DIY Candlemaking

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: glass jars, plant material Skills you'll learn: wax selection + melting, measuring fragrance oil ratios, removing wax from jars, pressing + decoupaging flowers Join Ashley Bolden of Bolden Candle Co. for this cozy candlemaking class! You’ll decorate a reclaimed glass vessel with pressed flowers and greenery + learn how to... Read more »

$37.00 – $46.00

Coptic Stitch Bookbinding

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: paper, chipboard Skills you’ll learn: sewing signatures, attaching cover boards, coptic stitch, kettle stitch Learn one of the oldest binding methods dating back to Egypt as early as 200 CE - the coptic stitch. This binding allows the book to lay perfectly flat, which makes these journals perfect for writing,... Read more »

$40.00 – $50.00

DIY Compost Tumbler, 5/15+5/22

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: barrels, wood, hardware Skills you'll learn: compost tips, construction, sawing, drilling Please note: This is a two-part workshop that takes place on Thursday, May 15 + 22 from 6-8pm both nights. Learn how to compost your food scraps and build your own bin with Perennial. A local gardening expert from... Read more »

$71.00 – $88.00

DIY Wood Flower Press

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: wood, hardware, plant materials, paper Skills you'll learn: table saw, counter sinking with a drill, using a flower press, image transfer, woodburning Do you love flowers and other botanicals? Want to preserve them for years to come? Learn to build your own flower press from salvaged wood. The class will... Read more »

$44.00 – $54.00

Clothing Repair: Embroidery

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: textiles Skills you'll learn:  embroidery stitches such as the running stitch, chain stitch, + more, creating your own design for embroidery Use original embroidery designs to revive stained + hole-y clothing with Alexis Giger of Little Cliff, a St. Louis-based mending and clothing repair studio. You will learn several embroidery... Read more »

$30.00 – $37.00

DIY Rain Barrel

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: hardware, barrel Skills you'll learn: rain barrel tips, construction, drilling Learn how to collect rain water in your own backyard with a rain barrel! A local gardening expert will give a talk on the importance + benefits of rainwater collection for the watershed and for your home. After the talk,... Read more »

$70.00 – $87.00

Tools 101: Dremel 5/13

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Skills you'll learn: dremel A dremel is a handy, small but mighty tool. Learn how to use it for repair tasks, tiny model-sized work, engraving, polishing, cutting screws, cutting tiles, and more!  

$22.00 – $27.00

Home Repair: Small Appliances

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: small appliances Skills you'll learn: assessing a repair job, desoldering + soldering, multimeter, safely opening an appliance Learn to triage your small appliance’s wounds yourself! Electrical engineer Joel Schad will take you through a simple repair (and what to do when a repair becomes not-so-simple) on a common household small electrical... Read more »

$37.00 – $46.00

Intro to Natural Dyeing 5/10

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: fabric, onion skins/food waste, rusty nails Skills you'll learn: processing dye materials, dye resist techniques Natural dyes are a beautiful and sustainable way to bring color to textiles. In this workshop, natural dye artisan Erin Luna will show you how to create dye baths from locally foraged plant matter. Participants will learn how to... Read more »

$43.00 – $53.00

DIY Bird House

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: wood Skills you'll learn: how to operate the miter saw, drill press, and air nailer, + how to interpret carpentry project drawings Create the perfect place for your neighborhood birds to rest in our DIY Birdhouse class. This class uses plans that are approved by the Missouri Department of Conservation... Read more »

$39.00 – $48.00

Mosaic Stepping Stone

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: ceramic plates, scrap glass Skills learned: cutting tile; mixing and casting concrete Learn to use broken plates and forgotten tiles to create a beautiful DIY mosaic! Perennial staff will guide you through each step from cutting tile, mixing concrete, and designing your stone. You'll discover which tools are best for... Read more »

$43.00 – $54.00

Tools 101: Jigs + Tricks

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill:  wood Skills you'll learn:  tool additions for saving time + consistent accuracy So, you've learned to use different woodshop shop tools safely. Now you're looking at other people's work, and you find yourself asking "how did they... get that cut so straight? get that wavy board so flat? make that... Read more »

$22.00 – $27.00