
Making Merry - Christmas crafts, company & cakes for all.
Join us for casual, festive get together and make some simple paper decorations, Christmas cards and more.

Christmas Paper Decorations at Hatchards
Join me for a cosy, creative and collaborative evening of learning how to make sustainable Paper Bag Stars - wonderful, unique, 3D decorations to adorn your home with this Christmas.
This workshop s part of Hatchard’s festive workshop series, curated by Watch This Space.

Paper Stars Workshop at Berry Farm
Join us for a cosy, creative and collaborative evening of decoration making at Berry Farm this December.

Lantern Making at Hetty’s Place
In honour of Gloucester’s Christmas light switch on and lantern parade, we are hosting a drop-in creative activity at the ever-cool Hetty’s Place, Gloucester Food Dock, where you can make a beautiful and reusable glowing lantern, which will house an LED tealight.

Witch Craft - Make & Create Craft Club Halloween Special
* NEW TIME SLOT ADDED, 1-3PM
Join me this coming half term for some spooky and playful making and creating as Make & Create Craft Club returns to Dunkertons with Halloween special: Witch Craft.

Children's Crafting & Cooking Day
Join master-crafter Helen Nightingale and expert chef and nutritionist Mel from the Kitchen Club for a fab day creating delicious foods and crafting away the afternoon!
Your child will have a fun-packed day during the Summer holidays, learning new skills and making friends.
Suitable for ages 6 years and over, this great day costs £45 and will include your child's lunch and all-important snacks!

Make & Create Craft Club at Dunkertons
Join me this August for some fun and playful making and creating as I bring my popular Make & Create Craft Club to Dunkertons for the first time.

Summer Party Paper Decorations at Hatchards
A fun and vibrant contemporary paper crafting workshop. Elevate your garden parties, bbqs and summer celebrations with these wonderfully simple-to-make paper decorations.

Berry Farm presents a Children's Easter Crafting and Cooking Day
Join paper-crafter Helen Nightingale and expert chef and nutritionist Mel from the Kitchen Club for a fab day creating delicious foods and crafting away the afternoon!
Your child will have a fun-packed day during the Easter holidays, learning new skills and making friends.
Suitable for ages 6 years and over, this great day costs £45 and will include your child's lunch and all-important snacks!

Make & Create Craft Club
Make & Create Craft Club returns for 2024! Yippee!
Drop your child off with me for some fun and inspiring paper crafting and artwork creation at this informal, vibrant session.
I like to encourage the children to express themselves using a choice of activities and materials, which I hope that they find both exciting and empowering.
We’ll be making a selection of Spring crafts, including paper kites and windmills.
There will also be the usual ‘Pick n Mix’ craft materials table and we will end the session with our ‘communal doodle’ - a collaborative picture making exercise which wraps the class up nicely :-)
No food is allowed in the studio but drinks bottles with lids are permitted.
If you’d like to know any more details about the club, or if you’d like to be a parent volunteer at this session, please email me at helennightingalecreates@gmail.com
*Please note that this is a drop-off crafting session.

Paper Bag Christmas Stars
Part of the Watch This Space FESTIVE WORKSHOP SERIES
Paper bag Christmas Stars - back to where it all began with one of my favourite Christmas crafts!
Have fun learning to make these glorious super-sized paper bag stars and take home a set of these stunning show-stoppers which you will have made using beautiful, sustainable materials.
£45 per person including all tools and materials.
10 places available.
Ritual Coffee Roasters
(Also, Wednesday 6th December, 6.30-9pm)

Deck The Halls
Join me for my first Christmas Decorations workshop of 2023 (yay!). Come along and learn to make your own festive paper decorations which I’m sure you will then love to make year after year at home.
ll materials will be provided and you will be able to choose from a selection to make some pieces which suit your taste perfectly.
I’ll guide you through the steps and we’ll have fun cutting, sticking and chatting in this lovely, relaxed setting. You can expect to take home a whole set of striking paper bag stars and folded pinwheels to adorn your home all season. This workshop will be focussed on neutrals - think browns, silvers and whites. Very classy indeed ☺️
Oh, and there will also be cake and coffee (reason enough to come along, I’d say!) served by the wonderful team at The Secret Coffee Shed which is situated within The Department of Hope, Joy & Wonder
Come with a friend, as a group, or come on your own - I’ll take care of you!
Look out for my other festive workshops, where I’ll be using different papers, designs and ideas throughout November and December. All around Gloucestershire.
£40 per person
*It’s not really a workshop, it’s a party with crafting 😉

Paper Bag Christmas Stars
Paper bag Christmas stars
Join me for a Christmas decoration workshop with a difference. Have fun learning to make glorious super-sized paper bag stars and take home a set of these stunning show-stoppers which you will have made using beautiful, sustainable materials.
Part of the Watch This Space FESTIVE WORKSHOP SERIES
Paper bag Christmas Stars - back to where it all began with one of my favourite Christmas crafts!
Have fun learning to make these glorious super-sized paper bag stars and take home a set of these stunning show-stoppers which you will have made using beautiful, sustainable materials.
£45 per person including all tools and materials.
10 places available.
Ritual Coffee Roasters
(Also, Friday 8 December, 10am - 12.30pm)

Paper Pinwheel Decorations at Top Floor
Paper Pinwheels at Top Floor, Lewis & Wood in Stroud.
We will be running two workshops as part of the Top Floor Christmas Fair.
Using an assortment of Lewis & Wood wallpapers, you discover how to create your own set of folded decorations for the season ahead, whilst learning the skills to make them at home for future celebrations.
There will be a wonderful range of papers and accessories available to choose from, so you can craft a set that perfectly suits your taste.
£45 per person

Paper Decorations at Berry Farm
Festive Crafting - Paper Workshop at Berry Farm, South Cerney
A warm welcome awaits at this special creative workshop, where you will make sustainable and unique Christmas decorations using only paper and your imagination. Spending a few hours folding and cutting under my gentle guidance, you’ll take home your own set of stunning decorations, plus the skills and inspiration to make many more in years to come.
Festive refreshments will also be included.
£40 per person.

Wrapping up Christmas - making your own gift bags and tags
Wrapping up Christmas - make your own gift bags and tags this Christmas. Held at Hatchards, Promenade, Cheltenham.
Come along and learn a new skill as I guide you through the process of making paper bags in assorted sizes and a set of gift tags to match. You will be able to choose from an array of patterned papers, card and ribbons so that you can make something to suit your own taste and style.
This workshop is part of The Watch This Space Festive Workshop Series. See more at wtscollective.co.uk
£35 per person. All materials provided. 10 spaces available.


Make & Create Craft Club, Halloween Special
Make & Create Craft Club, Halloween Special
