Makers U

Makers U Makers U is part conference, part creative playground - hands-on classes plus 200+ shops filled with DIY, crafts, dรฉcor, beauty, fashion, and more.

Come curious. Leave inspired. Repeat annually.

Connect Spring Marketplace 2026 in Louisville, KY ๐Ÿ’ฅWe are excited to be on-site this week connecting with industry partn...
04/14/2026

Connect Spring Marketplace 2026 in Louisville, KY ๐Ÿ’ฅ

We are excited to be on-site this week connecting with industry partners, exploring new venues, and sourcing fresh opportunities for Makers U!

Always focused on finding the right spaces and partnerships to continue growing something truly special. ๐Ÿงก

Can anyone else relate? ๐Ÿคฃ
04/01/2026

Can anyone else relate? ๐Ÿคฃ

๐Ÿ“ข๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐Ÿงก ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š ๐๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐†๐จ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ๐Ÿงก๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก @ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆ๐Ÿงก๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐThe Herdโ€™s Jo...
03/31/2026

๐Ÿ“ข๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐Ÿงก ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š ๐๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐†๐จ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ
๐Ÿงก๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก @ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆ๐Ÿงก

๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ
The Herdโ€™s Journey is a high-utility productivity workshop led by the founders of a professional tabletop game company and a productivity mentorship program. This session replaces traditional time-management with "The Mechanics of Motivation," using proven game design principles to overcome procrastination and goal fatigue.

Youโ€™ll learn how to apply "Reward Loops" and "Visual Progression" to your daily routineโ€”turning abstract goals into a structured, engaging system for real personal and professional growth.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
At the core of the workshop is your custom-built "Productivity Engine"โ€”a farm-themed game board designed to organize and track your goals.

Youโ€™ll use four "Goal Corrals" to manage color-coded tasks across key areas of your life, while tracking progress through "Plowed Fields" that map out your week. As you move forward, youโ€™ll get immediate visual and tactile feedback on your progress.

This system uses a powerful "Fog of War" conceptโ€”keeping your next step clear while your bigger goal (the "Harvest") stays in focusโ€”helping you stay engaged and consistent over time.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก
Every participant leaves with a fully built, reusable productivity system you can start using immediately.

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ K๐ข๐ญ I๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ฌ:
โ€ข A laminated 8.5x11 "Plowed Field" game board
โ€ข Customizable, color-coded goal cards
โ€ข A "Player Profile" dashboard to track progress and rewards

In just 45 minutes, youโ€™ll go from overwhelmed and stuckโ€ฆ to running your own fully functional life game.

๐Ÿ“ข๐•๐„๐๐ƒ๐Ž๐‘ ๐’๐๐Ž๐“๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“๐’๐š๐ฒ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ ๐ญ๐จ ส€แด‡๊œฑแด›สŸแด‡๊œฑ๊œฑ ๊œฑแดแดœสŸ แด…แด‡๊œฑษชษขษด๊œฑ๐–๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐Ÿ˜๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ...
03/24/2026

๐Ÿ“ข๐•๐„๐๐ƒ๐Ž๐‘ ๐’๐๐Ž๐“๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“
๐’๐š๐ฒ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ ๐ญ๐จ ส€แด‡๊œฑแด›สŸแด‡๊œฑ๊œฑ ๊œฑแดแดœสŸ แด…แด‡๊œฑษชษขษด๊œฑ

๐–๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐Ÿ˜
๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ.

๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ - ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถโ€™๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ. | RestlessSoulDesigns.com

๐Ÿ“ข๐•๐„๐๐ƒ๐Ž๐‘ ๐’๐๐Ž๐“๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“๐’๐š๐ฒ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ƒ๐ข๐–๐ก๐ฒ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ŸชตTheir innovative wooden toy kits and woodworking plans arenโ€™t just projects- th...
03/20/2026

๐Ÿ“ข๐•๐„๐๐ƒ๐Ž๐‘ ๐’๐๐Ž๐“๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“
๐’๐š๐ฒ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ƒ๐ข๐–๐ก๐ฒ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐Ÿชต

Their innovative wooden toy kits and woodworking plans arenโ€™t just projects- theyโ€™re experiences.

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค:
โœ”๏ธ Parents + kids building together
โœ”๏ธ Learning real skills
โœ”๏ธ Creating something you actually keep

This is where STEM meets family timeโ€ฆ and honestly, we love that.

๐Ÿ“ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ก #๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐”!

โค๏ธ Tag someone youโ€™d build this with.

Follow them here: https://diwhyknot.com and Diwhyknot

03/14/2026

What is everyone crafting today? Iโ€™ll post mine in the commentsโ€ฆ

๐ŸŽ‰ Vendor Deal Alert for Makers U! ๐ŸŽ‰Thanks to one of our amazing show sponsors, Restless Soul Travel, the first 50 exhibi...
03/11/2026

๐ŸŽ‰ Vendor Deal Alert for Makers U! ๐ŸŽ‰

Thanks to one of our amazing show sponsors, Restless Soul Travel, the first 50 exhibitors can grab a booth for the special price of just $199!

โœจ Update: Weโ€™ve already sold 15 booths, which means there are only 35 spots left at this price.

If youโ€™ve been thinking about joining us at Makers U!, now is the time to lock in your booth before the discounted spots disappear.

๐Ÿ› 200+ Makers & Vendors
๐ŸŽ“ Hands-on Workshops & Classes
๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽจ Thousands of creative shoppers
๐Ÿ“ Springfield, Missouri
๐Ÿ“… September 4โ€“6, 2026

Whether you create handmade goods, DIY kits, craft supplies, home dรฉcor, baked goods, or creative products โ€” this is the place to showcase your work and connect with a community that loves to shop handmade.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Reserve your booth before the $199 spots are gone! MakersU.com/Exhibit

03/10/2026

What a fun idea, and so simple ๐Ÿ˜

๐ŸŒธSoft florals. Subtle details. A little extra sparkle. ๐ŸŒธโœจWho says Easter eggs have to be loud and neon? These watercolor...
02/27/2026

๐ŸŒธSoft florals. Subtle details. A little extra sparkle. ๐ŸŒธโœจ

Who says Easter eggs have to be loud and neon? These watercolor beauties are giving garden party meets grown-up glam, and weโ€™re not mad about it.

Hand-painted, delicate, and just the right amount of fancy.

Would you decorate with these? ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿฅš

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