Creative Remakery

25/11/2025

🎄❄️ HUGE SALE ON WINTER/FESTIVE RAG WREATH KITS 🎄❄️

Christmas is just around the corner, where has this year gone??

I had planned to do a rag wreath class but I'm having a really horrible (and seems like never ending) autoimmune flare up. The serious fragrance reactions are back with a vengeance and I've been unable to be out of the house for 6 weeks now, with no sign of letting up. ☹️

So, in lieu of running a class, I'm offering a spectacular sale on DIY rag wreath kits.

Whether you're looking for something festive or you have other ideas, we have a selection of colours available to suit all tastes.

Our kits come with everything you need to make a stunning rag wreath, including full instructions. You can be sure that this is a great climate friendly craft, using reclaimed fabrics and, in true Creative Remakery style, there's no packaging waste as the fabric it's wrapped in is used in the design!

They make a great gift and they are a lovely activity to do as a family with the kids or, a wonderful mindful activity to do alone if you're after some quiet time to get cosy on these cold winter nights. Also a fab thing to do with a group of friends and a bottle (or 2) of Prosecco!
We've even provided them for a festive friends gathering ...tho I think the work rate slows down after the first couple of cocktails! 🥴😆

We have XL circular frames currently in stock. The finished circular wreaths measure 51cm in diameter.

Below are some colour examples we've done previously but you can pick any colour/s you fancy. Please get in touch to discuss your requirements.

Kits are usually £20 each but, for this week only, we're offering an AMAZING 2 for the price 1.

That's 2 kits for £20 while stocks last!

If you'd like a ready made up wreath, we have a deal on for £30 - I may as well make some wreaths while I'm in enforced lockdown. 🥴

(Kits can be collected from Ashington or delivered/posted out for extra charge.)

***If you're booked on our Xmas Wreath Workshops, don't worry, they're still going ahead with the wonderful Sarah Bredin-Kemp at the tutoring helm - I'm just gutted I'll be missing you all!***

05/11/2025

Well done to everyone who has contributed to this poppytastic community collaboration!

Special thanks to Northumberland Recovery College's Crafty Craic's students for fully buying into any project thrown at you! 😊

29/10/2025

Round #2 of the spooky fun at Hirst Welfare Centre's Halloween week programme didn't disappoint!

Thanks to everyone who came along and joined in - it was VERY well attended! Huge thanks to Melanie Tuesday Fox for covering the absolutely joyous chaos and crafting mayhem!

Don't forget, there's more drop in crafting fun on Friday 2.30 till 4.30 followed by the Monster Mash Disco Bash at 5pm!

(We'll have some different crafting activities on offer so if you've already been today, there'll be something new to make on Friday. 🧹🧙👻🎃)

29/10/2025

The kids and their grown ups have had a great time this morning at Hirst Welfare Centre making these Halloween lanterns with the Wansbeck Community Links team.

There’s nothing better than seeing children fully engaged and following their own creative impulses. We love providing a rich variety of materials, ideas and examples to spark inspiration but we never dictate what they should make or how they should do it.
Our approach is child-led, encouraging children to explore their own ideas, experiment freely and express themselves in ways that feel natural and meaningful to them. This freedom helps nurture confidence, imagination and a lifelong love of creativity.

Huge thank you to Sarah Bredin-Kemp for covering this morning's session! Oh and massive respect for going in full witch attire! 🧙‍♀️🧙🎃

Stay tuned for this afternoon's session's antics and big thanks to Melanie Tuesday Fox for covering.

I'm so grateful to have these women to hold the fort while I'm out of action - seems it is the never ending season of covid, viruses, flu and flare ups but these pics have made my heart sing!

25/10/2025

Creative Remakery will be there bringing the spooky crafts!

🎃 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐤-𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞! 👻

Join the Creative Remakery team and let your creativity run wild as your little monsters enjoy hands-on Halloween-themed craft activities. Families can make their own creepy decorations and fang-tastic keepsakes, whilst having frightfully good creative fun.

🕒 Wednesday 29th October
9.30am – 11.30am & 1pm – 3pm

🕒 Friday 31st October
2.30pm – 4.30pm

Free refreshments provided.

For children up to 12 years old, they must be accompanied by an adult.
No booking needed, just drop in!

👻 This event is part of Northumberland County Council’s Animating Ashington Autumn/Winter Festival – a programme of cultural events across the town being funded by UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and North East Combined Authority, with the North East Combined Authority as lead authority.

25/10/2025

Broomsticks and witchy legs. Did someone mention Halloween??
🎃👻💀🎃🧙🧙‍♀️🧹🧹

09/10/2025

Northumberland Recovery College's Crafty Craic class has been full of spooky vibes making decorations for Hirst Welfare Centre's Halloween Party!

We've upcyled fabric scraps, old pillow cases and table cloths into these ghosts which will look fabulous around the hall!
We've also made a few lantern jars with Sean and Emma showing off their splendid drawing skills!

