The Crochet Teacher

Who remembers this post ? and my promise of photo's?

Well i have some

my class

we are making flower brooch's for a women's event to display work we have been doing and also if anyone want to buy then they can. Bare in mind these are ladies who could not crochet and this is what we have been learning together.


this is some work the group have been working on before my arrival, patchwork blankets , knitted by various women to give to families who need them but they are still a work in progress and i am happy to bring some homework home for myself and muck in , we hope to sell some and give some away inshaAllah as there are many. Different squares have been knitted by different women and sewn together.
yesterday we had our stall at the event

can you see the brooch's? We sold 3 while i was there so half as there are 6 , i was ecstatic and the ones we sold are the ones my students made mashaAllah. This made me even more happy as it gave my ladies confidence and a sense of achievement and my one didn't sell. I made sure i pointed this out to them but i left early so i will find out next week if they all went or not!
I gave a tutorial on the day on making 5 petal flowers and leaves. Also i spoke to many women who wanted to come to my classes so hopefully new students as well.

In the picture are other crafts ladies make in the group with sewing.

Random pictures

have a few to share

New crafts to share

As a result of the craft fair we did attempt some new crafts and here are our attempts. I must what started out as crafts for just me all the kids have taken over and i have hardly had a look in............keep them busy and they do it as a relaxation hobby in their spare time..............rather crafts than TV or PC any day alhamduilah , so i am not really complaining!
Handbag card making for dd age 8




First attempts. Do let us know what you think?

Felting with needles look what i made


i didn't really take to this craft and don't think i will be developing it.
Now my fav and the families Decoupage...be warned its addictive! It's the recycling and re-vamping that appeals to me a lot thrifty craft really!

my son and his cousin made this lamp for his bedroom
my work




I should have used a brighter colour


A coaster

A piece of rock from the sea that i used for tayumn but not any more opps!

some drawers before and now
ta da...........


at work
re-vamp an old food jar

letter for F




Eldest has taken over my big project of the coffee table .mashaAllah its coming along lovely.no pictures yet sorry!

The craft fair ''London''

A very exciting day for me , as it was my first ever fair of this kind and also my first time to the Excel Centre London mashaAllah and a CRAFT fair on top of it wow how could i contain myself?

I decided to treat myself a few months ago when i first saw the add in the local paper , i purchased my tickets right away and took along youngest dd(age 8) with me as she is a crafter as well mashaAllah.

Stitch & Creative Craft Show-
here are some and i am afraid a very few pictures i took on the day ...too busy spending :)


Needle felting , a new craft for me , i did buy some bits to get us started on this but after a while now i am not to keen on this one, apart from the fact the kids keep breaking the needles.



It is really worth a visit to these such fairs as prices are much cheaper than anywhere i have seen. The cross stitch was very cheep and brand names.
yarn/wool galore and i didn't buy any! I asserted self control as i have a fair stash at home already awaiting production. I still had a look though.



Make contact with a group that meet in East London every first Sunday of the month in Romford.a crochet group.

Decoupage now this stall took my breath right away and i invest in this one without hesitation.



A great day out!