Garden furniture & decoration courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

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'Glass for the garden' with the Cheshire School of Glass

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'Glass for the garden' with the Cheshire School of Glass

In-person course

Cheshire - Next course on 17th April 2021

£220

For more details on this course, date availability and the other courses we offer, visit our website at www.cheshireschoolofglass.co.uk 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...

For more details on this course, date availability and the other courses we offer, visit our website at www.cheshireschoolofglass.co.uk There are many applications for glass art but given its ability...

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Outdoor mosaic workshop Todmorden West Yorkshire

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Outdoor mosaic workshop Todmorden West Yorkshire

In-person course

West Yorkshire - Next course on 16th May 2021

£85

Join us at our creative studio for one of our popular courses at CWN in Todmorden. On one of our outdoor mosaic courses you can upcycle, learn animal mosaic techniques, mosaic especially for the outdoors, learn traditional and contemporary techniques, a dragonfly, a bee, a cockerel! There are so many choices. Bring some of your own tiles, use our taecher's collection of beautiful mosaic tiles......... With a lovely patient teacher and these courses are great for beginners to learn and suitable for intermediates too. All tools, materials and beverages are...

Join us at our creative studio for one of our popular courses at CWN in Todmorden. On one of our outdoor mosaic courses you can upcycle, learn animal mosaic techniques,...

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Woodwork Workshop for Beginners

In-person course

Lancashire - Next course on 31st July 2021

£195

Come and learn the basics of woodwork to give you a new life skill. It's fun and not as difficult as you might think. Aimed at ladies who have no experience but chaps are welcome too. You can make a wooden planter for your garden, a raised bed, a garden gate, a window box for your home or a spice rack for your kitchen, to take home with you. You will learn how to use basic hand tools including saws, staplers, drills and battery driven screwdrivers. Tuition will include how...

Come and learn the basics of woodwork to give you a new life skill. It's fun and not as difficult as you might think. Aimed at ladies who have no...

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Mosaic Stepping Stone Kit, Blue Tit

Craft kit

£45

With these exciting and easy-to-use kits, making an adorable mosaic stepping stone couldn’t be easier or more fun! Mosaic stepping stones can be placed in flower beds, across the lawn or built into a patio or other landscape treatment. They also make superb gifts! The finished depth of the stepping stones is 25mm and, with the frost resistant mosaic and other high spec materials included, they are extremely durable.

With these exciting and easy-to-use kits, making an adorable mosaic stepping stone couldn’t be easier or more fun! Mosaic stepping stones can be placed in flower beds, across the lawn...

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Training course in upcycling with pallets. An introduction to making furniture with pallets for beginners in Somerset: two days

In-person course

Somerset - Next course on 22nd May 2021

£175

Upcycling with Pallets two 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 (except August) just ask for the updated list. Day one: During the day we will cover:- • Pallet sourcing. • Taking apart a pallet. • Designing your project. • Marking out. • Using hand...

Upcycling with Pallets two 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...

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Kate Morrell willow sculpture courses

In-person course

Leicestershire - Next course on 24th April 2021

£80

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...

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)....

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Willow Piglet workshop

In-person course

Durham - Next course on 23rd May 2021

£65

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 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...

Willow Curlews in the Yorkshire Dales with Phil Bradley

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Willow Curlews in the Yorkshire Dales with Phil Bradley

In-person course

North Yorkshire - Next course on 1st July 2021

£70

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...

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...

Training course in upcycling with pallets. An introduction to making furniture with pallets for beginners in Somerset: one day

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Training course in upcycling with pallets. An introduction to making furniture with pallets for beginners in Somerset: one day

In-person course

Somerset - Next course on 22nd May 2021

£98

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...

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...

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Sculptural willow weaving

In-person course

London - Next course on 24th April 2021

£95

In this willow weaving workshop, we will look at willow in its dry and wet states and begin to handle and learn techniques to manipulate it. once we have a good understanding, we will then immerse ourselves into the wonderful rhythm of weaving. You can work on your own on a small piece, or in a friend or family group to create more ambitious scaled work. Remember it has to fit in your vehicle at the end of the session! At Creative Nature HQ, we differ from other crafts courses...

In this willow weaving workshop, we will look at willow in its dry and wet states and begin to handle and learn techniques to manipulate it. once we have a...