Did your grandmother have a tin filled with all kinds of sharp and pokey things, mixed with thread and fibers? Mine did, and something about it was just magical. The two most used ones were cookie tins that she kept under her couch. She had one that held her bobby pins for her to roll her hair every night and the other held the notions for yo-yos. She would always be tracing her saucers and cutting out circles and making what she called yo-yos. (Now a days you can buy a tool to make them but that's really not necessary.) She didn't have the terminology at the time but what she was doing was regulating her nervous system through repetitive marking, cutting, sewing, and then joining. The project didn't take much mental effort but was something to keep your hands busy.

Join me in this class, Yo Yo on the Go, as I teach you how to make our own yo-yos from scratch and I'll show you some easy ways to make the project portable -- think waiting at the car pick up line or sitting at the brewery with a fun beverage! I will also bring some examples to show how you can use them!

ages 8 and up *be sure the child feels comfortable with hand sewing with needles

$10

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This junk journaling class invites you to explore a creative, tactile art form that transforms the bits and pieces of everyday life into beautiful, eye-catching journal pages eager to tell your story. It’s a creative playground that allows you to express yourself in ways you never expected. Come have fun, make friends, and make magic.

What You Will Learn

• Found material selection — how to choose papers, textures, and objects that add character and meaning.

• Layering and collage techniques — building depth with composition, color, and contrast.

• Page design — creating pockets, flips, tags, clusters, and interactive elements.

• Mixed media methods — using inks, stamps, stencils, distressing, fabric, lace, and simple binding.

What is the Junk Journal Style

• “Clean” – Instead of the heavily distressed, grungy, vintage look many junk journals have, the “clean” style focuses on beauty, color, and a more curated feel.

• Esthetically botanical and floral

What You Leave With

• a handmade junk journal, beautiful and uniquely yours

• a set of new techniques

• the confidence to continue creating at home

ages 16 and up

$120 for six classes, class meets every Tuesday April 21- May 26

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Create a one of a kind clothing item and learn applique in the process! This is a beginner friendly upcycle project that will give you the confidence to upcycle your clothes. Bring a sweatshirt or t-shirt you want to breathe new life into. We'll go over how to do applique work on clothing and how to do reverse applique. You can use some sun bonnet sue blocks that we'll provide or you can find fabric around the store to create your own design. Hearts, butterflies, flowers, boots, you name it, you can applique it. This project is perfect for a shirt with a stain on it or a shirt with a logo you want to hide.

This class is beginner friendly, but does require basic sewing knowledge. If you're a complete beginner consider attending sewing 101 on April 5th to prepare for this class.

ages 10 and up

$35

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Join Jordan as she teaches you how to make the infamous granny square! Basic crochet knowledge required.

Ages 12 and up

$25

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Join Jordan as she teaches you the basics of crochet. In this hour and a half class you will learn how to make a washcloth. Leave with a crochet hook and a finished washcloth (if you don’t finish, you will leave with everything you need to finish it at home).

Ages 12 and up

$25

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Do you want to use your creativity to change the world? All artists, activists, ARTIVISTS, creative and critical thinkers are welcome! Let’s learn from one another and support each other’s initiatives. Led by Dannie Snyder, Interdisciplinary Artivist, we'll discuss our goals, choices in tactics, what's working, what's not, how we can avoid burnout, and resources for developing our theories and practices. This is also a great space to find allies and collaborators as well as to recruit volunteers for your projects.

Dannie Snyder is an independent voter that facilitates many nonpolitical and bipartisan projects that use the arts to inspire local and global change, particularly in regards to her work in access to medicine and healthy foods. While some of her projects may lean more to the left or right, her goal is to foster a safe space where we can all be seen and heard as human beings. We all have fears and flaws, so here is a space where we encourage each other in pursuing our dreams and where we can grow, both personally and as a community.

this is a FREE event, but please register as space is limited

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Throughout the duration of this class, you will learn all of the steps in the quilting process by making a mini wall quilt. During the first week of this class, we will select fabrics for your quilt and start cutting out materials. In the second class, we will piece together your quilt top. During week three, we will quilt your quilt. Finally, during week four, we will finish the quilt with binding and wall hanging tabs if you like. By the end of the 4 week course, you will know all of the necessary steps for making a quilt of any size!

