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Creative craft workshops

At Ophelia Button we're delighted to offer a really fun and affordable range of creative craft workshops across the Greater Manchester area.
Each and every workshop is packed to the rafters with fun and has been specially designed for kids and kidults who want to get creative, learn something new and have a handmade treasure to take away at the end of the session.

So what's involved?

Our workshops tend to focus on the use of recycled materials and general household recycling to create unique accessories. They each offer simple, satisfying homecraft projects which people of all ages and abilities can master in just a few hours.

Packed with special bits...

  • Adaptable to suit all ages

  • Flexible on venue

  • Customised sessions available on request

  • Exceptionally friendly and supportive with one to one tuition offered whenever possible

  • Materials supplied and included within the cost of the workshop

    • Current workshops on offer include...

  • Fantastic Space Plastic - Turning household recycling into sparkly space storage; e.g. desk tidy, moneybox, hobby collection storage.
  • Junk Jumpers - Making fashion accessories from shrunken woollens: hats, mittens fashion cuffs, jewellery and hair accessories.

  • Fashion Your Plastics - Plastic bonding using recycled carrier bags: fashion accessories, key rings, forever-lasting flowers, bunting and note pads.

    • Recent workshops...

  • Trashion - recycle fashion workshop for adults held at Fred Aldous, Manchester.

    • Click HERE for pictures and HERE for feedback.
  • Creative Recycling Workshops for National Science and Engineering Week - held at St. Francis Primary School:

    •     Wire Space Sculptures - Alien and Rocket sculptures filled and decorated with household recycling waste.
        Fashion Your Plastics - see above.
        Fantastic Space Plastic - see above. Click HERE for feedback from the school.
  • Junk Jumpers for the homework support group at Withington Library.

  • Unique Yuletide- held at Fred Aldous - Unique Christmas gifts and decorations.

  • Fantastic Space Plastic - held at The Museum of Science and Industry.

  • Junk Jumpers - held at The Museum of Science and Industry.

  • Fabric fashions - held at An Outlet - Jewellery created from t shirts.

  • Lo Fi DIY Craft class - held at The Star and Garter - Fashion accessories drop-in workshop.

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    Fashion Your Plastics - plastic bonding using carrier bags
    Fantastic Space Plastic: sparkly space storage
    Junk Jumpers: fashion accessories from shrunken woollens
    If you are interested in holding a workshop please use our Contact page to get in touch with Nico to discuss your requirements or to request further information or lesson plans. We're always happy to design and deliver bespoke events - the more creative the better!

    Here's some they made earlier...
    Plastic bonded key ring - Fashion Your Plastics workshop Bow and flower brooch - Junk Jumpers - Mosi Alien wire space sculpture - St Francis Primary School Sparkley space storage - St Francis RC Primary School
    Plastic bonded flower hair accessory - St Francis Primary School Unique Yuletide - Ministry of Craft Sparkley space storage - Mosi Plastic bonded keyring - St Francis Primary School
    Felted flower brooch - Withington Library homework support Space badge - Junk jumpers - Mosi Wire rocket sculpture - St Francis RC Primary School Plastic bonded note pads - St Francis RC Primary School
    Decorative bunting - Fashion Your Plastics workshop Fashion accessories - Accessory Junkie workshop Everlasting flowers - Fashion Your Plastics workshop Out of this world - Fantastic Space Plastic workshop