Learn to crochet at the craft studio in Nottingham [...]]]> The sun is out, leaves are growing on the trees now and the winter cobwebs are starting to blow away.   Spring is in the air!  As the weekend is nearly upon us I’ve been thinking up some ideas of fun things to do.  Why not try something new?

Learn to crochet at the craft studio in Nottingham www.thecraft-studio.com.  It is a morning class for £35

There is a great looking fair in Carlisle “A very vintage affair” www.veryvintageaffairs.com   They will have over 20 stalls selling a selection of crafts and beautiful vintage and retro fashion and homewares.  Take a look at www.coolcrafting.co.uk who will be exhibiting, they have classes making funky clothes for teens.

At the Make Lounge you could make yourself a kimono www.themakelounge.com.

Here’s a novel idea, what about making a deer head for your wall!  Homemade London have a class on 17th April www.homemadelondon.com

The Grand National is on this weekend, so I’m inspired to bring you some definitely non-crafty ideas.  I do have a flutter every year I have to admit, and I have been quite lucky on several occasions!  Get your sweepstake going, and bet placed!  There is loads of information on the official site if you’re not sure how to place a bet http://www.grand-national.me.uk/

While we on the theme of having a flutter, bingo is another idea.  http://www.foxybingo.com/ have live bingo games so that could be something new to try this weekend.  Have fun!

It would be great if we can get a community built up of people who can meet each [...]]]> Well, I am going to start on a journey of setting up some online classes.  Tomorrow morning I am going to shoot some clips to explain what they are about and to encourage people to join in. 

It would be great if we can get a community built up of people who can meet each other over the internet but face to face.  When you have children, going out in the evenings (or the day) becomes almost impossible and very expensive so participating in a course or learning something new becomes very difficult to achieve.

Classes using a video link would be a solution to the going out problem… I would like to give this a try and invite anyone out there to join me.

Please subscribe to my blog if you would like to join in, learn from home and meet other friendly faces by video link.