This group was formed to help women who have a lot of great items they no longer need find a good home for their items, with the opportunity to swap for things they might need in the process! With the current economic conditions, times are tough, so the purpose of this group is to get rid of items you no longer need, and instead trade for something you do. I envison this being mostly a clothing, purses, accessories swap, but if members have other items, perhaps we can also hold specialized swaps …

Welcome to Handmade Enthusiasts where we celebrate the arts and crafts while also making new friends and connections. At Handmade Enthusiasts, our group provides a great forum to learn new crafts, to try new arts and to explore the wonderful world of art and craft.  With our "sister" meetup group, Art and Craft-Tastic, we enjoy a wide variety of crafting courses including: Knitting and Crochet Felting Jewelry Making Beadweaving Wire Wrapping Silver Clay Riveting Collage Painting Sewing Chain M …

This is the official Ponoko Meetup group - based in San Francisco. Attending our regular meetups is a great way to meet other people who are interested in making extraordinary things, using the latest tools at our disposal. Ask questions from our Ponoko team members and other attendees, check out materials & example products, and learn some invaluable tips for making with Ponoko. If you're not in the Bay Area and would like to host your own Ponoko meetup, you're welcome to schedule your own h …

Get your creative juices flowing at Craft Labs in San Francisco. Embellish your wardrobe or your home with unique custom crafts designed and made by you! All classes are held in a sunny artist’s studio space located in the Mission/Potrero Hill district, and taught by Susan Peterson, an artist and arts educator with more than 20 years of experience. Channel your inner craftiness with cool gadgets, jewelry, handmade books, paper, candleholders, wrist cuffs and cards. Feel good about yourself as yo …

Craft Flash Mob is a group that connects crafters and DIY enthusiasts of all ages with peers who like to do the same. This group is loosely based upon the idea of a flash mob, where people show up en masse to a location, participate in some (often unusual) activity, and then disperse. Crafting in coffee shops and cafes is a lot of fun to do with others and might be considered an "unusual activity" by some. So, join this group if you: are an adult over 21 years of age, have DIY/craft projects th …

We will be building things together. So get your dream hats on and your crafty paws ready to make the greatest thing ever! We'll use power tools and raw materials to make awesome creations.

We gather in each other's homes to foster life-long friendships, while teaching each other how to make treasures from trash. Always $5 ~ ALL AGES WELCOME! ~ YELP REVIEWS:  http://www.yelp.com/biz/diamonds-in-the-rough-a-creative-cooperative-meetup-daly-city Past projects:   paper beads, records to bowls, earrings/bracelets/pins, clocks from objects, succulent living wreaths, coil baskets, shaggy rag rugs, no sew table runners, make a lamp, rain chains, starburst mirrors, garden candle lanterns, …

Welcome to Art and Craft-tastic, where we celebrate the arts and crafts! Here new crafters mingle with seasoned artists and crafting professionals to share tips, learn or enhance skills, take and teach classes, and, most of all, have fun! If you enjoy knitting, crochet, paper arts, jewelry making, book binding, soap making, pottery, metal clay, wire wrapping, bead weaving, felting, drawing, painting, or any other art, this is the group for you to learn more about the craft or, if you're a profes …

Bay Area Vendors & Artists (Teach, Sell & People Connection) plus business connection. Since alot of us are being layoff, been stuck on umeployement, got your last check and don't know what to do. Don't panic or stress out. There another mean of making money. If you just looking to make extra cash or a steady income or to start a small business and don't have the money for it. Well you are lucky today. Please read on. We are looking for Artists, Vendors, start-up business owner, crafty artists, …

Have you bought or sold items on Tophatter? Do you enjoy hanging out in the live auction rooms? Join our real-world meetups to meet other local Tophatters or create your own meetup! You: a Tophatter seller, buyer or even admirer. A lover of all things, from art to jewelry, from vintage to comics, from handmade to wholesale. Awesome. Meetups: a way to meet fellow Tophatters. Learn new tips & engage in exciting conversations with like-minded people. Activities & general fun. How it Works: our staf …

Connecting people who love fashion and style -- whether it be clothing, and accessories or home decor -- to fashionable products and services from hair stylists, nail salons, and tailors, to interior design and space planning. We will hold at least one scheduled event per month in a casual setting, but welcome group members to host additional events that can be added to our group calendar. There are no formal presentations -- unless we have a fashion show or a cooking demo! -- and no pressure to …

Project Society is empowering makers, DIYers, crafters, artisans, tinkerers, etc... to come together and create and build crafting businesses. We are organizing meetups for individuals to demonstrate or instruct on how they craft, and people will be able to purchase the materials before or after to make that item. Or, crafters and makers can just come and mingle and make their own items. Host: Want to invite some friends or learn about something in particular? You can let us know, we'll find a …

Join with other creative souls to do some beading! These are free fun social events so you can make space and time for your creative spirit and be a part of a creative community! Beading gatherings can happen in the Bead Inspirations classroom when there are not classes scheduled. Check our calendar for the latest information. Bring your own tools, rent them from Bead Inspirations for $1/tool, or borrow tools for free with a $20 minimum purchase. Bring your own materials, or buy what you need t …

Sometimes we need other people to make things happen; sometimes we don't need company to make things happen.. No matter what, this meetup is where things happen. We have the idea... we ponder and build on it... internalize it... and BOOM !!! Creativity makes its way...and we all want to be there when it happens... If you're for it, sign up for opportunity knocks but once... well, we can always try again.. BE-ADded... As the song goes: " so, Bead it! Bead it !" Opps, I think I messed up, the song …

Do you love the art of glass fusing? Then this is the group for you. My hope for this groups to to bring glass lovers together of all ages to discuss new products, techniques and try hands on experiments. If you have a home studio, external studio, no studio or just an enthusiast this is the group for you.. I look forward to meeting you.

Hello and welcome! Are you looking for the present for your friend or the loved one, or perhaps for a unique design item to decorate your home, or discuss new art trends? Or may be you are interested to learn new techniques and create something special all by yourself? Or you want to be surrounded by creative people like yourself? We will be more than happy to meet you ! This group is open for all people who wants to develop his/her own talents and get inspired by new projects. Weekly arts & cra …

This group is for people interested in collaborating on fun and eduational polymer clay projects. We are about: learning by crafting, creating open educational content, youtube, using polymer clay millefiori as visualizing tool , claymation, making tutorials, video editing. See examples on openclay.org We meet at the Open Fine Art Gallery in Berkeley openfineartgallery.net

Let's get together and create something beautiful! All fiber artists (knitters, crocheters, beaders, sewists, those who enjoy tatting, weaving and much more) at all levels are welcome to work on anything they'd like.  Feel free to ask for help, offer help or work on a project of your own.  It's very much unstructured. Location: Starbucks @ 1752 Decoto Rd Union City, CA 94587 Date/Time: Once/month on Saturdays @ 6:30 PM.

Too much stuff you don't use? Join the club. Trade your unwanted stuff for stuff you want!! Simply RSVP, show up, and swap! This easygoing, no fuss group will get together every couple of months (or more often depending on interest level) at a public park, community room, coffee shop, someone's house, etc. to bring stuff to trade. There may be different "themes" for each meetup (e.g. handbags, clothing, jewelry, hair accessories, scarves, belts, hats, shoes, cosmetics, books, movies, technology, …