Our first gathering of the Craft & Chat group at Renew Wellbeing was such fun! We had a lovely session making jewellery, keyrings, models and small pieces with polymer clay. It was all the bling – out with the glitter, the hearts and stars, gold dust and an exciting array of texturing and shaping tools.
Everyone produced something (indeed several somethings!) charming – Christmas ornaments, earrings & necklaces, cracker gifts (who wouldn’t prefer a handmade cracker gift to the usual plastic novelties!) and keyrings. The group will be meeting every other week and lots more activities are planned along with friendly chat and a chance to unwind over a brew. If you would like to join us, it’s free to come along. Places are limited and you can find out more and reserve your slot here.
Debbie runs Making Futures, a social enterprise that aims to build confidence, wellbeing and self-esteem through creative activity. Making Futures works with community groups, schools, colleges and third sector organisations to deliver a wide range of workshops, classes, Arts Award, Artsmark and City & Guilds accredited programmes.
An experienced retailer and designer-maker Debbie also offers business mentoring and start-up advice to new creative enterprises. In particular she works with individuals who face barriers to employment, working with them to set up home-based creative businesses that allow them to achieve their potential whilst having regard to any specific needs they may have.