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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: Fluffywelshsheep on February 22, 2008, 11:02:08 am
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hiya just wondering anyone in the the area want to start a crafting club/group.
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shame were not in the area, linz, my lad would love it.
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that okay, I was just wondering if anyone was local cos the one that neeps has started is just to far from me to travel too, way up North
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Okay considering startting this again.
Am gona do a set day when i get back home.
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What kind of crafts? I make all my own greetings cards, and occasionally do tapestry but not very arty crafty really.
Annie
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I'd be interested Linz.. are you thinking along the same lines as the Gasbags Crafting Group over on Neeps? each week someone hosts at their house?
I love making cards... can knit a wee bit (a square ;D) Can't crochet to save myself, can do basic sewing, would love to learn felting, spinning wool etc etc..... ooohhh what else is there ;D
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yes, to the gassbags group, really enjoyed myself the Wednesday (workshop craft and last night with the home crafts).
I am willing to host it at my house for the moment (untill other places can be found) you can bring anything that is portable.
I am put off with the idea of going to a hall etc cos you have to pay for that (me a big skin flint)
At the moment am doing knitting but, I can do many more crafts depending what project i am doing.
I have no prob what people what to do.
It depends if people want a day or evening for the group.
Linz
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Hiya am home now
So is there people interested in coming ?
What is the best day/time for everyone ?
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I'd be interested, evenings would be best for me
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I can come any evening except Tuesday (dog agility), but I'm retired so free during the day too apart from walking my dogs. I'm at Clacks. I used to do a wee bit of basic crochet and would love to learn to do it better. I make cards, occasionally tapestry too. Moved here from Aberdeenshire end April - good grief is it really 4 months ago :o so would love to make new friends.
Annie
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I dont mind taking my turn and hosting an evening here too ;)
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Okay put a up a poll
Any day of the week in the evening but not Tuesday.
I don't mind car pool-ling to go other to Townie's
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Hello, I love any crafty stuff but do not have any specific talant other than loads of ideas. I work from home and get a bit fed up with my own company and would be happy to provide a venue for an art/craft evening, I also could display stuff as I get guests from all over the world in our B and B and some may like to take home some local crafts rather than imported stuff,
Sandy Clackmannan
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What a great idea, Sandy! That lovely big lounge of yours would be ideal for a display of craft work. Perhaps even photograph stuff and put a page on your website?
Card making is easy - and if you have ideas even better - that's where I fall down sometimes - my ideas need boosting from time to time. With Christmas on the not so far horizon I need to get started. Can we agree on a first meeting date soon? Maybe some of us could do demos for the others?
Annie
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I think maybe Cards and Christmas gifty stuff, we still have some overseas guests booked in but craft stuff is not perishable and I could display stuff to it's advantage, I originaly wanted to display artwork by local artsts, I thought a good way to decorate my house and a good chance to showcase local talent and also selling items hopefully, Carn't waite, maybe we should all get together very soon.....Sandy
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can we make the 1st one next week we just need to decided on a day
I can host the 1st one and then go from there.
Is everyone happy to have sprogs attend?(they are welcome to join in) Am happy here but they need to be-able to 'see to them selfs' as i don't have little kids the youngest here is 18/19.
Monday is a little difficult for me (i can have it here on a monday but can't really go to other places, unless i can bring my step son (he is disabled and can be very loud at points so other people can find him to much sometimes) with me or he can go to his mums sometimes for the evening.
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I'm up for it - Wed or Thurs suits me best, Just agree a date and I'll fit in if I can.
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So wednesday 18th or thursday 19th from 6.00pm at mine
Is everyone happy ?
Sorry to rush people
but trying to get things moving
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Either OK wih me - email privately with address.
Annie
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Wed or thursday evening is ok with me too... I will probably be a bit later than 6pm, I have to drive home from Edinburgh, get changed and get my stuff then travel over, if that going to be ok?
Also I will be bringing my daughter along with me, she is 16, so not a sprog as such ;D ... she loves crafting too.
