Merry Christmas all you Dabblers out there!!!

best wishes

Lesley x

Where has the time gone!!!!

Ladies

Where has the time gone - life has been sooooooooooooo busy this last week. I said at Spondon Dabblers that I would organise a coffee get togther before Christmas (to give Tracey a rest) but haven't done so & then realised I hadn't got everyone's e-mail address and Christmas is nearly upon us!!

What about meeting for coffee in the New Year? When the razamataze has settled down and we all come back to earth with a bump.

Has anyone got any good ideas? Findern garden centre looks like a good venue or has anyone got another venue in mind?

Well if you fancy meeting up for coffee please let me know

best wishes

Lesley x

Spondon Dabblers Friday December 16th

Hi Ladies
I hope that everyone is well and are well on the way to completing their Christmas shopping!!!   I returned from my hols in Florida just over 2 weeks ago and I am sorely behind with mine & as we had glorious sunshine I'd quite forgotten how dull. grey, cold and overcast England can be as we had bright days and sunshine every day for 3 weeks.
Are you ready for Spondon Dabblers this month? I hope you are as I'm looking forward to seeing everyone. We will be having little fuddle along side crafting so if everyone coming could bring a bit of something with them e.g. crisps, cakes, quiche etc.. It will mean we all can have a little nibble of something and our last craft night of the Year will go with a swing!!! 
Date and Times 
Spondon Dabblers have their next get together Friday, 16th December from 6.30 - 9.30pm
Venue
Spondon Village Hall, next to the Library.  If you need directions, please let me know.
Theme for the evening:
The theme for this week is a free for all. Well what I mean is that you can bring along anything that you wish to do. If you don't fancy doing any crafting at all, just come for a cuppa and a natter.
Other crafts
Don't forget, you don't have to do card making or scrapbooking to join in the fun of Derby Dabblers. If you knit, make jewlery, crochet or anything else please feel free to come along chat to everyone there whilst doing the crafting of your choice.
Price
The price for the evening will be £3.00 for adults.
Show and Tell
Please bring along any cards or scrapbook pages or anything else that you may have done recently as everyone loves to look at what has been created but, be warned, you may need to tell everyone how you made it.
For Sale or For Swap
If you have any crafting items that you wish to sell or swap for something else, you are most welcome to bring them along to see if anyone on the night may want to purchase/swap with you.
Freebies
If you have any items that you no longer use and they are taking up valuable space in your crafting area, please bring them with you on Friday night. There will be a FREEBIES table where you can put your unwanted items and I am sure that there will be others there that may be able to use them. If you know of a local school/nursery or charity that may make use of anything left on the table at the end of the evening, you will be welcome to take them along.
January 2012
We are hoping to have a Dabblers in January at Spondon, but I'm waiting for Anne to confirm the dates.
It would be really great if you could come along this Friday, even for an hour to say hello to everyone and its a great opportunity to pass on Christmas cards.
If you are thinking of coming along for the first time please do come and join us. It is a wonderful social evening, everyone is very welcoming and I am sure you will have a great night.Please feel free to bring a friend or two with you on Friday & don't forget your name badge, like I always seem to do.It would really be appreciated if you can let me know if you will be coming along to this get together so that we know how many we are catering for.
Hope to hear from you soon

Lesley x

-- 
Lesley Roulstone
Derby
UK
http://lesleyscards.blogspot.com/

Derby Dabblers Fuddle

Last week was the Derby Dabblers Christmas Fuddle. Fantastic turn out with lots of chatter in the room and quite a bit of creativity too.
First of all, here are a couple of photos of all the wonderful food that everyone brought with them, there was enough to feed an army.

So much home baking too and it was scrummy.
Cards were handed out, people caught up with whats been happening over the last month and there were cards made, colouring in done and quite a bit of stamping. I think that the group of ladies that made the following animals were really productive
Diane came armed with her Stampin Up owl punch and had a play. Fantastic penguins, rudolphs, snowmen, cats and owls.

There wont be a Derby Dabblers meeting in January, which is usual. Our next get together will be Friday 3rd February.
BIRTHDAY LIST - I have been asked to resurect the Birthday List. If you would like to join this, the idea is

• you let me know when your birthday is, along with your home address.
• I shall announce on here the birthday for the next month.
• I shall let everyone on the list have a copy of it so that they have all the addresses.
• All those people on the list will make and send a card to the birthday girls.

It will run for the whole of 2012 and we shall see how we go on.

CAKERERS - Could I have some volunteers for the February, and future, months please.

Wishing all those not going to the Spondon Dabblers next week, a very Merry Christmas.

December 2nd

I hope that everyone has had a great month and that you are all ready for our next get together which is the Christmas Fuddle. Could everyone coming along bring a little something for everyone to have a nibble at, a packet of biscuits, homemade cake, a bag of sweets etc. I will along some throw away plates and some serviettes.

