Crafts Classes in Houston, TX

Learn the power and skills to create a healthy, fragrant, natural candle you can feel really good about burning in your home. First part of the class is about theory (candle making craft, ingredients, recipe, suppliers, rules, do’s and don’t, questions) and the second part will be practice. Students will be shown: how to use tools and equipments...

The many layers of silver and blue silks, velvets and linen fabrics give this blossom interest and texture. The shimmery silk velvet center glows like ice. We will use paperback fusible sheets and heat to mold the petals. Use as a corsage or on top of a fabric covered wire stem with tendrils and leaves. Vintage millinery flowers were once molded with...

One of three styles of origami, kusudama was inspired by the patterns made from herbs and flowers in Japanese medicine balls. Experience the meditative quality of this simple yet intricate art as you connect multiple versions of the same shape of folded paper into a recognizable pattern. Create a kusudama model then experiment with designing other...

Settle in for a good soak with the ultimate fizzy bath time treat!  Let your imagination go wild while experimenting with different oils, colors, flowers, and even glitter, for tons of fizzy fun.  

Want to know how to use the cold process soap making method to create soap completely from scratch?  Well, this class will explain to you A to Z cold process soap making so that you can create beautiful handmade soaps right in your kitchen. Oh, and don't worry about your experience level, it really doesn't matter.  This class ranges from...

From this class, you will design a cardholder, and be introduced to basic leather making tools. You will learn how to construct a cardholder, and use techniques, such as saddle-stitching, sanding, and edge-painting.  Due to COVID-19, we are only running online classes at this moment. Please book a session at least 10 days in advance, as we...

This class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions. Gather plants and urban detritus (like rust!) from the surrounding landscape to make beautiful dyes-bright magenta pokeweed, dark black walnut, and rich purple wild grape. In the first session, artist and founder of the Toronto Ink Company Jason Logan will teach...

In this two-part workshop, students will learn how to create simple paper templates and cardboard profiles with which to construct larger symmetrical forms like vases. This workshop will cover basic coil-building techniques, and is great for beginners or those wanting to refine their hand-building skills. The first class will include a slideshow...

Make your sumi-e and/or calligraphy ready for framing and display by mounting/backing them to flatten and strengthen! This workshop demonstrates how to make traditional glue that has been used for mounting masters’ pieces for hundreds of years and is still used in museums for restoration, and how to mount your work with backing paper with the...

Join Miss Georgia on a playful and thoughtful multimedia journey into the world of dreams, wishes, gratitude and joy that focuses on your sense of self in the world we call home. What do you love about it? What would you change? Imagine! This interactive online class is presented via Zoom. Please download Zoom prior to your first class. You will...

Breaking from Convention: Crafting Compelling Narratives from Your Personal Photographic Archive We have all made thousands upon thousands of photos—we store them on our mobile devices, save them on hard-drives, and many are gathering dust in family albums.  Some of you may have outstanding singular images that just don’t seem to fit within...

There is a lot of stress in our lives at this moment in time. Current events are forcing us into the "now." Together we will collect materials, cutting and pasting small parts in order to make a bigger picture. Learn how the process of collage can serve as a way to process events through composition and placement. Using discarded materials that you...

Friday Art Night classes are a great way to end the week! Pour yourself a drink, relax, and create! For ages 21+. Proof of age will be requested on the day of the event. Combine found and long-forgotten clothing scraps from your closet with hand-stitching to put together a fun postcard quilt. All on a 6 x 8 card. Make a custom envelope and address...

Friday Art Night classes are a great way to end the week! Pour yourself a drink, relax, and create! For ages 21+. Proof of age will be requested on the day of the event. Artist Jay DeFeo’s painting The Jewel radiates out from the center of the canvas. She was fascinated by objects with a central shape. Be inspired by DeFeo’s technique and experiment...

Friday Art Night classes are a great way to end the week! Pour yourself a drink, relax, and create! For ages 21+. Proof of age will be requested on the day of the event. Create an artwork inspired by your favorite poem, quote, catch phrase, or piece of writing. Together we’ll discuss Lee Krasner’s painting Desert Moon, and the poem LACMA commissioned...