Paper Flowers

 When we planned this term, two members (Dominique and Nadi) suggested making paper flowers that looked similar enough that we thought we'd combine a session and make both. The results were wonderful!

Barbara added hers to a display of flowers made a few  years ago at the group.

Beryl displayed her flowers in a pot she won in a raffle just after our meeting!

Dominique

Mary

Nadi

Shilpa

Tricia also added her flowers to a display of others she's made in the past.

Nadi's flower design uses circular sheets of paper - one for each petal, while Dominiques's uses square sheets and folds origami-style to created each petal. Thank you to both of you!

Beaded Creations

 Shilpa led the project this week - making a mix of keyrings, bag charms and earrings. Special thanks to Adrienne (past member) who provided beads and findings to add to our selection.

Beryl

Dominique

Mary

Nadi

Shilpa

Tricia

Felt Keyrings

 Today's project was led by Mary, and we made some sweet felt keyrings

Beryl

Jyotsna

Maria

Mary

Nadi

Shilpa

Shobha

Sue

Tricia

Spinner Cards

 At our most recent meeting, we had a go at making spinner cards. These are quite simple (especially if you have a die cutter) but look quite impressive.

Beryl

Dominique

Jyotsna

Maria

Mary

Nadi

Shilpa

Sue H

Tricia

The cards are A6 sized, made from half a sheet of A4 cut along the long axis. Most shapes were cut using a Big Shot and a range of dies from various manufacturers, although some members supplied their own 'spinners'.

New Year and New Projects!

To start 2025, we spent our session today playing with acrylic paint, stencils, brushes, and assorted unconventional mark makers. The original idea came from Karen Telfer via this video to make gift card holders. But the technique also produces some lovely, textured pieces which can be used for other things - gift boxes, cards, and I'm sure other things too.

Tricia made her original example and it turned out like this.

The basic sheets created this afternoon:

Beryl

Dominique

Maria

Mary

Nadi

Tricia