Latest reviews

Sarah reviewed: DIY, Crystal, Tree of Life, Kit, Wire Wrap, Pre-cut Wire, all are included in Kit, with Images, matching, colour, step by step Instructions.

"Fantastic. Easy to follow, efficient arrival time."

JEWELLERY KITS & SILVER BITS responded:

"Hello Sarah, Thank you so much for your positive feedback, this is so lovely to hear, that the BCT Kits are as I hoped they would be, easy to follow, and to say they are fantastic is a real compliment, thanks again! Kindest Regards Nicky Gee"

Carol Collins reviewed: Design a room in your home with weekly one to one consultations

"I mentioned to Nikki that I was looking to revamp my lounge & she suggested, especially in these trying times, that I give her on line design course a go. At first I was a bit dubious as I'm not the creative type. Nikki was there every step of the way to help with some fab ideas. Soon my colour palette was established and I then began growing ideas on Pinterest. Everything was on hand from day 1, from learning materials to Zoom calls. Nikki holds a great repertoire of knowledge and experience which I put to the test during the course, only having a small area to redesign, I was limited on creativity, with Nikki's help we were able to work through problems. I was going to start the revamp in the Spring but my enthusiasm got the better of me, I have now, with help from my husband, painted the lounge, I am very pleased with the results and once we come out of lockdown I can continue to create my dream lounge, dressing it with furniture, curtains etc. I would recommend the on line course as you can work at your own pace and there is no pressure. Thank you Nikki."

Audrey reviewed: Diploma in Natural Soap Making

"New year, new me :) I wanted to learn a new skill and natural soap making was something I was always interested in. I have taken the course and found it great. It has a lot of information, demos, videos and presentations, and it comes with 15 different soap making formulas. I am so proud to be an official soap maker now. I fully recommend this course. It's great value for money!"

Elizabeth reviewed: Beginner's DIY Hand Sanitiser Natural Soap Course

"My husband bought the course for me and I enjoyed every minute of it. It has so much easy to understand information, videos and presentations. I feel now confident to make my own natural soap, and I have started practicing with the 7 lovely formulas included in the course. The French lavender olive oil soap formula is my favourite. Thank you Roxana for the course and support."

Katrina Monkhouse reviewed: Live Online Class - Beginner Rag Rug Techniques - Including Tools worth £30

"Excellent quality tools sent as kit. Very enjoyable course with very clear instructions. I would willingly attend further courses. Highly recommended."

Ragged Life responded:

"Thank you Katrina, we're so pleased you enjoyed the class :-) It was a pleasure to teach you."

Jill Stolberg reviewed: "Field with red poppies" wool painting interactive online course with live tuition.

"What a wonderful day we had! Raya patiently introduced us to this new technique, and we were each able to create a variant of Raya's model. She encouraged us to be creative and to personalise our poppy pictures. I had learned lots of strategies and look forward to creating other pictures. We had the unexpected experience of being taught by Raya from a flat in St Petersburg over the internet, and there were no connection issues - amazing. It would be nice to be able to attend her workshop in Worcestershire some day."

Magic Wool Art and Craft Studio responded:

"Dear Jill, Thank you very much for your review and your kind words! I am delighted that you enjoyed the course and you feel inspired to create more wool paintings! Thanks to the wonders of internet I was able to teach everyone from abroad! I look forward to teaching you again in the future and hopefully seeing you at my studio soon. Best wishes Raya"

Kerry Hill reviewed: Beginners Crochet 11am - 1pm

"Great course, really helpful for beginners. Good introduction to crotchet."

Oh So Pretty And Clever responded:

"Thanks Kerry, really glad you enjoyed it and picked up the basics. I hope to see you on the next level to learn how to work in the round correctly. Many thanks again and hooking, Emma"

Jo Ford reviewed: Mandala drawing - Beginners

"First time for me doing a zoom event . Absolutely brilliant, great patiences from Kathryn . After the class I sat down for several hours to draw another mandala . That is something I never do , but I was so keen to try , I did . Thank you Kathryn ."

Mandala Meadow responded:

"My pleasure! And thank you for the lovely review. So pleased you enjoyed it and have already tried drawing another. First of many, I hope."

Naomi Gough reviewed: First steps in crochet - Live online tuition with kit

"Lucy was very friendly and helped to explain things the books couldn’t. She inspired me to do more crotchet. I would highly recommend her to others ?"

