Cultural Craft Night: Saint Brigid’s Cross 2/26, 6:30-7:30pm DIY Studio is excited to announce Cultural Craft Nights, sponsored by Marion Cultural Development Corp. At Cultural Craft Night, we’ll teach arts education, cultural connection, and environmental awareness through making art with reused materials. For those who …
2/15, 2:00-3:00pm We are kicking off the first DIY.org kids club in Salem Oregon. This exciting opportunity allows children to explore their interests, meet others who share the same passions, get their hands dirty, and generally be awesome. Visit DIY Studio to learn more about …
2/5, 4:00pm-5:30pm It’s always a mad rush to get Valentines ready before the special day…DIY Studio to the rescue! Children 8 and older are invited to create earth-friendly Valentines, learn simple techniques, and put those skills into action to create enough to share with classmates. …
Okay all you Salemites, how many of you have heard of Culture Shock’s 13 Nights of Halloween? Timed perfectly for the dark, dank nights of October, this event (err series of events) is something worth celebrating. There is excitement planned for everyone whether you seek …
My favorite holiday approaches so does the funtastic Halloween activities scheduled by Culture Shock, Salem’s most interesting motley crew of trend setters. One of the events scheduled included a community craft night where friends and families gathered to create festive paper treat cones. It was …
Many times our children’s birthday parties do not fall on their actual birthdays. So to make up for this, we like to celebrate actuall birthdays with a couple of traditions. One fun way of us celebrating is covering the birthday boy or girl’s door frame …
After learning of the history, the term Letterboxing makes a bit more sense. Picture yourself circa 1845 England. You are a dandy, Victorian chap named James Perrott and you place a bottle and your calling card in an obscure and difficult to find location at …
Nothing is better than fresh cider in the fall. Lucky for me I have a conscience-stricken hubby who got coffee (something the both of us are trying to cut out of our lives) and to offset his error (and appease his unpredictable caffeine depraved wife) …
Little Missy is now in second grade and is sporting her jack-o-lantern smile and sassy new haircut. She’s excited, but poor brother has to wait another week to start Kindergarten.
Since I wasn’t feeling too great when hubby was on vacation from work, we decided to take it easy but still have fun with the kids. The Wildlife Safari was just what the doctored ordered. I was able to relax, sit on my tukus, and …
I have a surprise for you. My most favorite thing that comes from a jar is peach honey and I’ll walk you through how to make it. Have you ever had Peach Honey (aka peach preserves)? It’s decadent, it’s heavenly, it’s perfectly peachy. It’s great …
It was a day of reminiscing thanks to our local Grocery Outlet. Not the most glamorous store but I like checking out random home goods, cheap cheese, and Ben and Jerry’s ice cream (really is there anything else needed in life?) Strolling down the aisles …
Have you been to Salem’s Art Fair and Festival? If not, you are missing out on the fun. This weekend, July 16-18th, Bush’s Pasture Park will be transform into an outside gallery with over 200 artists and craftspeople from around the nation. There are live …