A Creative Joy Jacket Workshop for Women

When was the last time you did something just because it made you feel good?

Not because it was productive.

Not because someone else needed you to.

Not because it was going to make you healthier, more successful, more organised or somehow a better version of yourself.

Just because you liked it.

Maybe it’s blasting a song you’d forgotten you loved. Wearing something a little ridiculous. Sitting in the sun with a coffee. Making something with your hands. Dancing in the kitchen. Buying yourself flowers. Laughing until your stomach hurts.

Those little moments that make you feel lighter, more present or simply a little more like yourself.

They’re easy to miss.

Especially when life gets busy and there’s always something else that needs our attention.

Style in Joy is an afternoon to slow down, notice the things that light you up and then turn all of that into something you can actually wear.

Because this time, we’re making JOY JACKETS. ✨

Find the glimmers

Rather than asking the enormous question of “What makes me happy?” we’re going looking for the little things.

The colours you’re always drawn to.

The song that changes your mood.

The person you can completely be yourself around.

The place your shoulders seem to drop.

The things you loved before you cared whether they were useful, productive, cool or something you were actually good at.

We’ll explore the little moments, people, places and experiences that make you feel good, connected, curious, playful or alive.

Some will be obvious.

Some you might have completely forgotten about.

Somewhere along the way, we got very sensible.

As we grow up, we collect a surprising number of little rules.

I’m too old to wear that.

That’s a bit much.

I don’t have time for that.

People will think I look ridiculous.

I should probably be doing something productive.

Sometimes those thoughts are useful.

And sometimes they quietly make our world a little smaller.

So we’re going to get curious.

What am I drawn to before I start talking myself out of it?

What would I choose if I didn’t need anyone else to understand why I liked it?

This isn’t about being louder or brighter.

It’s about noticing where we might be editing ourselves before anyone has even asked us to.

And then we play.

There’ll be colours, textures, words, patches, badges, trims, tassels, bling and all sorts of weird and wonderful things spread across the room.

Your job is pretty simple.

Choose what you’re drawn to.

No wondering what everyone else is choosing.

No trying to make it perfect.

No needing to explain why.

Just noticing that little oooh, I like that.

Then choosing it.

Because sometimes we’ve become so used to questioning ourselves that even choosing something we like gets complicated.

So we’re going to practise.

Notice it. Choose it. Let yourself like it.

Make your Joy Jacket ✨

Then we get out of our heads and into our hands.

You’ll take a denim jacket and turn it into something completely your own.

Make it loud.

Make it simple.

Add the ridiculous tassel.

Choose the colour you normally talk yourself out of.

Put something on there that makes absolutely no sense to anyone but you.

Or keep the whole thing understated because that genuinely feels more like you.

This isn’t about making the loudest or most colourful jacket in the room.

It’s about making choices because you like them.

And you might notice a few things while you’re doing it.

Do I immediately wonder what everyone else is doing?

Am I choosing the safe option even though something else caught my eye?

Am I trying to make it perfect?

Will I actually wear this?

Good.

That’s part of it too.

The making is part of the work.

There’s no right or wrong way to create your jacket.

No sewing experience needed.

No creative experience needed.

And absolutely no requirement for it to be Pinterest perfect.

The only real rule? You have to bloody like it.

Wear the bloody thing.

At the end of the afternoon, we’re putting them on.

Because there’s something different about choosing what you love, making it and then actually being willing to wear it.

The point isn’t really the jacket.

It’s practising choosing what feels like you without immediately shrinking it down for everyone else.

Maybe that starts with a denim jacket.

Maybe it sneaks into a few other places too.

Your afternoon

We’ll start with a guided meditation to slow down and properly arrive.

Then we’ll explore your glimmers, get curious about some of the little rules you’ve collected along the way and have a play with choosing what you’re naturally drawn to.

Then we make.

There’ll be plenty of time to create, chat, laugh, have a cuppa, eat something yummy and enjoy being somewhere you don’t have to rush onto the next thing.

Your afternoon includes:

✨ Guided meditation
✨ Joy + glimmer reflection
✨ Keepsake workbook
✨ Our intuitive Joy Hunt
✨ An abundance of patches, badges, trims, tassels, bling and creative materials
✨ Your Joy Jacket creative experience
✨ Tea, coffee + light snacks
✨ Our Self Care Library
✨ Your finished Joy Jacket to take home

Choose your jacket

BRING YOUR OWN JACKET | $70

Have a denim jacket at home? Bring it along and give it a completely new life.

We’ll supply everything else.

JACKET SUPPLIED | $88

Don’t have one? We’ve got you.

Choose this option and we’ll source a denim jacket for you. We’ll ask for your preferred size when you book.

Come with a friend or come on your own.

You don’t need to be creative.

You don’t need to know what you want your jacket to look like.

And you definitely don’t need to arrive feeling particularly joyful.

Just come as you are.

We’ll have far too many things to choose from waiting for you.

Follow what catches your eye. Choose the thing you’d normally talk yourself out of. Play with what feels good without needing to know why.

Maybe your jacket feels completely like you.

Maybe it feels like a version of you that’s been a little quiet lately.

Or maybe it gives you a chance to play with a version of yourself you’d like to see a little more of.

You don’t have to know before you start.

Come play, create and see what shows up. ✨

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