Upcoming Workshop at Studio 904

Spring is in the Air!
Bunnies, Flowers and Other Critters!
Card Workshop for Adults and Kids
Make one-of-a-kind cards which you will not find in stores!
Bonus Project: ake a mini-spring basket!


Date: March 28, 2010

Time: 3:00 – 4:30 PM

Workshop fee: $25.  ( $20. for additional guests)
Kids must be 8 years or older

Place: Studio 904, Mercer Island
3041 78^th Ave. SE
Register by calling our front desk - 206-232-3393

A Special Card for a Special Woman

Tama Murotani is beautiful, fashionable, full of zest and she just happens to be 87 years young!  She is a role-model for all women who aspires to be all that I have said about Tama.
Tama recently underwent a successful heart surgery and now back at her downtown condo recovering nicely. I wanted to send her a card which would lift her spirits and create an up-lifting moment when she opens the envelope.
I thought I would share with you what I came up with.
Since Tama is an elegant woman, I used a pale green pearlescent paper and layered the flower pedals on top of each other… then outlined the petals with a glitter glue to give the flower some sparkle. I love creating cards which are personal to the receiver. I hope she will like it!
By the way, when I make a card, I always make another one to keep for myself.

Why I Believe in Training Every Team Member

At Studio 904, every new team member we hire whether experienced or not is required to go through our training program. It takes hours of training for a new hire to learn our technical program, our philosophy, customer service and community giving programs. Studio 904 is a team salon and learning become a good team member is an important part of their learning.
The training is expensive, grueling and time consuming but I believe this is necessary to bring unsurpassed quality to our valued clients in all aspects of the services we provide.
For years, I taught with written materials which describes our step by step cutting systems and the vocabulary which goes with our cutting procedures. I was able to teach the techniques but I was never able to teach the visual concepts, feelings and the passion which goes into our work. I had a difficult time showing that each layer of hair is almost like the fine petals of a flower or adding air in-between the layers of hair can be understood when you watch a transparent jelly fish floating in the water, expanding and collapsing its body as they bounced on top of the ocean waves.
A few weeks ago, I constructed  a training board, using my own drawings. Now I am able to use this board to teach our stylists a more fun way of learning the basic haircut forms and designs. This board is popular with our clients as well. I love to watch them go up to the board and identify their face shapes and exclaim, “Oh, I now understand what styles look good on face shape!”.

Teaching Kids to be Caring and Compassionate

I’ve been giving a lot of thought on this subject. How can we instill compassion to children and what are the activities we can bring to them which might make a difference in how they think about the world?  Even better… how can we influence compassionate behavior in them such as being kind and respectful to animals or
giving a helping hand to those less fortunate?

The biggest question for me was, how can I use one of my gifts to help children become good adults? I posed this question to my Terrier Max during our morning walk . Well, it didn’t take long for Max to turn the light bulb in my head. He said, “Give a card work shop to kids and let them give the money to a charitable organization!” So here we go…. not much time but I am sure we can get some kids signed up for this Love Bug Valentines Card Workshop!

Take a look at this invitation and spread the word!
Valentines “Love Bug” Card Making Workshop for Kids February 7, Sunday 3 - 4:30 pm
Make and take home four of the cutest Valentines cards plus teach them to be
Philanthropists!
This workshop is recommended for kids 8 years and older (Class limit: 10 )
Suggested donation: $10. (Class fee will be donated to NW Harvest)
Register by calling Studio 904, Mercer Island     206-232-3393

Open Up Your Heart!

February News: Studio 904, Mercer Island

Studio 904 would like to give our clients an up-lifting experience in our salon, plus give a reaching hand to people in our community. Recipient of our February fundraising effort is NW Harvest.

Take a look at our packed calendar of events and promotions!

Parent and Child Days

Every Monday in February – Get your haircut at a regular price and your child will receive 50% off

Every day in February – Eye lash and brow tint plus brow waxing packages are 20% off!

Valentines “Love Bug” Card Making Workshop for Kids February 7, Sunday 3-4:30pm

Make and take home four of the cutest Valentines cards plus teach them to be
Philanthropists!
This workshop is recommended for kids 8 years up (Class limit: 10 )
Suggested donation: $10. (Class fee will be donated to NW Harvest)

Happy Valentine’s Day! (Feb. 13, 14)
Come in for your hair service and receive a hand-made Valentine’s book mark made by our staff plus a bounce-back coupon for your next visit.

Me and My Friend Week (Feb. 15 – 19)
Introduce us to your favorite friend who is new to Studio 904. Come in together
with your friend and receive any hair service. You and your friend will receive 50% off your services! (May not be applied with other discounts)

Shine and Condition Your Hair! (Feb. 25, 26)
We will give your hair a special mid-winter conditioning treatment, absolutely
Free as an add-on to your haircut, color or a foil weave service! Treatments
Will be formulated to fit your personal hair needs.

A Spring Tree Decorating Workshop by Kay Hirai (Feb. 21, Sun. 11-1:30 & 2 - 4:30
In this workshop, you will be creating your own tree decorated with glittery birds,
butterflies and flowers…. Plus, you will be taking it home! Class fee: $50.
Click here to see a photo of this lovely tree and more details.
20% will be donated to NW Harvest.
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A Spring Tree Decorating Workshop!

Brought to you by Studio 904’s owner Kay Hirai in partnership with Mercer Island Florist.

Would you like to bring inspiration and a breath of spring air to your home or office?

In this workshop, you will be creating your own tree decorated with glittery birds, butterflies and flowers….

Plus, you will be taking it home!
Each tree is 22” tall

Date: February 21, 2010

Time: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Place: Studio 904, Mercer Island

3041 78^th Ave. SE Mercer Island, Wa. 98040

Class fee: $50. ( includes a complete tree kit and supplies)

Option: You may bring your own tools such as detail scissors, tapes and glue, if not don't worry because we have them for you to use

Please register by calling Studio 904’s front desk

206-232-3393

Life Long Learning is Good for Our Pets too!

During these long winter months, we tend to get lazy with ourselves and our pets. Max, my terrier and I did not do many activities during these busy months and we both gained weight! We just started back in agility training at the Seattle Humane Society. These trainings are strictly treat motivated and full of positive reinforcement. Over and over, under the watchful eye of our trainer, Ali Johnson, we worked to encourage certain behaviors such as, “Max, sit and wait” or “Touch and stay” after he completed the Dog Walk plank. Both of us were soon engaged in doing something right and getting a reward that it became a fast-paced game. The more I praised and treated, the more Max wanted to perform and really work hard to get his pay.