HANDMADE For the Holidays Pop-Up 2020

HANDMADE for the Holidays took place in Wellington on Saturday 7 November 2020 and offered a mini pop-up HANDMADE experience.

POP-UP WORKSHOP PROGRAMME

HANDMADE For the Holidays Programme

DECORATIVE FELT CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS

Averil Treloar

Create bespoke Christmas stockings out of felt and hand embroidery techniques. Make a fabulous Christmas stocking to decorate your house or as a gift for a loved one.

      • Skill level: NOVICE – basic beginner skills required (you don’t need to have mastered them yet)
      • Venue:  Thistle Hall, Cnr Cuba & Arthur Streets, Wellington
      • Time:  9.00am – 11.00am
      • Cost: $59 including all materials

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HOLLY JOLLY POM POM

Joy Wintour

A great project to use up yarn. Learn pom pom making 2 ways. Create the perfect pom pom and start a pom pom project – wreath, bunting or festive decoration.

    • Skill level: ROOKIE – no experience necessary
    • Venue: Naumi Hotel, 213-223 Cuba St, Wellington
    • Time:  9.00am – 11.00am
    • $49 including 50gms yarn

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Extra Materials Note:
50gms of included yarn makes 2 – 4 pom poms depending on size. Choose from a range of colours. Also forage your own yarn scraps or purchase extra at the workshop. Pom pom tool and wreath available to purchase also.

CREATE YOUR OWN FESTIVE WREATH

Juliette Florist

Learn all of the techniques to create and maintain your own festive wreath and take it home. For door or table, this will add a personal touch to the festive season.

    • Skill level: ROOKIE – no experience necessary
    • Venue:  Juliette Florist, 134 Willis Street, Wellington
    • Time:  9.00am – 11.00am
    • $95 including all materials

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BATH SOAK BLENDING

Wellington Apothecary

Join Wellington Apothecary Co-Founder, Jemma for an afternoon of blending aromatic herbal bath salts, soaks and brews. Learn more about the soothing, healing properties of herbs, essential oils, mineral salts, clays and more.

– Make 2 Bath Soaks.
– Take home everything you make.
– Bottomless herbal tea provided.

    • Skill level: ROOKIE – no experience necessary
    • Wellington Apothecary, 110a Cuba Mall, Wellington
    • Time:  9.00am – 11.00am Sold Out
    • Cost: $69 including all materials

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CHRISTMAS ZINES

Inverlochy Art School

Add some zest to your Christmas time correspondence with some zines! Instead of your yearly letter or cards to your relatives, why not make a zine with photos, magazines, old gift wrap and other craft supplies?

    • Skill level: ROOKIE – no experience necessary
    • Venue:  Inverlochy Art School, 3 Inverlochy Place, Wellington
    • Time:  9.00am – 11.00am
    • Cost: $39 including all materials  

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TREAT YOURSELF TO A JEWELLERY TASTER – RING

Workspace Studios

Learn to work with precious metals and fire. Cut, texture and form sheet metal, using copper, brass and sterling silver to create beautiful effects. Make yourself a ring using easy techniques of hammer texturing onto copper, brass and sterling silver.

    • Skill level: ROOKIE – no experience necessary
    • Venue:  Toi Poneke Arts Centre, 65 Abel Smith St, Wellington
    • Time: 10:00am – 1.00pm Sold Out
    • Cost: $150 including all materials

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eTEXTILES AND SUSTAINABLE FESTIVE DECORATION WITH LEDs

Sarah Wirth

Learn how to sew an electric circuit using LEDs and conductive thread. Create a festive decoration or any other embroidered piece using felt and perle 8 threads.

      • Skill level: NOVICE – basic beginner skills required (you don’t need to have mastered them yet)
      • Venue:  Thistle Hall, Cnr Cuba & Arthur Streets, Wellington
      • Time:  11.30am – 1.30pm
      • Cost: $59 including all materials

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YARN TASTING

Joy Wintour

Working with 15 to 20 gram samples you will cast on a narrow swatch, trying different stitches to see how they perform. Curated by the Yarn Queen you will learn about the different features of fibres and yarns and how that affects the finished fabric. Try different yarns with lace, cable and ribbing patterns. Take your samples home.

    • Skill level: SKILLED – intermediate to advanced
    • Venue:  Naumi Hotel, 213-223 Cuba St, Wellington
    • Time:  11.30am – 1.30pm
    • Cost: $55 including all materials but BYO needles in a range of sizes.)

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INCREDIBLE EDIBLE GIFTS!

Wendy Nolan Joyce

Treat yourself and spoil your loved ones this festive season with delicious edible gifts. During this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn tricks, tips and recipes from trained pastry chef and owner of Savour Cooking School, Wendy Nolan Joyce. During the 2.5-hour workshop, you’ll make two edible goodies: a rich and nutty chocolate panforte reminiscent of traditional Christmas cakes from Siena, and a French nougat. By the end of the workshop you will have two irresistible edible gifts to take home with you, nicely wrapped with cellophane and ribbon, plus you’ll have learned the skills to recreate these recipes at home. Both treats can be made in advance so you can have your holiday presents prepared well before the big day.

    • Skill level: ROOKIE – no experience necessary
    • Venue:  WelTec, 52 Cuba Street, Wellington
    • Time:  11.30am – 2.00pm
    • Cost: $115 including all materials

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CRAFTED XMAS WRAP

Inverlochy Art School

Make your own individual wrapping paper using different papers, ink, paint and found objects. We will be using simple hand printing, drawing and transfer methods while learning how to create a repeat pattern. You will create inexpensive paper wrap for an individual creative Christmas.

