{"id":578,"date":"2012-06-11T11:15:57","date_gmt":"2012-06-11T11:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/suppersfromscratch.wordpress.com\/?p=578"},"modified":"2013-04-21T20:34:07","modified_gmt":"2013-04-21T20:34:07","slug":"crafternoon-delight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suppersfromscratch.com\/?p=578","title":{"rendered":"Crafternoon Delight"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend was the first From Scratch Crafternoon Tea party and it was….. (I love building the suspense) \u2026…… (Can you handle it)…..<\/span><\/p>\n

Amazing! (Well I was hardly going to say that is was rubbish was I!) Surrounded by some wonderful From Scratch supporters we embarked on an afternoon of making things From Scratch.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the earlier hiccups of not being able to fit the Afternoon Tea Table through the door (we tried all combinations of angles and pivot points but to no avail!) it all went pretty swimmingly. The cakes didn\u2019t burn, the jam set (despite being on the gooey side), the madeleines were delicious and the scones rose. I felt like a complete domestic goddess. Especially once you throw in the homemade bunting, which was very fun and easy to make, I felt like the British Martha Stewart.<\/span>
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Can’t you see the similarities?<\/span><\/p>\n

So with a decked out room filled with bunting, paper pom poms, a craft table, cakes, tea and lots of dotty tea cups everyone sat down to enjoy some afternoon tea and have a crack at making these beautiful lavendar strawberries.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Despite everyones different level of crafting expertise we all went home with a complete strawberry, the knowledge of how to make a French knot and a pretty full belly. I think it’s fair to say it was a success.<\/span><\/p>\n

The best bit though? Seeing the smiles on everyones faces and knowing the feeling of achievement that taking the time to make something for yourself can bring. As I have said countless times (I know… boring) you really can’t replace that feeling you get when you take a break to learn something knew and make something for yourself or someone else.<\/span><\/p>\n

SO what can I say… thank you to everyone that came and made it such a special day and reminding me why the heck I am spending my time doing this. And If you couldn’t make it, then never fear for you have multiple options.<\/span><\/p>\n