Craftival - Redcliffe
Next date: Saturday, 31 May 2025 | 09:00 AM
to 02:00 PM
Craftival is a one-day celebration of handmade crafts and creativity at Redcliffe Library.
The event will include:
- Inspirational talks from high-profile creatives
- A pop-up marketplace selling handmade products from local creative businesses
- A bookable workshop program
- Drop-in demonstrations in the new creative studios
- Face painting and family-friendly activities
- Food trucks.
All activities are free. Bring cash or cards to buy food from the food trucks and discover gorgeous gifts from the marketplace, supporting our local creatives.
Pop-up marketplace
Walk through indoor marketplace showcasing local craftspeople selling gifts, homewares, jewellery and more!
Food truck alley
Hungry? Head outside to the side carpark and pick up a tasty snack to boost your energy. We’ll have coffee, sweet treats, pizza, and more. Yum!
Main stage
Throughout the day, the main stage will host lighting talks where local businesses and creatives share their stories.
- 9:30 AM: Meet Paisley Rylance, a sustainable clothing designer and manufacturer
- 10:00 AM: Meet Rachel Burke, a multidisciplinary artist, designer, and author
- 11:15 AM: Meet Roz Holt, the CEO of crafty charity The Nest Community
- 11:30 PM: Meet June from Little Crafter, a handmade paper crafter.
- 12:00 PM: Meet Geneva Vanderzeil, a DIYer and online creator
Learn more about the presenters
Rachel Burke
Rachel Burke has dressed Cate Blanchett and Harry Styles, written books, and can show you how to turn a cereal box into a glam handbag. Find out more about what drives Rachel’s creative practice and her love affair with pom-poms.
About Rachel
Rachel Burke is a practicing multidisciplinary artist, designer, and author based in Brisbane.
Known for her vibrant, tactile wearable artworks and iconic tinsel creations, her work is inspired by a love for naive craft materials and transforming the mundane into the magical.
Rachel has exhibited her work in many gallery spaces across Australia, including The Museum of Brisbane, Saint Cloche Gallery and The Australian Centre of the Moving Image.
She has also published five books: Fancy Long Legs (2024), Craft Roach (2023), Pla Pla: Gather, Make, Play (2023), Be Dazzling (2018), and Daphne & Daisy (2017).
Geneva Vanderzeil
Meet author and social media star, Geneva Vanderzeil, to find out more about running her own creative business, where she gets her ideas, and why she loves overalls so much!
About Geneva
Geneva Vanderzeil is a DIYer and online creator inspiring millions to see the potential in everything.
With a mission to empower others to get creative and transform the everyday—whether it’s furniture, crafts, or spaces—she blends creativity, resourcefulness and a love of transformation.
From launching a DIY fashion blog in 2010 to writing two books and renovating her Brisbane home, Geneva has built a career sharing creative ideas and approachable projects.
Through her work, Geneva invites her audience to embrace their creativity, see the beauty in the everyday, and transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.
Workshops
Under the guidance of silversmith Jemica Ostrofski, learn how to design and make a key chain using recycled aluminium. Free. Bookings required. For adults.
Drop in creativity 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Basket weaving: Drop in for a chat and learn the cultural practice of basket weaving with local Wakka Wakka woman, Kristine Ellis, and members of the Pumicestone Indigenous Education and Employment Council.
Crafty kids and facepainting fun: The kids will be taken care of with free facepainting and craft activities.
Crafter-in-Residence – The Sewing Studio
Watch our Crafter-in-Residence, Claudia Phoenix, as she uses the equipment in the Sewing Studio to create a costume for the World Cosplay Summit. Claudia will have some of her past costumes on display and can answers questions about cosplay competitions, costume design, and techniques for cosplay creation using tools such as sewing, 3D printing, and resin.
About Claudia Phoenix: Claudia Phoenix is an accomplished local cosplayer, having won over 10 awards for her cosplays, and has a diploma of costume. Throughout high school, she spent every spare moment sewing costumes for herself and her friends. Over the past few years she has picked up 3D printing, leather, and foam work to create props and armour and expand the possibilities for creation.
Claudia supports cosplay for everybody, working in her day-to-day to help people with disabilities learn cosplay skills. She believes cosplay has a unique ability to bring together communities of like-minded people, and the opportunities to learn new skills are endless!
Musician-in-Residence – The Sound Studio
Come along to the Sound Studio to meet our Musician-in-Residence and to learn about the podcasting, DJing and sound recording capabilities of the studio. There will be opportunities to learn how to lay down some beats, test out the podcasting equipment, and have your questions answered so you’ll be ready to book your own time in the studio.
When
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Saturday, 31 May 2025 | 09:00 AM
- 02:00 PM
Location
Redcliffe Library, 476 Oxley Avenue, Redcliffe, 4020., View map
-27.2252216,153.1109619
476 Oxley Avenue ,
Redcliffe 4020.
Redcliffe Library
476 Oxley Avenue ,
Redcliffe 4020.
Craftival - Redcliffe