SUNDAY WORKSHOPS

2026 RETREAT, 8TH NOVEMBER

9am to 4.30PM

SKINNER BLEND BEADS IN POLYMER CLAY

WITH DEBBIE CROTHERS

Skinner blends are the basis for these gorgeous beads.
By simply mixing and matching design elements; you can elevate the humble skinner blend into a unique art bead.
Learn how to create a stunning, multi-colour skinner blend with specific design inclusions and then learn how to turn that blend into a bead in the shape of your choice. You will also learn how to create a range of simple but stunning surface embellishments and have an understanding on how and when to incorporate them into the bead.
You will have all the materials to create your own gorgeous necklace following some of the design ideas available.

PLEASE BRING :-
Pasta machine
Acrylic rod
Tissue blade
Needle tool
Acrylic block/sheet
Smoothing tool
Ball stylus tool
Burnishing tool (credit card will do)

KIT COST: $60
KIT INCLUDES :-Clay - 7 blocks in total = $35
White             2 blocks
Black              1 block
Translucent 1 block
Colour           3 blocks (choose from the list below)
* Orange/brown/ecru
* Turquoise/green/dark blue
* Alizarin crimson/purple/fuchsia
Additional Supplies = $15
Ready made necklace ; Leather; Cotton cording
Beads; Charms; Feathers; Chain; Wire
Students will have access to a wide variety of materials on hand
Additional Materials Usage - $10 (Debbie to provide for all students to share)

Glitter; Embossing Powder; Foils; Shape cutters
Calico; Silicone sheets; Baking paper; Skewers
Bead Pins; Texture stamps; Texture tools; Scrap clay
Heat gun

MAGICAL, ARMATURED FABRIC BIRDS

WITH BOBBI OLIVER

You will learn how to include a wire armature in a fabric mixed media sculpture. You will have use of various paints, fabric scraps to sew onto your Magical Bird as well as fancy ribbons and other embellishments.

Kit includes all fabrics, eyes, embellishments pattern, wire armature

Body and head shape will be sewn together for you in this kit. You will hand sew head to body, add fabric embellishments of your choice from a large selection.

Approximately 8-10” tall

KIT COST :- $35

PLEASE BRING: -

sewing kit

fabric

craft scissors

tacky glue

embellishments if you have any and if you want to use some thing special please feel free bring them.

More info closer to the retreat.

PAVERPOL

WITH BRONWYN STUART

Service 1

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WITH ANNE PAGE

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KIT COST : $

DECORATED TEAPOT

WITH SUE BUTLER

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COST :- $

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