Oh go on then I will do an offer plus something new!
I’m offering £10 off the price of full day class vouchers from Friday 27th November to Saturday 5th December 2020. Book now to avoid missing out.
New for 2021! I’m now offering Zoom classes for 2021 – 2 hour gift vouchers available now.
This year I have noticed an increase in the number of students who have had a class as a gift, the pictures included in this blog are just some of the wonderful items made in one of my classes. Vouchers have become popular mainly to the fact that there are so many people out there who love crafts, but also because lots of people simply don’t want more stuff! A class is the best of both worlds, you get to have a craft experience and go home wearing the items you’ve made. Some people even choose to make something for someone else….a very efficient use of a gift voucher!
I have a variety of craft classes available which I offer at dates to suit – the recipient just needs to get in touch with me, using details on the tailored letter provided and let me know when they’d like to come. Classes are available in Enamelling, Feltmaking, Encaustic art, Silver Clay and Flamework/lampwork (making glass beads). Everything (apart from lunch – please bring that with you) is included in the price and I have reduced rates per person for more than one booking.
More than your budget? I am happy to discuss arranging shorter, taster session
vouchers for a reduced fee. Want to book a class? Or perhaps you want to purchase a gift voucher for a Christmas gift? It has come to my attention that my website doesn’t work brilliantly on mobile phones. I will do my upmost to rectify this but in the meantime if you’d like to book a class, or get a gift voucher you can email me or click on this link to my shop.
You can also take a look at my Facebook shop, if you are looking for last minute handcrafted items (fine silver and enamelled jewellery).
Finally take a look at my webpage for dates I teach at other venues.
Have a fabulous Christmas – best intentions and all but I doubt very much I’ll blog again before the new year!
Toni
It’s still not too late to book a craft experience voucher with me for a Christmas gift – prices range from £50 upwards depending on the course and duration – all are detailed on my website. A craft experience is a fabulous gift for any crafty friend or family member, especially as they will take something home that they’ve made as well as picking up a new skill, all organised at dates to suit them.
These classes are available:
Enamelling (glass jewellery)
Flamework (making glass beads)
Feltmaking (needle and wet felting)
Encaustic art (painting with molten wax)
Silver clay (making pure silver jewellery).
Payment can be made in the following ways. You can pay online at www.curly-girly.co.uk via Paypal. I can send you an izettle invoice to be paid by card. Or via bank transfer. Once paid I will email over a gift letter detailing exactly what they will learn in a class and how to book a date to suit. Don’t forget to give me the details of who the gift is for and who is sending it so that this can be included in the personalised letter. What are you waiting for?
I am always amazed at how quickly time flies, especially at this time of year. One minute we are settling the children in after the summer holidays and the next minute, the planning for our families November birthdays and then Christmas events galore…it seems only moments ago I thought I had ages to get my prototypes made for Christmas fairs…to be fair for once I have actually made some Christmas themed jewellery but never in the amount I was planning….ah well there’s always next year!
I thought I’d share a few photos from some recent classes/events with you.
Last week I taught at the beautiful Flatford Mill (Constable country), we did a full day of Encaustic art and these are some of the resulting pictures. For next year’s classes at Flatford Mill see their website.
I also helped run some taster sessions at the Craft event at ExCel London, last Friday, resulting in some lovely enamelled pieces.
Plus there’s the classes in my garden workshop, recently I have done some Encaustic classes as well as a tailoring a class to a request for enamelling on silver clay and embedding stones. I really love the clock, which was made using a mould and an old piece of costume jewellery.
Don’t forget all of these classes can be booked either on my website or by emailing me so that we can tailor dates and times to suit. Prices per person are reduced the more people that attend, a perfect excuse to bring a friend or two. Gift vouchers are also available directly from me – I write you a gift letter, detailing the class and how to book.
| Date | Class | Time | Cost for one | Cost per person for 2 attending | Cost per person for 3 attending | Other info |
| Saturday 3rd February |   Silver clay Beginners |
10 – 2.30pm | £95 | £85 | £75 | 10g of silver clay included in the price. |
| Saturday 10th February |   Jewellery Club: Enamelling the Basics |
10 – 2.30pm | N/A based on minimum of 2 | £60.00
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£46.50 | A further £5 discount per session if you book 3+ sessions for Jewellery club only |
| Sat 17th/Sun 18th February | Available for Class vouchers and dates to suit | |||||
| Saturday 24th February |   Silver clay rings |
10 – 4.30pm | £125 | £95 | £85 | 10g of silver clay included in the price. |
| Sunday 25th February |   Flamework – making glass beads beginners |
10 – 1pm | £75 | £45 | N/A | Beads will be annealed and are then available for collection/to be posted out. |
| Weds 28th Feb |   Jewellery Club: Enamelling the basics |
10 – 2.30pm | N/A based on minimum of 2 | £60.00
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£46.50 | A further £5 discount per session if you book 3+ sessions for Jewellery club only |
My pricing structure, is based on the more people that come the less you pay per person. If you want to have a one to one, or are happy to come on your own then you pay a little more – not as much as many venues but a bit more to reflect having total tutor attention. If you want to save costs, simply bring a friend or 2 and the costs per person go down. I am also happy to advertise any dates to suit, so that if you don’t have a friend with the same interests I may still be able to get more students to come to share the cost – I can’t guarantee this but I can try, you can also help by sharing the info so that others might join too.
