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Challenge: Pull out those wine corks and put them to use by making fun upcycled pendants!

Challenge: Add some personality to your walls with string art! String art is an arrangement of colored thread strung between points to form a design.

Challenge: Learn how to tint mason jars.

Challenge: Learn basic sewing techniques.

Challenge: Create a Rainbow Bird or Swan Queen using colored cardstock.

Traditionally, Mexican bark paintings are made from the bark of wild mulberry or fig trees. They are characterized by their bright colors and intricate patterns. Get inspired by Mexican folk art, and create brightly colored bark paintings of flowers, birds and wildlife.

Challenge: Create a tiny diorama with a 3D uplifting illustration.

This technique combined dried glue outlines – which gives a little structure – to bold and bright chalk pastel colors!

Using balloons and Papier Mache, Makers created an artifact that resembled a decorated gourd. This process mimics Calabash art – an artform that produces spectacular pieces using dried out gourds.

Challenge: This pop-up program gave those interested an opportunity to etch mixing spoons using a woodburning tool.