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on Thursday, December 29, 2016
![The Sheep Baatique in Cedar Falls offers classes and Knit & Wine Night.](/webres/Image/blog/Blog-Content-Photos-2015/2017/January-2017/Sheep-Baatique-Class4-CRSheepBaatique.jpg)
(Friends gathering to knit - photo courtesy The Sheep Baatique)
When it’s cold outside, there’s something very comforting about gathering with friends and creating something special.
Creating enhances our mental well-being and makes us happy. At a time of year when nights seem too long, it’s good to know that hands-on work gives our mood a lift. According to Psychology Today, when we “make, repair or create things we feel vital and effective.” It also provides us with “pleasure, meaning and pride.”
![Being creative makes us happy and improves our well-being. Take a class at Three Pines Farm in Cedar Falls. This is Intro to Artisan Sourdough Bread.](/webres/Image/blog/Blog-Content-Photos-2015/2017/January-2017/Three-Pines-Farm-Sourdough-Bread2-CestlaVBakery-CRThreePines.jpg)
(Intro to Artisan Sourdough Bread at Three Pines Farm)
If you already know how to knit, paint or quilt, the Cedar Valley is filled with quaint shops and big-box stores that can help you find supplies for your next project. But if you want to learn a new craft, where do you go?
We’ve gathered a list of shops in the Cedar Valley that teach classes. Grab your girlfriends and go as a group, or go by yourself and make new friends. Their friendly staff at these shops will be happy to help you.
Hearst Center for the Arts
Three Pines Farm
Crazy to Quilt
Fig & Frolic
Hatchlings & Hens
The Sheep Baatique
Waterloo Center for the Arts
If you and your girlfriends would like to visit Cedar Falls and attend a class, we’d be happy to help you find a place to eat and a place to stay. The Cedar Falls Visitor Center is located at 6510 Hudson Road and we can be reached at 800-845-1955 or 319-268-4266.
Happy crafting!
![Cedar Valley Art & Wine is Cedar Falls is a great place to gather with friends.](/webres/Image/blog/Blog-Content-Photos-2015/2017/January-2017/Cedar-Valley-Art-Wine3-CRCedarValleyArtWine.jpg)
(Create with friends at Cedar Valley Art & Wine - photo courtesy Cedar Valley Art & Wine)
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