Norfolk


<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/03/Spring-Wreath-worokshop886_3464953926589095754_n.jpeg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Spring Wreath Workshop</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Wreaths are for life, not just for Christmas, so it&#8217;s out with the holly and mistletoe and in with the statice and larkspur. In this particularly luxe workshop from mum and daughter flower-power duo, aka The Parsons Wreath Company, not only will you learn how to make a gorgeous springtime wreath in the grand surrounds of Congham Hall&#8217;s Writing Room, you&#8217;ll get to refuel afterwards with afternoon tea served in the library. </p><p>Fri 19 Apr, £65</p><p><a href="https://parsonswreaths.com/product/spring-wreath-workshop-19th-april-2024/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BOOK HERE</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/03/florigami95735367358497_n.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Paper Flower Workshops</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>If you love flowers but hayfever keeps you away from the real deal, these gorgeous paper flower workshops are for you. Local artist, Meg Lawder, is a whizz with crepe paper and her Floragami creations are incredibly realistic. She runs a number of different classes around the county, providing all the materials (and refreshments) you&#8217;ll need to make everything from magnolias to poppies to peonies &#8211; no Piriton required. </p><p>Various dates, classes from £40</p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/floragami.paperflower" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BOOK NOW</a>   </p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/03/Photooflotsofbeeswaxcandles_NaturesWorkshopWildOakWorkshops.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Crafting with Beeswax and Blooms</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Can&#8217;t decide between flower arranging and candle making? Do both in this cool collab between Wild Oak Workshops and Sunnyfields Apiaries. Fun and informative, you&#8217;ll start with a tour of Sunnyfields&#8217; Bungay beehives, learning about busy bees and flowers before turning your hand to some nature-inspired crafting, creating a scented posy and a pair of decorated, hand-rolled beeswax candles. A lovely mix of outdoorsy crafting fun.</p><p>Thu 23 May, 2-5pm, £60 </p><p><a href="https://wildoakworkshops.com/book-workshops/natures-workshop-crafting-with-beeswax-and-blooms" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BOOK NOW</a> </p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/03/Norwichpottert9249484545_n.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Pottery Courses</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>If TV&#8217;s <em>The Great Pottery Throw Down</em> has inspired you to take to the potters wheel and get your <em>Ghost </em>on, then Norwich Pottery Studio is the place to be. The fully equipped studio has the tools to mould you into an amateur Emma Bridgewater in six weeks, with beginner and intermediate courses to choose from. You&#8217;ll come away with something you&#8217;ll actually want to show off on your mantlepiece.</p><p>Various dates, from £249</p><p><a href="https://www.norwichpotterystudio.co.uk/pottery-courses" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BOOK NOW</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/03/victoria-berman-U-ouhtPgHH4-unsplash.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Learn to Paint</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Total beginners and nervous artists are encouraged to put paint to canvas in this supportive, three-week course at Sprowston&#8217;s Art Academy East. With a fully stocked classroom, tutor-led demonstrations and weekly projects to get stuck into, just choose your painting poison &#8211; watercolour or acrylic &#8211; and away you go. </p><p>Courses throughout the year, from £120</p><p><a href="https://www.artacademyeast.co.uk/beginners/learntopaint" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BOOK NOW</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/03/Pocket-posy97900_6540077502903933354_n.jpeg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Posy in your Pocket</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p><em>The Great British Sewing Bee</em> more your thing? This cool workshop courtesy of The Little School of Needlecraft, North Creake, will help you jazz up your favourite denim with some cool colourful embroidery. Your needle not on point? No problem, this class is suitable for both beginners and those who know their cross stitch from their blanket stitch. Refreshments will be provided just bring along your denim and start sewing.</p><p>Sat 27 Apr, 10am-4pm, £80 </p><p><a href="https://thelittleschoolofneedlecraft.co.uk/product/embellish-your-favourite-denim/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BOOK NOW</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/03/pexels-ovidiu-creanga-1495534.jpg-copy.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Creating your own Granola</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>There&#8217;s something about the improvement in the weather which makes me want to be healthier. And what better way to embrace berry season than by learning how to make some healthy and delicious granola? This fun, informative cookery course at Hunters Academy of Food will help you liven-up breakfast time by providing a number of creative recipes using humble oats, nuts, seed and berries that the whole family will enjoy. All abilities welcome, even if cooking is not your strongest suit.