My Creative Spirit (Blog Archive)

Huge thanks ladies and gent for joining Glyn and myself at our one day workshop, Stoneleigh last weekend.  What a great time we all had assembling, painting snipping and sticking our  Mini Cabinet and Drawer Set  together around a lot of laughter, nibbles and retail therapy.  Here's a few pics of everyone crafting away and some of the finished projects.  .   Say cheese everyone :-)  If you'd like to join me and like minded crafters at one of our future events see below for 2019 locations & dates and follow the links for more info and bookings: One Day Workshops 2019 Project:  Traveller's notebook in a choice of papers Reading, Berkshire  - Saturday 21st September 2019 Stoneleigh, Warwickshire  - Saturday 5th October 2019 Weekend Craft Retreat  - limited places left Holiday Inn, Kenilworth, Warwickshire - November 15th - 17th 2019 Have a great day all, thanks for...

morning, I'm sharing some pics from our fun workshop at Crafty Corner today.  Thank you Karen for inviting me, Happy Birthday and happy 1st Anniversary to you.  Ladies thank you for coming along and joining me for a fabulously fun day of crafting.  We assembled and decorated my little flat box kit in papers from the Master Detective, Sun Kissed and Floral Shoppe collections by Graphic 45.    Bunty and Janet went a step further and added the games board to their boxes too.  Counters are on their way to you both.   If you'd like to make this little box or the mini gams kit you can find them both over on the website via the link below.  We also have single papers available from the Master Detective and Floral Shoppe collections too.  Little Flat Box  Mini Games Box  Graphic 45 papers  use promo code HMFMAY18 to get 10% off your order  (ends midnight 31st May 2018)  I'll be b...

Morning everyone,  I'm home after a holiday by the sea following our four days at The Handmade Fair, Ragley Hall. Thank you to everyone who called by the stand and shopped with us and to the event team for your support too. It was lovely to see you all. I couldn't have been there without the support of the boys so huge thanks Oliver for building the stand for me and Harry for joining me on the stand each day.  Harry did his first demo, making a journal from start to finish including fussy cutting out the characters for the cover of the book.  Way to go Harry - you're hired :-)  Here's a few pics from our time at the fair:   Oli on stand building   Harrys Hand Made journal demo   A family gathering - Oli, Auntie Loxie, Me, Sophie and Harry Harry with Kieth Rymer-Jones The shopping village  A last look back at The Handmade Fair, Ragley Hall 2018 With another bank holiday coming up we have a 10% off everythin...

Helloooo there everyone, how's you're week going?  It's been sun sun sun here which made for a great Bank Holiday.  Thank you to everyone who called our stand at the Motor Cycle Museum Craft Fair on Saturday, it was lovely to see you all. Harry thanks for all your help - what a team :-)  He's coming back for more this weekend and joining me for three days, in a tent, in a field on our stand at The Handmade Fair, Ragley Hall.   The lounge looks like we've just moved in, with an ever growing mountain of boxes, crates, racking and shelving. Tomorrow it's all moving out, into the van as Oli and I head off to Ragley to set up stall.  They are good to their mum don't you think.  !!!!!    I'm really excited to be involved in the Fair and have everything crossed that the weather stays warm and sunny for us all until Sunday eve. There's been a lot of new traffic calling by the blog over the last week or so, so if you're new here here's a...

Afternoon everyone, what a great time we all had together last weekend.  Ladies thank you so much for joining me, loved our weekend together and your projects looked stunning as they came together.  Huge thanks to Cathy & Helena for all your help over the weekend and to all the staff at the Holiday Inn who looked after us during our stay.   Here's our project line up  .......     and a Bureau and mini album in the two collections:      and here they all are coming together:  We had two Birthday girls in the room - Elizabeth and Penni - hope you had lovely days ladies.  Sue with her finished project WHOP WHOP ..........................   and Elaines gorgeous envelopes, cards and pockets that she added into her album and case.  oh! who's is that untidy demo table lol!!!!    Our next Crafters Retreat is later this year in November, at the Holiday Inn, Kenilwor...