Crafty Hen Party’s Brighton…

If you have heard about Super+Super you will know just how much we love all things creative and crafty… and inspiring others to get stuck in learning new skills! But did you know that we also specialise in craft parties and events?!

 Fast becoming the go to craft venue in Brighton we offer a crafty party or event to help celebrate that very special occasion! Be that a Hen party, Birthday or baby shower… Oh and did we mention team building? That too!

Since the success of our parties at the HQ last year 2012 we have now further developed a range of parties and events that can be brought directly to you at home, the workplace or in the comfort of your weekend holiday accommodation! Hen’s on the Road is here!

With prices starting at £30 pp we will tailor your party to suite the needs of your day.

 What we offer…

£45 per head for a 3 hour in house party that comprises of a 2 hour craft class with a tea party to trump all others to follow shortly after! This event includes all materials, expert tuition by resident crafter Miss Amy Phipps, printed hand outs, tools and equipment…..Tea on tap + cake + tunes to craft along too.

Hen’s on the road…

If you love the idea of celebrating your special occasion in a more crafty and creative way, but would prefer  to do it in the comfort of your own home then look no further! S+S on the road has arrived! We will come to your house/hotel/garden party and host a lovely craft party complete with refreshments! Prices start at £30 pp.

So what’s next…

Simply email us with your preferred date and venue. Parties are usually held on Saturdays/Sunday 10-1pm or 2pm til 5pm depending on the kind of project you choose. Week day parties are available but start times will vary depending on our schedule of regular in house classes.

Now…

Choose the group activity you’d like from our list of projects. Alternately, if you have an idea you’d really like to make but its not on our list, email us at supersuperhq@gmail.com and we will try and arrange it! Max of 15 people depending on project. Our minimum guest amount is 5 people and we take 50% deposit in advance.

Craft Projects:

Brilliant Bunting

Hand embroidered Hanky’s

Pretty fascinator

Fancy pants – embellished knickers (bring your own pants for this one!)

Decorated Nipple tassles

Screen Printed Shopper tote bag

NB: One activity per party.

Lastly…

Tell us how many pals you’ll be bringing along!

We will tailor the day perfectly. We take 50% deposit on confirmation of booking, and then call/email you 2 weeks before your party to double check numbers before we order materials. Please let us know of any dietary requirements/allergies and we’ll make it a gluten and nut free affair!

*We are based in the South Lanes right on the sea front, just a hop skip and a jump from the beach….why not take your pals for a promenade on the Pier and a ride on the waltzer after the event!*

Calligraphy Workshop Brighton with Patrick Knowles. Calligraphy, the art of beautiful writing, is an art form that is accessible to everyone who can write. The workshop will cover all the basics from handling the pen and ink, learning the basic letterforms and hopefully, by the end of the session, creating something worth taking home.

For those who are already reasonably skilled there will be hands-on advice on how to improve skills and techniques and aspects of design and bringing their work to life on the page.

The course will run from 10.00 to 3.00 with a short break for lunch during which there will be a talk from local artist Trevor Lovedayabout his use of calligraphy in his artwork. http://artloveday.weebly.com/

All basic materials – pen, ink, paper – will be provided but participants are encouraged to bring any coloured inks, watercolours, special papers and other pens they may have if they wish. PLEASE NOTE: do not use conventional drawing ink that contains shellac as this will be too glutinous to use for calligraphy; only use purely water-based ink, Chinese stick-ink or watercolour.
Other papers will be available at cost as well as a range of pens to borrow on the day to experiment with as well as a range of reference material and books

WORKSHOP OUTLINE

The morning session will begin with a short presentation on the history of calligraphy and lettering and will progress with learning basic lettering skills, getting to grips with the pen and ink and making letterforms.

In the afternoon there will be a chance to work on personal pieces including larger lettering and perhaps experimental calligraphic shapes and forms.

Those who have existing skills can decide how they’d like to progress either by following the structured teaching of the morning or by going straight into developing work with the guidance of the tutor.

ABOUT THE TUTOR
Patrick Knowles is an experienced professional designer, lettering artist and illustrator. He designs and illustrates book covers for many of the UK’s top publishing houses as well as producing calligraphy and lettering for clients outside of publishing.

Get your ticket here!

His work can be seen at:

www.patrickknowlesdesign.com

Make-up Master Class with Maryann Richardson- Introduction to Makeup – is set to be a fun evening of learning about enhancing your own look for everyday.

What Maryann will go over:

- Tools for your kit
- Step by step how to achieve a flawless foundation suited to you.
- Conceal or Correct which do you need?
- How to choose the right mascara
- Professional product recommendation
- Step by step eye makeup that can be transformed into an evening look-make your eyeshadow last!
- Eyebrows – shape and correct with makeup
- How to choose the right shade of lipstick an make it last
- How to achieve killer cheekbones, Kim Kardasian eat your heart out!

INTRO PRICE £25 and you can get your ticket here!

Here is a bit of back ground to Maryann’s exciting career so far in the make-up industry! 

http://www.maryannrichardson.com/

Lino print workshop Brighton. We have two exciting lino print and mixed media print workshops coming up in June and early July! One will explore a whole host of styles of printing including lino and screen printing and the other shorter session on lino printed stationary sets!

Mixed Media Print Day

Sunday 9th June
10am til 3pm

Spend a day printing, stamping, scraping, cutting and hand colouring a selection of delightful mixed media treat

Order of day….

