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Salem Arts Building, Our New Home Makes the News

Salem Arts Building, Our New Home Makes the News

Have you checked out the Salem Weekly for Oct 3- Oct 16th yet? There are several great articles (check out this one) and one that spotlights the Salem Arts Building and DIY Studio! We are so very lucky to be a part of their vision 

Bust a Move

Bust a Move

If you want it, you got it If you want it, baby, you got it Just bust a move! We’d love your help this Saturday to move DIY Studio to its new home in the Salem Arts Building. The work starts at 10am at the 

DIY Studio Found a Home!

DIY Studio Found a Home!

After a strange month of walking around asking “Are You My Mother?”, DIY Studio has found our home! We are happy to announce the historic Salem Arts Building will be the location of our creative reuse center. Located at 155 Liberty St NE, we will 

Yes please, scratch those CDs

Yes please, scratch those CDs

Check out these cool scratched CDs for Free Art Friday, Salem! This is a fun, simple process that all ages would enjoy and uses any old CDs you have laying around. Simply brush two coats of craft paint on the shinny side of a CD 

September 21, Last Day in the Mall

September 21, Last Day in the Mall

DIY Studio will be closing shop in the mall with our last day scheduled for September 21. If you haven’t visited us yet, stop in and say hi. We’ll have another Funky Junky Upcycled Jewelry class (this time focusing on earrings), our steal of a 

Fabulous Felting

Fabulous Felting

Don’t you just love field trips? I sure do. There’s nothing like visiting a new place for the first time. Wendy joined me on an adventure to Eugene Textile Center this week. We heard about this amazing place from an artist at the studio. Our expectations 

September Saturday Savings

September Saturday Savings

  Come fill up your bag and green up your art at DIY Studio each Saturday in September (until 9/21, while supplies last). Simply use one of our reuse paper bags and fill up on scrapbooking, fabric, office, craft and hobby supplies. $25/bag for non-members 

Cha-cha-cha-changes

Cha-cha-cha-changes

Last night I had a nightmare that my teeth were falling out. Such dreams are never a good omen, and they typically stop for a visit when I feel overwhelmed. It’s been a few days since I found out that DIY Studio will no longer 

Artsy Goodness Delivered to DIY Studio

Artsy Goodness Delivered to DIY Studio

Yesterday we had a bunch of artsy goodness delivered to our studio. Lovely bundles of twine wrapped journals, art kits, scarves, bags, hair clips, bookmarks and iphone cases were delivered by Juanita Browne of the Nature Walk and Barefoot Surf Boutique along with her family. Please 

Art on the Go

Art on the Go

Bottle caps, too big, toothpaste lids, too small, acorn tops, just right! I was thinking, thinking, thinking of some sort of holder for my watercolor paint. And it hit me. While I was at the park we spotted lots of acorns. That plus in the 

Lego Reuse

Lego Reuse

Who knew? In Canby, a little town just south of the hustle and bustle of Portland, is a magical creative reuse space. Although in this creative reuse center you’ll find only one building material. Not wood, glass, or sheet rock, but tiny little bricks. The 

Art in the Dark Fundraiser

Art in the Dark Fundraiser

When: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, August 26 Where: DIY Studio, 480 Center St NE (In the Salem Center Mall, next to Made In Oregon) Cost: $35 Information: (971) 208-5869 or www.diystudio.net Come create “Art in the Dark” to help keep the lights on at 

Salem Peace Festival

Salem Peace Festival

DIY Studio is thrilled to see you this Saturday for the sixth annual Salem Peace Festival on the grounds of Unity of Salem, 1777 Fabry Rd. S.E. Salem OR 97306, between 10:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. We have a handful of volunteers (many thanks) who 

More in Store, New Artists at DIY Studio

More in Store, New Artists at DIY Studio

The shop is filling up with artistic treasures. Let me introduce you to our newest artists.   Sandra Hilton Check out these lovely fiber arts creations. Sandra creative process begins with wool which she felts into pins, pictures, and sculptural cozies. Start collecting her work