Two Angels - angels & petals AND crafty angel

KNIT & Stick

We had such fun ripping & sticking the other day with our Decopatch that it got me thinking what else we could do with this very therapeutic craft.

Bearing in mind that a lot of us are knitters - I came up with this..................

I had a very pleasant sticky afternoon creating these and I'm happy to be able to offer you the chance to do the same.

A full set of blank  K N I T  letters are available at the special price of £9.99. All ready for you to decopatch or perhaps paint.

The full alphabet is available to order should you wish to create your own words. Pop into the shop for full details.
 

Who's idea was this????!!!!

So, we've all been beavering away, busy making our blankets. Now some of us have finished, some of us are nearly finished, some of us just wish we were finished! and just a few of us haven't yet started, because they can knock up a beautiful blanket in an afternoon!

Today I decided to empty my bag

and see just how many squares I'd made

Mmmm, a fair few - will it be enough though?

Unfortunately not!

Keep going girls - they're going to look fantastic.

 
 
 

Workshops

We are holding our monthly Journaling class on Saturday afternoon at 2pm, in the shop.

To join in you simply need a Journal (sketch book, scrap book, note book etc) and anything personal you wish to put into it. This is an informal gathering where we share ideas alongside paints, pens, stamps etc.

Cost £2

On Sunday 22nd August we are holding a BATHROOM BLISS workshop in the Old School from 2pm.

We will make, soap, bath bombs, body polish and massage oil. All materials are provided.

Cost £15

Booking is essential - please email [email protected] to secure a place or for more details

Saturday 28th August we are DESIGNING & DECORATING CANVAS BAGS. This class is really only limited by your own imagination! You can paint, draw, stamp, embroider, applique, etc your bag, and embellish to your hearts content with button and seed beads. This could be an ongoing project or you could finish in the afternoon. The choice is yours. Come with some ideas - everything else provided!

Cost £7 booking advisable.

Heart Felt

The lovely Sue Rogers comes regularly to Knit & Natter and sits quietly in her place, creating the most beautiful bags.

THEN tells us that she's going home to throw them in the washing machine!

We gasp with horror!

But, just look at the results...................

Gorgeous felted bags in scrumptious colours

 All made with pure wool, felted & finished to perfection.

And now available from Angels & Petals.
 
  

What's been going on here??

Sometimes when I leave the shop, I'm in a hurry and don't have time to run around and straighten things up from the way customers have left them. Saturday was such a day, so when I opened the door on Monday morning, these chaps looked like they'd spent most of the night across the road in the Tally Ho pub!

 

Heavy night chaps?

And I had to feel sorry for this little fella too

Breath in!

Then I spotted these 2 - and decided I'd invite you to caption this one.

So what do you think? Leave your captions in the comments section and I might even pick a winner and award a small prize!
 

Underwater Knitting

IF you have a spare hour between Monday & Thursday, you must go and see this knitted creation at RHS Rosemoor, Nr Torrrington.

Entitled Above and Below the Waves, this creation is by Bideford based textile artist Alison Murray.

From a sketch to a full sized display in 5 months

The pieces features a walk through tunnel with every conceivable sea creature featured there

 
Some of it truly inspired

And some just plain clever

Sea horses & coral

shoals of fish caught in nets

and old rope, with all the sea creatures you might expect to see hanging from it.

This is knitting as an art form, rather than the art of knitting!

Now I'm thinking knitted tar barrels for carnival - what do you reckon????