KYNETON BROWN OWLS- Getting their craft on in 2015! YES!

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Hello precious poppets! How was your summer? I hope it was full of water balloons and lazy seaside times. And watermelon. Pineapple. Rambutan. Lots of on-trend tropical fruits really.

Well we've had a lovely break over at the 

KYNETON Brown Owls

BUT WE'RE BACK FOR 2015!

We're slightly delayed as I've been moving house, and with two small kidlets, it's no easy feat! 

But you'll be raring to go -as my Mother would say- and get your craft on, and hopefully finish some of those projects you've been storing for too long (oh, is that just me? Oops!).

The delightful Kyneton Brown Owls will be meeting every 

Thursday fortnight from 19th February at 7pm

at the Royal George Hotel, 24 Piper St, Kyneton.

Our happy hosts at the George have a new chef and delectable treats to eat, 

so come and say hello and have a bite to eat!

Thursday night is LOCALZ NIGHT and meals are only $15! ShaZAM!

Pop it into your diary to avoid terrible forgetfulness and double-booking type incidents! Oops!

I hope to organise more learning sessions this year, but if you have any amaze-balls ideas, or hope to teach us some skills, or need any more info, please drop us a line on the email to Stacy here:

smockpockets@gmail.com

You can also join our friendly and helpful 

Kyenton Brown Owl Facebook Group for extra online goodness.

We're a lovely bunch of coconuts and friendly to boot, 

so bring a friend and a WIP and craft with us in Kyneton!

Some future Thursday dates to pop in your calendar for 2015 are:

19 Feb

5 March

19 March

2April

16 April

30 April

14 May

28 May

11 June

25 June

9 July

23 July

29 July

6 August

20 August

3 September

17 September

1 October

15 October

29 October

12 November

26 November

10 December

Anna's feet at the NGV. Yes.

Have a SPOTTY kind of day!

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Hello precious poppets! How was your summer? I hope it was full of water balloons and lazy seaside times. And watermelon. Pineapple. Rambutan. Lots of on-trend tropical fruits really.

Well we've had a lovely break over at the 

Brunswick Brown Owls

BUT WE'RE BACK FOR 2015!

We're slightly delayed as I've been moving house, and with two small kidlets, it's no easy feat! 

But you'll be raring to go -as my Mother would say- and get your craft on, and hopefully finish some of those projects you've been storing for too long (oh, is that just me? Oops!).

The delightful Brunswick Brown Owls will be meeting every 

Wednesday fortnight from 11th February at 7pm

at the Victoria Hotel, 380 Victoria St, Brunswick.

Our happy hosts at the Vic have a new chef and delectable treats to eat, 

so come and say hello and have a bite to eat!

Pop it into your diary to avoid terrible forgetfulness and double-booking type incidents! Oops!

I hope to organise more learning sessions this year, but if you have any amaze-balls ideas, or hope to teach us some skills, or need any more info, please drop us a line on the email to Stacy here:

smockpockets@gmail.com

You can also join our friendly and helpful 

Brunswick Brown Owl Facebook Group for extra online goodness.

We're a lovely bunch of coconuts and friendly to boot, 

so bring a friend and a WIP and craft with us in Brunswick!

Some future Wednesday dates to pop in your calendar for 2015 are:

25 Feb

11 March

25 March

8 April

22 April

6 May

20 May

3 June

17 June

1 July

15 July

29 July

12 August

26 August

9 September

23 September

7 October

21 October

4 November

18 November

2 December

16 December

Have a SPOTTY kind of day!

MITCHAM BROWN OWLS

Hi There Owlies,

Here we are at the start of a New Year of crafting and I hope you are all ready to come along and create.

Speaking of "create", this year is a fairly hectic year, and we may not always be able to meet on the fourth Saturday of the month.  For instance, our first meeting for the year, this month will be held on Saturday the 14th of February.  I will let you know each month when the next meeting will be.

Our first meeting will be a look at what projects  we would like to try during the year - if you have any ideas, please bring them along.  Bring along any projects that you are currently working on to do in class, and of course, there will also be learn to knit and learn to crochet support available.

I'll look forward to seeing you all on Saturday.

Kind regards,

Lianne.

The Details:

Where; gallery One, 1 Torrrens Road, Mitcham ph- 0431 297 258

When : Saturday 14th February from 1.30 to 4.00

Cost:  $7. room hire pp.

Brisbane: Mini Loom Weaving

Learn basic weaving techniques on a small scale to make a necklace, lavender sachet, coaster or tiny wall hanging.

When: Sunday 8 February, 10:30am-12:30pm

Where: Brisbane Square Library, Brisbane CBD

What to bring:

- Yarn, wool, twine, any textile or fibre you would like to weave with
- Plastic needle (I will have some of these available to use on the day if you can't find one)
- A piece of sturdy cardboard, A5 size or smaller, cardboard from an old box works well
- Ruler
- Pencil or pen
- Scissors
- Sticky tape
- For a necklace or wall hanging you will need a little stick to attach it to
- For a lavender sachet some scrap fabric for backing, a needle and thread.
Cost: Free

RSVP: is absolutely essential by emailing brisbanebrownowls@gmail.com

Perth Brown Owls - crafting up a storm in 2015!

