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Happy Lunar New Year! 2023 is the year of the Water Rabbit, predicting a gentler year of peace, patience, and hope. Celebrate by making a beautiful paper lantern with cardstock, tissue paper, and our free printable PDF. Lunar New Year celebrations begin on the first day of the first lunar month – which was January 22nd – marked by...

Portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. I am inherently drawn to faces. I love looking into people’s faces. I love to draw, doodle and sketch faces. I love to paint them and my house is filled with paintings of people that I don’t know. Many creators and even painters are intimidated by creating portraits because it can be hard to...

Hi, I‘m Cleo. You may recognize me from my Creativebug daily practice classes: Painting Repeat Patterns By Hand: A Daily Practice and Learn to Paint with Gouache: A Daily Practice in Questions and Answers . I’m a painter, author, educator, and I especially love making things with paper. Book arts was one of my favorite classes in school....

Happy New Year! This is the time when everyone’s buzzing about new year’s resolutions, goals, and intentions. 2023 at Creativebug arrives with a new daily practice that will lead you on a bold and colorful painting journey and offers a beautiful reset for all creative practices. With Portland artist Abby Houston’s “Abstract...

Whether you’re looking for a last-minute knit gift idea or you’re starting off the New Year with a can’t-fail knitting project, a mega-bulky knit is a fabulous choice. Defined as any scarf bigger than your typical scarf, these “super scarf” patterns all use big needles and hooks along with yarn that ranges from...

It’s no secret why everyone loves Hanukkah. You have eight days of yummy fried food, time together with family, and if you live in my house, a once-a-year highly competitive dreidel competition! Whether you are spinning for the traditional gelt (chocolate coins) or, as my family opts for, the more delicious Hershey kisses, dreidel is a great...

Alert: the holidays are here! It’s time to gather all of your magical gift-making elves (you) in your bustling DIY workshop (your house) and cross all those crafty to-dos off your list. If you’re still stuck for holiday craft ideas or gift inspiration, our December classes are a great place to start. Celebrate the Season with new...

When I started gratitude journaling some twelve years ago, I was in dire need of a perspective shift. My days were filled with various children and household responsibilities and design deadlines. Outside looking in, my life looked full and bright, but in my heart of hearts, underneath the cheerful mask, I was miserable. My health suffered and I...

Quick poll: is it ever too early to start your handmade holiday gift projects? If you’re ready to put your holiday crafting hat on, we have a beautiful new series of classes this month taught by Courtney and Cobrina in the theme of “Home Is What You Make It.” These projects feature materials you can easily find in and around...

Congratulations, autumn-lovers, it’s spooky season! The month leading up to Halloween brings cooler, cozier weather, pumpkin-spice everything, and it gets us warmed up for what could be three months of glorious holiday making. Here’s a peek at some of the Creativebug staff’s past and present October projects for otherworldly...

Welcome to the inaugural blog post of Craft Concierge, a monthly column where I give personalized recommendations for Creativebug classes that I think best fit your crafty needs. I’m Faith, I’m a life-long maker, a CB instructor, a yarn nerd, a paper dork, and a true Creativebug aficionado – I’m proud to proclaim that my eyeballs...

This September, we’re focusing on self-care, and I’m looking forward to regrouping, re-focusing and spending some time on me before we head into the holiday season. As an artist, a creative professional, and the mom of a toddler, I often feel depleted by the constant needs of my creative spirit, my work and my family. I look forward to carving...

With thousands of classes on our site, it’s rare that multiple staffers are taking the same class at the same time. However, the stars aligned when Heidi Parkes came out with her Story Quilt Daily Practice class this July and several staff members decided to take the plunge. Among them were experienced quilters and new sewists, painters and...

For this month’s daily practice, “Keeping a Sketchbook,” we welcome new Creativebug instructor Mariko Jesse. She is an award-winning illustrator who is never without a sketchbook, and she encourages you to make a little creative time wherever you are. Being ready to sketch at any moment and in any location is an integral part of...

by Twinkie Chan What does your creative space look like? Is it a dedicated room, one particular bookshelf, a plastic bin, a small walk-in closet where you sit on the floor making magic at three a.m. with your clothes brushing against your head? My creative spaces have been all of the above, but one thing they had in common was that they had...

