Gardening courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

Learn to sculpt your own small willow animal in the grounds of my home in the beautiful setting of Donington Le Heath. We can work indoors or outdoors (weather permitting). Come and join me for a fun and relaxed informal day willow weaving. To start off with I would recommend a small animal or bird as the craft is very time consuming and I want you to leave with a finished piece of willow sculpture. I will show you the techniques I use to make the sculpture from start to...

Come along and make your very own willow piglet to complete your garden. On this workshop, you will learn the basic techniques to enable you to create your very own masterpiece to take home with you in a fun and relaxing environment. Please wear warm clothes should the weather be slightly cold.

Come along and treat yourself or a loved one to this wonderful willow reindeer workshop. Learn the basic skills and techniques used to create something wonderful. It's sure to be a fun day so get booked up now as this proves to be very popular. Not only will you leave at the end of the day with new knowledge and skills, but also a work of art to be decorated with fairy lights for your home or garden.

One day sculptural willow weaving workshops in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales with lovely views of Ingleborough, Whernside and Ribblehead. This is a Willow Curlews workshop. The tutor Phil Bradley lives in NW Cumbria near Cockermouth where he grows a total of 37 different varieties of sustainable willow on several local sites. The willow is used mainly for basket-making, but also for garden structures and sculptures as well as decorative animals and birds, which is a popular one-day workshop topic. The workshops take place inside a renovated barn with original beams...

There are many applications for glass art but given its ability to change with the light and produce beautiful colours and shadows, nowhere is more relevant than outside and the garden is an ideal location. It is no surprise that glass sculptures are a prominent part of Kew Gardens and prestigious garden shows such as Chelsea Flower Show. What you will make: Beyond learning the basics of how to cut and shape glass, you will produce a stunning double headed 3 dimensional flower that could be used to hold a...

Upcycling with Pallets one day course. The course will cover the tools and techniques used in taking apart a pallet and turning it into something new, using upcycling skills and reclaimed timber. This course is for anyone who wishes to learn how to turn pallets into something useful. Courses are run every month throughout the year. During the day we will cover:- • Pallet sourcing. • Taking apart a pallet. • Designing your project. • Marking out. • Using hand tools safely. • Using power tools safely. You will then...

On slate, or bring your own stone, learn mosaic techniques with Mosaic artist Rachel Hyde to create a unique piece suitable to stay outdoors. You will have a choice of various different templates to choose from, work on a house number, a dragonfly, tree, a hare, cockerel, etc or come with your own idea and let Rachel guide you to create something you're proud of. This is a very popular workshop, we have been running it for over 4 years at our Creative with Nature studio in Todmorden West Yorkshire....

Set in the stunning rolling hills of Speyside at the very heart of malt whisky country in the scottish highlands. This 2 day course is suitable for both beginners and people with previous experience. Create your very own unique garden gate to take home, using only traditional hand tools and no screws, nails or glue (perish the thought!). Long before the days of sawmills, this is how traditional rustic gates were made. Cleft ash timber is far stronger and durable than saw mill planed timber, not to mention much more...