A basic familiarity of your sewing machine is required for this course. If you're not familiar with your sewing machine, the Sewing 101 class on April 5th, will prepare you for this class.

Ages 12 and up

$75, four Fridays from April 10th- May 1st

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Do you want to use your creativity to change the world? All artists, activists, ARTIVISTS, creative and critical thinkers are welcome! Let’s learn from one another and support each other’s initiatives. Led by Dannie Snyder, Interdisciplinary Artivist, we'll discuss our goals, choices in tactics, what's working, what's not, how we can avoid burnout, and resources for developing our theories and practices. This is also a great space to find allies and collaborators as well as to recruit volunteers for your projects.

Dannie Snyder is an independent voter that facilitates many nonpolitical and bipartisan projects that use the arts to inspire local and global change, particularly in regards to her work in access to medicine and healthy foods. While some of her projects may lean more to the left or right, her goal is to foster a safe space where we can all be seen and heard as human beings. We all have fears and flaws, so here is a space where we encourage each other in pursuing our dreams and where we can grow, both personally and as a community.

this is a FREE event, but please register as space is limited

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Posterboard and markers provided. All you need to bring is your creativity!

Create a unique zentangle with meditative line usage with masking fluid and add Watercolor for that pop of color. Embrace spring time thoughts with this relaxing activity.

ages 12 and up

$25

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Get a page done in your personal Sketchbook or journal using mixed media. Explore Collage, paint, drawing and more to get you out of a creative block or Explore combos that might shake up your work in a great way.

Please bring your own journal/Sketchbook

Great for all ages.

Bring any sized sketchbook or old book to repurpose into you art journal with you. All other supplies will be provided.

$25

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Come to the Scrappy Elephant and discover the joy of palette knife painting with Lindsay! It is a fun, expressive, forgiving, and versatile painting technique. This Spring inspired painting class will be a fun way to celebrate the start of a new season and learn something new! Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting some paint on.

This class is great for teens and adults.

$35

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Join Jordan as she teaches you how to make the infamous granny square! Basic crochet knowledge required.

Ages 12 and up

$25

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Join Jordan as she teaches you the basics of crochet. In this hour and a half class you will learn how to make a washcloth. Leave with a crochet hook and a finished washcloth (if you don’t finish, you will leave with everything you need to finish it at home).

Ages 12 and up

$25

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Explore the world of texture around you and capture it in your art journal! We will make one time "stamps" using a moldible material and do texture rubbing.

* this class may involve a walk of a block or two if the weather is not damp.

Ages 10 and up

$20

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Knit a headband with a twist! In this class, you'll learn some beginner knitting techniques, including casting on, knitting, purling, and binding off. Every learner will make their own headband and will get to take home written instructions on the whole process. All materials will be provided.

ages 13 and up

$25

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Bring your valentine, galintine, or come as you are and create a creative set of zentangles using mixed media. You will be guided through the process of creating a floral or heart themed zentangle that will be a nice card or framed gift.

We will use watercolor, masking fluid and a fun mix of mark making materials to create one of a kind pieces!

Ages 8 and up

$20

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In this beginner course, you will learn foundational knitting techniques, including:

• casting on, or starting a knitting project,

• the garter stitch,

• and binding off, or finishing a project.

These techniques will be used to create a reusable cozy, perfect for enjoying a warm beverage in a coffee mug or disposable coffee cup!

No experience or supplies necessary, just a willingness to learn!

ages 12 and up

$25

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Come learn how to spin yarn from a sheep’s fleece and then design a knitted or crocheted project specifically for the yarn you spin.

