Project Descriptions
Select any of the workshops from this list to view a detailed description of the project, as well as pricing and images of previous completed projects.
Woodworking Projects
American Flag
Join us at Fisk Avenue for our build your own wooden American Flag workshop. We provide the materials, tool and instruction for you to create your own wooden American Flag! Choose your paint or stain colors and leave with your very own piece! Includes 50 pre-cut birch stars to add another easy-to-customize element. We discuss ways to mount and seal at home following the workshop.
Dimensions: Approximately 19.5” x 36”
moreBarn Quilts
Barn quilts make the perfect outdoor accessory!Join us for our upcoming class and create your own. Choose your pre-cut patter, your colors, and then we help you create a personalized piece of art for your home. We provide all materials, just wear clothes you’re comfortable working in! Barn quilts are 20"x20" in size, and include a frame!
moreBirdhouses
Join us at Fisk Avenue to build and paint your own birdhouse! Our birdhouses are made of cedar planks, the safest wood choice for most native Wisconsin birds. Assemble and paint the exterior to add your own personal touch, and watch the birds fly in! A great option for kids as well as adults!
moreBlanket Ladders
Construct, sand, and stain your own blanket ladder! Perfect to store and display any extra blankets you have, while still saving space. Dimensions: 6'x18"
moreCharcuterie Boards: Classic Glue-Up
Our classic glue-up style charcuterie boards uses different widths of boards glued up to 14" wide to create a striped-style scrap wood cutting board. We use a wide variety of hardwoods to give you plenty of options to create your own one-of-a-kind piece! Once the glue has dried (30 minute time frame), we plane down the board for you and you sand! You select your handles- either a cut in wood handle or attached metal handles. Dimensions: 23"x14"
Add a custom laser engraving for an additional $25-$40 (dependent on size)
moreCharcuterie Boards: Live-Edge
This charcuterie board style uses a single board to construct your own charcuterie. First, you go select your board from our live-edge section. Then we cut it to the length you want (up to 32") and we add the handles of your choice, either a cut in wood handle or metal handles. Then you sand and finish with mineral oil to take home! Board selected must be under 15" width to fit through the planar. Dimensions: (32"x15")
moreCornhole Board Set
Ready for some outdoor summer games? Join us at Fisk Avenue to build your own board set! We offer a finishing add-on if you want to stain or paint your boards with our supplies! Otherwise, take home a blank set to design on your own.
Plain board set is $150, with an additional $25 ticket to finish in house!
Ticket is for two boards. Partners encouraged!
*This workshop is available as a private event, but all attendees must make cornhole boards
moreCoasters-Glue Up
Join us at Fisk Avenue and create your own glue-up style coasters! Select from a wide variety of hardwoods and grain patterns, and leave with five handmade wooden coasters. Our workshop leaders will do the cutting, and you sand your coasters to perfection, then add mineral oil at the end!
Tools: Clamps, Sander
moreCoasters -Live Edge
Select a live-edge board from our wide selection, then sand and seal your coasters after your workshop leader cuts them! We offer a wide variety of locally-milled hardwood options to choose from, each with a unique grain to create your one-of-a-kind piece. You leave with six coasters, ready to use at home!
moreCutting Boards
This workshop features two size and price options- 10"x12" or 13"x17". We offer a variety of hardwood options to create your own one-of-a-kind pattern, pre-cut to size for an easy glue-up! We provide all materials, tools, adhesives, and mineral oil for a final food-safe coat. We provide aprons, but please wear close-toed shoes and clothing you are comfortable working in. In this workshop, we select our wood pattern, glue-up and clamp for 30 minutes with our specialty adhesive, plane to flat, round-over the edges, and sand to perfection!
moreCribbage Board
Join us at Fisk Avenue for our cribbage board workshop! In this class, you have the option of picking a live-edge board, a solid plank, or gluing up your own board. We supply templates, drills, and the pegs so you are ready to play once you leave, all you need is a deck of cards!
We will be working with drills and sanding, so wear clothes you are ready to work in! Tools used in class: Clamps, drills, orbital sander
moreHerringbone Coffee Table
Come to Fisk Avenue and build your own modern farmhouse coffee table with herringbone top.
Fisk Avenue provides all the tools, materials and instruction, you build the project. All experience levels welcome!
Tools used: Miter saw, brad nailer, power drill, sander
Dimensions of project: 24"w x 48"L x 16" H
Time commitment: 1-3 hours
At the end of the workshop, participants will have 1 modern farmhouse coffee table with hair pin legs and herringbone top ready to add your stain, paint or seal at home. Add our optional finishing ticket to sand and finish your...
moreHerringbone Headboard
Build your own rustic herringbone headboard workshop. Come build your very own headboard, custom built to fit your bed and ready to be finished to you’re style.
No experience necessary. Fisk Avenue provides all the tools, supplies and instruction!
Choose from reclaimed wood or rustic pine!
