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FREE EASTER TRAIL 2025
Hop into spring with Harbs Collective's Family Easter Trail, right here in the heart of our town! Follow the list of shops to help you...
claire4363
Apr 111 min read
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Where can I find pottery painting classes in Leicestershire? Right here!
The Paint Pottle has been offering pottery painting in Market Harborough for over 10 years so we consider ourselves one of the best in...
claire4363
Jul 25, 20242 min read
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Free Harbs Collective Easter Trail 2024
Print off this trail, dust off your trainers and see how many bunnies you can find hidden in the town's shop windows. It's a long trail...
claire4363
Mar 26, 20241 min read
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Kick Start Christmas at The Paint Pottle!
Did you know its only 8 weekends to Christmas!?! Yes a bit of a shock to us too, because not only have we been planning a festive...
claire4363
Oct 30, 20232 min read
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FREE HARBS COLLECTIVE STORY, TEDDY HUNT & SUMMER ACTIVITY SHEETS
Its Summer! And the school holidays are nearly upon us so we've created another free Harbs Collective Trail for you to enjoy all summer....
claire4363
Jul 10, 20231 min read
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Harbs Collective Easter Trail 2023
Spring is nearly here - we promise! and this month Harbs Collective is celebrating Easter with our annual Trail. Check out Brampton...
claire4363
Mar 30, 20231 min read
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WINTER WORKSHOPS AT THE PAINT POTTLE
Throughout the winter months, alongside our usual opening hours (Tues - Sat 10am and 2pm), The Paint Pottle has a series of ceramic hand...
claire4363
Nov 14, 20222 min read
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Free Art Windows Trail and activity sheets
Hello September! This month Harbs Collective is celebrating all things arty, supporting Harborough Artists Cluster as the town turns into...
claire4363
Sep 3, 20221 min read
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Why you'll never find The Paint Pottle in the metaverse
I recently read a couple of articles in June/July ‘22 Creative Review looking at how brands can navigate and respond to consumers living...
claire4363
Aug 8, 20222 min read
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A Perfect Pottle : a week of work experience at The Paint Pottle by Theo
We all have to begin our work journey in some way. The idea once frightened me, making me wonder if I would ever find a work place that...
claire4363
Jul 1, 20222 min read
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Harbs Collective Easter Trail Activity Sheets 2022
Its Easter already!?!??! And this year, the town is fully open for you to enjoy with the family. Harbs Collective has put together...
claire4363
Mar 31, 20221 min read
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How to bring relaxation into your home with Art & Soul
Let's face it, the last couple of years have been a rollercoaster and now more than ever, you may be feeling the need to find ways to hit...
claire4363
Jan 18, 20222 min read
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William Gordon: ceramics answer to St Aidan?
Last week I dropped my daughter off at a piano exam centre in Leicester which turned out to be the site of an incredible ceramic wall...
claire4363
Jul 18, 20213 min read
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Free Easter activity sheets - Harborough town trail
Looking for something to do over the Easter break? The Harbs Collective of independent shops in Market Harborough may not be able to open...
claire4363
Mar 11, 20211 min read
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Hand Building Clay Project: Birdy Egg Cup Step by Step Video Guide
Click the video to follow along with Claire to make your ceramic egg cup or download the writte instructions below.
claire4363
Feb 15, 20211 min read
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Date Night 'Cioccolata Calda' mug step by step guide
Step by step video guide and design sheet to accompany your Date Night kit.
claire4363
Feb 7, 20211 min read
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You say Majolica, I say Maiolica… a brief outline of the origins of colourful earthenware ceramics
Whilst the potters of England were still in the Bronze Age, Assyrians were making decorative courses of brick covered with a glaze made...
claire4363
Feb 7, 20212 min read
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Art during lockdown
Art plays a really important part in the way we tell history. It helps us emotionally connect with the past...
claire4363
May 27, 20203 min read
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Why good food and pottery go together
We had the full Hornsea Heirloom collection at home in those lovely warm brown tones but I have always loved the ceramics of the Far East...
claire4363
May 1, 20201 min read
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