Back to craft.

Well it was back to craft group yesterday and I was reluctant to force myself out. With all the lovely weather over the summer break and a gorgeous sunny day for the first day back I wasn't surprised at the usual slow start. I counted only 14 out of 30 members. Where are they all hiding?!
Our Past, Past, Past Chairlady made the announcements.
Over the summer the committee have been busy planning the activities for the 2013/14 season and we will be receiving a diary very soon.

There has been a change to the subject of the Christmas competition and it will now be 'Stars'.

As this is our 30th year and a Pearl Anniversary the theme for the Annual Exhibition is,
 'The World Is Your Oyster',  accompanied by our group project 'Under The Sea'.

There was a bit of stitching going on today but mostly it was chat and we looked at this exhibition.

The Anna Cheyne Award Exhibition is on in the Island Arts Centre from 5th - 27th September and there are lots of entries this year from artists working in a variety of mediums. It's really worth seeing.

Summer Break.

Yesterday was our last day at Harmony Hill before the Summer Break begins.
Already we are thinking about September as we move in to our 30th year and a Pearl Anniversary.
With that in mind our theme for the Annual Exhibition 2014 is,  'The World Is Your Oyster.'
The subject for the Christmas competition, 'Deck The Halls', was also chosen and is to be a decoration no bigger than a shoe box!

Although some of us are already on a break, some of us just keep on crafting.

                                                           There was silk painting.

Majella

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                                                                  Knitting silk/ mohair.

Audrey

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Construction and Bling.

Janet

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Knitting cables.

Pamela

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Knitting socks.

Mavis

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                                                                       Knitting Aran.

Maureen

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Laura brought in meringues with cream and fresh fruit. No time for photos as they were all gobbled up!


Some members of our group also belong to the NIEG held monthly at The Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra.
On Saturday 18th May Maggie Grey  (now don't get that confused with our own Maggie Gray!)  held a Talk- 'Surface and Stitch' and a Workshop - 'Dissolvable Delights'. The ladies that attended were impressed and came in the following Thursday 'buzzing' about it.

 Maggie Grey blogs about  her visit to NI here.

Harmony Hill Craft Group will be back on Thursday 5th September, 2013.