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Eleanor Designs

Contact name: Eleanor Watson
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over 8 years
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Maker's bio

I'm Eleanor, I'm a jeweller and glass maker and I love colour, texture, design and pattern. I work across all of these in a variety of media including fused glass, enamel, silver, copper, anodised aluminium creating my one-off jewellery and glass pieces. I retrained as a jeweller in 2012, and I work with my husband at Rainbow Glass Studios where I thoroughly enjoy teaching weekend courses in glass and enamelling. I believe everyone has creativity and I want to encourage you to explore yours!

Courses, kits & gifts

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Christmas decorations in fused glass course at Rainbow Glass Studios
6½ hours
Next date: 9th Nov 2024
2 places left
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Enamelling on copper bowls day course at Rainbow Glass Studios
6 hours
Next date: 30th Nov 2024
1 place left
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Fabulous fused glass jewellery for beginners
6 hours
Next date: 29th Mar 2025
3 places left
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Fused Glass for beginners at Rainbow Glass Studios
6½ hours
Next date: 7th Dec 2024
1 place left
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Fused Glass Lotus bowl - decorative bowl for your home - deep ambers
1 item left
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Fused Glass Lotus bowl - decorative bowl for your home - deep orange
1 item left
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Fused Glass Lotus bowl - decorative bowl for your home - sky blue speckle
1 item left
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Fused Glass Lotus bowl - decorative bowl for your home - Sky blues
1 item left
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Fused Glass Lotus bowl - decorative bowl for your home Aqua / blues
1 item left
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Fused glass lotus bowl - olive green speckled
1 item left
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Glass Enamelling on Copper for Jewellery - kiln enamelling
1 day
Next date: 27th Oct 2024
1 place left

Recent reviews

All maker's reviews
15 Jul 24'

Tim Roberts reviewed: Fused Glass for beginners at Rainbow Glass Studios

"My day with Eleanor at Rainbow Studios on Saturday was very rewarding and enjoyable. The studio is a lovely place, full of glass art in many styles back to Victorian times, and well equipped for the five of us students to make the most of our six hours there. Eleanor must have given many such beginner's days but she took us through the basics with infectious enthusiasm, then helping us in the afternoon to create one or more of our own pieces in whatever style we wanted. "

Eleanor Designs responded:

"Hello Tim, thank you for your enthusiastic review! it was great to have you with us on Saturday making fused glass. I’m looking forward to opening the kiln tomorrow, my “treasure chest moment” when we get to see the results! I am completely confident they will be excellent! I hope you will be able to combine your glass cutting and making skills with your amazing glass icon painting soon! Thank you for coming, hope to see you again. Eleanor, Rainbow Glass Studios."

14 Mar 24'

Mary reviewed: Fused Glass for beginners at Rainbow Glass Studios

"I participated in the fused glass for beginners day course in March 2023. It was taught by Eleanor. Overall the whole experience was superb from start to finish. Eleanor’s communication before the course was very helpful and clear. The day itself was excellent. I can’t recommend it highly enough. As an absolute beginner and not a particularly practical person I found Eleanor’s guidance extremely helpful and supportive. The course was fun! There was a very generous amount of material to work with and every single person on the course (5 people) made quite different things. I came away feeling energised and happy and I hope to do further courses here in the future. The location of the studio right on Church Street and by Clissold Park further enhance the day for a pleasant lunch break. Loved it! Thank you again! "

Eleanor Designs responded:

"Thank you Mary, it was lovely to have you with us for the day at Rainbow Glass Studios and to see your glass cutting and fusing skills develop into such beautiful pieces! Well done! I’m looking forward to you collecting them! Thank you for your enthusiasm, I’m so glad you enjoyed the course, look forward to seeing you again soon! "

28 Feb 24'

Bernie reviewed: Fabulous fused glass jewellery for beginners

"Eleanor is a wonderful teacher. There is time to learn health & safety, cutting and design techniques, before making our own creations. I felt inspired and comfortable to try things out (as a novice to this art form). I had a fun day. Whole-heartedly recommend this course ❤"

Eleanor Designs responded:

"Hello Bernie, it was great to have you with us and to see your confidence grow in trying our new designs of your own! Wear them with pride, they are lovely! Hope to see you again at a future course! Thank you for coming and for your enthusiastic review! Best wishes Eleanor "

1 Oct 23'

Melanie R. reviewed: Glass Enamelling on Copper for Jewellery - kiln enamelling

"What an enjoyable- and very full- day! Eleanor is an excellent tutor and full of knowledge and love for her craft, and several others! Really nice small group so could bounce ideas and came out with several pieces of jewellery to keep. "

Eleanor Designs responded:

"Hello Melanie, thank you for your lovely review of my enamelling for beginners day. I so enjoyed having all four of you at Rainbow Glass Studios and exploring the alchemy that is enamelling together! I hope you make good use of your kiln at home going forwards! So many colourful possibilities! Great to meet you! Best wishes, Eleanor "

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