The Hidden Hive Workshops

14/09/2026

🙄🧶MENOPAUSE MONDAYS & CROCHET🧶🙄

☝️From now on... Mondays shall also be known as 'Menopause Mondays' 👏 here at The Hidden Hive Workshops🐝... because in a busy world 🙏we all need to find ways to brighten the "Brain Fog" and help with our focus for the week ahead.

🥳Crocheting does this! Honestly it does! What we used to call 'granny hobbies' actually helps us find our 'calm' 🧘‍♀️ in the chaos of midlife! 👍 It's been the one consistent thing that has stopped me from losing my shizz at times and I'm repeatedly told by those who I have taught - how much it has helped them too! (Love this!)🥰

🤷‍♀️HOW DOES IT HELP?
☝️It helps because the bilateral, repetitive movements of crochet have been proven to lower cortisol (the stress hormone) and trigger the release of serotonin and dopamine - your body's natural happy chemicals. 🤣 It's no wonder we are all so freaking happy after a workshop!👍��😁So here I am, over here, this Monday - navigating menopause and midlife, sharing the joy of crochet with you all!🧶

🙌Yay! To crochet!!!

“Happiness is Handmade”💕✨💫

Nicky x ❤️🩷🧡💛💚
Founder of , Bletchley, MK3
(A place to learn, share, connect and thrive)
🌟CREATIVITY🌟CONNECTION🌟COMMUNITY🌟CRAFT🌟

11/09/2026

🥳WHEN YOU HAVE THAT 'FRIYAY' FEELING!!🙌👏
(Would you look at the state of the workshop table!?)😆🤷‍♀️

This is what behind the scenes creative planning looks like! 🫣 Yarn palettes galore!�With 🏆🎄Christmas workshops all sorted and loaded onto the website 👩‍💻 I'm now looking towards 2027!! 😆
and....
🌟🙌 IMPROVERS CROCHET WORKSHOPS🙌🌟
🤷‍♀️If I said Janie Crow... would you know the blankets I am talking about? Well... you soon will! Because... we're going to be making them! Yes!!�I'm planning an early 2027 workshop course to get you all fired up and in love with this designer! This will stretch your crochet skills but you'll be 100% supported and guided every step of the way by me for 100% success!

☝️This blanket design is simply beautiful 💕 but I dont want us all 🙄 creating the same colour way?!? So ive spent a lot of time putting together different palettes for you to be able to choose from.🙌🥳 So you can make it uniquely your own and feel ridiculously proud telling your friends YOU MADE IT!!
☝️And that is what makes it even more special. 👌💕🥰 every time someone comments on it. ✨

Comment 'BLANKET' and i'll send you all the dates and details as soon as they are released!

Can't freaking wait!!!
“Happiness is Handmade”💕✨💫

Nicky x ❤️🩷🧡💛💚
Founder of , Bletchley, MK3
(A place to learn, share, connect and thrive)
🌟CREATIVITY🌟CONNECTION🌟COMMUNITY🌟CRAFT🌟

09/09/2026

🍁🍂😲WHAT WILL THE NEIGHBOURS SAY?
😆☝️They’ll be asking you where you bought it!👏🤣

👍And you’ll feel ridiculously proud telling them you didn’t buy it? You MADE it!!
☝️And that makes it even more special. 👌💕🥰 every time you see it hanging on your front door. ✨

👍For workshop details and dates 😁👍
https://www.facebook.com/thehiddenhiveworkshops/events�
🙏I honestly cannot wait to welcome you to my beautiful 🥰studio space that is The Hidden Hive 🐝 this Autumn 🍁🍂, and enjoy a few creative hours at the workshop bench, chatting, creating and eating cake!🙌

“Happiness is Handmade”💕✨💫

Nicky x ❤️🩷🧡💛💚
Founder of , Bletchley, MK3
(A place to learn, share, connect and thrive)
🌟CREATIVITY🌟CONNECTION🌟COMMUNITY🌟CRAFT🌟

