Dabble day....

Wow, what a day. Marvellous. If you have the opportunity to go to the next one, get yourself booked on, they are organised by Kim Sutton, and I can honestly say it ran so smoothly and professionally it was a joy to attend.

First I need to say thank you to Kim and her team.  The demonstators were looked after so well, we had constant drinks supplied (which trust me, a lot of organisers don't bother to do - even though you are talking constantly), they made sure we were fed at half time (again, a lot of organisers don't care if you are running on empty), and even offered breakfast, as I actually got there on time!!  When you are looked after properly it really makes you feel as though your work is actually valued, so thank you so much Kim and Co if you are reading.

Secondly, well done on the organisation.  Kim has been running these for many a moon, and she has managed to get it perfect.  There were 6 demonstrators, and each of us had a table of approx 14 people. We taught for 45mins, then our tables moved round.  We repeated our card, which meant everyone got to make 6 different projects.  It was fun, didn't feel manic, busy without being hectic.  Obviously the people were great, of course....crafters unite!!  It was lovely to meet many new people - and see some very familiar faces (I'll let the pictures speak for themselves....Helen and co!!).

I managed to remember to take a few pics, but not as many as I planned, as usual, but here's a few happy crafters:

Faversham Workshop

Just for those who missed the details of the workshop I'm doing next week, the details can be found on the Artistic Stamper website:

http://www.theartisticstamper.com

The workshop is on the 4th November, and there is a morning session and an afternoon session.  Tickets are still available - I think!!  Give them a ring and they will be able to help you.

Now, better get prepping for it eh!!

Create and Craft and Tigerlilly

Had a fantastic show the other day.  This is why I love C&C, we really do have such a good variety of shows.  Lisa, who is Tigerlily, brought some absolutely beautiful felt kits.  Now, this is something I have wanted to do for ages, obviously waiting for a spare min, but these kits make me REALLY want to have a go.  My favourite was the Xmas stocking, I could just imagine these hanging on the side of the fireplace filled with lovely treats.  And the price was incredible.  If you missed them, then I wanted to share a few photo's with you:

Happy Crafting days

Had a lovely evening the other night....my friend Emily, wanted to do a little bit of crafting as she had a few cards to make, so Rachel, Emily and Catherine and myself got out the stuff and cracked on.  It was really nice, and we have decided to really try and do this once a month.  I love evenings like this, as obviously with crafting being a "job" sometimes you forget just how fun it is.  I love showing everyone how to use stuff, and re-finding stuff as well!  Obviously, me being me, I have already decided we can extend this to a craft group!  I know, just leave it to a few friends popping round rather than making it another job.  I do get carried away.  Anyhow, here's the girls hard at work :)

The new Cricut MINI

Okay, this is another part of my job I love....getting to play with new stuff!  I have just been given the new and rather stunning cricut mini.  It sits perfectly next to my computer, very neat and tidy.  It looks good.  And man is it easy.  I have plugged it into my computer, linked it with ease and can use it with my Craft Room (which I already had installed).  Obviously you still need to buy the cartridges, which you can either buy online (and browse before you buy), or you can link your physical cartridges to your craft room, and use them as well.

It has most definitely got my seal of approval.  Cricut Mini, your very cute!!

Mr fox

Instead of getting on with shed loads of cleaning and my tax return, I sit in the garden feeding mr fox!! Worth every skived minute.

Glue and Camper van now in stock!!

I know I had to let people know that the Crafty Notions glue, and the twiddley bitz camper van are now back in stock......sorry I'm not dropping you a line personally (of course I didn't write it down!!).  I need to tell you there is only one camper van left at the suppliers, so unfortunately it will be first come first served.

:)