At CraftNation, our mission is to bring people together to create in a safe, inclusive, and as accessible a space as possible.

We want everyone to have access to the joy that is crafting and the sense of belonging that is community. We hope to accomplish that by offering studio time, workshops, and classes at a sliding scale.

Our pricing is based on the Green Bottle method, created by Alexis J. Cunningham and often used by therapists. Every workshop and class has three prices listed:

  • The Discounted price

  • The Real price - this is the price that covers supplies, teacher fees, and the costs of keeping the studio open

  • Pay it forward price - this price helps us cover the discounted price

We offer the below guidance to help you decide which price you should pay.

Discounted Price

You should choose the discounted price if most of the following criteria apply to you: 

  • Frequently stress about meeting basic needs* & don’t always achieve them

  • Have debt and it sometimes prohibits you from meeting basic needs

  • Have unstable housing

  • Have immigration-related expenses

  • Qualify for government assistance, including SNAP 

  • No Access to savings

  • Rarely able to go to a concert/event, have a dinner out, or buy new clothes

  • Cannot afford a vacation or do not have the ability to take time off without a financial burden

* Basic needs: food, housing, utilities, transportation

Real Price

You should choose the real price if most of the following criteria apply to you:

  • May stress about meeting basic needs*, but are still regularly able to do so

  • May have some debt, but it doesn’t prohibit attainment of basic needs

  • Might have access to savings

  • Sometimes able to go to a concert/event, have dinner out, buy new clothes

  • Can take a vacation annually or every few years without a financial burden

  • Have employer health insurance and/or other employer benefits

  • Have daily, reliable transportation

  • Are able to miss work for either sickness or leisure or family emergencies and are still able to pay next month’s bills

* Basic needs: food, housing, utilities, transportation

Pay it Forward Price

You should choose the pay-it-forward price if most of the following criteria apply to you:

  • Comfortably able to meet all basic needs*

  • May have some debt, but it doesn’t prohibit attainment of basic needs

  • Have regular access to health care

  • Have access to financial savings

  • Able to go to a concert/event, have dinner out, buy new clothes without concern

  • Can afford annual vacation or to take time off

  • Own the home you live in, or have vacation property

  • Have investments or inherited money

* Basic needs: food, housing, utilities, transportation