Hello 2012!

It's a new year and Crafty Coasters has a new meeting time.  As of Janaury we will be meeting on the second Tuesday of each month from 6:30pm.  The venue remains the same - Guide Hut, 4 Margaret St Southport.

Our first meet-up for 2012 will be held on Tuesday 10th January.  Come along for great crafty company and delicious treats to eat.  Everyone welcome!

Season's Greetings!

We had a truly lovely end of year meet-up at Bumbles Restaurant last night.  Superb food, great company and a crafty gift exchange made for a perfect get-together.

Thank you to those who have helped Crafty Coasters grow and thrive in 2011.  Looking forward to seeing you all in 2012!

Ali x

What a wonderful turn-out for our final daytime meet-up for 2011!  There was crochet, stitching, coffee, cake, chat and, as always, inspiration.
 
Thanks to the great staff of The Shed Coffee Hub for encouraging the use of their venue for our meet-up.  We'll be back!

The final meet-up for 2011 is next Thursday 8th December.  It's a special Christmas meet-up at Bumbles Restaurant.  If you'd like to join us please email craftycoasters.gc@gmail.com.

Crafty Coasters will be back in 2012 with new meet-up times and more fabulous craft action.  Watch this space for details.

Crafty Coasters Daytime Meet-Up

The next Crafty Coasters Daytime Meet-Up will be held on Wednesday 30th November from 10am.  We will be meeting at The Shed Coffee Hub, 23 Hillcrest Pde, Miami. 

Bring your handcraft or just come along for a chat.  Children welcome.

For further information email craftycoasters.gc@gmail.com

Lovely

A lovely meet-up indeed.  And a busy one!  There was crochet, ceramic, embroidery, hand-sewing and the swap.  Members were invited to bring along handmade goodies to swap for those of other members.  This was a lovely way to showcase the talents of group members and to share the handmade love.  I'm sure we'll be swapping again in the future.

We have arranged a special Christmas celebration for the December meet-up.  Stay tuned for details.

Crafty Coasters November Meet-Up

The next Crafty Coasters Meet-Up is Thursday 10th November.  We will be meeting at the Girl Guide Hut, 4 Margaret St Southport from 6:30pm.

Come along to work on your own craft project or just come along for a chat.  There is always good company and tasty treats to share.

Email craftycoasters.gc@gmail.com for more information.

Another daytime meet-up, another fabulous Gold Coast cafe.....  This month we met at The Shed, part of the Rabbit + Coccoon complex in Miami.  The complex is home to various Gold Coast creatives who work and sell out of the warehouse spaces.  Rabbit + Coccoon also hosts the monthly Miami Marketta which is an evening market with a great range of local sellers, food and drinks.  There is a weekly fresh produce and handmade market on Sundays.  Well worth a look.

The next meet-up is Thursday 10th November from 6:30pm at the Girl Guide Hut, Margaret St Southport.  Hope to see you there!

Treasure

Here are some of the treasures from the Guide Hut where we hold our evening meet-ups.  There is also a big stash of craft books, cupboards full of craft supplies and a photo of the queen.

This evening's meet-up involved fabric (lots of fabric!), crochet, embroidery, florentines, cheesecake and lots of good company. 

The next meet-up will be Wednesday 26th October from 10am.  Venue details to follow. 

Crafty Coasters October Meet-Up

Come and get busy with the Crafty Coasters this Thursday 13th October from 6:30pm at the Girl Guide Hut, 4 Margaret St Southport.

Bring your own craft project or just come along for a chat.  Tea, coffee and sweet treats will be provided. A contribution towards the cost of venue hire would be appreciated.

For further information email - craftycoasters.gc@gmail.com

In the windy, windy weather.....

The sun was shining and the wind blowing down at Evandale Lake for our 'Getting Crafty with the Kids' Daytime Meet-up.

The kids made use of the huge range of crafty materials as well as those found in the park and at the lake to create collages, masks, pine cone people, magnets and other treasures.  There was lots of time for fun in the playground, scooter riding, swimming, hermit crab hunting and eating cupcakes.

This was a popular event and we'll be sure to run some more in the summer holidays.

The next meet-up is Thursday 13th October from 6:30pm at the Southport Guide Hut.  Hope to see you there!

Tasty

We were spoilt with sweet treats again this month at Crafty Coasters.  There was chocolate fondue, marshmallows, strawberries, banana bread and caramel sauce.  Oh, and craft too - embroidery, knitting, crochet, pom poms and yo-yos.

We are planning a special 'Getting Crafty with the Kids' school holiday meet-up for later this month.  Stay tuned for details.

September Meet-Up

Oooh, it's time for the September Meet-Up!  Join us on Thursday 8th September from 6:30pm at the Girl Guide Hut, 4 Margaret St Southport.

