This workshop introduces participants to vinyl cutting and heat pressing techniques while creating custom reusable tote bags. In this session, you’ll learn how to cut designs on a vinyl cutter, weed your decals, and apply them to fabric using a heat press for a long-lasting finish.
Each member will leave with a personalized tote bag featuring their own design — perfect for gifting or for carrying everyday essentials in style.
This beginner-friendly session is designed to spark creativity while teaching practical skills in vinyl cutting and heat transfer.
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.
