June Newsletter
- Emily Pearson
- 5 days ago
- 3 min read
Downtown Thursdays This Summer!
Stop by the Rose Street Center during Downtown Thursdays for a little sneak peek at what The Craft Apothecary will have to offer!
July 2 • August 6 • September 34:00–8:00 PM
On the first Thursday of each month this summer, we'll be taking over the Community Room with fun, hands-on creative activities for all ages. Make your own $1 buttons or magnets, stitch a $5 felt success badge, create at our free Artist Trading Card station, browse a small selection of craft supplies for sale, and see what other crafty ideas I dream up between now and then.
While you're here, don't forget to stop by Retail Collective and check out all of the amazing local vendors—they'll be open for shopping too!
We can't wait to create with you!
Sunday CrafterNoons at Rose Street
Join us for a Sunday CrafterNoon! Every Sunday 11am–4pm come to the Rose Street Center (home of The Craft Apothecary) and spend some time with community and creativity. Bring your own project, bring a snack, we have tables and comfy chairs. The Apothecary isn't open yet so we don't have our full offering of supplies and tools to start out with but we wanted to start coming together and creating! Register at the links below to reserve your spot, pay in person ($5 fee).
Yarn Camp at The Craft Apothecary
We are looking for Yarn Camp Counselors!
July 24th & 25th
Rose Street Center Community Room
We're excited to announce our first-ever Yarn Camp this summer—an all ages event we hope will become an annual tradition! Stop by during Yarn Camp to enjoy a variety of fiber-focused activities, from shopping hundreds of skeins of yarn to learning new skills and connecting with other enthusiasts.
Thanks to an incredible opportunity, we'll have more than 1,200 skeins of brand-new yarn available on consignment. Whether you're searching for the perfect color for your next project, looking to learn a new skill, or simply wanting to connect with fellow makers, Yarn Camp will have something for everyone.
Interested in teaching a class, leading a workshop, or helping during the event? We'd love to hear from you! Reach out to us to learn more about getting involved with Yarn Camp. Email: emily@thecraftapothecary.org
Stay tuned for updates on classes we'll have available and sneak peeks at the yarn!
Volunteer Call!
If digging through piles of craft supplies sounds like your kind of fun (same), we could use your help! We’re looking for volunteers to sort, organize, and bring a little order to the creative chaos.
Weekly open volunteer hours starting at The Craft Apothecary!
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
11am – 3pm
Some activities that we have on our project list are:
Sorting, measuring, and rolling fabric
Sorting scrapbook/stamping supplies
Covering wall panels in fabric
Sorting yarn
Building IKEA furniture ✅
It's really a choose your own creative adventure over here and we'd love some help!
Send me an email if you are interested: emily@thecraftapothecary.org
The building is locked during these hours so please reach out and I'll share my phone to get into contact with me. Thank you!!
And zero worries if weekdays don't work out for you! Once we open there will be weekend volunteer hours available.
*Note: For safety reasons we do ask for volunteers to be over 15 and kids stay at home. Thank you!
**Volunteers will receive a day pass good for The Craft Apothecary as a thank you.
The Craft Apothecary and Owatonna Makerspace Progress
We've taken in over 3000 pounds of donated art and craft supplies! We are continuing to take in donations on Sundays during CrafterNoon hours—11am–4pm. Keep us in mind as you are spring cleaning! Here is a link to our donations page for more details.
Owatonna Makerspace is waiting on some electrical work to be completed so we have enough power for all the amazing equipment. We did get our safety railing installed in the Makerspace though, one more thing done on the checklist to be able to safely open!
