A couple of weeks ago, I had the fantastic opportunity to attend Viking's Christmas Craft event. I've been to an event with Viking before and absolutely loved it. Last time we made printed file holders, made origami and practised our calligraphy whilst this time, we were making personalised baubles and Christmas pinatas!
The Venue
The venue for the event was absolutely gorgeous. We were in Shoreditch Treehouse which was the loft of dreams. The kitchen was to die for, the decor was quirky, amazing and there was so much to see.
Seeing the Christmas tree up and all the Christmassy crafts out and read gave me amazing Christmas feels and I was so happy to be finally getting into the Christmas spirit! It was the best way to start getting into Christmas.
Food
At the event, Viking very kindly fed us and we were treated with the most amazing spread of foods. There was smoked salmon on savoury pancakes, sausage rolls (ordinary and vegetarian), the most amazing cheese tartlet and so much more. I did go up a couple of times for those cheese tartlets and the veggie sausage rolls...
Personalised Baubles
The very first thing we were making were personalised baubles. We were given the outer shells, sharpies, templates with our names on and ready shredded paper to fill our baubles with. The paper was shredded on Viking's range of paper shredders - a tool I use often at work and sometimes wish I had at home too! Shredders are not only great for getting rid of unwanted documents and paper but for recycling purposes and of course - crafts! I decided to go for blue paper for my bauble.
Once we had time to eat and had said hello to our fellow bloggers, we were shown how to make the baubles. I decided to take my name template and write it straight on the bauble. Having only three letters it was pretty simple. Sharpies are my favourite to use for crafts too so I was in my element. I also saw the white pen and decided to go for a falling snow design in the bauble. I put snowy polka dots all over the top and 'covered' the tops of my letters white as if the snow was sitting on them.
It was a simple but really effective craft and something that can be done by people of all ages! Whether you're filling it with shredded paper, tissue, faux snow or glitter, you can make a bauble that really suits you.
Christmas Bauble Pinata
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Making the bauble pinata was so much fun. We had pre-cut pieces of cardboard that we stuck together using masking tape. We needed to use easily breakable materials but that could easily be pulled apart and so we were sure not to tape up our cardboard together too much. Once we were done, it was time to start putting the shredded paper on our cardboard baubles by pressing them onto strips of double-sided sticky tape. It was a technique I didn't think we'd be using but was surprisingly effective! I loved this and I think everyone else did too. The mess was immense but it was so much fun as well.
In the end, I think our baubles looked pretty awesome. I'm saving mine for a get-together around Christmas time at my house.
The evening was really lovely. I got to meet some fantastic bloggers like Claire and Chanel and I also got to catch up with the lovely Franny. We took some Instagram shots for each other in some of the amazing spots in Shoreditch Treehouse and I cheekily put on the bear coat I found hanging on the stairs. I enjoyed the silliness. (Points if you know what I'm quoting)
Viking has always been a brand I admire and have worked with on a long term basis. As a teacher and stationery fanatic, I love brands like Viking who provide amazing stationery needs for everyone. I genuinely do shop with them when I need a bulk load of stationery whether it's for work or home and highly recommend them.
Photography credit: @egphotographer
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