Handmade At Helen'S

A wonderful mixed media weekend is planned with the incredibly talented Antonis Tzanidakis. You can book all day Saturday, all day Sunday, or both days.
The cost per person per day is £135 and includes all materials, refreshments, and a buffet lunch.
Please email handmadeathelens@btinternet.com for more details about the projects we will be making, and to book your place. A payment plan is available.

Suitable for beginners and experienced crafters.
Be prepared to get messy with a gelli plate and paint! This is a very popular workshop where we will create one-of-a-kind monoprints that can be used for backgrounds for your creations, art journalling pages, and home decor.
All materials, buffet lunch, and refreshments provided.

Did someone say 15% off??!

Lots of lovely new products just added to the website!
https://www.handmadeathelens.co.uk/online -…/New-in-c29818105

Just look at all these wonderful creations made using the Wrapped Journal Die designed by Eileen Hull!
Now available from Handmade at Helen's www.handmadeathelens P&P free!

Very much looking forward to welcoming Antonis Tzanidakis to Handmade at Helen's this December! Bookings being taken now :)

For those of you who have pre-ordered Eileen Hull’s Wrap Around journal die, they are due with me by next Wednesday 27 June. They will be posted out as soon as possible after this date.

Getting ready for Eileen Godwin's workshop on Sunday 24 June. Still a few places left 😊

Amazing day one of our weekend of Powertex workshops with Allison Turner! Such a beautiful choir of angels 😍👼

GO FOR BAROQUE
3-day Mixed Media Workshop with Lynne Perrella www.LKPerrella.com
... September 28-30, 2018 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) Hosted by Helen Anderson, Handmade at Helen's Solway House, The Crichton, Bankend Road, Dumfries, Scotland
Colourful, opulent, lavish, theatrical – Mixed media at its MOST excessive. If your mantra is “More is more”, this is the workshop for you. For three art-filled days we will be “under the influence” of the Baroque Era, where all ideas are accessible and low-tech – and all outcomes are expressive and vibrant. “Baroque” is far more than a style or a moment in History – it is a state of mind where colour, pattern, embellishments and layering all reign supreme. We will work with fascinating portraits, images of fanciful architecture and gardens, and rich ornamental backgrounds……and all of these ideas will illuminate your future work in collage, art journals, mixed media paintings, and altered books. Come learn all my favourite tried-and-true techniques. A ransom of new ideas and inspiration awaits, as the Baroque Age comes to scenic Scotland.
Colour, layering and theatricality –We will explore all of these ideas and more during the workshop. My speciality is creating lavish effects using inexpensive supplies, and low-tech methods. I enjoy re-inventing classic portraits, and re-casting these characters in new roles. Embellishments can be just about anything ….. paper, bits of fabric, painted strands or fibres, and more. And we’ll explore a lot of ideas for “finishing touches” – techniques that will give your work a polished “ta da!” finale.
For Seekers and Adventurers.
For information and registration details, please contact Helen Anderson: handmadeathelens@btinternet.com
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Handmade at Helen's (UK) is taking pre-orders now for the eagerly awaited Eileen Hull's Wrap Journal die!
The beauty of this die is that it cuts in one whole piece (no gluing required), and can cut material, leather, paper, and mountboard with ease.
Many thanks to Jenny Marples at http://pushingtherightbuttons.blogspot.co m/ for allowing us to use this photo of her beautiful journal made with this die!
... We also stock fabulous double-sided tape in three different widths - great for adhering your paper/fabric/leather etc to your mountboard before die-cutting.
Free p&p on orders over £10 :)
https://www.handmadeathelens.co.uk/…/PR E-ORDER-Sizzix-Score…
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I almost forgot to share the photos from Saturday's intermediate paint pouring class. Stunning results I'm sure you'll agree!