There will be crafty fun, sweet treats, tea and good company.  Bring your own project to work on or just come along to say 'hi'. Everyone is welcome whatever their level of skill.

Email craftycoasters.gc@gmail.com if you'd like more information.

nb - photo is just for purposes of illustration.  You don't actually have to make napkin rings or rock paperweights or wastepaper baskets.  Unless you enjoy that type of craft.  Hey, each to their own.

Refreshed

This photo says it all really - coffee, crochet and a superb cafe.

Thanks to all of those who came to today's meet-up.  Looking forward to more coffee, cake and craft action next month.

Crafty Coasters Daytime Meet-Up

The next daytime meet-up is Wednesday 31st August.  We will be meeting from 10am at Elk Espresso, 16 Chelsea St Broadbeach.

Join us for coffee, cake, craft and chat.  All welcome.

Hope to see you there!

Macaro[o]n

Thank you to sweet Sandrine who showed us how to make genuine French macarons (or macaroons, if you are spelling it the English way).  They were delicious and a little too easy to eat ;-)  You can find more pictures of the macaron-making process on my Flickr feed.

This workshop had a lot of interest and we hope to arrange another session in the coming months.

Craft-a-Macaroon

Come along and learn how to bake macaroons on Wednesday 24th August from 10am with Crafty Coaster, Sandrine, at her house in Upper Coomera.

If you'd like to participate please email craftycoasters.gc@gmail.com for the details.

(Image courtesy of www.amruco.wordpress.com)

Sweet

Tonight at the Crafty Coasters Meet-Up there was a quilt, crochet, hats, buttons, vintage fabric and embroidery.  Crafting was helped along by tea, delicious treats from the French patisserie and lots of good company. 

There will be a daytime meet-up later this month.  Hope to see you there!

August Meet-Up

Yay! It's time for the August Meet-Up. Hope that you can join us for crafty fun, chat and cake.  We are meeting on Thursday 11th August from 6:30pm at the Girl Guide Hut, 4 Margaret St Southport.

Bring your own project to work on or just come along to say 'hi'.  Everyone is welcome whatever their level of skill.

Tea, coffee and delicious treats are provided.  A contribution towards the cost of venue hire would be greatly appreciated.

For more info email  craftycoasters.gc@gmail.com

Coffee and a yarn

What a great turn-out at the Crafty Coasters daytime meet-up today.  There were lots of familiar faces and we also welcomed some new members. 

There was crochet, knitting, coffee, croissants and lots of chat.  A big thank you to Commune who let us take up a corner of their cafe for the morning.

The next meet-up is Thursday 11th August from 6:30pm.

Crafty Coasters Daytime Meet-Up

Join us at Commune, 1844 Gold Coast Hwy, Mermaid Beach from 10am Wednesday 27th July.  Commune is on the lower part of the highway just north of Burleigh State School.

Bring along a hand craft or just come along for coffee and a chat.  Children are welcome.

Contact craftycoasters.gc@gmail.com for more information.

Rainbow

What a great turnout at Crafty Coasters this evening!  We ate rainbow cake and choc-chip biscuits and crocheted, knitted, stitched and cut out.  We flipped through vintage craft books and talked about travel and kids and coffee shops and fabric.

We'll be having a daytime meet-up later in the month.  You can keep updated about meet-up times and venues via the (new) facebook group page or by following this blog,

See you next time!

July Meet-Up

 

The next Crafty Coasters Meet-Up is Thursday 14th July.  We will be meeting from 6:30pm at the Girl Guide Hut, 4 Margaret St Southport.

Join us for craft, cake and chat. Bring along a project you are working on at the moment or just come along to help others with their projects. We welcome new members and their friends, whatever their skill level.

Warm drinks, yummy things to eat and heating are provided.  A contribution towards the cost of venue hire would be greatly appreciated.

For more info email - craftycoasters.gc@gmail.com

Printed

We had a wonderful day at Wednesday's June Daytime Meet-Up.  We started with coffee at the wonderfully eclectic Madam Tojo and then had a go at screenprinting under the capable tuition of fellow Crafty Coaster, Larissa.  This was a popular class and we hope to entice Larissa to share her skills with the group again.

The next meet-up is the evening of Thursday 14th July.  Hope to see you there! 

Crafty Coasters Daytime Meet-Up & Screenprinting Class

We're meeting on Wednesday 22nd June from 10am at Madam Tojo Cafe 23 Musgrave Ave, Chirn Park.  Join us for coffee, cake and a chat.  Kids are welcome.

There is also the opportunity to join in a screenprinting class (grown-ups only) at a nearby address.  The class will be run by fellow Crafty Coaster, Larissa, and places are limited so be sure to RSVP as soon as possible if you're interested in participating.