Just let me know what you think
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Hi, I am free next Tuesday and am keen to start doing something. My children are all grown but until they left the nest we used to sit around a table and make stuff most evenings and weekends and when they visit me here, we do the same again, this time with Grandchildren.
Sandra.....Cackmannan
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Tuesday's not good for me till after 7.30 as I am at agility with one of my dogs. But if that suits everyone else just go ahead.
Annie
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Morning everyone, I'm up early for breakfasts. Wednesday or Thursday OK, we have guests arriving both days but my partner gets home from work at 6.30 so I can always come after that as I am fairly close by, I will leave it up t everyone else, thats the trouble working from home, you're not as free as you seem'
Sandy
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hiya all sorry about the delay in getting back (internet went off)you can we make it Thursday starting at 6.340pm but you can arrived any time from then?
If anyone need my address you can pm me
1 fws
2 doganjo,
3 Townie plus Junior townie,
4 sandy
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6.30 next Thurs at your FWS fine with me - looking forward to it. I have your address thanks, Sandy - will I pick you up?
Only 5 of us - anyone else want to join?
Annie
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Am really sorry guyes but am gona have to cancel the evening because i am snowed under with things i have to do.
not sure if anyone else can host it for this time i understand that it is very short notices
Linz
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If you all want to go ahead tomorrow evening, let me know tonight and we can have it here. 7pm would be better for me.
Annie
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thanks for stepping in :)
I HATE the rain, I HATE walking, and I REAL HATE walking in the rain.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CCrA5Lq5XU
;D ;D ;D
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVNeAFx4FlM
;D
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or even
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVkOXdfpvas
and maybe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhVwTrqcwHs&feature=related
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Thanks Russ :)
just put it this way
I bought a new pair of walking shoes in July and they are getting dun already that how much walking i have down in the last 3 months. Who said working outdoor was great for you ? (cos i'll shoot em)
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lol.....yep walking is really good ...as long as it is someone else doing it ......I can only manage short distances these days ....or long ones very slowly....lol....and I hate rain too......why the **** do I live in Wales then ??????....oh well ....you get used to it .. but this year ... phew.....
New walking boots soon then Linz...?? lol.....
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not much different in rain concents in the two countrys to me lol
(i am a welshy in nature but adopted scotish noe lol)
Thanks everyone for the nice messages.
Annie has agreed to continue tomorrows evening unfortunately I can't make it i'll be some where in between Callendar/Gargunnock/Doune/Arnprior or maybe home in front of the fire (if i finish early, I dount it) and hopefull not in the rain. Hope you have fun everyone your'll need to pm doganjo (Annie) for address etc
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Hello, been a long day but I will pop around to Anne's if that's OK, I live very near and can manage a wet car journey (my car leaks very badly, when there is no rain it drains out on me as I turn a courner I should bring something to nibble and look forward to getting down to some craft stuff and swap ideas.. see you, Sandy
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hiya sandy i used to have a car like that too but it wasn't rain from above it was a swiming pool from the bottom lol
We uses to called it the insideout boat lol.
Linz
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Only Sandy has been in touch so that just leaves Townie and Junior Townie. Are you coming? We may get more people interested if we make it a later time too - 7pm certainly suits me better - is that OK with you Sandie? I have made a start on some cards - localised ones. Can I also suggest if anyone has done any crafts before, that they take a sample with them and some bits and pieces for the others to have a go?
If anyone wants to come round tomorrow send me a pm for directions. It's supposed to be better weather tomorrow so hopefully not so much rain!
Annie
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if am a home in time and not knacker i'll try and make it.
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Hello all again, what time, I think I know where you are, I will look out for the Ducks!!! I bought the car when the weather had been dry for a while and as soon as it rains there are puddles on the floor and rain comes through the ariel point and the sun roof, I think I wasted my money but I had not had a car for ages and missed out on lot's of things...I can now take the dogs further afield and actualy see some of Scotland and I am very impressed!
