Sunday 8 November 2026
All materials · Cake & drink included · 15 places
£65
Full details for this date →Autumn 2026 · Norfolk
Gold Leaf Mandala Workshops
Enjoy four hours of slowing down, creating intuitively and giving yourself space to simply be. Work with your hands at your own pace, and take home a unique piece of art carrying your own meaningful words.
- Roughly four hours of creating
- Cake & drink included
- Complete beginners welcome
- £65 per person · all materials provided
What’s included
Everything is ready when you arrive.
All materials included
You bring yourself, we’ll bring the colour and sparkle.
Cake & drink
From Root Café.
Your Sacred Word
Engraved into the piece.
Take it home
Completed artwork yours to keep.
What you’re working with
A mandala that’s actually yours.
You’ll start with an intricately laser-cut wooden mandala, ready to make your own with colour and gold leaf. Complete beginners and those with no creative background are especially welcome. Amber will take it from here! She’ll guide you step by step, helping you discover your creativity as you build up colour and shimmer at your own pace.
Somewhere in the middle of it is your Sacred Word Intention — a word, phrase, or affirmation you’ve chosen, engraved into the wood before you even arrive. It’s the one part of the design that’s entirely yours before you’ve painted a single stroke.
By the end you’ve got a finished piece to hang up or prop on a shelf — something to look at later and remember why you chose the word you did.
The Sacred Word Intention
Pick a word that actually means something to you.
Before you come in, you’ll pick a word or short phrase — something that feels true for you right now. That gets engraved into the mandala ahead of time, so it’s already there, underneath everything you paint on top of it.
It could be something you’re aiming for, something you keep forgetting and want to remember, or just a feeling you want more of. There’s no wrong answer here — whatever’s honest for you is the right one.
Examples from past workshops:
- Trust the Flow
- I Am Enough
- Inner Peace
- Rooted and Rising
- Be Here Now
- Courage Over Fear
- Let Go and Trust
- Choose Joy
- Open to Possibility
- Guided by Light
- Bloom Where You Are
- Follow Your Heart
- Breathe and Receive
- All Is Well
What’s actually covered by the £65
One price, nothing extra.
🎨 Materials
Your personally engraved wooden mandala will be waiting for you, alongside Indian gold ink, gold leaf and acrylic colour markers. With everything prepared, you can settle in, unwind and enjoy bringing your mandala to life.
☕ Cake & a drink
From Root Café, included in your place. Grab a seat, get comfortable, and we’ll get going.
✦ Your word
Engraved into the cherry wooden mandala before the day, so it’s ready and waiting for you.
🪷 The finished piece
Yours to take home — made by you, start to finish.
Pick a date
Autumn 2026 dates
Limited places per session, so they do tend to fill up — December especially.
🎁 Perfect Christmas gift
Sunday 6 December 2026
All materials · Cake & drink included · 15 places
£65
Full details for this date →Past: Sunday 4 October 2026 (Root Café, Norwich)
You don’t need to have done this before
Nobody’s comparing work here.
Amber walks you through each step, so there’s nothing to prepare and nothing to get wrong.
First-timers welcome
Most people in the room haven’t done anything like this before, and they still leave with a piece they’re proud of.
Small group
Capped at 15, so it stays relaxed rather than rushed. Work at whatever speed suits you.
A bit of quiet
A lot of people find the colour blending itself pretty calming — a couple of hours where your attention’s on one thing.
What people said afterwards
From past workshops
A beautiful morning. Amber has such a calm energy — I came in feeling frazzled and left feeling completely centred and proud of what I’d made.
Every single one of us left with something we were genuinely proud of. I can’t recommend Amber’s workshops highly enough.
The perfect creative escape. I had no idea I could make something so beautiful. The sacred word element made it feel so personal and special.
Questions people usually ask
Good to know
Do I need to be able to draw or paint already?
No — this is built for people starting from scratch. Amber talks you through each stage, and most of the room hasn’t done anything like it before.
What should I bring?
Nothing, really. Paint, gold leaf, brushes, your board, plus cake and a drink — it’s all sorted.
When do I need to pick my word?
Tell us when you book, or any time before the workshop — just leave a few days so it can be engraved in time. Stuck for ideas? Amber’s happy to help you land on something.
Where’s Root Café, and can I park nearby?
Central Norwich — we’ll send the full address and directions once you’ve booked. There’s pay-and-display parking close by, and it’s an easy walk from the bus and train station too.
Can I book this as a gift for someone?
Yes, and December’s a popular one for that. Leave a note at checkout, or message Amber after booking and she’ll sort the word with you. Gift certificates are an option too, if you’d rather not lock in a date.
What if I can’t make it? What’s the cancellation policy?
As each mandala is individually made and personalised shortly after your intention words are received, all workshop bookings are non-refundable. If you are unable to attend the workshop for any reason, your personalised mandala can be posted to you so that you still receive the piece that has been specially created for you.
Come make something.
2 dates left this autumn, 15 places each. Grab yours before they go.