May to August 2019
Hi all you ' Toggers.....as everyone must know by now TOG finished for good the last week in July......It really was a sad time for us as we really enjoyed the last nine years working with you folks.
We painted hundreds of pictures..... Made a ton of jewellery.... Learnt many crafts.... Kept ourselves fit with Tai Chi and the Walking Group.... Spent many hours reading and writing poetry with the Poetry Group and went on various outings...It was also the place that the Ukulele Group found a home to practice their new found musical skills....We displayed our Arts & Crafts at various functions and the Ukulele Group also played their way through a good few of those too.....Phew!! It really has been a load of fun!!.....We hope to have a Reunion Party at Christmas and will keep everyone informed.
Thanks to all you good people who have volunteered time and energy to make the group such a success.
Let's now take a look at the last few months....
The Art Group with Jennifer
Marilyn’s Jewellery Group
The Craft Table
I have to apologise for the number of pictures taken in this section..
I found these twig shaped hearts in a local charity shop....I just knew as soon as I saw them that we could decorate them somehow....I put on my thinking cap ..…
I got a few more bits and bobs together......yes I am sorry guys, but I tore all the pages out of that book....it got rid of my anxiety for a while!!!! .....we made lots of paper roses from the pages as you will see....
Next stage was making some leaves....
AND.....the finished product.....I think they did a grand job!!
Cement Toadstools
The sun was out and the sky was blue.....I wanted to do an outdoor craft...something easy but hopefully effective.....lets see what happens!!!!
We have some sand, cement, disposable cups, masks (health & safety) water and something to mix with....let's go!!!
The bottom of the toadstools were prepared first and left to dry.
They were taken out of the disposable cups the next day...and left to dry out...They were given a coat of primer for protection.
Next stage was to line some small flowerpots with cling film and then fill them too with a sand and cement mixture.
Then....the bottoms were shoved in and left to dry....
All out of their shells ready for the next stage....
Let's get painting....This is fun!!!....everyone has their own idea of how they want their toadstools to look.
We hope to keep this website running in another format.....we will keep you informed!!
Bye for now from ' THE TOG TEAM '.....and a very, very big thank-you to Miguel Leith who is responsible for setting up and maintaining this wonderful website. Hope to see you all at the TOG Reunion in December.....Patricia xx