Thank you to all the lovely stall holders that brought their fantastic items for sale last Saturday.

We hope you all enjoyed the atmosphere and the great food, face painting and kids craft on offer.

Here are some lovey photos of the day!

Local artists … do you want to be part of the Alphington Open Studios salon exhibition coming up in late November and early December here at ACC? We’re looking for creative locals to participate. You can enter 2 works. Find out more and sign up here. It is free to enter.

Thanks Annie.

On the weekend local artist Annie Bolitho ran her New Page workshop here at ACC. Adults and children joined in this intergenerational creating experience to explore hand crafted bookmaking and page making … using flowers such as nasturtium and violets to create prints and learning how to then build up layers of collage and add stamping to make gorgeous art books and diaries.

We hope everyone was inspired.

Hi Kalimna here. Last weekend I attended the wonderful slow stitch workshop and was so pleased to take some photos while soaking in the calm vibe whilst learning all about this relaxing and creative process.

I was totally inspired by Serene’s personal style. She showed us some really cool things she had transformed with her creative slow stitching. And her overall artistic flair is infectious.

Did you know that Serene is also hosting monthly visible mending gatherings here at the Alphington Community Centre?

They are on the first Saturday of each month in September, October and November from 10am-11:30am.

You can book a place here.

It is $15 to attend. Bring along your project and work on mending your items beautifully with the help and guidance of Serene and enjoy the company of other like-minded creative repairers.

We hosted another great workshop with Gordon Carr on the weekend.

Our Sewing Machine Maintenance workshop was fully booked and our largest room was filled with sewing machines and their owners - wanting to learn how to avoid costly repairs and how best to maintain their own machines.

Gordon’s long history in this field of work makes him a gem of a teacher.

He has props that explain all the parts of a machine - like the clear-cased sewing machine pictured above! He is very honest about the common things that users often do wrong and he shares simple tips that can help you avoid making the same mistakes with your own machine.

There is a second workshop coming up - this time for overlockers - on Saturday 10th of September from 10am-12:30pm here at the Alphington Community Centre. The cost is $45 and there are still a few spots left if you are interested. You can book in here.