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Handcraft courses and workshops available in Byron Bay and Mullumbimby

Release your creativity by exploring the exciting and wide-ranging world of handcrafts.

Learn something new with an introduction to a craft, or develop your artistic skills through one of our engaging short courses or workshops.

From fabric to clay, metal to mosaic, try your hand at an array of handcrafts with Byron Community College.

Handmade Paper & Plantable Festive BonBons

Handmade Paper & Plantable Festive BonBons

Get festive with these stunning seeded, plantable festive BonBons! Craft your own eco-friendly BonBons using hand made seeded paper and festive-themed petals. We'll guide you through the process, and you'll take home completed BonBons at the end of the workshop. We will also cover how to make thinner paper for enchanting festive lights to create a captivating centerpiece for your table. Join us for a merry and crafty festive workshop! [More]

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Rustic Christmas Wreath

Rustic Christmas Wreath

Bring your home to life over the festive season and amaze your friends and family with a stunning, hand made, Christmas wreath. During this workshop, you will learn the techniques involved in creating a Rustic Christmas Wreath, using a natural base and a mixture of beautiful fresh and dried materials. Once complete, your wreath is yours to take home to enjoy for the festive season, to hang on your front door, in your home or gift to some one special. This course is for beginners,... [More]

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Advanced Screenprinting

Advanced Screenprinting

So, you’ve done the introductory course to screen-printing and you’re itching to do something more…. THIS is the course for you! Students will be introduced to a variety of techniques that will take you to the next level of screen-printing. These include: multi-colour printing, step and repeat, registration, and border printing. We will explore innovative techniques including hand-colouring substrates and over-printing, working on a variety of substrates. Additional materials $50... [More]

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Arranging Dried Botanicals

Arranging Dried Botanicals

Join us for a creative workshop learning how to create three beautiful dried botanical designs to style your home or gift to someone special. This class provides practical demonstrations on the construction of a flower arrangement, a hand tied bouquet and a flower hoop using a mixture of on trend dried flowers guiding you to design your own masterpiece ready to take home and enjoy for months to come. All materials required will be provided by the tutor – enclosed non slip footwear... [More]

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Henna - Sacred Body Art

Henna - Sacred Body Art

This workshop will show you how to create your own beautiful henna designs and introduce you to the sacred body art of henna. You will learn about the different styles of henna from around the world and have the opportunity to practice your skills with pre-prepared organic materials. Additional materials $20. What to bring $20 to pay tutor Henna kits can be be purchased on the day Own refreshments Feedback from Past Students “The information on how to make Henna was amazing - I... [More]

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Mosaic For Beginners

Mosaic For Beginners

Mosaic is a timeless, beautiful art form that stretches back thousands of years and is used all over the world. In this course you will create two beautiful artworks, using two completely different mosaic techniques. Learn about functionality and expression as two drivers for mosaic creation, and explore how to work with a vast range of different mosaic tesserae. Additional materials $40. What to bring An apron You must have covered shoes $40 to pay tutor for materials on the day... [More]

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Build Pallet Furniture

Build Pallet Furniture

Shelve that trip to Ikea and join this interactive and supportive pallet furniture-making workshop series. You will be guided through the safe use of a wide range of tools and will work collaboratively to build you own pallet furniture that is easily transportable, well-crafted and sustainable. This course will exclusively use non-toxic pallets and paints. You will learn a great range of diverse DIY skills you can apply to any home carpentry project, including natural finishes. At... [More]
Assessments are made against units of competency.
  • Participate in simple spoken interactions at work (FSKOCM03)
  • Use strategies to plan simple workplace tasks (FSKLRG05)
  • Read and respond to routine visual and graphic texts (FSKRDG08)

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Christmas Decorations

Christmas Decorations

The festive season is just around the corner. Make something unique! Using stained glass, ceramic, milleflore (the Italian “glass of a million flowers”), metallics, mirror, beads, glass cubes and a host of other beautiful embellishments, you will learn a myriad of glass work, cutting, soldering, nipping, grouting and mosaic building techniques in this fun one day workshop. Create two or three original decorations for your tree, candles, windows or table. Anything festive is... [More]

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Printing On Clay

Printing On Clay

Get your hands into clay learning a simple handbuilding technique using clay slaps (rolled out clay) and exploring surface decoration techniques using coloured slips. This is an easy and fun way to achieve very beautiful results. Claudia has an extensive collection of stamps and stencils to explore the endless possibilities this simple process offers. You will make 2-3 small to medium size bowls or plates to take home and treasure. Price includes all materials and firing. This... [More]

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Flower Crown

Flower Crown

In this workshop you will learn the fundamentals of constructing a fully wired Flower Crown. You will gain skills in fine wiring using a variety of fresh flowers and plant materials along with learning how to parafilm your materials together to create your Floral head piece. Come along and enjoy the company of like minded people while constructing an on trend fresh Flower Crown. Once mastered, you will be able to re create this design for a special event, baby shower, hens party,... [More]

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