Good morning to you all from a misty and damp Pembrokeshire. More high winds and rain forecast for later, but then the return of high pressure and some settled weather for the weekend.
However, I am not here to give you a weather forecast, but to share my crafty workspace - along with many other crafters from around the world. Join in HERE.
I have actually been crafting! New stash from my recent 50th birthday and a realisation that I can't spend all my time earning money has made me put aside time most days for some creativity. (Apologies in advance to Julia - there will be more photos than normal, as I catch up from my recent absence.)
Firstly, needle felting. I have done a fair bit of stabbing wool with needles in the past, and then saw the first 'Craft For Cats' mentioned on Facebook. This Saturday we will have a 'Felt-a-Long' creating cats - and half of the money goes to The Cats Protection. This is the kit from the fabulous The Makerss - enough to create 2 cats. I am going to do Milky (our white cat) and then attempt a tabby (in memory of Tiger, one of the farm cats). If anyone wants to join in, then be quick, as I know that they will post a kit out today. The workshop will be recorded anyway.
This is my crafty table this morning. My pyrography kit is open (left the tool to cool down yesterday), which was a birthday present from my elder sister. There is a pack of carbon paper, which I ordered from Amazon so I can transfer printed designs onto wood. I have created one thank you card so far - from my stash of diamond painting greeting cards. Also my small collection of card sentiments created with the WeRMemoryKeepers spray pen set, that I treated myself to when I saw it demonstrated on Create & Craft recently.
The first card I have created using a combination of the spray pen and my very first attempt at pyrography, which I am very proud of ! My stepson and his girlfriend got engaged at the weekend. I cut up a piece of double-sided card from my scrapbooking stash, which you will understand was quite difficult. This is the sort of card that sits in a drawer and gets stroked occasionally! The wood texture is very realistic.
