Basketmakers

Basketmaking with Heike started off with an informal chat about willow, its qualities and capabilities. Before long everyone was working on their base.

By tea break (time for Clodagh's scones)everyone had a base complete


Befoe long the uprights were in and everyone was building up their sides.


Margie had to remind everyone to break for lunch all home baked by Clodagh. Pictured here are Annemarie, Edel, Ber and Sandra chatting and enjoying the day.



Then back to work building up more, Ber created this fabulous shape on her first ever basket. Clodagh was weaving intently, took her time, and measured her work carefully. Sheila seated behind, is creating a great shape on her first basket.



Val weaved a beautiful shopper carefully measuring and remeasuring.



Sandra made this beautiful shape on her first basketmaking attempt.


Thank you to Val, Annemarie, Heike, Edel, Clodagh, Sandra, Ber, Bernie and Sheila for all the beautiful work. Eight wonderful baskets all tutored under Heike's expertise.
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Doll Making Group

The new year crafting got off to a prolific start with a wonderful group of enthuastic and energised women of all ages. Sheila kept the steam irons going and helped Jemima with the pattern making and fabric cutting.


Iris fresh from having finished making a wedding dress inspired everyone with her choice of colours. Detta (who brought along her beautiful original singer machine) and Fiona paired up together to work on their dolls.


Cait, Marianne and Eilish worked in partnership and kept everyone's spirits up with their witty banter and their happy mood.


Margie ensured that everyone kept up with the busy pace. Rosemary filled her doll with loving care, concentrating hard on the job in hand.


By the end of the day the group assembled a beautiful group of Ladies in spectacular dresses.

Well done one and all, truly a day of fabulous creating, a joy to be part of.


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Seasonal Joy

This doll went to live with a little girl on Christmas Eve.
We hope she was happy and wish you all Seasonal Joy.


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Merry Christmas Everyone

These scenes, all photos taken by Margie, were used for our New Year Cards this year.

Merry Christmas to everyone who came to our workshops, bought our produce, and viewed our blog.

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Beautiful Handmade Wreaths

These beautiful wreaths were handmade by Clodagh and Rosemary, we here are Margie's Crafts are so pleased to have them on our team. They will have lots of these beauties at Castlefarm's Christmas Fair next Saturday on the Margie's Crafts Stand.



Clodagh is famous for her breads and cakes already, we think these wreaths will see her reach infamy.

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Midweek Crafting

Leiny and Margie are preparing for Christmas and the Craft Fair at Castlefarm on December 11th



Lots of pattern making and cutting in the afternoon



Heart shaped Christmas decorations (the same pattern used for Mel and Chris's wedding in 2009)


Christmas candy striped ticking and checks, with a bit of Cath Kidston floral as well



A Tilda doll cut out (this is going to make a little girl very happy at Christmas). Tone Finnager designs are so pretty.



Four seasonal pram quilts pinned and ready to have the panels sewn on.

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Tuesday through the window

Looking out at the snow today, it felt good to be in by the wood stoves, I have updated this post to join in Tuesday through the window over at Swedish House, you can click on the block letters and join in.



The snow was only an inch or so thick on the bonnet (hood) of the Landy.



Mimi and Mathilde loved their run in the woods and looked so dark against the snow.
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