Dan is very supportive of my crafting ways, however he isn't very supportive of the way I tend to spread the supplies around... So, we agreed that I would have a craft station!! I've never had a dedicated area for where I will do my crafting because I haven't had the space to do so or the necessary supplies. Luckily when Dan and I moved in he had a desk which he uses occasionally for work but this has now become my craft station:
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| Excuse Bullseye and the trainer... |
On the station I have current, ongoing and future projects.
A couple of weeks ago I started crocheting and I love it. At the moment I am practising and trying to master the basics, I have made an apple, hearts, bunting and granny squares. I really love it and I am finding it so relaxing, in my bedtime routine crocheting has replaced watching an episode of something or general TV.
Through a magazine from Outlaw Craft Show I had the basics to learn crochet, since then my love for it has grown and I have also joined a local crochet meet up. A few weeks ago I went to Hobbycraft and bought a selection of clearance wool and a friend at work gave me loads of wool that she no longer used.
I have also started to buy craft books and magazines:
They are a great source for inspiration and instructions. And yes, that is a wedding craft magazine, which isn't for me, it is for my friend Becky who is getting married next year and I will be a bridesmaid!!! I am so excited about being a bridesmaid and my best friend getting married that I got carried away with anything wedding themed.
A project I have recently started and is ongoing, is crease free hair ties:
These are an example from a shop, but these four hair ties would cost £8!! After a quick search online I found a selection of the same material for 99p a metre and 80p postage. So I decided to make my own:
I bought two different sparkly purple lengths and have experimented with different tie lengths. It only took a few minutes to make these and I am really glad I did.
A new project I am about to start working on is sparkly hair slides, I found the inspiration from BuzzFeed:
So far I have the items I need:
Just not the time I want to make them. I will aim to post an update.
The other day I also learnt how to make paper bows. The first one I made was using scrap paper at work and then I bought a block of paper and glue for £2 total and can make loads in pretty colours:
I will be adding these bows to the envelopes of cards.
This has been a whistle stop tour of my recent crafting and I hope you enjoyed it :)
Do you have any tips of how to keep a craft station clean, tidy and organised? If so, please let me know.
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