Canberra Brown Owls - August Meet Up

Hey Brown Owls!

It's the end of August and you can smell spring is in the air.  So let's have one more month of woolly projects.  You know Canberra will still be a tad chilly for a little while!

Of course, feel free to bring along some of your projects - bring along your UFOs, new projects, old projects or even something new.  

Need inspiration?   

DIY Pom Pom Flowers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlEkfwb_pGk 

DIY Thready Coasters

https://blog.freepeople.com/2013/04/diy-wool-thread-coasters/

Jazz up a DIY Backpack

http://www.molliemakes.com/diy-fashion-2/festival-diy-backpack-wool-gang/

 Looking for a challenge?

How about Weaving

http://www.molliemakes.com/tutorials/how-to-make-a-woven-wall-hanging-and-weaving-loom/

Meet Up Details:

Saturday 25 August 2018

From 1pm - 4pm

RSVP over at our Canberra Brown Owls Facebook Event page

https://www.facebook.com/events/864428483761806/

 

Venue Details:

This month we're meeting in the Community Room located at the  Belconnen Fire Station, on Bardi Place in Macquarie (or you might know it's along Bindubi Street, Aranda (not far from Jamison shops).

 
Please park in the public parking area located on the side of the Fire Station. Apologies for stating the obvious, but please do not access the fire station from their main entry.

Access to the Community Room is by a pass which we have organised. The community room also has kitchenette and bathroom facilities.

Canberra Brown Owls - July Meet Up

Hey Brown Owls!

Gosh it's July already (only one more month of winter to go, YAY!!) and once again all the kids are back at school.  So do you remember back in February we made little needle books to get ourselves organised?  Well, now it's time to add the next  perfect little addition to your craft kit.  Let's make scissor keepers/pouches.  A few ideas you can sew without a machine (of course, if you need to bring along a sewing machine - no problem!)

Of course, feel free to bring along some of your projects - bring along your UFOs, new projects, old projects or even something new.  

Need inspiration?   

How bring and cheerful is this cute scissor pouch from 'Feeling Stitchy'?

http://www.feelingstitchy.com/2014/08/tutorial-tuesday_26.html

 Step up your embroidery with this scissor pouch from 'Sew Little Fabric' and follow the links for the downloadable pattern xx

http://sewlittlefabric.blogspot.com/2009/08/free-felt-scissor-keeper-pattern.html

A really simple Scissors Pouch for your young ones to make from Albion Guild!

http://albiongould.com/felt-scissors-pouch-diy/

And if you have enough time, why not crochet a little Scissor Keeper so you know you'll never mix up your scissors!  (note this one is a paid pattern) xx

https://www.lovecrochet.com/strawberry-scissor-keeper-crochet-pattern-by-sandra-paul

 
 Meet Up Details:

Saturday  28 July 2018

From 1pm - 4pm

RSVP over at our Canberra Brown Owls Facebook Event page

 https://www.facebook.com/events/558999914496786/

 

Venue Details:

This month we're meeting in the Community Room located at the  Belconnen Fire Station, on Bardi Place in Macquarie (or you might know it's along Bindubi Street, Aranda (not far from Jamison shops).

 
Please park in the public parking area located on the side of the Fire Station. Apologies for stating the obvious, but please do not access the fire station from their main entry.

Access to the Community Room is by a pass which we have organised. The community room also has kitchenette and bathroom facilities.

Canberra Brown Owls - June Meet Up

So it's that time of the year where Canberra has the chilly mornings and we get to pull out of the wardrobe all our winter woollies! So this month, let's get our wool out and make some cosies!

http://www.bellacoco.co.uk/2015/03/crochet-tea-cosy-pattern.html

I've found a few links that might interest you:

1. 14 Tea Cosy pattern ideas: https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/crochet-tea-cosies-free-patterns-978280

http://justjen-knitsandstitches.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/justjens-easy-ripple-tea-cosy.html

 2. The link for our pic this month featuring the crochet granny stitch: http://www.bellacoco.co.uk/2015/03/crochet-tea-cosy-pattern.html
 
