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Robelle Parklands

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Recently we attended the Robelle Parklands opening and was thrilled to find so many hands on activities for the kids.

Here are a few of the snapshots from the day along with more information on some of the artists.

One of the exhibits/stalls they had was by Mealie Art. Pastels were available for any budding artist to have a go and start drawing on the concrete. Above is a picture of my 3 year old  drawing a Rainbow, note the stunning Octopus created by Mealie in the background. If you take a look at her website you will see how amazing her art is.

You can check out a full you tube interview with her here. You Tube Interview or visit her website for more information.

Next was Felting with Mieke Den Otter and her Husband. Tucked away in a corner of the parkland we made a little felt snake. It only took 20 mins  or so and was lot’s of fun. It was so much fun that I am hoping to book into one of her classes for a little more felting fun (info on her blog) .  Take a look at her blog as her pieces are amazing and she was such a lovely lady too.

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Back to School Cross Stitch Patterns

Back to school time is right around the corner where I live as I write this, and school-themed cross stitch patterns are super cute to make as a teacher gift or to personalize something like a pencil bag or backpack tag. 

This school supply cross stitch design from 7StitchesTN is meant to be horizontal, but I think you could turn the letters the other direction (or not) and make this into a bookmark. It can also be repeated to make a border around a project. As shown it is 64 by 30 stitches, which is 6.7 by 2.1 inches/17.1 by 5.4 cm on 14 count fabric. It uses 15 colors. 

Italia Print has a little set of school themed cross stitch patterns you can make as a single design as shown, or use individual patterns on different projects. The full design is 76 by 66 stitches, which is about 5.4 by 4.7 inches, or 13.8 by 12 cm, and it uses 18 colors. 

Speaking of designs that can be worked separately, there’s also this pattern from Bella Rose Craft, which could easily be divided into its different parts or you could use some of the pieces as a border on another project. The full design is shown in a 4-inch hoop and measures 2.71 by 2.64 inches/6.8 by 6.7 cm on 14 count fabric. 

This lovely set of teacher themed cross stitch patterns would be lovely to make as a teacher gift at the beginning or end of the year or for the holidays. From The Stitch Patterns, it is a set of five designs that includes books, flowers blooming from a book, a tulip, pencil cup and pencil drawing a heart. Each one is about 7 inches/17.78 cm square. 

This cute class in session design from Plaid Online would be another cute one to make for a teacher. It uses seven colors (including black for the back stitching on the ruler) and is about 2 inches/5.08 cm square.

And Craft with Cartwright has this funny and cute worm and apples design that would be cute for back to school. It uses seven colors and is 78 by 52 stitches, or 5.5 by 3.7 inches/14.15 by 9.43 cm on 14 count fabric. The apples by themselves would be cute on a project, too.