Choose from 3 different sizes; twin, queen/full or king.
Fisk Avenue provides all the tools, supplies and instruction! Attendees will leave with their very own headboard ready to be stained and/or sealed at home!
Delivery is available if you do not have access to a vehicle...
moreRustic Coffee Table
Join us for a build your own coffee table workshop at Fisk Avenue. Our handmade rustic farmhouse coffee tables will be built by you, for you!
We supply the wood, tools, and instruction to help you build a coffee table, no experience necessary. You will leave with a raw wood table, ready to be finished to your taste at home, or buy a finishing ticket and bring it back to work on here with our supplies!
Partners Allowed
22” wide, 42" long, 18” High.
*This workshop is available for private events, but all participants must be making the same project
moreRustic End Table
Build your own coffee table or end table workshop at Fisk Avenue
Fisk Avenue’s handmade end table can be customized to fit your home decor and will be made by you, for you!
We supply the wood, tools, and instruction to help you build a coffee table, no experience necessary. You will leave with a raw wood table, ready to be finished to your taste at home!
The workshop will include a quick and thorough, finishing techniques course to learn how to finish your table. We will give you the breakdown on how to make it farmhouse chic or sleek and modern as well as prepping and...
moreRustic Entryway Table
Build your own rustic farmhouse entryway table at Fisk Avenue!
Fisk Avenue’s handmade entryway tables can be customized to fit your home decor and will be made by you, for you!
We supply the wood, tools, and instruction to help you build an entryway table, no experience necessary. You will leave with a raw wood table, ready to be finished to your taste at home, or you can purchase a finishing ticket and come back another day to finish with us!
Tools: Miter saw, Kreg Jig, power drill, wood clamps and brad nailer
Partners allowed and encouraged! All experience levels...
moreRustic Headboard
DIY build your own rustic headboard workshop. Come build your very own headboard, custom built to fit your bed and ready to be finished to your style.
No experience necessary. Fisk Avenue provides all the tools, supplies and instruction! Finish at home or purchase a ticket to a finishing workshop to finish with us on another day!
We have 4 different sizes to choose from!
moreDIY Dining Table
Gather around and pull up a seat around a table for 4, 6, or 8 built by YOU at this Fisk Avenue DIY workshop! Join us for this two day event to turn a pile of lumber into an heirloom project. Choose your size and style to create your custom gathering spot, ready to be stained/painted and sealed to your design taste. All experience levels welcome! We offer both a maple and pine wood option. This is a two day event event taking place on both Saturday December 17th | 12-3pm AND Sunday December | 12-3PM
Day 1: Assemble top and tool skills, Cut and assemble table base and add legs...
moreLetter Tile Sign
Join us at Fisk Avenue DIY Studio in Waukesha to create your own letter tile wood sign, based off a beloved board game!
Attendees will be able to create their custom sign with up to 12 letters. (Additional letters $3 each). We will build the tray, stain/ pain the tray and letters in the workshop. Attendees will go home with a finished sign made by you for your space at home.
Time commitment: approximately 2 hours
moreMason Jar Centerpiece
Come join us in building and designing your own wooden centerpiece box!
Make your own beautiful centerpiece tray at Fisk Avenue. Customize the colors, add a stencil, choose your handle style, do anything you’d like to make a piece purely for you! We provide mason jars for continued customization at home. Use it for vases, candle holders, fairy lights, whatever you feel will complete your space
You will learn some simple building skills and painting techniques to complete your project. Drilling, gluing, and finishing will all be covered in this workshop. There is no age limit on...
moreMountain Wall Art
Join us at Fisk Avenue and create your own one-of-a-kind mountain art piece. We offer two sizes, a 14"x30" piece or a 12"x`12" piece. Made by you, for you at Fisk Avenue's D.I.Y. Experience. Use a mix of hardwoods to create your masterpiece! We first create our pattern and paint our background, then we cut down any excess to square up the board before adding a frame!
moreNoodle Board/Stove Cover
Need more counter space? Or just looking for something to add a little touch of ~you~ to your kitchen? Join us for a noodle board workshop at Fisk Avenue! Wear clothes you’re comfortable working in, and we supply the rest. In this workshop, you will build, sand, and then finish your piece to make it your own! You pick the stain and design to match your space. Stencil options provided. Dimensions: 24” by 36” (standard stove size; message 48 hours in advance if you need different dimensions).
moreBox-Style Cedar Planter Box
Come build your own cedar planter box at Fisk Avenue!
Project Dimensions: 20”L x 20”W x 20” H
Tools used: Drill, counter sink
Material: Untreated cedar (safe for vegetables and herbs!)
At the end of the workshop, you will have one completed planter box ready to sand and finish at home.
