I always find myself conflicted at this time of year when it comes to the phenomena of gifts for teachers. Gone are the days when an apple would suffice, and while I am very grateful for the work teachers do educating our offspring, the part I prefer to avoid is the competitive gift giving that can go on.
My son has arrived on the last day of term with a perfectly respectable bunch of flowers only to see another child walking in with what looked like the whole of the Chelsea Flower Show. I don't always make gifts but this year I did, which were small and discreet.
After deciding to stick with Owls, I took the pattern I had been using for brooches and reduced it further and made 3 of these...
After deciding to stick with Owls, I took the pattern I had been using for brooches and reduced it further and made 3 of these...
They came out quite well and I took the opportunity to time how long they took to make (roughly 1hour for each, that was 3 done in a morning, so 6 a day maybe, thinking in Etsy terms here). I can see the beginnings of a production line forming!
