Festival Fashion Crafting Workshop – Ecofest

Join us for a 2-hour workshop where we will share our tips and tricks to support you in crafting your very own unique party accessory. Whether it’s your favourite old hat which has seen better days, a funky shaped hat you found at the OpShop, or a discarded accessory from your wardrobe, we will help you give it a new lease on life.

Don’t have the perfect item for a project? Fret not, we will have a small selection of preloved hats at hand, or if you’d like to go bigger and brighter we can provide you with a pre-loved parasol ready to be adorned and re-loved for an optional extra $25 cash on the day.

On hand, we will have the tools needed for your crafting delight, including a selection of rescued materials to use as decorations. We will share our creative and technical advice, our party styling expertise, as well as some funky beats to help the creative process.

We encourage you to rummage through your drawers to look for materials to repurpose. For example. broken jewellery, discarded items from the toy box, unwanted Christmas or other holiday decorations, and random knick-knacks or decorations make for fabulously creative upcycled hats. If none of these items spark your creative genius bring them along anyway to swap with other workshop participants.

This event is part of EcoFest, an annual month-long festival taking place Saturday 18 March – Sunday 16 April 2023. EcoMatters, Kaipātiki Project, Beautification Trust and Waiheke Resources Trust are teaming up to collectively showcase all that Tāmaki Makaurau has to offer in the sustainability space. Visit ecofest.org.nz and join us!