08/09/2026

I think..☝️I'd better introduce you all to this months…
🌻🌟🧶LEARN TO CROCHET COHORT🧶🌟🌻
😆🤣😂we 've been having so much fun I've forgot to introduce them 🤭

I am proper excited for this months group and their pattern 🥰🌼the repetition of creating all the individual SUNFLOWERS 🌻 in this beautiful golden palette 🤍💛🧡🤎 then the magic 🪄✨💫 of turning them ALL into squares 🙏

🥰These ladies have picked the magic circle and double crochet stitch up really quickly 🥳 helped no doubt… by the introduction of Crochet Charts & Symbols 🙌 which is basically… 🤷‍♀️an understanding of how the pattern ‘looks’ rather than reads🥳 It just makes more sense to teach you all this way!

We all learn differently… and that’s to be celebrated!🥳
☝️Especially when most of you (like me) are over 30 😊
One thing I do know… learning a new skill at this stage in life 🤷‍♀️ (no longer at school) is best done around positivity, acceptance, laughter and best of all 🥰🙏 a group of women who ALL want you to win!🏆 and master that crochet hook and pattern 🙌��So of you've been looking for somewhere to 'learn' this wonderful craft/skill? You've found it!! Be warned ☝️ it’s addictive!! It WILL stop your 'Doom Scrolling' and once you’ve started… there’s no going back!😆🤣😂

I promise... once you've learned 🙌you’ll NEVER be bored 🫣or have nothing to do EVER again whilst being a passenger in the car 🚙 getting your hair done 💇‍♀️ or watching TV 📺 😆👍

🙌See you ALL next week ladies🤸‍♂️🎉

“Happiness is Handmade”💕✨💫

Nicky x ❤️🩷🧡💛💚
Founder of , Bletchley, MK3
(A place to learn, share, connect and thrive)
🌟CREATIVITY🌟CONNECTION🌟COMMUNITY🌟CRAFT🌟

04/09/2026

🥳WHAT A WEEK!!🙌👏
(Would you look at the state of me!?)😆🤷‍♀️
This is what behind the scenes planning and scheduling does to you! 🫣 Sitting in front of your laptop… flicking between Wix, Canva, Facebook and Insta 🤯😳 for 4x solid days!🙄🫣
My brain is fried! I can’t do another an hour 🥵 I’m done!
☝️But on the up-side 😆👍 We can now start to talk about Christmas because…
🏆🎄EVERY SINGLE WORKSHOP 🎄🏆
(Bar the odd one or two - because I want to recount and check stock- just to be sure!)
IS LOCKED AND LOADED! Baby!!🙌🥳

😆☝️Can’t freaking wait!?!
It’s beginning to look a lot like a hand made Christmas 🥰🎄👌

“Happiness is Handmade”💕✨💫

Nicky x ❤️🩷🧡💛💚
Founder of , Bletchley, MK3
(A place to learn, share, connect and thrive)
🌟CREATIVITY🌟CONNECTION🌟COMMUNITY🌟CRAFT🌟

30/08/2026

30/08/2026

🍎👏GOOD MORNING👏🍎
Crocheters of the UK 🧶🇬🇧 Milton Keynes 🐮 and beyond!!
(☝️and all of you yet to try!)

I’m soooo 🥰 behind this campaign because it’s ☝️EVERYTHING!!! I stand for 🙌 and endorse - “creativity over perfection”👌🤣
I promise you 🙏 no one will be counting your stitches 🙄or questioning your “creative additions” 🤷‍♀️🥰🥳
They are looking for “fabulousness” - is that even a word? Who cares 🤷‍♀️😆🤭

🙌Get out your hooks! Grab your yarn stash and go freaking WILD!!!👏🥳
🙏Please… Just DO IT!
Because if nothing else…🤷‍♀️ I’m here championing you to give it a go! 👏🥳
“Happiness is Handmade”💕✨💫

