Christmas Workshops
If you're shopping for someone else but not sure what to give them ... why not treat them to a Tea & Crafting gift voucher. Our vouchers can be used on any workshop across the site and are automatically delivered by email with instructions to redeem them at checkout. Vouchers are valid for 12 months (however classes can be booked for a date that is beyond the 12 month period). We know that sometimes gift cards are bought with a workshop in mind, however in the event that the workshop ceases to run, you will not be eligible for a refund. However we have an extensive range of workshops and are always adding so we hope that something tempts you!
We now have the option of a physical gift card! Please let us know that you'd like one of these at the time of booking, if we don't get a message we will assume you prefer to send your voucher via email. Also please bear in mind that the last day for Christmas posting is 19th of December.
Get stuck right into the holiday spirit with our Festive Polymer Clay Earrings Workshop! This is a fantastic workshop and you will learn SO much! Polymer clay is a versatile medium that allows you to craft unique and festive pieces. In this workshop, you'll discover techniques, tips, and how to design and create textures in Polymer Clay to produce eye popping results!
If you don't have pierced ears don't worry we've got you covered too!
During this workshop you'll learn the basics of how to manipulate and condition polymer clay and work it into an intricate design, then you'll be shown how turn a piece of clay into cute pairs of earrings. Given the detail covered in this class You will likely only make 2 pairs but you will learn so much! This type of clay will have to be baked once you get home, and then assembled, but no fear, we will give you thorough instructions on how to finish off your masterpieces and give you the glue and earring findings you will need to finish this off as well as packaging everything for you safe and secure to take home.
Level:
All Levels
Duration:
2.5 hours
Do I Need to Bring Anything:
Nothing at all, its all provided for you.
All our workshops include unlimited tea, coffee and we always have plenty of cake on offer at every workshop and vegan friendly biscuits. If you require gluten free sweet treats please let us know!
Yay its the return of our highly sought-after winter workshop! No.Needles.Required! Some call it extreme knitting, we call it MAGIC! This is the most satisfying form of giant knitting you will get. With the scrummiest super sized yarn and a couple of hours you will go home proud as punch with your blanket!
Giant knitting is a knitting technique using super jumbo giant yarn to create high quality pieces, ideal for making large scarves or snoods, blankets, cushions and even carpets! And we love teaching spreading the love of giant arm knitting too!
All our workshops include unlimited tea, coffee and we now offer pre-packaged cookies. If you require gluten free or vegan sweet treats please let us know!
Complete and total beginners - ANYONE can arm knit
Duration:
1.5 hours to 2 hours
Do I Need to Bring Anything:
No all the giant yarn you need to knit your blanket (2kg) is included in the price.
What is the Size of the Blanket:
The blanket is approx 75 cm x 125 cm (30 x 50 inches) Please note sizes are approximate and it will depend on your knitting on the night but you won't be far off the dimensions listed above. Please let us know your top two colour choices at time of booking (check your email and spam box for an email from us with a form to fill in).
Customer Reviews
Join us for a jolly session of Christmas cracker crafting and a dose bad joke sharing! Learn our foolproof method to create crackers that will earn you compliments throughout your Christmas dinner this year. Each cracker comes complete with a festive hat, a classic joke, and of course a snapper to make it pop! We use premium paper to ensure your handmade festive crackers maintain their elegant shape. And to make it merrier, we'll be serving Mulled Wine and delightful mince pies (with optional Christmas tunes in the background)! Come make the holiday season even brighter with us!
Bring a friend and book 2 tickets for £45 used code GONECRACKERS
You'll be served a glass of Mulled Wine and mince pies (Christmas tunes optional!)
Beginners
Duration:
2 hours
What is included?
All the materials you need to make a set of 6 crackers. You can either have all 6 crackers matching or you can mix and match. Choose your designs on the day. We will also be serving a cup of mulled wine upon arrival.
All our workshops include tea, coffee and cupcakes. If you require gluten free or vegan sweet treats please let us know!
