Lavender Festival

Afternoon all,

Well June is almost over and that means that the Lavender Festival I've been taking the lead on at Blakesley Hall Museum is almost over too...... oh wait! no it isn't! Because the lavender is now in full bloom and we've had such a positive response to it all, we're extending the festival for a month! No demonstrations, but the public art, photographic competition, garden talks and sales of lavender related items will carry on throughout July. Yay!

But as the month draws to a close I wanted to share a little of what I've been up to with you all, so here it is! (warning: lots of images) :

 Making Lavender Wreaths

 Fresh French Lavender Wreath

 Close up on French Lavender

 Dried Lavender Posey

 Combination French and English Lavender

 Close-up Combination Wreath

 Lavender Hearts

 Lavender Cheesecake

 Making Bath Bombs and Handscrub

 Finished Bath Bombs

Lavender For Sale

It's been a long month with three themed weekends; decorating the house, cooking/recipes and self indulgence. It's also been a great month against all the odds of bad weather and limited advertising. Do I think it could have been better? well yes - but that would require more money and better advertising to get the visitors in but the feedback has been great. Hopefully this will start a trend and the site will do another festival next year - but here's hoping they also start it in July when the lavender is actually out! as there is nothing more stressful than trying to find large quantaties of fresh lavender at the start of June!

So there you have it - this is just a small insight into what has taken up my time this month and kept me away from card making.

Thanks for dropping by and until next time - Happy crafting!