Cultiver Workshops in store now!

This year the girls at Cultiver are aiming is to share their love of making and UPcycling by offering you a variety of workshops to fulfil all your crafting needs.

Here's what's happening in 2013:
21 April - UPcycled earrings - half day 
26 May - crochet for beginners - all or half day 
30 June - screen printing - all day
28 July - t-shirt yarn crochet - half day
25 August - UPcycling t-shirts - all or half day 
29 September - screen printing - all day
27 October - UPcycled clothing for children - all or half day24 November - printing and sewing soft toys - all day
And here's all the nitty gritty details:
LOCATION: all workshops held at 126 Brisbane Street, Ipswich.
FOOD, DRINK ETC: take advantage of our stellar position near a number of wonderful cafes including Cactus Espresso Bar, Bon Laneway, Fourthchild and Deanne's Coffee House.And here's all the nitty gritty details:
LOCATION: all workshops held at 126 Brisbane Street, Ipswich.
FOOD, DRINK ETC: take advantage of our stellar position near a number of wonderful cafes including Cactus Espresso Bar, Bon Laneway, Fourthchild and Deanne's Coffee House.

Image courtesy of Cultiver

Craft RehabCome and craft with us in a supportive and non-judgemental environment.

TIME: 10 - 2
LOCATION: Cultiver cosy corner
DATES:Saturday 13 April - UPcycled plastic animal key ring holder
Saturday - 8 June - Babushka doll bag
Saturday 10 August - UPcyled tea-light holders
Saturday 12 October - Men's shirt cushion cover
Saturday 14 December - Papery decorations
COST:
Members - free (materials cost only)
non members - $10 + materials
BOOKINGS:
you can simply turn up on the day or RSVP via cultivershop@gmail.com
PLEASE BRING:
if you're up to it please bring along a plate of something yummy to share

Image from Paint Me Plaid

For more information or any questions, just email Bec or Kyla at cultivershop@gmail.com

The first truly interactive craft app is out now...

Our lovely friends over at Cultiver: Indie Arts & Design have been super busy gals! joining forces with Tangible Media to produce Cultiver Xmas, the digital magazine. It’s for people who are interested in arts and crafts, are creatively-minded, inquisitive, and have a sense of humour.

The Christmas issue will entice readers with creative design and beautiful photography, and includes interactive elements and features that make the reading experience more tangible. The Christmas content includes craft tutorials, a recipe, movie review, poetry, an interview with a craftisan, a developing photographic storyline to unfold in future issues, along with a blend of hidden surprises.

Cultiver Xmas is out now, just in time for Christmas. Download is $0.99 and is available via the iTunes App Store HERE

We hope you enjoy Cultiver! Stay tuned in in 2013 for the the first full issue of Cultiver with a wider focus and more content.

  

Contact Information:

Rebecca Lewis 

Cultiver - 0488 797 844  

cultivershop@gmail.com

2/126 Brisbane Street

Ipswich 

QLD 4305

Greg Harm

Tangible Media - 0419 024 957

Happy Reading and please let us know what you think in the comments below ;) We are loving it!

Craft Your Own Christmas

The lovely folk from cultiver are helping you 'Craft Your Own Christmas' with an awesome selection of crafty workshops to keep you busy in the lead up to the silly season.  There's a little something for everyone with workshops available across a variety of crafty fields including.....natural skin care, creative gift wrapping, softie making, UPcycled lamps, felting, gifts for him and screen and relief printing.

For all the info about the workshops and details about how you can get involved check out the cultiver blog here.

Shop Handmade: Cultiver

It's that time of the month again when we bring you the latest offerings in handmade and indie shopping. This month we caught up with Rebecca Lewis and Kyla D'Aubbonnett from Cultiver to discuss all things handmade, ethical and crafty!

Tell us a little bit about how Cultiver came into being?
Rebecca and I met whilst making coffee in a local Ipswich espresso bar. When we met we had no idea that it would be the start of something incredibly creative.  Over the 12 months that we worked together at the espresso bar we realised that we shared a love of handmade, up-cycling and all things 'granny'.

So, what is Cultiver all about?
Cultiver is the collaboration of our two handmade businesses into a brand new and exciting business.....Cultiver: Indie Arts and Design. Cultiver (cul-tee-vay) is an eco-ethical, handmade, fashion, accessories and homewares store with a designated atelier (workshop) for hosting formal workshops as well as a 'comfy zone' for informal craft clubs or simply lounging around and 'making'.

What are your individual creative pursuits?
Bec has her own label called Little Brown Dog. She is a self professed 'reverse engineer' finding new uses for old clothing and fabrics. I sell felt and fabric pieces under the Little Bird label. I am obsessed with vintage, retro prints and stationery.

How does Cultiver support independent artists and crafters and/or the handmade community?
Bec and I have been 'Craftisans' for a long time and have been through the hard slog of markets and online selling.  Through Cultiver we are determined to raise the status of modern, handmade designers and help them grow through promoting them in a retail venue.  There are over 40 Craftisans supplying Cultiver with their handmade goods and the number is growing with more and more exciting products filling the shelves every week.

How can local designers and crafters get involved with Cultiver?
If you are interested in becoming a Cultiver Craftisan you can send an email to cultivershop@gmail.com and we will send you an application package.

Can you describe the Cultiver retail space?
The retail space is huge and filled with fantastic handmade goodies from all over Australia.  The feel is granny-chic, harking back to the good old days when handmade was a way of life.  We found all of the shop fittings in local second-hand shops, we had many adventures sourcing the amazing pieces.

Where can we find Cultiver?
The combined retail and workshop space is located at 2/126 Brisbane St, Ipswich, with street frontage in the thriving Top of Town precinct.

Opening Hours:

Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm

Saturday - Sunday, 8.30am - 1.00pm

A big thank-you to Bec and Kyla for taking part in our popular 'Shop Handmade' series. You can follow Cultiver online via their blog or facebook page.

All images courtesy of Cultiver