In this class you'll make a unique candle gift set (four candles in total) using an eco friendly blend of soy wax, cotton wick and paraben free fragrance. We call these tins of joy and me time! You will choose from a selection of seasonal fragrances; from the ever popular Black Pomegranate to one of our favourites, Basil, Lime and Mandarin, and also get an opportunity to mix your and blend your own fragrances once we've taught you the theory behind how fragrances are put together! And if you're wondering whether high street candles are worth the price and which brands make longer lasting scents and better candles than others - well we'll tell you! We'll also arm you with all the knowledge you need next time you're candle shopping to make sure you're buying a candle worth its value and good to safe and non-toxic to burn in your home
No matter which scent you choose the candles that you will make will have approximately 15 hours burn time each - perfect time for you to enjoy the scents you choose. At the end of the class you will have learnt the art of making the perfect candle and would have created a memorable gift set of candles in either silver, gold or copper tins.
We challenge you to give these away - we're sure you will want to keep them all for yourself.
Suitable for all levels.
Duration:
2 hours
Do I Need to Bring Anything:
No you don't, everything is included
If you can't take an in-person class why not try this class as a live and interactive online class? More information can be found here.
All our workshops include unlimited tea, coffee and cupcakes. If you require gluten free or vegan sweet treats please let us know!
Customer Reviews
Learn how to make your very own Christmas Wreath from scratch. You will be provided with a beautiful selection of seasonal blooms as well as all other materials you will need to hand make your Christmas Wreath and decorate it. Join us to master all the techniques you need to make a beautiful unique wreath to adorn your front door this festive season.
In this course we will teach you how to create a seasonal arrangement for your home or events. It is a lovely way to spend some time with your family members, friends or colleagues as we guarantee a lot of fun and excitement as you start to put your wreath together. We teach you how to back your wreaths too so no dirty doors!
Beginners and all levels welcome
Duration:
2 hours
Do I Need to Bring Anything:
No everything is provided for you and included in the price.
If you can't take an in-person class why not try this class as a live and interactive online class? More information can be found here.
All our workshops include unlimited tea, coffee and we now offer pre-packaged cookies. If you require gluten free or vegan sweet treats please let us know!
This class for beginners will give you the basics for exploring watercolour, using fun and easy techniques in a taster session making watercolour Christmas Cards. Your tutor will take you through the different paints, brushes and papers that are available, and give an introduction to colour mixing. You will leave the workshop with a pair of beautiful Christmas Cards! This is the perfect Christmas Workshop!
After playing with colours, your tutor will go through the different effects you can achieve with watercolour, such as layering colours, blending and pulling. This will provide you with the essentials to create basic shapes and strokes with your brush.
Once you've had the chance to explore colours and effects, Amy will show you how to create striking Christmas Cards in watercolour. This a really practical workshop so you'll be learning and painting at the same time!
Duration: 1.5 hour
Do I need to bring anything? No, all materials are included for this workshop including warm drinks and mince pies.
All our workshops include unlimited tea, coffee and we always have plenty of cake on offer at every workshop and vegan friendly biscuits. If you require gluten free sweet treats please let us know!
Learn how to arm knit yourself super stylish and modern Christmas wreath this festive season that you'll keep forever. This is craft that is as easy as it is satisfying and you'll walk away with a stunning wreath to keep yourself or give to a loved one (if you're feeling generous).
Giant knitting is a knitting technique using super jumbo giant yarn to create high quality pieces, ideal for making large scarves or snoods, blankets, cushions and even carpets! And we love teaching spreading the love of giant arm knitting too. No needles used!
Complete and total beginners - ANYONE can arm knit
Duration:
Approx 1 hours
Do I Need to Bring Anything:
No all the giant yarn you need to knit your wreath is included in the price, as well as a wreath frame and material for the bow. You will be sent a link to access the online video for this kit.
Price includes postage.
All our workshops include unlimited tea, coffee and we now offer pre-packaged cookies. If you require gluten free or vegan sweet treats please let us know!
Customer Reviews
Polymer clay is such a versatile medium and its definitely a favourite here at the Tea & Crafting studio and now we have a festive twist! During this workshop we will show you how to use and manipulate polymer clay and work with it as well as how to make stunning clay baubles that you will cherish for many years to come. They are home cured in the oven and harden within 20 minutes.
Level:
Complete Beginners
Duration:
1 hour
What do I get?
