Seale Craft Shop

05/12/2025

RIP to Mum’s traffic cone (see previous post)! In its short life (a week) it was taken under someone’s car on a magical mystery tour around the lanes of Seale, moved from its space more than once by people who had no business touching it, been argued over, and then finally today it was run over by someone and destroyed 🫣 Who would’ve thought something so simple could cause such stress and shenanigans 🫠 Thankfully, we have a replacement cone (Colin) so we go again tomorrow ! If you see him in his space just give him a little pat and leave him be, he’s not doing any harm. Thank you 🙏

Ps I passed all your comments on to Mum last week and she’s very grateful and touched by your support ❤️ We both know how lucky we are to have you all xx

27/11/2025

Edited: I’ve had a message to explain what has happened to the cone ! It’s a bit of a complicated story but everything will be sorted out 🩷 What a world we live in !! My mum was given a traffic cone on Saturday for her 80th birthday so she could save herself a space outside the shop she has owned for nearly 20 years and works at 7 DAYS A WEEK. Every morning she gets up at 6:30am to make bread, which she then has to carry from the car to the shop along with shop stock and various bags of paperwork. Quite often she suffers from back pain which makes it difficult for her to do this. Most days she has to park in the middle of the car park so she can unload near to the shop because there is rarely a space free. When she leaves at night in winter it is pitch dark but she still has to reload the car to go home. Last night she popped the cone out for the first time and by this morning it had been stolen. The sign was thrown in a planter. She has just phoned me in tears ! Let me just reiterate that my mother is EIGHTY and works SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. She spends every morning baking bread, she works in the shop all day and spends her evenings making cakes and doing all the shop paperwork. She does all of this because she LOVES her customers and doesn’t want to let them down. I can’t count the times she has stayed up until 1am to make a bara brith order for someone ! The cone was a tiny gesture to make her life a little bit easier and she was excited about having it. The extra kick in the teeth is that Mum was born and raised in Seale. The village and shop have always been her safe place 💔 I hope whoever took it has a conscience and returns it but my faith in humanity is at an all time low right now so I doubt they will. Apologies to all of you who support and care about Mum, it is not usually in my character to have a public rant but sometimes needs must ! We’ve had a tricky couple of months (hence no posts !) and this has just tipped me over the edge 😡

10/09/2025

Last night we welcomed 3 lovely ladies (and The Mothership joined in too !) to our very first workshop ! We chatted, laughed, sewed, drank tea, ate cake and compared our crafting stories. The space worked really well and everyone went home with a beautiful pumpkin ! It went so much better than I could have imagined and these ladies were an absolute joy to spend time with. We’re doing it all again tonight and we can’t wait to welcome our next group of workshoppers. I’ll share all the photos tomorrow 🤩

09/09/2025

We are very excited for our first workshop ! If you’re coming along tonight we look forward to seeing you very soon 🤩

07/09/2025

🍁Honest Post🍁

After the initial huge excitement about our pumpkin workshops we have sadly (and confusingly!) not had the number of bookings we had hoped for. Whilst this is obviously disappointing for us we are taking it on the chin and will still deliver a lovely evening for those who are coming ! We can’t wait to welcome you and you will be very well looked after ❤️

We’re not quite sure what we will do about future workshops but we always knew it would be a steep learning curve and sometimes the path to where you want to be can be a tricky one ! Thank you so much for all the likes, comments and shares. We see them and appreciate them. Bookings are still open until midnight if you haven’t got round to it yet 😃🤞

Love Karen and Shirley ❤️

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https://www.forgetmenotblue.co.uk/collections/milking-parlour-workshops

06/09/2025

🚨Last chance to book your place🚨

Hello friends, you have until midnight tomorrow (Sunday) to book your place on our very first workshop evening ! I will need the final figures by Monday so I know how many cakes to bake etc, so if you’ve been intending to book but haven’t quite got round to it, this is a gentle nudge ! You can find all the details in this post or via the link in our bio or on our events page. We would absolutely love to have you with us ! 🎃💛

Ps we’d be so grateful if you could share this post !

🚨BOOKINGS CLOSE TOMORROW AT MIDNIGHT🚨

‼️Workshop Launch‼️

🍂Pumpkin Making Workshops🍂

⭐️Tuesday 9th September

7pm till 9pm

⭐️Wednesday 10th September

7pm till 9pm

Cost: £36.50pp

10 places available per workshop

Come and make a lovely, plump fabric pumpkin with us at the Milking Parlour Workshop! We will show you, step by step, how to make your very own autumn pumpkin, which you can take home and display with pride 🤩 You will be provided with all the materials needed (there will be a choice of fabrics) along with tea, coffee, cold drinks and lots of homemade cake! The atmosphere will be friendly and relaxed and we will work at a gentle pace. After the workshop you will have a chance to browse the shop and make any purchases before you leave. A little private shopping time, just for you!

