Bedazzle Your Photograph
About this Event
Bedazzle Your Photograph
Hosted by Alex Makes Art (AMA)
🕑 Public Hours: 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
🪩 Drop-In Style.Come by anytime during public hours!
Transform photographs into layered mixed-media artworks through stitching, sparkle, collage, and playful embellishment during this expressive drop-in activation at The Shiny Shop. Participants are invited to reimagine portraits, snapshots, found imagery, and printed memories using embroidery thread, rhinestones, collage materials, and decorative details that blur the line between photography, storytelling, and textile art.
Bring a favorite printed photograph from home, family snapshots, travel images, silly moments, forgotten pictures, pet portraits, or treasured memories. There is also the option to explore imagery available within the shop to experiment freely.
Guests can stitch directly into photographs, layer textures and paper elements, add bursts of sparkle, obscure and reveal imagery, or create beautifully chaotic visual narratives that celebrate memory, transformation, humor, and personal expression.
This activation embraces imperfection, experimentation, and the emotional magic that happens when images are physically altered by hand.
Materials include:
• Printed photographs & found imagery
• Embroidery thread & stitching tools
• Needles & awls
• Rhinestones & embellishments
• Glue & collage materials
• Decorative textures & layered paper elements
No prior embroidery or collage experience required. Participants may choose simple decorative additions or build richly layered mixed-media pieces full of texture and storytelling.
Perfect for photographers, scrapbook lovers, memory keepers, collage artists, textile enthusiasts, and anyone interested in transforming everyday imagery into tactile personal artwork.
📍 Arrival Notes: Guests may enter through the front lobby doors and will find The Shiny Shop just inside the first door past the lobby. You’re also welcome to knock on our windows from the outside of the shop if you need help finding us — we’re happy to wave you in.
🎟️ Free to attend, though registration is encouraged to help us prepare materials and keep the magic flowing. Learn more and explore additional happenings through The Shiny Shop via Alex Makes Art
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