Visit Tole Town, lots of painting classes and online events!

From beginners to advanced painters, there is something for everyone here at ToleTown. We offer discussions, advice, classes, challenges, tips, surprises, swaps, chats, and oh yes... TONS of projects to paint all waiting for you inside our friendly cyber-town!

Become a ToleTown.com member and enjoy ALL of our exciting classes, all year long, along with a library full of ePackets --for one low price!  Most of our classes are painted in acrylics, but we do throw in watercolor and oil projects from time to time just for fun! 

ToleTown™ is SO much *more* than just online painting classes... filled with so many quaint destinations, we're sure you'll want to pack your paint bag and move right in!  There's a whole palette full of member benefits! 

The National Society of Tole and Decorative Painters, Inc.

Organized in 1972 to stimulate worldwide interest in and appreciation for decorative painting; to recognize diversity of and excellence in the art form; and to serve as the resource center for all aspects of decorative painting.

Do you want to discover the joy of painting; be creatively inspired; improve your painting; attend the premier decorative painting conference; be informed with an award-winning magazine?

Yes? Here are more reasons to join:

  Four big issues of The Decorative Painter magazine
  Chapters to join at a local level
  Members-only  Resource Communications Center purchase option
Industry-wide Business & Teacher Online Resource access
Credit Card option
SDP Member Scholarship Program
Certification Program
Website and knowledgeable staff to serve you
Teacher Development Program for excellence in teaching
Annual decorative painting Conference with classes, exhibits and trade shows
Discount for on-line classes
Validation of your passion!

What are the benefits of being a raindrop member:

A bi-monthly newsletter and monthly calendar to keep you current with chapter happenings.

A website with lots of helpful information.

Access to many northwest and national teachers the raindrop chapter sponsors 2 seminars per year with a national teacher. There are paint-in's after Feb, April, Jun and Aug meetings and 2 extra paint-in's per year. Teachers for the paint-in's are raindrop members, which many are national teachers.

Business meeting the first Saturday of every other month starting in Feb.

In Oct after the after the business meeting we hold a marketplace. Where you can buy and sell hand painted projects, crafts or supplies you no longer want to keep.

Every December we have our holiday brunch where we have our December business meeting, new officer installation and gift exchange.

Every bi-yearly the raindrop chapter sponsors a painting expo with many classes and a large sale floor.

Each January we hold a 2 day retreat with a special guest teacher on Saturday, local teacher on Sunday and lots of fun activities.