Workshop Wednesday - Lino Print Tea Parties

Morning! I hope you are all having a fabulous week.  Andy is having his cast off tomorrow, so we are planning  a little celebration tomorrow evening.  It's been a long and difficult six weeks but we've got through it and can now get back to normal.  This will mean I have time to start my regular features again here on the blog including Workshop Wednesday.  So today I am excited to share the fab idea of lino printing tea parties.  I have yet to try lino printing but the idea of learning a new craft whilst drinking tea and eating cake sounds like a wonderful idea to me.  

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Laura and Lucie are the super printing duo that started running these lino printing workshops earlier this year.  Once a month they invite printing novices to join them to learn to design and cut a rubber lino stamp then use it to print on a number of surfaces, including giftwrap, greetings cards and tea towels.  Whilst learning this new skill there is plenty of time for tea, cake and chatting amongst the guests and teachers.  These workshops are run from Craft Central in Farringdon and have ten spaces available for each session.  So whether you're a beginner or want to refresh your lino printing skills why not join Laura and Lucie this summer?  All you need to bring along is some ideas or inspiration for your stamp designs.

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Course dates this summer
16th July 2013 (6:00pm - 8:30pm)
21st August 2013 (6:00pm - 8:30pm)
To book please visit Laura's website http://www.laurafelicity.bigcartel.com/

Enjoy the rest of your day and please get in touch if you run workshops and would like to be featured in this series.

Zoe
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Workshop Wednesday

Morning!  The middle of the week or hump day is here again and whilst the promise of the weekend is nearer it still seems a little far away.  Whilst planning my new shop I also have spent some time thinking about this blog and ways I want to develop it.  I have always been keen to promote the work of designer makers here in the UK and from around the world, which I will continue to do in various ways.  But I also wanted to encourage us all to be more creative in our everyday lives and after much thought I came up with Workshop Wednesday.  I reguarly see courses mentioned on twitter, in magazines and in general conversations so thought I would dedicate Wednesdays on the blog to sharing great ideas for craft and design courses, mainly here in the UK.  Workshops and courses are a great way to develop our skills, indulge in a new hobby, spend some quality time with a friend or our mums or even our grandmas.  There are even workshops for hen parties to make things for the wedding, champagne and sparkles sound like a good combo!

This is where you can all help too.  Perhaps you run classes or courses and would like to be featured in Workshop Wednesday. Or maybe you have been on a fantastic course and would like to share it here? Whilst I write about courses I find or maybe even attend, (oh to have the time to take a screen printing class), I think it will be great for you all to be involved too.  So please do get in touch, my email is inspireddeco@gmail.com.  I shall look forward to hearing from you.

Have a lovely day
Zoe
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