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Highlight Craft Festival

Want to try something new? Attend a Highlight Craft Festival to learn new skills, get creative, and make something unique to take home.


Highlight Craft Festival – Festival in Flourish

With Easter just around the corner, this Highlight Craft Festival crosses over all things spring.

Brand new crafts are the eye-catching projects for this festival which will give you a taste of new trends to come in 2025.

You will create 4 projects throughout the day and all equipment and lunch are provided. Projects you could be making include Chenille Flowers, Chick Pin Cushion, Treat Boxes, Mosaic Coasters, Felted Decorations, Spring Shopper Bag, Candle Jar and a Pop Up Card, depending on which day you attend.

Day A

  1. Chenille Flower Making
  2. Chick Pin Cushion
  3. ScanNCut Treat Boxes
  4. Mosaic Coasters

Day B

  • Felted Decorations
  • Spring Shopper Bag
  • Dried Flowers Candle Jar
  • Pop Up Card

Highlight Craft Festival – Festival of Colour

Summer will be in full swing by the time we get to the Festival of Colour. This festival takes you to the next level with some of your familiar subjects whilst new techniques will leave you full of colourful creativity.

There are two different day tickets, each day with four set classes designed to teach you new techniques, these two days will be repeating over 6 days.

Day A

  • Leather Journal Painting
  • Giant Flower Making
  • Lemon Lane Apron
  • ScanNCut Butterfly Frame

Day B

  • Blended Die Cut Card
  • Resin Shell Trinket Box
  • Candle Making/Jar Decorating
  • Mandala Dream Catcher

Doors open at 9.00am for registration, with the first class beginning at 9.30am. Each class will be 1.5 hours, with the last class finishing by 5.00pm.

Places are strictly limited to 40 per day. If you are in a craft group, please note that maximum class size is 10 – if your group is larger than this, you will need to split up across two groups for the day. Tickets limited to one of each day per person.

This event is organised by Highlight Crafts Academy.

Venue

  • Highlight Crafts, Unit 1c, Wingfield Court, Clay Cross S45 9JA United Kingdom

Dates

  • Festival in Flourish Day B
    9.00am - 5.00pm
  • Festival in Flourish Day A
    9.00am - 5.00pm
  • Festival in Flourish Day B
    9.00am - 5.00pm
  • Festival in Flourish Day A
    9.00am - 5.00pm
  • Festival of Colour Day B
    9.00am - 5.00pm
  • Festival of Colour Day B
    9.00am - 5.00pm
  • Festival of Colour Day A
    9.00am - 5.00pm
  • Festival of Colour Day B
    9.00am - 5.00pm
  • Festival of Colour Day A
    9.00am - 5.00pm

Price

  • £60 - Per day

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