Craft Summer School

It's been a resounding success and we will find a way to keep it all going.
Thank you to everyone who came along, got stuck in and made some amazing craft. 

You loved.......

the fantastic choice of materials
space to work in
mooching in the shop
making whatever you wanted
not having to worry about the mess
making robots, castles, cars, pets, cards, pictures, bracelets, flowers ...

So, what next? Ghoul School happens on Saturday 27th October. Be sure to book as places at both sessions are limited. Until then we will try and keep the scrap school set up and offer the space to groups or for craft parties.

How to make a pompom ice cream

Non-melting, calorie-free ice cream in any flavour you desire!

These were designed for one of the summer-themed windows at ECHO last year but have proved a real hit with people coming in to ask if they can buy them. We've included them in the summer window this year as well.

I'm not giving a full tutorial as basically you make a pompom using colours to suit your flavour and then we stuck them onto real ice cream cornets with pva glue. OK, they're not very durable but fun for the summer. We added flakes (pleated and rolled dark brown card), cherries (mini red pompoms), sprinkles (chopped up bits of wool) and some flags.

Craft Summer School 2012

It's been an amazing 4 weeks at the craft summer school and feedback tells us we should continue to offer it as part of Echo Craft - Leominster's New Creative Hub!

Here are some of the amazing pieces of work, it been such a pleasure to watch the creativity flow.

How to make a bug hat

This is a really easy make. I've used it many times at workshops, it is especially good for drop-in sessions when you have to create something with the WOW factor that is ready to take away in a matter of minutes. If speed is what you need have the pieces cut ready.

You will need:

1 x headband approx 60cm long and 7cm wide

6  Legs (or 8 for a spider)

2  Eyes 

2  Antennae + 1 tongue

Form the headband into a circle, measure to fit around the child's head then staple to secure.

Bend all the leg strips into zig zags all the way along and then staple them to either side of the hat.

Now for the features;

Add some pupils to the eye circles using coloured pens or paper. We used some vinyl scraps which are easy as they are ready to stick.

Wrap the antennae strips around your

finger or a pencil to make them curly.

Staple the features to the hat. 


Variations;
This hat was a bug but it can easily be adapted for other themes eg fish/under the sea or add flowers/leaves.
For a longer 'make' get the children thinking about the design in more detail before they construct the hat. Use paper and pens so they can draft their ideas and discuss them.