About Crafting NI
Welcome to Crafting NI! We take pride in providing a comprehensive and engaging arts and crafts teaching service. We work primarily with established groups, charities and statutory organisations, and are available for private hire and corporate events throughout NI.
Our programmes are designed to encourage creativity, promote feelings of accomplishment and satisfaction while also being just plain fun! We offer a range of workshops and courses tailored to the needs of our clients. Feel free to contact us for a quote or for more information
Crafting themes include:
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Textile and embroidery crafts, macramé and weaving;
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Flower arranging and door wreaths (fresh and faux);
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Paper crafting including decoupage;
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Furniture painting and home décor crafts;
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Garden, mosaics and outdoor crafts;
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Seasonal arts and crafts (Christmas, Easter, Summer Events, etc).
At the heart of our ethos is encouraging creativity and bringing people together to feel mindful, connected, valued, inspired and engaged. Crafting can benefit our overall health and well-being, whilst we enjoy learning new skills and interacting with others.
My Story
Based in Newtownabbey, Crafting Northern Ireland was established and founded by Kelli Johnston, who has worked within the community, business and statutory sectors for over 25 years and has over 15 years' experience of facilitating learning and development. With a lifelong passion for creativity through arts and crafts, Kelli tells us:
"Growing up I was active in all sorts of creative projects. From a young age, I was always working on a creative project, whether it was drawing and colouring as a child, embroidery and cross stitch as a teen, or macramé, latch hook, glass painting, and a multitude of other endeavours through the years. I've always loved working with my hands and, later in life while working full time in different job roles, I've always continued my creative learning journey through evening classes, learning skills in mosaics, furniture upcycling and restoration, upholstery, card making, stained glass art, and lots more - all of which I loved! I completed a Masters degree and a qualification in facilitating learning and development, and have always been an advocate for the creative industries. I've worked primarily in adult education over the past 20 years, and am delighted to be the founder of Crafting NI."
"Having hobbies and taking part in arts and crafts is so important, not only for children, but also essential as we age and get older. Crafting is great for our health and wellbeing, from the social interaction, to keeping our mind active by learning new skills, to the way it enables us to forget about any worries while focusing on using our hands and being creative. Crafting encourages creative thinking and problem solving, and is simply fun! I hope you'll find some inspiration from Crafting NI, and do check our our social media channels @letscraftni for inspiration and ideas."
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Crafting NI specialises in providing an arts and crafts outreach service - please feel free get in touch to discuss course, event, or workshop ideas for your group, charity, business, or community organisation!