We hope to make your visit a stress free one, so leave your worries at the door and let us pour you a cuppa and serve you a slice of cake (or two)…🍰

‼️Please read the information below carefully before booking. Bookings will be taken on a first come, first served basis. Your booking will only be confirmed once your payment has been received. Payments to be made within 48 hours of receiving the PayPal invoice. If payment isn’t received within 48 hours the invoice will be cancelled and the place offered to the next person on the waiting list.

Bookings cannot be amended once confirmed.

🧵Skill requirements: Basic sewing skills

🎈Age requirements: Over 16

⏰ Doors open at 6:45pm

🚗 Parking is available right outside

🏡 Location: Seale Craft Shop, Manor Farm Craft Centre, Wood Lane, Seale, Surrey GU10 1HR

HOW TO BOOK:

Click the link here:

https://www.forgetmenotblue.co.uk/collections/milking-parlour-workshops

OR

Email Karen:

[email protected]

Please state:

The date you would like

How many places

Name/s of attendees

Your email address

‼️Please see website for cancellation Policy‼️

02/09/2025

September has crept up on us and all of a sudden things are starting to feel the tiniest bit autumnal ! Meteorologically speaking autumn arrived yesterday, but if you follow the astronomical calendar it won’t arrive until the autumn equinox on the 22nd. Seems such a long way off, doesn’t it ?! I think I follow a bit of both as I’m more than happy to crack out the pumpkin mugs and get the candles lit in the evenings but i’m still enjoying the sunny, late summer days 🙂

What is definitely arriving VERY soon, though, is our very first pumpkin making workshop ! 🎃 This time next week Mum and I will be setting the shop up for a lovely cosy evening of crafting, chatting and cake eating (very important ! 🍰). We really can’t wait to welcome you. If you are feeling nervous about coming along on your own please be reassured that we will probably be just as nervous as you and that there will be no awkward ‘getting to you’ games or going round the table and introducing yourselves ! Makes me break out in a cold sweat just thinking about it ! 🥴

Another thing to mention is that you don’t have to have amazing sewing skills to make a pumpkin. All you need to be able to do is thread a needle and sew a basic, reasonably straight line. If you’re a bit rusty or unsure please don’t worry, we will be there to help you every step of the way and everyone will go home with a beautiful pumpkin to be proud of.

We do still have quite a few places available, especially on the Wednesday workshop, and would love to have you join us. You can book here:

https://www.forgetmenotblue.co.uk/collections/milking-parlour-workshops

or feel free to message me with any queries or to book directly.

Love Karen 🍁🍂

27/08/2025

I had an epiphany this morning ! You can now book and pay for your workshop places through my website rather than having to email me. This should make things so much easier for you. I can’t do it through the shop’s website because it doesn’t have the facilities but mine does so here is the link ⬇️

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26/08/2025

🍁A Catch Up🍁

Hello friends, last week I was back down at the shop carrying on with the revamp and having a general sort out ! You may have seen me diving head first into a cupboard or crawling under a table if you popped in 😅

I finally finished painting the door too and the masking tape is now off, thank goodness ! I can’t show you it, though, because I didn’t take a single photo while I was there. I’ll never make it as an ‘influencer’, will I ? 😂🙄

Can you believe it’s just two weeks now until our very first workshop ? 🎃 The time is flying by but there is still time to book your place ! You can find all the details here

https://sealecraftshop.co.uk/milking-parlour-workshops/

or please do message me with any questions. I’ve left the two sample pumpkins in the shop if you’d like to see them in real life. They’re on the little school desk next to the counter. Mum will show you if you can’t find them 🙂

Today I’ve been finalising the fabrics you’ll be able to choose from for your pumpkin. There are spots, toadstools, pumpkins, autumn leaves and CUTE HEDGEHOGS ! 😍 All very autumnal and something for everyone. Here is a little peek at a few of them. I’m particularly in love with the toadstool one ! 🍄

15/08/2025

Admin day in my workroom/office isn’t so bad when everything is pretty ! Fabric jar bonnets will be for sale in the shop next week and the cute mug is by Isla Donald, one of our very talented local potters 😍🌸

14/08/2025

I had a lovely day off yesterday visiting my daughter and her rescue girls, Pansy, Crocus, Daphne, Myrtle and little Speck ! Back to work today choosing the fabric for the pumpkin workshops. Not a bad way to spend the day ! If you missed the workshop launch post you can find all the details on our website. The Tuesday date is proving popular so far ! 🎃

https://sealecraftshop.co.uk/milking-parlour-workshops/