Craft and Gift Fair at Haydock Race Course on Sunday

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Making Easter Masks

We’ve been making masks for Easter today. Don’t you just love this time of year. Spring is on its way with all the spring bulbs starting to appear, the days are longer and the weather is warmer and soon the clocks will go forward. It is great to be able to go for walks in [...]

Weaving Easter Baskets & Painting Eggs

At the after school club I run, we were weaving Easter baskets and painting polystyrene eggs to give as Easter gifts today. The kids loved it and produced some great Easter Egg Decorations. Here’s some pictures from the workshop:   Here’s a link to the kits if you want to purchase one yourself. Have fun [...]

Ideas for making Easter Cards

I’m enjoying making preparations for Easter. I have been making some simple Easter cards. If you fancy making some Easter cards and want to make life easy by using a kit, like I did; I used this Easter Card Making kit at Glass Jar Gifts Have fun! Let me know what Easter things you are [...]

Decorate Easter Bonnets

I had fun this week with a Easter Bonnet Decorating workshop at my local primary school. Here’s some pictures to share: The kids decorated the bonnet with ribbon and cut tissue paper into strips and rolled into balls and glued onto the hat. They then decorated with flowers: and added some Easter chicks: The kids [...]

Craft & Gift Fair at The Lowry this weekend

If you’re in the Manchester area this Friday / Saturday / Sunday; pop along to the Craft and Gift Fair at the Lowry Shopping Mall.

Feature: Glass Jar Gifts + Super Giveaway

Hi Everyone, Today, I’d like you all to meet Glass Jar Gifts. You’ll find in Glass Jar Gifts’ Shop beautiful craft kits, hobbies in a jar. There’s gifts for kids, babies and pets.  They come beautifully presented, with a gift ribbon and gift tag.  Each jar contains everything you need to make something or get you started on a [...]

Brooches are back! Make them for Easter

Brooches are back! These are Vilenebased,cut into any shape you wish, painted in your chosen shades and brightly beaded. With some careful preparation you could make several of these simple brooches in an afternoon, in time for Easter. You will need the following: Pelmet Vilene, small piece (say 20cm) Silk or acrylic paints, ink or [...]

World Theatre Day – March 27

Saturday 27th March is World Theatre Day. What will you be doing to celebrate the occasion? According to the Bard, ‘All the world is a stage’, and on March 27 people the world over underpin the theory with celebrations marking World Theatre Day. Up to 100 countries recognise World Theatre Day in many different ways, with [...]

St. Patrick’s Day – March 17 What’s it all about?

I wonder, will you be joining the ‘Green Party’ this March – millions around the world will, and it’s nothing to do with saving the planet! For March 17 sees the annual global ‘Greenfest’ of  celebrations in honour of St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. What the man himself, the most devoted and humble [...]