February 13, 2025
WCHOF: Animal Crafts with Perennial
We’re WILD about you! Join us for a hands-on workshop with Perennial, just in time for Valentine’s Day. Inspired by our Paws and Pawns: Exploring Animal Chess Sets exhibit, the creative instructors at Perennial will take you through DIYing a loving creature to gift to someone special. From love bugs to love birds, all creatures will be crafted using provided reclaimed materials.
Perennial is a non-profit organization in St. Louis where you can take classes to learn creative ways to reuse materials. By reducing waste and crafting with salvaged materials, our community diverts more than 10,000 pounds from landfills yearly! Join us in our reuse studio, where you can try woodworking, stained glass, mosaics, sewing, dyes, bookbinding, and more classes. If you’re looking for secondhand materials to get creative with, our shop is open to the public on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
- *20% discount for WCHOF members, students, seniors, and military personnel
Thursday, February 13- 6:00 pm
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