CREATE Chicago Mixed Media Retreat

Join us in Chicago for the last CREATE Mixed Media Retreat of the year! Create gorgeous journals, amazing albums, stunning scrapbook pages and much more at CREATE Chicago, August 21 - 25 at the Windham Lisle-Chicago Hotel! You’ll get to know other crafters at all experience levels and learn new mixed-media techniques including collage, art journaling, sewing, jewelry making and more! At CREATE Chicago, you’ll meet well-known paper artists including Sherrie Drummond, Roann Mathias, Kari McKnight Holbrook, Jacqueline Newbold and Joanne Sharpe, who will help you advance your journal- and album-making skills. Or try another mixed-media artform-collage, jewelry making, mixed-media stitch or printmaking-and discover a new crafting love! And don’t miss the CREATE Artists Faire, a vibrant marketplace of unique supplies and one-of-a-kind artwork. CREATE Artists Faire is FREE and open to the public, so come shop and load up on everything you need to CREATE at home!