Always Be Creating

This week at the shop 🧶✂️

Just Stocked: Fresh yarn, apparel fabrics, wrapped canvases ready for your next painting, and a huge pile of faux fur (🚨 Attention costume makers, puppet builders, and plush crafters: this one's for you!!! 🚨).

Looking For: As we head into the holiday season, we're looking for baskets of all shapes and sizes so we can hand-curate special gift baskets! Bring them by and help us give them a second life.

Donations On Pause: While we'll always take quilting cotton, we're currently in a holding pattern on all other fabric donations. We have a huge backstock to get out for you, from corduroy, rayon, and silk to canvas, upholstery, denim, and velvet, hitting the shelves soon!

Made With It: Our team member Jax found this awesome free pattern from https://www.instagram.com/reels/Dc2JtuFA6lD/, and of course we had to make a few! 🐔 100% made from materials found right here on our shelves. Interested in making one yourself? Grab the pattern, raid our shelves, and tag us in your creations! 📸

Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. -- Pablo Picasso

Store Hours
Wed - Sat 10-6

3307 S. College Ave. Unit 115
Fort Collins, CO
(970) 694-2855

alwaysbecreating.art

I cannot believe that on 10/1 it's been a year since we first opened our doors! 🎉 What a ride it's been.

The whole team has loved bringing our services to Northern Colorado, and we couldn't have done it without YOU. Thank you for supporting this small, woman-owned business — we want to celebrate together!

Join us for our 1-Year Birthday Party on Saturday, October 3 — cake, make-and-takes, demos, and a big sale, all day long. Here's the lineup:

🎨 10:30–12: Watercolor Demo with Lisa Greisen (Penguin Pals!)
✂️ 12–1:30: Easy Fun Foam Stamps Make & Take with Tracey Kazimir-Cree
🧵 1:30–3: Kinusaiga Demo with Walli Miller
📌 3–4:30: Make a Button/Pin with Lolly Geter

We're also bringing back Find the Gnome! Spot a gnome while shopping and get a prize at the register (one per person).

Please note: we will NOT be accepting donations on Saturday, October 3.

Learn more: https://alwaysbecreating.art/our-first-birthday-party/

💬 Tell us — what's your favorite memory from this past year at ABC? We'd love to hear it!

Free Bin Thursdays are here! 🎉

Every Thursday, we're taking some of our overstock and making it available to YOU — for FREE! Yep, you read that right.

Stop by, dig through the bin, and see what treasures you find. Fabric scraps, odds and ends, mystery supplies — it's all up for grabs.

Get it on Thursday, because it'll be gone on Friday! 👀

Ever seen those gorgeous dotted mandala rocks and thought, “I could never do that”? Spoiler: you can! This lively 2-hour, hands-on class starts with a quick dive into the history of mandalas across cultures, then moves straight into practice — dots, teardrops, and swooshes (yes, that’s the technical term) — before you prep and paint your very own rock.

Sign Up Here: https://alwaysbecreating.art/event/mandala-rock-painting-workshop/

We’ll cover all your burning questions along the way: where to find good rocks (buy ’em, hunt ’em, or go prefab?), how to prep and base-coat, what paints and tools work best (and where to snag them), and how to seal your finished piece. You’ll get personalized instruction every step of the way.

Everything you need is provided — rocks, practice sheets, dotting tools, brushes, mini turn-tables, paint, and patterns. One note: since rocks need real drying time before a gloss coat, you’ll take home a sample of glaze to finish your masterpiece once it’s fully dry (easy cleanup with just soap and water).

Beginner-friendly. All materials included. Come make something beautifully intricate.

Every Wednesday at Always Be Creating is Open Studio Time

A dedicated time to create, connect, and make real progress on your projects. ✨

You know the feeling: you sit down to create at home and suddenly it's laundry, dishes, notifications, and five little "quick things" that steal your momentum. Open Studio is your protected time and space to actually make. Spread out at a 6- or 8-foot table, use our cutting mats and collage stash, and leave with progress you can see.

🗓️ A midweek reset for makers
$5/hr • Walk-in Wednesdays • 10 AM–5 PM • 8 tables available

This is your time to work on your own projects (bring what you need!) — not a store-directed make-and-take event.

Why makers love Open Studio:
🪑 Space to spread out — no packing up mid-project
🧺 Fewer home distractions
✋ Gentle accountability — show up, sit down, and get in the zone
😊 Friendly, maker-focused energy
💵 Simple and affordable — pay when you arrive

Drop in anytime during open hours, choose an open table (first come, first served), and settle in. Just remember to reset your space before you go!

📞 Want to avoid a wasted trip? Call ahead to check table availability: (970) 694-2855

Bring a little winter warmth to your watercolor palette! 🐧❄️

Meet these adorable penguin pals nestled together against a softly glowing snowy background. In this class, we'll explore techniques for creating soft, snowy textures, gentle washes, and the distinctive black and white markings of these charming birds — plus a few fun details to give your painting its own wintry personality.

This supportive class is perfect for beginners as well as those looking to refresh their watercolor skills. And with its cozy winter theme, your finished painting could make a wonderfully unique holiday card or a cheerful piece of winter artwork to enjoy all season long! ✨

🗓️ Sign up: alwaysbecreating.art/event/penguin-pals/

Welcome autumn with a charming watercolor wreath! 🍂🎃

Filled with pumpkins, colorful berries, fall leaves, and cheerful seasonal flowers, this class explores simple watercolor techniques for creating organic shapes, layering warm autumn colors, and adding delicate details to bring each element to life. ✨

This supportive class is perfect for beginners as well as those looking to refresh their watercolor skills.

🗓️ Sign up: alwaysbecreating.art/event/autumn-wreath/

Capture the beauty and nostalgia of a crisp autumn day! 🍁🌳

In this colorful watercolor class, a sturdy old tree takes center stage, surrounded by layers of warm fall foliage, a softly glowing meadow, and a simple tire swing hanging from one of its branches. We'll explore loose, expressive techniques for painting autumn leaves, tree bark, and atmospheric landscapes — letting the watercolor do some of the work for us. ✨

This supportive class is perfect for beginners as well as those looking to refresh their watercolor skills.

🗓️ Sign up: alwaysbecreating.art/event/autumn-swing/

Celebrate the colors of autumn with this cheerful watercolor painting! 🎃🌻🍂

In this class, you'll paint a plump pumpkin, a bright sunflower, and a wonderfully curly stem, while exploring how to layer warm autumn colors, create simple texture and dimension, and add expressive details that bring your painting to life.

This supportive class is perfect for beginners as well as those looking to refresh their watercolor skills. ✨

🗓️ Sign up: alwaysbecreating.art/event/pumpkin-sunflower-glow/