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Noellene reviewed: Paint night, paint, sip, chat and take home your masterpiece

"Fantastic fun, who would have thought I could paint!"

Caroline reviewed: Paint night, paint, sip, chat and take home your masterpiece

"Really lovely and relaxing way to spend an evening. Gentle guidance and no need to be highly skilled."

Samantha reviewed: Paint night, paint, sip, chat and take home your masterpiece

"In 2 hours all of us managed to paint Frida Kahlo! I don't know how, but Chrissie was amazing."

Claire reviewed: Paint night, paint, sip, chat and take home your masterpiece

"Great night, a lot easier than I thought, great teacher."

Michelle reviewed: Paint night, paint, sip, chat and take home your masterpiece

"A great class to come to, to learn techniques, whilst also being encouraged to experiment and have fun."

Lisa reviewed: Paint night, paint, sip, chat and take home your masterpiece

"Lovely tutor, nice people. An intimate class to learn how to paint, fab!"

Sarah reviewed: Paint night, paint, sip, chat and take home your masterpiece

"Great fun, lovely evening, such clear instructions, I painted something I never thought I could!"

Olivia reviewed: Paint night, paint, sip, chat and take home your masterpiece

"A great evening of well-informed instructions. A friendly atmosphere to learn something new."

Jill reviewed: An Introduction to Glass Fusing

"Wonderful day crafting! Dorothy was a superb teacher. Patient , inspiring and calming. I can't wait to have another lesson with her!"

All Things Glass responded:

"Thanks for your review Jill and glad you enjoyed your day. Look forward to seeing you again..."

Pauline Austin reviewed: Rag rug making day in the Cotswolds

"I thoroughly enjoyed this course, having wanted to try this craft for some time, but not having the confidence to start by myself. We were a small group and Jenni's relaxed, friendly demeanour made it very easy to learn the various styles of rag-rugging, giving me the confidence I needed to continue this new skill. Also the venue, The Guildhouse, Stanton, was amazing. Made the learning all the more enjoyable !"

Jenni's Rag Rugs responded:

"I enjoyed the day too. Thanks for your review Pauline and I'd be happy to put a picture of your work on my website. Keep on progging! Raggily Jenni"

Glen Mills reviewed: Tool sharpening

"Great value for the money spent. Well done to Dave and Kay for squashing a huge amount of very useful information into one day. We were introduced to many sharpening and restoring techniques on a variety of tools. I particularly appreciated the one-to-one teaching and the sociable, chatty atmosphere. I would strongly advise future participants to bring pen and paper for making lots of notes and sketches. There is a lot to take in, which can easily be forgotten. I highly recommend this course."

MARY MACSWAN reviewed: 'Bag in a Day' Practical Leather Course - Mini Bucket bag

"Fantastic day making a bucket bag. Georgie was such a good teacher, very kind and patient. She explained everything very clearly. I love my bag and I've had many compliments. Would certainly recommend any course that Georgie runs."

Hands of Tym responded:

"Thank you Mary and well done for your gorgeous bag ?? I hope to see you on another one day!"

Sheila Smith reviewed: Willow Animal Sculpture Course

"I attended the willow animal sculpture course with Sue Kirk last May and came away with a stag which I am extremely proud of. Sue is a brilliant tutor and very talented, I cannot rate her highly enough. The barn workshop is really good to work in and I really enjoyed myself."

Peta Proctor reviewed: Painting & Sailing ART retreat holiday in Greece for beginners and improvers inc flights & 7 nights B&B ATOL protected

"I totally agree with the previous review. Fantastic helpful tuition and support, I went on my own but never felt alone as everyone is so friendly. The trips were great and enabled us to see more of the area and paint in other locations. I am planning to go again next year, looking forward to it already."

Gill Horrocks reviewed: Willow skep hive (Alveari) making - with Bees for Development

"Exciting, practical course — and you get to take home your own willow skep! Chris Parks is an excellent and expert teacher with vast patience. I had never done any willow weaving before so the entire process was new to me. Discovering the history of willow weaving was fascinating in its own right. I hope a swarm will choose my skep as its home next Spring."

