Make a Pendant!!

Treat yourself to a new pendant, or make one for a gift. These also make fun little Christmas tree ornaments! Really easy to make. $10 per pendant




Sun., Nov. 20
1:00 - 4:00
Korean Heritage House
681 North Snelling, St. Paul

Send an email to thehanjicrew@yahoo.com to register.

We'll also have hanji items for sale, 9:00 - 2:00 Saturday and noon - 4:00 on the day of the class. Stop by!

Korean Tiles Kids' Class!

Korean tiles, kid-style, was fabulous! The kids started out with a 5-inch square wood tile, colorful hanji paper and a hand-cut Korean design. First step: Using traditional paste to cover the tile with paper.

Even our littlest artists could do it this project.

Next: Adding a printed paper to the back of the tile, and adding the cut design.

The finished products were amazing!

Everything but Hanji Paper

When The Hanji Crew was in Madison last week, we took a side trip to the northern suburbs of Chicago to visit Super H Mart, a Korean supermarket extraordinaire. It's reminiscent of the markets in Seoul, only under one gigantic roof. It has all things Korean -- kimchi refrigerators, a Korean food court, tanks of live seafood, unrecognizable produce, Korean cooking utensils... everthing but hanji paper. We have wonderful Korean markets here, but this is entirely different. It's not just a store, it's a destination.

Here's a glimpse of the fabulous things we saw:


A store with an entire section of kimchi has got to be good.

Lots of snacks. Not a Dorito in sight.

Korean convenience food.

So. Much. Squid.

Supermarket recipes

Maddog in one of the seaweed aisles.

This sounds amazing.




Lunch at the Super H Mart was fantastic. My steamed pork dumplings were huge, fresh and absolutely delicious.

This was my favorite find. Fresh, bite-size, warm walnut cakes filled with red bean paste and a half walnut. We watched the owners of the kiosk make them, then gobbled them on the way back to Madison.

Pendant Mania in Madison!

The Hanji Crew is on the road again... in Madison, Wisconsin. The Families Through Korean Adoption group invited us for a couple classes.









Tonight's class was pendant making.












Here's a couple in progress -- the words are love and mom. Sweet!








Here's a cool one done on Japanese Chiogami paper.

The finished pendants were outstanding!

AND, we were able to bring a few things to sell, as well.

All in all, a GREAT night. More to come with Saturday's hanji class for kids. Can't wait!

Next Up: An Extra-Special Class

Our friend Sarah and her mom carried a bunch of box forms from Insadong for us, so we can offer this very, very cool class.

Join us on Sunday, October 16, 10:00 to 4:00. We'll construct 6-sided boxes and add a layer of white paper to them in the morning. We'll break for lunch and let the first layer of paper dry. After lunch, we'll add the colorful paper (your choice) and the cut designs.


For anyone who's interested, we can walk to Mirror of Korea for lunch. Yum.


Register by sending an email to thehanjicrew@yahoo.com.


Check out a few examples below, and join us on October 16.

Awesome Wall Plaques From Our Class!

September Class: Hanging Hanji Plaque

Join us on Sunday, September 18 at 1:00 for a super fun, super easy new project. You'll make a customized hanji wall plaque. You pick the paper, you pick the design, and you'll go home with a beautiful piece of Korean artwork.

You'll start with a wood plaque -- large ($10) or small ($7). Pick a front and back mulberry paper and the design you'd like on the plaque.

Measure the paper and cut it to size for both the front and back.

Using traditional flour-water paste, attach the paper to the wood surface.

Once the front and back papers are in place, cover the front with hanji paste and add your design.

Once it's dry, add a ribbon and hang it up.





Send an email to thehanjicrew@yahoo.com to register for the class on September 18.

Next up: Six-sided hanji boxes made from Korean forms. These awesome boxes take a little extra time, so we'll meet from 10:00 - 4:00 on Sunday, October 16. More about that project soon!