Fizzy!

Learn to make your own Bath Bombs on Monday 

Starting on Tuesday

New series of monthly craft workshop

Tea, Cake and Make new series of craft workshops at Nexus Art Cafe in the Northern Quarter.

Just £5 all materials included

The Mafia!

Tonight at Common in the Northern Quarter I'll be supporting Puppet Artist and all round crafter to teach this very different felting technique. 

Just £5 

Free craft workshops

New Craft Classes in East Manchester

Simple sewing machine workshop tomorrow

New sewing workshops starting September

Needle felting workshop

May Lo-fi DIY

Making things happen!

Tuesday 21th May, 6-9pm at Common (Edge ST, Northern Quarter)

 

 

Join us to learn the craft of needle felting, cutesy creations here we come!

 

Manchester Craft Mafia’s very own Caroline will show you how to create 3D friends, fruits and flowers! And 2D mini works of art. 

 

All materials and equipment will be provided for which we will ask a small donation of £5.

 

Common will take orders for our tea or whatever drinks and nibbles may take your fancy? See http://www.aplacecalledcommon.co.uk/food  

 

Places must be booked by emailing nico@opheliabutton.co.uk

 

Lo Fi DIY is brought to you in association with Manchester Craft Mafia

Jewellery workshops in North Manchester

Lo-fi books

At the beginning of the month I ran one of the Manchester Craft Mafia’s Lo-Fi sessions

I taught a lovely group how to make some simple little artist books/ scrap books. the results were lovely using ribbons, buttons even old maps some beautiful books were created. for more of the finished books check out my flickr

LO-FI is a monthly

get to together at Common in the Northern Quarter

taking place on the first Tuesday of the Month. starting about 6pm costing

just £1 towards materials

The next session April 5th will be run my textile Artist Jane Dennerly who will be demonstrating some simple stitches that create fantastic results beginners and experienced crafters welcome.

to have a nosey at some of Jane’s work check out her blog

places must be booked to book and for more details contact Nico on nico@opheliabutton.co.uk

This little piggy went to market (Bakewell) and this little pig stayed at home (Manchester)

Can you be in two places at once?

well this weekend I'm going to try

on Saturday I will be running an origami workshop in Manchester.

while selling my stuff at a craft fair in Bakewell see website for details http://www.visitpeakdistrict.com/events/Bakewell-Bakewell-Craft-Gift-Fair/details/?dms=13&feature=1005&venue=6075069&easi=true

ok so my mum will be manning the stand while I do the workshop in Manchester

but I will be there all day on the Sunday

Make books

On 1st March I will be running Lo-fi DIY

Making things happen!

On Tuesday 1st of March 6 till 9 at Common Edge St

(Edge St, Northern Quarter)

Learn to make books

Using paper scraps and recycled bits and bobs I will be showing how to create small artists books, note and scrap books. Using maps, old envelopes, wallpapers, any spare paper! To create uniquely simple crafted books. Learn how to turn a piece of a4 paper into a scrap book in a few folds, make concertina books and learn simple book binding stitches.

All materials will be provided for which we request a £1 donation. But if there is any thing you would like to bring to use then please do. Turn a drawing into a book? Have some favourite gift wrap you don’t want to wrap with?

Common will take orders for our tea or whatever drinks and nibbles make take your fancy?

places must be booked nico@opheliabutton.co.uk

Lo Fi DIY is brought to you in association with Manchester Craft Mafia, a friendly bunch!

Wonderful Whitworth

Yesterday with the rest of Manchester Craft Mafia we held our Christmas fair at The Whitworth Art Gallery . A big thank you to everyone that made the effort to fight though the snow and come and see us. I also worked with fellow Craft Mafia member Debbie Greenaway to run one of the Whitworth's Crafternoon. An monthly craft workshop for adults. Debbie was creating lovely sparkly baubles and I was teaching simple origami techniques to make decorations and gift boxes. I was a great way to spend a perfect Saturday

cardboard creations

Spending Thursdays in Buxton at the moment working with a lovely Church based Youth Group in the centre of town I am helping them with a creative project looking at the story on Christmas in a different way. we are creating a sculpture depicting a now and then view of Bethlehem.

you've not seen a nativity seen like it. photos to follow but for now some pictures

of other cardboard sculptures I've done during workshops. These were in parks in Preston.

I'm also going to be making a life size cardboard

piglet this weekend. never too long

between pigs!

origami at Lo-fi Tuesday September 7th

Next Tuesday I will be running an origami workshop at Manchester Craft and Design Centre part of

Sept Lo-fi DIY

Tuesday 7th of September 6 till 8

Lo-fi is run by The Manchester Craft Mafia

for more details on monthly lo-fi events see The Ophelia Button website

The session will include how to create some classic origami models and then by taking the techniques learnt to create contemporary cards and gifts. And if you are really confident how to turn your models into mobiles.

You may wish to bring a container so you don’t squash your creation on your journey home. All materials will be provided but bring a £1 donation to cover materials.

Places are very limited (AND MUST BE BOOKED) to book please email nico@opheliabutton.co.uk