Posted in Acorns, Arts and Crafts, Colonial crafts, Floral Crafts, Wreaths
An acorn wreath is a traditional Autumn/Fall craft project that will keep a child or adult occupied and make a gift or decoration for the home.
It will require some supervision, depending on the child’s age. You’ll need :
Acorns, a wicker wreath frame, a hot glue gun, glue sticks, a newspaper, flowers or other decorations.
To make the wreath, spread the newspaper on a flat surface and lay the wreath frame on it.
Heat your glue gun and, starting in the middle of the wreath, begin gluing the bottom of an acorn. Place the glued part of the acorn in the middle of the wreath and stand the acorn upright.
Make one row in a straight line going all the way around the wreath. Repeat the process from top to bottom with the wreath still lying flat.
Decorate with flowers, bows, or other ornaments. Be sure not to leave any open spaces except at the back. The back of the wreath should be clear of acorns so it lies flat.
A wreath hanger is recommended as it is quite heavy.
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Communities for Crafters, Craft Supplies, Crafts, Craftshops, Internet
Craftlinks is a search engine for crafts of all kinds in Britain. If you’re looking for something special or specific, or seeking ideas for your own crafting, give it a try.
You can also take the “grand tour” which shows snatches of information about the many sites listed.
Craftlinks says of itself :
CraftLinks.co.uk has become one of the largest sources of information in the UK for handmade goods, crafts materials, groups and courses. The Directory currently features 47 crafts (e.g. Scrapbooking) represented in 5 categories (e.g Suppliers). There are over 2000 UK craft websites listed with new sites being listed daily.
This is a very interesting portal approach to aggregating lots of sites dedicated to crafting.
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Crafts, Craftshops, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Exeter, Photography
Continuing my photographic tour of the city of Exeter, I’ve been looking at craftshops — there are quite a few here. Incidentally, we’ve received a lot emails from people making photo albums of where they live this summer (or winter in the southern hemisphere). Keep up the good work and let us see some of your shots — Flickr is a great place to share them, and a basic account is free.
You can view all of our pictures in this set by clicking on the Flickr logo at the top of the sidebar.
Back to craftshops, and I have noticed that many of them are better presented than other varieties of retail outlet. Perhaps that’s not surprising as crafters are probably more aware of the appearance of things.
However, here’s a pic of the scruffiest craft workshop I’ve seen for quite a while :
Craftshop at The Quay, Exeter, England
Oddly, this is situated on one of the most expensive and upmarket strips in Exeter, the Quay, where, in Elizabethan times, woollen goods and garments were loaded onto boats headed to all points of the compass.
I’m now looking for the best turned out craftshop of all. Any ideas?
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Craft Classes, Craft Supplies, Crafts, Folk Square
Folk Square is a useful online resource for anyone interested in a wide range of crafts.
It’s described as, “An online primitive magazine released monthly. We showcase talented artists from all over while featuring dolls, patterns, folk art, primitives, raggedies, stitcheries and so much more.”
They have a Craft Fair from June 1 to June 15, so check in if you want to participate or take space for your own crafts.
Crafting is a major niche topic on the internet and this site has links to a large variety of subjects and features. Worth a browse.
Check it out.
