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At the end of a busy day working and kid-wrangling you finally get to sit down in the evening but you're tired.
You turn on TV to binge-watch a show or grab your phone and aimlessly scroll through the 'gram looking at what others are doing. It's a great way to escape, but it's not fulfilling.
You feel depleted and like all you've got to give goes into looking out for everyone else but....
But how do you get started when life is so busy?
Who has the time to collect together all of the inspiration, information and equipment needed to successfully learn embroidery?
And then there's the guilt of spending money on yourself.
We totally get it.
But deep down you know that if you don't take care of yourself - everyone in your life will be impacted.
Learn embroidery the easy way with this self-paced monthly online membership and community.
You'll be learning embroidery through simple-to-follow video tutorials and creating beautiful embroidery projects in a wonderfully supportive environment.
"The Maker's Academy is a way that I can do something for myself. To set some time to pick up a project and put it down as time allows.
The Maker's Academy is about a community of women coming together to celebrate, honour and prioritise themselves. And the way that we choose to do that is with crafting and hobbies..."
Rhi
"I know I'm feeling better which makes me less of a yelly, angry mum!
When I'm crafting my kids don't interrupt - they recognise that I'm doing something. And they also want to be creative. So maybe I'm inspiring them to do their own mindfulness activity!"
Cori
"It gives me a sense of purpose to, you know, have something fun that's for myself and that I enjoy doing.
I find that it's something for me to do when the kids are in bed instead of just scrolling on the phone."
Cinny
The Maker's Academy makes it super easy for you to get started on your embroidery journey. It's got all the pattern guides and techniques you'll need in one easy-to-access hub.
As a Maker's Academy Member, you'll get access to ALL of my digital embroidery pattern guides.
Start with beginner patterns, with step-by step video experiences
Move onto stunning intermediate and advanced designs
Discover over 70+ Embroidery Patterns inside the library so you can create gorgeous pieces to hang on the wall or gift to friends and family.
As a member of the Maker's Academy, you'll need to buy your own supplies, but we make that super easy and cost-effective with some great member discounts
Our discounts are so good - many of our members say this alone is worth the cost of the membership!
As a member you'll get 30% off the advertised price on our kits and supplies inside the Clever Poppy Shop!
Save your time and sanity learning how to craft without bouncing around Youtube.
Access a complete techniques library with over 40+ tutorials that you can easily refer to for every pattern - so you can focus on the making!
Each month we'll release a new embroidery pattern along with any new tutorial videos required. This includes Guest Patterns by artists we admire from around the world.
If a new technique is introduced we often teach it live inside the Facebook group. You can follow along or watch a replay at a time that works for you.
The secret to our member's success and enjoyment is the community. Most of our Makers join for the patterns but quickly realize the value of having a private group of like-minded women to share progress, ask for advice and inspire each other!
Our current courses include:
Beginners Embroidery Course - the quickest way to go from Excited Newbie to Confident Maker
Stitching Hairstyles for Embroidery Course - learn over seven different hairstyle techniques and how to accessorise with this step by step course
Five Flowers in Five Hours Workshop for Excited Newbies
Four Hour Festive Intensive Workshop
Bunny Blooms Workshop
Bee Happy Workshop
Home Sweet Home Workshop
Cozy Cat Workshop
Beginners Guide to Embroidery onto Clothing
Beginners Guide to Hand Embroidered Letters
I host live Q&A sessions in the group, where you can watch along and ask questions in real-time.
Often this includes a reveal of latest pattern release.
No matter where you are on your embroidery journey, we'll help you identify where you are and give you the direction you need to move to the next stage.
And to acknowledge your progress, we have some exclusive gifts to celebrate each step of your journey!
Join the annual plan and receive a BONUS $100 VOUCHER to the Clever Poppy shop
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The total value of everything inside the membership is over $1,346.
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We only want happy money - if you're not happy, we're not happy.
That's why we offer a full money-back guarantee for 14 days.
That's all your money back in 14 days if you're not entirely satisfied. That means there's absolutely no risk for you to have the opportunity to honour yourself by making time for you again.
If there's even a slight chance you think you might enjoy having a creative outlet - just enrol today because you can view the lessons and patterns and see if the membership will work for you.
If it works - you'll reap the rewards that come with making time for yourself. If you don't like what you see - just send us an email before the 14 days is up, and you'll get your money back.
You've got nothing to lose.
Join the annual plan and receive a BONUS $100 VOUCHER to the Clever Poppy shop
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One: You don't have to do anything. But then nothing is likely to change.
Two: You can invest in yourself. As they say, "You can't pour from an empty cup". If your cup is full the ripple effect on your life and your relationship is enormous. Take some quality time out to relax, feel accomplished and connect with a wonderful community of like-minded women who will support you on your journey.
Join the annual plan and receive a BONUS $100 VOUCHER to the Clever Poppy shop
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Every pattern will come with a detailed list of the supplies required. One of the best aspects of embroidery is that the supplies are readily available worldwide!
You can choose to source your own supplies, or you can buy one of our beautifully curated kits from inside the Clever Poppy Shop.
We have curated kits for sale that have everything you need to get started and as a Maker's Academy member, you'll be given your own discount code that will give you over 30% off pattern kits!
You’ll need to buy all of your own supplies for each project. I’ll give you guidance on the best supplies to get your hands on, as well as great discounts in the Clever Poppy Shop (if that is where you choose to buy your supplies).
There's a lot of support that happens in the private Facebook group. And I also have online Q&A sessions. As a member of the Maker's Academy you can always just message me for help.
This will depend on your pace and whether you sit down to craft in longer sessions or short bite-sized chunks. But overall the beginners course will take you about 6-8 hours total (from starting to finishing your first pattern). Each pattern after that will depend on how advanced it is - some take as little as a few hours, some are more complex.
So plan to set aside a couple of hours each week for the beginners course. And I think it will help if you give yourself a couple of uninterrupted (ha!) hours for your very first session as you learn the ropes.
No, you can join us from anywhere in the world. My guides are general - in the sense that anyone worldwide can use them. In terms of the supplies, I’ll explain generally what supplies are needed, so that you can source these in your own country if you want.
We also ship worldwide from our shop so you can be confident of getting the right supplies wherever you are.
You sure can! I can’t think of a better gift to give! In future we will have gift vouchers available, but for now please just enter the recipient's details at the checkout when you purchase the membership.
You can cancel at any time, and your membership will terminate on your next rollover date (i.e. the date that your next payment was due). So if you're on the monthly membership and choose to cancel, your membership will end 30 days from your last payment.
Nope! All of the Maker's Academy courses are available online through our website. And we always email any important messages directly to our members.
We do however recommend you join our private member's only Facebook group, because it's such a wonderful way to keep you motivated and supported! Plus I host Q&A's in the Facebook Group.
So if Facebook is not your thing (I get it), that's totally cool, we will make sure you don't miss out on any key info. But we encourage you to join the group if you can.
That is totally fine! The Maker's Academy is set up so that you can pick and choose how fast or slow you want to go through the courses and patterns.
The online materials will be available to you for as long as you're a member, so you don't need to rush or worry they'll disappear.
Once you leave the membership, you will no longer have access to the online platform which houses all of the courses, patterns and technique guides, including the video tutorials. But you are welcome to download the pdf guides before your membership ends, to keep on your desktop for future use.
Join the annual plan and receive a BONUS $100 VOUCHER to the Clever Poppy shop
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Just email me: julie@cleverpoppy.com
or
Message me on instagram: @cleverpoppy
See you inside the Maker's Academy!