The Texas Pinners Conference returned to Fort Worth for the second year on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Over 10,000 guests were expected to attend. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Texas Pinners Conference guests check into a course on Sept. 30 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center. Each day offered eight courses ranging from making macarons to making soap from scratch. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth) Guests wait for a self-help course to begin on Sept. 30 at the Texas Pinners Conference, a Pinterest-inspired conference, at the Will Rogers Memorial Center. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Macaron vendor Savor Patisserie is one of about 200 vendors on Sept. 30 at the Texas Pinners Conference, a Pinterest-inspired conference, at the Will Rogers Memorial Center. Savor Patisserie owner Kelli Watts taught two lessons on how to make macarons. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) “Make & Takes” tables allow Texas Pinners Conference guests to create ornaments and take them home on Sept. 30. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Katie Kimset Hand-Crafted Jewelry owner Kate Heiselberg sells jewelry on Sept. 30 at the Texas Pinners Conference, a Pinterest-inspired conference, at the Will Rogers Memorial Center. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) Texas Pinners Conference guests take a sewing class on Sept. 30 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) A San Diablo Artisan Churros employee stuffs churros on Sept. 30 at the Texas Pinners Conference, a Pinterest-inspired conference, at the Will Rogers Memorial Center. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) San Diablo Artisan Churros sells churros on Sept. 30 at the Texas Pinners Conference, a Pinterest-inspired conference, at the Will Rogers Memorial Center. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
Over 200 business booths overtook the Will Rogers Memorial Center, 3401 W. Lancaster Ave., for two days on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 for the Texas Pinners Conference.
The Pinterest-inspired conference featured do-it-yourself classes and vendors. About 10,000 people were expected to attend the two-day event.
Cristian ArguetaSoto is the community engagement journalist at the Fort Worth Report. Contact him by email or via Twitter. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here.
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