Rainbow Jane is off on an adventure for the month of October, so before I go, I've started thinking about festive crafting — and sessions are already in the calendar for November and December! The final planning will be done when I'm back, but this blog will give you a flavour of what we'll be doing and, importantly, the dates for your diary. Sunday 22 November – Festive Felt and Yuletide Yarn This is the session where all the festive die cutters come out, along with plenty o

Come and join the art community! 🎨 This Saturday, 19th September, 10am–4pm, I'll be at the Meanwood Community Art Show at Meanwood Institute — and I'll be bringing plenty of Rainbow Jane creativity with me! I'm sure there'll be lots to inspire you as you wander around the show and see the fabulous work created by local artists. There'll be paintings, sketches, photography, mosaics and ceramics on display, with some pieces available to buy too. There'll also be refreshments a

The Gruffalo has to be one of my all-time favourite children’s stories. I’ve read it so many times over the years that I think I could probably recite most of it without even opening the book! So I was VERY excited to discover that Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are bringing us a brand-new story – Gruffalo Granny. I can’t wait to find out what happens when Gruffalo Granny comes to visit the family! Of course, I've already been peering carefully at the few pictures of her