The Berylune Blog

They came, they saw, they crafted
Last Saturday, we held our 3rd annual craft party at Family Tree Club on Kenilworth Street. 150 revellers came along, painted beads, made hand mirrors, threaded tassel bracelets, decorated party hats, played with Hama Beads, made pom poms, decoupaged pen...
How times have changed
A lovely new customer came into the shop yesterday, and mentioned that she had  been reading our blog. I apologised that I don't blog much anymore - we really enjoy posting on instagram, but the blog has definitely taken a...
Easter Crafts - Decorate Blank Easter Eggs
We have blank nests of Easter Eggs in stock, and Amy has been having fun decorating them!


Ingredients:

Nest of 3 blank Easter Egg
1 pot of Mod Podge
3 sheets of tissue paper
A pair of scissors
A paintbruse

Ingredients
Apply a layer of Mod Podge
Smooth tissue in to place, trim and apply a top coat of Mod Podge
Fill with goodies and hide around the house for Easter
Berylune, 45 Park Street, Leamington Spa...
Save the Children Spring Fair
We're venturing out from the comfort of our cosy little shop on Saturday. Don't worry, we're just popping down to Leamington town hall for the Save the Children Spring Gift and Craft Fair. If you're at a loose end on...
I finished something! All the way to the end!
Would you believe I have completed my first ever blanket?Those of you who know me from knit and natter know that I have only learnt to crochet in recent months. I find that crochet grows at a satisfying speed. I...
Goodies for your craft room. Or cupboard. Or box.
A box of goodies arrived today! We ripped it open, discarded packing and stuffing to find these lovely crafty bits:Wooden envelope templatesTemplates for pretty shaped envelopesI used the unusually shaped ones to quickly make the above 'envelopes'. They take no...
What. A. View.
We have a new view from the counter! Frankly, it rocks. I find myself spacing out, trying to choose which thing I would like to take home with me.

Ahhh.

We have some new stuff! I've been meaning to photograph it for a couple of weeks and have been failing to find time. Sorry!  

We have Paddywax candles. They smell divine and come in the prettiest jars. They are made from soy wax, so you can wash the...
Goodness it's been a busy one.
So much cake today! Brownies and lemon drizzle for our knicker ladies this morning:

Yum

Additionally, we had a hen's party this afternoon, calling for an especially moist, light and fluffy Victoria sponge and some delicious iced biscuits:

Nom




 Knickers!


Bunting!

Our crafty hens are going to use all the bunting they made to decorate the bride's wedding, with labels saying who made each one. Good luck...
The next Nikki McWilliams...
Ok, so the screen prints produced in our workshop last night weren't quite Nikki McWilliams standard, but we think for a first attempt they are really very good!

 
Hard at work
 
A few practise runs
 
Pretty flowers
 
Rhino!
 
Smile for the camera!

Don't they look great?

Berylune, 45 Park Street, Leamington Spa CV32 4QN. www.berylune.co.uk

Crochettastic
Denise is back! So our crochet workshops started again on Saturday. 
Deep in concentration

Our new-crocheters got to keep their hooks, a stitch marker and a pattern so they can carry on when they get home. Well done ladies, you all did brilliantly! Hopefully we'll see some of you at knit and natter soon?

We have a manic workshop week coming up. Screen printing with Lara on Wednesday, knicker making...
Gone hibernating.
We've decided to stay at home today folks. It's snowing again and I rather imagine that you would all prefer to be indoors as well. Apologies to those of you with urgent gift/craft/vintage/soap/felt woodland animal needs. Service will resume as normal tomorrow, assuming we're not snowed in.

This weather really makes you evaluate the car you drive.

We have a new stuff in stock! Zoëhas made these...
Zoë's Chest (again)

Zoë and Paul popped in to the shop on Saturday - although Paul cycled all the way from Rugby, so 'popped' isn't really the word for it... We thought Paul deserved a cuppa and a flapjack for his efforts:
Well done Paul! We were most impressed. We're saving a nice soft seat for him at knit and natter tomorrow night, in case he hasn't yet fully recovered...

Zoë was good enough to flash her chest for us...