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Tuesday.

Good morning,

Last night I went to the Rural Business 2012 prize giving, there were 4 prizes for the South Kerry group and 24 shortlisted, there had been 89 entries so I suppose to be one of the shortlisted was quite good. I had no illusions that I might win with my quilt idea (which was entered for me by the way!) but when they were opening the envelope it was more tense then the XFactor final I can tell you!! Everyone was secretly practising their acceptance speeches……

When I heard that last years winner invented a contraption to put on the back of young horses when training them so that the rider wouldnt be thrown off and maybe paralysed, I realised the gig was up!! Sweet as my quilt is its not a life saving device.

But, the speakers were really interesting and it was nice to meet people and everyone had dressed up so it was very glam!

This morning i’m off to Kenmare to see if I can find a room for kids craft classes and then its back to the grindstone getting the kits ready for Sunday ( I know, its a hard life isn’t it?!) So far i’ve made two different designs and I can’t decide which one to go with….. but fear not, there will be a plan and it’ll be pretty!

The Knit n Stitch show was great this year, Kate and Mike from Create with Kate are lovely and there were lots of people I knew wandering round. There was fabric, fabric, more fabric, ribbon, buttons, paper, beads….. so much temptation!!

here is a little snippet of the papers for Sunday…. A bit Christmasy, but not really, I love them!!

06/11/2012 By
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Its Friday again already??

Hello,
Where did the week go? Its been really busy round here, which is a good thing, it would be worse if I had nothing to do!
The tiny extension for my craft room has begun…. the cement base has been laid and the paths around it reconstructed, there is a huge pile of materials ready to start building tomorrow, I can’t wait for it to be done but i’m not looking forward to the dust when the wall is taken down!

Next Friday November 2nd (November?!) I will be at the RDS in Dublin where Kate from Create with Kate has a stand, I will be doing a demo of a mini book using some of her beautiful papers, rumour has it she will have not one, not two, but 45 new paper lines at the show!!!!!! oh dear, and I was doing so well with my paper addiction….

What else? well, there are two more classes planned one in Killarney on Sunday 11th November and one in Dungarvan on December 1st. All the details are on the Facebook page so you can check it there or send me a message if you’re interested. If you’re in Kerry the Killarney class is being held in “Just Desserts” in Market lane, they have the most delicious cakes and lots are gluten free, there will be more then one coffee break that day!

And then, we have the annual Killarney Art & Wine night, its usually on a Thursday but this year its Saturday 24th November, this is a great night, its €20 for a ticket and there are dozens of artists displaying work. Each year four local charities are chosen and 30% of any art sold on the night is donated to them…….. its hugely successful, which might be because there are about a dozen wine shops that give out free (yes, free) wine all night!
Anyhoo, i’m painting away for that and here is the first of a new series i’m doing~

There are also two Christmas fairs coming up, one is the day after the Art & Wine night so i’d better have some restraint at the wine counter!  and the other is in December, so there is lots to be made for those and don’t forget the next issue of Crafting Ireland is out on November 12th, thats Christmas themed too.

But for now its Friday evening, dinner is cooking and we can all relax. Next week is half term so everyone is very pleased about that.
Have a lovely weekend and half term,
F xx
p.s. I forget to get the Halloween decorations out of the attic, so i’ll relax after that!

26/10/2012 By
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Today I went to ….

Hello,
I had met Midi at the Finnabair class in Cork and she had invited me over to Dungarvan to teach a mini book class .After much organising and changing of dates I finally got there.
We met in Whitechurch National School which is a great venue, really bright and airy and once everyone had settled in we made this:

 We used Prima En Francais papers and the album has 4 envelope style pages inside that hold tags.
The little fabric flower was hand made which took some people out of their comfort zone,  everyone was delighted with the outcome though, some looked like daisies and some like carnations but they were all beautiful!

 Look how much space we had – lots of room to spread out!

 This is Michelle…. for the last 3 or 4 years we’ve been speaking to each other on the phone, i’ve met her Mum lots of times but yesterday was the first time we met in person……. and she is just as nice as I expected!!

I’m not sure if these smiles are because they are delighted with what they made or because they didn’t have to thread any more needles and seed beads!!!!
Thank you Ladies for making me welcome I hope you enjoyed the day as much as I did (who couldn’t enjoy a class with that much cake?!)
I promised Lynn and Patricia that I would put up a tutorial for the roses – which I will later in the week, and i’ll come up with something creative for the next class!!

21/10/2012 By
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Altered Art Fix!

Last weekend was the Great Big Craft Extravaganza in Athlone, which means classes, meeting people, and SHOPPING!!
Kate from Create with Kate had more than the usual amount of goodies, I boughtTim Holtz Pulley Wheels, a couple of sheets of Graphic 45 Curiosity Shop papers and THIS.
(excuse the crumpled-ness, I threw it away before I checked the brand!)
It is a wooden frame with chipboard boxes and measures 6x 5 3/4″
Did you see Cloth, Paper, Scissors this month? it had the most gorgeous altered cigar box by Linda Cain
isn’t it fab?! it was the inspiration for my altered chest of drawers.

 There had to be a little DIY to get the wheels on – they’re heavy, hot glue wasn’t going to do it!

 And this is the finished result……….

 The wheels were distressed with gold Alcohol Ink and black embossing powder,

 and the top was decorated with beads, pins, grunge board sprockets and some metal junk.

 I love this paper, lots of cut outs!

 The background paper is  Graphic 45 Kraft Reflections.

 The drawers were covered inside and out and because they fit in pretty snug I added some beaded pulls to get them out easily.

 This side has an old door knob and a zip pull (are they Prima? I can’t remember)

so thats it, thanks for stopping by!
F x

10/10/2012 By
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Altered Canvas Class ~

                           G.B.C.E.

Kerry has put together great kits for the class, but you’ll need to bring some of the following :

Penil, ruler, scissors, black pencil (Stabilo or similar)

Roll of kitchen towel

Heat gun

Any paintbrushes you like to use, but one for fine detail

A kitchen sponge

Craft sheet or roll of Baking Parchment

Scraps of patterned paper that you love

Any pastels – soft, oil or water soluable that you might have (optional)

tiny stamps (optional)

An Apron – it gets messy!

Mat Medium, Mod Podge or similar

Jam jar for water

A plastic container (chinese take away type) to use as a palette.   See you all on Saturday!!

02/10/2012 By
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Classes!

During this last year I have taken part in several online classes, i’ve learnt loads and have been working away with projects of my own and now its time to get out there and start doing something – and this is where i’m starting…

Childrens art and craft classes!

Starting next Wednesday I will be teaching a childrens art & craft class with a difference. There will be all sorts of things including painting, encautstic wax, sewing, a bit of woodwork, canvas and glitter. It will be a 5 week course, there won’t be something going home each week, but there will be two great works of art at the end of it!

So now i’m off to get supplies, I wonder if you can give a soldering iron to a 10 year old….?! (just kidding!!)

27/09/2012 By
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