Softpots

I've had a few days off this week and so I went along to learn how to make a softpot - which is something I've wanted to do for a while. If you walk along Stonegate in York, you could easily miss the entrance to a small alley way, but if it does happen to catch your eye then you will surely not be able to stop yourself going to have a closer look. A sign above the doorway reads "the secret garden", and as you journey down the alley way there is a glittering dazzling feast for the eyes, as the walls a decorated with soft pots galore!

Source: softpots.com via Charlotte on Pinterest

Softpots are quite a simple design and concept. It's basically one of those "does what it says on the tin" jobs. The soft pots are made out of tights, the amazing part is the decoration which makes it into something really special.

Here are our pots midway through the decoration stage:

Festooned with layers of brightly coloured fibres, glitter, ribbons and sequins, once the top of the pot is folded over the glorious psychadelic softpot is complete!

Think I'll have a go at doing this with the after school club!