WI Spring Fair

I recently attended a Spring fair of a local WI group. They are a new group and this was their first fair, it was held in the evening midweek rather than a Saturday and I think this worked quite well for ladies with busy lives.
Here's a picture of my stall

As at the recent wedding fair I did I've stuck with the light blue cloth and vintage pattern bunting I think it gives a really nice approachable look. I tried out a new idea of displaying some of my handmade cards and zip charms using some display boards and ribbon.

 Although this gave hight to the display lot of people didn't seem to look at it. I don't think I'll be using this display style on my next craft stand as it will be in a marquee and not sure out it would fair with outside drafts.
It was an enjoyable evening with lots of lovely cake.
Items that sold well included the friendship teas and tissue packs.
Hoping that they will hold more events like this in the future which I can attend.

More can be found about this lovely bunch of ladies here

First attempts at crochet

I've been wanting to learn to crochet for a while, since I never seemed to get on with knitting.
I found a nice simple pattern for a granny square blanket in a craft magazine and had a go at that.

This is the first square I made, the pattern is a mixture of chain stitches and treble stitches, that goes round for four rows before adding another row of a contrasting colour.

Once I got the hang of the pattern the pile of squares soon grew, I found I was able to crochet in a range of places, including travelling in a car, and when I took my mum to blood donors, the next blanket I make I intend to work on while camping in the summer.
I've got four complimenting colours for my squares now I just need to stitch them together and do a row of treble stitches around the outside.

After mastering the granny squares I decided to try something abit more complicated so did these little owls out of a book a friend got me for Christmas.
Aren't they cute, we've call them Horace and Boris.
Hopefully making more owls to sell on craft stalls soon.