• Craft Your Wish: Vintage Dandelion Pendant & Wish Card CONTEMPLATIVE

    Thrifty Connections 158 Lafayette Street, Schenectady, NY, United States

    Thursday  September 25, 2025 6:00pm-8:00pm $30.00 Escape the stress of a long week and find your creative flow in this unique and relaxing workshop. We’ll guide you step-by-step through the process of creating a beautiful vintage-style pendant featuring a delicate dandelion. As a special touch, you’ll also design a personalized mixed-media wish card to accompany […]

    $30.00
  • Meditative Stitching- Fall Colors Heart Garland Contemplative

    Thrifty Connections 158 Lafayette Street, Schenectady, NY, United States

    Friday September 26 , 2025 1:00pm-3:00pm $20.00 Slow down and settle into the cozy rhythm of the season with our Fall Meditative Stitching Heart Garland class—an invitation to create from the heart, with your hands. In this calming, fall-inspired workshop, we’ll craft a garland made of heart-shaped pieces using upcycled fabric. Each heart is a […]

    $20.00
  • Book Page Pumpkin: A Mindful Crafting Escape

    Thrifty Connections 158 Lafayette Street, Schenectady, NY, United States

    Book Page Pumpkin: A Mindful Crafting Escape    $20.00 CONTEMPLATIVE Wednesday October 1st 10:00am-11:30am   Transform an old book into a charming fall decoration. In this contemplative class, you’ll learn the satisfying art of book folding to create your own unique pumpkin centerpiece. Come unwind and discover the joy of mindful crafting as you make […]

    $20.00
  • A Relaxing Altered Deck of Cards Experience Contemplative

    Thrifty Connections 158 Lafayette Street, Schenectady, NY, United States

    Thursday October 2nd  12:00pm-1:00pm $10.00       Take your lunch break with us to unwind, slow down, and tap into your creative intuition in this peaceful workshop.Transform ordinary playing cards into beautiful, personal works of art—each one a small canvas for self-expression, reflection, and calm. Using simple mixed media techniques—such as collage, paint, and stamping—you’ll […]

    $10.00
  • Getting Grateful with Deb Hazard

    Thrifty Connections 158 Lafayette Street, Schenectady, NY, United States

    Getting Grateful with Deb Hazard   $15.00 A Groovy Crafting Experience That’ll Make Your Soul Sparkle! Thursday October 2nd 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM Get ready to tune in, craft out, and let your creativity flow in this far-out, hands-on workshop with the fabulous Deb Hazard! In “Getting Grateful,” we’re diving deep into the vibes of the […]

    $15.00
  • Upcycled Paper Jewelry with Mary Frances

    Thrifty Connections 158 Lafayette Street, Schenectady, NY, United States

    Upcycled Paper Jewelry $30.00 Friday October 3rd 2:00pm-4:00pm   Make your own personalized earrings, necklace or pin with a variety of papers including vintage books, magazines, maps, origami papers, rice papers, gold leaf, sari material and so much more. All supplies are provided but if you want to incorporate a special memento into your work, […]

    $30.00
  • Intuitive Painting with Ubu

    Thrifty Connections 158 Lafayette Street, Schenectady, NY, United States

    Intuitive Painting $35.00  CONTEMPLATIVE Saturday October 4th 10:00am-11:45am   Flow & create with your inner being! Give yourself the permission to “Just BE!” This painting session is about providing space for our inner being to explore & express onto a canvas. In a calm setting where our intuition leads the creativity. During this session we […]

    $35.00
  • “Nest & Notes” – Upcycled Bird Nest Frame Art Workshop

    Thrifty Connections 158 Lafayette Street, Schenectady, NY, United States

    “Nest & Notes” – Upcycled Bird Nest Frame Art Workshop  $35.00 Create Nature-Inspired Art from Reclaimed Material Saturday October 4th 1:00-3:00 In this hands-on upcycle workshop, we’ll transform old picture frames into beautiful, nature-inspired wall art using vintage sheet music, moss, branches, and tiny birds. You’ll collage background layers with music paper, then build a […]

    $35.00
  • Aloe Vera — More Than a Pretty Face

    Thrifty Connections 158 Lafayette Street, Schenectady, NY, United States

    Aloe Vera — More Than a Pretty Face $5.00 October 8th  1:00pm-2:30pm   Aloe vera is a common house plant, but few people use and appreciate its many benefits.  Beyond use for burns and cosmetics, aloe vera has many gifts to share.  You will go home from this session with both information and a plant.  […]

    $5.00
  • Moving Toward A Plant Based Diet

    Thrifty Connections 158 Lafayette Street, Schenectady, NY, United States

    Moving Toward A Plant Based Diet $5.00 October 9th 12:30-2:00 A good diet is one of the pillars of good health.  An exceptional diet will help cure disease, lengthen life span and offers increased energy to live well.  This talk and taste session will give you a place to start and a direction in which […]

    $5.00
  • Junk Journaling                     Contemplative

    Thrifty Connections 158 Lafayette Street, Schenectady, NY, United States

    Junk Journaling                     Contemplative Friday  October 10th 1:00-2:30pm $15.00 Discover the joy of junk journaling—a creative, low-pressure way to turn scraps, memories, and everyday materials into something beautiful and meaningful. Using old book pages, fabric bits, envelopes, tags, found paper, and other donated or salvaged materials, […]

    $15.00
  • An Evening with Sourdough

    Thrifty Connections 158 Lafayette Street, Schenectady, NY, United States

    An Evening with Sourdough  $40.00 Friday, October 10th 6:00pm-8:00pm Join us for a relaxed, hands-on class where we’ll explore the magic of sourdough together. We’ll start by demystifying the myths and rules that often make sourdough feel intimidating, and instead discover how this ancient craft can be simple, forgiving, and full of joy. What you’ll […]

    $40.00