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Getting Ready for “Maycember”
Maycember Several years ago, I started referring to May as “Maycember”. For Moms, there might not be a busier month than May. It is relentless and I think it is ironic that Mother’s Day is in the middle of that. (I’ve long said that Mother’s Day ends when breakfast does, because that’s about when I […]
Read MoreClay Handbuilding at Do It Yourself Crafts
We are super excited – clay handbuilding classes are now available at Do It Yourself Crafts! Casey Tesmer is joining as our new clay instructor. He will be teaching weekly sessions on Mondays – after school for kids, and in the evenings for adults – as well as monthly classes that will be hands on […]
Read MoreVintage Christmas Tree Events
We love Christmas at Do It Yourself Crafts! The season starts very early here – in fact, it’s already Christmas for us! We are doing Santa Handprint ornaments and Cookies For Santa plates and if I could turn the air conditioner down low enough, you’d really feel like it was time for Santa to […]
Read MorePumpkin season is here!
It feels like a million degrees with a billion percent humidity, so why am I thinking about Halloween? Well, because it’s pumpkin season! At least, it’s POTTERY pumpkin season! For 16 years, we’ve had custom pumpkins. I can remember this because I was pregnant the first year I carved them and set the pumpkin on […]
Read MoreFrequently Asked Questions!
Get the FAQs here! I’ve never been to Do It Yourself Crafts. How does it work? It’s easy! You come in, pick out a project to paint (we’ve got a LOT of items to pick from), paint it, leave it with us to be glazed and fired in the kiln, and come pick it up […]
Read MoreDeadlines! Deadlines! Deadlines!
This is the time of year that I think is, somehow, on a slide. Everything goes sooooo fast once spring break and Easter is over. It also makes a difference when it goes from winter to… well, not quite summer, but boy did it get warm quickly. But here we are and it’s time to […]
Read More“Handprint” Bowls Now Available
Would you like to preserve your family’s prints in the most unique way? We are thrilled to be offering a Clay Handprint bowl, and you won’t even need to bring the family in to make it. To make this one-of-a-kind bowl, you’ll need a traced outline of everyone you want to include in the bowl. […]
Read MoreSummer Camp at DIYC 2021
We are so excited to be offering camps this summer – this year we’re doing things a little bit differently, and we think it’s going to be pretty amazing. Camps are offered each week from June 7 until August 9, and are from 9 am to 1 pm Monday-Friday. You sign up for each week […]
Read MoreThe changes keep on coming – September 2020 update
2020 has been quite a year. Bit of an understatement, don’t you think? We have made a few more updates to how things are happening at DIYC. We’ve got a system in place for how we’re handling parties and reservations for the remainder of 2020, and we hope it will make it easier for everyone […]
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