</p><p>Sun 24 May, 9:30am-12:30pm, £85</p><p><a href="https://huntersacademyoffood.com/event/creating-your-own-granola-24th-may/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BOOK NOW</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/03/peonies141129190_7199802884688675275_n.jpeg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Grow a Sustainable Cutting Garden</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Want to turn your garden from wasteland to wonderland? This new one-day course at Norfolk School of Gardening with local peony whisperer, Sarah Hammond, will provide you with the knowhow to do just that. No matter the size of your garden, Sarah will talk you through the planning and establishment of your flowerbeds and what to do with it month by month to create and maintain a sustainable, self-seeding garden with no doubt a peony or two. Green fingers at the ready.</p><p>Various dates, 10am-3pm, £100</p><p><a href="https://norfolkschoolofgardening.co.uk/courses" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BOOK NOW</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/03/tetiana-shyshkina-yn7R3DLA-ik-unsplash.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Pretty as a picture</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>If you already know your way around an easel put your skills to the test at this lovely Artists Wellbeing Retreat courtesy of Craftworks, Harleston. The first part of the day will be spent painting on the banks of the river Waveney with local landscape artist, Jo Shepherd, followed by lunch, a sauna and a swim (if you&#8217;re brave enough). All materials will be provided but spaces are limited so get in quick.</p><p>Sat 15 June, 10am-3pm, £90</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/e17craftworks/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BOOK NOW</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/03/amy-vann-T7Bthd1MCks-unsplash.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Design and Create some Jewellery</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>If you&#8217;ve always fancied making some jewellery, and I&#8217;m not talking threading beads people, <em>real</em> jewellery with metal, solder and everything, then Tracey J Adam&#8217;s courses are a must. These full day sessions provide you with the tools and knowledge to make not one but two pieces of silver jewellery <em>with</em> stones from scratch which you&#8217;ll design yourself. And with her studio located in picture-perfect Great Walsingham, inspiration for your jewels will not be hard to find. </p><p>Various dates, 10am-4pm, from £95</p><p><a href="https://tjadamsilversmith.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BOOK NOW</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/03/heather-barnes-WbZesfqwR-A-unsplash.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Making Macarons</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Talk about eye candy! Back at Hunters Academy of Food you can learn how to make the perfect macaron, crunchy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside. You&#8217;ll come away with a box full of macarons after his fun and informative class, which I doubt will last the journey home. </p><p><span style="font-size: revert">Wed 3 May, 9:30am-12:30pm, £85</span></p><p><a href="https://huntersacademyoffood.com/event/macarons-wednesday-3rd-may/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BOOK NOW</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/03/nicolas-ladino-silva-o2DVsV2PnHE-unsplash.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Essential Camera Skills </h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Fancy yourself a bit of an Ansel Adams when it comes to taking photos? Put your skills to the test (and learn some more) with The Norfolk Photographer aka Andy Langley in his Essential Camera Skills Workshop, at the ultimate snappable location, Holkham Hall. You&#8217;ll hear all about the science of photography and capturing the perfect image before being let loose round the estate and putting your new found knowledge into practice. Refreshments are provided but you&#8217;ll need to bring your own camera.</p><p><span style="font-size: revert">Sat 20 Apr, 9am-4pm, £120</span></p><p><a href="https://www.holkham.co.uk/whats-on/essential-camera-skills-workshop-2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BOOK NOW</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/03/fulvio-ciccolo-A4ylYATKWEI-unsplash.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Perfume Making</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Smell like spring and develop a new signature scent in this cool perfume making class with Aroma Natural in North Norfolk. Before mixing up an olfactory storm, you&#8217;ll learn the theory of perfume making, which scents work well together (and which don&#8217;t), then you’ll craft your own fragrance to take home.</p><p>Various dates, £125</p><p><a href="https://www.aromanatural.co.uk/courses" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BOOK NOW</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/norfolk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/03/mr-great-heart-1VsA6vwTsKU-unsplash.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Stained Glass Making</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>And for something a bit different, why not turn your hand to stained glass making? In this day long class, which takes place in a working studio in Norwich, you&#8217;ll learn how to cut glass, lead it, solder and cement it, creating something beautiful to take (and show off) at home afterwards.</p><p>Wed 24 Apr, 10am-4pm, £110</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/keithnelson1962/?locale=en_GB" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BOOK NOW</a></p></div></div></div></div>


Spring cheer! 14 feel-good local workshops to book now

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