks in our “Bring Your Own Chair” class this month. This class was extra special in that we had not one, but THREE men in the class! It is most often a bevy of gals in class, so it was a fun change of pace…

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