Hi Reader,

Michaels just dropped their 2026 Creativity Trend Report — and the data backs up what we're already seeing in the HobbyScool community.

Analog hobby searches are up 136% in the last six months. Craft Night searches up 103%. Needlepoint up 251%. Sewing patterns up 152%.

People aren't just scrolling past creative content anymore. They're actively seeking out hands-on skills and real-world experiences.

We're building out our full 2026 lineup at HobbyScool — and we're looking for talented educators, makers, and creators to join us across our membership and our entire summit calendar.

Here's everything we have coming up:

🎓 Craft & Create Club Workshops — Paid, Ongoing

Our membership community runs 20–30 minute workshops year-round, and we pay $250 per accepted workshop.

• Pre-recorded, simple, no overproduction needed
• Your workshop featured in a dedicated HobbyScool newsletter
• Your name, bio, and links included throughout
• Optional: run a 3-day mini challenge in our Skool community for extra visibility
• You can include a free digital gift for list-building or traffic

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🗓️ 2026 HobbyScool Summit Calendar — Speaker Opportunities

We host free online summits throughout the year, each with its own creative theme. Summit speakers get full promotional support and exposure to our entire HobbyScool audience.

Here's what's coming up:

🎨 Art of Expression Summit | May 19–21 Creativity as Communication & Healing Writing, mixed media, lettering, and poetic storytelling

☀️ Creator Summer Camp | June 16–18 Family Fun & Seasonal Creativity Playful, all-ages projects for backyard, kitchen, and craft room

💻 Creative Tech Summer Retreat | July 21–23 Play With Tools for Modern Makers Cricut, Canva, Procreate, AI tools, and print-on-demand

🍂 Back-to-Creativity Summit | August 18–20 Kickstart Your Creative Energy & Refresh Your Space Cozy home updates, new crafts, fresh energy for fall

✂️ Art of Handmade Summit | September 15–17 Deepen Your Creative Practice Skill-building across fiber, paper, mixed media, and more

🎃 Festive Fall Workshop Series | October 13–15 Celebrate the Season with Creativity Halloween, harvest, cozy crafts, and seasonal celebration

🎁 Elves' Workshop Summit | November 10–12 Handmade Holidays Made Easy Giftable crafts, holiday décor, and budget-friendly projects

🕯️ Create & Reflect Retreat | December 15–17 Reflect, Create, and Cozy Up Vision boards, candle-making, winter journaling, and intention-setting

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🔮 Themes We're Especially Looking For

Inspired by the Michaels 2026 Creativity Trend Report, we're excited about workshops around:

• Junk journaling, vision boards & personal memory keeping
• Knitting, crochet, embroidery & needlework
• Painting, drawing & portable creative projects 🪡 Needlepoint, sewing & craftsmanship-based skill building
• Handmade gifting, bag charms & DIY heirlooms
• Visible mending, DIY home décor & wabi-sabi aesthetics
• Party décor, celebration crafts & everyday milestones
• Resin, Shrinky Dinks, charms & playful accessories

But honestly? If you teach something creative and it fits the spirit of any of our summits, we want to hear from you.

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📝 How to Apply

Just reply with:

1. Your name and a link to your website or social
2. What you'd like to teach (workshop topic or talk idea)
3. A short description — 2 to 3 sentences is plenty
4. Which opportunity interests you most: Craft & Create Club workshop, a specific summit, or both
5. Your general availability

We're reviewing submissions on a rolling basis and building out the full calendar now. The earlier you apply, the more placement options are available.

Can't wait to see what you're creating 💛

Destini

Founder, HobbyScool

P.S. Want the full breakdown of all 8 Michaels 2026 Creativity Trends and which HobbyScool summit fits your niche? I wrote it all up here → ​