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Gel Plate Printing & Earring Making | Blended Monkey Studios | 17 May 2026

Gel Plate Printing & Earring Making | Blended Monkey Studios | 17 May 2026

£85.00Price
GEL PLATE PRINTING & EARRING MAKING WORKSHOP
 
Sunday 17 May 9.45 am – 4.00 pm  

£85 including refreshments, lunch, materials, use of equipment on the day, tutoring, your earrings and lots of printed papers.
 
This full-day group workshop with our guest tutor, Helen Thomas, is suitable for all skill levels. 
 
Unleash your creativity and start the day exploring the magic of gel plate printing. You will use a variety of everyday items, stencils and fresh foliage from our Blended Monkey gardens to create stunning prints on paper that are uniquely your own. Helen will guide you through every step.
 
After a lovely lunch (tailored to meet all dietary requirements), you will be taking your printed creations to the next level and transforming them into stylish earrings.
Learn techniques to cut, shape and assemble your prints into beautiful wearable art, bespoke to you. You will make at least two pairs of earrings in our friendly, beginner-focused environment.
 
Gel plate printing is a form of mono-printing that uses a flexible, gel-like plate to create unique prints without the need for a press. It's a popular technique for both fine art and craft applications. 
 
Students will be able to make use of the extensive Blended Monkey gardens to source leaves and grasses for their prints.
 
All materials are provided.
Please wear clothes you don't mind getting messy.
 
This GEL PLATE PRINTING and EARRING MAKING workshop will be held in the peaceful setting of our Blended Monkey studios on the Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border. 
 
Numbers are limited to ensure you get plenty of 1-2-1 tuition. 
 
This relaxing workshop is suitable for 16+. 
 
About a week before your workshop date, we'll e-mail you again with more details about parking etc.

All students will be provided with a certificate of completion.
 
This would make a fabulous CRAFTY GIFT for someone - so drop us a line and we can post out to you/the recipient a complimentary personalised gift certificate for this experience🎁
 
The full-day workshop includes:
 
- Materials & use of equipment on the day
- Refreshments (tea/coffee/soft drinks/cake) - catering to all dietary requirements
- Lunch 
- As we limit the number of people, you get to have some 1-2-1 tuition and the maximum benefit from a day with no distractions
- Certificate of completion
 
We also offer accommodation in the form of our Crafter's Retreat cabin subject to availability or we can advise of other local B&Bs.
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  • Booking, Cancellation & Refund Terms & Conditions

    • The purchaser of the workshop may cancel the workshop up to 2 weeks before the workshop date with a full refund.

    • If we need to cancel a workshop at short notice for reasons beyond our control, such as illness or mechanical breakdowns, the first option is to rearrange a mutually convenient date or receive a refund. In the event of cancellation for any reason, we are unable to reimburse travel, accommodation or any other expenses that you may incur in relation to the cancelled course.

  • Meet our Guest Tutor

    "I’m Helen and I live in Norfolk but I’m originally from Durham.

    I am a self taught artist and I specialise in pet portraiture with coloured pencils and pastels, but also painting the beautiful Norfolk landscape and our superb sunsets.

    I love sharing my passion for creating artwork with others and found that paint parties and art workshops are a perfect way to achieve this. It’s so rewarding to see people’s creativity come to life on canvas in a relaxed and friendly setting."

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