Polymer Clay Craft workshops with Lizzi Bucklow-Holt

Fun workshops creating polymer clay jewellery and home decorations - Suitable for beginners and beyond.

"Very comprehensive, starting from the basics for a total beginner like me!!" - Cathy N

In these engaging workshops Lizzi, aka Bizzi-Zizzi, will teach you how to create beautiful polymer clay creations - some practical and some purely decorative.
Suitable for beginners and equally suitable for anyone who's already tried polymer clay sculpting and wants to learn new techniques (or improve their current skills).

Polymer clay is a colourful 'putty' medium that doesn't dry out and can be hardened (cured) at low temperature in a domestic oven. You may well know it as 'Fimo' which is a brand of polymer clay from Staedtler, and is popular in the UK. Getting started is relatively inexpensive and you can use many household items without the need to buy lots of specialist tools

Lizzi has created two new taster workshops and a 5-week evening for us:

Polymer Clay Taster Session Colourburst Brooches - 3 hours, suitable for beginners and up; £59 inc VAT per person

On this short introduction to polymer clay you'll make a colourful stripey brooch with multiple colours in polymer clay.

  • Make a stunning, unique brooch (to enjoy yourself or give as a present!)
  • Learn the basics of polymer clay including safely using the tools, conditioning the clay, choosing colours and creating simple canes
  • Choice of coloured clays for your brooch
  • Refreshments and materials are included
  • Additional advice provided on how to try at home
  • Set of project notes to keep

Polymer Clay Taster Session Flower Power Pot - 3 hours, suitable for beginners and up; £59 inc VAT per person

On this taster session you'll create a fun vase or candle holder using a jam-jar as a former.

  • Create a funky, colourful and completely individual vase or candle holder
  • Learn the basics of polymer clay including safely using the tools, conditioning the clay, choosing colours and creating simple canes
  • Choice of coloured clays for your project
  • Refreshments and materials are included
  • Additional advice provided on how to try at home
  • Set of project notes to keep

5-week Polymer Clay Evening Course - suitable for beginners and up; £150 inc VAT per person

  • An opportunity to try a variety of techniques and learn a range of useful skills over 5 2-hour sessions
  • Good for beginners and also highly valuable to those already crafting with polymer clay
  • Develop beyond the basics of polymer clay, equipping you to craft more complex projects at home
  • Techniques you can choose to explore include Cut & Replace, Tear & Share, Mokume Gane, Mica Shift, Bargello, Sgraffito, Sutton Slice and Embroidery & Knit
  • Make simple and complex canes
  • Refreshments and materials are included
  • At the of this course you'll have a portfolio of skills to draw on when developing your own polymer clay projects at home (or in future classes)

For all Polymer Clay workshops at Vitreus Art:

  • Classes strictly limited to 6 places to ensure plenty of personal attention
  • Spacious, sanitised workspaces provided
  • Materials and lesson notes provided
  • Refreshments provided plus lunch from the nearby Cafe on full-day workshops
  • Classes run at Vitreus Art's Northants studio near Towcester at times listed below

These workshops are led by Lizzi Bucklow-Holt - a highly rated, fun teacher with many years experience in crafting with polymer clay and teaching workshops. Lizzi's teaching style is gentle and great for the less confident - you're sure to enjoy Lizzi's friendly and supportive approach!

Watch Lizzi introduce her workshops here...

How to book your place - Creating with Polymer Clay with Lizzi Bucklow-Holt - £59 or £150 inc VAT per person

If you're ready to book, use the PayPal buttons below and select the session you want to join - debit / credit cards and PayPal accepted . We can also take personal bookings in our studio.
Our class bookings terms and conditions are here.

We've updated our workshops-related COVID-19 fact sheet - find it here.
If you have any questions or concerns get in touch and we'll do our best to help.

2023 Classes

 

What attendees have said about our classes:

"Brilliant Day, made so welcome."

"Excellent class as always - Thankyou."

"...an excellent teacher with clear careful explanations..."

"Very comprehensive,starting from the basics for a total beginner like me!"

 

If you'd like more information, please contact us.

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Make a fun colourful brooch in polymer clay on this workshop with Lizzi Bucklow Holt at Vitreus Art Modelled by the student who made it - polymer clay broochStudent made brooches from polymer clay with Lizzi Bucklow HoltPolymer Clay brooches by students on Lizzi's workshops

Crafting with polymer clay at Vitreus ArtA fun polymer clay vase (or candleholder or pen pot) made with Lizzi
Crafting with polymer clay at Vitreus Art
Funky stripey brooches made on a recent workshop
Lizzi Bucklow Holt, also known as Bizzi Zizzi teaches polymer clay workshops at Vitreus Art
Brooches in progress...Crafting with polymer clay at Vitreus ArtA selection of student brooches, pendants and buttons made on a taster session
Lizzi Bucklow Holt, also known as Bizzi Zizzi teaches polymer clay workshops at Vitreus Art
Lizzi at work in her studio

About Lizzi Bucklow-Holt, aka. Bizzi-Zizzi - Polymer Clay Artist
Lizzi rediscovered her love for polymer clay in 2011 when looking in her craft cupboard for some colourful buttons and came across some she had made as a teenager. Not being able to find the style or size she wanted, she started making more buttons for her crochet projects and this led her to start creating more buttons for herself and others.

In 2014 Lizzi was approached by the editor of Making Jewellery magazine to write polymer clay tutorials. Since then she has continued to write, teach and create, developing an enviable reputation for the quality of her creations and the style of her teaching.

 

 




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