** CHANGE OF BUSINESS HOURS ** Please note that I will be volunteering with the lovely people at Soul Soup on a Thursday and Friday, so the bricks and mortar shop will be open on Wednesdays and Saturdays only, 10am - 4pm.
Online orders will not be affected.
... Soul Soup is a wonderful charity based in Dumfries, that offers free professional counselling and support for young people facing emotional distress and difficulties with their mental health and wellbeing.
If you'd like to know more about their work, please visit http://www.soulsoup.co.uk/
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Drum roll please ...
We are delighted and thrilled to announce that the amazing and very lovely SETH APTER will be coming to Scotland for the very first time!!
Seth is a mixed media artist, instructor, author and designer from New York City. His artwork has been exhibited in multiple exhibitions and can be found in numerous books and national magazines. He has published two books, The Pulse of Mixed Media and The Mixed-Media Artist, and eight mixed-media workshop videos/DVDs ...with North Light Media. Seth is an instructor at Pratt Institute in NYC and his live workshops have been held throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia and the UK. He designs product lines with Impression Obsession, StencilGirl Products, PaperArtsy, and Emerald Creek Craft Supplies.
Seth will deliver two full-day workshops over the weekend of 25 & 26 May 2019. The cost for the weekend is £300 per person, to include materials, buffet lunch, and all refreshments. Payment can be made in full, or a payment plan is available.
Day One: Get Baked!
This ain’t your grandma’s embossing powders. Everything old is new again and that refers to art and craft products too. In this full day workshop, we will be bringing EP into the 21st century. Using my collection of Baked Texture embossing powders from Emerald Creek, we will start by discussing the properties of EPs and reviewing traditional uses, such as stamping. Then we turn to the future and work with new ways to use this product. Examples include faux encaustics, custom blending, and layering. We will also cover cold applications and alternatives to embossing pads. Of course there will be art and you will create layered, textural, and dimensional artworks, Baked Texture Style.
Day Two: 50 Ways to Leave Your Layer
Okay. Maybe not 50. But a lot. In this workshop, you will be putting your paint playlist on repeat as we go through a series of paint layering techniques that you can apply to all your creative projects. Everybody will be provided with a journal to work in that we will fill up, page after page, with layered backgrounds. Additive and subtractive paint techniques, properties of acrylic paint, mark making, application strategies, and much more will be included. In the end, you will leave with a new journal that you can keep as a technique reference manual or continue to work in to complete your journal pages in your own personal style.
Please email handmadeathelens@btinternet.com for further details and to book your place.
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Some more photos from a wonderful workshop with Jenny Marples using Eileen Hull Designs Trinket Box and Journal Dies, including my finished trinket/sewing box 😊

I cant thank Helen and Sandy enough. From the moment we spoke about running a Powertex weekend, Helen couldnt do enough to make my visit and workshops a success. The transport arrangements were above and beyond, the hotel was incredible. Helens studios are in gorgeous surroundings. The catering was delicious. Helen, and Sandy...you are both truly beautiful people...and I am looking forward to seeing you again next year.

Helen and Sandy thank you for a truly memorable day. The space you have for your Workshops is brilliant! So comfortable to work in and l enjoyed the whole experience . Talented and friendly Crafters, refreshments provided all day including a super buffet for lunch .... Plus .... a shop ! I’ll be back! Xx

Had a wonderful day today at Eileen Godwin's Workshop. Handmade at Helen's is a fantastic venue and Helen is a great host. Really enjoyed learning new techniques from the talented and entertaining Eileen. Met new crafting friends and had a fun, inky day with like-minded folk.

Had a fantastic time at Handmade at Helens workshop with Birgit Koopsen. Helen herself was so lovely and friendly and her shop was brilliant. The classroom was well laid out and spacious. We were treated to a delicious lunch on both days. Looking forward to going back!

I cant thank Helen and Sandy enough. From the moment we spoke about running a Powertex weekend, Helen couldnt do enough to make my visit and workshops a success. The transport arrangements were above and beyond, the hotel was incredible. Helens studios are in gorgeous surroundings. The catering was delicious. Helen, and Sandy...you are both truly beautiful people...and I am looking forward to seeing you again next year.

Helen and Sandy thank you for a truly memorable day. The space you have for your Workshops is brilliant! So comfortable to work in and l enjoyed the whole experience . Talented and friendly Crafters, refreshments provided all day including a super buffet for lunch .... Plus .... a shop ! I’ll be back! Xx

Had a wonderful day today at Eileen Godwin's Workshop. Handmade at Helen's is a fantastic venue and Helen is a great host. Really enjoyed learning new techniques from the talented and entertaining Eileen. Met new crafting friends and had a fun, inky day with like-minded folk.

Had a fantastic time at Handmade at Helens workshop with Birgit Koopsen. Helen herself was so lovely and friendly and her shop was brilliant. The classroom was well laid out and spacious. We were treated to a delicious lunch on both days. Looking forward to going back!