Handmade Christmas Market 28 November 2015

This coming Saturday 28 November, we are holding a Handmade Christmas Market so if you are in the Bristol (UK) area we would love to see you.  We have some lovely stalls and even a pop up photo studio!  More details on our Facebook page.

Hello - it's been a while!

I thought I had better pop on to say hi and show that I am still alive and kicking!  I don't know where the time has gone this year.  Since I got back from India in June the time has whizzed past and now we are nearly into November and I fly out to India again on 1 December!

I have not done much crafting as I have been working and have to be up early to get the bus to town and then by the time I get home I am usually really tired.

I have also been organising a Christmas Market again at my local church hall - not sure that I will have much to sell there this year!

I have made a few bits though so will just post some photos of those for now!!

I will blog properly soon!

Bye for now!

Papier Mache Bowl

Well hello!

I am blogging after quite some time!  When I came back from India at the end of June I didn't really have anything to blog about and I haven't been feeling very creative so had not made anything much either!

Recently, I've been thinking about what to make for Christmas this year and have made a few things.  I am flying out to Goa on 1 December for 3 months so won't really need to do much this year but I will make up some things to take out as gifts for friends.

One thing I have made are these large gingerbread men to hang from the door.  They are quite a bit bigger than my usual tree decoration ones and look lovely hung on doors.  I am going to personalise them with a tag like the one in the photo below.

I've also made some more of the tags I used on the gingerbread men and put Christmas words on them.  They are quite a nice little size to add onto gifts.

I've also made some more little fox brooches which are cute.

I have been getting messy this week doing a papier mache bowl.  I started making the bowl as something to do with my 7 year old niece but she lost interest after about 5 minutes!!  Anyway, as I had already started it, I thought I may as well complete the project!!  It was messy work and pretty time consuming but I love the end result.  I haven't done papier mache since I was a kid!  

The bowl is around 14cm in diameter.  It is quite solid and has a good weight to it as well.  I am looking around the house for a larger bowl now so that I can make a fruit bowl!

That's it for now!

Goodbye Goa

I came to Goa for 2 weeks to catch up with old friends that I have not seen for 12 years!  I spent many years splitting my time between the Uk and Goa.  Usually, I came to escape the cold British winters and would spent approx 6 months a year in Goa.

During that time I made alot of friends and although I am in contact with some of them on Facebook I thought it was high time to pay a visit and catch up with them again.

So, my 2 weeks has come to an end and tomorrow I will fly back to Bombay to stay with my friends until 19 June.  I feel very sad to say goodbye to my Goa friends but I am hoping that maybe next year I can come again for longer.

It's extremely hot here right now as India is experiencing a heatwave.  In some states people have died due to heat related problems.  Luckily for me I have an air con room.

The monsoons will start soon but I will be long gone by then.

So I say goodbye to Goa but know that this time I will return soon :)

Salam Bombay!

Hi everyone.  I've been a bad blogger lately mainly because I have not been up to much!! 

Last week I flew out of the UK and I am currently in Bombay sweating my butt off in 36 degrees.  I am here until 19 June and plan to go to Goa as well.  So instead of crafty posts you may get some of my trip.

I am visiting friends and catching up after several years so enjoying meeting everyone again.

Here is the Bombay sunset from the other night.

Easter Bunny Box

I saw this wonderful box tutorial by Linda Parker today and just had to make it!  You can find Linda's tutorial here.

It's made using the envelope punchboard and a selection of punches although I used dies for some of the shapes as I didn't have the punches!

Here is my finished bunny box

Pop along and watch Linda's video and have a go at making one yourself!