Experiences not stuff for Christmas!
Buying someone a unique experience for Christmas, where they can spend quality time with friends and family is such a lovely idea!
“Fill your life with experiences, not things. Have stories to tell, not stuff to show”.
In my family, we decided a few years ago to stop buying stuff. Although the stuff was appreciated, it was often things we didn’t really need, or have space for. As I live on a boat, I have very little space for material possessions. The No Stuff Please rule began. Now, each Christmas we put our pennies together to do something fun and different together.
We have been to see Cirque du Soleil in the Albert Hall, we’ve done a wire jewellery workshop in North Yorkshire, a craft course at Handmade in Netheredge in Sheffield, we hired a beautiful cottage in the Scottish Boarders, we visited Plockton which is a stunning coastal village on the North West Coast of Scotland and recently we treated ourselves to a hot, sunny week on the Greek Island of Kefalonia! We have lots of lovely memories from these experiences.
Most of my workshop guests are groups of friends or families who come to spend some quality time together, doing something new and interesting. Often women come on their own to my scheduled workshops and meet new people too. The fantastic thing about my job is, that I get to spend time with these great women, chatting, laughing, sharing stories and being creative in an inspiring space. Maybe a gift of a craft workshop would make the perfect present for a friend or family member, and you could enjoy the gift too!
Crafts in the Valley offers gift vouchers that are emailed to you and can be printed out to put in a card. I currently offer full day workshops in Fused Glass and Felted Textiles, at the Creative with Nature studio gallery in Todmorden, West Yorkshire. Workshops start with morning pastries with tea or real coffee. I provide lots of inspiration to help participants plan their creative work and the gallery is filled with beautiful art and craft work made by local artists. During the workshop you work with top quality materials and equipment and can be given as much or as little support as you require. Lunch is served at Kava cafe where you can choose from wholesome soups, bakes, pasta dishes and salads. The food is delicious and you can have a cheeky glass of wine to help the creative juices flow! After lunch I serve cake and coffee back at the studio while you finish off your creations.
Creative Escapism!
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Avoid high street stress this Christmas, support small, local business and artists this year. xx