Good meowning ❤︎✧˖°~
Welcome back to all of my creative comrades reading this weekly newsletter!!

We hope you have been enduring it all and finding inspiration and magic in even the most mundane moments of life. ❤︎

This week, we’ll delve into some of my absolute favorites…

My Fab 14 Fav Creative Spaces in Denton, TX for Valentine’s Day 2026

Hello and Happy Valentine’s Day week of!! ♥ This week, we are spreading the LOVE by featuring our top fourteen favorite creative spaces from all around Denton, TX that you ought to visit throughout the month of February for all their lovely Valentine’s themed events!

NOTE: This will be the QUICK LIST version for the newsletter. If you would like to read why I picked each of these creative spaces catch all the details in the FULL BLOG POST HERE!

1. Patchouli Joe’s Independent Book Store and their First Friday Poetry Nights

♥ Address: 221 W Hickory St, Denton, TX 76201

VALENTINE’S DAY EVENT on 2/14 6PM: Poetry Under No King (FREE) led by @criplyrical / Val Vera and The DFW Anti-War Committee, open mic, sign-ups at door of Patchouli Joe’s

2. Thistle Creative Reuse – Secondhand Art + Craft Supplies

♥ Address: 618 West University Dr, Denton, TX 76201.

Check website to see most wanted list for donating used supplies.

3. The Forge Maker Space at the North Branch Denton Public Library

♥ Address: 3020 N. Locust St., Denton, TX 76209.

Check out equipment list.

4. The Art Room

♥ Address: 721 S Locust St, Denton, TX 76201

Use form on website to become a member for FREE ART THERAPY!

5. Spiderweb Salon, artist collective

♥ Address: Various locations, Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio hosts most of their largest events and sometimes Harvest House too.

Find out more on their website.

6. Bewitched Denton

♥ Address: 529 Bryan St, Denton, TX 76201

7. Here After Tattoo Parlor and their Witch Jar Bar

♥ Address: 209 E University Dr, Denton, TX 76209 (next to the Pizza Patron strip mall)

8. The Secret Garden – Craft Nights

♥ Address: 813 N Locust St ste 103, Denton, TX 76201 (Delta 8 Denton)

9. The Denton Clowns Events

Address: Various Locations in Denton announced via Instagram weeks ahead @dentonclowns

10. The Denton Maker Center

♥ Address: 728 N. Elm St., Denton, TX 76201

Find workshop sign-ups, free seminars, free events, life drawing and more at our website.

11. The Greater Denton Arts Council

♥ Address: 400 E Hickory St, Denton, TX 76201

Find out about exhibitions, join the GDAC to qualify for applying to annual micro grant opportunity for artists / creatives.

EVENT: ‘PUNK LOVE’ exhibit opening reception 2/12 6PM - 8PM (FREE)

12. The UNT CoLAB

♥ Address: 207 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201

Join The UNT CoLAB annually in Summer for ‘square-d’ community art exhibit - any age, any skill level is welcome and encouraged to do it, supplied canvas(es) costs a small fee.

13. The Artist’s Grove

♥ Address: 325 W McKinney St, Denton, TX 76201 (use middle door and they are to the right)

14. The Willis Library’s Zine Library

♥ Address: 1155 Union Circle #305190, Denton, TX 76203-5017

Honorable Mentions

15. Rose Costumes (104 W Oak St, Denton, TX 76201, on the Square)

16. The DIME Store (118 E McKinney St. Denton, TX 76201)

17. Wildflower Art Studio (715 North Locust Street Denton, Texas 76201)

AND SOME BONUS FUN!

Take a photo opportunity with the Valentine’s Conversation Hearts of Denton, TX!

❤️ Old Bear Vintage (114 N Locust St.)

❤️ Patchouli Joe’s (221 W Hickory St.)

❤️ Three Roses Tea Room (221 W Oak St.)

❤️ UNT Co Lab (207 N Elm St.)

❤️ Palm Tree (119 N Elm St.)

❤️ Harvest House (331 E Hickory St.)

❤️ L’Amitié (529 Bolivar St.)

❤️ Wolff’s Park (108 Industrial St.)

❤️ Hannah’s (111 W Mulberry St.)

❤️ Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum (110 W Hickory St.)

❤️ Rose Costumes (104 W Oak St.)

❤️ Shuck Me (311 N Elm St.)

❤️ Dime Store (311 N Elm St.)

❤️ Union Bear (215 S Bell Ave.)

❤️ NCTC (316 E Hickory St.)

❤️ Wildflower Art Studio (715 N Locust St.)

♥ Lovely Shop Selections ♥

• Little Handbook of Love Spells print mini zine

• “Love is an act of will” bell hooks Quote Sticker

• ‘The Fox Who Became A Girl’ Print comic - comes signed!

• T4T Handcarved Linostamp Block Print on 100# Paper, original art, one-of-a-kind for each - comes signed!

Thank you for reading! See you next week, creative comrades!

-O