Craft Workshops Melbourne

The Tenth Stitch

Come and join us for our 10th Melbourne Craft Circle event. If you have any accessibility needs or questions about the group feel free to message me or my cohost Sam. Otherwise just click attending and show up with your craft/art. You can find us on the ground floor of Oasis at the large round table. Hope to see you there! 🧶

Denim and Lingerie Workshop

Crochet Night

Come along to meet new people and learn how to crochet! \*\*Paid Event. Tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crochet-night-tickets-1999982292876?aff=ebdsoporgprofile The Making Club is for people who love trying new things and creating art. At our Crochet Night we will teach you how to crochet or you can work on an existing project. Materials provided, but you are welcome to bring your own. The venue is 247-251 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, AU 3000, Ross House Association, 4.1 Hayden Raysmith Room. Follow us on Instagram @the.making.club

Brunswick Puppy Pub Crawl

🐾 Puppy Pub Crawl – Brunswick Edition 🍻🐶 Take your doggies out for a Sunday adventure around Brunswick’s best dog-friendly venues! Socialise with fellow dog lovers while your pups enjoy treats, doggie cocktails, and day out. We’ll be visiting a mix of venues including a brewery, a dog-friendly café & licensed bar, and one of Brunswick’s iconic live music pubs. Total walking distance is approximately 1.4km, making it an easy and enjoyable stroll for both humans and pups. TICKETED EVENT ONLY, book your tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/559894739237?aff=oddtdtcreator 📍 Meeting Point: Inside Augie’s Place ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🐾 1st Stop – Augie’s Place Café & Licensed Bar 🍷 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Kick off the Puppy Pub Crawl at the beautiful Augie’s Place — perfectly located right in front of the park for the ultimate dog-friendly afternoon. What’s waiting for you: 🍷 Human Special $10 mulled wine to keep the humans warm and happy 🎁 Complimentary Doggie Bag Every pup receives a special take-home bag filled with an assortment of Augie’s treats 🍴 Food & Drinks both available for purchase throughout the event. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🐾 2nd Stop – Co-Conspirators Brewing Co 🍺 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Next, we head to Co-Conspirators Brewing Co for a wide selection of craft beers on tap, alongside wine and cider available at discounted prices for our group. The brewery team will also give a short introduction about who they are and what they do. 🐾 Every pup will receive complimentary Spent Grain Dog Treats made by the brewery! ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🐾 3rd Stop – The Retreat Hotel 🎶 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ We’ll finish the crawl at The Retreat Hotel — a Brunswick institution and home to some of the area’s best live music. With its cocktail bar, main bar, and huge beer garden courtyard, it’s the perfect final stop for humans and pups alike. 🐶 Dogs will enjoy exclusive Doggie Beef Martinis (non-alcoholic, of course!) 🥔 Our group will also be served wedges and vegetarian nachos to share. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Spend the afternoon meeting fellow dog lovers while your pups enjoy treats, social time, and plenty of attention as we explore some of Brunswick’s favourite local haunts. 📌 Important Info • All dogs must remain on-lead while visiting venues • Please ensure your dog is social and comfortable around other dogs and people • Bring a blanket or mat for your dog to sit on if possible 🚕 Need a dog-friendly ride? Use Uber or Uber Pets, and notify your driver before pick-up. Stay updated on future Puppy Pub Crawl events: 👉 Facebook: Crawl Puppy Pub 👉 Instagram: @crawlpuppypub We can’t wait to crawl Brunswick with you and your furry best friends! 🐾✨

Knitting and Crocheting with Conversation and Coffee at Kindred Studios

**Description**: Join me to knit or crochet in the warm, friendly environment of Kindred Studios where we can share our skills and ideas. Knitters, crocheters and crafters of all abilities are welcome. The conversation is relaxed as we work on our projects together and it's a great way to make new friends. The Bass Note Cafe is within the studios and will bring great coffee and delicious snacks to our table. **Agenda**: I'll meet you at 10.00am inside Kindred Studios at the large table near the tiered seating. We have the space available until 12.00pm. **Location**: Kindred Studios 3 Harris St Yarraville Street parking is available nearby in Harris, Cowper, Hyde and Whitehall Streets. There are large red signs on the footpath to guide you to Kindred Studios. If you are coming by train take the Williamstown/Werribee line to Seddon Station. It's then about 10 minutes to walk to the Studios. When you RSVP please click attend on the Event Page and I will be in touch via direct message. I will also be available on the Events Comments page on the day. .

Yarn you glad you picked this hobby

Knitty Knitty Bang Bang!

Origami and Chocolate

Join us for a relaxing time of folding together at the Ratio chocolate factory in Brunswick! Bring a fun origami project to fold and share, all while sipping on delectable hot chocolate! Standard origami paper will be provided. We just ask for a gold coin to help with group expenses.

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A Creative Morning in Nature

A Creative Morning in Nature— *spring landscape sketching this month* :) (Self-Guided) Saturday, 12 September, 10:00am — 12:00pm University of Divinity (outside gardens) 90 Albion Road, Box Hill 3128 This is a quiet, self-guided (untutored) space to slow down, create, and spend time alongside others. Please bring your own materials. It’s a morning to create unhurriedly in the beautiful spring — to make, reflect, and simply be. Through art, we hope to create a gentle space for connection, encouragement, and shared presence. We hope this will become a simple monthly rhythm — a place to keep returning to, to create, connect, and enjoy the process together. If this resonates with you, feel free to RSVP here.

Ply me a river

The Complete Event Planner's Guide: A 1 Day Session in Melbourne

## Details **Overview** "Good events look effortless. That's the fundamentals at work, and you can learn them in a day." **Ready to secure your spot? 🎯 Register now and complete your payment securely via Stripe Checkout!** [Click Here](https://buy.stripe.com/8x2bJ1aam1YGeG4aeg2oE43) **Program Details** **Duration:** 1 Full Day (8 Hours) **Delivery Mode:** Classroom (In-Person) **Language:** English **Credits:** 8 PDUs **/** Training Hours **Certification:** Course Completion Certificate **Refreshments:** Lunch, Snacks, and beverages **will be provided during the session** **Plan Your Next Event With a System, Not Guesswork** **If you would like weekend training sessions, kindly reach out to us at [info@mangates.com](info@mangates.com) for availability and scheduling.** **Where Events Actually Fall Apart** Not in the invitation. Not in the décor. Usually right where budgets, venues, and vendors all need to line up at once and there's no clear system to manage it. 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Copy or Reproduction without permission is prohibited.** **Planning as a Team? Bring Everyone In** If your team faces these challenges together, this workshop is available as a customized in-house session, shaped around your organisation, your event types, and your specific pain points. Delivered on-site or virtually, with group pricing available. **📧 Contact us today to schedule a customized in-house session: [corporate@mangates.com](corporate@mangates.com)** **FAQs** **1\. Do I need prior experience in event planning to attend?** No, the course is built for beginners as well as those looking to sharpen existing skills. **2\. Is this only relevant for corporate events?** Not at all the frameworks apply equally to freelancers and personal or social events. **3\. Will I actually learn to build a working budget\, not just theory?** Yes, Module 3 walks you through creating a realistic budget and tracking real costs with practical tools. **4\. 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