craftcamp summer edition and alphabet st

Craftcamp has spaces in all workshops on January 19, 24 and 25, 2012...and also will be providing some free fun at the Alphabet St concert series starting this Sunday 22nd Jan.

Come on down!

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Craftcamp kids Summer craft workshops with Gabby O'Connor

at Thistle Hall, corner Arthur and Cuba Streets, Wellington

for crafty kids aged 5 - 13

$25 per child per session – morning/afternoon tea included [please indicate any allergies when enrolling]

All workshops teach basic craft skills to the beginners and extend those who are more experienced.

Materials provided are all recycled where possible.

Craftcamp loves to make stuff- let them show you how!

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For images of past workshops, check: www.craftcamp-nz.blogspot.com

For more information email Gabby on: gabbyo@paradise.net.nz or ph: 021 389 707

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This summer we have 4 workshops to choose from:

* soft accessories

make badges, brooches, bangles or necklaces out fabric remnants

* stationery

make and embellish note books, cards and envelopes using recycled papers [ no sewing!]

* pencil or sunglasses case

sew a simple draw string pencil or sunglasses case or two!

* summer softies

do softies know how to swim and surf? Of course they do! Lets make a soft toy out of recycled fabric and embellish it – summer styles

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Dates:

Thursday January 19th – 9.30am – 12pm Summer Softies

Thursday January 19th– 1pm – 3.30pm Soft Accessories

Thursday January 26th – 9.30am – 12pm Stationery

Thursday January 26th– 1pm – 3.30pm Summer Softies

Friday January 27th – 9.30am – 12pm Soft Accessories

Friday January 27th– 1pm – 3.30pm Pencil Case

a merry crafty christmas - craftcamp xmas workshop 2011 day 1

Hello there 2012.

Sorry that it has taken me so long to get these pictures up.

I am only just recovering from Christmas and a New Year break!

Anyhow, check out these lovely pics [sorry about the low quality, forgot my camera on the first day and had to use my phone]....but the work and the kids were awesome! Fantastic Mini Softies Christmas decorations and awesome stamps, wrapping paper and cards and note books.

I hope the gifts were well received and that a well deserved break was had by all.

Mini sculptures 2 and Spring Softies 2

What a busy and awesome day we had. A hive of activity and innovation as per usual and lots of impressive self sufficiency too. I love my job!

We had a full class in the morning with mini sculptures and there was a beautiful and impressive array of creations from animals to skateboards and kinetic sculptures and all sorts in between!

In the afternoon we had the biggest but most beautifully behaved group of crafters. Thank you guys for your patience and to Vanessa and Tessa for dropping by and helping thread needles, do knots and solve crafty problems. Thanks again to Clare at Mandatory for the inspiring fabric samples that we repurpose in these workshops.

Anyhow. Here are the pics from the morning session:

And the super Spring Softies 2 class from the afternoon:

Self Portrait Softies and Mini Sculptures

Sorry for the delay in posting. This was such a super day. It was the first time for self portrait softies and boy was I so proud and excited by all the results. We began by drawing pictures of ourselves, then I helped copy the head shape and once sewn together and stuffed, the kids selected the fabric for the facial features and cut them based on their drawings. Great stuff!

Next up we had the mini sculptures workshop where we used leftover materials from my studio as well as ice block sticks and match sticks and trusty old glue guns. Some fantastic results from houses, cars and leaning towers to abstract sculptures and sun temples. Brilliant!