Maker's Day Macclesfield - BRILLIANT

Maker's Day at The Heritage Centre, Macclesfield!

I managed to complete the White Nancy Mosaic for donation to the Bollington Arts Festival (will be exhibited at BAC and will be on sale)

I cannot tell you how many lovely people I got to speak with and share some mosaic making with.

I will certainly take more mosaic designs for children next time. I felt like the honey and they were the bees - it was a buzzy buzzy WONDERFUL day!

Ha ha - even I got photographed today!  That sun was deliciously warm on my back.  Lots of smiles all around!

Some fabulous ideas by the Little Creatives today...

a prince and princess mosaic!

This was great! His first go at mosaic and he designed his own pocket monster - brilliant.

I loved explaining my new mosaic to the visitors - the Bombyx Mori Angel

Some millefiori going on for the hair.

Couldn't you just bottle this lady's smile! Gorgeous!

My youngest mosaicist yet - needed just a little support but she did incredibly well!

Was so sad it finished. Really looking forward to the next one. Met some lovely people, visitors and other crafters!  Well done and thank you 'Janes' for all your hard work!

Don't forget - I offer courses for adults and children at my studio.  Call now for details: 01625 574 005 or send me an email.

Mosaic Madness!

I'm getting a bit giddy with the amount of broken tiles and beautiliscious mosaics happening, here at the studio!

If you look carefully, you can see the slow cooker (well away from danger of glass contamination!) which had this morning's soup bubbling away.

Janet - your dragonfly is gorgeous, cannot wait to see it finished and I can see you have another on the go too! Mosaic bug has bitten hard! 

Georgina - I adore your fairy and toadstools! 

I forgot to take a picture of your fish! It was gorgeous - please email me a photo or bring it back.

A lovely quick pique assiete saucer waiting to be grouted - on a mission to make many mosaics for Maker's day in Macclesfield, this Saturday at the Heritage Centre.

Mosaics from £15!

Join our lovely mosaic course - just £15 a session plus materials - lunch is included! What value!

Nearly forgot, here's this weeks soup recipe:

You will need:

1 x bag of ready washed and chopped casserole veg

1 x tin tomato soup

1 x tin butter beans

1 x handful small pasta shapes

1 x teaspoon herbs de provence

1 x cup of water

salt to taste

garlic and chilli flakes

dash of milk

You can tell I was on the hoof this morning! 

Yes - just put it all in the slow cooker (pasta shapes in the last hour and milk just before serving) and stir occasionally.

I 'whizzed' some of it with the hand blender so it was a thick, wholesome soup.

Yum!