I have been stressing about prices for courses for some time now. As a small business I really want to run classes whether there are one or three people booked but I do have to make these classes cost effective. I have now come up with a pricing structure, which I hope suits everyone. If you want to have a one to one, or are happy to come on your own then you pay a little more – not as much as many venues but a bit more to reflect having total tutor attention. If you want to save costs, simply bring a friend or 2 and the costs per person go down. I am also happy to advertise any dates to suit, so that if you don’t have a friend who wants to join you I may still be able to get more students to come to share the cost – I can’t guarantee this but I can try, you can also help by sharing the info so that others might join too. Hope this makes sense. I am happy to take your feedback and will be freezing prices in November so if you want to book a Christmas present or voucher, I will honour that fee (as long as it is paid now in full) for 2018. I will also be posting more details about the new jewellery club soon. Very excited about this.
| CURLY GIRLY CRAFTS COURSE PRICE GUIDE | |||||
| Course | Duration | Price for One to one | Price (per person) for 2 students | Price (per person) for 3 students | Other info |
| Silver Clay Beginners | 4 hours | £95 | £85 | £75 | 10g of silver clay included in price |
| Silver Clay Rings | 6 hours | £125 | £95 | £85 | 10g of silver clay included in price |
| More Silver Clay – including embedding and enamelling on silver clay | 5 hours | £125 | £95 | £85 | 10g of silver clay included in price |
| Enamelling | 5 hours | £95 | £80 | £65 | Make up to 3 pieces |
| Flamework (making glass beads)
· Beginners · Further · Sculptural |
3 hours
Price includes annealing and removal of beads |
£75 | £45 | If there are 3 of you ask me for a price – I only have one torch though! | Make approx. 6 – 8 beads |
| Encaustic Art | 5 hours | £85 | £65 | £50 | All Encaustic materials included. Equipment available to purchase on the day. |
| Feltmaking – Needle and Wet felting | 5 hours | £85 | £65 | £50 | Both wet and needlefelting included. All Feltmaking materials included |
| Encaustic Art | 2.5 hours | £55 | £40 | £35 | All Encaustic materials included. Equipment available to purchase on the day |
| Feltmaking – choose either needle or wet felting | 2.5 hours | £55 | £40 | £35 | Either needle felting or wet felting |
| Toni’s Enamelling and Jewellery Club | |||||
| Session info | Duration | Price for One to one | Price (per person) for 2 students | Price (per person) for 3 students | Other info |
| Enamelling/Jewellery Club | Various but approx. 4 hours | 2 person minimum | £60 | £46.50 | A further £5 discount per session if you book 3 or more sessions. N.B the 2 person minimum still applies. |
Now is a great time to book a class at Curly Girly Crafts (Colchester), as I shall have to soon revise costs for 2018! All classes are great value as the are based on between 1 – 3 students with resources and a cuppa included. There’s plenty of tutor attention and possibly even one to one! Book online or email me for more details.
D A T E S at CG Crafts, Colchester
Tues 19th Sept 10 – 2.30pm Silver Clay Beginners £85
Sat 23rd Sept 10 – 3.30pm Enamelling Beginners/Improvers £75 – SOLD OUT
Sun 1st Oct 10 – 4.30pm Silver Clay Rings £95
Tues 3rd Oct 10 – 3pm Encaustic Art Beginners £69
Tues 10th Oct 10 – 1pm Flamework (making glass beads) £55
Sat14th Oct 10 – 3.30pm Feltmaking £69
Sat 21st Oct 2 – 5pm Flamework (making glass beads) £55
Tues 31st Oct 10 – 2.45pm Enamelling £69
Sat 4th Nov 10 – 2.30pm Silver Clay beginners (incl 10g PMC3) £85 – 1 space left
Sat 25th Nov 10 – 3.30pm Encaustic Art Beginners £69
Sun 26th Nov 10 – 2.30pm Silver Clay Beginners ((incl 10g PMC3) £85
Other dates at CG Crafts
Limited weekend dates available to book courses to suit – contact me with your preferred dates.
*Discount if 2 or more people book together, or if you book 2 classes for yourself (5%) except for silver clay due to the cost of the silver.
It has been so lovely to get through the cold months by sharing my craft experience with so many students. I was delighted to see the monotones in the teardrop enamelled pieces and some of the textures created on the silver clay were amazing. Speaking of texture, we had great fun making felt at Abberton Reservoir on Saturday – some tea cosies, I pad covers and even little friends were made.
Finally today I had the chance to be a little creative myself, using the fabulous ‘Passing the Flame’ as inspiration I made this little fish bead out of glass. Now back to my creative writing class before school pickup, filming my daughter for the Beano and getting ready for the next classes coming up!
