Austin Craft Lounge — Attraction in Dripping Springs

One of the best girls' night out evenings I've ever had! My group of friends went to the Austin Craft Lounge on Nutty Brown Road for a group outing. I've done many different creative outings, like Painting with a Twist and I must say, this evening was the funnest I've done. I created a beautiful jewelry rack that is uniquely my own design. The process was simple (chose a project from their many on their website, sign up for a day and time, show up and have a blast!). When we arrived to the beautiful country home that has been redesigned into an art studio, the first thing we saw was a huge black hammer for a mailbox. The strings of lights outside were a charming welcome. Inside, large tables with tools, sandpaper, paints and all manner of creativity greeted us. The owners were lovely, warm and a lot of fun. Our raw projects were waiting for us to begin. Sanding, using hammers and other tools, we prepped our pieces for painting. Then we chose our paints and designs. I was able to choose from innumerable design elements for stencils to use that made my piece so easy to make, and so professionally artistic looking. (I am NOT an artist, lol). I even used some power tools! The studio staff provide guidance and advice when needed. We brought our own wine and the studio had some snacks. It was a lovely, somehow empowering evening with friends, creativity and laughter. And when it was over, we all had a beautiful new piece of art that we had made ourselves. I highly recommend checking this place...

For the crafty and not-so-crafty! A group of us went to the Craft Lounge soon after they opened. The land out there is nice and relaxing, with horses and bunnies! The space itself has been wonderfully remodeled and is gorgeous and modern.

We had about 8 ladies in our class and each of us chose something different, which is no problem for the instructors. They explained to each of us the process to complete our individual project, stepping in if we ever needed assistance. But for the most part, we all did well on our own because they are crafts for even those with not much confidence in their crafting ability.

We took our own wine with us, sipped and chatted while we crafted, and by the end of the evening, we all went home with some really awesome personalized crafts for gift or ourselves. I will definitely be going again to make more things--there were so many options to choose from that more classes...

Met with some girlfriends at the Austin Craft Lounge last week. We had a wonderful time catching up and creating crafts such as plant boxes, bat houses, wooden signs and jewelry holders.

Allison was attentive to all of the ladies in our group and went out of her way to help each and everyone of us. She even cut out a new stencil for me in the middle of our class. I was impressed with the quality and small details of hardware used in the projects such as the hand forged nails and real cedar planks for the bat house.

We were able to gab and enjoy BYOB drinks and snacks while the paint dried. A few of us even went outside to visit with the horses, chickens, and rabbits or wonder around the garden out front.

The Austin Craft Lounge is a charming place for a girls night out. I’m even thinking of taking my tween niece out there for her next birthday gift. She...