Vicki GARRATT reviewed: Treatment free beekeeping in horizontal hives - Leo Sharashkin

"An inspirational course! Dr Leo Sarashkin delivers a most uplifting and engaging lecture combining the complex science with the gritty practicalities... reconciling the ideal world of beekeeping with the realistic limitations of the humble beekeeper battling to do their best! I have come away from the course preparing to start a horizontal hive apiary following his ethos. A wonderful course... much recommended!"

Maria reviewed: Treatment free beekeeping in horizontal hives - Leo Sharashkin

"Most enjoyable weekend. Covered a lot, the time flew by!"

Dean & Sian reviewed: Rustic oak garden bench - one day course

"We did this course for our 5th year anniversary (wood being the theme), and it was brilliant! Ian was very welcoming, he was encouraging and very passionate about what he does, which was great to be a part of. We learnt traditional woodworking techniques and had the pleasure of using traditional tools throughout the day, which really made you connect with the wood and what you were creating. Using the traditional techniques made it harder work, but so much more rewarding. We left the day feeling really proud of the bench we had made, also aching, but more importantly smiling from ear to ear over what we had achieved. We have great memories of the day every time we sit on our new oak bench and would recommend this to anyone who wants a good day out!"

Rachel reviewed: Evening Watercolour 10-week art course for beginners and amateur artists

"I am currently attending the Watercolour course for complete beginners at Magic Wool Art and Craft Studio and I am enjoying it enormously. I am so lucky to have found such a great tutor, Raya Brown, who is knowledgeable, patient and helpful. She is also a very talented watercolour artist who inspires us with her work. Raya teaches us the very basics of watercolour and guides us through various techniques, materials and methods of painting. We also improve our drawing skills which help us to succeed with learning watercolour. So far I have produced a painting of poppy fields, a landscape with a sunset using wet-in -wet technique and some paintings and drawings of fruit. I am very pleased with my results. Thank you very much Raya!"

Sarah Lickman reviewed: Glass fusing private class - fun taster class for beginners

"A thoroughly absorbing and enjoyable experience. Sarah takes the time to explain everything very well and the relaxed atmosphere she creates will bring out the artistic side that you never knew you had!"

Caroline reviewed: Beginners Candlemaking for Two - Anglesey, Wales

"My husband booked me onto the beginners candle making workshop as an anniversary gift and I had a wonderful time. Anita is very knowledgeable and a great teacher and she creates a lovely atmosphere. I would definitely recommend this."

Gill Horrocks reviewed: Treatment free beekeeping in horizontal hives - Leo Sharashkin

"I attended Leo Sharashkin's course for the second time in 2019. He brought new insights and evidence to his approach and is generously interactive with attendees. He is one of the best tutors I have ever come across in any subject and the bees are fortunate to have his knowledgeable advocacy!"

Jeszemma and Ashley reviewed: Silver wedding rings/ wedding (hen) party jewellery

"We have had the best time making each other’s wedding rings. Every last thing was perfect; the location, the tea, the whole experience was top notch. Jonathan’s expertise and calmness was a perfect balm in the middle of wedding-planning chaos. Seriously, I would recommend everyone makes their own wedding rings on this boat, you get to spend the day away from wedding madness and be calm and you get to make something with love for the person you love. I cried a little when I saw how much love and care he put into making mine, I will cherish it forever. The one I made for him is pretty amazing too!! We were both slightly nervous as we were complete beginners, but Jonathon made sure we felt supported and comfortable. He filled us both full of confidence and knew when to sit back and when to step in. We are delighted with our rings, they are unique and really high quality, I cannot recommend this day enough and we will remember it always."

Tom and Debs reviewed: Silver wedding rings/ wedding (hen) party jewellery

"We spent a magical day on the boat making each other's wedding rings. Jonathan guided us through the whole process from start to finish so that we could design the kind of rings we really wanted. It meant the world to us that we were able to be very hands on and do most of the work ourselves. Our friends and family can't believe that we made them - they look so professional! And completely unique. Thank you so much Jonathan for making our big day even more special. An experience we will never forget. Debs and Tom"

Linda Howcroft reviewed: Clay Animal Sculpting

"I was bought the animal sculpting course as a birthday present and what a fantastic day !! I actually made a hare and it looked fab. Sharon is a great teacher, patient and encouraging. My hare will be taking centre stage when I get it home. Would highly recommend this to anyone of any ability."

The Crafty potter responded:

"Thank you for your lovely review Linda, It was lovely having you join me in the studio, you did fantastic, see you in a few weeks x"