Sunday 16 February 2025 11am – 3pm, 19 HARDING STREET, COBURG, VICTORIA

The “Remaki Raided the Linen Cupboard” collection will be debuting at the Merri Community Shed‘s community event . Apart from having a Remaki stall, there will be lots of cheap plants for sale. And a sausage sizzle. Literally nothing happens in this country that doesn’t require a sausage sizzle. I will be selling (hopefully) my latest obsessive making efforts sparked by finding a vintage hand-embroidered tablecloth in an op shop in New Zealand. If you don’t want to make own table cloth top then you should definitely come and give me money for one I’ve made. Or other linen-cupboard related makes including:

• place mats to shopping bags
• place mats to pencil cases
• doilies to jewellery holders
• and things I haven’t thought of yet.

Woot toot! Excited to share that I will be running four workshops for Darebin City Council to help people Get crafty this festive season! Join me at Darebin’s libraries for a fun-filled “Make Your Own Gift Bag” workshop! 

What to expect

Learn how to create unique and eco-friendly gift bags using recycled materials into stunning gift bags. It’s easy and creative – a perfect way to spread joy and reduce waste this festive season.

time commitment

You can drop in for as long as you want while the workshop is on – you definitely do not need to commit 3 hours. Stay for 10 minutes or stay the whole time! It depends on how elaborate you want to make your bag/s.

Who can do it

Almost anyone. Kids of all ages are welcome, with a supervising adult. Scissors and glue are involved!

cost and materials

The workshop is FREE, all materials are supplied. This is also a chance to use up some materials you may not know what to do with. For example, you can bring along the following to use:

• left over bits of wrapping paper
• pics from old calendars
• kids drawings you don’t know what to do with
• used Christmas cards

Massive thanks to Darebin Hard Rubbish Heroes members for donating the bags, Project Stationery for the pencils and scissors (all donated by people trying to minimise waste), Fairfield Village Greening for the wrapping paper, ribbons and string (also from Darebin locals). Look out for Village Greening’s regular community recycling events.

Register your interest

Book through the Darebin City Council website for the date and place that suits you! If you feel you can’t commit you can just turn up – drop ins are welcome!

when and wherE

Click on the time and place that suits you to book online:

• Fairfield Library 7th December 10am – 1pm
• Preston Library 8th December 1pm – 4pm
• Reservoir Library 14th December 10am – 1pm
• Northcote Library 15th December 1pm – 4pm

Get on down to Wingrove St and Railway Place in Fairfield this holiday season to check out their absolutely amazing Christmas street decorations, wreaths made by me! Be sure to compliment the local business people on their excellent taste and environmentally responsible approach to the celebrating 🙂 Special thanks to the amazing force that is Village Greening and the Fairfield Trader’s Association. You can totally make you own.