Nicky x ❤️🩷🧡💛💚
Founder of , Bletchley, MK3
(A place to learn, share, connect and thrive)
🌟CREATIVITY🌟CONNECTION🌟COMMUNITY🌟CRAFT🌟

29/08/2026

🍎👏EXCITING NEWS!!👏🍎
😱OMG OMG OMG!! I can FINALLY freaking talk about THIS!!!😆🤣✌️

🥰Earlier this Summer… Pink Lady Apples 💕🍎approached little ole me!?! (WTA!?) 🤭to help them design a crochet Apple wardrobe 👌 as part of their “Find your Fizz” campaign 🥳

😁It’s simply brilliant! Crochet your own Apple Cosy 🍎🧶in any design, any colour way, add accessories whatever you like 🤷‍♀️ and submit it to WIN 🏆 £1000 of 💜🇬🇧Liberty of London 💂‍♀️vouchers 😳🫨🙌
Go on! Give crochet a go!! You never know 🤷‍♀️ you may just get yourself hooked too!!😁🙌🤣

I absolutely L💕VE teaching beginners ‘how to’ Crochet 🧶 something they can proudly say “Yes! I made that!” and encouraging ☝️those that already can, to stretch their skills 😁👍 with intermediate workshops, and try their hand at wearables and blankets! 🙌
That’s what I love to do here at The Hidden Hive Workshops🐝.
(🤫 and… I won an award 🏆 for it!😉🤣🥰) I’m not a secret? 🤣🤷‍♀️ I’m just hidden away… in the heart of Bletchley, Milton Keynes as a small workshop setting 🙏 sharing my passion for crochet and creativity 🥳 all fuelled by conversation and homemade cake ☕️🍰

You can absolutely give this a go!! I’ve recorded videos 🎥 for you to be able to follow along, round by round!👍

“Happiness is Handmade”💕✨💫

Nicky x ❤️🩷🧡💛💚
Founder of , Bletchley, MK3
(A place to learn, share, connect and thrive)
🌟CREATIVITY🌟CONNECTION🌟COMMUNITY🌟CRAFT🌟

28/08/2026

🙌THEY ALL DID IT!🥳
😆☝️Yes they did!!👍

🙏Please say hello and lets congratulate a further 6 successful 🎓🐝graduates of this Augusts 'Beginners Crochet Course' 🧶here at The Hidden Hive Workshops. 🐝

☝️We ALWAYS celebrate every 'ounce' of success 👏🏆here! Because... 3x weeks ago not one of these could crochet?! 🤷‍♀️And... Look at them now all full of smiles 🤣👌and chuffed to bits! That deserves celebrating!🙌🥳

☝️Plus they All now graduate 🎓🐝into The Crochet Colony for regular meet ups (here at the hive) where they can meet more of the🐝 colony of crocheters, eat more cake! 🍰try new patterns, be inspired by others and thoroughly love their crochet journey! 🙌
I’ll always say it…
“Happiness is Handmade”💕✨💫

Nicky x ❤️🩷🧡💛💚
Founder of , Bletchley, MK3
(A place to learn, share, connect and thrive)
🌟CREATIVITY🌟CONNECTION🌟COMMUNITY🌟CRAFT🌟

26/08/2026

😱OMG 🥰 THANK YOU!! 🙏
🥳What a freaking fabulous summer we are having and it's all down to YOU!
This place - The Hidden Hive Workshops 🐝 just wouldnt buzz like it does with out you!! 😘�So thank you 🙏 Thank you for booking and then booking again to 🤣😆 come back for more creative shenanigans and a whole load of fun!🥳�
🙌Long may this continue!! So full of gratitude I could explode!�“Happiness is Handmade”💕✨💫

Nicky x ❤️🩷🧡💛💚
Founder of , Bletchley, MK3
(A place to learn, share, connect and thrive)
🌟CREATIVITY🌟CONNECTION🌟COMMUNITY🌟CRAFT🌟