with my oldest girl away on a school trip my smallest girl and i have enjoyed some quality crafting time together.
using the instructions from this fabulous little book. (thanks diana!) i encouraged her to design a gift for her friend's birthday... so with the cover designed and all the fabrics chosen we set about creating a pencil roll for her friend katie...we used a double sided fusible web to apply the letters and shapes and then stitched them to hold in place. i think her design has worked a treat and i am sure her friend with love this personalised gift.
i am holding a 'bunting mania' forever young workshop for families this weekend at our local arts centre, so i have been preparing the flag shapes and templates for this whilst my youngest was working on her project. in her usual way she took great interest in what i was preparing so i asked her if she would like to decorate some flags as an example of one technique the children could use on saturday.
i gave her some fabric pens and she drew sweet pictures on them. i was going to suggest that she mix them with some patterned fabrics for the other flags but she had other ideas... she completed a whole strip of drawings... my favourites being a blueberry, apple tree...hedgehog (her favoutite animal) and snail. i am really looking forward to seeing what the children come up with this weekend. we will have letter and shape stencils and fabric paints and scraps of fabric for applique too. if it's not too manic i will try and take some photos of the results. if you live locally and would like to come and join in the fun, there are still places available .. details here....
oh that decorated bunting is adorable, and what a wonderful idea, hope the workshop is a huge success xox
Posted by: driftwood | June 03, 2009 at 15:55
Wow! Ginny, you don't hang about! The pencil roll looks fabulous, love the decoration. And that bunting is very special. I was wondering if your lovely youngest would draw me a picture of Walter?
Happy sunny days!
Love Diana x
Posted by: Pebbledash | June 03, 2009 at 21:14
She has done very well, Ginny, both with the pencil roll and the bunting. I like the white bunting, very summery.
Good Luck with the workshop on Saturday.
Posted by: willow | June 04, 2009 at 14:20
Hello lovely lady! That bunting is gorgeous; obviously a certain little lady or two follow in your artistic footsteps. Hope you still have the sunshine for when Isabella arrives home xx
Posted by: Pipany | June 04, 2009 at 18:00
Looks to me like there is a very talented little girlie living at your house with you!!!! Very pretty photos and creations!!!
Posted by: cathleen | June 07, 2009 at 03:47
Love the idea of a bunting workshop! Hope it went well. Your demo flags are gorgeous.
Posted by: Ali | June 07, 2009 at 08:58
Gosh Ginny, what an amazing idea - I do hope that you had lots of fun and that you weren't too horribly frazzled afterwards. I love your little one's snail. x
Posted by: Florence | June 07, 2009 at 20:39
Love your idea of local crafts workshop--brilliant! And your littlest small looks to be just as clever as her mummy...lovely pencil roll (her friend will love it!) and that bunting is such fun! Craft genes run in the family there... ;o) Happy Days to you all ((HUGS))
Posted by: Tracy | June 08, 2009 at 14:14
Looks like your daughter is going to be following in your footsteps Ginny.
Posted by: carolyn | June 08, 2009 at 22:42