The Weeks are flying by

This weekend has been officially designated as my catch up weekend :} A little bit of time to batten down the hatches and gather my thoughts. The Tiny Gallery has take up quite a bit of my time, no regrets, but I need to produce some work myself for a craft fair on Wednesday evening at Greenfields Community Art Centre and of course theres the Aycliffe Angels exhibition to think about. I picked up a short documentary a fortnight ago about the history of Aycliffe Village with references about the Aycliffe Angles and need to go through it again and start a research sketchbook....

Creatively it's been a fantastic start to the year with my 'scavenger' sketchbook on tour in America with about 10, 000 others http://arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject there are some absolutely fantastic sketchbooks to view and the standard of artwork is very high. Lots of very inspirational work!

TG Giveaway

The Tiny Gallery launch giveaway goodies created by Poppy Lee, Papaver Designs http//:poppylee.blogspot.com and Karen Syms, Karyn, http://www.karensyms.co.uk/

Knitting tips

I'm looking for instructions for knitting socks and came across this site which has great photos of the circular knitting technique.

www.purlbee.com

I'm also looking for circular needles short enough to knit socks on but can only seem to find 40cm ones. Let me know if you know somewhere you can buy shorter ones.

Great shop for wool & needles

www.cafeknit.com take a look for some lovely wools, brittany birch and bamboo needles. The knitting kits are great with some lovely simple knits for those just starting out in the world of knit! :)

British Legion Poppies

With just one more button to go here are three poppies knitted following the British Legion Poppy pattern. This pattern can be downloaded for a £2 donation. I really enjoyed making these and was really proud of the leaves. These will be added to a knitted bag. www.knitonthenet.com/poppy/

Knitty Knora's Knitting Circle

The venue is perfect! and it's a been great to have a chance to have a natter over a cuppa! Maggie has knitted some Festive Reindeers which are just adorable :) Looking forward to next Tuesdays circle and getting my poppies finished!

Hiraeth

www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/whatson/?event_id=4409

Recycled Jewellery

got a recycled jewellery workshop coming up for some young people and just putting some ideas together using bits and pieces i've got stashed in my sewing box. I really loved playing about this evening I've missed being creative over the last few weeks and it's going to be brilliant to inspire others and see their creations... can't wait! :)

afternoon in Cardiff Bay

Had a lovely stroll around Cardiff Bay this afternoon, plenty to see with the farmers market, some craft stalls and live music. Atmosphere and weather were lovely. Calon http://www.caloncompany.co.uk/ caught my eye for their vintage cushions made from welsh wool and embroidered tablecloths.