Latest reviews

Chris Dougall reviewed: Slate mosaic workshop at Jo Garden Art

"Superb day workshop. Excellent tuition/advice from Jo, who was very encouraging and offered her skills/help when needed. Welcoming and comfortable studio with a fantastic choice of materials and tools. Certainly the best art activity I’ve done in a long time and extremely pleased with both of my slate creations. They look fab on the wall. Highly recommended. Many thanks to Jo."

Jo Garden Art responded:

"Thank you Chris - your pieces looked fabulous. They will change their colours etc at different stages of the day, dependent on ambient light. Well done! Jo x"

Terri reviewed: Creature Sculpture Workshop

"I took my granddaughter for her 11th birthday. We had a great time learning from Kate how to sculpt a cat, though I chose to make a sheep! It was a lovely afternoon and great fun. Kate is very encouraging and really inspired my granddaughter. She can’t wait until we can return 😁."

Orchard Grange Pottery responded:

"Thank you very much! Your granddaughter was so engaged the whole time. It was an absolute pleasure. Hopefully see you back here soon. And I hope you love your finished sheep and cat!"

Louisa reviewed: Glass Bauble blowing experience with Chris

"We had a great time making baubles with our teenage daughters. Chris was great at explaining what we needed to do to make beautiful baubles for our xmas tree. It was lovely to find a Chrismas activity suitable for the whole family. I would definitely recommend."

Libby reviewed: Christmas Themed Mosaic Workshop 10.00-13.30

"Had a wonderful time with Anne. She is extremely knowledgeable, friendly and hospitable and I’m really happy with the end result!"

Julia May reviewed: Saturday silver clay pendant and cubic zirconia jewellery workshop at Ransom's Pavilion, Hitchin

"Wonderful tutor - superbly helpful, talented, patience and good sense of humour. Good value for money. "

Tuuli Parker responded:

"Hi Julia, Thank you so much for your lovely words. I really appreciate your feedback. Kindest regards, Tuuli "

Annika reviewed: Candle making workshops for beginners - St Albans, Hertfordshire

"Highly recommend this course. I went with a friend and we both thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Very good tutor, clear instructions and we came away with great candles. I would love to take another course with Pemberley candles. "

Claire reviewed: 4h mosaic workshop for beginners

"Marie-Paule is an outstanding tutor. She had prepared everything wonderfully before we arrived, provided an amazing range of tools and materials in a lovely relaxing setting, and was a great companion, inspiration and clear instructor. I cannot recommend her highly enough!"

mppmosaic responded:

"Hi Claire, Thank you so much for your lovely review. I really enjoyed working with you and hope that you will go on creating lots of new mosaic projects! Best, Marie-Paule"

Keith and Linda reviewed: Stained Glass course

"We had a great day with Keith on Friday. We both came away with panels we like. Both of us made things that we thought were a bit beyond us but with Keith’s encouragement we were able to be successful. Keith was good at letting us carry on ourselves on the project but was quick to help when he could see we were stumped! [especially me 🤣] Would recommend the course. Thanks again Keith. "

Antique and Period Glassworks responded:

"Thank you it was a fun day 😀"

Maggie Hawker reviewed: Learn How to Decoupage Workshop

"Maxine was a wonderful tutor and although I’d unsuccessfully tinkered with decoupage before, I had lots of ‘aaaah, *that’s* where I went wrong!’ moments. Maxine was lovely and explained everything so clearly and concisely. We used three different textures including slate, wood and glass and I came away with a lot more confidence than I went in with! I can now get cracking on the 4 million bottles and bits and bobs I’ve been saving for decoupaging 😄 Thanks Maxine xx"

I Luv Pebbles responded:

"Lovely to meet you too Enjoy your new skill "

Avigail Pick reviewed: Festive Christmas glass fusing

"My daughter and I had a lovely time in Chantal's calm and inspiring studio. She gave us space and confidence to work at our own pace with lots of wonderful creations all around us to spark our creativity."

Anon. reviewed: Candle making workshops for beginners - St Albans, Hertfordshire

"Excellent course with clear instructions and all materials supplied. Just the right amount of attendees so lots of opportunity to ask questions. Super venue with parking. Recommend. "

Celia Perez Mourin reviewed: Slate mosaic workshop at Jo Garden Art

"I did this course, it was excellent, 5⭐️. Jo is a wonderful tutor, she skilfully explained her craft, provided a bounty of materials to work with, a great studio, and hospitality, and with patience and great feedback and suggestions was able to tutor-guide me to create two complimentary mosaics, Hare + Tortoise, completed The Race. My race to complete the two mosaics would not have got of the blocs without Jo, thank you ever so much. I will be coming back for more. "

Jo Garden Art responded:

"Thank you so much Celia. Your Hare & Tortoise inspired pieces were ready great. Excellent skill in bending that piece of copper strip as an outline of the hare! Looking forward to seeing you back here next May for the Hare Sculpture Workshop. Jo xx"

Alison reviewed: Needle Felting Into Fabric (Optional Free-motion Machine Embroidery) Pocklington

"This was a lovely morning for beginner or more experienced needle felters. Holly is a great teacher who gives individual help and advice. I didn’t finish my piece but was given all the materials and equipment to take home to finish it."

