The crafty beavers are a group of women who are crafting for a cause. Once a month learn how to make fun, eco friendly arts and crafts and take home your crafty keepsake. Network and get to know your newly made friends. Join us as we discuss causes and organizations that tear at our hearts strings and donate not just money and tangibles, but time. Interested? For $20 per person each month we can get items together for the crafts (trying to keep it under $5 per person for a craft) and have plent …

Workshop 88 is a hackerspace (also know as a makerspace) located in Chicago’s western suburbs. Focused on science, technology, mechanics, culture and the digital arts we offer a space were people with diverse backgrounds can socialize, collaborate and learn. Through shared resources, knowledge and ideas we strive to create a space that promotes community and learning. Workshop 88 is located in 481 N Main St. Rear Building Unit B, in downtown Glen Ellyn, IL. If you are interested in learning mor …

The Chicago Rebel Craft League is a meetup group organized to inspire women who love arts and crafts of all kinds and have different interests and passions to get together to create, share, talk and learn about art... If you'd like to get together to craft, get inspired, and learn from others with a DIY aesthetic, then this group is for you! We will have open studio time where you can just come, hang out, create and have fun, and more specific classes where we will do projects together. Ideall …

I offer Drawing, Painting, Fashion & Design and Portfolio Preparation Classes. I love to teach and I want to offer the community my love for the arts as I know it changes the way we as people view our surroundings. If you are interested in exploring the fine arts with your child or by yourself come and have fun in MY ART STUDIO, you will learn how to Draw, Paint and Fashion and Design. All you have to do is choose what you would like and just do it! Visit me on www.aliciasartstudio.com or www.al …

Don't let the word Artist scare you. If you do creative work, you are an artist. You don't have to be the BEST or a professional at it, just enjoy doing it. And enjoy showing others and maybe teaching or learning from others. I want us to have a place to meet with other local fiber artists, weavers and spinners but also braiders, knitters, crocheters and quilters. To have a couple of hours a month to do some work while chatting with friends. We can show what we are doing, talk about what we hope …

Creative adults are invited to gather in natural settings to garner inspiration for a variety of creative ventures. Each participant will be free to express themselves individually using the chosen media for that program. Basic supplies will be provided though participants are encouraged to bring their own Please understand there will be no formal lessons, just time for individual expression. If this sounds like it's for you....please join us!!!

Welcome to a place for rabid and avid fans of scrapbooking! -------------IMPORTANT!---------------------------------------------- Midwest Scrap-A-Holics of Chicagoland - Chicago Chapter! Monthly Meetups are on the 3rd Saturday of every month.   (Currently we meet at ARCHIVERS in Orland Park, IL until we secure a free venue in Chicago)   If you have further questions, you can email me through the "Contact Organizer" link on Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/Scrap-A-Holics-Downtown-Chicago-Cha...   Fo …

Meet other local Scrapbookers for conversation, inspiration and fun! Come to a Scrapbooking/Cardmaking Meetup to swap techniques for preserving your treasured moments, share keepsakes, trade tips on page layouts and embossing! Even discover new ways to scrap! My name is Mary Lou and I have been an avid scrapper since 2001. I also teach classes at scrapbook retreats and am a verstaile artist. We'll continue to have have monthly crops on the 3rd Saturday of each month (at Archivers in Orland Park, …

Are you interested in exploring the great cultural events that are available in Chicago and the surrounding area? Have you missed one too many exhibits because you were trying to find someone to attend with and share the experience. Let's seek out the interesting and unique exhibits at the major museums and also explore some of the museums and exhibits that are off the beaten path.   Be sure to head over to the Chicago Museum Blog to get the latest scoop in Chicago's museum scene and join our VI …

We are a group of unlikely friends that enjoy a diverse amount of activities ranging from drinks and games of pool, to play-dates, to book clubs, movies, camping, dining out and anything fun! Singles, married, gay, straight, parents, athletes, nerds all our welcome to the congregation of suburbanism.

Welcome! Hi friend! Looking for a group of friendly, crafty people like you? Look no further! We are a new group for knitters and crocheters in the Aurora/Naperville area! We welcome knitters of ALL skill levels, from beginners to the most experienced, all are welcome! What can you expect if you join? Opportunities to meet fellow knitters in your area to chat, laugh, share & of course – knit! We will strive to offer a variety of meet-ups with plenty of opportunities to make friends, have …

Are you an indie girl wandering the cold streets of Chicago? If so, you've come to the right place. We want together a group of music loving, bike riding, artistically inclined, pseudo weird girls to have fun!   For me this group was borne out of the desire to escape mainstream culture, how many times have I stood around in a group of women and felt like wow I just don't relate to you: no, I don't care if the Cubs won last night, not really interested in what sorority you were in, and NO …

    Hi All! Welcome to Witch City Chicago! We are 6 months old now, and have evolved into a really great group. Almost everyone, who is present here at the new group, has been personally involved in the meetups.   And We love this! We are an active group !! We want to create a group where everyone learns, everyone teaches, and everyone is present and involved!   We have celebrated together in ritual, created together on our art/craft night and learned together in our study …

Let's just put it this way: I have a fever for crafts and the only cure is:  MORE CRAFTS!!!      If I had a time machine I would go back to 2nd grade arts and crafts class, just to be among all the yarn and paint and cardboard tubes every day!  I do not consider myself a craft expert by any means but I do consider myself a CRAFTSOMNIAC! It is a passion and an obsession! I am excited to meet others with the same love for all things creative.   I have started this craft group as a way to reach out …

Interested in crafting? Particularly, the needle arts: knitting, crocheting, needlepoint and the like? StitchCraft was created to be a place where folks who love the needle arts can get together and share their love of the craft with having some social interaction with a group of nice folks. Friendships have formed in this group and we've done more than knit together - we've gone shopping and taken field trips (OK to yarn stores, but still...) If you're looking for a group that does crafts …

… I am always throwing great parties, bbq's, starting sports teams, getting a group of people together for dinner or drinks, teaching arts and crafts classes, having costume parties, having dog play dates, etc. so I thought making a Meetup called THIS N THAT would be perfect. This year I will be hosting a number of events including but not limited to Beach parties, BBQ's, All you can eat Sushi night, Kickball team, a childrens arts and crafts class out of my house and MUCH MUCH MORE! I am 31 yrs o …