What you’ll learn:

• How to card a sheep fleece with hand carders and a drum carder

• How to spin on a spinning wheel and with a drop spindle

• How to determine the weight of the yarn you spin

• How to design a knitted or crocheted project using the yarn you have spun

• Depending on the project you design and your level of experience, you may also learn some new knitting techniques

• And if you are new to fiber arts, you will also learn to either knit or crochet to make the project you design.

This is an introduction to spinning and project design for ages 8 and up.

The cost is $200 for 10 weeks of classes that are 2 hours each. This fee includes:

• One top-whorl drop spindle that is yours to keep

• Knitting needles or crochet hooks appropriate to the project you design, also yours to keep

• Access to hand carders, a drum carder, a spinning wheel, and other tools used in hand spinning

• Instruction from an experienced spinner who also knits and crochets

• Enough fleece to spin into yarn to make projects about the size of those pictured

• All classes are Thursdays from 1 to 3 p.m. on the following dates: 

  February 12, 19, and 26, March 5, 12, and 26 ,No Class March 19, April 2, 9, 16, and 30

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Join Jordan as she teaches you how to make the infamous granny square! Basic crochet knowledge required.

Ages 12 and up

$25

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Join Jordan as she teaches you the basics of crochet. In this hour and a half class you will learn how to make a washcloth. Leave with a crochet hook and a finished washcloth (if you don’t finish, you will leave with everything you need to finish it at home).

Ages 12 and up

$25

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Come to the Scrappy Elephant and discover the joy of palette knife painting with Lindsay! It is a fun, expressive, forgiving, and versatile painting technique. This Winter Wonderland inspired painting class will be a fun way to get in the holiday spirit and learn something new!

This class is great for children ages 10 and older and all adults are welcome.

All supplies are included.

$35

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In this beginner course, you will learn foundational knitting techniques, including:

• casting on, or starting a knitting project,

• the garter stitch,

• and binding off, or finishing a project.

These techniques will be used to create a reusable cozy, perfect for enjoying a warm beverage in a coffee mug or disposable coffee cup!

No experience or supplies necessary, just a willingness to learn!

ages 12 and up

$25

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Want to set up a great creative endeavor for the new year? Intimidated by the thought of filling a sketchbook? That first page is always difficult to start! Let's work on some techniques together to get creative and be more free in your art journal journey.

This class will focus on image transfers and incorporating text into pages.

Great for all ages.

Bring any sized sketchbook or old book to repurpose into you art journal with you. All other supplies will be provided.

$25

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Come to the Scrappy Elephant and learn how to make this adorable Gingerbread Garland with Lindsay! You will learn how to make these gingerbread using recycled paper. Lindsay will demo how to make paper, and then students will paint premade gingerbread by Lindsay and assemble their garlands. Supplies will be given to any student that doesn’t finish their garland during class.

This class is great for teens and adults.

All supplies are included.

$25

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Come to the Scrappy Elephant and discover the joy of palette knife painting with Lindsay! It is a fun, expressive, forgiving, and versatile painting technique. This Winter Wonderland inspired painting class will be a fun way to get in the holiday spirit and learn something new!

This class is great for children ages 10 and older and all adults are welcome.

All supplies are included.

$35

Sign up here!

Come to the Scrappy Elephant and discover the joy of palette knife painting with Lindsay! It is a fun, expressive, forgiving, and versatile painting technique. This Winter Wonderland inspired painting class will be a fun way to get in the holiday spirit and learn something new!

This class is great for children ages 10 and older and all adults are welcome.

All supplies are included.

$35

Sign up here!

Join Jordan as she teaches you how to make the infamous granny square! Basic crochet knowledge required.

Ages 12 and up

$25

Sign up here!

Join Jordan as she teaches you the basics of crochet. In this hour and a half class you will learn how to make a washcloth. Leave with a crochet hook and a finished washcloth (if you don’t finish, you will leave with everything you need to finish it at home).

Ages 12 and up

$25

Sign up here!