craft weekend 12/13th March
Anyone on for a craft retreat in rural Kilkenny?
The idea is you bring whatever art/crafts you want to do to our house and have a weekend (or a day) dedicated to creating and crafty socialising, including swapping hints, and maybe teaching each other. Some of our floors are still concrete, so it's a good opportunity to do messy things :-) We could also do a supply swap/giveaway.
Don't have any supplies/tools yourself? I'm fairly hoardy about my usable-up supplies, but I have plenty of tools for papercrafting - punches, stamps, cutting tools; glue; a sewing machine; toy stuffing; drawing pencils; paint - gouache, acrylic, peelable glass paint and silk paint; bead loom; weaving sticks. Bring paper, fabric, acetate (for the peelable paint), beads or yarn.
Don't know how to do anything but willing to learn? Papercrafting, peelable paint and silk painting are all easy to start. And I'm sure there'll be someone willing to start you off knitting. And I have a selection of books and magazines.
I'm suggesting the 12th & 13th of March. I was originally going to give a choice, but my own weekends have filled up, so that's all that's available for the next while, unfortunately. I know a number of you have something else on on the 12th, but perhaps you could come along on the Sunday? Or come on Saturday if Sunday's out. For those who can't make it at all (or want to do it twice), we can do it again in a few months, if there's interest.
Food: This was originally inspired by gothwalk a few years ago, when he suggest renting a holiday home & all chipping for rent and food purchase, and he'd cook as his craft. Anyone interested in doing that? (gothwalk, are you interested and available?). Personally, I'd rather concentrate on other crafting than food provision, so the other options are potluck, takeaway, or sandwiches.
Getting there: I can do pick ups from train or bus, and I'm sure there'll be people willing to give lifts. Driving directions & more bus/train detail are available here for lj friends. Ignore party related details - I'm not specifically planning bbq & cocktails, but who knows what might happen!
Staying over: We've a double bed, two single futons, a smaller chair bed and a few blow-up mattresses. Available mostly on a first claimed first served basis: though if there's a couple they'll get double bed priority, and anyone with issues that make comfort important, eg pregnancy will get bed priority. We've space for other camp beds if necessary.
RSVP please*, so I've an idea about space and sleeping requirements, and for discussions about food. Also mention if you'd like to use the sewing machine a lot, in case there's two or more of you & someone can bring one.
* Is it normal to include please here? I feel weird leaving it out, but also putting it in, cos it's already there in the "SVP". #overthinking
Edit: Feel free to bring along books & magazines to swap/giveaway.
The idea is you bring whatever art/crafts you want to do to our house and have a weekend (or a day) dedicated to creating and crafty socialising, including swapping hints, and maybe teaching each other. Some of our floors are still concrete, so it's a good opportunity to do messy things :-) We could also do a supply swap/giveaway.
Don't have any supplies/tools yourself? I'm fairly hoardy about my usable-up supplies, but I have plenty of tools for papercrafting - punches, stamps, cutting tools; glue; a sewing machine; toy stuffing; drawing pencils; paint - gouache, acrylic, peelable glass paint and silk paint; bead loom; weaving sticks. Bring paper, fabric, acetate (for the peelable paint), beads or yarn.
Don't know how to do anything but willing to learn? Papercrafting, peelable paint and silk painting are all easy to start. And I'm sure there'll be someone willing to start you off knitting. And I have a selection of books and magazines.
I'm suggesting the 12th & 13th of March. I was originally going to give a choice, but my own weekends have filled up, so that's all that's available for the next while, unfortunately. I know a number of you have something else on on the 12th, but perhaps you could come along on the Sunday? Or come on Saturday if Sunday's out. For those who can't make it at all (or want to do it twice), we can do it again in a few months, if there's interest.
Food: This was originally inspired by gothwalk a few years ago, when he suggest renting a holiday home & all chipping for rent and food purchase, and he'd cook as his craft. Anyone interested in doing that? (gothwalk, are you interested and available?). Personally, I'd rather concentrate on other crafting than food provision, so the other options are potluck, takeaway, or sandwiches.
Getting there: I can do pick ups from train or bus, and I'm sure there'll be people willing to give lifts. Driving directions & more bus/train detail are available here for lj friends. Ignore party related details - I'm not specifically planning bbq & cocktails, but who knows what might happen!
Staying over: We've a double bed, two single futons, a smaller chair bed and a few blow-up mattresses. Available mostly on a first claimed first served basis: though if there's a couple they'll get double bed priority, and anyone with issues that make comfort important, eg pregnancy will get bed priority. We've space for other camp beds if necessary.
RSVP please*, so I've an idea about space and sleeping requirements, and for discussions about food. Also mention if you'd like to use the sewing machine a lot, in case there's two or more of you & someone can bring one.
* Is it normal to include please here? I feel weird leaving it out, but also putting it in, cos it's already there in the "SVP". #overthinking
Edit: Feel free to bring along books & magazines to swap/giveaway.