Hen Party Ideas

Hen parties seem to becoming more of a whole day or even weekend affair, which I think is fab and means you can have a wonderful celebration with your girlfriends, aunties and mum.  There are lots of new ideas for ways to celebrate this day, or weekend, but one that I particuarly like is getting crafty.  There are lots of options nationwide, allowing you to create jewellery, garters, lingere, cakes and many more besides.  After a day of making and creating you and the other 'hens' can head off for champagne, cocktails and partying.

The Makery in Bath offers a variety of projects for a hen party including life drawing, lingere making, fascinator making and creating bath time treats.  Each activity lasts around two hours and The Makery can provide afternoon tea or you are very welcome to bring along your own food and drink.  Bath is a gorgeous city and I am sure you will find plenty of brillant restaurants and hotels to continue you hen party.

The Make Lounge is in London and offer bespoke and various party options, including designing & creating a fascinator, cupcake decorating, cake pop making or 'Fancy Pants' knicker customising.  The Make Lounge have two venues seating 8 to 60 people and have platters, bowls, champagne flutes, wine glasses, cake stands and much more besides for you to bring along the fizz and nibbles.  They also have an iPod docking station so you can play your favourite tunes whilst you are busy creating.

Handmade Wedding Collective

Bookworm Eats Flower

I am delighted to share with you an interesting and exciting exhibition in London that sees several designers showcasing their work at Craft Central this week.  The Handmade Wedding Collective is a collaboration  of British designer makers involved in the wedding industry.  Recent trends have seen a resurgence in an interest in crafts and the Handmade Wedding Collective offers brides and grooms to be a chance to purchase something individual and unique.

Hetty Rose Shoes

The exhibition this week will showcase work ranging from exquisite jewellery to embellished vintage crockery, one-off hats and fascinators and beautiful handcrafted shoes.  Craft Central is located in St. John's Square, EC1M London and the exhibition is open from tomorrow (15 March) until Sunday 20th March, 12-6.30pm and 12-4pm on Sunday. However there is a special late night shopping event at the exhibition on Wednesday evening giving you the chance to meet some of the designers, enjoy some delicious wedding cake from one of the events sponsors, Craft Cakes.  There will also be a giveaway offering you the chance to win a fabulous prize designed and made by one of the Handmade Wedding Collective.

Toft Porcelain

Exhibitors include -

Aelska – laser sliced lace fashion pieces A Alicia Wedding – bridal garters and accessories handmade using vintage textiles Blue Eyed Girl – jewellery combining textiles and metals Book Worm Eats Flower – stunning bespoke bouquets of handmade paper flowers Daniele Geargeoura – exquisite contemporary jewellery and cufflinks Hatastic! – fabulous bespoke hats and fascinators Hetty Rose – exquisite hand-crafted bridal shoes Isamo Crochet – gorgeous crochet jewellery Lou Rota – embellished and updated vintage crockery and cake stands Peggy Bamford – hand-crafted and bespoke silk ties Rosalind Price-Cousins – stunning textile based fashion accessories Rose Sharp Jones – knitted bridal accessories including shawls and gloves Toft Porcelain – ceramic cake toppers, vases and ring-bowls