Crafts & DIY

Whether you're weaving a basket for the first time or styling a terrarium, our craft classes give you the skills to brighten up your decor and plant the seed for a new creative hobby.


January

Join Livia Cetti, the nation's premier paper flower artist, as she guides you how to make your own remarkably realistic charm peony from stem to stamen. Bleach, cut, and shape your paper into petals that you assemble using wire and more...
263CRF250 01/24 Sa 10:00am-2:30pm Cetti
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Professional prop stylist Robin Zachary shares creative ways to style and photograph your finished floral arrangements for use on your website, portfolio, and/or social media accounts. Learn how to design a set with a variety of backdrops and props in more...
263FDN312O 01/24 Sa 11:00am-1:00pm Zachary
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Experience the meditative quality of origami, the simple yet intricate art of folding paper. We'll create a variety of flowers—from tulips and carnations to roses and irises—starting with simple models and progressing to more complex patterns that require inflating and more...
263CRF269 01/25 Su 2:00pm-4:00pm Raab
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In this class, you'll practice using your iPhone's built-in features to create high-quality memories of the Garden and more. Gain comfort with how to zoom, achieve proper exposure, shoot panoramic and portrait modes, edit for color and contrast, crop, and more...
263GWP219 01/31 Sa 10:00am-12:00pm Falk
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February

Discover how to design your own terrarium or vivarium with Christopher Satch, plant scientist and award-winning exhibitor at the Philadelphia Flower Show. Through lecture and demonstration, he'll discuss how to set up a simple, easy care terrarium, how to create more...
263CRF275O 02/07 Sa 11:00am-1:00pm Satch
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Join herbalist and foraging expert Journei Bimwala for an immersive walk through winter's edible landscape. Using sight, touch, smell, and taste, you'll learn to identify, harvest, and understand the deeper meaning of wild plants-their cultural significance, medicinal power, and culinary more...
263CKG247 02/08 Su 11:00am-1:00pm Bimwala
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Early winter is when citrus is at its juiciest. Learn how to preserve these fruits and savor their tangy flavor throughout the year.
263CKG249 02/08 Su 11:00am-1:00pm Petter
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Bring the bouquet of a summer garden indoors with handmade, naturally moisturizing glycerin soaps. You'll learn the traditional melt-and-pour process and combine fragrances of various dried herbs and essential oils-lavender, rosemary, mint, and more-to make four bars to take home. more...
263WEL143 02/22 Su 11:00am-2:00pm Scholl
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Create your own professional-looking arrangements with economical, store-bought bouquets. Using simple design principles and fresh flowers that can typically be found at local grocery stores or farmers markets, learn how to design and create your own elegant arrangements.
263FDN210D 02/24 Tu 6:00pm-8:00pm Mele
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Bring cheer into your home and exercise your botanical creativity, with live, real-time guidance. Watch your fellow students' efforts online and get personal critiques from your instructor as you build your elegant arrangement with fresh flowers from your own garden, more...
263FDN243CO 02/25 We 6:00pm-8:00pm Edinger
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