This workshop builds on the foundations introduced in Household Heroes 101, guiding participants through their first full woodworking project: a custom wooden plant stand. In this session, you’ll practice measuring, cutting, drilling, sanding, gluing, and assembling parts with precision.
Each member will also learn finishing techniques — including sanding, staining, and applying a protective coating — to give their stand a polished, durable look.
Participants will leave with a completed plant stand, ready to display a favorite plant at home. This beginner-friendly session reinforces tool safety and technique while expanding DIY skills, laying the groundwork for more advanced projects in future Household Heroes classes.
This program is FREE to current Maker Space Members (use coupon: Member) or $25 for non-members. Space is limited.
Meet your instructor: MARANDA LUJAJOHNSON
Maranda is a multidisciplinary artist and maker with a background in ceramics, drawing, and graphic design. She earned her degrees from Herron School of Art and Design at IUPUI and has since worked across mediums — from painting and sculpture to custom furniture design.
Maranda co-founded a design & fabrication business she runs with her brother and partner, a sustainable festival accessories company, and she converted a box truck into a tiny home, sparking her passion for custom builds.
Locally in Muncie, she serves as the Maker Space Coordinator at MadJax, where she leads the Villager Series — a weekly program rooted in the idea that it takes a village to bring community ideas to life. When she’s not making, she’s usually learning something new or helping others discover what’s possible with their own hands — though she’s just as happy tending a campfire, wandering the woods, or dreaming up ideas with friends.
