Two Angels - angels & petals AND crafty angel

To everyone who has had their workshops cancelled due to my being ill this week, my sincere apologies. We will re-schedule I promise!
The lovely Jane & Chrissie are keeping the shop open as best they can this week and Chrissie is holding the fort at Knit & Natter, so please do go along if you can.
I aim to be back at the helm on Saturday. Hope to see you all soon.
Katrina

We had the first of our Monday morning sessions yesterday and we made some Steampunk brooches (which I couldn't photograph because I forgot my camera - sorry!), which turned out great. I have had some requests to make these at another time too, so I will leave all the bits & pieces in the shop and if you wish to call in any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Saturday morning you can make one then.
Next Monday we're doing the Memory bracelet, so if you'd like to make a truly individual bracelet with 8 of your own 3/4" images, or favourite places on a map, scraps of fabric etc just bring them along anytime between 10 & 12 next week.

Emily attended our Extreme Knitting workshop earlier in the month and brought along the gorgeous mat that she'd made. She is now completely hooked on this extreme lark, and is unravelling all the sweaters she can find!

Wallets all about...

Oh yes, this is indeed what it's all about. An afternoon spent with lovely, like minded crafty people and a few sheets of very pretty paper.

We began the afternoon making a bone folder to give the nice crisp creases required.

Then we got onto the business of making these lovely little wallets.

 
Each one has 6 little pocket into which the ladies decided they would tuck anything from stamps, plasters, Rennies, a teabag etc to make an Emergency Supplies wallet for a Mothering Sunday present, to a loving note and a beer voucher, for a lucky husband!

Special Day Wallets Workshop
Due to a cancellation we have 2 places available at this workshop on Saturday. The wallets are made from double sided paper and have 6 pockets for you to fill with photos or ephemera. They make lovely keepsakes of a special event or day out.
If you'd like a place please email me today (Friday) [email protected].

Still can't crochet????
Well, we have a Beginners Crochet class on Saturday 4th February, 2pm in the shop, so why not book in and learn a new skill?
Cost is £8 including hook & yarn.
Call in or message me to book your place.

A touch extreme

This saturday armed with a pair of 20mm needles, a box with holes in the lid and at least 6 strands of mixed yarns

We all sat down, leaving ourselves plenty elbow room and began to knit

We managed to cast on anything from 20 to 30 stitches and the resulting fabrics grew quickly

It was fun seeing how the different combinations of yarn turned out. They are all going to be turned into cushions, bags runners etc. I'll show you the finished results some time.

With a nod to Steampunk

We are running a mini workshop on Monday 23rd January, in the shop 10am - 12am to make a bar brooch similar to this one.

We are giving a nod to the fantasy era of Steampunk, which has taken the USA by storm. The look is industrial, not pretty. Lots of metal work and few beads are present in Steampunk jewellery. Here though, we're just dipping our toe in the water with a choice of charms and a chance to make your own pendant to hang from the bar brooch, from a selection of appropriate illustrations.

If you'd like to make yourself a unique, on trend brooch, book your place by leaving a comment, emailing or calling into the shop. The cost including all materials is just £6.50.

Ready to roll

On Saturday we held a paper bead making class. We used scrapbooking papers and cut 1" wide triangles to achieve this size of bead.

And then the rolling began, until eventually....

there were enough to start stringing them together....

and make a very pretty necklace.

 

Crafting with Migraine

Last night I went to bed with the guilty but happy thought that today was my first day off work since before Christmas that I hadn't had to share the house with either children or husband. Time to craft I thought. But oh no, life isn't that simple is it? I woke at 3am with a migraine and I just knew that today was either going to be a complete right off, or spent in a painful fog. Fortunately the latter, so I was determined to make the most of my time, but not fit to do anything which involved thinking, I resorted to an old favourite, rippin' n stickin'. Or decopatch as it is known. I'd had an idea for  while involving a yatch shape and a world map, so through the fog, this appeared..........

It was fun to do, but the quality map paper was a lot tougher than the decopatch sheets we're used to using.

I made it with my sister in mind, as she loves sailing & travelling. Perhaps if she leaves a nice comment about it, I'll send it on its way!!