Cruise Ship Crafts

I've just got back from a cruise to Norway and Russia. As there were 8 "sea days", there were three art and craft tutors to keep us occupied, culminating in an exhibition on the final day.
Jessie did a range of craft work items - and she had a mountain of wonderful ribbons, buttons, self adhesive greeting tags, materials etc .... for us to choose from, for each craft. Here's what I did - a Japanese folded patchwork earring holder (or needle case) in "Russian Doll" material, a wicker heart decorated with "Suffolk Puff" flowers, cross stitch cards, silk painted cards, Liberty fabric beaded necklaces, and gift boxes made from one piece of card - and the surprise of those is they fold flat for storage. Some great ideas for hand-made Christmas presents!

Sarah and Geoff lead a "printing without a press" series of workshops, with the aim of us making cards. There were 20 of us, and the range of ideas and end results were amazing - each so different and successful.The fish were done from a piece of funky foam, and the puffins were done using lino cutting tools, and a piece of soft lino. As a complete beginner, I loved learning the process - and now I have more idea of what to expect, I need to practise! I feel the need for browsing the internet for the tools and materials, and adding them to a birthday wish list!
PS The cruise was good too!