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Last call for Thursday craft group - 7 pm, off old Alloa/Clacks road, turn into Brucefield Crescent estate - cross railway line and turn right. Ducks may not be visible as my new fence and shed should be up by then. But the huge expanse of grass and the pink paintwork should help! Oh, and the big dog barking might also give it away. ;)
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Hi Everyone...
Sorry I've not got back to you all sooner, I wont be able to make it through this evening as I have car problems my Oh forgot to renew insurance ::) .
Hopefully will have this sorted out for the end of the month tho.
I'll keep popping in and catching up with this post and things should be fine to either make it to the next one or even host it.
Have a lovely evening, i'll be thinking about you all
Townie x
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Hello all that me got a day free to do stuff today.
Am glad that i managed to get a long sorry i could stay for long.
But i had a busy day the next day.
Am glad to see that people had the same idea as me with the crafting event.
It is planned for the next craft event to be in a fortnight time 1st October It has been asked for a theme of Christmas.
So please bring christmas related crafts to the next one. :)
It will be held at Sandy' pm her for details :)
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Hello all, I am keen to get some craft stuff now and realy hope lot's of people come and bring thier stuff and ideas. I used to make all sorts but Fluffywelshsheep has got lots of good stuff and advice. I had an idea to frame the paintings,charity shops or freecycle have cheap or free ones then you could paint pictures or mount stuff like in card making and fit them to the frames rather than the other way around. I may get some more air drying clay, I loved that but it is a bit messy but OK for my kitchen. I look forward to the next meeting and we can turn ourselves into busy little christmas elves, maybe ideas to make our own decorations as well as cards.
See you all soon I hope, Sandra
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i'll have a root around my craft cupboard for stuff to do, I have a batch of xmas card to stamp out but not sure if am gona beable to do it.lol
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I've made a start on my Christmas cards. I usually look on Lakeland and Papertole websites in their bargains section for craft items. They're usually fairly cheap I buy die cut decoupage sheets - you get three projects for 99p, add 50 blank cards for £5 and a couple of sheets of peel offs at 75p and you can make cards for less than 50p each. Very quick to do - no cutting, just sticky pad the layers together and sticky pad to the card.
I'll bring the items along and you can try, Sandy.
Annie
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Okay just to remind everyone that the next craft event is the 1st October (it's a Wednesday)
It's at Sandy in clackmannan.
I am hoping to go so
Don't forget to take nibbles
1 FWS
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At 7pm - yes?
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I am thinking so. :)
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7.00pm is fine with me, I think we could work in our kitchen, it's bright and warm, anyome else wants to pop in and bring there crafts, I still have not bought any stuff but been thinking about other stuff e.g. I thought you could make gift cards with a picture of say some apples and a recipe inside for apple pie etc (that one is a bit too simple) I always think we all may have food we cook that others would love to share, maybe what to do with all those apples or plumbs recipes for cutney or soup. I would like to recieve a card like that. Another idea using card making is small personal gift tags. I also love making my own christmas decorations but here I use lot's of fresh holly, ivy and other evergreen, maybe someone makes crakers, I used to be they cost me lot's finding presents to put in them, anyway, I am rambling....CU soon, Sandy...THE MORE THE MERRIER
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I've just discovered that there is a craft group meets on Wednesday evenings in the Council Access office in Clacks at 7 pm - starts 22nd October.
Annie
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That sounds good, do you know what they do? Where is it advertised? hope to see you still on Wednesday.
Sandy
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Yes, I'll be there next week. I got the info from the girls at the health centre, Helene and Irene. Irene goes I think, and she said they do cards and scrapbooking but she didn't mention anything else. Might just go along on 22nd to have a look see. Apparently there's also a coffee morning in the Church Hall every Tuesday 10 till 12, £1 at the door. Drs surgery is the place for the news ain't it?
Annie
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Council Access office
Were the dickens is that?
Linz
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Next door to the Town Hall in Clackmannan, on the main street opposite the Co-op.
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i still have no idea but am sure if i went there i would :)
Thank Rosemary
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Not opposite the Co-op, it's opposite the Health Centre - right on the corner.
