Experience Creativity Together!

If you are looking for a fun and creative way to spend time with family and friends, craft parties are for you!
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All in-person craft parties take place in the Knoxville, TN area.
Not in the area? Virtual classes are coming soon!

Past Craft Parties!

Art Journaling for the Non-Artist in Old Town Alexandria, VA April 2024

Ready to have some crafty fun of your own? Click the link below to register for an upcoming craft party!

Ephemera

Ephemera: items which were not originally designed to be retained or preserved, but have been collected or retained.

Ideas for collecting and using ephemera

Ideas for starting your own Ephemera stash:
-Security envelopes- I love all the patterns!
-Boxes with cool patterns- tissue boxes!
-Old books- dictionaries are my favorite!
-Bits of string, ribbon, lace, etc.
-Stickers- return labels can be painted!
-Clothing tags- and the bits attaching them
-Pressed flowers- easy to do!
-Photos- yours or from books
-Cards- business, playing, greeting
-3D items- buttons, jewelry, paper clips, etc.

Where to find Ephemera:
-Thrift stores
-Junk Mail
-Yard Sales
-Discount sections
-Creative Upcycle Store
-Friends and family
-On the street
-In the attic/basement/closet
-In the recycling/trash bin
-No buy pages and websites

If you are looking for a fun new way to spend time with friends, meet new friends, or just get out of the house, sign up for an upcoming Public Craft Party!Our Public Craft Parties take place is local businesses- think coffee shops, cafes, breweries, and more. You get to support two local businesses with one outing. It's a win for everyone involved!

Host a Private Craft Party!

Private craft parties are an excellent opportunity to bring folks together not just for the purpose of creating cool things (though that will happen), but also for the purpose of creating memories, connection, community, and fun.So if you have been considering gather people for a specific event* or just because, a private craft party is a great option!I currently offer two categories of Private Craft Parties, based on my love of plants and paper. The majority of the supplies used in all of my craft parties are upcycled, recycled, or thrifted. You can find examples of specific crafts in the gallery and on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube.

DIY Journals

There are as many different ways to make journals as there are people, from super simple to super elaborate. In a DIY Journals- Private Craft Party, each guest will experience the joy of creating a one-of-a-kind journal! They will leave the party with one journal and journal starter kit as well as the skills necessary to make more journals in the future!Interested in booking a Private DIY Journals Craft Party? Fill out this no-obligation form and I will reach out to you within two business days.Let's get creative together!

Plants and Planters

There is something magical about growing plants. And there is something even more magical about growing plants in planters that were bound for the trash.In a Plants and Planters- Private Craft Party, guest will have the opportunity to create a unique upcycled or recycled planter and pick out the perfect plant to go in it. Green thumbs and green containers, its a win-win for guests and the environment!Interested in booking a Plants and Planters- Private Craft Party? Fill out this no-obligation form and I will reach out to you within two business days.Let's get creative together!

*Need a reason to throw a private craft party? I've got you covered.

  • Just because! If you want to bring some folks together for no particular reason at all, do it!

  • Birthday

  • Anniversary- not just relationship related!

  • Book club

  • Office appreciation

  • Team building

  • Homeschool event

  • Graduation

  • Baby shower

  • Bridal shower

  • Going away

  • Retirement

  • Promotion

  • Housewarming

Upcoming Events

As a kid, I would sneak my younger sister's coloring books into bed with me at night and color crazy, elaborate coloring pages. In middle school I took "Home Economics" and made myself some shorts, a stuffed dinosaur, and who knows what else. I loved being creative, but I was the sporty sister, not the artsy one, so I let my creativity dwindle until it was almost gone.But my creativity was still there, waiting.In 2009, I was a few years out of the military, my husband was in college, our daughter was almost 4 years old, and it was cheaper for me to stay home with her than put her in day care. We had to be very carful with money so I got thrifty. And crafty. And my creativity bounded into the light of day, never to be suppressed again. Crocheting was my gateway craft. I could work on a project while hanging out with the family on movie nights, making me feel productive despite just sitting around.But yarn was getting expensive.That's when I fell down the rabbit hole of recycled crafts. "Frogging" a sweater to reuse the yarn, turning books into purses, ironing plastic bags to make fabric, crocheting with plarn (yarn from plastic bags) or old t-shirts, and a long, long list of other fantastic ways to be creative while also saving money AND the planet.Creativity + an infinite supply of cheap material = JOYI have happily lived in that upcycled/recycled rabbit hole ever since. There is so much joy for me in turning "trash" into something fun and functional, to see potential in everything around me.And I can't wait to share that joy of creativity with you!