Artist Studios, Classes, Makers Markets and Creative Event Space

The Toolbox Collective

About Us

We’re Rachel and Jim Dunn, a fun loving couple who landed in Longfellow and fell in love with the community. We’re both artists. Rachel works as a preschool art teacher in St. Paul. Jim works as a fabricator for an advertising company in Minneapolis. In our free time we are creating custom metalwork among other creative endeavors or gardening!

We are passionate about art, bringing people together, and teaching. We’re excited about what The Toolbox Collective is becoming, not only for the artists working inside the Toolbox but for the Longfellow community as a whole. Come visit us at the Toolbox for a class, a market, or event, filling it with good art and good people.

The Toolbox Collective

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Opt Art-Side this Black Friday! Friday, November 29 10:30-12 Join Meg at the Toolbox Collective for Watercolor and Wonder Lean into your curiosity with this exploratory based approach to watercolor. Explore a variety of techniques in a playful and easy going session. Exercise your curiosity and stretch observational skills to create a series of small paintings that traverse a variety of unique creative prompts. Each watercolor exploration can become greeting cards, gift tags, collage material or wall art. $45 includes all materials *Watercolor kits available for sale in case you get hooked and want to continue the exploration on your own. To sign up go to megerke.com classes and events! Opt Artside this Black Friday!
Yoga for kids! Ages 1-4 **Thursdays at 10am starting December 5th. Join Lisa at the Toolbox for this super fun yoga and meditation class! Lisa is starting her 200 hr training certificate. She has children’s meditation workshops and has been pr
Yoga for kids! Ages 1-4 **Thursdays at 10am starting December 5th. Join Lisa at the Toolbox for this super fun yoga and meditation class! Lisa is starting her 200 hr training certificate. She has children’s meditation workshops and has been practicing yoga for over 20 years! She has been working as a professional educator over 20 years. To register text Lisa!
Explore watercolor painting while creating beautiful greeting cards appropriate for any celebration. Alla from Harvested Hues will lead this workshop designed for beginners and experienced artists alike. Create several unique cards to take home and l
Explore watercolor painting while creating beautiful greeting cards appropriate for any celebration. Alla from Harvested Hues will lead this workshop designed for beginners and experienced artists alike. Create several unique cards to take home and learn the skills and gain confidence to paint more on your own! In time to send your own handmade holiday cards to all your loved ones! This class is conducted with natural soil-based watercolors and all participants will have an opportunity to experience the beauty of these professional-grade natural materials. $48/person Register at events.humanitix.com/watercolor-greeting-cards-with-alla-of-harvested-hues or visit our website and find the link there!
The Toolbox got a much needed facelift from Kada Creative! Working with Kada to come up with the perfect design has been a breeze. We couldn’t recommend her more for your mural needs! We love it all! The tools, the flowers, the bugs it really encompasses so much of what we offer at the Toolbox Collective. Also thank you to ReDesign for supporting small businesses in all different ways, including the facade improvement grant. It feels so good to finally have our name on the building!
A few weeks ago we had the Twin Cities Urban Sketchers at the Toolbox! It was so fun! This group is open to anyone who wants to come sketch. They sketch all over the cities. It was a very easy going crew, show up, draw, drink coffee, meet new people.
A few weeks ago we had the Twin Cities Urban Sketchers at the Toolbox! It was so fun! This group is open to anyone who wants to come sketch. They sketch all over the cities. It was a very easy going crew, show up, draw, drink coffee, meet new people. At the end they have a “throw down” where they lay their sketch books out on the table for everyone to admire, the most fun critique I’ve seen in a while! Follow them on Facebook to find out where their next sketch is!
Being here, at the Toolbox, with Jim and the dogs, creating and dreaming of the days to come and the good people that will fill this space make me feel better. This space gives me hope. This little community we have built gives me hope. This neighb
Being here, at the Toolbox, with Jim and the dogs, creating and dreaming of the days to come and the good people that will fill this space make me feel better. This space gives me hope. This little community we have built gives me hope. This neighborhood and all our neighbors give me hope that we can love and support each other. We can put differences aside, we can be open to new opinions and fresh ideas with our hearts full of love and not hate. Hope, compassion and courage are good things to hold onto right now and always! I hope the community at the Toolbox can make you feel that way too and I hope to see you there soon!
Visit our website and sign up for one of these great classes! November and December are packed. Hope to see you at the Toolbox this month!
