Needle-Felted Earring Bar w/Lola Earnestine

Drop in to design your own one-of-a-kind needle felted earrings! Appropriate for earring lovers of all ages! Choose from various needle felted shapes in over 50 colors to create the earrings of your dreams! After creating your design, Courtney will assemble your earrings in store. You have the option of sticking around to watch the process OR coming back at the end of the session to pick up your earrings. All earrings are made with stainless steel or gold-plated stainless steel findings. Clip-on options are available.

The class will be run in 30 minute time slots, please choose desired time slot in the ticketing section.

During Courtney Arnold’s senior year of college, she connected with her late cousin: Earnestine Epps Locke. Earnestine was a milliner and owned Les Grande Chapeaux (formally Chic Chapeau Fine Hats & Accessories) in Richmond, VA. She gifted Courtney one of her old mannequins, whom Courtney affectionately named “Lola”. Earnestine passed in 2015—roughly a month before Courtney was set to move to DC for graduate school. In 2021—a decade after receiving Lola—Courtney felt she was finally ready to open a shop of her own.
At its core, Lola Earnestine is Courtney’s way of carrying Earnestine’s legacy. Each earring design is a one-of-a-kind + needle felted love letter to the important women, girls, and femmes in Courtney’s life. Most importantly, Lola Earnestine is a vehicle that channels her grief and returns her to the pockets of whimsy, curiosity, and joy of her childhood.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Shop Made In DC - Union Market, 325 Morse Street Northeast, Washington, United States