Padgate Crafty Collective

Stop Press... my friend has just told me that the Birchwood QVC outlet shop near Warrington, has several Vagabonds in stock for £113 ....  less 25% discount so that's down to approx £85 !!!(and pensioners get an extra 15% discount Mondays only) They'll go quickly so go now and grab a granny for the extra discount!
What a bargain for anyone in travelling distance... but guess who purchased one full price only last week....yup! little ole MOI !!! UGH!


Another wonderful fun, therapeutic, happy Sunday was enjoyed by about 25 crafters at Padgate Community Centre (near Warrington). We missed a few of our regulars, especially Neet who is in hospital. Hope she gets well soon and makes it next time. Welcome to the new people who joined us and I hope they all come again.

 As usual there was such a variety of craft skills going on............

This is a great technique using masking tape, shown to us by Lynne at an earlier meeting, and Sharon and Carmel decided to have another go with excellent results. 

We meet every month and do just whatever crafts we want and whilst there are no formal tutors we often share skills, as Lynne did here.

Enid finished off her fabulous art doll

Beautiful beadwork from Olive's friend... Sorry I have forgotten her name but will add it soon.

 The bracelet on the bottom will be MINE when it's completed by Mo. The beads are the most gorgeous iridescent purple and I fell in love with it.

Tiny exquisite flowers made by Mandy

Pretty bouquet by Grandma (who's really called Vera)

 A new member Hazel and her teenage daughter Ellie joined us with a basket of monkey parts.... Hazel made great sock monkeys and Ellie painted a Manga character on a canvas bag.

Gill and Josie made some lovely cards with some fab techniques and backgrounds.

 Lorraine perfecting her excellent Promarker skills

 Vix and her friend Sarah joined us for the first time and made fabulous cards.

Tracey had her first but perfectly stunning attempt at Pergamano Parchment craft.

 Olive is mad on skulls and these three will end up on a fascinator as Olive is now developing her millinery skills.

 Jen's arty shopping bag before it's painted.

Jayne, aka DIZZY, painted an apron with lots of bling... here it is half completed.

I started painting and stamping a series of aprons ready for gifts... 

I also started making this beaded safety pin bracelet but I think my beads are too big. Mo started her's with seed beads which allow the pins to lie closer to each other but I found the seed beads too fiddly.

I apologise that I can't find the original site to give credit for this bracelet idea.

We had a yummy lunch, made by Jayne and helped by Mandy, of baked potatoes with a choice of fillings, and continuous tea, coffee, cakes, chockies and bickies. Lots of nattering and laughs too, but we really did miss our lovely Neet who had to go and get herself into Hotel Hospital. Her ears must have been burning as she was talked about so much...so once again...get well Neet!