Hello and welcome to Off the HOOK! Crochet Club! I'm starting this group to get together with other crochet lovers!  My grandmother taught me the basics of crochet as a kid, but I'm just recently learning to read patterns and expanding my skills! Let's break the stereotype!  Crochet (hooking) isn't just for old ladies!  We welcome hookers of all ages, men and women! This group is for all skill levels and I would especially like to welcome those with children!  We will meet to work on whatever pr …

Join us and be a part of a growing community of women in the LA area that want to learn hands-on DIY/technical skills. From coding to woodworking, our meetups offer opportunities to meet like-minded women while learning new skills. We're a group of aspiring developers, hackers, and makers with diverse backgrounds and skills. This group is a place for us to learn the basics, collaborate with others and find places in LA to continue our development.

Have an Etsy shop? Want an Etsy shop? Like to craft or bake or design or create? Need some help taking your hobby or business to the next level?  Me too! So much about marketing, SEO, legalities of owning a business, and other skills for selling on Etsy are much better learned when we can chat over martinis...or brownies....or chips and salsa...right? This is NOT a promotional group to be used to advertise your shop. This group is intended to get some 'groupthink', critique, best practices, and …

Jewelry Lovers Club is a place, where people, who love and appreciate jewelry can come together with their tastes and ideas, knowledge and experience, to design and make jewelry at our workshops, helping and learning from each other. At our meetups we will be learning about jewelry, meeting designers, having discussions. And the most important: we'll be making new friends, having parties, contests, a lot of fun and good food.

The Creative Juice Bar is a place where you get together with other people searching for a creative outlet, to perfect a new skill, or to just join in some fun, community learning. Classes and workshops will be divided into 4 primary categories: Special Skills, Crafts, Weird Science/Tech, Green Living, and Chop Suey. Some classes may be practical such as "Beginner Survival Skills" and others may be for pure entertainment such as "Learn to Swear in 20 Languages." All classes are community driven, …

I love being creative and have found polymer clays a great medium to work in. I want to share my love of this art form and show the potential of this medium. It is used to make beads, buttons, jewelry, sculptures, mosaics and so much more.

The crafters and makers of CRAFTED at the Port of Los Angeles create unique handmade goods right here in sunny SoCal.

I love to be Sassy and Crafty and would like to get together with other people that enjoy: Card Making, Scrapbooking (Crops and Workshops), Stamping, Art Journaling, Making Jewely and anything else we can thing up to be CRAFTY!!

We're dedicated to supporting fellow artists in the south bay & L.A.,Ca. Including:Torrance,Redondo,Lomita,Palos Verdes Peninsula,Hermosa,Manhattan,Lawndale,San Pedro, Gardena,Long Beach,Carson,Inglewood&Hawthorne and Los Angeles. *Please post in existing approved threads so as not to clutter our message board too quickly. We will try to make this team as easy to navigate as possible for you.

Are you a DIY artsy-craftsy type, or even a wannabe DIYer? Do you like to make things with reusable, often discardable items such as cardboard, fabric & paper scraps, old tshirts and any found items, etc? Let's get together and make things, share ideas, and who knows, maybe even make things to sell to raise money for our favorite charities.

do you love to make things? we do. join our group for an eclectic range of crafts. refreshments are always served!

Feeling crafty but don’t have the resources like the Cricut, cardstock paper, or glitter pens? Always want to make the crafts you see in magazines and Pinterest but don’t have the time or have no idea where to start? Come hang with us and GET CRAFT*ED! For a minimum fee, we will provide all the tools you need and help you create something to take home. The crafts range from holiday-themed home decor, gifts, greeting cards and many many more! It’s time for you to get away from your busy schedule …

Hey there! If you are interested in paper crafting, i.e., making cards, tags, banners or ATC, (Artist Trading Cards), or anything else that may come to mind please join us! We will also dabble a little in the making of jewelry; earrings, bracelets, necklaces and whatever may tickle our fancy! This world offers so many wonderful and beautiful things to make, so let's get together to learn, share, to be inspired and inspire others. Check out my photo album "Some of My Past Works" for a small sampl …

Pretty Pink Ponies™ We're a group of small merchants who refer to ourselves as “girls making strides … in fancy high heeled shoes”. Through team activities, events, and volunteer service we develop each member's potential while improving the community. The Pink Ponies ETSY team provides applicable professional development experiences for the next generation of women. We provide mutually supportive and positive learning environments where each member has the opportunity to develop professional an …

Zoot Suit Art is a club for book artists and mini album hobbyists that are interested in building relationships with other members. Our meetings are scrapbook crop style structured is self-pace, self-directed and self-instructed meetings that you have the opportunity to work on your projects in an information sharing environment. We will meet monthly and have periodic swaps and details will follow. I’m VERY excited about this club and I hope you will be too. Thank you so much for your interest …

Are you craving a community of radical, creative queers? I am! I would love to assemble a group of folks interested in sewing/working with fabric/string in any capacity! I'm hoping to form a sewing/craft/creative circle that would get together in the members' living rooms or in parks or bookstores and stitch away and find common ground. Join me if you're interested!

