Well what a fabulous weekend we had at the maker faire.

There were so many people of all ages creating 'life skills badges ' ,telling everyone how good they were at something . There was a lot of creativity going on ,thread and fabric everywhere .Who said that sewing skills were being lost , well they were well and truly found over the weekend.

Here are some of the people who joined us , proudly wearing their badges.

Cassandra Harrison of "Gee How Quaint" demonstrated her magical Gocco printing over the weekend and created a new original piece of Art Work 'Dog Park' that visitors added to throughout the weekend .

We had visitors from the length and breath of the country chatting to us about their experiences of craft and visitors went away proudly wearing their one off creations .

As part of the Newcastle Science Fest ‘10, The Centre for life is hosting the Maker Faire. Already established and popular in the US and Japan, Maker Faire is a two-day, family-friendly event that celebrates the Do-It-Yourself mindset. This year the Newcastle Craft Mafia are presenting an array of creative skills in the production of badges that can shout to the rest of the word ‘what you are really good at’ What will you put on yours?

Come along at see us at the Maker Faire on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th March held in Times Square, Centre for Life.
http://www.life.org.uk/life-science-centre/whats-on/events/maker-faire

A 'Supertastic' birthday party

What to do for a little boys birthday???

What shall I do for Finlay's Birthday? We always said we would have it the latter end of January so Christmas was far enough out of the way and near enough to Faolan's birthday forthem to have a joint one....but now Im getting a bit freaked...what will i do for it...

Options are:

1. Train Party -soo expensive, but going to have a look - might be the easier option, but will i feel a bit bad that a limited effort has been made?
2. Soft play party - mmmm, really not sure!
3. Party in the house - Urrrggghhhh - love the idea, not sure if I want to deal with the mess....but could be a superhero party...how fab would that be - a few blogs that got me thinking about this idea further....imagine the kids getting a superhero kit to make up....

They could print a name / print / emblem on to a cape using potato printing???? OOOHHHH!

http://www.designmom.com/2009/12/potato-print-clothing.html

http://www.ambrosiagirl.com/blog/dax-and-kais-superhero-party/

Maybe i could mix the two....A Train super-hero party...now, that is maybe appealing to me a bit more......watch this space....popping to Tanfiled railway tomorrow to see what is on offer.....

These blocks are just the best thing ever...i want some!!!

Website redesigned and up and running again!

http://www.sittingonthewall.com/

Got to admit as a mammy with two boys who love capes...i loved these.....memories of me and my little brother fighting over watching Annie or Star wars on a Sunday morning came flooding back!!!!


http://www.littledudesonly.com/wr-warscape.html

Cant imagine an Orphan Annie cape looking this fab though!

A great cause - This Christmas try and purchase as much 'Handmade' as possible!