That’s what I’m hopefully doing this week. Since I’m staying at the seaside it seems a perfect time to try out an idea I saw in a mini zine.
Craft Leftovers is a zine I got from TangleCrafts last year. It’s packed full of little tips and ideas, and one that really caught my eye was this:
The idea is to use the sand on a beach (or in a sandbox if you’re stuck at home) as a mould for making plaster casts. You make impressions in the wet sand, mix up some Plaster of Paris and pour it into the impression, and then wait (im)patiently for it to set.
I love this idea, and really wanted to try it when I went to Orkney last year, but with the weight limits on small planes I couldn’t really take a bag of plaster with me. I’ve come to Norfolk by van though so there’s room for all sorts of stuff – hopefully I’ll have some interesting plaster casts to show you when I get back 
eeek. I follow your blog and was delighted to read you had visited Orkney. How long were you there for? Did you like it? How was your weather? most importantly… What about the crafts?
Hello! I’ve been to Orkney twice now: first time was for a week in 2010 (click here to find out what I got up to), and then for a week in 2011. I absolutely LOVE it there, and as I have friends there I’m hoping to go back again this year too if I can afford the time and travel! The range of crafts there was great, although I didn’t get much of a chance to travel the craft trail. My favourite find was some beautiful felt… I shall have to dig it out and find out who made it!