Perth Brown Owls BYO Craft Meets

Perth Brown Owls BYO Craft meetings are a chance to catch-up on your crafting and to learn from each other!

+      Meetings held on the third Sunday of each month (unless otherwise notified)

+      Doors open between 9am and 11.45am – arrive and leave anytime between

+      We meet at Alexander Park Craft House, Clyde Road, Menora (next to the tennis club)

+      Bring whatever you are working on (and a friend if you like)! 

+      Plenty of chairs, tables and space

+      A once-off fee of $15 is payable annually to help with venue hire, tea and milk costs!

 Other notes

+   Please bring an extension cord if using a sewing machine or anything else that requires power

+   Sometimes members will bring a plate of something yum to share but there is absolutely no obligation to do so!

Crafting up a storm in 2015

18 January

15 February

15 March

19 April

17 May

21 June

19 July

16 August

20 September

18 October

15 November

Keep updated

Join our Facebook group for questions and to receive monthly meeting invites

See you soon!

Sarah xx

St George and Sutherland Brown Owls Dates for 2015

We've had another awesome year of crafting, cake, coffee and conversations! 

I can't wait for out meetings in 2015...here is what we have planned!

Sunday 11th January 2015

Charlie Lovett

2 Stanley St, Peakhurst 2210

2pm - 5pm

Saturday 7th February 2015

High Tea at Amelia Kate's 

186-188 Prince's Highway, Beverly Park

10am - 1pm 

Sunday 8th March 2015

Charlie Lovett

2 Stanley St, Peakhurst 2210

2pm - 5pm

Sunday 12th April 2015

Edmonds and Greer, Oatley

2pm - 5pm

Sunday 17th May 2015

Charlie Lovett

2 Stanley St, Peakhurst 2210

2pm - 5pm

Sunday 14th June 2015

Edmonds and Greer, Oatley

2pm - 5pm

Sunday 12th July 2015

Charlie Lovett

2 Stanley St, Peakhurst 2210

2pm - 5pm

Sunday 9th August 2015

Edmonds and Greer, Oatley

2pm - 5pm

Sunday 13th September 2015

Charlie Lovett

2 Stanley St, Peakhurst 2210

2pm - 5pm

Sunday 11th October 2015

Edmonds and Greer, Oatley

2pm - 5pm

Sunday 15th November 2015

Charlie Lovett

2 Stanley St, Peakhurst 2210

2pm - 5pm

Saturday 12th December 2015

10am - 1pm

Finders Keepers Excursion and Christmas Lunch

There may also be an additional excursion to Finders Keepers in June as well as a possible crafty shop hop! More details will follow!

Brisbane: Woodford Folk Festival

The Brisbane chapter of Brown Owls is heading to Woodford Folk Festival to spread the crafty love. If you're heading to Woodford join in or if you're looking for something fun to do over the next week book tickets here. We'll be in the Craft Oasis at Artisania sharing these crafts:

Kantha stitching

 Loom weaving

 Macramé

Rubber stamp making

All of the details for the festival can be found here.

Brunswick Brown Owls get all festive on your owls

Oh lookee! 

It's that festive time of year!

Full of cheer and craftiness, and a little silliness!

We'd love you to join us for our annual Brunswick Brown Owl Christmas party at the Victoria Hotel on Victoria St in Brunswick, Melbourne, Vic.

Thank you for all your support this year,

 it's a real treat to be a part of a group 

that meets EVERY FORTNIGHT, rain, hail or shine, with beautiful peeps who genuinely care for each other and have such excellent SKILLZ!

My highlight this year would definitely have been the Craft Cubed Event, the Brunswick Brown Owl Lucky Dip Swap Shop where we raised $73 for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. Photos can be found by the talented Sophie Timothy Photography on our Facebook page. 

We'll be starting at 7pm and enjoying the 

delicious goodies from the kitchen.

Will you be joining us? 

Image by        Mr Printables

Brisbane: Quilling

It's our last meet up of the year! Come along for a lovely morning learning quilling with Jan & Rebecca, an easy and relaxing paper craft technique that is highly addictive and really effective! There will be options to make cards and we'll also show you how to make sweet little boxes for you to decorate with your quilling masterpieces.

Date: Sunday 14 December, 10:30am-12:30pm
Venue: Brisbane Square Library, Brisbane CBD
Cost: $5 includes all materials, patterns and your very own quilling tool!
RSVP is essential to brisbanebrownowls@gmail.com
Be quick, there are only a couple of spots left!

