Crafts Classes in San Diego, CA

Indulge your adventurous side and explore your creativity by combining different media and materials into your paintings! We will use paint, collage, stamping, and multiple drawing implements to produce richly layered works that combine structure and improvisation. You will learn new techniques and approaches through demos, studying other artists,...

Art Journaling can have an amazing, positive impact on your life as an artist or be used to put your thoughts down in a creative way. It’s a space where you can let loose and explore with colors, shapes, lines, new techniques and writing all at once. Some journals are more free-form and expressive, others are more of a “finished” art product....

Indulge your adventurous side and explore your creativity by combining different media and materials into your paintings! We will use paint, collage, stamping, and multiple drawing implements to produce richly layered works that combine structure and improvisation. You will learn new techniques and approaches through demos, studying other artists,...

Explore collage from the comfort of your home in this new online class via Zoom! Turn on your creativity and express yourself using accessible materials and images.  We will experiment with various collage techniques, emphasizing the element of play, while exploring the use of different cutting tools, adhesives and paper. Learn about sourcing...

The beers aren’t the only refreshing thing at Beads & Brews! We’ve got a fresh take on evening crafting and it doesn’t involve paint. With us, it’s all about those…BEADS! Grab your friends and join us for an evening of jewelry-making and a cold one (or two)! Experience the San Diego’s Micro-Breweries, Tap Rooms, Wine Bars and best-kept-secret...

Join us for an open craft night + coffee!   Pick your own project from our most popular Fall DIY's! Projects start at $45 and you can upgrade your project if you would like when you arrive!

Join us for an open craft night + wine!   Pick your own project from our most popular Fall DIY's! Projects start at $45 and you can upgrade your project if you would like when you arrive!

Learn about Chalk Paint® by Annie Sloan and Annie Sloan waxes.  We'll show you step-by-step 4 painting and 3 waxing techniques so you can change your old, tired pieces into new treasures!   All you need to bring is your enthusiasm as we provide everything else needed for the workshop, including a small project to work on to try out your...

A special kind of creative magic awaits you in this workshop. You will learn basic on-the-fold pop-up structures, then progress through a series of more surprising three-dimensional constructions. These can be included in book formats or work alone as paper sculptures. Materials included.

Join us as international instructor Jane LaFazio teaches you how to design your lucky milagro (heart shaped or otherwise).  With your original pattern, you'll create a hand-stitched, embellish 3 dimensional object d'art! A relaxing, soothing way to spent the day, stitching and chatting. I will demonstrate simple hand embroidery stitches, and...

As-sem-blage the act of assembling : the state of being assembled an artistic composition made from scraps, junk, and odds and ends (as of paper, cloth, wood, stone, or metal) b : the art of making assemblages We all have a drawer or maybe a cigar box tucked away with little bits & pieces of history (junk/stuff) we’ve been waiting to do something...

Students will be assigned a classic Musical (Showboat, South Pacific, Hello Dolly, etc.) and will create a design board including their vision of what the show would look like today! Be on the forefront of revived and reimagined Broadway musicals like Oaklahoma!, Carosel, and Once On This Island that are redefining the “classic” musical. Take...