This was my fridge. Every time the boys came home from school or an activity with a letter, it went on the fridge. Every time we got a notice about bin collections or a dentist appointment or a money off voucher, it went on the fridge. The fridge is a good place to put stuff because my boys drink gallons of milk and we drink gallons of tea, so somebody is always going to the fridge. Unfortunately, some of the magnets are not very strong ... Read the Post...
Making Artists’ Trading Cards
Over the last few days I have been using my watching-tv-hands-needing-something-to-do-time to make some artists' trading cards. These are for a swap being organised by Vicky at Lucy Blossom Crafts. As I have never made ATCs before, and being anxious to get it right, I checked the internet to find out exactly what I was supposed to do. It would seem that pretty much anything goes! The only rules are that they must be about the size of a ... Read the Post...
A Felted Fenland Landscape
One of the reasons I wanted to take up wet felting was because I felt (haha!) that the fenland landscape round here would lend itself well to the process. Because it is so flat around here, you can see for miles, and the fields give a kind of striped effect. As the process of wet felting involves layering the wool up and down and side to side, the side to side layer would allow me to create that stripy effect easily. I tried with with a ... Read the Post...
The Value of Handmade
One of the difficulties that crafters face is how to price their work fairly. Nobody wants to undercharge, especially if it means selling things at a loss, but nobody wants to ask too much either and put customers off as a result. In my experience, crafters tend towards asking too little for their handmade items, worrying what people will think if they ask for a bit more, or whether it will prevent people from buying the things at all. ... Read the Post...
