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  1. Instructor watching over the group as they make jewellery as part of the workshop with Gobbins Craft in Islandmagee
    Create your own beautiful piece of jewellery to take home with you. You’ll find Gobbins Crafts in the scenic setting of Islandmagee, a place shaped by sea and stone, in County Antrim. Here they offer workshops in jewellery-making. They have recently been granted much coveted Économusée status, joining an elite global network of artisans who open their doors to visitors, sharing the story of their journey, their knowledge, their skill and their passion.
    1. Group enjoying a creative class at Loaf Pottery
      Our arts centre features a working pottery with an in house potter, pottery for sale, arts classes and activities for children. While our Café offers delicious artisan wood fired pizza, sharing deli boards and a range of sweet treats.
      1. cookery school set up
        Waterman House Cookery school is one of Irelands leading cooking schools, offering a range of day and evening classes for all ages and abilities. We aim to enable you to prepare delicious dishes to be enjoyed with family and friends at home.
        1. Learn the art of flower arranging with exquisite florist Kim Davies at Victoriana Flower School, located just outside Whitehead, on the Causeway Coastal route. A wide range of courses are available for all levels of participants and interests.
          1. Potter Trevor Woods provides hands-on instruction during the Handmade to Last experience
            Get in touch with your inner ceramicist in a beautiful rural pottery. Mount Ida Pottery is a purpose-built pottery studio, surrounded by the Dromara Hills in a beautiful rural setting. Much of the pottery’s output is inspired by the local environment and the farming traditions of the area.
            1. Traditional Irish Baking Classes
              Wee Buns offers a range of cooking and baking classes in a small purpose built kitchen for adults and children. Our classes focus on using the best quality ingredients, making the most of local and seasonal produce.
              1. Tempering sustainably sourced chocolate is one of the lessons at The Taste Causeway Chocolate Experience
                On Castlerock’s main street there’s a building that’s 120 years old. This is the home of the Chocolate Manor, a warm and inviting shop, artisan food emporium & chocolate experience space - the smells alone are enough to tempt you in off the street!
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              2. Woman starts imprinting on her handmade wooden pendant
                Expert woodturner and storyteller Padraig Carragher is ready to welcome you to his private woodland forest for an exciting and memorable experience teaching you the ways of an ancient Irish craft.
              3. Corranny Forest Pottery
                Discover the charm of handmade rustic pottery amidst the tranquil beauty of the Sliabh Beagh Mountains in Roslea, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. At Corranny Forest Pottery, owned and operated by Lisa McCabe, pottery enthusiasts delve into the art of clay crafting.
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              4. painting watercolour interior decor artist Irish art contemporary art workshops experience Ireland studio
                Artist Audrey Kyle works from a converted barn called Gobbins Studio Économusée, nestled on top of the Gobbins Cliffs on a working family farm. She displays her original unique watercolour paintings, cards and prints in her studio/gallery and runs watercolour experience workshops.
                1. Woman cuts her piece of silver to size to make her own ring with NI Silver
                  Based in Holywood, County Down, NI Silver welcomes you to connect with a centuries-old tradition, through which you'll learn a new skill whilst creating your own unique piece of jewellery.
                2. Bronagh from Bakehouse NI talking to a group as part of a baking class
                  Bakehouse NI is a small cookery school set in the countryside near the village of Bellaghy. It provides “at home” cookery experiences based around traditional Irish cookery using local ingredients.
                  1. The Market Place is a state of the art cultural facility in the centre of Armagh City encompassing a 397 seat auditorium, 100 seat studio, art gallery, workshop spaces, cafe, restaurant and bar.

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