A glorious day for market craftiness..

It has been an up and down week. The floods in Queensland. However, Melbourne has turned on her shine and smile - a glorious day for a craft catch up.

Our craft group met this morning at the Abbotsford Convent - Maker's Market and I was so pleased to see everyone. Lovely conversations, some craft admiration and coffee at the Convent Bakery. Also some cute buying - some gorgeous handmade clothes and a few craft items were purchased.

A few of the group headed off, but the rest of us had lunch at the cafe at the Collingwood Children's Farm. A wonderful idea.

Thank you to all of the amazing women that joined us today. A talented bunch, down to earth and inspirational. Till next time....

Love Ames xo

January 2011: time for craft catch up

Image via the Abbotsford Convent website

Hi crafty friends in Melbourne! It is time for another Plain Tiger Butterflies craft catch up and I am looking forward to seeing you all. This month, we are going to look at some craft to get inspired for a new year of making.

The Makers' Market at the Abbotsford Convent is held once a month on a Sunday. It is a delightful venue and I am sure that there will be lots of crafty treasures on display. For more information about the market or how to get there, see the Abbotsford Convent website or Makers' Market website. Further details follow:

What: Maker's Market
When: Sunday 16th January 
Time: 10am
Where: Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford
Entry: Free

I suggest that we meet at 10am inside the convent gates or at the cafe (which is directly opposite the convent gate entrance) and have a chat over a tea or coffee before we venture inside the Community Room to look at the market. Please comment on this post or contact me by other means if you would like to join us so I know who to look out for on the day. Feel free to bring family or friends too. Take care and see you on the 16th! Ames xo

Don't let the weather stop you! Reflecting on our November 2010 Crafternoon

The Plain Tiger Butterflies craft group met for the first time on the weekend for our November 2010 Crafternoon. The rain was pouring down and I was unsure how the meeting would turn out. I thought that everything would be wet at the chosen outdoor venue - The Royal Botanical Gardens. However, Tash and I found an undercover pavilion with a lovely outlook of the rose garden.

There were nine attendees this month, great food to share, inspirational discussion and lots of laughs. Thank you to everyone who came - for making it such a special day! I baked some choc chip cupcakes for the occasion and Celia brought some of her homemade slice. There were also other treats including fresh fruit, dips and biscuits.

We all got stuck in to our craft of choice - which included knitting, crochet, sewing and drawing. Here are a few photos of the crafty projects for you to enjoy and I look forward to organising the next crafty get together which I am planning for January 2011. See you there! Ames xo

November 2010 Crafternoon: knitting and crochet picnic in the garden

The Tiger and the Butterfly

Hello fellow crafters!

As mentioned in an earlier post (and to some of you in person), I am starting up a craft group. At this stage, I am hoping that it will be something casual that will be held every two months so that it is easily scheduled into everyone's busy lives. The crafternoons will be an excuse to combine some of the things that we love - chatting about craft, making craft, and sharing yummy food.

I would like to kick off the crafternoons in November over a lovely picnic in the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. Please bring your knitting or crochet, although if you want to bring something else that is fine too. How about your cross stitch, your camera, or your wonderful personality. Also something to eat for yourself, and if you want, something to share.

When: Saturday 13th November 2010
Time: 1pm - 3pm
Where: Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne (meet outside The Visitors Centre and we will choose a garden location depending on the weather).

For those that need directions to the gardens - see the Royal Botanic Gardens website.

Please comment on this post if you would like to attend, or tell me in person. I look forward to seeing you there!!

Plain Tiger Butterflies: starting a craft group

Image from Balmer, E. 2007, A Concise Guide to Butterflies & Moths, Bath: Parragon.

I have often had discussions with many crafty types about getting together to make craft. I am thinking something casual, something fun.

So enough talking and more doing......

In line with the name of this blog, I have decided to name the group Plain Tiger Butterflies. I am sure that the attendees will change from month to month, but that doesn't matter. And I don't mind if one or ten people turn up. It is just a chance to get together, enjoy the making, and maybe have a treat to eat.