Cards, tags or gift wrap (repeat patterns)

Lino cut art print (hand coloured)

Screen print tote (stencil cut)

Leaving at the end of the day with amongst other things…

Screen printed tote bag, hand stamped greetings cards, gift tags or wrap and a lino print art print (max size A5)
An intense day of colourful creativity! All materials, equipment papers, lino and cutting tools provided. Take away with you all the knowledge, and some extra materials to re create at home (including professional lino cut tool and scalpel)

Bring along a few inspirational images, colours or shapes We will provide a selection but its good to come with ideas in mind to maximise the session.

Unlimited tea/coffee + home baked cakes provided
£60 pp
8 spaces MAX

Get your ticket here!

*please note S+S do not provide lunch but would advise bringing one along… There will be a 30 min break for lunch mid way through the session

Lino Printed Stationary Workshop

In this 3 hour session you will create original designs for gift wrap, tags and note cards and leave with a lovely personalised stationary collection!

All materials provided including your own lino cutting tool with 4 blades to take home and continue creating printed treasures!
Papers, cards and envelopes… inks and paint, lino tiles, trays and brushes, tea and cake!

£35 pp

Get your ticket here!

Max 8 spaces

Another Escape Magazine Volume 1.

A few months back we were really excited to be approached by the seriously talented duo behind Another Escape Magazine to be featured in their inspirational magazine….. Here is a sneak peek!

Go and buy Volume 1. You won’t be disappointed… its a very stylish début, jam packed with a host of amazing artists, photographers, places and stories from far and wide.

Coworker and all round crafty gal Lucy Davidson of Peas and Needles fame has just installed a Brighton craft window display in our fair HQ. With summer just around the corner (we hope!), it is the perfect window display to get you in the summer mood. Yep, we are talking ICE CREAMS! Lots and lots of candy coloured ice creams. With embroidered cones, pom pom ice cream scoops and knitted flakes it is guaranteed to put a smile on your face…and make you crave ice cream!

The window is up for the next month so why not grab an ice cream from our sponsors Boho Gelato round the corner and come and stare at our super fun window display whilst getting your sweet fix!

The first Cat toy making workshop Brighton!

Yep you heard us right!

March saw us welcoming a new Kitten to S+S HQ… And so far all his toys have been lovingly hand crafted. Lets face it those sticks with feathers that our feline friends adore cost a bomb!

SO… Come and spend an evening with us 2 crazy cat ladies and lets craft a whole host of fancy treats four your furry friends!

£10 will get you all the crafting materials to make 3 cat toys, expert tuition, printed handouts to take home, Catnip…. Tea+Cake and a whole load of joy! Get a ticket here!

May 13th

7-9pm

Accounting Efficiency with Crunch Media Brighton is a great savvy training event to get you up to speed with the financial side of your creative business.

Accounting efficiency in the cloud will provide advice and guidance on how to run your limited company in a tax-efficient way, enabling you to save time and money.

What we will cover:
· Keeping track of expenses and reducing your tax
· Invoicing & tracking clients
· Paying yourself covering:
- RTI
- Tax-efficient salary and dividend combinations
- Extra dividend efficiency and pensions
- Paying yourself prudently & high interest accounts
· Accounting visibility and bank reconciliation
· Using technology to save time.

May 21st, 7 til 8pm at our fair HQ

Bring all your queries and questions and get the super helpful Crunch team to trouble shoot you to success! You can get your ticket here!

Soap Making Workshop Brighton. This 3-hour workshop was the perfect intro to the basics of traditional cold-process soap making! And us Supers’ were lucky enough to nab a spot on Hannah’s first workshop here at the HQ, spending the afternoon making our own soap from scratch.

We mixed natural oils such as olive and coconut oil with an alkali and then added our own scents, to produce a totally lovely loaf of soap to take home in a reusable mould! Our flavour of choice was a mix of Basil, Lemon and a little Sage….zingy and fresh.

Hannah also produced a range of starter kits. For £12 this goody bag is jam packed with everything needed to recreate the process at home!

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At £32 pp for a three hour session packed full to the brim with science, scents and lovely cake (Home baked, not soapy) it was every penny great value.

We are totally inspired and took a kit home each! Next date tbc but email us at supersuperhq@gmail.com for more info and to pre book a spot.

Sewing Workshops with Zoe Edwards! If, like us, you are totally hooked on The Great British Sewing Bee you will be itching to dig out those sewing machines and start making! That said, sometimes it’s a little bit trickier than you think. This is where our super seamstress Zoe Edwards comes in. This month Zoe is offering two very different but equally amazing sewing classes…

First up is Rework Your Wardrobe. A chance for you to bring in unloved, unworn, broken or just ill-fitting clothes and transform them into brand new totally wearable garments. We’re talking hemming trousers and skirts, fixing holes, reshaping for a better fit, inserting new zips, shortening hems and then some. It’s the perfect way to bring some much needed fun into your clothing selection.

Saturday 4th May – 10-1pm
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Next up we have an Introduction to Commercial Sewing Patterns. This session aims to take the beginner sewer towards being a confident dressmaker by explaining and demystifying the sometimes daunting world of commercial sewing patterns. By the end of the session you will understand their cryptic language and know how to use them. Perfect for all you budding seamstresses out there!

Tuesday 7th May – 6.30-8.30pm
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