Craft Market Preparation . . .

With our Craft Market coming up next month, I pulled out my big roll of calico fabric. Then I set to work making two table covers for myself and one for my daughter-in-law. It was Kelly who told me about the upcoming market and convinced me that I could also have a stand for all of the things I turn/make. So stepping outside my comfort zone, I accepted the challenge and will give it my best shot. I designed the covers to completely cover the tables, so that we could hide away all of the boxes that we carry our goods in. When I finished the covers, my friend Megan came to the farm to help me design and cut out the iron-on vynal for the signs. Using my Cricut, this was an easy task for Megan but a learning curve for me. I am thrilled with our finished signs and discovered that they are quite easy to iron on to the fabric.

Another friend told me about some wee wooden boxes that were on sale. I bought a couple of sets and created some ribbons to go with the 'Ma is White' song. After finding all of the correct coloured ribbons, I sewed each of the colours in order and placed them in the boxes. This song is perfect for teaching children the Maori words for each of the colours. Great resource for Maori week or any other time.

 

I gathered together all of the flowers I turned on the lathe, sanded them flat on the bottom, drilled a tiny hole and superglued florist wire stems onto them. Using the wire as a handle I them dipped each of the flowers into dye and left them the dry. While they dried, I drilled rows of holes in a block of wood and used this to display the finished flowers. I also put a few into vases for a visual demonstration of their potential. As I had a lot of dye left over, I decided to dye some of the wood shavings around the lathe. When these were dry I filled glass spheres as Christmas decorations. Want not, waste not lol. They looked great hanging on my tree.

I got busy on the bansaw and cut out pieces to create tree shaped tiered stands to help elevate items on my stall tables. After cutting them I painted the underside of the tops and when they were dry Bruce screwed the tops onto the trunk shaped legs. When they were all assembled, I painted the top of the stands green as well. After I painted them, I realised that I should have filled the screw holes. They will do this time and I will repaint them at a later stage.

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July 2025