Date and Times
Derby Dabblers have their next get together Friday, 2nd December from 6.30 - 9.30p.m.
Venue
St. Martins Church Hall, Flint Street, Allenton, Derby DE24 9BG. If you need directions, please let me know.
Theme for the evening
The theme for this week is a free for all. Well what I mean is that you can bring along anything that you wish to do. If you dont fancy doing any crafting at all, just come for a cuppa and a natter.
Other crafts
Dont forget, you dont have to do card making or scrapbooking to join in the fun of Derby Dabblers. If you knit, make jewlery, crochet or anything else please feel free to come along chat to everyone there whilst doing the craftting of your choice.
Price
The price for the evening will be £3.00 for adults and £2.00 for teenages.
Show and Tell
Please bring along any cards or scrapbook pages or anything else that you may have done recently as everyone loves to look at what has been created but, be warned, you may need to tell everyone how you made it.
For Sale or For Swap
If you have any crafting items that you wish to sell or swap for something else, you are most welcome to bring them along to see if anyone on the night may want to purchase/swap with you.
Freebies
If you have any items that you no longer use and they are taking up valuable space in your crafting area, please bring them with you on Friday night. There will be a FREEBIES table where you can put your unwanted items and I am sure that there will be others there that may be able to use them. If you know of a local school/nursery or charity that may make use of anything left on the table at the end of the evening, you will be welcome to take them along.

There wont be a get together in January as the hall is always booked out for the Drama Group so this will be our last get together for 8 weeks. It would be really great if you could come along, even for an hour to say hello to everyone and its a great opportunity to pass on Christmas cards.

We usually have a secret santa but that wont be happening this year but, as mentioned above, if you have anything you dont use anymore, please feel free to bring it along and pass it on to someone who may be able to use it.

I have had a word with the caretaker of the Church Hall and she has told me that there is a problem with the light outside the entrance door. I shall bring a torch with me on Friday as it is very dark, if you want to bring one too, please do. I am hoping it will still be light enough when we all arrive and I am happy to walk people to their cars at the end of the night, with my torch, that will scare the kids. I have also been shown how to turn the heating up.

If you are thinking of coming along for the first time please do come and join us. It is a wonderful social evening, everyone is very welcoming and I am sure you will have a great night.

Please feel free to bring a friend or two with you next week and dont forget MUGS and BADGES.

If you have a problem opening this email, please let me know so that I can send it to you in another format, I wouldnt want you to miss out on anything.

It would really be appreciated if you can let me know if you will be coming along to this get together so that we know how many we are catering for.

Hope to hear from you soon

Tracey

Apologies, Apologies

I'm really sorry that there was no Spondon Dabblers last Friday. The Amateur Dramatic Society had booked it for their production and they had hired all the rooms. The next Spondon one is on 11th November. Once again, Anne and I are sorry for the cancellation at short notice.

See you all soon

Lesley

Spondon Dabblers 21/10/11

Good morning Ladies

Well what a change in the weather from last weekend.  I think the summer has finally left us. 

Last night was our Derby Dabblers in Allenton and it was a great night.  I caught up with lots of people who I'd not seen for ages.  We also made a 'bag in a box' which was really very easy to make and is just the ticket for putting a present in.   I know I am a bit quick in sending out information for Spondon Dabblers but I thought I'd do it whilst I had a bit of time
It's our Spondon Dabblers get together in just under 2 weeks  and below are all the usual details.

Date and Times:

• Friday October 21st  at 18:30 - 21:30 
• Venue: Spondon Village Hall
• Cost  £3.00 per adult  (which includes tea, coffee & biscuits)

If you need directions, please let me know.

Theme for the night
The theme for this month is Autumn colours. As usual, you don't have to follow the theme,  you can bring along your own project to start or finish. Don't forget,
if you just want an evening without crafting, that is fine too as there are so many people to sit and chat with that I am sure you will still have an interesting night.

Show and Tell
Please bring along any cards or scrapbook pages or anything else that you may have done recently as everyone loves to look at what has been created but, be
warned, you may need to tell everyone how you made it.

For Sale or For Swap
If you have any crafting items that you wish to sell or swap for something else, you are most welcome to bring them along to see if anyone on the
night may way to purchase/swap with you.

Demonstration
Yet to be deceided upon - if you have any ideas please e -mail me

Badges, drinks and mugs
There may be one or two new people joining us again so it would help if we can all try to remember to wear a badge with our name on
and don't forget  to bring your own mug for your drinks, but if you forget your mug  there is a limited supply in the cupboard.
If the parent/responsible adults of the teenagers let me know what the youngsters would like to drink, I can make sure that we have something
available.
It would really be appreciated if you can let me know if you will be coming along to this get together so that we know how many
we are catering for.

here are  my efforts of making a bag in a box

Looking forward to hearing from you

Lesley

-- 
Lesley Roulstone
Derby
UK
http://lesleyscards.blogspot.com/