Brisbane: Jar Painting & Recycled Paper Making

 

Brisbane Brown Owls is teaming up with The Nest and edward & lilly for a full day of pre-Christmas crafty fun on Saturday 13 December on the front entrance lawn near the train at Boundary Street Markets in West End including:

Recycled Paper Making 3 sessions to choose from during the day. $20 includes workshop to make 10 sheets of paper.

Jar painting from 3-5pm. $15, bring your own jar and chair or picnic rug to chill out on.

Followed by The Nest Launch from 5-7pm. BYO plate to share and wine.

RSVP is absolutely essential. Click here to book you spot!

I hope to see you there to celebrate our journey so far and to toast to an exciting future for the craft community in Brisbane!

Mitcham brown Owls

Hi There Owlies,

Here we are at the pointy end of the year once again, and this Saturday will be our last class for 2014.

Our workshop will be making some felt Christmas decorations, so bring along some felt, sequins threads, etc, and I'll bring along the pattern book.


Don't forget to bring along anything you have finished to show off as well.

For our last class, bring along something vintage to show off and a small plate of something to share, I'll bring the champagne.

The details:

Where:  Gallery One, 1 Torrens Road, Mitcham.  Ph : 0431 297 258

When:  Saturday November 29th, from 1.30 to 4.00 pm.

Cost:  $7. pp room hire.

Southside Owls ~ Thursday 13th November @ Frankie & Swiss ~ Mirabel Softies

Southside Owls is on this Thursday! Join us for a very good cause – Softies for Mirabel!

Pip from Meet Me at Mikes has been running Softies for Mirabel for 8 years now – head over to Mikes for more information about this great cause.

“Mirabel Foundation does important work, supporting kids who are affected by parental substance abuse. They also support family members who might be caring for those kids.

Did you know that lots of kids move from the care of their parents to grandparents or aunties and uncles? Mirabel provides support to these children and their extended family, making sure that they all know how special they are, and that they are not alone.

Each year we run Softies For Mirabel with The Mirabel Foundation. We encourage you to make a soft toy (a softie!) for a Mirabel child. We think that it's really important to show these kids that they are in our thoughts and that we care about them. A handmade buddy can be a loyal companion to a child who may have the weight of the world on their shoulders at times.”
(excerpt from Meet Me at Mikes)

Date: Thursday 13th November

Time: 7:30pm onwards

Venue: Frankie and Swiss, Ground Floor, 199 Toorak Road, South Yarra. 

It’s the building on the corner of Toorak and Claremont Street. Right on the #8 tram or a 2 second walk from South Yarra station. 

There is also parking available underneath the building. You’ll need to call Shannon on 9826 4261 or 0411 012 297 to buzz you under:) 

Craft: Fabric, sewing machine or hand sewing bits and pieces, trims and anything else to make sweet softies!

Goodies: We will have tea and sweet treats. Please feel free to bring something along if you would like to show off your baking skills!

RSVP: Leave a comment here, on facebook, email me or tweet me.

See you all on Thursday night!

Shan xx

Brisbane: Paper Garlands

Just in time for the festive season; for a special upcoming event; to give as a gift; or simply to decorate a corner of your home. Enjoy an evening of coffee, tea and chatting and learn four different styles of paper garlands. Each style will be demonstrated and you can choose to make one or make a start on all four.

Date: Tuesday 11 November, 6-9pm
Venue: The Craft Nest, Fallon Cottage, 30 Fallon Street, Everton Park
Cost: $10
RSVP is essential to brisbanebrownowls@gmail.com You must RSVP for a list of what to bring.

Brisbane: Upcycled Aluminium Cards

At Brown Owls we love upcycling so we're very excited to have Felicity from Bearly There Creations back this year to show us how to upcycle aluminium cans into fun and interesting Christmas cards and decorations! 

 

Felicity will show how to cut down cans safely, create your own designs by hand embossing and a little cheating by using commercial embossing plates to make decorations. Each participant should leave with at least 1 card and 1 decoration, or more, as it is highly addictive. 

 

If time allows Felicity will demonstrate colouring methods as well, using alcohol inks and pens.

 

When: Sunday 9 November, 10:30am-12:30pm

Where: Brisbane Square Library, Brisbane CBD

What to bring:

- Aluminium cans, they come  in interesting colours and shapes these days, bring some favourites along to play with!

- Old scissors (not your good dressmaking or fabric ones)

- An old ball point pen for embossing
Cost: $5

RSVP: is absolutely essential by emailing brisbanebrownowls@gmail.com

MITCHAM BROWN OWLS

Hi Owlies,

Our last class saw another attack of the Mitcham yarn bombers with this result

With Christmas sneaking up so quickly, for our next class we will be making a Medieval pomander.  They make great gifts, or you can keep them and they will make your house smell like Christmas, cloves, citrus oil, spices....  bring along a medium sized orange and about 50 grams of whole cloves, and I'll supply the rest.

The details: 

Where;  Gallery One, 1 Torrens Road Mitcham Ph 0431 297 258

When: Saturday October 25th 1.30 pm to 4.00 pm

Cost $7. room hire