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everyone still happy with next Wednesday ?
linz
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All is good for next wednesday, I went to that craft suppliers in Stirling today and was mesmerized, not sure of that spelling. I was not sure what to buy just yet but I will get some card, my funds are very low as I had my account cleared out via some internet fraud and I usulay pay for stuff on my partners card and his account is OK. I will get the money back but with trade being quiet now, I have to be careful.. See you all on Wednesday st
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Goodness, Sandy - was it a Paypal account? I had that problem a few weeks ago but got wind of it before they took the money from my bank account. I managed to cancel the direct debit to paypal just in time.
Annie
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Not sure where they got my information from, the last transaction was on E Pupz as I was looking at buying an adult dog, it was only £6.99 to join so I paid on my card, a few months ago I bought some other stuff on Avon and some from Wilkinsons but otherwise we buy loads on E Bay and that has been fine, not sure about the future though as it certainly warned me, we also had some very minor thefts from our B&B so I am a bit more careful now, what I worry about is you never know who you've got in, you carn't always go on instincts although they are a good indication when somethings wrong....I am getting paranoid now...See you soon, Sandy
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Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow
Annie
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getting my stuff together so am ready :)
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Hi, thanks for the night of learning, I now have a shopping list, just got to decide how much to spend. Thanks, Annie for the board, I had to go out later with the dog's today as I had lot's to do, so sorry I missed you.
I am happy to have the meeting here again in about two weeks time, I will also give the local group a try, the one Annie suggested in Clackmannan. Let me know, See you all, Sandra
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Good what date time ?
linz
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What about 15th at 7.00pm, I bought a few bit's and have been printing some stuff, not too bad, it's all a bit expensive but I am enjoying stuff, still looking to find some cheaper card somewhere, I used to buy childrens packs but they seem about the same price, I'm not tight just need to practice a bit... See you, Sandra
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try poundland in alloa (near the library)
Also woolworths
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Isn't that gone, I love poundland, you get some good bit's if you look around, thanks. I live in charity shops and poundland, it's more exciting than mainstream shopping...See you Sandy
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nope that was christines it's now poundland, Not much in way of card making but it has some card for kid projects (i was looking at it about 30mins ago).
I love pound land when i was in uni i used to call Giftland as i used to get quite a lot of present from the one in Newport lol
Linz
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Hello, I got some sticky bit's etc and carn't understand why I seem to do things so hap hazardly then spend ages and ages putting them right ???. I now have a selection of bodged up cards with all sorts of silver and glitter on them to hide the bit's I cut wrong. I very busy and the men that are in want evening meals, so I cook a bit more but still happy to break my insanity to get some wise advice from people who seem to have more patience than me.....I realy do not understand as I used to also teach crafts on a collage placement and make things with 6-7 year olds and always was organized and prepared, I am going backward's...See you on 15th, anyone welcome.
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yeap hoping to pop along. It's a bit upside down here,
As i now have a spare room so am slowly moving all my craft stuff from the living room corner to a place where i can see it all yippy yippy
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Yes, I'll be there. Have made a few more Christmas careds to show you. Anyone else coming or just 'we three'?
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See you are tomorrow, we have a full house and I carn't get out to get more card as we have people working nights so the house is occupied all day, carn't take the dog's out either. I was going to Alloa and buy a childrens pack of card, never mind, I can get some when Steve is here at the weekend, I have a few more made using loads of sticky bits....Oh th saints day and birthday, it is Nove 1st, noy sure what saint? See you then, Sandy
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Oh th saints day and birthday, it is Nove 1st, noy sure what saint?
It's all saints they have one either side of Halloween to 'help protect' people from the evil that comes out on that the 31st.
Am the 1st Nov which is the most common day that people now i belived in spain they celebrate day of the dead on the 1st nov instead
Am bring my knitting as it's a christams present for my granddaughter or a newphew depends who i think it suits better
Linz
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started a new thread it can be found here
http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php/topic,1064.0.html