National Thrift Store Day (August 17) is an annual holiday that celebrates shopping secondhand. The Circular Economy Program is hosting an informational and collaborative workshop for local reuse and thrift stores and interested entrepreneurs led by Terry McDonald, Executive Director of St. Vincent de Paul...
National Thrift Store Day (August 17) is an annual holiday that celebrates shopping secondhand. The Circular Economy Program is hosting an informational and collaborative workshop for local reuse and thrift stores and interested entrepreneurs led by Terry McDonald, Executive Director of St. Vincent de Paul...
Who doesn’t love some brightly colored flowers!? Make your own eternal spring wildflowers in this workshop out of crepe paper. While no one can match the beauty of nature, these come pretty close and last a long while. You can use these to jazz up...
For August Craft Night, we'll use a show and tell approach to share ideas for the deceptively difficult task of organizing your craft area. Attendees should come ready to share examples of organizing strategies that have worked for them (pictures would be a big bonus)...
Each month, we’ll fill our workshop with a variety of materials and tools for you to create based on the Reuse and Rethink contest. Come explore the possibilities of office supplies with us on Friday, August 13th and Friday, August 27th from 12pm – 4pm....
Join the chicken keeping community! Keeping chickens is a great way to keep your food waste out of the landfill. Chickens can recycle your food scraps. Chicken keeping and composting methods go hand-in-hand to keep food waste out of the landfill while creating healthy soil. This program...
Market Days are returning to ACR! Get out that sun hat and come join us for two days of perusing the very best of Austin’s reuse artists. We’re bringing together over 40 community reuse artists to give you the most unique shopping experience. From 3D...
In this workshop, participants will learn about the history of collage and collage artists. They will then make at least four collage pieces, including one 3-D collage and one advocacy postcard that will be flown on a rocket to space (with Blue Planet) and then...
Join ACR volunteer, Audrey, on a card making adventure. Choose your favorite papers, stickers and embellishments and let them inspire your next creation. The purchase of your ticket gets you enough materials to make 4-5 cards, plus guidance and instruction from Audrey. You will learn...
Join the home composting community! Composting is nature's way of recycling. Rather than sending your food scraps and lawn clippings to the landfill, you can turn them into a nutrient-rich fertilizer for your plants, garden or lawn by using a home composting system. Learn more: austintexas.gov/arrhomerebate Get free tickets...