Visit our website and sign up for one of these great classes! November and December are packed. Hope to see you at the Toolbox this month!
Happy November! This November instead of checking out small businesses only on small business Saturday I encourage you to support small businesses every weekend this month. This is the beginning of many people's super busy season, so show them some l
Happy November! This November instead of checking out small businesses only on small business Saturday I encourage you to support small businesses every weekend this month. This is the beginning of many people's super busy season, so show them some love! It is also a perfect month to start reflecting on what we're grateful for. And at the Toolbox we are grateful for all the artists that put themselves out there and show up to sell their goods, teach and cheer us on. Keep creating, keep challenging and keep up the hustle (while taking care of course). Sunday, November 10th from 10-2 come shop the Makers Market at the Toolbox and sign up for a class while you're there too!
Treat yourself to a lunch break and learn a new skill! Explore watercolor painting while creating beautiful greeting cards appropriate for any celebration. Alla from Harvested Hues will lead this workshop designed for beginners and experienced artist
Treat yourself to a lunch break and learn a new skill! Explore watercolor painting while creating beautiful greeting cards appropriate for any celebration. Alla from Harvested Hues will lead this workshop designed for beginners and experienced artists alike. You will create several unique cards to take home, and learn the skills and gain confidence to paint more on your own. This class is conducted with natural soil-based watercolors and all participants will have an opportunity to experience the beauty of these professional-grade materials. $48/person. All skill levels encouraged to sign up! To sign up email hale.alla@gmail.com or DM harvestedhues
Thursday, November 21st, 6pm-9pm Learn how to make a dreamy, thick and cozy knit blanket out of merino wool roving, plus tips and techniques for caring for these blankets. No knitting experience required! Cara will show you how to use a “table
Thursday, November 21st, 6pm-9pm Learn how to make a dreamy, thick and cozy knit blanket out of merino wool roving, plus tips and techniques for caring for these blankets. No knitting experience required! Cara will show you how to use a “table knitting” technique, forming the stitches with your hands rather than using knitting needles. The yarn provided is enough wool roving to make a blanket approximately 30x50 inches in size with a lot of stretch. Choose from 10 colors of wool. *Please email your color choice to caracorey@gmail.com at least 3 weeks before class, so there is enough time to order the wool. Anyone who signs up later than that will receive the undyed cream color. $140/person Register Here —https://www.caracorey.com/classes.html
Opt Art-Side this Black Friday! Friday, November 29 10:30-12 Join Meg at the Toolbox Collective for Watercolor and Wonder Lean into your curiosity with this exploratory based approach to watercolor. Explore a variety of techniques in a playful
Yoga for kids! Ages 1-4 **Thursdays at 10am starting December 5th. Join Lisa at the Toolbox for this super fun yoga and meditation class! Lisa is starting her 200 hr training certificate. She has children’s meditation workshops and has been pr Explore watercolor painting while creating beautiful greeting cards appropriate for any celebration. Alla from Harvested Hues will lead this workshop designed for beginners and experienced artists alike. Create several unique cards to take home and l
The Toolbox got a much needed facelift from Kada Creative! Working with Kada to come up with the perfect design has been a breeze. We couldn’t recommend her more for your mural needs! We love it all! The tools, the flowers, the bugs it really e
A few weeks ago we had the Twin Cities Urban Sketchers at the Toolbox! It was so fun! This group is open to anyone who wants to come sketch. They sketch all over the cities. It was a very easy going crew, show up, draw, drink coffee, meet new people. Being here, at the Toolbox, with Jim and the dogs, creating and dreaming of the days to come and the good people that will fill this space make me feel better. This space gives me hope. This little community we have built gives me hope. This neighb Visit our website and sign up for one of these great classes! November and December are packed. Hope to see you at the Toolbox this month! Happy November! This November instead of checking out small businesses only on small business Saturday I encourage you to support small businesses every weekend this month. This is the beginning of many people's super busy season, so show them some l Treat yourself to a lunch break and learn a new skill! Explore watercolor painting while creating beautiful greeting cards appropriate for any celebration. Alla from Harvested Hues will lead this workshop designed for beginners and experienced artist Thursday, November 21st, 6pm-9pm Learn how to make a dreamy, thick and cozy knit blanket out of merino wool roving, plus tips and techniques for caring for these blankets. No knitting experience required! Cara will show you how to use a “table