193 days ago

Mosaics 101

Nelson Women's Centre Team from Nelson Women's Centre

This is a two-day class.
Creating mosaics is a two-step process.

Day One:
The first day, we are creating a design.
Learn about the different cements, shards, and found objects that can be used in mosaic.
Then complete a design which will be 20 cm square.
It can be used as a wall hanging, kitchen trivet, or garden decoration.
Practice how to use the cutters, and to apply the cement. The adhesive used on the first day takes 24 hours to dry. If the piece isn’t complete in the time allotted, more time can be scheduled.

Day Two:
Second day, we are grouting our finished piece.
The adhesive needs to set completely before the piece can be grouted.
Overnight is usually sufficient, that’s why 2 days are scheduled

Grouting: We will learn all about different kinds of grout, and how to make different colours, and use the tools that are needed to give your mosaic a polished look.

Start time for each day is 9:30 am.
Bring something for your lunch, tea and coffee will be provided.
Day One finishes around 2 or 3 pm, depending on the completion of your piece.
Day two takes about 2 hours.

My workshop is not large, so I am offering classes for only two to three women at a time,
which gives the student a very personalised learning experience.

All materials will be supplied.

3 dates are happening for this:
* October 13-14th, October 23rd-24th, December 1st-2nd

Contact Susanne for more info and to sign up: susanne@uniquethreads.co.nz
021 049 8870

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5 hours ago

🌿 n8tidy – Week #12 Garden Clean-Up Giveaway!

Fred from N8tidy - Neat by Nature. Tidy by Trade

Comment “I’m in!” to enter – Winner drawn Thursday

Hi neighbours! 👋

Welcome to Week #12 of our community giveaway!
One lucky neighbour will win 1 hour of free gardening/yard clean-up from n8tidy this week.

How to participate

💬 Comment “I’m in!” below to enter
📅 Entries close Thursday
🎲 Draw will take place Thursday evening
5️⃣ Minimum 5 participants required
🙅 Current n8tidy customers cannot participate
🔄 You can join again every week!

What you can use your free hour for

- Weed removal
- Edging & trimming
- Light pruning
- Lawn mowing/Garden tidy-up

No green waste collection

The winner will be contacted directly to arrange their free clean-up hour.

Good luck everyone — and thanks for supporting local! 🌿😊

Fred - n8tidy
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10 days ago

NZ Post and Rachel Boyack

Tony from Tahunanui

I see our MP, Labour’s Rachel Boyack, is shedding crocodile tears over the NZ Post closures announced today for Nelson. Perhaps Rachel has ‘forgotten’ it was Labour that corporatised NZ Post, intentionally turning it from a service organisation into one focused solely on profit. Her cries would be a little more credible if she could promise Labour would reopen the closed offices or, even better, reverse that Labour-directed profit-only change.
Come on Rachel, what is Labour’s real position - public service or money?

16 hours ago

N8tidy - Same garden. Massive transformation

Fred from N8tidy - Neat by Nature. Tidy by Trade

Big garden transformation completed 🌿✨

We recently finished a garden clean-up with some seriously visible results — the kind of change that reminds us why we do what we do.

See walk-in video below (before/after): youtu.be...

At N8tidy, we are fully commited whatever the challenge you have:
👉 showing up on time
👉 working hard
👉 delivering quality results
👉 keeping prices fair and accessible

We genuinely want our Nelson/Tasman community to enjoy tidy, well-cared-for homes and gardens without it costing the earth. Affordable doesn’t mean cutting corners — it means caring about the people we work for.

Thanks to everyone supporting local 🙏

If you’ve got a garden that needs a reset, you know where to find us.
If you have a house that needs regular cleanup or one-off, we will exceeed your expectations.

Fred - N8tidy
info@n8tidy.com