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Be Your Most Creative Self at Austin Craft Lounge

May 14, 2019 by Brittany Ballard Leave a Comment

Austin Craft Lounge Event
Every person chooses their own project (Credit: Austin Craft Lounge)

Austin Craft Lounge, a local crafting studio that offers over 50 different projects, has a special twist you don’t see at other craft spots. You don’t have to make the same project as everyone else during class!

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Become a DIY Crafting Master at North Loop’s Crafts & Drafts

July 31, 2018 by Vi Chetan Leave a Comment

DIY Crafting Austin at Crafts & Drafts

Some of the crafting supplies available at North Loop’s Crafts & Drafts

Wine and paint parties took us by storm a few years ago. The simple premise has turned out to be incredibly entertaining and successful. But we aren’t all painters! I know I’m definitely lacking in the fine arts department…

Ananda Neureither, who found herself on the way to yet another wine and paint party, wondered about variations on the theme. Her crafting and DIY prowess soon manifested as Crafts & Drafts, a local workroom where you can take classes or host your own event.

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The 7 Best Places for Hands-on Crafting in Austin

April 17, 2018 by Brittany Ballard 3 Comments

Best Crafting in Austin

Credit: Bead It Austin

Austin is a great place to get craft beer with buddies, but there’s another “crafty” side of our city. If you’re into painting, jewelry-making, or any other type of arts and crafts, then keep reading. Let your creative spirit run free at these seven awesome places for hands-on crafting in Austin!

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CRAFT Hosts Workshops and Open Crafting Hours in East Austin

May 24, 2016 by Kelli McDonald 1 Comment

Craft Austin Junkyard Room for Art Projects

“The Junkyard” area is full of et cetera crafting supplies like tea tins, doll parts, cork and old encyclopedias (Credit: Diana Ascarrunz Photography)

This isn’t your kid’s crafting room. At its new location on East Cesar Chavez Street, CRAFT continues to offer open crafting hours, group events, workshops and various shades of glitter. [Read more…]

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You Wanna Be Crafty? Better Do What You Can and Bead It!

November 11, 2014 by Kelli McDonald Leave a Comment

Bead It Storefront on S Lamar

Welcome to Bead It on S Lamar

Show how funky strong your style is at Bead It. Baskets and bowls of beads cover table after table, while strings of jewelry hang on the wall like sparkling tapestries. Everything is arranged by color or grouped with like items to inspire and create a beautiful house of delicate trinkets.

Visit this South Austin shop to discover a vast array of beads to take home, or stay for a jewelry design class. Classes range from beginner to advanced, but every participant leaves with a creation of their own making. [Read more…]

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Light a Fire and Blow at Hyde Park’s Blue Moon Glassworks

November 3, 2014 by Cris Mueller 1 Comment

Glass blown ornaments at Blue Moon Glassworks

Glass blown ornaments from Blue Moon Glassworks

Tucked neatly into an envelope of leafy boughs in Hyde Park, Blue Moon Glassworks and owner Jim Berry have breathed life into an artistic niche in Austin for more than 14 years.

The store is filled with a colorful and ingenious array of one of a kind glass creations, and today my own unique collection of blown glass ornaments sits among these treasures.

Jim grew up in a home filled with artistic craft projects which he learned to recreate later in life. After retiring, he found himself learning new techniques and even selling pieces, soon setting out with a personal agenda to teach. At that, Blue Moon Glassworks was born. [Read more…]

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