The Creators Hideaway responded:

"Thank you so much for the lovely review, it was really nice to meet a younger crochet enthusiast and on her 16th Birthday too! I felt honoured to share my skills and I’m glad that it was useful to inspire her to crochet more. Lucy ☺️"

Carol Hall reviewed: Art Class via Zoom (Saturday mornings)

"I really enjoyed the class. I felt free to get on with my work in the first instance. Maybe in the future I will do what the class are doing. But I am on a mission with this painting and need guidance to assist me which I feel I will get from Louise. I look forward to continuing with the classes."

Stockton Brook Studios responded:

"Thanks Carol. Maybe you could send me a photo of your painting and your reference so I can have a good look. Thank you for joining us!"

Sarah W reviewed: 5 Day Professional Furniture Refinishing Workshop - Traditional & Contemporary

"I recently returned to OP Woodcraft for a five day workshop with Ollie, having completed a 2 day workshop in summer 2020. Once again it was a brilliant course and I thoroughly enjoyed the five days. I completed two pieces - a French polished sewing box and a restored contemporary chair. Ollie's instructions and guidance are clear and helpful and I came away very happy with the restored pieces. It's a good way to spend a few days working hard and a great distraction from all the current world events!"

Sue Hitchcock reviewed: Mandala drawing - Beginners

"Brilliant time, really enjoyed the session. Simply taught, a broken down mandala and then shown how to build up to a spectacular picture. Lovely comfortable atmosphere, would recommend trying a session. Very relaxing."

Mandala Meadow responded:

"Thank you, Sue. It was a lovely afternoon. So pleased you enjoyed it too."

Lisa reviewed: Needle Felted Robin live online workshop, make your own robin decoration, wool and needles supplied

"I so enjoyed this workshop with the lovely Gretel. Not only is she a fabulous artist but also an extremely patient teacher. I was thrilled with my little robin and as Gretel provided more wool than was required for one bird was able to make another as a gift. Highly recommended as an escape from lockdown as well as inspiring me to start a new hobby."

Gretel Parker responded:

"Thank you so much Lisa, it was great fun working with you and I’m glad you enjoyed it!"

JulieL reviewed: Beginner's DIY Hand Sanitiser Natural Soap Course

"I always wanted to learn how to make goat milk soap, so I bought this course. And I am so happy I did. Making milk soap it's not easy and you need to understand how to make it properly. I got all the information I needed to make goat milk soap, and a lot more. I recommend this course full heartedly."

Linda reviewed: First steps in crochet - Live online tuition with kit

"I really enjoyed this course. Lucy was so lovely and very patient!! Lucy explained everything clearly and went at my pace. I'm looking forward to creating some lovely items. Will definitely try the more advanced course Lucy offers when I've had a bit more practise. If you have been thinking about trying this course I highly recommend it. Have a go. Thank you for a lovely afternoon."

The Creators Hideaway responded:

"Thank you for such lovely praise Linda. I am glad you found it useful and have enjoyed learning some new skills with me. I hope that you are able to progress with your crochet and make some lovely little amigurumi ..... It would be great to see you again on a beginners plus course and I am always happy to tailor the course to your needs. Thanks again Lucy"

Kate reviewed: Fair Isle knitting live video course with Create With Fibre

"Janet is a lovely tutor - encouraging and knowledgable and calm. I imagine a face-to-face course with her would be fabulous, but I think we struggled a little with the Zoom format. I think to do video courses successfully, studio-grade lighting and cameras, and a 'stage' for your demonstrations are probably needed, and as we didn't have this it was often hard to see what was being shown to us. I did learn some of what I had hoped to learn, so thank you Janet for persevering! A note to potential crafters - if you haven't done continental knitting before (holding the yarn in the left hand) you would be very well advised to learn this before attending this course as it is a technique that requires considerable practice, and is an important part of Fair Isle knitting as taught by Janet. Good luck, Janet - I know this was early days for your Zoom lessons so well done for giving it a go!"

Mike reviewed: Beginner's DIY Hand Sanitiser Natural Soap Course

"I want to be more sustainable so I took this course to learn to make my own soap. I enjoyed it so much! The course has a lot of useful information and videos, and now I am confident making my own natural soap. I am well on my way to become more sustainable, which is my goal for 2021. Thank you for the amazing course!"

