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Makerspace Crafting Club
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Whether you're a crafting pro or just beginning to explore your creativity, our Crafting Club is the perfect space for you! Bring your own projects or find inspiration in conversation with fellow crafters. We provide a range of supplies, including paint, brushes, pencils, and more, to help you dive into your next creation. Whether you're looking for guidance, fresh ideas, or just a relaxing environment to unwind and explore your creativity, we've got you covered! The Crafting Club offers a welcoming and inspiring space to meet new people and work on your projects. We have multiple crafts available for purchase or bring your own. Crafting Club will meet on the 4th Thursday of every month from 1:00-3:00 PM and 5:30-7:30 PM. Register for one or both sessions! Drop ins welcome. Crafting Club Dates June 26 July 24 August 28

Summer 2025
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Alcohol Ink Peonies
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Alcohol inks are a vibrant, fluid medium that produce stunning, dynamic effects. Discover how to harness their unique properties as you create a stylized peony flower on Yupo paper.

Summer 2025
Watercolor Painting
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Paint a beautiful watercolor painting in this two-hour class. Receive step-by-step instructions and discuss techniques used in the painting, such as wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry. This is a great, no-fear way to learn to paint in watercolors, even if you have no experience. All supplies are provided. Each class can stand alone, or you may take all to build even more skills.

Summer 2025
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Sunflower Acrylic Pour
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Discover the process of mixing acrylic paints with other materials to achieve a fluid consistency, perfect for pouring and creating a beautiful, sunflower-inspired artwork. An 8 x 10 canvas and all the supplies for the pour are included. Please bring a box or tray to bring your canvas home.

Fall 2025
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Embroidery Sampler
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Learn basic embroidery techniques or expand your stitch repertoire! Whether you’re new to stitching or want to dust the rust off your needle, this class is perfect for you. You will create a sampler of various stitches that you can continue to embellish after class.

Fall 2025
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Acrylic Painting
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Learn to create a unique, quick and expressive acrylic painting. Working quickly allows colors to blend and brush strokes to show, creating dynamic results. Create a beautiful acrylic painting following step-by-step instructions, all while learning about composition and color mixing. No experience is necessary and all supplies are included.

Fall 2025
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What is Gouache?
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Gouache is a watercolor medium that dries with a matte finish and can be transparent or opaque, unlike traditional watercolors. Explore this medium as you learn about mixing, layering and creating texture. All supplies included.

Fall 2025
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Drawing from Observation
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Drawing from observation is an important skill for any artist to possess, whether you are creating images from life or imagination. Learn through quick studies, exercises and examples that focus on proportions and perspective. This course offers a structured introduction to the skills of drawing using a range of methods that encourage you to look at things selectively, giving you the tools to record your observations. Students are asked to provide their supplies. A supply list will be given out on the first day of class.

Fall 2025
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Makerspace Crafting Club
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Whether you're a crafting pro or just beginning to explore your creativity, our Crafting Club is the perfect space for you! Bring your own projects or find inspiration in one of our craft kits for purchase. We provide a range of supplies, including paint, brushes, pencils and more, to help you dive into your next creation. Looking for guidance, fresh ideas or just a relaxing environment to unwind and explore your creativity? We've got you covered! The Crafting Club offers a welcoming and inspiring space to meet new people and work on your projects. Crafting Club will meet on the 4th Thursday of every month from 1:00-3:00 PM and 5:30-7:30 PM. Register for one or both sessions! Drop ins welcome. Crafting Club Dates September 18 October 16 November 20 December 18

Fall 2025
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Watercolor Painting
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Create a beautiful watercolor painting in just two hours! Perfect for beginners, this no-pressure class covers techniques like wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry with easy, step-by-step guidance. All supplies are provided.

Fall 2025
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Introduction to Floristry - Hand-Tied Bouquet
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Learn to craft hand-tied bouquets using proper spiraling technique while combining fresh flowers, colors and textures to create balanced, beautiful arrangements. Perfect for beginners or budding floral designers. Class registration closes 72 hours before the start time. Refunds will not be processed after this time. Images serve as inspiration only and are not an exact representation of the arrangements you will make. Flower options are subject to seasonal availability.

Fall 2025
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Bob Ross Landscape Oil Painting
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Paint your very own Bob Ross replica landscape on a 20 x 16 canvas. The relaxed and calm atmosphere will allow you to enjoy the step-by-step presentation to help you create your own masterpiece. Students will paint "Desert Sunset". All equipment and materials will be provided. Bring an apron or smock if you wish. Children 12 years and older are welcome to enroll in this course with an enrolled adult.

Fall 2025
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Embroidered Dala Horse
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Discover Swedish culture as you delve into the art of hand-embroidering the iconic Dala Horse. This beautiful Dala horse will certainly become a family treasure! Experience with basic embroidery is helpful, but not required.

