It’s getting dark early and a candle sure does make the evenings more cozy, so why not make your own candle at our final Crafternoon of the Fall 2021 semester?

Choose your favorite colors and layer your own personalize candle using granulated wax.

Join us in the Orange County Campus lobby on Wednesday, November 17 from 11:00 to 1:00 or in the Main Campus Library large group study area (downstairs) on Thursday, November 18 from 1:00 to 3:00.

All supplies are provided. Students, faculty, and staff are all welcome to participate.

Keep an eye out for our Crafternoons next semester– we’ll be felting, making string art, and painting totes.

For questions about the Main Campus Crafternoon, reach out to library @ durhamtech.edu. For questions about the Orange County Campus Crafternoon, reach out to Meredith Lewis (lewisma @ durhamtech.edu).

Need a little therapeutic crafting pick-me-up?

Consider coming to one of the Durham Tech Crafternoons happening this week on the Main and Orange County Campuses and creating your own felt pennant!

Join us on Wednesday, September 22 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM in the Orange County Campus Lobby or on Thursday, September 23 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM downstairs in the Main Campus Library for some socially distanced fun.

Paint, felt pennant/banner, scissors, rulers, graph paper template (for those who like to do some planning), and some letters to create your own logo stencil will be provided. 

Crafternoons are co-sponsored by the Library and Student Engagement and are open to all students, faculty, and staff. 

Want some inspiration or your own template to work with? Keep reading! 

The Library, Student Government Association, and Student Activities Office are excited to announce our fall Crafternoon events schedule.

Supplies are provided and all students, faculty, and staff are welcome.  Come meet new friends, try new crafts, and relieve some stress!

We already held our first event of the semester– decorating agendas or notebooks–but we’ve got more planned! 

In addition to almost being Earth Day, it’s time for April’s Crafternoon!

Current students can pick up a spring flower kit that includes a seed packet of flowers, a small bag of potting soil, a ceramic pot, and a set of paints and brush to decorate your pot in one of two places: 1) in the Main Campus Library or 2) at the Food Pantry’s outdoor pickup location (outside of Phillips). Kits are first come, first served. 

Send us pictures of your painted planters to library@durhamtech.edu

Crafternoons are a collaboration between the Student Government Association and the Library. 

It’s time for another make-at-home Crafternoon adventure! 

The Student Government Association and the Library are giving out tie dye kits to current students, which include three colors (blues, yellows, and reds), gloves, and some rubber bands. You’ll provide your own shirt, bag, pants, scarf, hat, whatever you want to dye (in cotton, polyester, or blended fabric). If you would like one, email us at library@durhamtech.edu and we’ll schedule a time for you to pick it up. You can also drop by the Food Pantry outdoor pickup while they’re open to pick up a kit as well. 

Can’t make it to campus to pick up a kit or want to buy your own? We’re using this kit from Michael’s– you can choose from Rainbow, Shark, Mermaid, and Unicorn if you’re buying your own. Or explore the many other options available on the web. 

Keep reading for a few tips, tricks, and design ideas from around the web.