Craft and Stationery Events

🍁 Boston Stationery Club — September Events Fall is in the air, and Boston Stationery Club is welcoming the new season with a full month of creative, hands-on events! ✏️📓🎨 Whether you’re a longtime stationery lover, a creative looking for a new hobby, or simply looking for a fun way to meet people in Boston, join us throughout September for a series of cozy, beginner-friendly workshops and meetups centered around stationery, journaling, drawing, and making things by hand. Our September lineup has something for everyone — from learning watercolor techniques and designing your own journal to making stamps, testing your stationery knowledge, creating a custom pencil case, and celebrating the beauty of botanicals. Come create something, meet fellow stationery enthusiasts, and spend an afternoon or evening getting away from the screen and making something with your hands. 🎨 Watercolor Workshop — Sunday, September 6 Spend a creative afternoon learning the basics of watercolor with a special guest artist! Experiment with watercolor techniques, practice painting, and create your own artwork in a relaxed and welcoming environment. No previous watercolor experience is required — just bring your creativity and get ready to paint. 📓 Design a Journal — Thursday, September 10 Create a journal that is completely your own! Learn how to design and personalize your own journal while experimenting with papers, colors, decorations, and stationery. Whether you’re a dedicated journaler or have always wanted to start, this workshop is a fun opportunity to make something you’ll actually want to use. 🩷 Stamp Making Workshop — Sunday, September 13 Turn your own ideas into custom stamps! Learn the basics of stamp making and carve a design you can use again and again in your journals, letters, cards, and other creative projects. Come up with your own design or get inspired by the stationery around you. ❓ Stationery Trivia — Thursday, September 17 Think you know your stationery? Put your knowledge to the test! Join us for a fun, casual stationery trivia night covering everything from pens and paper to journaling, writing tools, and stationery culture. Bring your friends, form a team, and see how much of a stationery expert you really are. ✏️ DIY Pencil Case — Sunday, September 20 Make a pencil case designed specifically for your stationery collection! Customize your own pencil case with colors, decorations, and creative details that reflect your personal style. It’s the perfect project for anyone who loves collecting pens, pencils, markers, and all those little supplies that somehow always need a home. 🌸 Botanical Stationery — Wednesday, September 23 Bring a little bit of nature to your stationery collection with a botanical-themed creative night. Spend the evening making beautiful, nature-inspired stationery while experimenting with botanical designs, flowers, leaves, and other natural elements. A cozy way to celebrate the beginning of fall while creating something of your own. Boston Stationery Club is a Boston-based community for people who love stationery, journaling, paper crafts, drawing, and making things together. Our events are designed to be welcoming and social, so you don’t need to be an experienced artist or stationery expert to join us. Come solo or bring a friend — there’s always something new to make and someone new to meet! 🎟️ Tickets are available now. Space is limited for each event, so grab your spot, clear your calendar, and get ready for a cozy September filled with creativity, stationery, and good company!

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Book Binding

Learn how to turn loose sheets of paper into your very own handmade journal! Whether you've never sewn a book before or you've been wanting to try bookbinding, this workshop will walk you through simple saddle stitching from start to finish. What we'll provide: <ul><li>📚 All bookbinding materials </li><li>🪡 Needles, thread, paper, and covers </li><li>✨ Decorative supplies to personalize your journal </li></ul>What you leave with:   <ul><li>A book bound by you </li><li>Extra material to create another book at home (including needle, thread, paper) </li></ul>What you bring: Just yourself! (Feel free to bring any favorite stickers, stamps, or stationery if you'd like to decorate your cover.) You'll leave with a handmade journal, a new craft, and hopefully the confidence to make many more.

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Doodle Workshop

✨ Boston Stationery Club x SleepyRedBean ✨ Join us for a special workshop with Canadian artist SleepyRedBean! Spend the evening learning her signature doodle style, filling your pages with creativity, and connecting with fellow stationery lovers. Whether you’re a longtime artist or just exploring, this workshop is all about slowing down, playing with creativity, and making something you’ll love. 🎨 What’s included: <ul><li>A guided doodle lesson led by SleepyRedBean </li><li>A curated stationery bundle full of lots of goodies to take home </li><li>Canadian snacks </li></ul>No art experience needed — just bring yourself and your creativity!

Paper 101

Ever wondered why some paper feels buttery smooth while others are perfect for fountain pens, watercolor, or journaling? Join Boston Stationery Club for an interactive presentation exploring the world of paper! We’ll learn: <ul><li>📄 How different papers are made </li><li>🏭 What they’re commonly used for (journaling, art, printing, stationery, and more) </li><li>🖊️ How inks and pens behave on different papers (feathering, ghosting, bleed-through, drying time) </li></ul>Throughout the presentation, you’ll test papers firsthand, compare samples, and discover which papers work best for your favorite supplies. You’ll leave with: <ul><li>📦 A bundle of 24 full-size paper sheets </li><li>📄 All presentation sample pieces to keep as a paper reference guide</li><li>🧠 New knowledge to help you choose the right paper for your creative projects </li></ul>Bring your curiosity—and any favorite pens you’d like to test! ✨

Watermelon Day Stationery

come celebrate national watermelon day (August 1st) with your fellow stationery lovers ! join boston stationery club for a sweet summer night of stationery, journaling, good vibes, and yes, actual watermelon 🍉 $15 to attend — includes a watermelon-themed stationery bundle and watermelon you can eat! what to bring: journals and good vibes

Stamp Making Workshop

Boston Stationery Club is hosting an eraser stamp making night — come learn the basics of stamp carving and leave with handmade stamps you actually made yourself!🤩🤩 what you'll learn: how to carve your own designs into erasers using simple tools what you'll take home: a carving kit (1 handle, 6 blades), an ink pad, and two erasers no experience needed — just bring your creativity! 💌🖊️

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Pen Pal Matching

find your pen pal 💌✉️ Boston Stationery Club is hosting a pen pal matchmaking night — come meet someone new and leave with a pen pal you're actually excited to write to! what happens: you’ll answer a small questionnaire, we'll pair you up, you'll write your very first letter to each other, and you’ll go home with some extra letters so you’re ready to keep the correspondence going what we'll provide:letter sets, pens, stickers, and good vibes what you bring: any other stationery you want to use whether you've always wanted a pen pal or just love an excuse to send snail mail — this one's for you! 💌🖊️

Design a Journal

Boston Stationery Club is hosting a journal decorating night — come turn a plain notebook into something you actually want to write in!📝📝 what you go home with: An A5 60-page journal, gel pen, and a washi tape roll. what we'll have: stickers, more washi tape, markers, and other supplies to customize your journal covers what to bring: other supplies you want to use to decorate and/or use on your journal no pressure, no rules — just a fun low-key night to make something personal 💌🖊️

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