First things first: this was the Crafternoon with the inaugural “Pimp Your Snack” contribution, as brought/invented by Ms O’Driscoll. Roll up, roll up it’s…. a GIANT Jaffa Cake!
Here are some regular Jaffa cake/GIANT Jaffa cake comparisons:
And my, was it delicious. Unfortunately though it was not possible to dunk it into a cup of tea.
So, once we’d all got over our shock and awe at this masterpiece, we got on with the task of the afternoon which was embroidering tote bags – luckily, I’d made them earlier.
First step: decide what you want to embroider. Lauren bought her locally famous Japanese embroidery books which have incredibly adorable designs in them:
And Andrea demonstrated the patterns available:
Here were the essential tools of the afternoon:
And then we got down to business!
It was a particularly successful crafternoon, because, for once, everyone finished! What good crafters we are. Here are the final masterpieces:
Jenny and Lauren’s babies-in-the-bath and valentine’s-terrier bags:
Courtney’s Hawaiian flower:
Jenny and Andrea’s walking dogs and Japanese circles:
Anna’s teapot (tea cup on the reverse!)
And Leah’s birdie in a tree (with pink buds, which should be noted!)
Now, it’s back out into the bitter cold with only the promise of February crafternoon to get us through the winter….
Love the bags, Ladies! Anna, I love the kettle. And Leah, those pink buds are gorgeous! Well done everyone. xxx
What a fab idea!! Really impressive – well done everyone!