Past Melbourne Classes
Take a look back at the classes we’ve run in Melbourne.
Past Melbourne Classes
School Holidays – Kokedama: Japanese Moss Balls with Maria
Kokedama is an ancient Japanese botanical art like bonsai or ikebana art. The word ‘Kokedama’ means ‘moss ball’ in Japanese as they are plants living in freestanding balls of moss-covered soil instead of pots. Kokedama are a beautiful way to bring greenery into your home and are ideal for apartments or flats with minimal…
Watercolour for Beginners: Creative Cards with Emilie
Join artist Emilie and learn to make your own creative cards with watercolours. Emilie will guide you through the steps and methods for applying and manipulating watercolours, as well as tricks and tips to create some beautiful effects. You'll finish the class with lots of hand painted cards to gift to loved ones or adorn your walls! What…
Happy, Simply: Tiny Homes with D’arcy (Online)
Have you been dreaming of running away to a quieter area and living a simpler life? Maybe you've been dreaming of a tiny home! Join d’Arcy Lunn to learn about his love of tiny homes. d'Arcy is the creator of ‘Happy, simply‘: a sustainable lifestyle model and education project promoting simplicity, sustainability and self-sufficiency. …
Concrete Crafts: Make a Planter with Maria
From humble construction material to popular home decor, concrete is being used as a designer material for candle holders, planters, platters, plus more. Come to this class and learn how to use concrete in your craft and design projects and make a planter to take home with you. What will we cover? We will make…
SOLD OUT – Make Your Own Silver Nature Ring with Qing
Come and make your own silver ring - using nature to imprint beautiful markings into your unique design! In this workshop you will use nature to create unique etchings to produce your hand made piece of jewellery! You will learn the technique of Lost Wax Casting. This involves taking a wax cast, resizing it to fit…
Building Healthy Relationships with Eddy (Online)
We all have an innate desire to be loved and wanted, both platonically and romantically But how do you know if the relationships you have are serving you well? Come along to the workshop held by Boutique Psychology to see how you can both improve relationships and identify and unhealthy relationships. What will we cover?…
Make your own Engraved Silver Ring with Qing
Come and make your own engraved silver ring! In this class you will learn the technique of Lost wax casting. This involves taking a wax cast, resizing it to fit you perfectly and then engraving patterns and words to create your own, unique sterling silver jewellery. You can make a delicate, fine silver ring or a thick chunky one.…
Macrame Rainbows with Courtney
Make a gorgeous macrame rainbow in your choice of colours to hang on your wall! It's time to add a bit of colour and fun to your decor. What will we cover? This fun and easy Macrame workshop will teach you: Some basic macrame knotsHow to construct a water bottle holderTips and tricks so you…
SOLD OUT – Candle Making 101 with Lily
In this workshop, you will learn how to make your very own candles. You will get to experiment with gorgeous fragrances and dried flowers to design and create your own beautiful candle to take home at the end of the workshop. While your candle is setting, you will also learn how to make your own delicious bath salts…
Intro to Japanese Calligraphy with Kerry
Come and learn authentic Japanese calligraphy! This fun and easy calligraphy workshop will teach you the skills to use brush and ink to make beautiful letters! No art skills or knowledge required - just come and have a wonderful time! What will we cover? In this hands on workshop you will learn how to: Use…
Building Stories about the Future in LEGO with Amanda
The stories we tell ourselves about the future shape just about everything we do in the present. In this session we will stretch our own thinking by using LEGO to build new and wonderful stories about different potential futures. The session will include a short introduction to a key theory of Futures Studies, before…
Make your own Organic Deodorant, Cleanser and Mask with Lily
Lily is a natural and DIY beauty coach who runs Mademoiselle Organic in Melbourne. She teaches people how to use organic ingredients, instead of harsh and polluting chemicals. All her classes are vegan and focused on zero-waste. During this class we’ll make a deodorant, face mask and cleanser using all natural ingredients. You’ll also learn how…
Journal with Ingrid (Online)
Journal writing is an incredible way to unwind and look after your wellbeing. It gives you a chance to work through anything that's on your mind, self-reflect, get a fresh perspective and be inspired by your own insights. This journal writing class will take the thinking out of 'how to journal' and give you a…
Watercolour for Beginners: Magical Mushrooms with Emilie (Online)
Come and enjoy the wonderful world of watercolour paintings! This beginners class will teach you skills and techniques to create your own piece of watercolour art. You will experiment with colour and shapes to create some magical mushrooms! What will we cover? This beginner’s painting class will: Focus on using watercolour and illustration skills Cover…
SOLD OUT – QUEER SOCIAL: Cute Closed Terrariums with delsi
Moss terrariums are super fun to make and easy to care for. If you kill even the most un-killable of cacti but still yearn for some greenery at your office or home, then working with moss might be your best bet. A Moss Terrarium is hassle-free and if you do it right you never…
