Looking for a creative escape, a hands-on adventure, or just a day to have fun, learn new skills, and make something beautiful?
Join us for a full-day crafting experience like no other! Whether you’re a complete beginner or a seasoned maker, this lively, interactive workshop will guide you through four distinctly different crafts and you’ll take home a finished piece from each one.
We’ve designed this experience to be dynamic, diverse, and deeply satisfying. You’ll rotate through a minimum of four mini craft sessions, each offering a unique medium and technique to explore.
The crafts will vary slightly throughout the year to reflect seasonal themes and materials, but here’s what we’re currently featuring:
Dive into the mesmerising world of resin! In this session, you’ll learn how to create bold, colourful, and eye-catching pieces of jewellery—or decorative objects—using epoxy resin. We’ll explore how to embed items like dried flowers, charms, glitter, and more into your pieces, and how to play with colour and transparency for amazing effects. Perfect for gifts or statement pieces you’ll be proud to wear!
This hands-on session teaches you how to cut and shape real copper into either a beautifully handcrafted bracelet or a charming garden plant marker. Once shaped, you’ll personalise your piece by stamping names, inspirational words, or fun phrases. It’s a great introduction to working with metal, and you’ll walk away with a rustic, elegant item that’s truly yours.
Discover how to transform ordinary surfaces into stunning works of art using the classic technique of decoupage. With decorative papers, printed images, glues, and your imagination, you’ll learn layering, sealing, and finishing tricks to turn anything from trays to jars into stylish, textured creations. It’s relaxing, expressive, and so satisfying!
Dive into the mesmerising world of water marbling in this fun and hands-on workshop! Learn how to create swirling patterns on water and transfer them onto paper or other materials to make your own unique marbled designs
Image transfer magic – if we have time, you’ll also learn how to transfer computer printed photos or images directly onto wood or other surfaces. It’s a fantastic way to create personalised gifts, rustic wall art, or keepsake boxes using just a printed image and a bit of technique.
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Discover the timeless art of wax sealing in this creative, hands-on mini workshop! Learn how to melt and pour sealing wax, press your own stamp, and explore fun ways to use wax seals on letters, gifts, and crafts. As part of the session, you’ll also make your own rustic wax stamp using scrap materials and tree branches.
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Let your inner child play in this fun and slightly quirky session! You’ll sculpt, cut, carve, and decorate your own foam fish (or sea creature) using shaping tools, paints, and a bit of whimsy. This session is perfect for loosening up and experimenting with form, colour, and texture in a light-hearted way.
What to Expect: This is a fast-paced, energetic, and joy-filled day of crafting. Because some projects need time to dry or set, we’ll keep moving between stations—meaning no waiting around, just constant creativity. You’ll stay engaged, inspired, and amazed by what you can accomplish in a single day.
Unless specified we provide all the materials, tools, and guidance you’ll need—just bring your lunch, plenty of enthusiasm, and a willingness to try something new!
All necessary PPE is supplied, but we recommend wearing old clothes suitable for the activities you’ll be doing and appropriate foot wear
Free Tea, coffee, and water are available throughout the day, and there’s a fridge where you can store your packed lunch.
Our full day workshop days opens at 9.15am and courses start at 9:30am and usually finish between 4:00pm and 4:30pm.
short sessions are as described in the specific course description
We’ll have short breaks in the morning and afternoon, with lunch happening sometime between 12:30pm and 2:00pm, depending on the natural pause point in whatever we’re working on.
🚨 Important: Please arrive on time. If you arrive late and have missed the safety briefing, or if arriving would cause a disruption to the session already in progress, we may have to turn you away.
Black Paw takes safety very seriously and we provide all necessary PPE, including gloves, dust masks, and eye protection. On some of our courses, PPE is compulsory; on others, it may be optional depending on the activity. While we do everything we can to create a safe environment, you are ultimately responsible for your own actions and any issues that may arise from them. You are expected to follow all safety instructions throughout the course. We reserve the right to ask anyone to leave if they do not follow the safety rules.
Before the course starts, you’ll be asked to sign a consent form confirming that you understand the safety guidelines and that you’re physically fit to take part.
If you have any medical or physical conditions that may affect your ability to take part in the workshop, it is your responsibility to inform us at time of booking your course. This gives us time to discuss any small adjustments and put suitable arrangements in place. Please note that if you only tell us on the day, we may not be able to provide the support or adaptations you need.
..Under 18s can take part if accompanied by a parent or guardian also on the course (one adult with each child), but only with prior agreement.
You’re welcome to take photos during the course, but please check with other students before including them in your pictures. Photos can be a great way to record techniques, ideas, and options—we encourage you to take them so you have a helpful reference when working at home later.
From time to time, Black Paw may also take photos during sessions to share on pages. If you prefer not to be photographed, just let us know at the start of the session and we’ll make sure your wishes are respected.
“What a great day! Perfectly paced and all crafts were achievable and interesting to make. Where possible recycled items were used. Scott was an excellent teacher and very patient. Highly recommend spending a day in Scott’s very well equipped workshop. Excellent value and so pleased with all my items (bug box, resin shapes, decoupaged tins, wooden heart and water marbled fan and papers.”
