Join us for our inaugural Unama'ki Cape Breton Craft Week!
Click here for the full Craft Week schedule!
Your membership not only keeps you informed about what is happening in the field of craft and design in Cape Breton, but it also provides you with preferential rates for classes and workshops as well as advanced registration. Go
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This suite of online courses assists Makers in the development of their craft businesses. These courses are all self-paced, meaning you can learn on your own schedule!
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Check out this fabulous workshop for kids (7+)
Join us for a free hands-on Papermaking Workshop during Unama’ki Cape Breton Craft Week and discover the art of creating your own handmade paper from recycled materials. Learn the process of pulping, forming sheets, and experimenting with texture while making unique paper pieces to take home 🌿📄
🩷 Saturday, June 6, 9AM-12PM
🩷 Middle River Hall
Email chichi@capebretoncraft.com to register your child today 💌
Flowers + creativity + a little bit of magic 🌸✨
Join Jay Rawding for a hands-on pressed flower workshop where nature becomes art! Learn the basics of flower pressing, create your own layered botanical composition, and take home a beautiful handmade maple flower press to keep creating long after Craft Week ends.
No experience needed, just bring your curiosity (and maybe a few special blooms from home 🌿).
📍 North Shore and District Fire Hall, Indian Brook
🗓 Friday, June 5, 1–3 PM
Email chichi@capebretoncraft.com to register today 💌
Let creativity and nature inspire your child this Craft Week 🌿🎨
Join us for Nature and Art in D`Escousse, a free outdoor art workshop where children (ages 6-12) can explore the beauty of the natural world through hands-on creativity and imagination. Set in the scenic outdoors, this fun and engaging experience encourages young artists to connect with nature while creating their own unique artwork.
For all the details, visit the Craft Week event schedule (link in bio)!
Email chichi@capebretoncraft.com to register your child today 💌
Happy Tuesday 🌷
Today we`re welcoming all the spring feelings into the Gallery Shop with the newest arrival `Old Dutch Window` by Satu Kimbley 🥰
See it in all its beauty today until 4PM!
Unama`ki Cape Breton Craft Week kicks off in just one week! 🔥
From June 1–7, communities across the island will come alive with workshops, exhibitions, artist talks, demonstrations and studio experiences.
Presented by @capebretonbeverages, Craft Week celebrates the incredible makers, traditions, and contemporary craft practices that make this island so unique. Best of all, events are free!
View the full event schedule, the link`s in our bio 🔗 sign up for a workshop today!
See everyday discards in a whole new light ✨
This hands-on workshop invites you transform recycled materials into beautiful, one-of-a-kind jewellery pieces. Whether you`re a seasoned maker or a curious first timer, you`ll leave with fresh creative techniques and a unique piece made by you ❣💎
🗓 Wednesday, June 3, 4:30-7:30PM
📍Glace Bay Public Library
Email chichi@capebretoncraft.com to register💌
Dreamy and mysterious on this Friday eve 🍃
▫Memories of a Tree, fabric collage by @kristifarrier
Step outside, slow down, and create surrounded by the natural beauty of the Skye River Trail in We`koqma`q 🎨🌿
Join us for a plein air painting experience where artists and beginners alike are invited to explore creativity in the open air with artists, @baileehigginsart and @avantstorm Capture the landscape, connect with community, and enjoy a relaxing day inspired by nature.
Spaces are limited, email chichi@capebretoncraft.com to sign up 💌
Part of the inaugural Unama’ki Cape Breton Craft Week, happening June 1–7, 2026 ✨
For all the details, visit the Craft Week link in our bio 🔗
