(Last updated: February 23, 2024)
Newnan is home to AR Workshop, a haven for craft beginners and enthusiasts of all ages.
The boutique DIY studio, franchised by owner and operator Mandy Cole, opened in early October 2023.
Catering to both adults and children, the studio offers a variety of classes and projects, from hat baking, doormats, succulent boxes, seasonal crafts, and chunky knit gnomes to the popular chunky knit blankets doing. “We'll show him how to make it, we'll provide him with the thread…and they made him a blanket in three hours,” Mandy says. There are also candle workshops for a more relaxed atmosphere.
Options and prices vary. “There’s something to suit everyone’s budget,” she suggests. Guests may bring outside food and BYOB non-alcoholic beverages into the workshop.
The boutique has something for everyone and each workshop brings a different vibe to the studio. Workshops are available for birthday parties, team building events, social gatherings, kids camps, and more.
Kids camps are divided by age group. The toddler camp is for children ages 2 to 6 and expects parents to help with supervision and guidance. Bigger Kid Camp is open to kids from ages 7 to 16, and parents are free to stay or leave their kids behind to participate in their own craft workshops.
“Newnan was the first place I moved away from the house and city I grew up in,” says Mandy. “I've watched Newnan grow and expand over the years. I moved here in 2008 and I felt like the community needed something like this.” It is.”
For Mandy, a former full-time surgical technician and self-proclaimed “craft enthusiast,” AR Workshop is more than just a business venture, it's a labor of love inspired by the words of a late friend and her own journey. is. Mandy says: “I've missed out on a lot of my kids growing up. I've been working all my life, so I've missed out on a lot of things. So people don't think, 'I have to leave my kids at home, I want to go out at night.' I thought why not create a fun environment where they can get away with it? If my children weren't here… It's just a great atmosphere and that's what I wanted. ”
And, as Mandy's late friend Terry told her, “Why wait today for what you can get tomorrow?”
Find new and exciting craft workshops on Facebook or visit our website here. Visit us at 1485 Highway 34 E, Suite 3A, Newnan, GA, United States, Georgia.