Members share their craftwork skills and knowledge with each other in a social and learning setting.
When: 3rd Monday 1.30 at Golf Club
Convenor: Helen Scott (Ph 8797 5677)
CRAFT UPDATE OCTOBER 2026
It was a very diligent group at our last craft get together. Helen was like a woman possessed as she gave us one activity after another to complete. When the dust and perspiration settled a little, we were able to start chatting about something other than our mighty creations! The chat this week turned to a very delicious sounding recipe for apple slice. The way Helen described it had us all drooling – or it might have still been the perspiration dripping from our brows – so here is the recipe and hopefully one or two of our members will give it a go and let us know their verdict. Michele Backholer
Ingredients
340g pkt golden buttercake cake mix
1 cup (90g) Coles Desiccated Coconut
125g butter, melted
400g can apple slices
300g light sour cream
1 tsp cinnamon sugar
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a 20cm square cake pan. Line base and the two opposite sides with baking paper, extending the paper 5cm over edge of pan.
Step 2
Combine cake mix, coconut and butter in a medium bowl. Press mixture evenly over base of prepared pan. Cook for 15 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool slightly.
Step 3
Spread apple evenly over base, then spread sour cream evenly over apple and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Cook for further 20 minutes, or until sour cream has set.
Step 4
Cool in pan. Cut the slice into fingers to serve.
As an unexpected foot note to this recipe, it was baked by one of our members who advises that some nutmeg in the sliced apple will add a bit of zip to the flavour.
Recipe kindly sourced (and tried) by Brenda Matthews
March 2026 UPDATE
The “Easter Rabbit” came to visit the Craft Group last Monday and the 16 ladies present used all their considerable skills to make a variety of Easter decorations and cards.
As usual there was a lot of chat and laughs. We were so happy to have Loyce back in the group after an absence of several months due to her broken arm.
Helen Scott Craft Group Convenor 18 March 2026
Monday February 17 was our first craft session for 2025 with fourteen ladies attending. What fun we had catching up after our Christmas break, chatting and laughing, sharing photos, etc.
When it was time to begin our craft projects, I was able to get the ladies’ attention by using my new bell – a very thoughtful gift from Lyn Mather, so there’s much more decorum in the room now. A very special thankyou to Penny and Steve McColl who hosted our Christmas craft session and lunch, which was a perfect way to conclude a happy year.
Helen Scott (Convenor)
UPDATE November 2024
My cheeks are still hurting from the time spent at craft on Monday! What a happy, constructive hour and a half! Helen is genuinely worth her weight in gold – she remains calm in the face of dramas:
“My glue lid won’t come off – I keep squeezing glue with the lid on!” “Helen, I can’t thread my Christmas bells; the hole’s wonky!” “Do I roll my cone to the left or right?”
And Helen, serene in the face of all things crafty, administers advice and helpful suggestions without missing a beat! The skill level is varied but the one thing in common is the willingness to help those in strife with the intricacies of the latest “fold” or stitch. Yes, my cheeks were sore, but from the genuine laughter and hilarity of these brilliant sessions. The third Monday in the month, 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. at Cheltenham Golf Club if you are in need of a pick-me-up of spirit.
Michele Backholer November 2024
AUGUST UPDATE 2024
Our August craft activity was as usual interesting and lots of fun. Joan Tomlinson brought two sculptures to show us. They were made by a member of her family and made out of fabric and sculptured into a dear little girl and a boy. Joan called the technique “Sculpt Drapery”. I googled “Sculpt Drapery – Jon Burns Fine Art- Sculpt Drapery & Folds” to find out more about this art form. It was fascinating to learn about this craft. I came to the conclusion that the sculptures Joan owns are very old and perhaps made with a different technique to the modern ones.
Pamela Spencer, our talented quilt maker, brought an orchid spike to show us. We all enjoyed its beauty and I was lucky enough to take it home.
September’s Craft Group are having a “Japanese Day” – making cards with a Japanese theme. I guess in October we will begin to think about what we will make for Xmas.
Helen Scott Craft Group Convenor August 2024
