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Karin laid aside her quilting for a bit and made these 2 cardigans for some little little friends. Working with the 2 colours of yarn at the same time makes them lovely thick and warm. Very cute.  I wonder if Karin is practising classic grandmother skills? She has 2 sons married now and 3 to go. How is your  quilting challenge going Karin? 

Here's a sweet Geisha card by Cheryl. Rita makes sweet little gift cards Who made this one? Oops my recording system is failing! Not sure if I have shown these before but I think they are by Gloria. I will finish off this card frenzy with some pretty cards by Louise which I have shown before but they deserve repeated viewings!

I wish I invented these slippers. What a practical idea. No more crashing into things as you walk to the loo or check that the back door is locked at night. Source Have a great weekend!

We LOVE our Craft Group Babysitter Pam. She organises a few helpers each week, mainly from our church, and runs a fantastic program for our Craft Mums! She not only gives the kids a great time but she does such a lovely service to the Mums who need a litttle time to be able to be create and connect with other women. The system works well. Most of the time. Some things are out of our control, like the I-don't-want-to-leave-my-mother's-side phase. Here is Nathanael clinging closely to Mum. The knitting continues but it does get a bit squishy for all involved! These photos are already 5 months old and Nathanael is now happy to play in the creche. He just needed time to settle. (Yay for Mum!) They have heaps of fun. We have a great safe courtyard where they can ride little bikes and play. But even in the tricky stages and ages, we wouldn't want our kids to grow up too soon.  It is good to take a deep breath and thank God fo...

Last week after The Craft Group, who ever wanted to was welcomed at Marion's house where we shared a "High Tea".  Everyone brought along a plate of something savoury or sweet. Marion brought out all her prettiest cups, saucers and plates and we sat outside in the very pleasant spring afternoon weather. If you need to bring a plate of something savoury to a gathering this Christmas, try whipping up Bev's little recipe... Bev's Salmon Swirls: She bought a packet of gluten free crepes, or pancakes from the frozen section of the supermarket. She then mixed together well a small can of red salmon and some creamed cheese. She spread the crepes with the mix, wrapped the rolls in plastic wrap and put them in the freezer. Then on the morning of our High Tea, all she had to do was take them out of the freezer, cut them into slices while the roll was still a little firm and pop a toothpick into each one. They were so nice and the texture is reall...

A while ago, Bev was working on appliquéing these quirky cats. Well, they gathered themselves together and settled themselves into position, as only cats know how, onto this special quilt made by Bev. She made it for her young grandson. She even found a very fun cat fabric for the backing. Really cute quilt Bev! (just thought I'd mention that we have 3 people called 'Bev' at The Craft Group. So it is not always the same Bev being featured! Bevs just must be very clever and productive people!)

Isn't this the MOST gorgeous scrapbooked page you have ever seen? The letter and accompanying photo is just so special. You have to read it to fully appreciate it. Judy is so blessed to have a grandduahgter who loves her so much and who has written a lovely acrostic poem to tell her so. This is Judy and her granddaughter, Jade. Hey Jade, you and your lovely letter to Grandma are now famous! We agree your Grandma is pretty special.  We especially agree with the second last line!

Oops, you can see when life gets a touch too busy... the blog is totally neglected! On the weekend I went to a sweet wedding. Present ready and off we went. 1 1/2 hours drive into the country. It was outdoors and the weather was blessed! The Bridal party complete with a 'Bridesman' & a 'Groomsmaid' The cake  :) Best wishes to the happy couple! It was a lovely day and very nice to see 2 people acknowledge that God has a real place in their relationship. May they have many blessed years together!

Bev searched and experimented for the best way to transfer drawings onto fabric. In the end, she lightly spray glued her fabric onto paper to make it flat and stiff and then put it straight through her computer printer which acts as a photocopier. She made this quilt for her son, which she named the "Lots of Love" quilt. She used a collection of drawings her son did as he was growing up. She wrote his age or year of school on the drawings to remember how old he was at the time of artistic creation. (Sorry for poor quality photo!) What a great idea! She warns to beware of clogging up a good photocopier. Try it on a home machine and test it for colour fastness before sewing it into your project. What a lovely keepsake.

Hello, we are new at The Craft Group. Nadia made us and brought us along.                                 Wow, you have pretty hair!                                                         Thankyou! I am often admired for my bouncy curls. They are natural you know. Here is our Smurf friend. Oops, she is laying down. Oh, I think she is looking at my hair. If you can't have the hair you love honey, love the hair you have! ;) Bye, have a fun, creative Thursday!

This is a great recycling idea and something fun and practical to make. This bag was crocheted by Jenni and made from a mix of recycled and used plastic shopping bags. There is a really cool method of cutting the bags up which you just have to see. So here is my pictorial tutorial of making a bag from recycled shopping bags. 1) Lay the bag flat and cut off the bottom seam 2) Cut the top off the bag as well. 3) Lay the bag in front of you with the folded seams on the top and bottom. 4) Leave 2 cm at the top and fold the bag upwards in half. 5) Fold up in half again....and again... ... until it looks like this. Don't forget to leave 2-3 cm at the top. 6) Cut strips out of the folded bag but stop the cut before you get to the single unfolded section. 7) Keep cutting 2 cm strips all the way across. Make sure you don't cut the top section. 8) Give it a shake to unravel the folds.  (action shot... sorry about the fuz...