the low down.

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being a busy bee.


& oooft is that something we've been over the last wee while! so here's the low down on what we've been up to:

we've been frantically making handmade bits as this sunday we'll be hopping on the bus down to glasgow & will have ourselves a lovely stall at Granny Would Be Proud in Hillhead Bookclub once again. come along & say hello!

we've been fighting crime against css & html to get our online eco-shop looking beautiful ready for it's launch on the 30th april. i've also been fighting the urge to keep all the new eco-tastic stock for myself!

i've also decided to separate my own work from i heart... & have it simply under my own name - Iona Bruce. i've made a wee facebook page & will add new bits to it after all this mayhem dies down a bit! but it would be lovely if you could pop over & 'like' my page. 

we've also been busy preparing for the next Meet & Make session on the 1st may. if you would like to book a place send us an e-mail on hello@iheartdotdotdot.co.uk

we've also been busy organising an event for Voluntary Arts Week, more will be revealed soon but get your knitting needles ready! & if anyone knows of any yarn businesses that would be up for donating some yarn to a good cause, please do get in touch.

and of course we've been over-seeing our projects Post A Patch & Music To My Ears.

please do keep your patches & tunes coming!

so there you go, we're busy but there's plenty for you to get involved & busy with to, get to it!

xox.

meet & make round-up.

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meet & make.

back in january i started up a monthly craft meet up where people could meet in a social environment, learn some new craft skills & have a few drinks & a natter. it's been a great success so far & has seen our meet & make-rs learn how to embroider, knit & cross-stitch & helped them to create awesome projects from embroidered tote bags, to knitted cushions to cross-stitch postcards.

i look forward to seeing these cheery crafters every month!

our next session is on the 1st of may (usually the last sunday of every month, however this month it lands on easter weekend, so has been changed to the 1st) please do come along &join in. it doesn't matter if you've never tried any crafts before in your life of if you're a super pro, i'll be there to help you as much or as little as you like.

to book your place head here... http://iheartdotdotdot.bigcartel.com/product/meet-make

each session is £10 & includes all the materials you'll need to create & finish a craft-tastic project.

see you on the 1st!

xox.

p.s. if you like the sound of meet & make but don't live in glasgow, give me a shout & i'll see if i can start one in your area too!

  

touche, crochet.

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trying new craft techniques.

& last weekend i tried my hand at crochet. i went round to my mum's & had a nice relaxing evening, relaxing until i started attempting crochet! it is very fiddley, however i persevered & it did get easier, even quite addictive. i managed to make myself a lovely little granny square...

...which is going to be the very first patch for our Post A Patch project.

like i say it is verrrryyy addictive, so i'm going to keep on practising & have even got a wee idea of a crochet project i can teach at meet & make at some point.

xox. 

january meet & make.

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meet & make.


last sunday saw the first of our meet & make monthly workshop/crafty get-to-gethers. it was lovely to see some familiar faces from my previous workshop at Made In The Shade - Starting From Stitch, as well as some new faces too.

our meet & makers were shown how to master different embroidery stitches & then went onto sketching out their very own design...

then they got their back-stitch, cross-stitch, chain stitch, french knot & blanket stitch on!

i had a lovely time chatting to everyone, having a cold beverage & getting crafty, thanks again to everyone that came along - i look forward to seeing your finished results at the end of the month!

if you would like to join in, click here to book your place.

not from glasgow but would like to come to a meet & make? let me know! if enough people are interested i would love to get a meet & make started in a whole lot of different places!

xox.