30th October, 2020 EL Wire, also known as Electroluminescent wire, is a stiff wire core coated with phosphor and then covered with a protective PVC sheath. When an AC signal is applied to it, it glows an aqua (blue green) color. Sometimes its covered with a colored plastic shell to make it appear another color….
Category: 2020 Cre8 Lab
Cricut Iron On Transfer
27th October, 2020 During week three in the Cre8 lab, the students were introduced to the new Cricut machine. This little machine cuts all kinds of materials from fabric to balsa wood. Our first workshop was the very popular iron on transfers, we had a selection of materials for the students to choose from and…
Mini Loom Weaving
22nd October, 2020 For the past couple of weeks the Cre8 Lab students have been concentrating on finishing the Mini Loom Weaving workshop. Fun Facts Weaving is acknowledged as one of the oldest surviving crafts in the world. The tradition of weaving traces back to Neolithic times – approximately 12,000 years ago. Even before the actual…
Macramé Pot Hanger
16th October, 2020 The beginning of term 4 and the Cre8 Lab students are busy with the Macramé Pot Hanger Workshop. This is always very popular and is something that we try to improve each time we run the workshop, so that the students are developing their skills and creating more complex designs. The younger…
Cre8 Lab Workshops Term 4 2020
September 7th, 2020 Watch the presentation below to see the workshops that are available for our year 7 to 12 students in the Cre8 Lab for term 4. It is hard to believe that we are nearing the end of 2020, it has been an interesting and unfamiliar year. Our workshops provide the students with…
As Sisters We Soar
20th August, 2020 During term three the Makerspace and Cre8 Lab students spent the first 4 weeks creating feathers for our wings mural. Each feather was painted in shades of blue and white, cut out in three different sizes and shapes, and then decorated with a white chalk design to add texture, variety and individuality…
Glitter Heat Transfer T Shirts
3rd August, 2020 Last week the Cre8 Lab hosted a Glitter Heat Transfer workshop. The students were asked to bring in a T Shirt or something that they wanted to decorate. Working in Word, everybody was asked to find or create a image or images and put together a design of something that was special…
Silk Painted Fan
13th July, 2020 First day back in Term 3, and the Cre8 Lab is up and running. To start the term, our first workshop is on Silk Painting. The library was able to purchase a selection of silk fans, in three different shapes to use for an introduction into silk painting. After choosing their design,…
Cre8 Lab Workshops Term 3 2020
Yes! we are back in business with next terms Cre8 Lab Workshops all planned out. Although there will be smaller groups than normal this term, we will be social distancing and sanatising our way through some wonderful projects. Click on the presentation below to see what we have planned.
Cre8 Lab Workshops Term 2 2020
Below is a presentation of the workshops that are offered for next term. Sign-up sheets are located at the Potter Library counter and will be available the last two weeks of this term.