September to December 2018
Hi Toggers,
I am back again with a reminder of some of the ART & CRAFT work you have created since we returned after our summer break.
Jennifer’s Art Group
Marilyn’s Jewellery Group
Craft Table
We had a great time these last few months......Hope you all enjoyed yourselves as much as I did......
Faux Metalwork on Candle Tins
I found some lovely smelling candles in plain tins in the pound shop......selling at half price so quickly grabbed 10 of them to use in this project.
We quickly whipped off the labels and made a start decorating the outsides with foil and home made PVA paint.......ordinary acrylic paint doesn't adhere to kitchen foil.
Lots of concentration...but I think they are enjoying themselves.
Dirty Pour on Glass and Ceramic Tiles
Another bargain haul from a local charity shop......I snapped this lot up for 50p each.....I had no idea what to do with them at the time......but got this idea from You Tube......This is what is called a ' dirty pour ' .....don't ask!!!!....I also had some plain white tiles sitting in my craft cupboard and thought the two would be just right for this cool project.
A few more bits and pieces and we were ready to have a bit of fun.
Getting the paint ready for the crazy 'Dirty Pour'. Everyone was so quiet doing this...making sure their mixes were just right.
The plain vases were stacked on top of the white tiles and the paint mixes were poured over the top and left to run down the sides of the vase on to the tiles below.
The end results were quite dramatic...
Halloween……Mexican Skull Biscuits
Take some plain old biscuit mixture....
ICE THEM !!
And just be really silly with colourful fondant icing.....
Blackboard with Rolled Paper Border
Rolling the papers from old magazines.......not as easy as it looks.
Next Stage is carefully gluing them in place around the border of the already painted blackboard.
The Finished Product......
Christmas Wreath
First and foremost let's find some interesting old books......and tear out the pages....
Starting to make cone shapes from the pages...
Recycled cardboard backing for the wreath.....painted white.
Putting it all together.
We done it.....SO BEAUTIFUL !!!
Ann's New Toy........We Have a Trolley ......Hooray!!!!
Ukecan
The band have been very busy these last few weeks......Not only with our own gigs.....Some of us also belong to More Than Just a Choir, so we have been tugged every which way trying to attend as many functions as we could manage.
Ukecan Busking at the Civic Centre
Ukecan at our 2018 Christmas Meal
Ukecan Gigging at Rethink Support Group Christmas 2018
Sunday Afternoons at the Bridge
UKECAN and DON'T FRET get together for jamming sessions.....although it's serious practice we have a good laugh at the same time.
Getting the room ready......
LISA and PATRICIA relaxing before the jamming starts.
The Christmas ‘TOG’ Party 2018
We all had a good time.....all that practice every Sunday was well worth it......we are getting there!!!
Everyone enjoyed the food the music and the dancing.......I am unable to show any pictures of the line dancing we did again at this party..... We danced to ' Uptown Funk '....It was a great song for the Line Dance....a number of people joined in.
We had 15 musicians on stage.....t'was a tight squeeze......but so good to see so many up for the challenge.
That was an awful lot of photos......hope everyone enjoyed coming along to TOG, UKECAN and DON'T FRET.......We are going to take a Christmas break now....Happy New Year to all.....See you all again in 2019 !!!!!!!
Patricia xx.
PS...TOG will return the last 2 Wednesdays in January......Wednesday 23rd & Wednesday 30th......see you all there!!!!!... Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.