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Fun with felt at home education group

7th January 2016 by Jax Blunt 4 Comments

First meet of the year, a workshop run by a felting expert. Now, I'm reasonably familiar with felt after my Kentwell experience, but I'm never going to pass up on the chance to work with an expert, and this turned out to be great fun. Smallest designed a picture, I just love the way the colours … [Read more...] about Fun with felt at home education group

Filed Under: places we like Tagged With: art, craft, felting, home education, wet felting, yarn

How to make a fabric indoor wreath

10th December 2015 by Jax Blunt 2 Comments

I was recently approached by Turtle Mat to take part in a wreath making activity, they were kind enough to send me the materials for the wreath and a catalog of their products. (Do check out their Christmas collection, I'm eyeing up a boot stand as a possible organisational tool to help reclaim the … [Read more...] about How to make a fabric indoor wreath

Filed Under: It's where it is Tagged With: craft, fabric offcuts, making winter, reenactment, Turtlemat, winter, wreath

Circle time.

30th September 2015 by Jax Blunt 16 Comments

It will surprise no one who knows me that I'm pretty much making this up on the fly :) (If you're wondering what I'm talking about, pop back to the first post about creative circles here. I'll wait.) What I have in mind is a situation in which we all support each other. The support each person … [Read more...] about Circle time.

Filed Under: It's where it is Tagged With: art, craft, creators circle, drawing, writing

Opening a creative circle

27th September 2015 by Jax Blunt 20 Comments

I have written stories for as long as I can remember. I've never joined a writer's group. I've started drawing and painting and general art. But I'm not sure about the local art club. And there's knitting and sewing and crochet and spinning, costume to make and felt to, well, … [Read more...] about Opening a creative circle

Filed Under: Doodling, drawing and decoration., Making things, ufos Tagged With: craft, creative circle, design, drawing, illustration, writing

Getting creative with insurance savings from Cavendish online.

1st June 2015 by Jax Blunt Leave a Comment

Do you have life insurance? I don't. I did, once upon a time, when I worked for a bank. It kind of came with the package. But that lapsed a while back, and one of the reasons I've never got organised again is because of the cost. But recently I was approached by Cavendish online to undertake an … [Read more...] about Getting creative with insurance savings from Cavendish online.

Filed Under: the public face Tagged With: Cavendish Online, Compare the Market, craft, life insurance, mascot, needle felting, savings

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