You’re super excited to start a Creativebug sewing class. You’ve purchased all your fabric and notions, and you’re ready to print out your sewing pattern. You download the class PDF, but there’s a lot in that PDF, and you’re not quite sure what to print or what to do with all the pages. Don’t panic! With...

Did you know that Courtney Cerruti – instructor extraordinaire and Creativebug’s Editor in Chief – has been designing the sets you see in Creativebug classes since beginning of the site? Previously, Courtney created displays and installations for the clothing store, Anthropologie, before moving into doing similar work in the...

Creativebug turns 10 this May! *confetti toss* We have lots of surprises planned for you that we’ll announce as we get closer, but there’s an opportunity for you to join the fun right now. We would love for you to make and send a birthday card to Creativebug, and it might be featured during our Creativebug Birthday Live Event on...

Like so many these days, we read the news coming out of Ukraine wondering what we can do to help those who are affected. We at Creativebug are supporting in our own individual ways as well as part of the global community. More specifically, we’ve partnered with Creativebug instructor Lisa Solomon and Artists Take Action, an artist-led...

There is so much talent in our community, and we absolutely love seeing photos of your amazing projects in our class galleries. We encourage you to share your art, inspire each other, and spark conversations – even with your wonderful works-in-progress. However, there may be times when a lower quality photo can overshadow your project,...

It’s the tail end of winter, and things are looking bright! All month long, some of your favorite instructors will be here to teach you a range of skills to express and exercise your creativity. Check out the video lookbook for February’s new classes. February 1 – Carve a Rubber Stamp Kit: A Daily Practice with Lisa...

Tracey-Renee Hubbard is the founder and designer of Scotchbonnet!, a vibrant line of handmade jewelry and accessories. Today is the launch of her 2nd Creativebug class, Jewelry Design with Scotchbonnet!: Working with Fabric. Find out from Tracey-Renee why this is the perfect project to begin in the new year. I love the excitement that...

New year, new crafts! Whether your resolution is to hone your skills or learn some new ones, you’ll find something exciting in our new classes releasing in January. View our video lookbook here. January 1 – Schoolhouse Sampler: A Daily Embroidery Practice with Rebecca Ringquist Get playful and messy with embroidery!...

If you feel short on time but still want to add the magic of handmade to your holiday, think small! Just because a gift is handmade doesn’t mean that it has to take forever to make. That’s why we love stocking stuffers so much. They’re tiny and relatively quick but still so special because they’re created by you. Take...

Seasonal crafting is kicking into high gear, and whether you’re looking for a moment of calm or a project to spark that celebratory and gift-giving spirit, there’s a class for you on Creativebug. Watch this quick preview of our new December classes. December 1 – Color Play: A Daily Practice with Oil Pastel and Colored...

You can turn your Thanksgiving meal into a memorable event by creating special, handmade touches for your tablescape and decor. We rounded up 15 of our favorite DIY Thanksgiving ideas that will add extra warmth to your menu and to the hearts of your guests. DIY Decor for Your Dining Table Upcycle a plain vase or old bottle into a...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Time to start your holiday crafting! Need some ideas and inspiration for gifts, or want to treat yourself by learning a new skill? Get cozy and tuck in to our new November classes. November 1 – Goddess Sketchbook: A Daily Practice Inspired by Feminine Energy with Lily Sol In...

We’ve moved! In August, we cleared out and said goodbye to our beloved office in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District. Not only did we have to pack up a whole office space, but we also had to box up all of our art supplies (can you imagine?) as well as our archive containing years of projects from all of our classes. On...

The scent of cinnamon has hit the craft stores, and the holiday season is beginning. It’s time to warm up your home with fall decor, harness the Halloween spirit, and treat yourself to our new October classes. Watch our video lookbook and you might witness a visit from an otherworldly acquaintance…. October 1 –...

School is in session, and we have your schedule of new September classes prepared for you. There’s no excuse to be tardy! Check out our video lookbook and also get a sneak peek of our recent move to a beautiful new office/studio space. September 1 – Lucky Star Quilt Along with Justin of Keaton Quilts All month long,...