Kirstie's Home Made

tea_lover

If nothing else it's making me really want to find some local shows to go to.

lostinrates

tea_lover wrote: »

If nothing else it's making me really want to find some local shows to go to.

that's excellent.

fwiw, I used to love local and county shows, but find them astronomical for entry now. The big county shows have some very good deals on the stalls...and also some very big take-ons in prices.

I don't know if its the same with crafts, but wioth livestock when you enter you get free entry for you and another person or two. Its often cheaper than buying a ticket

lostinrates

Well, I don'[t know about any one else, but I feel really inspired by flower arranging now. My mother tried to teach me about oasis and stuff when I was a kid, but as an adult while I love flowers and use random recepticals for vases I've just bunged them in water. I often use wild flowers and grass and twigs, but all just plopped in water. Tonight's episode has coincided with me asking on greenfingered and getting excellent advice about the roses budding all over my garden ATM. I feel inspired to get some oasis and try and make my flowers less casual and more styled to make my garden odds and ends and nature's provisions seem a little more lux.

Justamum

I must admit that this one was one I wasn't too bothered about watching - flower arranging doesn't really do much for me - but I was very impressed. I thought her petite was very nice, and I don't know why she was told it was 'rather big' because she made sure it fulfilled the size specification. It wasn't her fault that everybody else went uber-petite!

Anyway, I think now I quite fancy having a go at doing mini arrangements.

I wasn't too impressed with her imposed one, but bravo to her for giving it a go. I didn't understand what the pile of dirt at the front of it was for.

Horse_Owner

I would love to enter competitions but despite living within 50 miles of both Devon County and Royal Cornwall I can't find out how to enter either. There are also loads of smaller shows round here which seem equally mysterious!

lostinrates

Horse_Owner wrote: »

I would love to enter competitions but despite living within 50 miles of both Devon County and Royal Cornwall I can't find out how to enter either. There are also loads of smaller shows round here which seem equally mysterious!

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the big county shows will most likely have websites. Royal Cornwall certainly does. There should be some indication of how to enter from there. You request an entry schedule(might be a charge and usually an SAE is needed).

For smaller local shows ads/info on how to enter might be on local show society websites or in local papers.

edit: found this for you http://www.royalcornwallshow.org/

http://devoncountyshow.co.uk/

http://www.stackyard.com/orgs/agricultural_shows/index.html


Have a bit of a google for your area and words like ''show'' and crafts or specific things you are interested in and your area, or larger villages/towns within competing distance from you

NewStart09

I have followed this thread, with a smile on my face:D

I cant seem to focus on the craft or cake she is doing whilst she is wearing that huge ring?

I seems to intrigue me, what is the stone, is that real? Is it in sterling silver, white gold, or platinum?

Anyone really know?

NewStart09

greenanne

i'm completly with you on that one.i half watch the program just to see that lovely ring.what ever it is you can bet it's uber expensive.
i to am really inspired to check out shows in my area.i'm not really into flower arranging but i love all the crafts.
more programs like this please:T

Pennylane

Channel 4 fixes it for Kirstie :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

http://www.greatyorkshireshow.co.uk/html/at-the-show/compete-with-kirstie-allsopp/

rosieben

I've never been into flower arranging and I'm afraid the show didn't persuade me otherwise but I did enjoy watching; particularly impressed with the Rev I'm looking forward to the next one where she competes as part of a WI

I must be slow but I cant see what channel 4 have fixed for her?