Drink, Shop & Do

Drink, Shop & Do is brand new and very fun cafe bar that has recently opened on the Caledonian Rd, Kings Cross. One Crafty Creature went there for lunch today and they serve a fine array of tea, cakes and snacks. You can also buy the chair you're sitting on if you fancy it! The owners of DSD have great things planned so keep an eye on their website for information on forthcming events.

Fiona Bevan

While you're crafting away and sipping your Rosie Lee at our next Crafternoon (11th Spetember), we'll have live music from the fabulous Fiona Bevan, who has been compared to artists as seemingly diverse as Joni Mitchell, Erykah Badu and Mark Bolan! You can have a listen here: http://www.fionabevan.co.uk/

The Roving Bazaar

We know this is a little late in the day to be telling readers about the The Roving Bazaar as their event in Peckham is today. However if you are at a loose end you may want to pop to the Sassoon Gallery on Blenheim Grove, Peckham, for a day of crafty goodness. They are also hosting a vintage, bric-a-brac sale and spinning some quality tunes to get you in the mood for a night of dancing (if you have such plans made).

For more info visit: www.thesassoongallery.co.uk

Crafternoon

The festival season may be drawing to a close, but fear not, the Crafty Creatures are here to help combat those end-of-the-summer blues with another round of imaginative eco-friendly monster-making and cross-stitching, fuelled by a mouth-watering selection of tempting treats and a never-ending supply of tea.

The Crafty Creatures love recycling and we encourage you to bring along a much loved t-shirt, to cut up and transform into your very own cloth creature! Whether you end up producing a material manifestation of your alter-ego, or perhaps a handy voodoo doll of your boss, whilst your creative juices are flowing our lovely hosts and hostesses will be at your beck and call to guide you in your crafting as well as serve up a selection of homemade cakes and hot drinks.

The Crafty Creatures fundraise for the Spitalfields Crypt Trust, a small but vital local charity that offers a range of high-quality support, rehabilitation and training services to people facing problems of homelessness, addiction or social isolation. ALL PROFITS will go to them – so while you’re crafting away you can be happy in the knowledge that you’re helping a very worthy cause.

So come along to the lovely Hanbury Hall, conveniently located just off Brick Lane and 5 minutes from Liverpool Street and Shoreditch High Street, for a fun afternoon of crafts, cakes and feel-good activity. Go on – let your inner Crafty Creature roar!

Date: Saturday 11 September 2010
Time: 12 - 5.30pm
Entry: £5
Hanbury Hall
22 Hanbury St
E1 6QR
Nearest Tube: Aldgate East / Liverpool St / Shoreditch High Street (London Overground)

We are back

Crafty Creatures has been a way for some time now and we apologise for being rubbish. We are returning though in September. In the next couple of days there will be a blog post giving out all the details so watch this space.

Crazy Cakes

Are you the kind of person who likes to play about with cupcakes? Looking for inspiration when it comes to decorating your cakes? Then look no further! This crafty creature stumbled upon a very cool website that's more a game but is great fun to look at. Crazy...Creative... feels like a collective blog that make games out of jazzing up cupcakes. Why not check out their current game to see what I mean: http://www.steelheadstudio.com/100cupcakes/

Do it yourself and save

In this weekend's Guardian and The Observer they are giving away a guide to getting crafty and practical. To us this sounds brilliant and a great way to kick off the new year.

Part one: Home and Garden shows you how to tackle jobs around the house from little things like fixing that broken tile (the one that's been looking at you sadly for months), to daunting tasks like mending a broken washing machine. But don't worry there are fun and creative tips too, including how to upholster a chair and grow a window box.

Part two: Grooming and Gadgets helps you rescue your wardrobe by turning pink clothes white, sew on a missing button, fix and clean precious jewellery or even trim your own fringe (and have fun doing it). What's more you could also save yourself a tidy sum in the process.

For more info click here.