Well we started the week here in Hatherleigh with great excitement, as the Olympic Torch was carrier through the main street...
and ended the week with an evening of Knit & Natter sat in the square, listening to the silver band practise, with bunting hanging over head, drinking tea and eating cake. It was worthy of any episode of Jam & Jerusalem!
More lovely weather please.
We decided with the ever growing interest in making and creating at home, it was time to increase our collection of fat quarters and fabrics.
We don't have the space to carry bolts of fabric but we will be holding metre pieces of designer fabric (due in about 2 weeks) and short runs of dress making & mixed craft cottons. Watch this space!
We are still carrying the same amount of giftware too, we've just moved it all about a bit!
Oh yes! that is what we produced at the Saturday workshop this week. You can't beat a bit of mixed media for a thoroughly absorbing afternoon of creativity.
We all began with a blank canvas and some die cut flowers chosen from a range of scrap booking papers.
From there it was stamping, painting, inking, ripping, sticking, splattering, dabbing - you name it, we did it.
What I always like about these classes is how different the final results are.............
This was one I'd had on the wall for the past few weeks to act as a kind of guide.
Penny made a very elegant canvas following a similar theme.
Olive made a world class parcel canvas.
Sue said her flowers reminded her of water lilies on a pond and so the frogs moved in!
Pat had just celebrated a wedding anniversary so made these keepsake canvas.
A little 'rigging' gave Emily's canvas a very nautical look.
Eileen kept things simple with this pretty one.
And I'd enjoyed getting inky with this one.
We decided mixed media should be scheduled in on a regular basis, it was such therapy!
An inspirational gift & craft shop in a pretty market town.
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