Our special holiday version of Paper Block Printing sold out quick, so we added another date - Sunday, December 10 at 3:30pm.
Don’t give them another boring Hallmark card - make them a card out of 100% genuine love and learn a new skill while also crossing names off your holiday list. Once you make your custom block you’ll be able to print as many of these cards as you want so you’ll have enough for everyone!
Famed Tool Librarian Coordinator @jessierodriguez.art has a brand new mosaics class just in time for the holidays! Mosaic Pendant Jewelry. The first class will be December 11th at 5:30pm.
In this class we will design and make unique mosaic pendant jewelry. In the spirit of mixed media mosaics, we will work with a variety of source materials to include; glass, beads, buttons and more! All skill levels are welcome.
Students will select a jewelry base and learn how to cut glass using wheeled-tile nippers. We will discuss the best materials for use and where to source objects that can be turned into unique pieces of jewelry. Students will mix and use epoxy-sculpt and inlay materials to create their piece. Everyone will leave with a completed pendant necklace, with choices of chain or cord fitting to make it ready to wear. If desired, students can bring a small bead or object they wish to inlay.
Throw the Halloween costumes in the attic and que up the Mariah Carey because our Handmade Holiday Gift Classes sell out quick!
Don’t wait until last minute and get stuck picking out some Amazon junk just to find out that you already bought your Dad fancy nuts three years before (true story). Instead, We’ve compiled a list of classes where you produce a piece of art made with 100% genuine love that you can give to someone on your holiday list. Best of all, it’s sort of a selfish gift because while they get whatever you make, you get the skills to build another during our Open Workshop Hours.
Peruse the classes below and if one suits your fancy be sure to sign up for it soon before they sell out!
Copper Pine Tree Ornament Metalsmithing
Monday, November 27th // 5:30pm - 8pm
Cutting Boards
Saturday, December 2nd // 3:30pm - 8:30pm
Moss Box Wall Art
Saturday, December 2nd // 4pm - 6pm
Woodturning II: Bowl Turning
Sunday, December 3rd // 10am - 5pm
Knitting I: Scarves
Friday, December 8th // 5:30p - 8p
Picture Frame Building
Sunday, December 10th // 10am - 3pm
Block Printing on Paper Holiday Cards
Sunday, December 10th // 3:30p - 8:30p
Mosaic Pendant Jewelry
Monday, December 11th // 5:30pm - 8pm
Silver Stacking Rings Metalsmithing
Friday, December 15th // 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Floating Shelves
Saturday, December 16th // 3:30pm - 8:30pm
Woodturning I: Lathes, Spindles & Vases
Sunday, December 17th // 9:30am - 4:00pm
Feather Hoop Earrings Metalsmithing
Monday, December 18th // 5:30pm - 8pm
Mark it on your calendar! We have some Tool Library & Workshop closures happening soon. Don’t be the person locked out of the Tool Library on a snowy Santa Fe Drive holding a frozen table saw. Oh no no no.
Upcoming Tool Library & Workshop Closures
Donation Inventory Day (Sat Nov 18th) CLOSED
Fall Break (Thurs-Sun Nov 23rd-26th) CLOSED
Winter Break (Sun-Sun Dec 24th-31st) CLOSED
*Don’t forget - if your borrowed tools are due back on a day that we are closed, that’s an extra free bonus day to keep them! Yay bonus days!
Colorado Gives Day is easily the best day to give! Every year, the state of Colorado comes together to uplift the organizations that mean the most to them. The Denver Tool Library is part of that movement and are so thankful for all of our followers who join us every year to make a bigger impact.
This year, we are hoping to make a huge impact and we need your help!
First, what could we do with extra financial support:
General Tool Maintenance - We want everyone to have the opportunity to utilize tools that are at their best performance so we are constantly making sure they are their best selves for you, as well as replacing the ones that are ready for retirement.
Staff!!! - Our staff take care of our tools, as well as our community, so we want to make sure we take care of them.
Scholarships - Having access to a Denver Tool Library membership is important for so many reasons, including self reliance and personal wellbeing. We want to make sure that everyone who needs one, has access to one so extra funds helps us to increase that access.
Now here is the fun part! How can you help?
Donate! There will be so many different ways you can give between now and December 5th. Every dollar counts.
Share! Tell your friends why the Denver Tool Library is important to you and ask them to give anytime between now and December 5th. Make sure to tag us if you post it on social media so we can share it with our followers, too.
Join us! On December 5th, we will be celebrating all the great work the Denver Tool Library does at the Town Hall Collaborative from 4-9 pm. We will have giveaways, highlight our work, as well as get to know more about our community, while watching to see if we hit our Colorado Gives Day goals. If you are interested in getting more updates about the event, please RSVP here. You don’t have to RSVP to attend.
Our sewing instructor Jackie @jackieuvalltrades made a new class! Sewing II: Patching & Mending Class. The first date will be Friday, December 22 at 5:30pm.
Note! Sewing I: Sewing Machine Basics or threading machine experience is required to take this class
In this class, you will learn to repair your clothes and other household items! Over time our favorite items succumb to wear and tear. Learn creative ways using hand sewing techniques and the sewing machine to repair, patch, and mend them for a stylish new life! All skill levels are welcome from beginner to advanced, sewing machine basics class is required or knowledge of threading a sewing machine.
Please Bring: One to three items per person. These items could include shirts and pants that have holes or rips, ripped pillowcases, camping items (sleeping bag), or jackets.
Want to learn foundational woodworking skills but don’t have the time and money for a college course? Well hey howdy! The Denver Tool Library has set up a practical crash course to get you started on your woodworking journey, and we’ve added a new class to it: Woodworking III: Box Joinery (First class is Sunday, December 10!)
Our new Woodworking Fundamentals Course includes…
Woodworking I: Shop Safety Certification & Dimensioning Lumber (this class alone will certify you to use our Open Workshop).
These three classes will get you familiar with big woodshop tools and introduce you to essential woodworking techniques like dimensioning wood and joinery. Once you take these three classes you’ll have the skills to make tables, shelves, cutting boards, and whatever else you’ve been sketching in your notebook.
Speaking of cutting boards, did you know we have lots of project based woodworking classes as well? Check out our new and improved Class Catalog.
Note! You can always take these classes out of order or skip ahead. Classes do not require a prerequisite or prior experience. Beginners are welcome.
Fall Tool Checklist: ✅Sprinkler Compressor ✅Blower ✅ a Tiny Rake.
What sort of tools do you need this fall? We might have 'em! Come on down and pick up a rake before your neighbors complain, or depending on the neighbor, maybe a blower to blow the leaves into their yard.
Watch the video below for a smattering of the fall related tools we have that you can get with your Tool Library Membership. Massive thanks to @aprilfrankenstein for the wonderful PSA.
What the buzz? Beekeeping’s with @alma_apiary is back from it’s summer and fall break already? That’s right honey! Our first date for Beekeeping I: Bees, Hives & Honey will be December 4th at 5:30pm.
For all you early planners, it’s never too soon to learn about super-organisms and how to prep those hives for 2024. Bee sure to sign up for Beekeeping I: Bees, Hives & Honey asap so you’ll be all studied up and ready to practice with actual combs during Beekeeping II: Hands-On Hives when we release dates for it this winter.
New dates released for Intro to Welding: November 24th & November 29th @ 5:30pm
Apologies to all who haven’t been able to get a welding date! After a couple month break, our Intro to Welding classes have been selling quicker than hotcakes (what is a hotcake, and why do they sell so fast??). We just released a few more classes on November 24th & November 29th @ 5:30pm and they are already at about half capacity, so register soon!