    • Skill level: ROOKIE – no experience necessary
    • Venue:  Inverlochy Art School, 3 Inverlochy Place, Wellington
    • Time:  11.30am – 1.30pm Sold Out
      2.00pm – 4.00pm New!
    • Cost: $39 including all materials

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MAKE A FABRIC LAMPSHADE

Made Marion Craft

Learn how to create a professional drum lampshade with Maryanne, owner of Wellington’s Made Marion. Create a 9 or 12 inch diameter lampshade in the material of your choice, ready for a place of pride in your home. Festive fabric welcome!

    • Skill level: ROOKIE – no experience necessary
    • Venue:  Made Marion Craft, 166 Cuba St, Wellington
    • Time: 11.30am – 1.30pm Sold Out
      4.00pm – 6.00pm Sold Out
    • Cost: $99 includes all materials except fabric (see Extra Materials Note)

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Extra Materials Note:
Bring – 0.5m of cotton or linen fabric at least 110cm wide. Suitable fabrics include craft and curtain weight. You’re also welcome to buy your fabric from Made Marion Craft’s extensive range.

SCREEN TIME!

Tallulah Farrar

Explore colour, form and design with Tallulah. Using a single colour screen-printing technique, print your own designs onto a provided tea towel or tote bag. You can bring your own napkins or cushion cover to screen print also.

    • Skill level: ROOKIE – no experience necessary
    • Venue:  Thistle Hall, Cnr Cuba & Arthur Streets, Wellington
    • Time:  2.00pm – 4.00pm Sold Out
    • Cost: $55 includes all materials and a tea towel OR tote bag to print on

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MAKE A SIMPLE KETE

Tracy Hurst-Porter

This introductory workshop will introduce you to the age-old Māori practice of raranga, the art of weaving.
You will be shown the traditional step-by-step process to weave your own kete kōnae using harakeke flax. Take home your finished kete to use in your home or gift it to a friend.

    • Skill level: ROOKIE – no experience necessary
    • Venue:  Naumi Hotel, 213-223 Cuba St, Wellington
    • Time:  2.00pm – 4.00pm
    • Cost: $49 includes all materials

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NOT SO SILENT NIGHT – INFUSED SPIRITS AND COCKTAILS

C.G.R Merchant & Co

Learn the secrets to infusing spirits and master your own summer cocktail. Take home recipes to create fabulous flash infusions and experience a narrated infusion tasting.

    • Skill level: ROOKIE – no experience necessary. MUST BE OVER 18 TO ATTEND.
    • Venue:  C.G.R Merchant & Co, 44 Courtenay Place, Wellington
    • Time:  2.00pm – 4.00pm Sold Out
    • Cost: $65 including all materials

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NATURAL PERFUME BLENDING

Wellington Apothecary

Channel your inner alchemist and create your own perfume and aromatherapy blends. Join Wellington Apothecary Co-Founder, Jemma to learn more about the healing properties of pure essential oils and how to blend beautiful perfumes and healing aromatherapy blends.

–  Blend 2 roll-on Perfumes.
–  Take home everything you make.
–  Bottomless herbal tea provided.

    • Skill level: ROOKIE – no experience necessary
    • Venue:  Wellington Apothecary, 110a Cuba Mall, Wellington
    • Time:  2.00pm – 4.00pm Sold Out
    • Cost: $69 including all materials

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NEEDLE FELTED ORNAMENTS

Made Marion Craft

Needle felting is great fun and with Ashfords new Christmas decoration kit, you can learn the technique and make gorgeous tree ornaments. We’ll make one or two in class to practise then the rest of the kit is yours to take home and complete. You’ll learn the basic techniques of needle felting while producing something beautiful. We also love that this makes lightweight ornaments which hang well on both an artificial or real tree!

    • Skill level: ROOKIE – no experience necessary
    • Venue:  Made Marion Craft, 166 Cuba St, Wellington
    • Time:  2.00pm – 4.00pm Sold Out
  • Cost: $59 includes all materials

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SCULPTING WITH WETA WORKSHOP

Weta Workshop

Take your sculpting skills to the next level using Pal Tiya Premium. Sculpt your own fantastical movie prop door with a Weta Workshop Events technician. Learn techniques to create texture and form.

Pal Tiya is an incredible sculpting material that can last outside for centuries! Pal Tiya is been used to create many amazing things from film sets to full scale dragons to fairy houses. Place your finished gnome fantasy door pride of place inside – or stow it away in the garden to create your own magical gnome fantasy door.

Note: finished workshop product is unpainted. PalTiya requires several days to cure and dry before paint can be applied. You’ll receive a demonstration towards the end of your workshop about how to paint your finished piece once it has cured.

    • Skill level: ROOKIE TO EXPERT – suitable for all skill levels
    • Venue:  129 Park Road, Miramar
    • Time:  2.00pm – 4.30pm
    • $149 includes all materials

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Extra Materials Note:
Greenery in image is not included.

TREAT YOURSELF TO A JEWELLERY TASTER – EARRINGS

Workspace Studios

Learn to work with precious metals and fire. Cut, texture and form sheet metal, using copper, brass and sterling silver to create beautiful effects. Make simple earrings using easy techniques of hammer texturing or roll-printing onto copper, brass and sterling silver. A gift for yourself or someone special!

    • Skill level: ROOKIE – no experience necessary
    • Venue:  Toi Poneke Arts Centre, 65 Abel Smith St, Wellington
    • Time:  2.00pm – 5.00pm
    • Cost: $150 including all materials

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HANDMADE For the Holidays Programme