All courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts in East of England

Multi award-winning introduction to candle-making as a business run by Candlemaker of the Year 2020/21/22 !!! If you even need a clincher after all that, then lunch is included in this amazingly good value professional workshop. This class is designed for total beginners, or those just starting out. It is beneficial for anyone considering starting a candle-making business, giving you the tools to go away and start the experimenting you will need to do to make your business a success. The workshop is held in a studio located in the...

On this fun filled and absorbing one day Hare Sculpture workshop you will sculpt your very own moon-gazing or ‘in motion’ hare to take home! No experience is needed as Jo guides you through every step. We start with a steel stand and aluminium wire armature which has been pre-made for you (although later in the day we will make an armature together so you can understand the technique). You will move features of the armature to your own personalised ‘pose’, making every sculpture completely unique. At this stage you...

The aim is to provide a relaxed, friendly, supportive, experimental and fun experience where you will learn a new (or revive a previous) skill and take home something you feel proud enough to frame! You will have the opportunity to create your own, individual, linocut artwork. As well as being part of a group you will also receive lots of one to one tuition to help you achieve the best outcome. Group size: 2 – 4 people. You can book as a group or as an individual. The day: •...

Sarah Madsen is a BA Hons Degree Jewellery Designer from Central St Martins College, London. She will be teaching you to hand make your own two stacking rings in sterling silver. Using your choice of 2 mm or 2.5 mm sterling silver wire. This thickness will give the rings some substance to the ring bands and also a realistic heads up to working in metal. This is a beginners course offering a friendly, informal introduction to the craft of jewellery. In this 3 hour class, you will learn to saw,...

Welcome to my bronzed Animal Sculpting Workshops. Giacometti style animals. You will go home at the end of the day with a beautiful unique piece of art. This course is a wonderful way to relax and forget the worries of the world. Art is fantastic for ones mental health. You will unwind and time will fly. These are either 1-to-1 or a maximum of 4 people in each workshop. No experience is needed just a good imagination & plenty of enthusiasm. I use my light and airy studio set on...

Based in a sleepy village in the Norfolk-Suffolk border, Nick and Debbie have been running their popular one day beginner’s spoon carving courses since 2018. To help extend our courses into the autumn and winter, we now have an exciting new outdoor rain shelter with social-distanced space for six participants, space-heater and lighting; it’s got all the bells and whistles! Come and check us out. The day involves: * An introduction to the greenwood [trees and types of wood for carving] * How to use axes and cutting tools safely...

A four-lesson calligraphy CORRESPONDENCE course taught by a leading professional calligrapher, with mini video clips. OR tuition via 3 private one-hour ZOOM sessions with video and tutor demonstration sheets e-mailed after the session OR a mixture of scanned lessons and Zoom sessions. MOST DATES POSSIBLE PLEASE CONTACT TO ARRANGE! These courses both ZOOM and CORRESPONDENCE are suitable for all levels from beginner to advanced. There are a variety of scripts and variations available and also material can be flexible to individual situations, especially beyond beginner level. You might like to...

Here’s a bit of fun creativity with glass that anyone can get stuck into from the comfort of their own home with no time restrictions! You can take as long as you’d like to complete and return your project back for firing! The Fused Glass Wild Flower Meadow Kit has everything you need to produce a stunning glass floral scene to decorate your home all year round and this would make a great gift for anyone that is interested in being creative with glass! The approximate size of the finished...

Create your own stunning life-sized hare sculpture which is weather resistant so can live in your garden. No previous experience is required! Using all the same products as we do on the Jo Garden Art Two Day Sculpture Workshop, this kit allows you to make full size (60 - 75cm, depending on ear position) moon-gazing, looking back, or looking wherever hare! This may look daunting as it is quite large - but it's actually easier than a smaller hare - honestly ;-) Using 30 feet of aluminium wire, the hare...

Start your journey into the fascinating world of perfume, the marriage of spices, flowers, citrusses, grasses and woods of essential oils as well as aroma chemicals and fragrances. This amazing workshop is a One to One giving you my full attention throughout the day so you can create something wonderful while learning a huge amount about essential oils, fragrance oils and aroma chemicals. Beginning the day with the theory of perfume making and learning how to 'smell' and train your nose like a perfumier and ending the day with your...