Crafty Kestrel, Author at Crafty Kestrel

Getting ready for our first craft stall……

Posted on November 25, 2016July 12, 2018 by Crafty Kestrel

So we are just about ready for our first craft stall tomorrow at the Priory Theatre in Kenilworth.

We have had a trial layout of our stall, so here’s a preview…

Just finishing the last of the glittering, wreaths and some extra prints of the image from the Christmas cards and we will be ready. Let’s hope the visitors like the stock as much as we do.

Meet Snowy.

Posted on November 22, 2016July 12, 2018 by Crafty Kestrel

Been very busy working on items for my stall this weekend. Thought as it is Christmas we needed a snowman, so meet the newest member of my creature family, Snowy the Snowman.

Lets hope he doesn’t melt away in his lovely warm scarf and boots.

That’s also my new make for this week covered, so my challenge is progressing nicely.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Posted on November 13, 2016July 12, 2018 by Crafty Kestrel

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here at craft HQ! Very busy getting things ready for the craft fair. Stockings everywhere, cards at the printers, and little houses popping up all over the place.

Taking advantage of all the stock, our new make for this week as part of our challenge are these lovely fully lined Christmas stockings

Week 2 of the make challenge

Posted on November 4, 2016July 12, 2018 by Crafty Kestrel

So as we go into the second week of my ‘a make a week’ challenge, I have a little wooden house Christmas decoration.

Made from recycled children’s building blocks, matchsticks and lollipop sticks and with fine pearl glitter for snow, it will eventually form part of a small Christmas village. I will keep posting progress as the developers finish building.

Spooky goings on

Posted on October 31, 2016July 12, 2018 by Crafty Kestrel

Something strange was lurking in our garden this evening…

My First Post – and a new challenge!

Posted on October 30, 2016July 12, 2018 by Crafty Kestrel

Well, here we go, my first ever blog entry. I have started this blog to encourage more people to make things, and in a hope they will enjoy crafts as much as I do. If no one reads my blog, then this will be the diary of a mad woman.

I have challenged myself to produce a new make every week for a whole year, and if I can manage more with a family to look after, a dog to walk, and a job to go to I will.

My first make is a knitted robin which I have designed for a craft fair I have a stall at on 26th November at the Priory Theatre in Kenilworth, Warwickshire. I made him long and skinny, just like the one that visits my garden every day. I hope you like him.