Events

2013 PROGRAM OF EVENTS (more dates to follow soon)

Upcycle Your Threads Talk & Demonstration
Creative ideas to upcycle your vintage & secondhand clothing. Kelly will divulge expert tips on how to fix or customise items and breathe new life into your treasured pieces. Demonstrating these techniques with a selection of beautiful vintage items, Kelly will also share the best spots to source vintage clothing and embellishments in Sydney, and her knowledge about green stain removal and repair. Bring along your favourite items for upcycling suggestions in a Q&A with Kelly following the event. These are fun, easy and environmentally-friendly skills for even the least crafty: you’ll never look at tired fashion items the same way again.

Date: Monday 18 March
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Venue: Surry Hills Library and Community Centre, Level 1, 405 Crown St, Surry Hills

FULLY BOOKED

 

Treading Lightly Workshop

A creative workshop for upcycling vintage & secondhand clothing. Kelly will divulge expert tips on how to fix or customise items and breathe new life into treasured pieces. Demonstrating these techniques with a selection of beautiful vintage items, Kelly will also share the best spots to source vintage clothing and embellishments in Sydney, and her knowledge about green stain removal and repair. Bring along favourite items for upcycling suggestions in this hands-on workshop. These are fun, easy and environmentally-friendly skills for even the least crafty: you’ll never look at tired fashion items the same way again.

Date: Thursday 18 April
Time: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Venue: Ashfield Library, 3/260 Liverpool Rd, Ashfield NSW

FULLY BOOKED

 

Meet the Author – Breakfast at Riverbend

Join us at Riverbend for breakfast with Kelly Doust, discussing her new DIY vintage style book The Crafty Minx at Home. Sharing this passion in The Crafty Minx at Home, Kelly shows readers how to make and collect for a lifetime and longer, creating the treasured family heirlooms of tomorrow. The Crafty Minx at Home is all about revelling in the joys of home life, times shared with family and friends, and feathering your nest with exquisite handmade or vintage objects to feed heart and soul. Come along and be inspired!

Date: Tuesday 14th May

Time: 8:30am for 9:00am

Details: $35.00 per ticket. Price includes Breakfast. For bookings, please call 07 3899 8555 or email events@riverbendbooks.com.au

 

Author Talk & Demonstration over Morning Tea

Come along to Berkelouw Books Dee Why to hear Kelly share the best tips and tricks for upcycling vintage materials and demonstrate how to make simple decorations from scratch.

Date: Wednesday 22 May

Time: 10:30am-12pm

Venue: Berkelouw Books, 3/11 Howard Ave, Dee Why NSW

Details: $18 including Devonshire Tea, $5 off the book with ticket. Bookings essential & spaces are limited. Please contact: 02 9982 3568

 

Author Talk at Mona Vale Library

Kelly stops in at the Library to discuss her new book, some crafty ideas for you to try at home and where she gets her inspiration from.

Date: Wednesday 5 June
Time: 3:00pm
Address: 1 Park St, Mona Vale

Details: For bookings, please contact 02 9970 1605 or email: Catherine_Buddin@pittwater.nsw.gov.au

 

Workshop at Object Gallery 

Be one of the select lucky few joining vintage queen, author and all round Crafty Minx, Kelly Doust for a vintage brooch making master-class over a glass of wine.

Date: Thursday 6 June
Time: 6pm
Address: Surry Hills, Sydney
Details: $25. For bookings, please click here.

 

In Conversation with Kelly Doust

Kelly Doust is one Crafty Minx and is passionate about all things craft and vintage-style. Her new book The Crafty Minx at Home is brimming with personality and each chapter focuses on a different area within the home to create and collect for. Kelly stops in at the Library to discuss her new book, some crafty ideas for you to try at home and where she gets her inspiration from.

Date: Thursday 13 June
Time: 6.30–7.30pm
Venue: Upstairs, Surry Hills Library, 405 Crown St Surry Hills NSW
Details: Free event. Book online or call 8374 6230

 

Treading Lightly Workshop

A creative workshop for upcycling vintage & secondhand clothing. Kelly will divulge expert tips on how to fix or customise items and breathe new life into treasured pieces. Demonstrating these techniques with a selection of beautiful vintage items, Kelly will also share the best spots to source vintage clothing and embellishments in Sydney, and her knowledge about green stain removal and repair. Bring along favourite items for upcycling suggestions in this hands-on workshop. These are fun, easy and environmentally-friendly skills for even the least crafty: you’ll never look at tired fashion items the same way again.

Date: Thursday 26 September
Time: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Venue: Annandale Town Hall, Annandale NSW

(stay tuned for bookings – open closer to the time)