A good day out for someone...

P and I went to the Stitch and Creative Craft Show in Shepton Mallet today. I got some lovely fat quarters and thick felt shapes to be creative with for Pickle Lily. Not much though for knitters there, a lot of card making stalls and cross stitch was also well catered for.

Someone else did a decoupage workshop, and then got a beginners set to decorate a big letter for her room, a fancy hair clip and a small girl guide cross stitch kit.

We then stopped at Street - Clark's outlet shop village - for a drink on the way home, and came back with two tops from Monsoon for her. Someone has had a very good day!

Whatever Next!

One of the things I enjoy doing is making story sacks. Schools and pre-schools use them to help books and stories come alive, families at home often use them as well. So, this is my latest creation - Whatever Next! by Jill Murphy. I made the biscuit packet and drinks can by covering tubs with felt and adding the details, so they are as similar as possible to the illustrations. If you are interested it will be going on ebay tonight. I have thought of making them to sell at craft fairs, but I don't know how much interest there would be in them there, what do you think?
Jo

Ahhhhh

Look what someone made me.
All by herself!

Happy Mothering Sunday!

Happy Mothering Sunday.
P and I went to church today with the Guides to celebrate Mothering Sunday. At the end of the service I was given this pretty posy of primroses. I hope you are having a lovely day too.
Jo

Busy times

I have not been on here for a while because for once I have been really busy at school. I am a primary supply teacher, and some weeks can be very barren of supply, but for the past two weeks I have been virtually fully booked, I just hope this continues! It does mean that the crafting slows down however.

P and I did our first craft fair - ever - two weeks ago with the lovely ladies of Bella and the Moo. We had a super day, chocolate cake was highly recommended by P, having to do her homework was not. We seemed quite busy and sold out of some of our products.

These lovely rabbits made from Fuzzy Mittens design are wonderful! They went away being cuddled by their purchasers.

The whole family are off on the annual school Easter Egg hunt this afternoon, so I will post more later!
Jo

Knit a red nose!

    Whilst browsing the web this week, I found this great item - that I had to share with everyone

a Red Nose corsage! I am already planning to knit one for P and I to wear next week (just have to get the wool) and have made my donation for the pattern. If you want to do the same visit http://my.rednoseday.com/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=349451 Happy knitting!

Coldharbour Mill

Beautiful wool

Today P's class went to Coldharbour Mill in Devon to spend the day as a Victorian child applying for a job at the mill. Coldharbour is still a working mill and I bought this beautiful wool in their shop - pure wool £2.50 a skein. The only thing now is what to do with it!!!!
If you ever get the chance to visit we would highly recommend it. The children spent the morning in role with Mr Robson, the mill supervisor being put through their paces to see if they were suitable for a job - 2/6 for a boy. 1/6 for the girls, only 13 hour days with 20 minutes for lunch, and as the mill owner was a Quaker they would get Sundays off to go to church. The whole morning really gave them an idea what life was like for the 80 children employed there.



Some of the fabulous wool!

 In the afternoon we were given a tour around the mill, the children collected little bits of wool in the various stages as they went, and were inspired by the gorgeous colours. The wool is only available from the shop there (they do do mail order) and all the profits go to supporting the charity.
An amazing day - and I shall have to go back to buy more glorious wool!