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Sunday 15 April 2012

A Mulitcultural Festival and Crafty Day

Today I had a craft stall at the Buddhas Day Multicultural Festival at the temple in Botany Downs.

My sister convinced me it was a good way to use up some of our fabric squares whilst getting some good karma (all proceeds to the temple).  So off I went with a bag full of squares, needles, scissors, felt and brooch backs.

We made $85 (which wasn't too bad for gold coin donations) whilst teaching loads of people how to make fabric flower brooches (the majority of them kids, which aggravated my child allergies).


A lot of the parents told me how they had had to learn basic sewing at school and they thought it was great we were teaching the kids because they don't learn the basics any more. I wonder why these parents aren't showing them?
 
The day also including eating some gorgeous vegetarian food, making paper fish and my favourite; a Chinese knot dragon fly - I feel a renewed urge to learn macramé :-) 


I also feel like I need a weekend to recover!

3 comments:

  1. i bet the kids had a real blast!! love the Chinese knot dragonfly :)

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  2. Wonderful, there is nothing like sharing the LOVE around, cheers Marie

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  3. I LOVE that little dragonfly!
    I want to make one...but never have done macrame.
    add that to my list.
    sounds like a great weekend.

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