The “Made By…” Blog

News, photos, recent classes and other fun stuff…

Welcome to our blog! Here you’ll find blog posts about past classes and events that we’ve run, info on our popular DIY kits for hen parties, baby showers, corporate events and girly days out and any offers we’re running.

For more photos, you can also see our sister site www.fascinatormakingclasses.com which has photos and news from older fascinator making and bunting making hen party classes which we ran.

Delicious Afternoon Tea and Divine Fascinators!

Delicious Afternoon Tea and Divine Fascinators!

What better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than enjoying Afternoon Tea and fizz in a gorgeous boutique hotel in Edinburgh's New Town, whilst learning to make you very own fascinator....we argue that there IS no better way...! That is exactly what Miriam and her...

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Beautiful Bunting By Happy Hens!

Beautiful Bunting By Happy Hens!

Saturday morning saw Emma's hen weekend in Edinburgh kick off with some bunting making.  One of the hens had contacted us in advance to let us know that the colours for the wedding were peach and mint so we made sure we brought plenty of materials in those colours....

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Corinthian Club – Grand National Fascinator Making

Corinthian Club – Grand National Fascinator Making

On the day of the Grand National this year, we ran a luxury fascinator making class for a lovely group of ladies in the fabulous Corinthian Club in Glasgow.   We held the class in the stunning "Nosey Parkers" room with it's funky wall of letters.  This week's class...

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West Calder Fascinator Making Hen Party Fun!

West Calder Fascinator Making Hen Party Fun!

Last weekend we ran a mini fascinator making hen party class in the amazing Craigengar Lodge self catering house in West Calder.  We love this place and have actually run a hen party fascinator making class there in the past.   The house smelt amazing as we arrived as...

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Bunting making hen party fun near Largs!

Bunting making hen party fun near Largs!

Danielle recently ran a bunting  making class for Laura's hen party in the fabulous "The Nunnery" in Skelmorlie, near Largs.   The girls were definitely the creative type having already made brilliant "pinnies" to wear for the occasion. They all set to work choosing...

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New Class! Hatinator Decorating Classes now available!

New Class! Hatinator Decorating Classes now available!

We've all been coo-ing over Kate Middleton's hatinators and fascinators for the past few years, and then realise that we can't actually afford to buy them.  Fear not - why not make your own! What are hatinators? Well, hatinators are that lovely in between style of...

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Hemma Hen Party Fascinator Making Class!

Hemma Hen Party Fascinator Making Class!

As I mentioned in my previous blog post, a few weekends ago we had a bit of a fascinator making frenzy in Edinburgh when we ran two large hen party fascinator making classes simultaneously. Danielle and Rona took one of the classes and had a very talented bunch of...

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