Attend this festive workshop to make unique accessories blending fashion with creativity

(From left) A handmade Christmas-themed dreamcatcher; children craft dreamcatchers using beads. Pics Courtesy/Radhika Bhatia

With everyone discussing beauty blended with sustainability, this workshop is defining it. Here, dreamcatchers and tiny trinkets take shape from materials most of us would usually discard - scraps of fabric, reclaimed wood, and feathers found on walks.

Radhika Bhatia, the founder of Accessory Funk, is proving that beauty can bloom from the overlooked and unwanted.

Kids with their creations

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"Creativity today isn't merely about handmade charm - it's about intent, impact, and the stories behind each piece. What began as a childhood passion for fabrics and self-styled fashion grew into a deeper belief that craft must carry purpose," Bhatia insisted. She believes that handcrafted work should outlast trends and sustainability needs to be a lifestyle and not just a label.

"Craft at Accessory Funk emerged from a legacy built by the matriarchs in the family," said Bhatia. There was a quiet trust between local tailors, and reused fabric. Upcycling wasn't a trend but an instinct. So when textile-waste dreamcatchers appeared - long before the idea became fashionable - they were met with genuine love for mindful, homegrown making.

A participant works with fabric

For Bhatia, when the journey of making dreamcatchers, trinkets, and accessories began, sustainability wasn't on the horizon. It was more like she would pick up anything that caught her eye; she would then return home and create pieces from it, whether it was a hair comb with pearls, dangling earrings handwoven with beads, or statement necklaces.

Bhatia prefers to blend sustainability into her workshops, thus making them more fulfilling. "Community workshops become lively hubs where creativity unfolds. Each session turns into a happy communal space where trinkets, charms, and dreamcatchers reflect individual taste and lifestyle, including the materials they decide to use, contributing a little to sustainability practices."

A previous workshop in Andheri

Community workshops

Bhatia prefers to blend sustainability into her workshops, thus making them more fulfilling. "Community workshops become lively hubs where creativity unfolds. Each session turns into a happy, communal space where trinkets, charms, and dreamcatchers reflect individual taste and lifestyle, including the materials they decide to use, contributing a little to sustainability practices."

People not only make handmade accessories, but also build a deeper connection to materials, textures, and, of course, the joy of creating something entirely their own.

Radhika Bhatia

Something Bhatia stressed was that there is a lot of fast fashion happening, and the focus of her brand is to inspire making the most of the textile waste piling up year after year due to multinational companies and homegrown labels across India. "One of the best practices we follow at work and at home is that nothing goes to the landfill. Either it's upcycled, recycled, reused, or donated - passed on," said Bhatia proudly.

AT Multiple locations across Mumbai
TIME 9 am onwards
COST Rs 800 onwards
LOG ON TO @accessoryfunkofficial CALL 9769181746 (to book a slot and location)