• SCRAP PDX (map)
  • 1736 Southwest Alder Street
  • Portland, OR, 97205
  • United States

SCRAP PDX is Portland's creative reuse center and is now offering workshops for adults and families! The studio style workshops emphasize the importance of reuse on a creative platform. These workshops focus on new areas of useful crafts and adaptable techniques while participants are introduced to sustainable practices that coincide with creative lifestyles.

Upcoming workshops include:

CRAFTERNOON! - PAPER MARBLING

Tuesday, April 18, 4 - 6 p.m. ($10 per person) Get more info & register here. Learn the art of paper marbling! Create your own hand-marbled papers using a variety of colors and papers.

CRAFTERNOON! - PINHOLE CAMERA

Tuesday, May 2, 4 - 6 p.m. ($10 per person) Get more info & register here. Anyone can build a camera, even you! Construct your very own pinhole camera with basic and everyday materials found in the SCRAP store.

CRAFTERNOON! - SHRINE BUILDING

Tuesday, May 16, 4 - 6 p.m. ($20 per person) Get more info & register here. SCRAP PDX’s Shrine Building workshop is focused on creating an intimate and visually stimulating shrine for your personal keepsakes and mementos.

CRAFTERNOON! - PAPER MAKING

MONDAY, May 29, 2 - 4 p.m. ($15 per person) Get more info & register here. Learn basic paper making techniques that you can do at home using a blender. Give old paper goods new life by turning them into new paper creations!

CRAFTERNOON! - BYOT T-SHIRT TRANSFORMATION

Tuesday, June 6, 4 - 6 p.m. ($10 per person) Register Here. Take old, worn T-shirts and turn them into a new and useful creations! This workshop will introduce you to multiple techniques for every level of t-shirt design and modification. BYOT, Bring your own T-shirts!