Despite this being a double month, there’s been very little crafting going on. Life got in the way with summer holidays and a house move.
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Picture Frames
Our second decoupage class at the residential care homes this year. It’s a popular activity with the residents so I like to incorporate it regularly.
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April 2019
Delayed posts is what happens when I don’t keep my bullet journal up to date. ? Anyways here’s what I got up to in April…
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Decoupage – Easter Eggs
I wanted to do something seasonal for this month’s residential craft class so decorating eggs seemed an obvious choice. Rather than painting them I thought decoupage would make a change. It proved quite popular the last time I did it in the residential homes
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Decoupage – Trinket Boxes
I’ve been looking forward to doing this month’s residential home craft classes ever since I set up the time-table in January. I enjoy all my classes but decoupage is a particular favourite and my usual problem is trying to find an excuse to do it.
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Classes 2018
Following my to do list in the previous post, it was nice to have my Residential Home classes confirmed this morning for the rest of the year. I enjoy doing them and it is good to hear positive feedback from both the residents and staff.
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Paper types for crafting
I found the Jennifer Maker blog today. Her page on the best types of paper for different crafts goes into a lot of useful detail and is worth a read, but I found her summary table useful as a quick reference guide.
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Halloween Pumpkin
A pumpkin happened to fall into my basket during my shopping spree in Hobbycraft the other month.
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Unintended purchasing
Sometimes I shouldn’t be allowed out on my own or more importantly out with a certain friend. Children in sweet shops are more restrained.
