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It was the Westray Craft Association’s Christmas Fair yesterday, held at the Parish Kirk. It was a nice fair as it always is. I don’t know why but it always seems a more relaxed affair than the Autumn Fair, maybe … Continued

Sorry, I’m a bit late with this post. It was the Westray Autumn fair last weekend, it is always interesting to see what others on the island have been up to. The fair was held in the school hall as … Continued

On our travels, Marlene was looking at some paintings on wood and took quite a fancy to a couple of them. She asked me if I could paint a fox for here so here it is… I haven’t painted for … Continued

Here are a few more little bits that I’ve been working on, busy stocking up for the craft fairs later in the year. The “Dogs Tail Never Lies” is a fretwork piece cut from Ash. The letter/napkin holder below is … Continued

I posted a little while back about doing a box manufacturing run. These are little trinket boxes – the small ones are 90 x 90 mm and the large ones are 155 x 95 mm. I decorate these and they … Continued

Just finished and posted this Ring of Brodgar Intarsia to order as a visitor saw the one we had but didn’t buy it at the time and when they rang to order it, it was sold! I made another, to … Continued

I’ve been making some little base boxes which I will decorate later. Here is my process… First I cut out the sides – I knock out a load of sides at the same time and keep them in sets with … Continued

I’ve just spent a bit of time in the workshop prepping wood. I love prepping wood, in fact, I think I like it as much as working with it. The wood here was bought from Logs n Stuff near Perth. … Continued