Get crafty at these Tampa Bay area collage and paper arts classes

Was your 2024 resolution to find a new hobby or get crafty? You’re in luck.

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All you need is scissors, scraps, and little creativity.

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In the midst of your spring cleaning, may we suggest giving those old magazines, catalogs, and mementos a new life while channeling your creativity. Enter: The art of collage.

Whether you want to make a vision board for your goals or document a wedding or family vacation — crafting a collage is a relaxing and pretty cheap hobby to make something beautiful out of your scraps.

Start your journey with a class at these Tampa Bay area spots:

  • Tampa’s the Paper Seahorse offers workshops on creating a travel journal, analog ideation (collaging, writing, and painting), and even improving your handwriting.
  • Sign up for a mixed media class at Dunedin Fine Arts Center to make 2D and 3D collage works.

Get started now: order a vintage scrapbook kit, beachy collage kit, wrinkle-free glue sticks.

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