Well, recycling to be exact.  We’ll be making a mini book from just about anything you can sew, staple and glue together and showing you some inventive ways to pretty it all up.

So, if you fancy coming along start collecting some interesting bits and pieces.  Here is a list of possible things you can collect:

• Envelopes, used ones are especially interesting with stamps and post marks
• Old book pages, text book, discarded notes on exercise books
• Tickets, tags, receipts
• Fancy packaging, interesting card with bold patterns and colours
• Clear packaging makes great windows
• Postcards, cards and invitations
• Don’t forget the junk mail which usually gets discarded and thrown in the recycling

Bring your art materials, stamps, ribbons and embellishments as usual.

Here’s a link to the one I made;  Junk Journal

If anyone has a sewing machine which is easily portable we would be very greatful if they would bring it along please.

As it’s a full day we’ll be having a “pot luck” lunch. So if you could bring something with you (it doesn’t have to be a big thing)  to contribute it’ll be very much appreciated.

Hopefully see you there

Jaine

If you’re looking for a materials list for Saturday, there isn’t one.  Saturday is a meeting as usual but instead of a workshop we’re having a UFO class.  No we’re not bringing a telescope and I haven’t gone stark raving mad, UFO stands for Un-Finished Objects.  Bring them along to finish off or if you’re really up to date then bring something you’d like to work on.  There’ll be lots of chatter as usual and plenty of help if you need it.  So come along.

Also just to let  you know that between Friday 3rd and Sunday 5th Creativa is on at Metz.

Here’s the link  www.creavenu.com

jaine

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I think 2012 will be a good year with lots of crafting projects to keep you occupied throughout the year. 

Already this coming Saturday is our first meeting of the year and I propose that we make ourselves a desk top calendar.

So to make this project you’ll need to bring with you the following;

• A large sheet of coloured card 50 x 70cm, quite stiff. 
• 12 photo’s (family photo’s relevant to each month, for example a birthday)
• Ruler, pencil, craft knife or scissors
• Patterned paper to decorate
• Hole punch

I will buy some book rings and print out the calendar sheet.

Any questions please get in touch with me or with Lena.

See you Saturday

Jaine

I’m hoping to be able to put some photo’s in the gallery soon of the advent calendars which had to be finished at home due to it being a particularly big project. Well done to Rosie for finishing hers at 11:pm on 30th November! 

We already have dates for 2012 which I’ll post in the calendar page soon so you can put them in your diary.  We’ve lots of exciting projects lined up for next year so  you’ll want to keep checking back to see what’s on offer.

I’ll be adding some instruction sheets in the next couple of days too for the projects we’ve covered so far, but at the moment I’m having a bit of trouble uploading for some reason. Hopefully I’ll get that sorted soon.

I’ve also added a Facebook page which will be a good place to chat inbetween workshops, ask and answer questions and for anyone to upload pictures of projects too. 

I hope everyone has a happy Christmas and I look forward to seeing you in the New Year.

Jaine

The next workshop will take place on the 10th December and I’ll be demonstrating how to make these super cute houses to hang on the Christmas tree and how to make a 3D Christmas card. 

If you want to take part in the workshop you’ll need to bring the following supplies;

For the Christmas card

• Coloured card or a pack of blank greetings cards.  These can be found in Zeeman and Hema  in Mersch, Beim Jeanne on Mersch high street, Ernster, Ava or Bastelkiste.
• Decorative paper as a backing
• Christmas stamps, stickers or toppers.  Cactus Belle Etoile has some lovely ones at the moment and Schlecker is selling small packs of Christmas toppers for 1.29€ as well as Zeeman and Hema
• Double sided tape  or a dry glue like Pritt and some 3D foam pads
• Colouring pens or pencils.

For the little houses

• Card for the main part of the house, a piece of card for the base (cereal box is ok) and I used corrugated card for the roof
• Decorative paper or paint (or both)
• Ruler, pencil
• Glue and double sided tape
• Ribbon
• Glitter and pretty embellishments.
• I’ve also just found a small bag of fake snow in Zeeman for .79 which I didn’t use but intend to try it out

Any questions as usual don’t hesitate to contact me or Lena.

Hope to see you there.

Jaine

 I have, however got some photo’s from the afternoon to show everyone hard at work.

The next meeting will be on December 10th when we’ll be making Christmas cards in 3D and some little Christmas houses.

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I know it’s still only the middle of October and we haven’t properly celebrated Halloween yet but we have to get into the Christmas mood soon.  It’s creeping into the shops already so we’re going to embrace it for our next meeting on 12th November.

It’ll be slightly later than usual due to the half term holiday and I’m posting this early as we’ll have a bit of work to do before we get together.

As you can see, the workshop is an Advent Calendar made from little boxes, decorated and stuck together and ready to hold chocolates or little surprises.

It’ll be a big job so in the instruction sheets section there’s a template for the little boxes for you to get a head start.  Just click on the link to open the file and print out.  If you plan to come to the meeting it would be advisable to cut your boxes out at home first to save time later, don’t worry about putting them together the cutting out is enough.  I’ve also included a sheet of numbers to print out if you want to use them.

Below is a list of supplies you’ll need.

• For 24 little boxes you’ll need 3 sheets of card 50 x 70cm found in Cactus, Ava, Ernster or any of the good craft stores.
• Some Christmas paper to cover your boxes. Maybe a roll of wrapping paper would be ideal for this.
• Some Christmas stamps, stickers, paper, ribbons etc to decorate the fronts.  I also added some family Christmas photographs to fit onto my 5 x 5cm box fronts.
• Strong glue or double sided tape.
• A set of numbers from 1 to 24 – a sheet to download is also provided.

I think that’s about it. If you click on the image above you’ll be able to see a bigger view of it to get an idea of what we’ll be doing.

I hope to see you there.

Jaine

It’s an amazing fair with everything from patchwork and quilting to scrapbooking and painting and everything in between.  For more information click on the link to open the news letter.

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Especially so here at Mozaik Scrappers where we’ll be introducing some new workshops and demonstrations and organizing a stand at the Kehlen Christmas market, but more on that later.

For now I’d like to tell you about the new workshop which will be held on Saturday 1st October at the Keispelt Creche as usual, 2pm onwards.

We’ll be making a maze book which is extreemly cute, all cleverly folded from one piece of paper and small enough to slip into a bag or pocket.

Here are a couple of pictures to hopefully inspire you.

To participate in this workshop you’ll need;

A piece of sturdy paper or thin card, at least 30cm x 30cm – any smaller and your book pages will be too small to work with.

Some pretty papers, embellishments etc

and your usual kit, glue, ruler, pencil, knife or scissors etc

For any more information you can contact us. See you there.

Jaine