Huge thank you to Hirst Welfare for hosting us today! Reminder that they have a community cafe with lots of freshly baked food served daily - everyone is welcome.

If you'd like to join Crafty Craic next week, we're going to be making some sea glass pictures. You can just turn up or, enrol on the info on the poster below. We're a super friendly bunch and you'll be assured of a good time! Next week we're in Hirst Park Pavillion.

06/10/2025

Faffing about with ideas for plastic bottle upcycling. Meet 'The Scandi Gnomes'...

06/10/2025

Apologies to those of you who aren't based in Ashington. It's my home town and a place where many asylum seekers and refugees now call home. Given that I've worked in various roles with the asylum seeker community for almost half of my life, I strongly support this statement.

We, together with community leaders and local groups across our town, are taking a clear stand on recent events in Ashington.

Over the past few weeks, we have witnessed flags being illegally attached to public assets, divisive protest marches with inflammatory chanting, vandalism of street signs and road markings, and everyday conversations poisoned by hostility. This behaviour does not represent Ashington. We do not support these actions.

These actions are being driven by a small group, not by the town as a whole. These actions spread hatred and unrest. They divide rather than unite. They damage the reputation we have all worked to build.

Everyone has the right to peaceful protest—but what we are seeing goes far beyond legitimate expression. These protests achieve nothing positive for Ashington's image or future. The colourful union flags being erected today will become tattered and torn eyesores tomorrow, and it will fall to overstretched public resources to remove them. That is money and staff time that should be invested in improving our community, not repairing damage caused by a destructive few.

We want to be absolutely certain there is no misunderstanding: we are not challenging anyone's right to display flags with pride on their own property. The current displays create an atmosphere of exclusion and unease.

We have heard from residents and community groups asking local leaders to take a stand. This is us taking that stand.
Misinformation is being deliberately spread to fuel fear and division. We urge anyone with genuine questions or concerns to use proper channels—contact your councillors, attend meetings, speak to community leaders, engage with community groups. Real answers are available through honest, direct conversation, not through inflammatory speech or social media speculation.

Above all, we want to remind everyone what Ashington truly represents: a welcoming town with a proud history of people from all backgrounds settling here, working hard, and contributing to our schools, shops, businesses, and community life. We ask every resident to pause and consider: how must our neighbours—whether newly arrived or established for generations—feel when they see these divisive displays and experience the atmosphere of unease and unwelcome being deliberately created on their way to work, school, or the shops?

Ashington is stronger because of its diversity. Respect, fairness, and inclusion are the values that have always bound us together. We will not allow a small minority to undermine these principles.
We are asking every resident to play their part: reject actions and speech that harm our community, treat all neighbours with respect, and help ensure Ashington remains a town we can all be proud to call home.

The majority of Ashington's residents believe in decency, community, and mutual respect. It is time we made our voices heard more loudly than those who seek to divide us.
Ashington Town Council stands firmly against discrimination, hatred, and division in all its forms. We stand for a welcoming, inclusive community where everyone belongs.

05/10/2025

My lovely men folk have kindly shared their colds. Tis the season for all the bliddy bugs!

So, a very slow and snotty day and a project I've been wanting to do for a few weeks. My spring wreath has been on the door all year so, it's finally been replaced by all the tartans - something a bit more cosy as we prepare for the change of the wheel and begin welcome autumn/winter.

If you're after a seasonal wreath or wreath making kit, give us a shout. Ready made wreaths start at £30 and diy kits available for discounted rate of £15 each. There's a variety of colours available, please ask if you e something in mind.

03/10/2025

Love a bit of craftivism!

03/10/2025

Northumberland Recovery College's Crafty Craic group have been in full community swing this week!

We've been finishing off poppies for Hirst Welfare Centre's upcoming display for Remembrance Day and setting our attention to Halloween!

Upcycled jars make amazing lanterns with an LED tea light inside and we made loads of ghosts with old sheets/pillowcases and scraps of fabrics - only I forgot to take photos! 🥴👻
Some participants took their makes home for their children and others were enthusiastic to make them for Northumberland College's new Youth Zone area. We love a community project to work on together! There's also a few little stitched pumpkins from the fabric scraps. 🎃🎃

We also had some chilled out knitting and our lovely Tracey has learnt how to repair a hole in a beanie hat - thank you to Christine for teaching her such a useful new skill. ❤️

I think this is the most friendly and inclusive group I've ever worked with. The students are so welcoming to new attendees, really happy to share skills and we even have an ongoing 'swap shop' of everything from home made jam and chutney, to curtains and toiletries! Nothing is wasted and it's the best community of all ages and walks of life. Come as students, leave as friends.

We'll be at Hirst Welfare Centre next Thursday 11-1. If anyone would like to join us you can follow the online booking on the poster below or just come along and we can enrol you on the day. (I should just mention that the cafe is open for lunch at Hirst Welfare and they do the best home cooked food - I totally recommend the bacon and lentil soup, best I've ever tasted!)