Make It - Farnborough
by Sharon Wolf
Anne and I went on Thursday to set up the stand, which took
about 2 hours between us. It was much easier with two of us as I
have done it on my own before and we were completely
organised with blanks at the ready and a workshop schedule in
place for early next morning. It was just as well as we were so
busy with full classes for both days.
Friday was really busy. Suz ran the first make’n’take workshop
doing dotty hearts (I call them stir roses). The hearts were so
simple to do and so popular that I also ran a workshop later in the
day as an extra class. I wondered how she got the sparkly dots
included, and she said just to use a stylus to dot clusters of white
paint and sprinkle with glitter. I think the card making people love
their glitter.
Anne ran a workshop for the first time ever. She did some
beautiful comma stroke rose buds on cards, which again was
really popular. I had bought the cards from the Sandown show. I
taught a dragonfly, a teddy, a snowdrop, and also did Anne's
rosebuds in an extra workshop we tacked on, later in the day.
Carol Hanson helping at the show
Next time we will only allow people to book classes on the day, as on Friday we were getting so many
people booking for Saturday as well that it didn't seem fair on the Saturday people. Strangely, the
Saturday people thought the hearts were too basic with the dots and it almost didn't run. We will only
allow people to book one class to give others a chance of having a painting experience.
Shirley Walker renewed her membership. It was lovely to see her and she base coated some hearts for
us. Margaret Nelson, an original founder member of BADFA, came along and it was great to meet her.
She has given me an original Lola Gill rooster, and an original Jo Sonja step sheet.
Jill Collinson and Carol Hanson came along and helped on Friday - it was good to see two of my old
students.
A young lady called Summer came along, who I have seen growing up
over the years, at Farnborough and Sandown, and she always loved
doing the make’n’takes, which got her started. She showed me some
fantastic work she had been doing for her GCSE - pencil drawings of
amazingly realistic eyes. It was very gratifying to think that BADFA had a
hand in her artistic journey! Her mother was a past member and did a
teddy with me, and her brother and grandmother, too.
Susan Courtnell brought her friends along on Saturday and wanted to do
Anne's rosebuds, so I sat and did it with them on the last class of the
weekend.
Rowena, our secretary, came along as a visitor to the show. She stayed
behind and helped us pack up and carry stuff to the cars.
New banner - hot off the press!
The sign DD arranged was a fabulous addition to have as it clearly
explained what we're about! It was a great weekend for BADFA,
we met loads of new people, and signed up new members, too!
… and now I’m looking forward to our convention in May - see you there!