Two Angels - angels & petals AND crafty angel

Merry Christmas Everyone

I hope you all have a lovely time.

The shop is closed from lunchtime Saturday until Wednesday morning.

Knit & Natter runs as usual on Tuesday & Thursday evening.

Hope to see you soon

Katrina x

A couple of weeks ago the K&N crowd sighed as I introduced yet another challenge to them! and gave them all a luggage label to take away and decorate in a way that represented themselves. So this week we played a little game where we had to guess who the tag belonged to. I think they'd all agree with me it was great fun. Take a look and see if you can spot anyone you know.

Dreaming of a white Christmas?

Well with a little help from some white paper and a lot of patience you can make a pretty good start on a white Christmas ..................

with quite impressive results...................

They would make a stunning table centre too, don't you think?

Christmas Roses

We lucky to have Caroline Munn able to come and make sugar paste Christmas Roses at a workshop on Saturday.

This is what we were aiming for.

So the petals were cut and shaped. Then left to dry under lamps.

 
The centre was added and a dusting of powder to create the shaded yellow effect.

Leaves were next, they had to be cut , coloured and then assembled

Ribbon touches were added and everyone took home a sprig of Christmas rose any cake would be proud to have top it off.

Look out for details of a Spring flower sugar paste workshop coming in March.

Festive Fabric Wreaths

The long awaited wreath making workshops took place this weekend and I estimate we used approx 5000 scraps of fabric over the 2 days!

These wreaths really do have the wow! factor and it is certainly a workshop we'll do again. Watch out for the Spring/Easter version coming in a couple of months.

For now though, here are just a small selection of the stunning wreaths made this time.....................

Making a start

 
Hints of mistletoe

Really Christmassy tones

Toffee tones, make this wreath look good enough to eat!

Frosty Autumnal tones give this one a really wintery feel.

Very pretty results came from a more structured look

A touch of deep pink velvet gave this wreath a very opulent tone.

I love the difference a touch of gingham can make.

And finally the Starry Night wreath.

There were 24 wreaths made in total over the weekend and there were no two alike. Even ladies who shared material made different wreaths. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing them all emerge and would happily hang any in my home. My apologies to those ladies who's wreaths have not made onto the blog.

Having a stab at Christmas

It was time to get the sponge and the stabbing needle out on Saturday when we held a workshop for  needle felting. Inspired by Kirsty Allsop's robin, we had a go at making some of our own, with pretty good results I think you'll agree. Others chose to get into the Christmas spirit with puddings and baubles and one lady steered clear of festive forays altogether and made a beautiful blue tit, which was an excellent first venture into needle felt.

A special touch

We haven't gone mad this year on the Christmas decorations front, I think in these difficult times less is more. So we have chosen some beautiful handmade baubles, reindeer and stars, at a very good price. Pop in next time you're passing and see for yourself.

Christmas is coming

Oh yes indeed it is. To ease us gently into the correct mind set we had a workshop on Saturday making charms to add to our presents, cards, trees etc.

Here's how we got on.............

All wrapped up and ready to take home and bake.

The carnival is over......................

But our window still looks fabulous

From the front

And from the back.
No prizes for us, but a lot of admirers and some lovely comments from the public. Well done ladies and thank you for all your efforts. Katrina

Floral fun

Fabric, felt and flames, were the order of the day today!

Oh! and lots of mugs of tea of course.

We did make some pretty flowers though.........................................

Melted ones, rolled ones, shaggy ones, lacy ones, you name it, we did it.

Spiral roses were a popular choice

A very pleasant way to spend an afternoon.