… Members will also have a chance to participate monthly by diplaying their crafts  in the Gaithersburg Artblitz crafters show and tell happy hour.       

The NoVa Small Business Partners is a brand new group of small business entrepreneurs working in unison to develop strategies to promote and market independent business opportunities. This group will provide resources, educational opportunities and networking socials. The group will also sponsor events aimed at stimulating public interest and developing opportunities for independent consultants and small venders featuring arts and crafts, handmade jewelry and other artistic creations. The group …

Dear Creative Jewelry Friends, This Meetup is sponsored by the Northern Virginia Bead Society (NVBS), a Non-Profit organization created in February of 1992.  Lorraine Morton, who passed away in 2009, was one of the founding 13 members. Our purpose is to encourage members of the community to appreciate and participate in the visual arts through beads. We endeavor to provide a network for education opportunities and the exchange of ideas about beads and techniques in beading. We sponsor a bead and …

Come out and meet new friends in the Woodbridge, VA area while watching a movie, having a glass of wine or a brew, going to festivals and live music venues, laughing at a comedy club, checking out craft fairs, taking a tour, or simply having dinner. It's difficult meeting people in this area so why not make it fun. Come join us in events you always think of doing but never want to do it alone.

We will be meeting to learn Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese, and/or German in a fun, motivating way through through an engaging mix of games, songs, puppet shows, arts & crafts, cooking projects, treasure hunts, movement and drama, all in the foreign language. Our unique, high-energy method is the best way for kids to learn a foreign language!

Are you tired of the bland and uninspired mass-produced offerings of the AB InBEV/MillerCoors conglomerate? Have you recently awakened to the wonders of the craft beer world? Or maybe you're a hard-core Beer Geek whose friends and family just don't seem to be quite as appreciative of the finer points of the brewer's art? Then come join us to explore the cool craft/micro/nano-brew scene that is growing fast in the DMV. We meet and visit brewpubs, breweries, beer festivals and beer-friendly restau …

Welcome! The Carriage House Studio and Gallery is pleased to announce that in response to demand from participants in our past workshops, we will offer our next Fine Art Nude Photography Course! Photography Course: The Figurative and Fine Art Nude / Fall-Winter 2011/2012 Dates: September 2011 - March 2012 Enrollment: Limited to 6 Photographers Description: Here is your opportunity to in the short period of time (6 months Sept - Feb) develop an complete, diverse and high quality portfolio of fig …

Handmade Quilted Accessories Kits DIY sewing quilted accessories

Have you ever wanted to try jewelry making? Wanted a special piece of jewelry but didn't know how to make it, or where to buy it? Here's your chance to make that perfect piece!

We are a small group of teachers, artists, and performers looking for more members. We are passionate about creativity in our community. Creativity should be more present in our schools, our workplace, and our everyday lives. Over the past few months we have started the website Cool Like Pie. www.coollikepie.com While we are proud of the site, we know it could be bigger, better, and more fun with the contributions of others. If you are passionate about creativity and feel you have something to c …

Would you like to join others interested in sewing in a more social setting? Have you always wanted to learn to sew or been curious about what it takes?? Are you a serious seamstress, a novice, or you dabble a little?? Whatever your sewing level or interest we would love to have you join us for fun and creative sewing activities and classes.   Join our Facebook Group: Silver Spring Sewing This is your chance to meet up with up with others in the Silver Spring, DC, VA area who love to sew. Make f …

… We will also occasionally meet in ADAMS Center where we will have circle time (Quran, songs & storytime) , arts & crafts, group play, and snack time. Most of the activities will be during the day on weekdays, school hours.   Group Rules:   1. Playgroup participants will follow the house rules of each meeting location. 2. You must RSVP for all events. No one may show up to an event that has not RSVP'd. A lot of time and energy go into planning events and it helps to have an exact head count. When …

The NOVA Makers meetup is dedicated to creating and supporting a community of makers in Northern Virginia.

We write fiction and love reading literature. We want to talk with others who are on the fiction writing path about literature. We read excellent fiction, discuss it from a craft perspective, and practice writing pastiches based on those readings. We love the chance to share our pastiches with each other. Consider this a kind of graduate level literary fiction reading/writing/workshop. I am open to location/dates/times/number of times/number of members with the following caveats: If we are going …

In 2009, after looking for a group in the Fairfax City area for sewers/knitters/quilters, etc. and not finding one quite close enough, I figured why not start one? Our group is for people looking to stitch with a group to complete all those projects we've started and not completed, and to gain inspiration from others on new projects. Our group is very diverse in experience level, age, and craft. I think that has led to the most fun! No two meet ups are ever the same.

As the organizer of a hopping couples group, I enjoy those activities immensely with my husband. However, there is a major *gap* only women can fill and we gals know and feel exactly what that is! I hope this group will foster precious connections: woman to woman with plenty of laughter and sharing enjoyable activities, from laid back hanging out just chatting to special activities that emerge as our group evolves. Some ideas are games, book club, art, poetry, crafts, pot lucks or inexpensive di …