Everything you need to make a pair of festive marbled polymer clay baubles! We can't guarantee you'll get the same colours as in the pictures, but if you're keen for a particular colour set please let us know and we'll try our best!
You will make personalised crackers, cards and name tags for gifts! Plus you'll take home all the tools to create more personalised gifts.
Research has shown that a personalised gift, even as simple as monogrammed item, evokes stronger feelings of appreciation and sentimentality compared to generic gifts, so get creating this year your friends and family will undoubtedly hold you closer to their hearts ❤️.
Beginners
Duration:
2 hours
What Do I Need:
No need to bring anything - here is what you get:
We are always looking for unique ways to fill those corners in our homes, and these Origami Fairy Lights do just the trick! It's a super easy craft but super effective too, you'll soon have all of your friends asking where you got them from. So come on down, get your origami on and learn how to make some of the cutest fairy lights around (you know you want to).
Complete Beginner
Duration:
1.5 to 2 hours
Do I Need to Bring Anything?
No, you will be given everything you need to make these lights including a string of battery operated fairy lights!
All our workshops include unlimited tea, coffee and we always have plenty of cake on offer at this workshop of course!
Create your own Jesmonite Star decorations with us to brighten up your home this season! Here's a great chance to make your tree extra-special this year by adding handmade decorations crafted by you.
Jesmonite is a versatile material, made from cement, water and a water-based resin that will create a different effect each and every time. You will learn what the correct measurement of each component is, how to weigh it, mix it, add colours and textural effects to create one of a kind unique decorations. We will teach you the terrazzo effect and also how to create a marble effect or multi colours too. You get to choose the colours too!
Alternatively they make the best gifts (if you're feeling generous). You will be able to make three star decorations in the workshop with us and they will be ready to hang on your tree when you get home! Or maybe add them to the front of a card for a unique Christmas / Holiday card?
Level:
Suitable for all levels
Duration:
2 hours
Do I Need to Bring Anything to the Class:
Everything you need is provided for you in the class and you will be able to choose from a range of colours to dye your base colour.
All our workshops include tea, coffee and cupcakes. If you require gluten free or vegan sweet treats please let us know!
Customer Reviews
Have you always wanted to have some cool festive costume that was funny but not tacky! A giant knitted Santa Hat is the answer! The best part is that there are no knitting needles used in the making of this awesome knitted Santa Hand - just a ball of super soft giant wool and your hands! We'll even show you how to make a pom pom in under 2 minutes. Pom-poms are optional of course but we think they just make the hat!
And we haven't even mention the fun you will have making this up! Its FUN let us tell you! You'll be walking out of our studio the proud owners of the most unique Santa Hats on the planet!
Level:
Suitable for all levels - this is not a knitting class anyone can make these!
Duration:
1h 30min - 2 hours
Do I Need to Bring Anything to the Class:
Everything you need is provided for you in the class including a selection of mince pies and cupcakes, coffee, tea and a cup of warm mulled wine upon arrival
All our workshops include tea, coffee and cupcakes. If you require gluten free or vegan sweet treats please let us know!
Customer Reviews
Dream about Spring and all the earrings you can show off and make. This is a fantastic workshop and you will learn SO much! Polymer clay is a versatile medium that allows you to craft unique and festive pieces. In this workshop, you'll discover techniques, tips, and how to design and create textures in polymer clay to produce eye poppingly porfessioal results!
If you don't have pierced ears don't worry we've got you covered too - but do let us know so we can be prepared for you!
During this workshop you'll learn the basics of how to manipulate and condition polymer clay and work it into an intricate design, then we'll cover moulding and sculpting showing how turn a piece of clay into a pair of very contemporary earrings and we will end the class with practical know how of how to add detail and texture to your earrings. Given all the detail covered in this class You will only make the one pair but you will learn so much! This type of clay will have to be baked once you get home, and then assembled, but no fear, we will give you thorough instructions on how to finish off your masterpieces and give you the glue and earring findings you will need to finish this off as well as packaging everything for you safe and secure to take home.
Level:
All Levels
Duration:
2.5 hours
Do I Need to Bring Anything:
Nothing at all, its all provided for you.
All our workshops include unlimited tea, coffee and we always have plenty of cake on offer at every workshop and vegan friendly biscuits. If you require gluten free sweet treats please let us know!