Attendees must be 18+ unless with a guardian. Tickets are per project, not per person!
moreRaised Planter Box
This raised cedar planter stand is one of our new feature workshops for the summer! Join us at Fisk Avenue to create your own raised cedar planter box. The box is designed to hold a rectangular planter box liner we will include in the workshop! You leave with your own planter box, ready to finish at home! We provide a brief, in-depth informational session on how to finish your planters at home, or you can join us on Wednesday afternoons to finish in store using our materials!
Dimensions: 25"H, 24"L, 10"W
Tools used: drill, countersink, clamps
moreWisconsin Adirondack Chair
Calling all Wisconsinites! Join us at Fisk Avenue to build your own Wisconsin Adirondack chair!
We provide all the tools, supplies and instruction. You build the project!
Bring a friend, spouse, roommate or partner and work together or grab 2 tickets and build a set! You must have 2 people and 2 tickets to build a set of chairs.
morePainting Projects
Acrylic Pour
Attendees are given two 8"x10" canvases and shown a couple of demonstrations on different acrylic pouring painting techniques. We supply everything you need to create a beautiful artwork! Epoxy flood coating available.
moreFront Porch Sign
Make your own front porch sign at Fisk Avenue!
We provides all the materials and instruction. Participants will leave the workshop with a completed front porch welcome sign. Pick your background color and letter color from our variety of paints and stains to suit any home! All experience levels welcome.
Phrase Options: WELCOME, OUR HOME, or HELLO
Dimensions: 6' x 10"
moreGrowth Chart
Come to our D.I.Y. growth chart workshop and create an adorable, long lasting keepsake to track the growth of your little ones. You are welcome to bring them with to help if you would like! We will have a variety of paints and stains to use to make your chart unique to fit your style. We provide a pre-sanded board, stencil templates, and whatever color combination suits you, your home, and your little ones. Makes a great gift!
moreSplatter Paint
Join us at Fisk Avenue for our Splatter Paint workshop!
Get ready to have a blast learning to make paint splatter art. This workshop will be part class and part party!
Dress in old/messy clothes as the paint may not come out, a change of clothing is strongly encouraged . Paint is water-based non-toxic and washes off the body. We will supply ponchos, but expect a little mess!
Each attendee will need a ticket to participate.
A fun idea is bring a white T-Shirt to wear as a keepsake! If guests would like to bring a change of clothing, we do have a private...
moreEpoxy Resin Projects
Coasters with Holder
Learn the secrets of Epoxy Resin Art and create your own set of gorgeous Geode Coasters.
Fisk Avenue DIY studio presents a fun and very interactive workshop on how to create a set of stunning geode coasters using epoxy resin, different pigments, stones and gold leaf.
Learn some new skills to create a gorgeous coaster set using epoxy resin. Indulge and dive into your creative side, unleash your inner artist, transform your creative energy into something beautiful at our epoxy resin workshop. In this hands on epoxy class you will learn everything you need to start working with...
moreGeode Coasters
Learn the secrets of Epoxy Resin Art and create your own set of gorgeous Geode Coasters.
Fisk Avenue DIY studio presents a fun and very interactive workshop on how to create a set of stunning geode coasters using epoxy resin, different pigments, stones and gold leaf.
Learn some new skills to create a gorgeous coaster set using epoxy resin. Indulge and dive into your creative side, unleash your inner artist, transform your creative energy into something beautiful at our epoxy resin workshop. In this hands on epoxy class you will learn everything you need to start working with...
moreRiver Serving Trays
DIY Resin Tray Workshop At Fisk Avenue in Waukesha.
Join us for this informative, fun class, creating your own live edge epoxy serving tray / charcuterie board!
These boards will be made with black walnut or other lighter species of hardwoods. You will choose your own colors when you arrive. Attendees will have the choice of up to 2 colors of epoxy.
We provide all supplies. You pick the resin colors you want and we guide you through each step.
This beautiful 10”x18" tray can be used in many ways. Food & drinks (The finished boards are finished to be food grade...
moreKids' Workshops
Paint and Sip: Juice Box Edition
Join us for our juice box and canvas night! This class is for kids of all ages to come and explore their creativity and make something special. Each child will be given their own canvas and will be using (non toxic) acrylic craft paints and brushes as well as stencils if they would like. Please bring some painting clothes as this IS washable paint BUT it can stain cloths!
Parents are welcome to stay and even create their own canvas painting along side us if you would like to purchase an additional ticket, or you may drop off and pick up when the class is over- alone time for parents...
moreSplatter Paint
Join us at Fisk Avenue for our Splatter Paint workshop, kids' version!
Get ready to have a blast learning to make paint splatter art. This workshop will be part class and part party! Perfect for a birthday party, end-of-school party, or family night out!
Dress in old/messy clothes as the paint may not come out, a change of clothing is strongly encouraged . Paint is water-based non-toxic and washes off the body. We will supply ponchos, but expect a little mess!
Each attendee will need a ticket to participate.
A fun idea is bring a white T-Shirt to wear as a...
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