We love to have fun, meet new people, and share our love of paper crafts. Whether you are new or local to the area. Or just new to paper crafts - i.e. scrapbooks, card making, 3D projects, etc. And if you've been paper crafting for years we would love to meet and learn from your experience. We meet regularly to create handmade cards, scrapbook pages, and gifts. Our goal is to learn new techniques and create fun projects and cards. The activity locations will vary between Cedar Park, Leander, and …

Take painting or drawing lessons on a flexible schedule. 1-3pm on most Saturdays at Hobby Lobby Northwest. $15 per two hour lesson/class. Learn watercolor, oil, acrylic or pencil drawing. Everyone is on their own self paced course. For more information: http://www.marketingdesignsolutions.net/artlessons/ Instructor has over 17 years art instruction experience. Fine arts degrees U.T. Austin. Over 30 years painting/drawing experience. Go to Photos on the menu and view the student's and instructors …

Artists, Musicians, Makers, Dancers, Crafters, Designers, Reiki Masters, Massage Lovers, Tattoo Lovers, Lovers of the Weird, Tarot Readers, Burners, Hoopers, Fire Dancers, Yogi's, and just interesting folks who love life, love connecting and creating and sharing. It is more of a state of mind than a particular job or hobby that brings us together at "The Weirdery". We are not just "outside the box" thinkers, we have grabbed the box, painted it, added a few feathers and turned it into a cool lam …

Tired of those big meet-up groups where you have no idea where they are meeting or what type of people you're meeting? Or groups who only have one type of meet-up (fitness only/book club/ect)? Want to get out and have some fun? Then this group is for you!! This group is for young ladies who want to get out more and meet friends!!This group is for ladies who are new to Austin or have been here their whole life! Absolutely no boys allowed! We will have meet-ups for almost anything.... -Movie Night …

TechShop is the first membership-based, do-it-yourself workshop and fabrication studio. We provide members with access to tools and equipment, instruction from local professionals and educators and a community of creative and supportive people. TechShop offers training on every piece of equipment in the facility to members and the public. Our wide range of classes lets you learn how to use the tools and equipment as you need them. At TechShop you can build your dreams and we will provide the too …

Check my blog here - http://www.centraltexascrafter.com We meet regularly to create gifts, scrapbook pages and handmade cards using supplied pre-cut / pre-scored papers, rubber stamps, punches, many wonderful embellishments and tools. The goal is to learn new techniques or create fun projects and cards to take home. Normally, there is a class fee; members who respond for the class are requested to RSVP with payment prior to the class (by the RSVP date) to ensure enough kits are created for the c …

Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to see what the vision is. This meetup is designed to be a group of folks that knit, crochet and other hand work that meet in a social circle in Austin.  In addition to other wonderful groups in town, this will provide an a additional venue for knitters and crocheters to meet in Austin during the day and mid-week.  Typical days that will be scheduled (depending on the interest of members) will be either M/W/F anywhere from 10 am - 3pm. People that atten …

The Austin Jolly Jems is a group of craftsy people interested in making handcrafted jewelry.  It's a place for beaders and jewelry makers of all levels to meetup and share designing concepts, tips and tools of the "trade", connect and network with each other. Come learn or teach beading, wire wrapping and other cool skills...See you on Project Accessory!

Come and meet other local people interested in brewing beer, sharing recipes and sampling brews!!The Home Brewers group is for those that love beer, love to brew or love to try new home brews! Never brewed before? That's ok we will have sessions and teach you the art of brewing beer. This group is all about gathering to discuss brewing techniques, meeting new friends and who am I kidding another reason to say cheers!We will have monthly meetings scheduled throughout the year, as well as other ev …

Meet Austin artists who make and bind journals, blank books, and photo albums by hand, using a variety of media. Learn bookmaking techniques, share ideas, artwork, and skills. austinbookworkers.org

This group is for anyone interested in showing up with greater passion, confidence, charisma and presence than ever before. This multi-disciplinary approach is crafted to shake off the social malaise that creeps up on us all! Closet artists, poets, singers: they find their voice. Shy people learn how to succeed with others. Men and women learn how to spark genuine attraction. There's no time to be playing small anymore! It's time to shine and ask for what you deserve! Classes led by Guy Monroe, …

