Crafts Classes in Chicago, IL

Have you ever wondered how beautiful candles are made? Have you ever wanted to make fragrant, multicolored candles for yourself or friends?  In this dynamic online workshop, students will learn virtually how to create unique candles to admire and share for far less than what they cost in stores. Students may be able to complete several candles...

This class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions. Learn to fashion different types and sizes of wreathes-from those that hang on the wall to those surrounding a candle to bring a soft glow to your holiday table. Calamia Crafts owner Madeline Yanni will demonstrate how to make an evergreen wreath from scratch,...

Join me online at my NY mosaic studio for a fully interactive exciting 3-hour Trivet making workshop and experience the joy of mosaic while creating your own colorful and useful trivet to put on your dinner table and to be proud of! During the workshop I will be demonstrating everything live and assisting each student individually. You will experience...

Fun with one a great way to explore how a repeated pattern can create texture, dimension and endless designs. Select one thing, found object or material to upcycle. Learn cold connection, design and more. For the Supply List CLICK HERE This program is taking place remotely. If you have signed up, you will receive an email with details of how to...

Chapbooks are an art and a craft. The format is increasingly popular in the indie lit world and a calling card for many respected poets. In this course, we will finish manuscripts for publication in chapbook form that are “market ready.”  This six-week workshop will focus on student manuscripts in progress, offering in-class revision prompts,...

Learn the basic skills and tools to create hand-crafted books, including folding, sewing and gluing, and different types of stitches and structures to create several of your own sample books. Skill Level: Beginner Notes: This interactive online class is presented via Zoom. Please download Zoom prior to your first class. You will be emailed Zoom...

Examine different types of collage, altered art, and other forms of mixed-media utilized by Dada, Surrealist, and contemporary artists. Classes will focus on different types and approaches to collage, with the final weeks focusing on combining collage and other media.  Techniques and practices covered include photomontage, text collage, mixed-media...

Your bath can become your at-home getaway when you add beautiful and fragrant handmade glycerin soaps. Making these beautiful soaps is easy and enjoyable and expressing your creativity is part of the fun. In this course, students will create different types of soaps while learning how to use colors, molds, fragrances, essential oil, extract, herbs,...

In this virtual workshop you will be working with roving fibers and 100% cotton rope to create the word "love".  Fun, creative, and of course hand-woven with all your goodness. This is a beginner class however all you yarn craft experts will enjoy this highly tactile experience. Included in Kit: 1/2 cotton rope 3 colors of roving yarn ...

This is a VIRTUAL WORKSHOP!  When you register for this course, you will be mailed a kit with all of the tools and materials you will need.  You will also be mailed the login information for our virtual course that will take place LIVE on Zoom Finished project: Approximately 9" x 8" circular basket Includes: Fabric yarn and 10mm crochet...

Have you ever wondered how beautiful candles are made?  Have you ever wanted to make fragrant, multicolored candles for yourself or friends?  In this dynamic workshop, students will learn how to create unique candles to admire and share for far less than what they cost in stores.  Students will complete several candles and learn skills...

Join us for Craft Mondays where we take regular old household items and make them fab! In this class learn how to create a chic dream catcher for your room from Popsicle sticks and any other crafty items you may have.  Once you book you'll be sent an email with a link to join our Zoom classroom. Requirements: Must have computer or phone with...

Join watercolor artist Marika Hahn to create a lively and colorful indoor spring garden utilizing coffee filters as a 3D canvas. Recommended supplies include: #4 white cone coffee filters glue scissors a few 1-inch foam or flat top brushes 18- or 24-gauge green wire clear plastic or glass cups for glue and color paper towels and liquid...

Examine different types of collage, altered art, and other forms of mixed-media utilized by Dada, Surrealist, and contemporary artists. The first few classes will focus on different types and approaches to collage, with the final weeks focusing on combining collage and other media.  Techniques and practices covered include Photomontage, Text...

Who doesn’t remember helping decorate the tree when they were growing up? Each ornament has a special meaning attached to it, especially the handmade ones. Give the gift of hands-on creativity that makes lifelong memories! In this class students will learn how to make precious Clay Ornaments. Imagine their sense of pride when giving their loved...