Creative Crafts in St. Marys!

Baking & cooking isn't the only creative side to Home Ec, something that is sometimes forgotten about is the creative craft aspect. 

Craft & Design is held in very high esteem in St. Mary's and this year was no exception with the 3rd years doing themselves proud and upholding the usual very high standards.

Pictured are some of the crafts that were completed over a period of 12 weeks (and maybe a few extra weeks depending on circumstances!) Student are free to choose what craft they would like to do - under teacher guidance, and as you can see from the wide variety, the girls are not afraid to challenge themselves! From cross-stitch to tapestry, knitting, patchwork, applique wall-hangings, quilts, and cushions, the girls creativity is fantastic! 

It's really obvious all students have a wide range of talents and interests and this is reflected in their craft projects. Lots of love, patience and time went into these and hopefully they will have gained a skill they will put to use again sometime in the future!

 A selection of some of our cross stitch pictures. None left out on purpose - Ms Dunne will get around to photographing them all at some stage!

Lots of thought and personalisation = a forever piece  - although I think I should have ironed some of these before taking the photos!