Why we Love Crafting this February

This February we at BellaCrafts are forgetting the boyfriends and leaving the husbands to their own devices, instead we are taking the opportunity to spread some love to our friends, neighbours, those in need and of course our fellow crafty ladies!

This weekend  we'd like to invite everyone to our snuggly warm barn to create something beautiful together. Along side all our normal crafty projects we would love you to bring along your unloved craft projects, materials and tools. You can trade these in with other people's unloved items so everyone will receive a Valentines gift you absolutely love this year.... and get some Spring cleaning done at the same time. Bonus!

 

Do keep your eyes peeled too, as we will soon be launching our Charity Partners for 2016. We thought February was the perfect time to remember that some people are not as fortunate as we are and so we've decided that this year we want to really make a difference. Throughout the year we will be hosting fundraising events and working in partnership with two local charities. We will be launching our new partners on our website and Facebook and would love all the support that you can offer.

We also wanted to celebrate Valentines by sharing with you our most treasured craft projects. We'd like to inspire you to get creating today and would love to see your own favourite crafts. So we'll be giving away two free little tea lights at random to anyone who shares their favourite craft and why in the comments feed below. But without further ado, we'll share our favourite crafts!

"This is a hand sewn patchwork quilt I made for my son's first Christmas present, it's made from his old sleep suits from when he was a new born, plus fabrics from mine and my partners wardrobes! An up-cycled project that I'll always treasure."

Harriet

"My favourite is a very, very simple granny blanket for Isobel's bed. She chose the colours as we went along and I made it in between more complicated items when I wanted an easy evening. She loves it because I made it for her, I love it because it keeps her cosy!"

 Jasmine

"This is the very first dress that I made on my own, without my mum guiding me on how to follow the pattern. It is absolutely full of mistakes, the seams at the back don’t match and the front doesn’t even button up! But I love the Vintage 1950’s style and the really bold print. It's completely different to the dresses I find in shops and I loved the freedom of being able to make it fit me and have any length I wanted.I will always treasure it as my first real garment!"

Victoria

"My favourite craft right now is Arm Knitting. Having owned BellaCrafts for 7 years my crafting loves tend to follow trends and fashions.... so my favourite crafts are constantly changing! I almost find it impossible to pick just one as I've tried my hand at so many different projects and techniques. I love that no matter how many different crafts you learn, there are always new ideas, fantastic new products and a tonne of arty inspiration out there!"

Belinda

So there you have it, that's what get the BellaCrafts team buzzing about crafts! We would really love to see all our most loved items so please do share with us. Don't forget you're in with a chance to win a prize! And if we've inspired you to try a new craft or learn a new skill check out our latest workshops and events here:

http://bellacrafts.co.uk/workshops-activities-at-our-centre/

 

Thank you all for reading, have a loooooovely weekend :)