The Big Crafternoon Tea
Join us for The Big Crafternoon Tea at Market Deeping Community Centre, just a short walk from Riverside Beads. This special day blends hands-on creative workshops with a delicious afternoon tea, making it the perfect treat for craft lovers.
Throughout the day in our February class, you’ll explore a variety of craft projects led by our talented tutors, each bringing their own speciality. Try your hand at card making, jewellery making, mini painting and beading too. It’s like our popular “Dabble Days,” but with a smaller, pre-booked groups to ensure you have plenty of time to create, chat, and enjoy each activity. Step-by-step guidance is provided, so whether you’re a beginner or an experienced crafter, you’ll gain new skills and take home beautiful handmade creations.
We are aiming for you to try 4 main crafts, the card making, jewellery making and mini painting. Time permitting there will be a chance to enjoy a mini make of a beaded character.
Alongside crafting, enjoy a delicious afternoon tea with sweet and savoury treats, plus refreshments throughout the day. If you’ve joined one of our Crafternoon Teas before, you’ll know how inspiring they are — this larger event offers even more project choices, creativity, and, of course, our famous afternoon tea.
The day is relaxed and friendly, giving you the chance to craft, connect, and indulge in a truly creative experience.
Our April projects will be confirmed soon.
What you’ll love about this class:
- Try multiple craft techniques in one inspiring day
- Learn from our team of experienced tutors: Donna, Sue, Lucy, Shirley, Charlotte, Zack
- Includes all materials and step-by-step guidance
- Enjoy a delicious afternoon tea with refreshments
- Suitable for all skill levels — beginners welcome
Below are the projects for our February event. Details of craft content for April to follow.
What will I experience?
- Card Making with Shirley, learning new papercraft techniques and creating a beautiful handmade design.
- Jewellery Making with Lucy, exploring beading techniques to make a unique beaded item.
- Beading with Sue, exploring bead weaving techniques to make a unique beaded bracelet.
- Painting with Charlotte, creating a mini painted canvas with expert guidance.
Optional extra projects (time permitting)
- Beaded Characters with Zack, a fun mini project ideal for beginners
Meet Our Tutors:
- Donna, owner and founder of Riverside Beads and Crafts with over 23 years of teaching experience
- Sue, bead weaving tutor at Riverside, bring a beginners design to our workshop
- Lucy, one of our jewellery making designers and tutors
- Charlotte, our resident artist, making art achievable for all.
- Shirley, our talented cardmaker with a wealth of craft knowledge to share
- Zack, has been teaching at our charity events and in store for many years
Event Details:
Location: Market Deeping Community Centre, near Riverside Beads & Crafts
Tutors: Donna, Sue, Shirley, Lucy, Charlotte & Zack
Skill Level: Beginners / Improvers
Duration: Full day
Group Bookings: Available for private events and creative get-togethers
This is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy a day of crafting, learning, and indulgence. You’ll leave with new skills, handmade projects, and lovely memories from a fun and creative day out.
Riverside offer an extensive range of workshops for all interests. Interested in seeing what else we have on? Check out our monthly schedule and browse our frequently asked questions including our cancellation policy by clicking here.
Stuart Brown –
I attended the October 2025 event and had a wonderful day.
Everything was well arranged and we were looked after throughout the day with great tutors, people on hand to offer drinks and answer any questions and it seemed like there was always something to do.
I got to try new crafts and experienced jewellery making, card making, needle felting and air dry clay.
I am a very experienced crafter and I found it fun and refreshing to follow the lead of a tutor and learn some new things.
And then there was the afternoon tea (lunchtime). This took a little while to set up so I nipped over the road to shop at Riverside Crafts and was back in time for a stand full of sandwiches, crisps, cake and scone suitable for a vegetarian (they checked as we booked in if we had any dietary needs).
What a wonderful day. I do not think this will be my last Crafternoon.
If you are thinking of giving this a go do. It is great value for money for such a full day of events and experiences. And not forgetting the chance to meet other crafters and the fantastic staff and tutors from Riverside Crafts.
Donna –
Thank you so much for your review Stuart, always lovely to welcome you onto a workshop at Riverside, look forward to seeing you again soon.