Thursday 28 July 2016

Quiz - Numbers! Printable with Answers


Quiz - Numbers printable

Time for a quiz...! 


All the answers are numbers...here is the link - printable and with answers!

Quiz - Numbers! 

If you would like more quizzes then do have a look at my eBook...

41 x 10 Easy Quizzes with Answers 

All types of subjects, printable and with answers - hours of fun with your groups - trivia specifically put together for our senior citizens...


Saturday 9 July 2016

Toby - proudly wearing his British Bandana!


Toby already has many fans, but here you see him in his latest role - wearing his Union Jack Bandana - Proud to be British...!

 

Sunday 19 June 2016

Felt Bunnies Wall Hanging - Tutorial and Templates


Bunn felt wall hanging tutorial
 A simple little felt wall hanging - here is how to make it...

You will need...

A4 sheet of felt for background

Scraps of felt for bunnies and flowers

Buttons

Pom pom or cotton wool balls for tails 

Double-sided sticky pads to attach tails 

Embroidery thread

Wooden dowel and ribbon to hang

 How to make...

Print out the Bunnies and Flower templates 

(my flowers were cut from a die on my Big Shot, but if you want to cut by hand here is a flower template to use)

Bunnies Template

Flower Template

Take your A4 sheet of felt and turn over a hem of 2cm (width of hem depends on the thickness of your wooden dowel - we used green garden stakes trimmed to size)

Stitch acro
ss leaving ends open - either on machine or by hand

Cut out your bunnies and flowers

Stitch the bunnies onto the background, using a running stitch

Using double-sided sticky pads, stick on the bunny tails

First stitch both layers of flowers, together with the button and then stitch onto the  background felt

Stitch stems with embroidery thread

Slip the wooden dowel through the hem and tie on a ribbon for hanging



 
 Here are some we made at Mencap - enjoy making yours!

Friday 17 June 2016

Mencap Wins Best Float in Braintree Carnival...!


We did it .... we won First Prize in our catergory and then Best Float in the Braintree Carnival overall...!! A great team effort - well done Mencap!