Sunshine Friday

Well the sun finally came out and the beach called.

My trusty laptop and I headed off to the edge with a flask, a blanket and a need for clear air and skies.

You can't beat the feeling of the sand between your toes and the sun on your shoulders for creative inspiration and the afternoon was spent completing the brochures, posters and marketing for my new WORKSHOPS. The perfect opportunity for anybody with a sewing machine to come along and make beautiful things with fabric and thread powered by cake - obviously.

Running every week at the gorgeous new Studiofourseven at the top of Fore Street in Redruth, these friendly and supportive groups are aimed at all levels and all abilities. If you want to refresh your skills and remember what all the knobs and whistles on your machine actually do, book a place and come along.

If you would like a gentle and relaxed space to build your confidence with your machine and to develop the skills to make beautiful textile treasures for your home, you family and for yourself, call or email me. You can try us out with a Taster session and then come back as many times as you like...

We will be adventuring into the wonderful world of Freehand Machine Embroidery,  this amazing technique breaks all the limits you thought there were to sewing machines! Create luxurious textile paintings, drawings, text and explore the third dimension with sculptures made entirely of stitch.

The details are on the WONDERFUL NEW WORKSHOPS  page on the top right hand corner of this blog. Call me or email to ask all the silly questions you want to and book your place with a small friendly group of people just like you.

And on the beach...

Finally the sun goes down over the sea and after the typing is complete, my latest project designed to keep the wind out of my hair and the sun out of my eyes is complete.

Watch this space ... there may be a new line in Hooky Hats to come...

And so home to watch the sunset.

Two Years later....

Well where does the time go?...

Here we are in Summer (really? it has rained for the last month here!) 2011 and I am breathing life back into this blog. I have been away but not standing still.

There have been a number of beautiful, successful and exhilarating Trereife Fairs since the last blog. Summer, Winter and Spring, all seasons display the fragile beauty of the manor house and demonstrate its ability to be the perfect foil for exquisitely hand made art and fine crafts. The Fairs create a lively and inclusive atmosphere, with live music, scrumptious locally produced food, family fun and children's games in the luscious grounds.

The team behind the Fairs are incredibly busy and led by Rob Lewis, have created a dynamic environment that supports local business, local makers and is now engaging with Cornwall's Colleges and students to integrate education, creativity and business for the success of all. Cornwall is a vibrant place for those with the will and the vision.

Trereife Park continues to build on their success this summer and their Events Calendar is full of more than Art, with Theatre, Music and Fine Food all enjoying the beautiful house and gardens as a back drop.

Here's to another succesful year.