All our Design Workshops include *materials, equipment, tea & our famous home-made cake. 

 *You are welcome to bring materials that may be special to you, especially for our jewellery and lamp shade making workshops that are delivered by our favourite up-cycling specialists Alys Power and Lucy Renshaw.

We also have free parking available

Please call 0115 9507776 or email us at info@debbiebryan.co.uk to book your workshop place or ask about booking your own party.

March

Drypoint Print Making Workshop, £20
Saturday 24th, 9.30 – 11.30am 

Blow your creative cobwebs away with our morning workshop with award winning print maker Nicki Dennett.

Nicki will guided you through the process of drypoint printmaking. Using various tools you will create an image onto a polypropylene 'plate' before printing the your image onto paper, with the option of adding collage for an extra dash of colour and pattern. 
 

All your materials are provided but you are invited to bring a picture and objects you may wish to use for inspiration.

April

Ceramic Brooch Making Workshop, £20
Saturday 7th, 11 - 1pm 

Be inspired by talented ceramist Katie Almond’s design secrets & create your own stunning trio of porcelain brooches.

Your brooches are fired and returned to the shop ready for you to collect just 2 weeks later.

NEW! Ceramic Plate Making Workshop, £30
Saturday 7th, 2 - 5pm

A welcome addition to The Design Room workshops. Join Nottinghamshire designer maker Katie Almond for the afternoon and learn how to create your own decorative plate, your plate is return the shop 2 weeks later after firing for you to collect.  

May

Stamped Pendant Workshop, £35

Saturday 26th, 2-5pm
 

Alys Power will share her metal working techniques and lovely nostalgic materials and inspire you to create a unique and personal necklace to be cherished.

You will learn techniques including metal stamping and finishing, wire work and beading as well as how to transform your junk into jewels and go home with a wonderful and wearable work of art.

All materials are provided but please bring along your own personal trinkets and treasures to make your creation uniquely yours – coins, keys, buttons and beads and all those forgotten items from the bottom of your jewellery box will be given a new lease of life. 
 

For your workshop think about words and phrases and remember to bring along broken bits of jewellery, buttons, old chain that you might want to use for your necklace.  

Bracelet Making Workshop -  details coming soon

Saturday 26th, morning workshop

July

Ceramic Brooch Making, £20 

14th Saturday, 9.30am - 11.30am

Be inspired by talented ceramist Katie Almond’s design secrets & create your own stunning trio of porcelain brooches.

Your brooches are fired and returned to the shop ready for you to collect just 2 weeks later.

Bead Making Workshop, £28

14th Saturday, 12 - 3pm

A welcome return to The Design Room is this popular Katie Almond workshop, create your own mini-collection of ceramic glazed beads.

Your beads are ready for collection 2 weeks after your workshop.

October

Lamp Making Workshop, £30

Saturday 6th October, 10am - 1pm & 2pm - 5pm

Spend a morning or afternoon or both! with quirky interior product designer Lucy Renshaw, create your own lamp shade and have fun mixing old things with contemporary colour and design. Recycling at its best.