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 …

The “Crunchy Crafters” is a community for and of the creative types (who are also granola crunchy) As a group, Etsy Mob/Crunchy Crafters aspire to: 1) Serving the larger community with our artistic talents 2) Cross pollinating of ideas and practices between the Crunchy artists/crafters 3) Have TONS of fun…!!! While doing all that, we don't mind exploring business opportunities at Etsy and other venues so that we can keep on doing what we love. Cool with you? --------------------------------- …

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 …

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, …

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 …

The purpose of this group is to meet other women who enjoy crafts to meet socially and do group planned activities that can be taught by the members, or just have open "free for all" craft nights, where everybody brings their own projects and we eat some food. (BTW: We are not responsible for you gaining weight while attending out meetups!) Some examples are: Crochet night, Lap crafts, Shop & Dine, Monthly Crafting & Card Swap... Meetups are hosted in private homes in Anaheim, Irvine, Huntington …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

North County needed a yarn group; so here we are! All skill levels of knitters and crocheters are welcome. If you do a different fiber-craft, please join on in: embroidery, tat, cross-stitch, etc. We have meet-ups in various locations throughout the week, at local coffee shops and cafes.  Our Friday morning group changes locations each month, bouncing around North County, to accommodate our many members who live throughout the large North County area.  :-)  Don't see what you're looking for, vol …

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.

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 …

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 …

Got nature? It's everywhere, in child-led learning in garden classes at The Center for a Healthy Lifestyle/Harper Branch Boys and Girls Club in Solana Beach. Students K-6 explore, experiment and care for the world around them in our organic garden. Homeschoolers, school groups, scout troops (and everyone else) are welcome. Zero waste crafts and organic snacks. Scholarships available. Teacher Andi MacLeod is an experienced educator and loves to share her love of learning. What people are saying …

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.

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.

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.

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.

We make soap and handcrafted bath and body products. Come out and share recipes, resources, learn new techniques or get and give some soapy inspiration. Whether you're a cold process; hot process or liquid soaper or want to learn the art and science of handcrafting all natural bath & body products, or just love buying the real thing then join us!

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.

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 …

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.

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!!

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 …

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 …

Interested in Making at any level? It's called So Cal Makers and is intended to reach out to anyone who might be interested in making.  Want to make something?  Add a topic.  We'll help you find a place and coordinate it. The age group is all ages, but some activities are developed for youth. The meet up is intended to be a collaborative promotional site for those who wish to share their events. We are currently scheduling activities at the following locations: BSA Scout Sea Base - 5875 Appian …

Meet other (Artistic) Moms and kids in your area! Let's get together and inspire each other and our children to never lose sight of how important creativity and play are. We meet on a regular basis for fun play dates. We're looking for lasting friendships with members who attend regularly. Most of our events take place in Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, Costa Mesa and Irvine. So if you live in the area and want to connect with other friendly and down to earth Mama's then we can't wait to …