Sunday 24 July 2016

Weathered Beach huts workshop

Hi Everyone, Brenda here with a 'show and tell' of the workshop we held yesterday at Country View Crafts. It was a beautifully hot day and the weathered beach huts seemed the perfect theme. We had a group of lovely ladies attend and take the plunge (pun intended lol) with a brand new technique I had devised, you may well have seen it advertised here and on Face book. 

The front .......


.... and the back.


The kit is a chipboard pack and we also provided some chipboard marine/beach pieces for embellishing the back with and of course we had fun creating the very weathered wooden doors with the new technique. We even added some faux rusty nails and a latch (see above) to give it more authenticity and realism.


Because we have moved to CVC for our workshops I also made Susan one for her office cum workroom but in different colours.



So here are some of the photos from the day.
Through the technique stages .......




..... the cakes to keep everyone going .....


..... the listening whilst working at the same time ......


.... the demoing and explaining ......


..... the quiet times where everyone is totally absorbed ......


...... the focus and attention to detail .....


.... the getting there time .....


.... the 'what was that we needed to do next?' question .......


....... the 'nearly there' feelings.


I just love these finished projects.





My thanks to Susan for hosting and to all the lovely participants, it was a wonderful day.

Until the next one in September.

hugs Brenda xxx

12 comments:

  1. Gosh, there are some fabulous beech huts there. Looks like it was a fabulous workshop.

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  2. Wow, fabulous beach huts! So thrilled (and more than a tad envious) to see Mo there too. Great project Brenda and love the look of the faux weathered wood technique! Anne xx

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  3. Wow, fabulous beach huts! So thrilled (and more than a tad envious) to see Mo there too. Great project Brenda and love the look of the faux weathered wood technique! Anne xx

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  4. Amaaaaazing!!!!!!!!!!! I love so much this technique! wonderful pieces, lucky ladies to be there and work on this project with you as a teacher! Barbara

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  5. The weathered wood effect is fabulous! The beach huts all look gorgeous, great workshop!

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  6. Fantastic....just like being at the seaside! How kind of Susan to host it too! xx

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  7. Fabulous. Looks like a great workshop.
    Avril xx

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  8. Absolutely fabulous workshop I thoroughly enjoyed it and the weathered wood technique is brilliant. Susan was a perfect host and it was a great day, thank you Brenda! xxx

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  9. Looks an amazing workshop Brenda and the beach hut design is fabulous with its weathered look.
    Julie x

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  10. That looks like loads of fun ! Fabulous summer project Brenda xx

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  11. I am so jealous. I would love to be there and crackle and rust with everyone. What amazing projects! Great job everyone!! - Mary Elizabeth

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  12. Brilliant workshop loved every minute, I adore my beach huts - Thank you so much Brenda. Thank you also to Susan who looked after us all and spoilt us with fairy cakes and refreshing drinks. Mo x

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