That's What I'm Talking About

14/06/2023

That's What I'm Talking About is all about you and what inspires your love for crafting. If you would like to share your story with us and show case some of you work or make us a short video showing us HOW you make your creations, we'd really love to see and share them with you. So Please, do drop us a line lets get you talked about!

22/05/2023

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18/05/2023

Because we are all unique individuals, Pride can mean something different to each of us. In celebration of Pride month, we're asking you to share your definition of Pride, and tell us what you are going to be doing to celebrate.

17/05/2023

This lady is lovely. She shows in this video how to stick weave. I love the way she suggests ways you can adapt this style of weaving, showing that crafting doesnt have to cost much. Don't forget to kepp sharing what you make!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AYgUCRvbpE

16/05/2023

With this being mental health awareness week, I thought it might help to explain what mindfulness means. The term 'mindfulness' can be defined as a state of conscious mental, physical and emotional awareness of being in the present moment. Mindfulness is about taking your attention away from the world around you and focusing on the world within you. With life being as busy and stressful for many of us, we forget to spend enough time, if any, being consciously aware of their thoughts and feelings in the present moment.
There is no "one size fits all" when it comes to finding inner calm and peace: for some walking in nature works best for others it may be gardening, cleaning, driving or simply sitting still and focusing on their breathing: for me - one of the easiest ways to find that mindful state of peace and calm is to do something creative.

~B~

15/05/2023

I tried this last week and was amazed at what I created. You could also try doing it with music playing, or try using a different medium. Don't forget to share your creations!

15/05/2023

Its Mental Health Awareness Week. Mental health is not something to be ashamed of and neither should it be stigmatised. So lets talk, and put it out there, and help others to kick this to the kerb!

21/04/2023

OH YES! Sunshine and crafting! It doesn't get better than that. The weekend is here!

19/04/2023

My week has been filled with finishing a crochet blanket. Its been a fabulous distraction. What have you been up to? Would love to see any pictures you have.

15/04/2023

Have a wonderful weekend.

14/04/2023

Crafting has so many health benefits and can be done anywhere. It can create something permanent or something temporary, but the joy it brings lasts a lifetime.

12/04/2023

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I don't know if its the same with you today, but its been really rainy and cold and I cannot wait to finish off at my desk and get comfy on the sofa with a cuppa and carry on with the blanket I am crocheting for my son. Its a corner to corner pattern and it keeps me ever so warm as it is increasing....

11/04/2023

I have always maintained that there is no successes or fails when being creative, apart from the expectations we put on ourselves to be experts from the moment we start and each time we try. I was no different this weekend. I had this perfect table in mind, that I was definitely going to create. I had bought some super cute Easter buckets and put everyones favourite chocoaltes and sweets in them. And thats where my disaster started. The buckets were huge. I would have had to have cleared out the local sweet sellers in order to fill them like I had imagined them to look like. I then couldn't find my Easter table mats, beautiful butterfly shaped in all the Easter colours... And then my table was too small. So I had invisaged this beautiful table filled with chocolate and flowers, with food being happily munched, instead I got a table with no decorations, they had to be removed to make room for lunch, and lunch being put on stools and chairs that were free because the table wasn't big enough. But all that aside it was perfect. The food was appreciated, and even when I dropped the carrots on the floor, splashing honey every where and the dogs joining us to clean up, we all laughed. So even though I thought it looked a shambles, it was still, indeed, a perfect storm.

Did any of you take any photo's of Easter tables? Or any eggs or decorations you may have made. We always love to see your creations.

05/04/2023

05/04/2023

Why is crafting good for mental wellbeing?
Research has proven that creative activity, regardless of the medium, is helpful as a therapy, and has been prescribed to patients since the dawn of occupational therapy in the late 19th century. It can help to alleviate the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and loneliness. In addition, crafting has also shown to improve mental agility, improves both gross and fine motor movements, and also decrease cognitive decline. Crafting activities have a meditative quality due to their repetition, focus and need for attention, which can provide healthy distraction from other daily stresses by keeping us in the moment.

05/04/2023

Why trauma informed?
It is well researched and documented that many mental health issues stem from trauma. Trauma is a very indvidual event and what you might consider to be traumatic might be different to the person sat next to you, and we don't know everyone's stories, so we treat everybody in our group with the assumption that they have suffered trauma, so we do not retraumatise. And remember, treating in a trauma informed way is not harmful to anyone who hasn't been affected by trauma. All our policies are trauma informed and we will explore this along our journey. Please do ask if you would like any information on this.