Please contact craftycoasters.gc@gmail.com for more information.

Cosy

On an unseasonally cold Gold Coast evening we kept warm with tea, quiche and chat.

Miss L kindly brought in glaze and ceramic pieces for us to play with.  It was wonderful to work with a completely new medium.  They'll be fired in time for next month's meet-up and I can't wait to see how they turn out.

There are some exciting plans in the pipeline for the next daytime meet-up.  Watch this space for details.

June Meet-Up

The next Crafty Coasters Meet-Up is Thursday 9th June.  We will be meeting from 6:30pm at the Southport Guide Hut, 4 Margaret St Southport.

Join us for craft, cake and chat. Bring along a project you are working on at the moment or just come along to help others with their projects. We welcome new members and their friends, whatever their skill level.

A contribution towards the cost of venue hire would be greatly appreciated.

For more info email - craftycoasters.gc@gmail.com

Sunshine

We had a lovely sunshiney meet-up today.  There was coffee and cupcakes and knitting and crochet and lots of chatting with friends, including some new ones.  Hope to see you next month!

Crafty Coasters Daytime Meet-Up

We're having a daytime meet-up this month.  Want to come along?  Find us at Gov's Espresso & Collectables, 2457 Gold Coast Hwy, Miami on Wednesday 25th May from 10am.  Gov's has great coffee, cupcakes and a large child-friendly space so you can bring your kids and your knitting.  Hope to see you there!

Email - craftycoasters.gc@gmail.com
Ph - 0403 853 922

Colour

This month at Crafty Coasters we welcomed some new friends and caught up with some old ones.  We talked fabric, selling your craft, markets, cooperatives and community. We sewed and prepared patterns and cut out car shapes and drank tea and ate home-baked biscuits.

We had so much fun that we're planning a daytime meet-up later this month.  Stay tuned for details.

We

Crafty Coasters May Meet-Up

The next Crafty Coasters Meet-Up is Thursday 12th May from 6:30pm.  We will be meeting at the Southport Guide Hut, 4 Margaret St Southport.

Join us for craft, cake and chat. Bring along a project you are working on at the moment or just come along to help others with their projects.

A contribution towards the cost of venue hire would be greatly appreciated.

For more info email - craftycoasters.gc@gmail.com

Crafted

This month at Crafty Coasters we enjoyed -

• a stash of vintage craft mags,
• Janome sewing machines, old and new(ish),
• Mona Lisa's smile,
• chocolate brownie biscuits,
• the smell of oilcloth,
• hand-stitching,
• crochet, and 
• a market round-up

See you next month!

Crafty Coasters April Meet-Up

Join us for craft, cake and chat. Bring along a project you are working on at the moment or just come along to help others with their projects.

A contribution towards the cost of venue hire would be greatly appreciated.

For more info:
Email - craftycoasters.gc@gmail.com

Phone - 0403 853 922

Stitched up

Here's a couple of pics from our relaxing evening of embroidery.  See you next month!

Crafty Coasters March Meet-Up

It's embroidery this month at Crafty Coasters.  Bring along your own needlework project or just pick up a needle and thread when you're there and have a go at some classic embroidery stitches.

The meet-up is this Thursday 10th March at Southport Guide Hut, 4 Margaret St Southport from 6:30pm.

There will be tea, coffee and yummy things to eat. A small contribution towards the cost of venue hire would be greatly appreciated.

Hope to see you there!

February Round Up

This was the Crafty Coasters' first month in the new venue.  It is a comfortable space with plenty of tables and chairs and a well-stocked kitchenette.  And there are friendly reminders of the qualities that make a good Girl Guide stuck on the walls.

It was a small group this month - Patrice came along to bind a quilt for her youngest daughter, Karen stopped in for a chat and to deliver my order of delicious Moda Hunky Dory fabric, and I sewed up another U(n)F(inished)O(bject). It was great to have the time to help with other projects and to have a good chat.

See you next month!

Ali x

Crafty Coasters February Meet-up

Hello Friends!

We'll be meeting this Thursday 10th February from 6:30pm at the Southport Guide Hut, Margaret St Southport.

It's Machine Madness this month.  Bring along your sewing machine and some materials to create an item of your choice. Or just come along and share your sewing skills.  Don't have a sewing machine?  That's okay - there will be a couple spare.

Hope to see you there!

Welcome to Crafty Coasters!

Crafty Coasters is an informal group for Gold Coast crafty types.

Meet other crafters, talk about craft, share your latest project, learn some new skills, have a coffee, eat cake.

The group meets on the second Thursday of each month from 6:30pm at the Girl Guide Hut, 4 Margaret St, Southport.

We also have occasional daytime child-friendly meet-ups too.

Email: craftycoasters.gc@gmail.com

Ph: 0403 853 922