3. The most gorgeous knitted tea cosies: http://teacosycompetition.blogspot.com/p/rose-tea-cosy.html

http://teacosycompetition.blogspot.com/p/rose-tea-cosy.html

4. Don't need a tea cosy, make covers for your jars instead: Crochet Mason Jars http://littlemonkeyscrochet.com/mason-jar-cover-free-pattern/

http://littlemonkeyscrochet.com/mason-jar-cover-free-pattern/

Otherwise feel free to BYO any project and join us for an afternoon of cuppas and crafting xx

Meet Up Details:

Saturday  30 June 2018

From 1pm - 4pm

RSVP over at our Canberra Brown Owls Facebook Event page

 

Venue Details:

This month we're meeting in the Community Room located at the  Belconnen Fire Station, on Bardi Place in Macquarie (or you might know it's along Bindubi Street, Aranda (not far from Jamison shops).

 
Please park in the public parking area located on the side of the Fire Station. Apologies for stating the obvious, but please do not access the fire station from their main entry.

Access to the Community Room is by a pass which we have organised. The community room also has kitchenette and bathroom facilities.

Canberra Brown Owls - May 2018

Hey Brown Owls!

So Craft Alive came to Canberra this month and it was just fabulous!  And what I love about Craft Alive is their featured artists and this month we were awed by the wonderful Amy Kallissa and Mandy from Sew Quirky.

So let's be inspired by Amy Kallissa's gorgeous work this month (and we will be inspired by Sew Quirky later this year).  Click on their links for even more info!

Anyways, Amy Kallissa had on display gorgeous felt embroidered embellishments, from her faces to beautifully stitched flower motifs:

Source: https://www.facebook.com/amykallissa/photos/a.672028426213255.1073741827.402769733139127/1851715414911211/?type=3&theater

  All you need is a small sheet of wool felt (1mm), your favourite colours of embroidery cottons, needle, embroidery hoop and your imagination.

 

Looking for something a little bit easier (with instructions and pattern?) these flowers are just gorgeous.  

 

 

Source: http://bugsandfishes.blogspot.com.au/2018/05/3-things-to-make-with-felt-flowers.html

(Note: See https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/571069328/felt-poppies-tutorial-and-poppy for the paid pattern for these poppies)

Or for something completely different to the flowers but just as colourful and gorgeous, try an embroidered mandela.  Click on the link below for the pattern and tutorial.

https://www.thevillagehaberdashery.co.uk/blog/2018/free-rainbow-orbit-embroidery-pattern-from-mandalas-to-embroider-by-carina-envoldsen-harris

Of course, feel free to bring along some of your projects - bring along your UFOs, new projects, old projects or even something new.  

 
Need inspiration?

Meet Up Details:

Saturday  19 May 2018

From 1pm - 4pm

RSVP over at our Canberra Brown Owls Facebook Event page

 

Venue Details:

This month we're meeting in the Community Room located at the  Belconnen Fire Station, on Bardi Place in Macquarie (or you might know it's along Bindubi Street, Aranda (not far from Jamison shops).

 
Please park in the public parking area located on the side of the Fire Station. Apologies for stating the obvious, but please do not access the fire station from their main entry.

Access to the Community Room is by a pass which we have organised. The community room also has kitchenette and bathroom facilities.

Canberra Brown Owls - March 2018

Hey Brown Owls!

So Easter falls early this year, in fact 1 April and that's no fools.  So to get you in the mood for Easter, how about some Easter-themed projects.  They are so cute, they can be used for any time of the year!

 

Of course, feel free to bring along some of your projects - bring along your UFOs, new projects, old projects or even something new.  

 
Need inspiration?

