insideKENT Magazine Issue 33 - December 2014 | Page 22

ARTS+ENTERTAINMENT

festive arts and crafts
HERE IN KENT WE CERTAINLY LOVE OUR ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND WHAT BETTER WAY
TO ADD A LITTLE SPARKLE TO YOUR CHRISTMAS THAN TO JOIN IN SOME FESTIVE
WORKSHOPS AND MAKE SOME GORGEOUS DECORATIONS, SWEET TREATS, OR EVEN
CHRISTMAS CARDS? HOMEMADE IS ALWAYS UNIQUE, AND WHATEVER YOU CREATE
WILL CERTAINLY BE A TALKING POINT (NO MATTER WHAT THE OUTCOME!). HERE ARE
JUST A FEW FANTASTIC CHRISTMAS WORKSHOPS TO TRY OUT.

Crafts Bee

Cocoa and Heart

Crafts Bee, located in
Beckenham, offers a range of
Christmas workshops including
Christmas cupcake decorating
(2nd December, 10.30am and
7th December, 10am and 2pm);
stained glass making (6th
December, 9.30am); decoupage
decorations (8th December,
7.15pm); paper cutting (13th
December, 9.30am); and origami
gift boxes (13th December, 1pm).
Price: Cupcake decorating, £49; stained glass, £79; decoupage, £35;
paper cutting, £39; gift boxes, £39.
www.craftsbee.com

Leeds Castle

Amongst the annual
Christmas festivities that
can be enjoyed at Leeds
Castle (including a fabulous
Christmas party, a
wonderful Christmas
market, and meeting
Father Christmas himself),
is the Christmas Floral
Curiosity workshop with
Mig Kimpton. Learn about the history of Christmas floral arrangements,
and make your own beautiful creations on 16th December, 2pm.
Price: £10 per person. A valid castle ticket is also required for entry to this
event.
www.leeds-castle.com

Magdalena Marsden, artisan baker and chocolate maker, offers up her
cosy Bexleyheath home for a variety of delicious workshops ranging from
truffle-making and macaroons, to gluten-free bread baking. This season,
she is offering up something very special: a Christmas hamper-making
workshop on 18th December, 9.30am. In this excellent all-day course, you
will make all of the ingredients for a gorgeous gift hamper, including threefruit whiskey marmalade, gingerbread cake, and festive spiced biscuits.
Price: £195 per person.
www.cocoaandheart.co.uk

Woolly Felters

Expert felters, Roz and Judy,
will guide you through from
beginning to end in the ways
and means of making felt
Christmas decorations. Based
in Maidstone, this friendly duo
will make you feel at home, as
you enjoy refreshments and
learn a new skill. The first of
two festive workshops, Mini
Festive Felties, takes place on
6th December and
concentrates on baubles,
birds, and sheep. The second,
Little Teddy Bears, is on 11th
December in Hythe, and is all
about Yuletide teddies. Both
start at 10am.
Price: Mini Festive Felties, £50;
Little Teddy Bears, £60.
www.woollyfelters.com

Moon Down

Based near to Tunbridge
Wells, Moon Down offers
a variety of courses and
workshops all year
round. For Christmas, it
is giving you the chance
to make your very own
unique Christmas wreath
for the festive season.
The price for this oneday workshop includes
a two-course lunch with
wine, mince pies, mulled wine, and of course expert advice from a
knowledgeable florist. The workshop runs on 2nd and 3rd December,
10.30am.
Price: £65 per person.
www.moondown.co.uk

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