Calling all of you Fun and Crafty Ladies! We are excited to meet new members and create a community of like minded women. Our group is all about creating beautiful needle felted/wet felted projects and enjoying a fun laid back environment. No experience necessary! Our events typically have a seasonal theme because we are very inspired by nature. Most of our events are "Worry Free Workshops". This means projects,  supplies, and refreshments are prepared for a fee. All you need to do is show up, c …

This group is for anyone interested in how to create beautiful and fun hand made greeting cards. I started this group to meet and network with others (new or seasoned) interested in learning or sharing how to make hand crafted cards using rubber stamps, card stock, ink, chalk, colored pencils, ribbon, brads, buttons, beads, embossing, a Cuddle Bug, Big Shot, glitter & other fun items.  I am a Stampin Up demonstrator interested in teaching and learning from others ideas.  I have been making cards …

Do you dread doing art or craft shows because you have to talk to people? Do you have trouble figuring out what to say to your customers? Do you want to get into a gallery but you're afraid to approach them? Well, you've come to the right place. Over the years, I have struggled with my own shyness. I have dreaded having to speak in front of an audience. I've had the butterflies in my stomach while the TV camera was glaring at me. I have stumbled over words while trying to figure out how to answe …

This is a group for anyone interested in getting together to create mini scrapbook albums, cardmaking, altered crafts etc. A place where we can meet new people and learn new techniques. We will get together for fun and relaxation while creating new projects or finishing old ones. I started this group to share and love for creating mini albums and to meet others with the same interest.

Do you love paper crafting, i.e., making cards, tags, banners for parties Holidays and events.  Cupcake toppers, getting together with like minded fun ladies, no craft experience required just fun! We will also have local party pros sharing there trade secrets with you! We are a group of party Throwers and Goers. Do you love Entertaining at home, planning kids parties or a special occasion. Learn cool tips & tricks for your next event and meet local party pros.  We get together once a month to s …

Hello Etsyprenuer! OC Etsy is the place for Etsy Shop owners (or soon-to-be) to meet, network, brainstorm, and support one another. Whether you are just getting started or you are a seasoned "Etsyprenuer" together we can learn and grow.

This group is for anyone interested taking art workshops, visiting museums/galleries/studios, adventure gatherings, wine and cheese nights, free demos, and all things fun and artistic. I've always wanted to form and be a part of a community of active artists and creatives, so I look forward to our artsy explorations and/or having you attend a workshop or demo! Most of the workshops and demos announced here will be geared towards acrylic painting due to my affiliation with Golden Paints, but in t …

Our concept is based around one idea: To help women who have have found hardships along their path such as unemployment due to the recession, who are older and have aged out of their professions, who can no longer work due to illness, or women who thrive when they are involved socially with other women. Is this you? We would like to have you work with us to create hand crocheted baby blankets using modern colors & designs. I am looking for women who have a love for crochet. Ladies or gentlemen w …

This is a group for those who love to eat healthy, maintain their healthy lifestyle or would like to start changing their lives to become more health oriented and save money by doing so. We are also exercising our minds and bodies by doing all types of handy crafts like: jewelry making, beading, sewing, crocheting, quilting, photography, paper crafts, scrapbooking, stamping, knitting, embroidery, embellishing, painting on wood, canvas, glass, fabrics or ceramics and more, cooking, gardening and …

We are Zinesters. We love Zines, and the Zine culture. We shall meet up to trade zines, create submissions, and have some good old fashioned fun. Every meetup should also be a chance to create a submission for an on-going Los Angeles Zinester zine. Coffee shops, picnic outings, board game events, movie nights, happy hours, and more! We are a new group so cmon now and join up! Lets meet up, trade some zines, throw back some delicious brew and celebrate!

ALL CRAFTERS WELCOME . . . I will provide an inspiring environment for you to work on your craft. I will need to know what that is for each workshop so your place will be perfect for you.  Ask your friends to join so you can enjoy each other for a few hours of uninterrupted time.  When do you get that!!! The cost is small for all you will receive - a meal, dessert for the body, plus your inner self will be fed just from being around other creative people. Types of crafts are:  Scrapbook (my favo …

The SoCal Etsy Guild started as a team on ETSY on June 12,2012 but has since developed into so much more! We are a group of positive people that wish to be part of a community to share information and to meet local artisans and artist. Anyone that lives in Southern California or wishes to supports artist from Southern California is welcome to join. Both buyers and sellers are welcome.