Markets, exhibitions, and workshops

Castlemaine Artists Market

Providing we're out of lockdown, the next Artists Market will be held at the Western Reserve, Castlemaine on Sunday October 3 from 9am - 2pm.

Needle felting workshops

Stay tuned for upcoming workshops

Have you been to the shop?

Currently there are sheep to be adopted, cards that can be sent to friends out (or in) lockdown zones, and soon there will be face masks!

​You can find the shop tab at the top of the page, or just click here.

About

Hello, I'm Beth.
​It's lovely to meet you! 
I’m afraid I’m not actually a little grassbird with the ability to make things. I’m just a common or garden variety human living in Castlemaine with my partner and our two cats. It’s a bit of a disappointment, I know. 

It can be a pretty sad and stressful world we live in. I’m here to cheer it up for you with cute and quirky needle felting, embroideries, cards, jewellery, and other fun bits and bobs.

What’s that, you prefer making things yourself? No problem! Have a stab at one of the DIY kits, or come along to a workshop.

I love seeing what you make! Please do tag me @littlegrassbird or use the hashtag #littlegrassbirdmakes so I can find your amazing pieces.

You can find out a bit more on the appropriately titled about page, or check out the blog.

Allow your eyes a moment to gander at some cute things.

Then, if you like, hop on over the work page to see more of my creations.

Get your DIY on, sharpen up your crafty skills and read about what I've been up to on the slightly secret blog

THE LATEST POST

DIY sleep mask (free pattern!)

Ever wanted to make your own sleep mask? Excellent! This is the perfect blog post for you. 
Sleep masks are a wonderful scrap buster. If you don't have a piece of fabric big enough to cut out both pattern pieces you could always use two contrasting fabrics, or stitch some together to make a patchwork sleep mask! 

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SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS

Basic hand stitches

In this post I’ll teach you how to sew five basic and handy stitches. There’s also a bit about how many strands of thread to use, and how to knot your thread at the start and end.

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GET YOUR DIY ON

DIY pattern weights

​I was going to write this week’s blog post on the blue dress (you can see it in all its deconstructed glory in 'Goals for 2018') which I had planned on making this week, but it’s been so hot here that there was no way I was going to get out the iron if I could avoid it. Instead this week I've written about the fabric covered pattern weights I made.​

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