Get hands on with our on-stand Make & Takes sessions. The perfect chance to try before you buy and take your creation home with you. There’s everything from resin to needlefelt, papercraft to marbling – there’s bound to be something that catches your eye.

JP Crafts

Stand: B46

Cost is just £3.00

The customer can make either a keyring or a fridge magnet 

Nicki Gunn – Daisy’s 60 Minute Crafts

Stand: H28

Dot Paint a Mandala Christmas Bauble :£5

It will take approximately 30mins to complete. 

In this ‘Make and Take’ you will learn to make the perfect dot with a variety of tools and create a beautiful mandala pattern on a Christmas Bauble.

The paint will need a little while to dry so you can leave it with us and collect before you leave the show.

Everyone is welcome to give this craft a go from age 8 upwards.

Head to stand H28 early when you arrive at the show to take part or book you spot.

POSCA

Stand: J35

Price: From £2

Date/time. Daily

Duration: every hour

Choose from a range of items including Charismas Decorations then simply take a seat and decorate the item with Posca Pens.

Handmade Weddings by Sarah

Stand: H05

Price: £5

Come and learn how to make a simple folded paper flower with me, before you know it you’ll be addicted!! 

I will be teaching up to 6 people every hour, starting at 1030. Last teaching spot would be 1430.

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Ravensburger

Stand: K10

Price -This activity is free to enjoy

Date/time. Slots available 10am to 4pm daily –  Thursday 31st Oct to Sunday 3rd Nov

Duration – 15 minutes

Ravensburger CreArt mini painting-by-numbers

A description of what they can make.   Take some time out from the hustle and bustle of the show and enjoy some mindful moments painting with Ravensburger.  Join us and complete one of our mini CreArt painting by numbers kits.  Choose from a tranquil landscape, best-suited to painters from age 12 to adult, or our little monster – designed for children from age 7.  Pop by the Ravensburger stand to book a time.  (while stocks last)

Marbling 4 Fun

Stand: G51

Workshops are Make & Takes for marbling Stone Tiles with matching marbled card £8 per person.

No bookings needed as all workshops are on a 1st come first served basis – limited stock.

A Spring Snowflake

Stand: B29

Price: £20

Date/time: 10:30am and 2:30pm each day of the event. 

Duration: 90 minutes

Create a treasured piece for your home or as a gift. You will learn how to use a knitting mill (like a knitting dolly but much faster) to create a long i-cord, combining it with wire and shaping your word.

Open to attendees aged 8 and up, however under 13s must be accompanied and supervised by an adult as we will be working with wire and cutters. Supervising adults will not need to pay to attend, unless they also want to create their own piece.

Any special features/offers: 10% discount to participants on anything bought from A Spring Snowflake at the show. 

Sessions can be booked in advance here: https://spring-snowflake.co.uk/collection/ccs-nec-oct-nov-24

Bergin & Bath

Stand: D33

The price per decoration is £5

Pop over and see Bergin & Bath and learn to make sweet little Nordic decorations for your tree! They’re so simple and fun to make and are a brilliant introduction to felting for people of all ages.

The class will be running as drop-in sessions of around 30 minutes throughout the event. 

LoveKnott Creations

Stand: B18

Star or Round Bauble/Magnet/Brooch :£5

Will take 30min to complete. 

In this Workshop you will make use of a MDF Star/Round Shaped base that will be decorated with different Fabric textures & Embellishments of your choice 

We make use of a Fabric Hardening Agent called Powertex

We only decorate the front end of the Star/Round Bauble

Once dried, you will then get to dry brush colouring onto the Robin Bauble pieces.

All items are weather resistant after 3 weeks of indoor drying 

LoveKnott Creations

Stand: B18

A Robin Baubles : £8

Should take 30min

In this Workshop you will make use of a pair of MDF Robin Pieces that will be decorated with different Fabric textures. 

We make use of a Fabric Hardening Agent called Powertex

We only decorate the front end of the Robins.

Once dried, you will then get to dry brush colouring onto the Robin Bauble pieces.

All items are weather resistant after 3 weeks of indoor drying 

LoveKnott Creations

Stand: B18

A6 Decorative Notebook Cover: £12

This Workshop will take 30-40min to complete

In this A6 Decorative Notebook Cover Workshop you will get to choose which Embellishment you would like to use.

You will then use textured fabric mixed with a Fabric Hardening Medium called Powertex. 

Once dried we will apply dry brushing colouring 

Craft Kits by Katrilee

Stand: C07

£15 adults £10 children.

With a variety of clay, cutters and moulds, get creative and make your own pair of earrings, necklace or keyring with polymer clay under the guidance of Katrilee owner Katrina.

Drop in sessions available throughout the event.

Workshops last approximately 40 minutes with at least a 30 minute break to allow the polymer clay to bake.

Crafty Smith

Stand – E08

Price – £10

Date/time – All four days of the show, no need to book.

Duration – Around 2 hours

A description of what they can make – A cross stitch keyring, they can choose from different designs like a bee, fox, cactus and dinosaurs

Submerge Art

Lino carving and printing with Hannah

Duration: 45 mins

Cost: £12

Max number of attendees at make and Take: 5

Number of Sessions per day: 3

Information about this workshop: 

Learn how to design and carve nature themed relief lino prints in a friendly and supportive environment. Use your own image, a picture from the web or one of Hannah’s – you do not have to be able to draw! If you have your own idea about a specific design you would like to attempt to carve then please bring it with you (the Essdee MasterCut lino blocks are 10cm x 10cm) and I will show you how to carve and print it.

You will then learn how to transfer this image onto lino, to safely cut it out, and then hand print it onto blank greetings cards ready to take home at the end of the session!

Make and Take session times:

See website or sign up at the stand

Head to https://www.submergeart.co.uk/book-online to book your place in advance of the show or alternatively, head to my stand (Hannah Blowes -Submerge Art) on show days to see if there are any spaces left on the day.