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? --------------------------------- …

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 …

Santa Monica Food Swap celebrates good food + good community. We believe in the importance of the handmade and meeting our neighbors. Our events bring Santa Monica cooks, bakers, gardeners, and foragers together to swap their edible creations, share stories, and develop new friendships.

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.

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.

Ancient Pathways is for people who realize that our gatherer-hunter past is still alive within us. For hundreds of thousands of years, our ancestors lived directly with the land, and our ancient instincts are still present, though covered by a thin veneer of modern sophistication. Re-learning our connection with the land and the fascinating skills necessary to meet our needs: Teaches us how to satisfy our needs and builds confidence. Teaches the value of cooperation. Teaches an indigenous perspe …

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, …

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

This is a group for mosaic artists & anyone who just likes mosaics. We will be meeting for 'mosaic tours' in the SoCal area and maybe even having some mosaic workshops as well.

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.

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

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 …

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!

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 …

This group is for anyone interested in card making. I hold classes to teach you techniques, rubber stamping, 3D projects and more! I am an expert in the paper crafting field with over 10 years of experience. Please contact me soon so I can share my passion with you!

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 …

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.

It's coloring time! Get together, grab some crayons, and start making some art. It's really okay if you go outside the lines once in a while. Please don't eat the crayons.