01/08/2022
Some of you might know and others not but for the past few months I have been putting a lot of my energy into testing a business idea that I had a year ago. The idea has changed so much throughout the whole process but I am finally at a place where I’d like to test what I have. The idea of my business is to teach people “How to: Do It Yourself (DIY)” everything and anything from clothing to art and to even household things. Sustainability is something I aim for and what’s better than teaching people to do it themselves instead of buying from somewhere and creating a demand that drives fast fashion and other problems that lead to the destruction of our planet. For this test I will begin with 3 free do it yourself (DIY) Events & one paid one. The events are as follows: (8/13) How To: Mixed Media Art (FREE); (8/20) How To: Upcycle Old Shirts (FREE), (8/27) How To: Upcycle Old Denim (FREE), (9/3) How To: Rave Kandi & Perler Beads (PAID)! The first free events are to test if my idea is even something that people would enjoy and I’d love it if you come! The last event is paid to hopefully be able to fund the following event and so forth.
1. How To: Mixed Media Art
At the free “How To: Mixed Media Art” Event, attendees will have the chance to create a mixed media canvas art piece for their home. There will be multiple media provided such as acrylic paint, colored paper, beads, felt, wooden pieces to paint & hot glue on, pom pom balls, googly eyes, stickers, iron-on patches & more. Attendees will be provided with all of the materials & cool ideas on how to paint and make the most of the event. This event is testing a business idea and how to execute it correctly.
EVENT DATE: Saturday, August 13th, 2022
EVENT TIME: 1:30-3:30 PM
EVENT LOCATION: Basement Community Room at Decker Branch Denver Public Library
1501 S Logan St,
Denver, CO 80210
2.How To: Upcycle Old Shirts
At the free “How To: Upcycle Old Shirts” Event, attendees will have the chance to bring T-shirts, shirts or other old clothing that is no longer in use as it once was. For a chance to upcycle it into something that they’d want to wear again. At the event there will be a chance to paint with stencil over the clothing, iron-on patches, cut shirts in a few cool & different styles, rip, tie-dye, splatter with paint or bleach for cool effects, even add beads to it in heart and flower shapes. This event is fighting to eliminate the creation of more demand by upcycling what you already own into something cool. Demand is what drives the mass production of fast fashion & our planet's destruction. This event is testing a business idea and how to execute it correctly.
EVENT DATE: Saturday, August 20th, 2022
EVENT TIME: 1:00-3:30 PM
EVENT LOCATION: Basement Community Room at Decker Branch Denver Public Library
1501 S Logan St,
Denver, CO 80210
3. How To: Upcycle Old Denim
At the free “How To: Upcycle Old Denim” Event, attendees will have the chance to bring jeans or other old denim that is no longer in use as it once was. For a chance to upcycle it into something that they’d want to wear again. At the event there will be a chance to paint with stencil over the clothing, iron-on patches, make rips & cuts, tie-dye, splatter with paint or bleach for cool effects, sandpaper for a distressed look and even add beads to it in heart and flower shapes. This event is fighting to eliminate the creation of more demand by upcycling what you already own into something cool. Demand is what drives the mass production of fast fashion & our planet's destruction. This event is testing a business idea and how to execute it correctly.
EVENT DATE: Saturday, August 27th, 2022
EVENT TIME: 1:00-3:30 PM
EVENT LOCATION *DISCLAIMER: DIFFERENT LOCATION*: Community Room #1 at Ross Barnum Branch Denver Public Library
3570 W 1st Ave,
Denver, CO 80219
4. How To: Rave Kandi & Perler Beads
At the “How To: Rave Kandi & Perler Beads” Event, attendees will have 3 hours to learn and create as many rave kandi & perler beads as they wish for only $20 per person. At the event, there will be multiple different types of beads: pony beads, glass beads, random beads, evil eye beads and more. There will be multiple types of perler beads examples & templates attendees can make with many related to the EDM community. There will be videos available on how to do different perler beads & multiple types of rave kandi such as flower designs & cuffs. Plus, already made perlers & kandi to look at and learn from! This event is testing a business idea and how to execute it correctly.
EVENT DATE: Saturday, September 3rd, 2022
EVENT TIME: 12:30-3:30 PM
EVENT LOCATION: Basement Community Room at Decker Branch Denver Public Library
1501 S Logan St,
Denver, CO 80210
Ticket link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-rave-kandi-perler-beads-tickets-393632925677
For more information text "Event Info" to (970) 390 - 0469 or follow us on Instagram .upcycle.exchange