Traditional Christmas Wreath Workshop

Yesterday I took part in a Traditional Christmas Wreath workshop in Frome, hosted by Grace from Bramble & Wild, a lovely Artisan florist in Frome. I'm really pleased with the result although it was surprisingly hard work!! My wreath features Blue Spruce and some other Christmas Tree bits, Cypress fronds, Juniper, Dries Lotus pods, mini pumpkin things (can't remember what they're called, possibly Pompelos?!) and dried green oranges. Oh and Pine cones. Hopefully now I can make wreaths of my own without supervision but that will have to wait until next year!

Fused Glass Houseplants Panel

My fused Glass Cactus/houseplant creation! as it was raining a lot last week on my Cornwall break I did a glass workshop instead! So happy with the result! After sketching my idea I cut out the pieces of glass for the plants, before arranging them carefully on the clear glass ready to go in the kiln. The whole thing took just over 2 hours at a lovely glass workshop called Beau Nidol in Bude, Cornwall.

Making a Traditional Lampshade

Today I did a workshop in the lovely Makery in Bath, learning how to make a traditional scallop-edged lampshade, here are some pics of the process! I used some vintage Liberty Lawn fabric which I got from the Flea market a couple of weeks ago, and some pale mint bobble trim.