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 here. Get free...
Did you know that approximately 6.5 BILLION greeting cards are purchased every year in the United States? This holiday season, rather than purchasing your greeting cards, why not create your own? Whether you celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or other holidays, ACR is sure to have...
Each month, we hold open workshop time in support of our monthly Reuse & [Re]Think contest. This time is for anyone to drop in and create something based on the month’s theme using the tools and materials provided. This month, it’s Creepy Creatures! What scary...
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Tuesdays will be all about sorting and packaging the small bits and bobs from ribbon, to buttons, to paper clips, and paper. We get it...
We receive generous donations of fabric bolt remnants from a local quilt shop and need lots of hands to get them measured, folded, and priced. As a bonus – you get first dibs on all the gorgeous new fabric arrivals! Sign up for our Community Volunteer...
According to Guatemalan legend, if you tell these dolls your worries at night and put them under your pillow, your worries will be taken away when you wake up. Make these cute little dolls for yourself or your friend! About the Instructor: I am Preeti Agrawal, a...
Using the technique of Henri Matisse, cut and paste your way to a masterpiece! About this event A children’s "Make n’ Take," this workshop will guide each artist to cut and paste painted papers, creating a design in the same manner used by Henri Matisse. He is...
Join the City of Austin’s Circular Economy Program for a virtual networking series, Circular Meet-Ups. Happening the first Tuesday of every other month, Circular Meet-Ups provide an opportunity for local business owners, start-ups and sustainability professionals across all industries to connect and learn more about...
Austin Creative Reuse (ACR) is holding our first ever Reuse on the Runway on November 12th, a community fashion show for creators, including fashion, cosplay, Halloween costumes, historical costumes, fantasy or other genre costumes, drag, and more. We want to offer an inclusive, no judgment...
In this workshop we will make a few kinds of hair accessories out of vintage sarees. We will be making a rolled silk sari rosette headband and a brocade border bow. The timeless charm of traditional Indian textile featuring embroideries, weaving and luxurious silk is...