“And that’s a wrap! Thank You, Waupaca, for enthusiastically enjoying our art projects this summer! “

Summer Craft Cafe 2020

Check out the beautiful projects you made in the Community Art Gallery below!

Craft Cafe Projects


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2D and 3D Craft Collage

June 1-13

A grab bag filled with art supplies and small everyday items for creating any type of 2D or 3D art collage you can dream up. Add items from around your house or from nature. Unleash your creativity! Be silly, be kind, be happy creating a piece art from nothing. Bags can be picked up at the Waupaca Library, curbside .

Send pictures of your finished piece to our email, and we’ll add to our Craft Cafe Art Gallery below!

100 Kits Available — Free

Created by WCAB Associate Member Laura Reynolds

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Clay Form Project: Kind Hands

June 15-27

Materials and instructions for mixing your own sculpting mixture to be poured into a provided plastic glove, and shaped as you wish. Extra material to shape a heart, or your own creation. Kits with instructions can be picked up at the Waupaca Library, curbside.

Send pictures of your finished piece to to our email and we’ll add to our Craft Cafe Art Gallery below!

100 Kits Available — Free

Created by WCAB Associate Member Cheryl Sletten

Community Quilt Squares

June 29-July 11

Join us in making a Waupaca community quilt, by making your own 12 x 12 quilt square out of fabric scraps left over from local quilt makers & the Waupaca Medical Mask Makers group. Kits, which include fabric scraps and detailed instructions, can be picked up at the Waupaca Library, curbside.

Once you finish your quilt square, return it to the Holly Center, in a plastic bag through the mail slot at the top of the stairs facing Main Street. Returns can be made between July 6-19. 

Send pictures of your finished piece to our email, waupacaareaartsboard@gmail.com, and we’ll add it to our Craft Cafe Art Gallery below!

100 Kits Available — Free

Created by WCAB Board Member Anita Olson

Faux Stained Glass

July 13-25

Create a faux stained glass window of your own design, using wax paper, picture mats, & permanent markers. Afterwards, hang your creation in a window, and watch it capture the sun and reflect back colorful beauty. Kits include all materials and instructions, and can be picked up at the Waupaca Library, curbside

Send pictures of your finished piece to our email, waupacaareaartsboard@gmail.com, and we’ll add to our Craft Cafe Art Gallery below!

50 Kits Available — Free

Created by WCAB Board Member Steve Laedtke

Painted Pet Rocks

July 27-Aug 8

Paint river rocks any way you want — add messages, make it an animal, a little monster, a funny face — it’s up to you. All painting materials — and the stones — are included in the kit. Left over paint? Look for stones around your house, and keep creating! Pet rocks make great thoughtful gifts which can be left with socially distant friends or family. Just pick up your Pet Rock Kit with instructions at the Waupaca Library, curbside.

Send pictures of your finished piece to our email, waupacaareaartsboard@gmail.com. and we’ll add it to our Craft Cafe Art Gallery below!

50 Kits Available — Free

Created by WCAB Board Member Patricia Vaux


Craft Cafe Community Gallery

Send pictures of your finished piece to our email (waupacaareaartsboard@gmail.com), and help us fill up the online Craft Cafe Art Gallery!