I organised a Life Drawing class for my bestfriend and Foxy Hens Party went above and beyond. The…read moreclass was hilarious and the model was very professional and made everyone feel comfortable.

We had an amazing party with Foxy Hens last night. Our model was stunning and made our night…read moreunforgettable! Highly recommend!

Amazing! I have been to both adult painting classes by myself and children's classes with my son…read moreand all have been fantastic. Linda is extremely helpful, providing step by step instruction and help along the way, so even a "non-painter" can create an amazing canvas! I can't wait to go back again soon!

From the owner: Your Creative Palette is a sip and paint studio in Brisbane. Gather a few friends (or come on your…read moreown and meet new ones). No painting experience needed as step by step instruction will be provided. You can choose to pour a glass of wine to uncork your inner talent. Load the paint palette, then you're good to do! Everything you need to create your painting is supplied: apron, paints, brushes, canvas & glasses. You are welcome to bring some wine - it's up to you!

Whoever created Reverse Garbage is a genius and should be given a medal for helping to solve the…read moreworld's waste problems. Don't get me started on my overconsumption rant! Reverse Garbage is a not-for-profit that accepts donations of industrial scraps or pays a small fee for them, organises them in a way that is consumer-friendly and sells them, saving "rubbish" from going into landfill. As a sewer, I love their fabric scraps. Most of it's off-cuts of pretty odd shapes but there are some small rolls of fabric too. Selling truly random things like bottle caps, brochures, long tubes of mesh-like fabric--things that would otherwise be considered junk--this is a great place for creative souls, kindergarten teachers in search of craft material and anyone who wants to look first for second-hand materials before buying something new and contributing to the cycle of consumption! Uh-oh, I feel that rant coming on again...

Full of bits of wood, mannequins, plastic, rope, fabric and thousands of other bits and bobs that…read morewere going to be thrown out by various industrial places. In this way, they are stopping waste and allowing things to have a second chance at life. They are always getting new things in and the best way to hear about their latest bargain is to keep an eye on their facebook page. They are a not-for-profit organisation that goes to schools to do workshops and have a small shop that sells upcycled handmade goodies from local craftspeople. If you love craft and DIY (or you're renovating your house), this is the place for you. Everything is priced reasonably. I have used some of their things for my own crafting projects. Perhaps the only problem is their location; they can be a bit hard to get to. I catch the bus and jump off at the P.A. Hospital. From there it's about a 15 minute walk.

I recently read that dabbling makes you a better business person. Maybe they made it up for the…read morepurpose of their buzz word filled article, but I genuinely love the idea of being able to dabble in all types of things from arts and crafts to social psychology and photography. Thankfully, organisations like Laneway Learning make this possible. Having watched Melbourne based friends, via gloating Instagram feeds, trundle off to Laneway Learning classes it was exciting to learn they were establishing a chapter here in the Sunshine State. It's early days and the classes are still building but it seems that each week there's something new to take your dabbling fancy. My first Laneway Lesson was in the art of Miso. For $15 ($12 for the class, $3 for materials) it was a reasonably affordable night in the heart of the CBD at Bean Cafe. Gav, Bean's owner, kept the cafe open and students could buy a cold brew coffee or wine. Each teacher is just finding their feet and there's allowances that must be made during this period. I was a little disappointed that one of the recipes our teacher shared was "just from Google". I expressed this in my feedback form as, call me a cranky old woman, but with the teacher being Japanese herself, I would have loved to take home her own recipe. But like I said, allowances must be given as everyone finds their feet and way. I learnt a few tips and tricks and have experimented making miso marinated hard boiled eggs, miso soup for breakfast and more since the class. I'm really looking forward to hopefully making it along to more classes including the one to make lemon curd and another to learn more about typography. Happy Dabbling!

I have recently attended a haircuts class, organised by Laneway Learning Team. I was surprised how…read moreprofessionally the class has been organised by the team, as well as how professional was Sara Courtney, an instructor who lead the course. The class was held in friendly environment of the Bean cafe and I have received a lot of satisfaction and useful information from the class. Thankfully to Sara, I now know a secrets of how to make great Hollywood stars level haircuts in just 10 minutes. A bit thanks to Laneway Learning Team, personally to Sara Courtney for organising such a beautiful class! Hope to see you soon! :)))))

What a Find... the most amazing, hidden away gem, underground & unexpected. A range all foodies…read morewill drool over and every food place will be 'so jealous of'. The service couldn't be equalled. The food Amazing! Don't tell anyone..

From the owner: Birrang Coffee serves incredible speciality coffee roasted locally in Brendale by Cleanskin Coffee…read moreCompany. We use Cleanskin's Old School blend. The blend contains beans from Papua New Guinea Okapa, Columbian Santa Isabel and Ethiopian Yirgachaffe Konga. The combination of these beans in the blend creates a cup that is rich and caramel with spiced fruit and milk chocolate flavours