I've been dabbling my whole life...starting when I was a child in pottery, painting, jewelry-making, drawing, designing, cooking, baking, singing, piano, basketball, tennis, acting, ballet, jazz, pilates, yoga...you name it, I've probably dabbled in it. What I learned after exploring all of these avenues, my true passion lies in arts + crafts.  I am a DIYer; I learn new skills and techniques everyday. I love making things, anything and everything, creating, teaching and spreading joy. 

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I began District DabbleLab in September of 2018. I had stayed home with my main dabbler for nearly four years and she was headed off to school full time. I had been planning the DabbleLab for a while, contemplating what was I going to offer, who was I going to offer it to, what void was I filling in the market...I had so much planning to do and so many questions that needed to be answered. Then it all happened, we found our family home where I built the DabbleLab for children to come and unleash their imaginations. It began growing organically and within a year, I had after school classes four days a week, and parties on the weekends. Within the DabbleLab, I've learned and gained so much... it has exceeded my expectations in so many ways.

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With every business, old and new, there are always wrenches thrown into the mix. There are a few things my mother would say to me as a child that stuck with me (who am I kidding, she still says them to me), "Stay the course" and "This too shall pass". So in this crazy world, I am staying the course, but I am not waiting for it to pass, although it will, right? Instead, we pivot.

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After year and a half of Dabble On-The-Go Kits, DabbleBoxes, Virtual DabbleBashes, we are finally doing an about face! District DabbleLab is back to LIVE and in-person Classes this Fall! LIVE and in-person DabbleBashes will resume too!

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Last thing...and then I'll stop talking, I mean writing. I am so overwhelmed by the support and feedback that I have received in the past few years. My dabblers and families have really shown me why I started the DabbleLab in the first place. As we keep changing directions, we hope that we are still maintaining our underlying philosophy of sparking curiosity, imagination, and creativity.