WELCOME TO OUR CRAFT STUDIO, WHERE MEMORIES AND CREATIVITY COME TOGETHER! WHETHER YOU'RE LOOKING TO CREATE A SPECIAL KEEPSAKE OR JUST WANT TO EXPLORE YOUR ARTISTIC SIDE, WE HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO MAKE YOUR CRAFTING EXPERIENCE MEMORABLE.
OUR STUDIO IS A WARM AND INVITING SPACE WHERE YOU CAN RELAX AND UNLEASH YOUR CREATIVITY. WE OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SO, WHETHER YOU'RE A BEGINNER OR A SEASONED CRAFTER, WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.
WE OFFER GROUP CLASSES, PRIVATE CLASSES AND STUDIO RENTAL.
Welcome to Merry Meadows
Owner
Atesh Stahl
I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A LOVE FOR ARTS AND CRAFTS. MY MOTHER WAS MY ORIGINAL MENTOR AND INSPIRATION – WHEN I WAS GROWING UP IN THE 80’S SHE MADE EARRINGS AND BUTTON COVERS, AND PUFFY PAINTED SWEATSHIRTS AND JEAN JACKETS! I LEARNED HOW TO MAKE HAIR BOWS, AND IN HIGH SCHOOL I MADE A SCRAPBOOK – COMPLETE WITH ALL MY PARAPHERNALIA FROM ALL MY TRIPS, CAMPS, AWARDS, CERTIFICATES AND OF COURSE PICTURES. LATER, WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MOTHER, AND THE CREATIVE MEMORIES CRAZE STARTED, I GOT ALL IN ON SCRAPBOOKING MY FAMILY PHOTOS AND WOULD SPEND COUNTLESS HOURS CREATING FAMILY ALBUMS WHICH I CONSIDER TO BE HEIRLOOMS.
IN 2017, WHEN WE BECAME EMPTY NESTERS WE MOVED TO A NEW HOUSE ON AN ACRE THAT CAME WITH HIS AND HERS WORKSHOPS! I WAS ECSTATIC TO HAVE A PLACE DEDICATED TO CREATIVITY, WHERE I COULD HOST MY GIRLFRIENDS TO HANG OUT AND CREATE, PUZZLE OR WHATEVER! IT SOON BECAME CLEAR TO ME THAT MY PURPOSE WAS TO USE MY TALENTS OF HOSPITALITY AND CREATIVITY TO START A CREATIVE BUSINESS, AND THAT’S HOW MERRY MEADOWS WAS BORN!
THE STORY BEHIND NAMING THE STUDIO MERRY MEADOWS…IT IS A NOD TO THE FAMOUS ARTIST MARY ENGELBREIT (ME) FROM ST LOUIS. I FIRST DISCOVERED HER LINE OF GREETING CARDS IN THE SUMMER OF 1991 AND IMMEDIATELY FELL IN LOVE WITH THEM! I STARTED COLLECTING HER MERCHANDISE AND FRIENDS AND FAMILY GENEROUSLY ADDED TO IT. ALMOST 30 YEARS LATER WHEN I ACQUIRED MY STUDIO IT WAS THE PERFECT PLACE TO SHOWCASE MY COLLECTION! IT’S DECKED OUT FLOOR TO CEILING AND IS SUCH A FUN AND HAPPY PLACE AND ON MEADOW LANE, THE NAME MERRY MEADOWS SEEMED PERFECT.
WHILE SCRAPBOOKING IS STILL MY FIRST LOVE, I HAVE EXPLORED AND MASTERED MANY OTHER CRAFTS AND CONTINUE TO PURSUE AND EXPLORE NEW INTERESTS. I HAVE A SPECIAL FONDNESS FOR DECOUPAGING AND DISCOVERED A USE FOR MY OLD ME CALENDARS – DECOUPAGE ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING I CAN WITH THEM! I COVERED AN ENTIRE BUFFET TOP TO BOTTOM WITH INTRICATE CUTOUTS AND I PROUDLY CALL IT MY MASTERPIECE. I THEN WENT ON TO DO A SIDE TABLE WHICH I ENTERED IN THE TEXAS STATE FAIR AND WON A BLUE RIBBON FOR!
NOW THAT I AM HOSTING AND TEACHING MONTHLY CLASSES, I AM LOVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY PASSIONS FOR CREATING AND MEETING NEW PEOPLE. I LOVE SEEING THE JOY THAT PEOPLE HAVE WHEN THEY LEAVE A CLASS PROUD OF THEIR CREATION. I LOVE SEEING PEOPLE’S REACTIONS WHEN THEY WALK IN THE SPACE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND SEE ALL THE FUN DÉCOR, AND THE SPECIAL REFRESHMENTS I LOVINGLY CREATE FOR EACH CLASS. ANOTHER PASSION OF MINE IS CREATING CHARCUTERIE BOARDS AND ICED SUGAR COOKIES, SO THAT HAS BECOME MY SIGNATURE REFRESHMENT THAT MERRY MEADOWS IS KNOWN FOR. I HOPE TO SEE YOU AT MY NEXT WORKSHOP.