Helen D reviewed: Sewing courses - All Levels at Tandem Crafts, Stourbridge

" Thank you Cath for your patience helping me learn how to sew on my machine . You made the course fun and interesting . I feel I leant a lot . I am more confident now in using and understanding the machine. I’ve rebooked already . "

Tandem Crafts responded:

"Thank you Helen for your kind words. Enjoyed a lovely afternoon with you learning how to use your sewing machine. Hopefully started you in your journey to making wonderful things"

Simon Swift reviewed: Mig Welding For Beginners Introductory Day Course.

"A really good day. I wasn’t a complete beginner but Tony tailored the course to what I needed to learn. My welding competence took a step change improvement over the day. He’s happy for people to take own equipment to use. Highly recommend, and will be passing his details to co-workers."

Newport Wrought Ironwork responded:

"Thanks Simon for the review it is very much appreciated. I am happy that you enjoyed the course and will continue welding and fabricating at your own workshop. If I can help you with anything please feel free to contact me. Regards Tony "

Gillian reviewed: Stitched Mixed Media Festive Cards (with material pack UK)

"Great class with knowledgeable and helpful tutor - highly recommend! Plus you can use up all sorts of craft 'waste' to create your Christmas cards which is even better."

Jessica Grady embroidery artist responded:

"Thanks so much Gillian! Glad you enjoyed creating your festive cards!"

Rosie reviewed: Robins appear when loved ones are near - mosaic kit - no cutting required

"Made this lovely robin heart recently. Easy to make , loads of colourful tiles etc to use . Only thing was the mirror had come loose, but easy to fix using the glue supplied with the kit . Would highly recommend "

Andrea Garlick reviewed: Introduction to Sourdough Bread Making class

"Had a brilliant day with Ian. We were introduced to three different sourdough recipes - focaccia, rye loaf and Country loaf. Really pleased with the results. Would highly recommend to anyone who would like a bit of a confidence boost to their baking experience. A fabulous lunch was provided too. Thanks to Ian and Michael who made it such an enjoyable day."

StagHill Bakes responded:

"Thank you so much for your review Andrea, it’s much appreciated. I hope to see you again at another class. Best wishes, Ian"

madeline whiteman reviewed: Mixed Media Painting Workshop

"Most enjoyable,great fun."

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are pleased you enjoyed the course! Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team. "

Hazel reviewed: Hare Sculpture workshop with Jo Garden Art in beautiful Norfolk/Suffolk

"What a great value for money day out in lovely surroundings with a great, friendly tutor who certainly put you at ease, made you feel welcome and gave time to everyone to help you create something you were very proud of. I loved the experience and am so happy with my Hare, I bought a take home kit to make a friend for him!! Big thumbs up and even bigger thankyou from me. I have now booked to try the slate making day. "

Carol Harvey reviewed: Weave a christmas table centrepiece

"Nicola made my weaving dreams come true! She is knowledgeable, kind and flexible with a clear focus on the student's development and happiness. Love the creative space and atmosphere and very professional equipment and set up. I loved the piece I created and I will definitely be back for more weaving! Highly recommend Wayward Weaves."

Belinda Naylor reviewed: Introduction to Sourdough Bread Making class

"This course is brilliant. Ian is a great teacher and really gave a masterclass in teaching us how to bake sourdough, focaccia and rye bread. It was informative and fun and Ian gave us confidence and the tools to make delicious bread. We were made to feel very welcome, were given an excellent lunch and went home with our baked creations and a goodie bag to help us on our way. I highly recommend this course and Ian as a teacher. "

StagHill Bakes responded:

"Thanks so much for your kind words Belinda. I’m delighted that you enjoyed the class. Happy baking! Ian"

Clare reviewed: Weave a christmas table centrepiece

"Another lovely session with Nicola - the way she manages to make things both efficient and relaxed is perfect! I learned a lot, building on my first session some months ago, and was delighted with the piece I took home. The only difficult bit was choosing from the huge range of colourful weaving yarns available!"

Wayward Weaves responded:

"Thanks so much Clare :) It was wonderful welcome you along with your creative spirit back to the studio. Hope you see you again soon! "

becks reviewed: Weaving: the journey begins

"Ashleigh is a great, steady tutor, really helpful and we covered a lot of ground in one day. I had a little experience picked up form books and the course has given me greater confidence to explore techniques and re-inspired me about the infinite possibilities of weaving and finding the way to techniques that suit what I hope to do the best"

Tartan Caledonia responded:

"Glad the course inspired you to start weaving again enjoy your loom and don’t be shy just shout if you need help."

Ade James reviewed: Three days traditional wood carving

"Excellent course, turned up having never carved before and left with a finished project, Sebastian is a very good teacher and helped me develop the skills to progress, the venue is a lovely farm with very friendly and knowledgeable hosts and the food provided is extreme good, nothing is too much trouble, will be back for more "

SBCW responded:

"Thank you so much Ade. Keep carving See you next time "