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Crafternoon Delight: Valentines

Crafternoon Delight: Valentines

2/12, noon – 1:oopm Create Valentines with reuse materials to show you care about your sweetie and the environment. Or if you’d rather express your dark side, come create anti-valentines. We aim to please! RSVP required: http://diystudio.net/create/. $10 non-member, $8 members.

Reuse Challenge: Tuna Can

Reuse Challenge: Tuna Can

2/1 – 2/22, FREE! Each month DIY Studio hosts a Reuse Challenge to encourage creatives to rethink and reimagine. February’s challenge must include a tuna can. Post your photos of your recreation by midnight Feb, 22 on our timeline. The participant who earned the most 

Clay Day Crafternoon

Clay Day Crafternoon

Bring your kiddos (or simply yourself) and lets create something magical from some lumps of clay! We’ll show you basic clay building (slab, pinch pots, coil pots, score, slip) and build from our imaginations. Make something, take it home if you don’t want it fired, 

Gearing up for 2014

Gearing up for 2014

We are starting to get ready for 2014 as well as celebrate and reflect on all that DIY Studio has accomplished in the last year. Since May of 2013, we’ve clocked over 2150 volunteer hours and diverted, on average, 155 pounds from the solid waste stream 

Trashion Contest

Trashion Contest

DIY Studio is thrilled to provide an opportunity for ages 12 to adult to use their design skills to create and exhibit a recycled/reused garment created from items that would otherwise be thrown in the trash. Many thanks to Straub Environmental Center for sponsoring this event and the 

Reuse Wrapping Event

    Saturday, Dec. 21, noon to 6pm Have no fear, DIY Studio is here! DIY Studio makes holidays a snap with reuse wrap. Bring in a “naked” gift and we’ll wrap it up in something earth-friendly and fanciful. We’ll even have a station where 

Meet the Makers and Something Red Art Walk

Meet the Makers and Something Red Art Walk

Meet the Makers and Something Red Art Walk Dec. 4, 5 – 7pm Come support local artists by visiting DIY Studio for a special evening of Meet the Makers. You’ll be able to meet and greet our talented reuse artists and ask about their process 

CARTM, Creative Reuse in Manzanita

CARTM, Creative Reuse in Manzanita

My family and I headed for the beach and stopped at CARTM for a bit of creative reuse inspiration. CARTM is a really interesting place. The land is owned by Manzanita and CARTM uses the land for it’s transfer station, recycle station,  and for the Refindery, 

24 Hour Comic Challenge

24 Hour Comic Challenge

24 Hour Comic Challenge will be moved to January due to a scheduling conflict. That will also give DIY Studio and Corrosive Comics more time to promote the event. Please let us know if you would like to help plan the event as well. Join 

Crafternoon Delight

Crafternoon Delight

Join us November 7th (paper medallions), and 21st (earrings) for some crafternoon delight. Visit on your lunch break to whip up a delicious craft. For the month of November we’ll focus on crafts that make fabulous gifts. $10 instruction and $5 supply cost, ($15 non-members, $10 members) 

Costume Swap!

Costume Swap!

Saturday, October 12,  1:00 – 2:30pm Save a little green while going green with DIY Studio’s costume swap. Bring a few costumes and props in good to excellent condition (no significant spots/holes) to share and in return you’ll earn tickets to concoct your Halloween costume. 

September Saturday Savings

September Saturday Savings

  Come fill up your bag and green up your art at DIY Studio each Saturday in September (until 9/21, while supplies last). Simply use one of our reuse paper bags and fill up on scrapbooking, fabric, office, craft and hobby supplies. $25/bag for non-members 

Open Studio for Members Only

Open Studio for Members Only

We’ve offered a new perk to our members because we love you so darn much! We’ve heard that people are in need of a place to spread out and create. So we’ve opened our studio for Members Only Open Studio times. Check the calendar above 

August Classes and Workshops

We’ve got a lot of fun planned for you this month! DIY Studio is the place where you can focus on creating and feel good about the resources you create with. We take care of everything! From acquiring supplies, providing ample room, as well as