We are warriors, Bards, and Mystics of all heritages and traditions that come together to not only study and continue on the road of perfection for our craft, but to apply it to our everyday dealings. This group is about action. It is about reclaiming the Earth from those that have done Her harm for far to long, and the reestablishing our proper place in our ecosystem. We accomplish this by creating sustainable communities, grow our own food, and raise and hunt for our meat. We keep the sacred i …

[Resuming again in November 2012. Thanks for your patience!] We are people who meet to be creative in nature. Our events are outings. We walk to places in nature where we break to be creative. We do not talk during our breaks, but we talk again afterwards to share our creations. We are an artsy group, not a hiking group. All who seek to create from nature are welcome, whatever your art, whether you write, draw, paint, sculpt, craft, photograph, dance, philosophize, or meditate for inspiration. P …

This group rocks!  We are a dynamic group of women, who share the common goal of dedicating our time to our children and families.  Together, we offer one another support with the daily ups and downs of being stay at home or work at home mothers.  We offer our children the opportunity to socialize and have fun through regular meetups.  Our calendar offers a variety of events each month.  Activities such as park play, storytime and arts and crafts are available for the children.  Activities such …

Austin Therapists Professional Development Group Welcome new friends! This enjoyable group is for therapists (all types), counselors (LPC's, LCSWs, Psychotherapists, Psychologists), health practitioners, life coaches, interns and students who are interested in learning, developing, improving, expanding upon and mastering the art of their craft or field of study.This group is for ALL levels. Sincere interest in professional development within the field of service and healing is the primary criter …

This group is for all ages (kids must have an adult attend with them) and all skill levels. Anyone who has an interest in origami is welcome to share your skills and learn new models. If you have your own supplies, bring them along, but of course, we always have plenty of paper to share. There are no membership dues or fees.  Everyone is welcome to attend at no charge.  But it sure would be nice if those of you who are able would make a donation! If you can, please consider donating $1 - $2 per …

Like good actors, writers that draw on their emotional experiences often create the most compelling works. This creative non-fiction group is meant for people who have written fiction in the past and want to try their hand at personal essays or others ways of putting more of themselves into their writing, or writers like me who have focused on traditional non-fiction topics such as How To articles and want to add more color to their pieces. The focus will be on the craft of creative non-fiction …

This is a playgroup for parent of twins and multiples in the Austin and surrounding areas. Being a parent to multiples is truly a unique experience. This group will be not only for letting our children play, but to help us as parents share our experiences and build a community to lean on. We will strive to have play dates all over the Austin area. I would like to also try to attend story times at libraries, go to the children's museum, visit local parks, have arts and craft times, holiday partie …

Has a stranger ever said something to you that brightened your day? Have you ever wanted to find a way you could take that feeling and pay it forward? So have we! There are amazing things going on all around us. What if we could find, create, and take advantage of ways to make people feel connected to the community around them? Like build a ball pit in the middle of the city that brings two random people together. check this out! Or maybe ask questions to others that helped them appreciate their …

This is a fun and energetic group of like minded paper artists. We meet once a month to stamp and learn new techniques, have great food and share ideas. I'm the founder of the Understand Blue blog and the Understand Blue Paper Arts Television Show, and the Community Manager of www.splitcoaststampers.com - the largest papercrafting community on the web. We also welcome suggestions for crafty meetings - want to learn a specific technique from an expert? Want to swap craft supplies with other craft …

This group was originally founded for creative Austin singles to help identify themselves and find one another but is now expanding to include all creative people in a relationship or not. By 'creative' we mean that your creative passions are a strong and important part of your life. Whether writing, visual art, music, performance, or other crafts compel you, creative work is important to your happiness, and you seek creative relationships (friendship or otherwise) with others who understand …

My name is Alexis Black. I am a professional corset maker. My business is Electra Designs Corsetry. I have been making corsets for over 20 years, and professionally since 1998. Electra Designs Corsetry specializes in high quality, hand made custom corsets for all shapes, sizes, genders and purposes. I am a one-woman online business. I design and create corsets here, in my home studio in Texas. I also teach corset-making classes at my home studio workshop. It can be hard for people to take tim …