Fall 2025
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Painted Mandala Stones
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Create beautiful painted mandala stones—relaxing, fun and perfect as gifts or décor. No painting experience needed; just bring your imagination and leave with finished pieces and new skills!

Fall 2025
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Photo Organization - Print & Digital
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Develop a system to get your printed photos, digital photos and memorabilia organized once and for all. You'll leave with a strategy that enables you to access any photo you own in just seconds. Learn about scanning slides, movies and prints, backing up cloud storage and scanner options.

Fall 2025
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Halloween Paint Party
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Create a spooky Halloween work of art with friends! Have fun as you create a painting in acrylic paints, following step-by-step instructions. Each person is provided a 16 x 20 canvas, acrylic paints, and all the supplies needed to create their own masterpiece. No experience necessary.

Fall 2025
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Intensive Sewing
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Explore the art of sewing in this hands-on workshop. Learn basic skills, create projects from scratch using both manual techniques and sewing machines and take your projects home! All materials are included.

Fall 2025
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Linocut Printmaking
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Linocut is a printmaking technique in which you carve a design into a sheet of linoleum using a variety of specialized tools. Learn how to design, carve and create multiple prints of your image. We will use Blick Ready Cut Printing Blocks which are more versatile and easier to work with. You will learn a bit of the history of linocut printmaking and the possibilities for more advanced applications of this art form. Linocut prints make perfect holiday cards.

Fall 2025
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Floral Textual Tablescape
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Explore asymmetrical floral design using unique shapes, textures and techniques to create bespoke arrangements perfect for standout event work and personal creative expression. Class registration closes 72 hours before the start time. Refunds will not be processed after this time. Images serve as inspiration only and are not an exact representation of the arrangements you will make. Flower options are subject to seasonal availability.

Fall 2025
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Luxury Floral Compote Winter Arrangement
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Create a modern compote arrangement using seasonal blooms and sustainable techniques, exploring shape, movement and style to reflect current floral trends and elevate your design skills. Class registration closes 72 hours before the start time. Refunds will not be processed after this time. Images serve as inspiration only and are not an exact representation of the arrangements you will make. Flower options are subject to seasonal availability.

Fall 2025
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One-Stroke Flowers in Watercolor
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Explore the art of creating beautiful flower paintings in watercolors using only one stroke for each petal or leaf. You will learn the proper technique for loading your brush with paint to create contrast and movement in each leaf and flower. Discover the basic strokes needed to create a variety of different flowers.

Fall 2025

Minnetonka Community Education

Makerspace Crafting Club
Create

Alcohol Ink Peonies
Create

Watercolor Painting
Create

Sunflower Acrylic Pour
Create

Embroidery Sampler
Create

Acrylic Painting
Create

What is Gouache?
Create

Drawing from Observation
Create

Makerspace Crafting Club
Create

Watercolor Painting
Create

Introduction to Floristry - Hand-Tied Bouquet
Create

Bob Ross Landscape Oil Painting
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Embroidered Dala Horse
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Painted Mandala Stones
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Photo Organization - Print & Digital
Create

Halloween Paint Party
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Intensive Sewing
Create

Linocut Printmaking
Create

Floral Textual Tablescape
Create

Luxury Floral Compote Winter Arrangement
Create

One-Stroke Flowers in Watercolor
Create

Minnetonka Community Education

Makerspace Crafting Club Create

Alcohol Ink Peonies Create

Watercolor Painting Create

Sunflower Acrylic Pour Create

Embroidery Sampler Create

Acrylic Painting Create

What is Gouache? Create

Drawing from Observation Create

Makerspace Crafting Club Create

Watercolor Painting Create

Introduction to Floristry - Hand-Tied Bouquet Create

Bob Ross Landscape Oil Painting Create

Embroidered Dala Horse Create

Painted Mandala Stones Create

Photo Organization - Print & Digital Create

Halloween Paint Party Create

Intensive Sewing Create

Linocut Printmaking Create

Floral Textual Tablescape Create

Luxury Floral Compote Winter Arrangement Create

One-Stroke Flowers in Watercolor Create

Makerspace Crafting Club
Create

Alcohol Ink Peonies
Create

Watercolor Painting
Create

Sunflower Acrylic Pour
Create

Embroidery Sampler
Create

Acrylic Painting
Create

What is Gouache?
Create

Drawing from Observation
Create

Makerspace Crafting Club
Create

Watercolor Painting
Create

Introduction to Floristry - Hand-Tied Bouquet
Create

Bob Ross Landscape Oil Painting
Create

Embroidered Dala Horse
Create

Painted Mandala Stones
Create

Photo Organization - Print & Digital
Create

Halloween Paint Party
Create

Intensive Sewing
Create

Linocut Printmaking
Create

Floral Textual Tablescape
Create

Luxury Floral Compote Winter Arrangement
Create

One-Stroke Flowers in Watercolor
Create