Maggy Flynn reviewed: Adventure in story making: illustration with Simone Padur - live online

"The first session was very enjoyable- fun exercises and felt quite playful and imaginative. Just what I need right now!"

Singing Unicorn responded:

"I'm so glad you are enjoying the class."

Mandy reviewed: Family & Friends 4 x bronze hare kit using air-drying clay - including on-line video with Jo Garden Art

"My children and I received craftcourses gift vouchers for Christmas, and with continued Covid restrictions, decided to go for this kit instead of waiting for an in-person course. Every part of this package was brilliant. Postage was fast. The written and video instructions are very clear and make what seems initially a bit of a daunting task completely achievable - and fun. No additional equipment is required and everything was clearly packaged and great quality. My children (aged 11-17) really enjoyed it and we had enough spare clay, paint and gilt to create little hedgehogs (using a ball of tin foil) to go alongside our hares! Super results. Thank you Jo. Hopefully we can come to your workshop one day!"

Jo Garden Art responded:

"Thank you Mandy! What a lovely review and I'm so pleased you liked all the contents in the kit. I kept them separately packaged per person just in case the 4 hares are split between households. Loved the hedgehogs; what an ingenious way of using up spare produce - thank you for sending photos ;-) It would be lovely to see you and your family on a workshop. Once we are in a lower Covid Tier, I will be working with individual 'bubbles' rather than mixed groups. Thank you again for your review. Keep safe, kindest regards Jo ;-)"

Mary-Lynne Blackburn reviewed: Interior design and decor: Make your home your sanctuary

"This course is really enjoyable and inspiring. Lucy presents the rules of interior design then gives you the confidence to break them as well as follow them! I love her ethos of reusing and upcycling, so any space can be made beautiful and personal whatever the budget. Looking forward to her upholstery workshop."

Lucy Renshaw responded:

"Thank you so much Mary! Very much looking forward to meeting you in person x"

Sharon reviewed: Beginner's DIY Hand Sanitiser Natural Soap Course

"My mum bought this course for me and I am so happy she did! I am really enjoying the videos and information which I find so easy to follow. I especially love the different designs you can make with natural colours, and I have bought naturally coloured clays to start playing with in soap. Buy this course, you won't regret it :)"

Chris reviewed: Beginner's DIY Hand Sanitiser Natural Soap Course

"I really loved the course, it has a lot of information and great educational videos. Roxana is very knowledgeable and she answered all my questions very fast. I was always curious about cold process soap and the lockdown gave me the perfect excuse to start learning and experimenting. I can't wait to make my own olive oil soap this weekend."

Sandra Campbell reviewed: Felted Landscape Pictures - Full kit, instructions and LIVE online tuition.

"I thoroughly enjoyed doing my on-line felting workshop. I'm probably one of the least arty/crafty people around but with Melanie's instruction and guidance I was able to complete my felting picture (and quite proud of it too!). The written instructions which are issued with the kit beforehand are very detailed and easy to follow. There's enough material in the kit to create two pictures so I'm about to start the second one on my own and I know where I can maybe make some improvements. I definitely recommend the online course."

Jane Fearn reviewed: Family & Friends 4 x bronze hare kit using air-drying clay - including on-line video with Jo Garden Art

"We were sent this kit as a surprise Christmas gift. Very exciting opening the box of goodies, very well packaged and excellent quality. We were going to let our daughter make them all but Jo suggested we do it as a family. What a great experience it was everyone beavering away making their own version of the hare. The video was clear and concise and we paused it as and when we needed to. So excited g putting the hares in the oven to bake. Once cooled the painting was so enjoyable and relaxing. The gilt finish really sets these sculptures apart they end up looking like bronze, fabulous. You don’t need any special skill to make the hare just time and Jo in the background on video directing you ?."

Jo Garden Art responded:

"Thank you for your lovely review Jane ;-) Really glad you shared the experience as a family, I bet the different personalities came out in their hare sculptures! I've had a number of photos sent to me showing hares being made with 'me' in my video playing in the background - it's a very odd feeling ;-O Warm regards, Jo x"

Francesca reviewed: Felted Landscape Pictures - Full kit, instructions and LIVE online tuition.

"I have done numerous courses with Melanie and they have all been great. This online workshop was a fab opportunity to do another course with her from the comfort of my own home. Would definitely recommend this to help keep the creative juices flowing throughout winter."