Cool Place Alert: The Newly-Reborn DIY Lounge, at Collage
Submitted by crafty-admin on November 6, 2007 - 9:32am.
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DIY Lounge has always been a wonderful place. Imagine a room filled with all kinds of craft supplies, where on any given day, people are learning to embroider, crochet, make bath salts, or paint with wax. The creative energy is just amazing!
Jen Neitzel, herself an avid maker, started the DIY Lounge in 2005. She saw a need in the community for a place where people could learn a wide variety of DIY skills, without spending a fortune. And she saw the kind of community connections that formed from people sharing their knowledge with each other. (DIY Lounge is always open to new teachers. If you're interested in teaching, just contact Jen.)
Earlier this year, Jen and Maria Raleigh (proprietress of Collage) joined forces, relocating the Lounge to the spacious classroom at the back of that most-excellent store. And just recently, the two have been hard at work on giving the space a nice makeover. With fresh new paint, lots of light, and easy-access storage for all those supplies, the Lounge is now a seriously Cadillac environment for learning stuff.
If you haven't before, be sure and check out the DIY Lounge calendar of upcoming classes, because there are so many great holiday-making ones coming up! For instance:
Beeswax Keepsake Ornaments, taught by Linda Womack.
Card of the Month - Winter Holidays, Technique Tuesday - Gift Tags, and Chinese Food Take-out Boxes as Holiday Gift Boxes, all taught by Dawn Sorem
Toolbox Jewelry, Easy Glass Etching and Memory Jewelry, taught by Bridget Benton
Embroidered Photo Ornaments, taught by Sister Diane
Holiday Cocktail Rings, taught by Amanda Horton
Holiday Mandala Mirrors, taught by Christine Claringbold
Rockin' the Stencil with a Little Spiced Eggnog, taught by Jennifer McMullen
Tricked Out Photo Albums - Holiday Style, taught by Miranda Mullin
DIY Lounge and Collage are also putting on a little shindig on Wednesday, November 14 to celebrate their new space, and all the crafty goodness that goes on there. Stop by and you can enjoy refreshments, music by DJ Richard Rockstar, lots of raffle prizes, and 20% off everything in Collage. Woo!
