Craft Bar :: a monthly craft meetup in Chicago. Join us the first Friday of every month for a fun, relaxed get-together where crafters of every sort can enjoy drinks and snacks from the cash bar and, of course, make crafts! Take part in one of our guided activities where all materials and instruction will be provided, or bring along your own project. craftbarchicago.com

Do you have one or twelve craft projects that are collecting dust while you wait for motivation and inspiration to strike? I know I do, and that's what this group is all about. Dig out an unfinished project, or maybe an idea for a new one, and your new crafty friends will help motivate you to finish it. We'll pick a night and all get together to craft--with music and munchies of course! You should bring your own supplies, but don't freak out if you forgot something--I have extras of almost every …

The Chicago Rebel Craft League is a meetup group organized to inspire women who love arts and crafts of all kinds and have different interests and passions to get together to create, share, talk and learn about art... If you'd like to get together to craft, get inspired, and learn from others with a DIY aesthetic, then this group is for you! We will have open studio time where you can just come, hang out, create and have fun, and more specific classes where we will do projects together. Ideall …

Interested in a fun craft-based ladies meetup group? Then this group is for you! We are a group of women (age 35+) who enjoy getting together to explore various crafts and art media. Projects are unlimited and include beading, pottery, painting, mosaics, sculpture, metalwork, chain maille, sewing, stained glass, cookie decorating, garden art, photography, jewelry making, textile and wearable art, drawing, crochet, woodworking, upcycling and repurposing, and more! In addition, classes and outings …

Fun to just get together and make things out of paper... get caught up on scrapbooking... meet new friends... catch up with old friends... Do you love scrapbooking and card making like I do? Then join this fun group to make beautiful & lovely things out of paper: greeting cards, scrapbook pages, Project Life scrapbook pages, Home Decorating Things, holiday ornaments. Can you think of something else you'd like to try? Let me know. I can't wait to meet you! We discover and try to learn all kinds …

Tori Joy's Smiles is an organization that sends fun, supportive, cheerful mail to kids who are going through difficult situations. We'll meet on a regular basis to share our crafting supplies and make cards together, as well as brainstorm more ways to help Tori Joy's Smiles grow and send smiles to more kids. You can also join us on Facebook!

This group is for anyone who loves rubber stamping. Do you enjoy creating homemade cards? Scrapbooks? Handmade gifts? Do you enjoy the social aspect of group work? I teach rubber stamping classes in my home.  You'll be invited to Stamp-a-Stacks, to Technique Classes, and other project classes.  At these events you'll learn new techniques, play with new products, share ideas, socialize, meet neighbors who also like to stamp and have a relaxing fun creative time.