Issue #5 of Extra Curricular is on the press this very moment, and if you order yours on Felt now, it’ll be straight from printer to post office and into your letterbox before you know it. If you’ve got friends in Christchurch, why not order them a copy to brighten up their day?

Extra Curricular is a publication dedicated to showcasing people who do interesting creative projects in their spare time as well as encouraging those who wish they did.

Whether they have a 9–5 job, a fledgling business or a young family, the people profiled in Extra Curricular are connected by their passion for keeping the right side of the brain active in their off-hours. They do it for the love of it – driven by a creative urge, they stay up late and work weekends in order to complete their latest side project.

The Autumn issue has a ceramics featurette including an interview with Golden Ink Collaborative – Abby Seymour from Golden Ink did the beautiful cover illustration. There’s an article about crafters who are ‘mad keen’, a piece on the latest craze to hit Auckland – synchronised swimming, interviews with Spiro Creations, Rose and Sarah from The Bread & Butter Letter and plenty more. You’ll notice a few extras this issue, including a recipe from the Martha Goes Green crew and a tutorial by Melissa from Tiny Happy.

Extra Curricular is printed in full colour with vegetable based inks on beautiful recycled stock. It’s limited edition, so if you’re collecting, don’t miss issue #5…and if you haven’t given it a whirl yet, it’s high time you did – pre-order yours now!

The third issue of the lovely Extra Curricular comes out on 5 August, and editor Ellie has set up pre-orders on Felt so your copy can take the first trip to the post office next week!

Extra Curricular is a publication dedicated to showcasing people who do interesting creative projects in their spare time as well as encouraging those who wish they did.

Whether they have a 9–5 job, a fledgling business or a young family, the people profiled in Extra Curricular are connected by their passion for keeping the right side of the brain active in their off-hours. They do it for the love of it – driven by a creative urge, they stay up late and work weekends in order to complete their latest side project.

This issue includes a photography ‘featurette’, an article about roller derby, a piece on why craft is good for you, interviews with Amy from Victoria n’ Bird, Olivia from Lily’s Make Believe, Louise from Bibliographica and plenty more goodness!

Extra Curricular is printed in full colour with vegetable based inks on beautiful recycled stock. If you’ve got the first two issues, you won’t want to miss issue #3…and if you haven’t, it’s time you discovered it – pre-order yours now!

The much anticipated second issue of Extra Curricular comes out on Thursday, and editor Ellie has set up pre-orders on Felt so your copy can be in the first trip to the post office 1 April!

Extra Curricular is a publication dedicated to showcasing people who do interesting creative projects in their spare time as well as encouraging those who wish they did.

Whether they have a 9–5 job, a fledgling business or a young family, the people profiled in Extra Curricular are connected by their passion for keeping the right side of the brain active in their off-hours. They do it for the love of it – driven by a creative urge, they stay up late and work weekends in order to complete their latest side project.

This issue includes a wee illustration featurette, an article about the craft craze and whether it’s possible to make a living selling your wares, interviews with a leather tooler, a jewellery maker, a paper artist, and the girls behind Martha Goes Green talk about self-publishing their vegetarian cookbook. There are a few other treats to be discovered too.

Extra Curricular is printed in full colour with vegetable based inks on beautiful recycled stock.
Anybody who bought issue #1 will be hanging out for their next fix – it’s a gorgeous wee magazine!