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 THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS.....

Hi there, hope you're all ok and keeping well! Great news that Neet is home, sending you hugs lovely gal xx

It has been a whoosh of a week! After I posted last Wednesday, I went to a new craft group in town. This one was led by an affiliate art lecturer from the Glynn Vivian gallery in Swansea - I wasn't expecting this, just thought it was an ordinary crafting session but it was very enjoyable!

We were given a print to copy by Alfred Janes, a friend of Dylan Thomas, we had to paint the background and constituent parts separately then cut them out and collage them.

Now I like painting a lot but collage is out of my comfort zone..

But I really enjoyed doing this and was happy with the result - it was nice to get out my set of acrylics as well. I'm looking forward to going back though I think next session is a bring your own craft.

I did my first fair on Saturday:

I was given a corner spot with two tables, so that was helpful, it meant I could spread stuff out a bit.

I had thought it was too early to put out the Creme eggs, how wrong was I? Lots went, the hedgehogs were very popular! We made £188, I was pleased with that.

The JanCave has seen some action too, I've been building up stocks for the fairs but also for the Harbour Lights cafe - in fact, I'm going down this morning to restock the baskets and shelves.

The hearts will be ready for the Burry Port Market next Saturday, perfect for Valentine's Day!

It's pretty fabric, I enjoyed making these. I also decided to tackle my ribbon stash, it was a mess:

Here's the before...I forgot to take the 'after' but it's a lot neater!!

And I received a late Christmas prezzy from G:

One of those things that you never thought you needed but it's really useful (hope this video works!)

The wool cakes that are wound on it mean that they sit flat and the yarn pulls from the middle which is so much easier. They sit better in my storage basket too! Lynne gave me a nostepinne which is so handy for smaller amounts, this gadget is a lot easier with larger amounts.

And before you know it, you have double stacked yarn cakes all ready to be used. G has been doing this for me, he enjoys the gadgety aspect of it. All I need to do is knuckle down and get it used up lol!!!

Sorry about the long post today, there was quite a bit to share. Thank you for staying to the end!

Have a great week! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx