As it was Becky’s birthday this week – Happy Birthday Becky! – and we were all out together we took the opportunity to have a Makery Mill team photo, take a look here .
Happy Birthday Becky!
Hannahxx
Makery Mill Market Time!
Hello!!
Thank you to everyone who popped by our stall at the Leamington Christmas market last week! It was lovely to get to meet so many people and get such a positive response about our products…
Sophie and I had a very long but fun day, we kept out the cold with hot chocolates and Christmas music and some exceptionally good biscuits to keep our energy levels up!
Our felt tree decorations were definitely the biggest hit, closely followed by button pictures and cake pops. We are fully restocked to make sure no one misses out when we are back at the market tomorrow – Sunday 16th December. Please pop along and say hello, sample some of Becky’s tasty gingerbread and and maybe get yourself a few last minute Christmas presents!
Hopefully see you tomorrow – 10 until 5 on the parade in Leamington Spa.
Hannahxx
Our Market stall, set up and ready to go…
Sophie looking cheerful and wrapped up against the cold!
Decoration Kits, Paper Chains and Festive Pegs!
Cake Pop kits, Festive Cake Pops and gingerbread decorations….
Leamington Christmas Market
Makery Mill Bunting Kit
Makery Mill Cake Pop Kit
Makery Mill Felt Decoration Kit
It was a beautiful crisp winter’s morning yesterday, which was brilliant for us as we were setting up our first market stall at the Leamington Spa Christmas market! We had some exciting kits and treats on sale, including: button pictures, bunting, felt decorations, cake pops and Christmas gingerbreads.
Our ‘make your own’ craft and cake kits were extremely popular, which we are so pleased about as we want to encourage having a go at crafts, rather than just buying the finished product. We also had quite a few entrants for our competition to win a Makery Mill class for two – a great prize if we do say so ourselves! More details to be posted soon…
Tutorials for some of our craft kits will be posted on the website in the coming weeks, so please come back and check for your crafty inspiration. And we will be back at the Leamington market next Sunday, 16th December, if you want to pop by, have a chat and find out more about our upcoming workshops and bespoke parties!
Soph xx
DIY tutorial – Christmas Decorative Peg
These little pegs are so cute! They can be used to decorate a special present, and then sit just as happily on the Christmas tree itself.
We decided to use these gorgeous little deer, which we bought from Dawanda, and snowy trees, which we found at the local cake decoration shop.
You will need:
- Wooden pegs
- Plastic decorations of your choice
- Nail polish (either clear only, or colour + clear)
- Glitters!
The trees:
First, you will need to carefully create a hole at the end of the peg. We used a wood drill bit, but a hand drill, gimlet or long screw may also work well.
Our trees had an exposed piece of wire at their base – about 4mm. Push the wire into the hole.
Using a glue gun, apply glue into the opposite side of the hole. Be generous!
The deer:
Simply use the glue gun to apply glue to the hooves. Then quickly position to deer into place on the peg – before the glue starts to set!
Make them sparkle:
Paint the top surface with a generous layer of nail polish. Immediately sprinkle your chosen glitter.
Try experimenting with different colours of polish and glitter.
After an hour, give the glitter a top coat of clear nail polish. Some of the glitter will move about, but do not worry. This top layer of polish sets everything in place so that glitter stays on the peg and will last!
We love parcels.
This week has been very exciting at the Makery Mill HQ in Leamington Spa as we have received a big delivery of haberdashery treats, as well as more beautiful fabric for our upcoming DIY craft tutorials and workshops!
To whet your appetite, just check out these gorgeous silk embroidery threads and colourful ribbons…