How about cute little crochet Chick shakers.

http://www.mariasbluecrayon.com/2017/04/crochet-easter-chick-shakers.html?m=1

 Fancy a bit of bunny applique?

https://www.shinyhappyworld.com/2015/03/mix-match-free-bunny-applique-pattern.html

Or what about these cute little crochet baskets?

https://helloyellowyarn.com/2016/03/10/mini-crochet-easter-eggs-basket/

Or, these cute little Easter Banners! And did I say it was no sew!!

https://www.attagirlsays.com/easter-bunny-banner/

And if you need more inspiration, here's a whole bunch! 

 https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/354728908130620194/

 

Meet Up Details:

Saturday  17 March 2018

From 1pm - 4pm

RSVP over at our Canberra Brown Owls Facebook Event page

 

Venue Details:

This month we're meeting in the Community Room located at the  Belconnen Fire Station, on Bardi Place in Macquarie (or you might know it's along Bindubi Street, Aranda (not far from Jamison shops).

 
Please park in the public parking area located on the side of the Fire Station. Apologies for stating the obvious, but please do not access the fire station from their main entry.

Access to the Community Room is by a pass which we have organised. The community room also has kitchenette and bathroom facilities.

Canberra Brown Owls - February 2018

Hey Brown Owls!

So it's now February, all the kids are back at school and we're all starting to settle into the year ahead and dream of next year's summer holidays!  So to get our year organised, how about making cute little needle books.  The perfect little addition to your craft kit.  Of course, feel free to bring along some of your projects - bring along your UFOs, new projects, old projects or even something new.  

Need inspiration?   

Image source: https://www.arabesque-scissors.com/2018/01/liberty-society-kantha-stitch-along-part-2/

This is the needle book I plan to make, a cute little butterfly book the perfect size for my craft kit! Click on this link:

http://wildolive.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/project-butterfly-needle-book.html

Need more details? How cute is this little  needle book from Nana Company?  Click on this link below for all the details:  

http://nanacompany.typepad.com/nanacompany/2011/10/needlebook-tutorial-by-nanacompany.html

Or this cute little needle book from the Stitch Craft Create Magazine.  Just click on this link.

http://www.sccmag.com/felt-needle-book-craft-project/

 This one is from one of my most favourite Embroidery designers - LiliPopo.  Just click on this link.

 

http://www.lilipopo.co.uk/2017/12/embroidered-butterfly-needlebook-tutorial-and-free-pattern-part-one.html

Or how about this cute little Letter Needle Book.  Just click on this link which takes you to an archived web page, but the tutorial is still there!!

 

http://kellyrachel.com/blog/2010/04/12/little-letter-needle-book-tutorial/

And if you need more inspiration, here's a whole bunch! http://thepatchsmith.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/

Meet Up Details:

Saturday  17 February 2018

From 1pm - 4pm

RSVP over at our Canberra Brown Owls Facebook Event page

Venue Details:

This month we're meeting in the Community Room located at the  Belconnen Fire Station, on Bardi Place in Macquarie (or you might know it's along Bindubi Street, Aranda (not far from Jamison shops).

 
Please park in the public parking area located on the side of the Fire Station. Apologies for stating the obvious, but please do not access the fire station from their main entry.

Access to the Community Room is by a pass which we have organised. The community room also has kitchenette and bathroom facilities.

Canberra Brown Owls - January 2018

Happy New Year Brown Owls!

So it's a new year and what a perfect excuse to catch up on some of your Christmas & New Year projects.  So this month - bring along your UFOs, new projects, old projects or even something new.  

 

Need inspiration?   

 

How cute is this little  embroidery project and  there's a heap more if you click on the link: https://www.sewwhatalicia.com/10-fabulous-floral-embroidery-designs/  

 

Meet Up Details:

Saturday  20 January 2018

From 1pm - 4pm

 

RSVP over at our Canberra Brown Owls Facebook Event page

 

Venue Details:

This month we're meeting in the Community Room located at the  Belconnen Fire Station, on Bardi Place in Macquarie (or you might know it's along Bindubi Street, Aranda (not far from Jamison shops).

 
Please park in the public parking area located on the side of the Fire Station. Apologies for stating the obvious, but please do not access the fire station from their main entry.

Access to the Community Room is by a pass which we have organised. The community room also has kitchenette and bathroom facilities.