Almost three weekends ago I participated in the Centurion Craft Show organised and run by Petro v. Rensburg, a creative ribon embroiderer based in Eldoraigne, Centurion. The show was highly successful and fun, and it was great to network with other crafters in different disciplines. Manie Kriel (Manique) was there selling his bead weaving kits and tutorials. Megan from Tin Soldiers was selling her kits for making teddybears and dolls. She also ran small one hour workshops and tutorials and invited her students to come sew along at her table, ensuring that there was always lots of activity at her stall. The quilters displayed their spectacular wares. There was handmade creative candlecrafts, machine embroidery, mosaicing and pewter art, all fabulous. Johan of Glass and Fire was there showing off his skills by making lampwork glass beads. and lets face it there is nothing as facinating to watch as a glass bead taking form and coming to life in the hands of a craftsman. And of course there were many creative embroidery pictures from Petro and all her students (myself included). Great fun was had by all and Im already looking forward to the next one.


Students sewing at Megan's table

 Dates will be 4 - 6 October 2013 in Eldoraigne, Centurion, South Africa. So for all you local readers, book that date!


The Centurion Craft Show

 I have been busy taking pictures of some of my completed pieces so I can put them on my website and to show you here. Its really not as easy as it sounds to get good pictures! Here is a cameo brooch that a customer ordered at the show.

The cameo is acrilic, which I purchased online from an American company. Embroidered here on Lacy's Stiff stuff, with size 6 and 15 Miyuki seed beads. The backing is done with a patterned ultrasuede.

This saturday is the next meeting of our Crafty Ladies Club where crafty people get together with a project, be it beading, kniting, embroidery - just what ever they are working on, and have a chilled out day in the Magaliesburg making their craft without husbands and kids to distract them. If anyone reading this is interested in joining us please contact me at jetscreationssa@gmail.com or through my website.
Well thats it for now, more next week, hopefully by then I will have a good picture of my new bead embroidered collar to show you.
Cheers