About this Event
This Christmas, skip the shop cards and paint your own!
Join our Christmas Postcards Workshop and learn simple watercolour techniques to design heartfelt, handmade postcards for your loved ones.
A perfect creative morning for retirees, stay-at-home parents, and freelancers — anyone who’d enjoy slowing down, meeting others, and spending time in a calm, welcoming space.
What you’ll do:
- Learn simple watercolour techniques while exploring five different festive postcard designs
- Create a beautiful set of three handmade postcards (with envelopes) during the workshop, with step-by-step guidance from the artist
- Take home two additional postcard sets to finish later — paint and cards provided
- Enjoy a relaxed, social atmosphere in a friendly creative space
No experience needed — all materials are included!
- 15 mins – Welcome, intro to materials and basic watercolour techniques
- 75 mins – Guided painting of 3 designs (demonstration + participants painting)
- 20 mins – Final touches, optional extra cards, drying time, and sharing work
Date: Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Fanshawe Community Centre, Barnmead Rd, Dagenham RM9 5DX
Come along, unwind, and enjoy a couple of hours of creativity, conversation, and festive cheer.
Can’t make this time? on Tuesday, 2 December
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Fanshawe Community Centre, Barnmead Road, Dagenham, United Kingdom
GBP 22.00







