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Get your creative juices flowing at these fun and educational Dallas workshops

You're never too old to learn something new. Whether you're an empty-nester or a young professional, there are many creative ways to fill your free time. These Dallas spots offer a range of classes and workshops to help unleash your inner artist.

Creative Arts Center of Dallas
The East Dallas studio offers more than 500 creative classes and workshops for adults and teens, from jewelry making to metal sculpting and stone carving. CAC also has "open lab" sessions where students who are already enrolled can drop in for studio time, outside of regular class hours. When you become a member of the center, you get a discount on classes and workshops, and you are eligible to enter the CAC's annual membership show. Non-members can also sign up for classes online.

Dr. Delphinium
Learn how to create exquisite floral arrangements from expert Bryna Morrow, Dr. Delphinium's wedding and special event coordinator. Classes range from vintage garden arranging to color-blocking pave designs and bridal bouquets. We suggest gathering a group of your closest girlfriends, because each class is $125 per person for 10 or more participants or $150 per person if there are fewer than 10. Classes pick up in June. Call 214-522-9911 to make a reservation.

Make + Made
Located inside the Bishop Arts boutique IndieGenius, the Make + Made studio offers classes ranging from sewing basics and silk painting to reupholstery and stamp making. Fees start at $45 and go all the way up to $615. You can find the schedule online and register there. If it is less than 48 hours before the class starts, you must call 469-547-7394 to sign up.

Oil and Cotton
Located in the Bishop Arts District, Oil and Cotton is a creative institution. Owners Shannon Driscoll and Kayli House Cusick offer a variety of classes for adults and children. Some of the workshops include Algonquin basket making, silk screen printing, hand spinning fibers and bottle cutting. Weekly classes are categorized by age group and cover everything from painting to art history. Oil and Cotton also sells handmade toys, gifts, creativity kits and art supplies. The space is also available for birthday parties and other special events.

Southern Methodist University
SMU is a hidden gem for adults looking for personal enrichment. The university offers continuing and professional education (CAPE) classes ranging from business skills, foreign languages, history, literature, food and travel, and the arts. Art courses include figure drawing, landscape design, oil painting, calligraphy, printmaking and photography. Fees depend on the length of the course. See schedule and register online.

We Are 1976
Funky collectibles shop We Are 1976 offers a variety of workshops, from origami to monogrammed coasters to letterpress notes. The only thing you're asked to bring to class is an apron. All of the workshops are held at the Bishop Arts locale, and most are three hours long. Fees range from $45 to $175. Go online to register.

Located in the hip Bishop Arts District, Oil and Cotton is a creative institution.

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Located in the hip Bishop Arts District, Oil and Cotton is a creative institution.

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Swedish Meatball News

Sleek furniture store IKEA to open first location in Dallas

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IKEA's signature Billy cabinet

Dallas finally gets its own IKEA store. According to a release, the Swedish-born furniture company is opening a new location — the first in Dallas proper — to debut in late 2025.

Called IKEA Dallas - University Park, the store will be located at The Shops at Park Lane, the center at US-75 and Park Lane that's home to stores such as Whole Foods Market, American Girl, Saks Off 5th, and Home Goods.

The address is 8080 Park Ln., and they're not specifying exactly which storefront it will occupy, but it will be a smaller-format store at 63,000 square feet than its suburban siblings such as Frisco where the square footage is 310,000 square feet.

IKEA is on a journey to become more accessible, affordable, and convenient, with smaller "urban" stores that have a limited inventory of items sold on site: 3,200 articles.

IKEA's entire range will not be available for immediate takeaway; big furniture items like beds and couches, for example, can only be ordered online, with options for store pick-up or home delivery at a minimal fee.

Nonetheless, the Park Lane will be two levels and will be the 11th store in Texas: Currently, there are five full-sized IKEA stores, three "Plan and Order Points with pick up, and two smaller-format stores opening in San Marcos and Rockwall.

IKEA Rockwall, which just celebrated its groundbreaking, will comprise 108,875 square feet and the store be built from the ground up. IKEA Dallas-University Park will be built in an existing building at The Shops at Park Lane, which building it is, they do not say.

The Rockwall store will have a new Swedish Deli cafe where they'll serve meals onsite, as well as their Swedish Bistro takeout concept, serving their signature Swedish meatballs which they also offer in a delectable plant-based version as well, you should totally try it if you have not already.

Park Lane will have food, as well, although no word on whether there'll be a cafe.

"At IKEA, we want to create a better everyday life for the many people and one way we can do that is by bringing IKEA close to where people live, work, socialize and shop, says IKEA US CEO Javier Quiñones in a statement. :The opening of IKEA Dallas - University Park is a perfect example of our strategy to develop smaller, more accessible urban store formats, bringing a more connected and accessible IKEA experience to everyone."

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