WOYWW 538

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WHERE DID YOU COME FROM, COTTON EYE JOE?

Another mad week in the life of this Welsh gal!  Mostly taken up with cooking, arranging, setting up and attending of the WI Barn Dance :-) As well as making chocolate brownies for 80 people (and I'm on a diet, that was tough!) I was tasked with sorting out the raffle.

Hence why my desk looked like this last Friday:

I'm a great believer in a few quality prizes and it never hurts to gussy them up a bit. This seemed to involve getting everything out onto the workdesk!

Neet, this lot of ribbons that you passed on at the last Crop has been invaluable - thank you!

All ready to go.....

The WI Committee got together (with their other half in tow) and set up the hall on Saturday afternoon:

The bunting I made looked very pretty draped across the hall and was complemented by the gingham table decor the other girls had done. It's a lovely village hall, I spent a lot of time here in my youth up in the library where my mum was librarian and at youth club. Both my brothers played a lot of snooker here too!

View from the stage.

Mary is exceptionally good at set dressing!

It set the scene perfectly!!

After a really good feast (the girls excelled themselves) the dancing began, to the lovely music of Coppercaillie, a seven piece band.

Everyone joined in through the night, it was brilliant fun and even better when things went wrong :-D  The chap in the white and blue stripey polo shirt is my brother Steve who was down for the weekend - we danced every single dance!

The caller was fantastic and we did all sorts of different dances....

Here's Steve in the middle with other chaps being Angry Rams, would you believe - this dance had us all in stitches.

We just laughed all night, it was a really lovely way to raise money for our WI. And people have already asked if we're doing another one!!

Have a happy crafting week xxxx


26 comments:

Helen said...

What a fabulous looking night and the hall looked great. I hope you raised loads of money. Helen #?

Crafting Queen said...

Looks like a wonderful night! hugs Anesha

Lynnecrafts said...

What work you’ve done to contribute to that! The last photo of you is great, It’s made my day and I’ll treasure it. Love Lynne xxx

Lillianb said...

Looks like you had a lovely time and the hall looks lively

Happy wOYWDW

Lilian B #7

Annie said...

I love the way you titivated up the draw prizes....very impressive. The whole venue and even looks amazing and I imagine a great night was had by all.
Hugs,
Annie x #11

Christine said...

A Barn Dance can never be beaten for sheer fun! They are always in demand round here but tickets sell out so quickly.....
Glad you enjoyed your evening and the hall looked magnificent.
I went round a park what was one of my haunts when young (also my daughter's)and I must admit I couldn't remember whether I ever thought I would be back at the great age I am now!
Glad everything went off so well
Have a good week
Christine #16

My name is Cindy said...

Oh what fun, I do love a good barn dance, haven't been to one in years! That is a bewutiful hall, and you and the other WI 'girls' made it look stunning. Great pics of happy people! Happy WOYWW Cindy #15

Glenda said...

What fun! It looks like a good time was had by one and all! Glenda #17

Zsuzsa Karoly-Smith said...

You did a stellar job with the raffle display and the bunting will come in handy for future events. I notice some of the people were wearing matching shirts! Looks like you had so much fun and that last photo of you is priceless - you can't help but smile - your happiness is contagious! Happy WOYWW! zsuzsa #17

sandra de said...

Wow, Jan this looks like an amazing night and there is nothing better than laughing all evening. Gorgeous set up in the hall. Hope you have a lovely week.
sandra de @19

shazsilverwolf said...

Hiya Jan, you can see how much fun you had in the photos! Decorations look amazing too. Lovely you brother could be there. Love and hugs to all, Shaz #6 X

Twiglet said...

What a fun post Jan - I love that last photo of you - such a happy event without a doubt.(Fab hair style) Your prizes looked well spritzed up and it really makes a difference. The hall looked amazing - love the bunting! xx Jo

Catriona said...

What a great time was had by all. Hope all that bunting has been carefully stored for next time.

Caro said...

The raffle display looks gorgeous and the bunting really sets the scene. The whole thing looks so inviting and such fun. The last photo of you is lovely! Happy WOYWW. Have a lovely week. Love & God Bless, Caro x (#7)

Elizabeth said...

Hi Jan, love the photo of you dancing - you look fantastic! In fact, the venue looked wonderful, love your bunting and those check tablecloths. A night to remember. Have a great week. Hugs, Elizabeth x #24

Julia Dunnit said...

Oh what fun..you and Steve have got some staying power, I must say. It really looks as if a agood time was had by all, and the bunting is just spot on perfect. I know you did it in stages and were a bit sick of it ultimately, but oh it was worth it!

Fonda said...

I'm glad you had a great time! It's good to laugh! Stopping by to say Happy WOYWW! Fonda

Kyla said...

ooh this looks like a fabulous event. The room looks brilliant and everyone seems to be having such a fabulous time, loving the angry rams dance too!!

kyla

Felix the Crafty Cat said...

Oh Wow Jan! what a great event. The hall looked lovely and it's obvious everyone had a great time. Thank you for sharing this with us. Hope you have a lovely creative week and a very happy woyww, Angela x13x

StampinCarol said...

WOW! The event looks wonderful! And all that bunting you made! Great stage decorations, too! Have to admit the Angry Rams dance sounds quite interesting!
Thanks for popping by and have a great week!
Carol N #20

Shoshi said...

Oh Jan, what fun! I loved looking at all the gorgeous pictures of the barn dance and could almost hear the music in my head, and the laughter too. The hall looked so pretty and your bunting really did co-ordinate with the gingham table cloths. It all looks so countrified and pretty. I can tell that a marvellous evening was had by all!

Thank you for your visit, and glad you like my slippers! I'm gradually getting there - still a lot to do as the other slipper only has the applique flowers on it so far, and no embroidery yet. It was such fun meeting up with Margaret and Christine and the time simply flew by.

Happy WOYWW,
Shoshi #25

Stacy Sheldon said...

HI Jan, ooh those decorations are just perfect for that event. I love how happy everyone looks too :) ~Stacy #21

craftyani said...

Wow another busy lady with loads of energy. The hall looked great especially the bunting. Your raffle prizes look great want a job for our Dames Christmas raffle? Had a restful week you deserve it. Ani #5

Shaz in Oz.CalligraphyCards said...

Your desky share in its various stages is lovely Jan, and the prizes looked great all gussied up, too well done, you Welsh lassie, you! Love the dancing images too much fun and shenanigans going on! All for great cause.
Happy WOYWW. Thanks for sharing, Shaz in Oz.x #14

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Belinda said...

Jan you look like you had a blast! The bunting was so pretty too! Now I have a question. What is snooker?

Belinda #26

Lindart said...

Your life is so full, Jan! I love the photos of the dance, and that you made all that bunting! Wow! Your prizes look nice and gussied up! Have a great week, and thanks for your visit to mine, Lindart #23

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