SOLD OUT – Watercolours for Beginners – The Night Sky with Emilie
Come and enjoy the wonderful world of watercolour paintings! This beginners class will teach you skills and techniques to create your own piece of watercolour art. You will experiment with colour and shapes to create a beautiful image of The Night Sky! All materials provided - just come and have a wonderful time! What will…
Shibari 101: Creating Deeper Intimacy and Connection with Harley
Join us for a guided journey into the exciting world of rope bondage. Designed for curious, caring creatures, this class will explore the art forms potential for profound intimacy, connection and trust building. We will learn the important foundations of safety and rope-craft before learning some basic yet effective techniques for empowering your inner rope-top. The lesson structure is…
Shibari 101 with Harley
Join us for a guided journey into the exciting world of rope bondage. Designed for curious, caring creatures, this class will explore the art forms potential for profound intimacy, connection and trust building. We will learn the important foundations of safety and rope-craft before learning some basic yet effective techniques for empowering your inner rope-top. The lesson structure is…
Intro to Acrylic Pour Painting with Emilie
Who hasn't seen a video of paint pouring? It's soothing, it's colourful and it's definitely fun! Join us and learn how to make your own pour art which is a little more involved than you may have thought but the results are pretty spectacular. Then, we'll get started designing our own and we'll all go…
Modern Embroidery with Natalia
Ever wanted to learn embroidery? This is a perfect time! Join us for a fun workshop and learn lots of the traditional embroidery stitches such as running stitch, french knots and satin stitch. Then we’ll start an easy but stunning project by creating an embroidered design of your choice. What will we cover?…
SOLD OUT – Spoon Carving with Alma
Learn how to design and carve your own wooden spoon! At the end of the workshop you will have your own special spoon that you can take home and use with pride! What will we cover? In this hands-on and informative class, we will: Begin with a discussion on types of wood, a guide for the tools…
Calligraphy For Beginners with Rachel
Come and learn the art of calligraphy! Calligraphy is the art of creating beautifully constructed letters and it is a super handy skill to have. You can use calligraphy to write your wedding invitations, make impressive looking signs or pen beautiful notes to the love of your life. Come and learn the beautiful art form of…
Punch Needle Embroidery with Natalia
Punch needle embroidery just got cool! And we get why. . . They look so pretty and the process is super cathartic. Join us for a fun workshop and learn all the basics to create your own punch needle embroidery. You will not only take home your original craft piece but will also receive…
Glass Jewellery with Qing
So simple to create yet stunning to wear, glass and paper can be made into wonderful pieces of jewellery; who would have thought? With the limitless bounds of print media (think books, old maps, sheet music, photographs) you can take almost anything flat and make it into your very own piece of one-of-a-kind glass and…
How to Design a Fulfilling Career and Love your Mondays with John (Online)
Do you love Monday mornings or dread them? Let’s face it, we all desire a career that gives us a sense fulfilment, purpose and satisfaction. We want to be recognised for our expertise and value as well as being financially rewarded at the level we truly deserve. Unfortunately, many people get stuck in jobs far…
Pottery 101: Floral Bowl with Qing
Come and explore the world of pottery and clay modelling! Qing will guide you through an introduction to pottery and will support you to make your own bowl. Learn how to hand create your bowl and then how to decorate it! At the end of the workshop you will walk away with new skills as well…
Watercolour for Beginners: Misty Mountains with Emilie (Online)
Come and enjoy the wonderful world of watercolour paintings! This beginners class will teach you skills and techniques to create your own piece of watercolour art. You will experiment with colour and shapes to create a misty mountain scene! What will we cover? This beginner’s painting class will: Focus on using watercolour and illustration skills…
Auslan 101: Signing Basics with Hadley Online
Come and learn how to sign in Auslan (Australian Sign Language)! In this workshop we will learn some of the sign language basics like how to do the alphabet, weather and greetings! We recommend attending the Auslan 101: Theory & History workshop with Hadley before starting on learning to sign. There is a class right before this one…
Homemade Spätzle Pasta with Tommy and Maria
What is Spätzle? Well if you have Austrian, German or Swiss we are pretty sure you already know that it's a delicious type of fresh egg pasta that can be used as a side dish to any meat or eaten on it's own for breakfast, lunch or dinner! This yummy, homemade pasta is such a versatile dish, takes minutes…
Pickled to Perfection: Fruit & Veggies with Jenny (Online)
Pickling is easy and delicious! And there are lots of ways you can get creative with your pickling. Join Jennifer and learn how to tune into flavour to pickle to perfection! There are lots of types of pickles - from pickled onions, ginger slices, turnip pieces and shredded carrots - that you will find in delicious ba minh rolls! …
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