Friday evening projects at Retreat are always a little different and this year, was of no acceptation. This year, I had the ladies creating this Macrame Angel that could be used for so many occasions.

Having seen several Macrame Angles on the Internet, I settled on this style of Angel. There are many Angels that require you to make a series of knots but this one, didn’t.

A small Stampin’ Up! Box sat upon the desks for the ladies to arrive to that contained all the Macrame lengths needed. In addition to this, there was a pack of Simply Elegant Trim and a length of Natural Wavy Trim that would be used to embellish the Angel.

An absolute joy to create and a whole lot of fun, it was wonderful to see the end results. Some with plaited hair, some holding hearts but all with their own little character. Perfect for gifting for so many occasions, I was delighted to see how well this project was received by everyone.

What project will we embark on next year I wonder? ….

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A Countryside Inn in a Sentimental Park were the basis of this simple Fancy Fold. Sometimes, the paper is best to do all the talking and that’s exactly what this fold was perfect for.

A simple fancy fold with panels to showcase two of these beautiful patterns from the Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper Pack.

In beautiful shades of blue, I teamed this with images from the Sentimental Park Stamp Set. Die cutting a Stitched Circle for my focal point, I first stamped the flower using Night of Navy. Taking Boho Blue, I stamped an infill and blended to the bottom of a smaller stitched circle. Night of Navy was then used to stamp just the word ‘Friend’ into my little circle.

Adhering the larger circle flat to the central panel of this card, I then added a loop of Boho ribbon before adding my sentiment.

A gentle little card that really took no time at all to create.