Go Create

Creative juices flow at Pintervention, the Makery and Pinspire Craft Studios, new local businesses specializing in all those Pinterest-inspired projects you want to try, but never get around to creating. For fun, vintage art, connect with friends at Eat, Drink & Stitch, where you can participate in embroidery happy hours, workshops and parties. Restoration Emporium is an eclectic shop selling vintage and repurposed art. They also offer workshops to learn how to paint signs, make wreaths and craft using repurposed materials. The Studio in historic Overland Park is the place for knitting, crochet and needlepoint classes.

BYOB paint-your-own-canvas shops are a fun trend across the city; each offers diverse calendars with a variety of masterpieces you can create following simple step-by-step instructions. Thirsty Palette in Leawood is one of our top picks. Customers sign up for a class, bring their own beverage and spend an evening creating a personal work of art to take home and display. Create family keepsakes at Paint, Glaze & Fire, Ceramic Café and more paint-your-own pottery shops. Patrons select and paint their own ceramic masterpieces—anything from piggy banks to plates, mugs to picture frames and many holiday pieces, as well.

If you love to cook, try a class at Function Junction, a haven for kitchen gadgets and tools, and they offer hands-on workshops to hone your cooking skills. A Thyme for Everything is a quaint shop in Lee’s Summit’s historic downtown shopping district that offers cooking classes for children and adults. For something unique, head to Local Pig, where you can sign up for culinary classes to learn a variety of skills, including the fine art of butchering. To learn the history and techniques behind your favorite seasonings and herbs, take a class at Savory Spice in Brookside.