Mrs. B Challenge 40 - 28 Make a piece of jewellery

Challenge 19.

28 - Make a piece of jewellery 

So this one was inspired by my boss, after Christmas she went off to a days workshop and created a beautiful spinner ring.  I’m so pleased she did, as I had no idea where to start with this challenge! Jo introduced me to 

Hampshire School of Jewellery and I’d been watching their website for a while and waiting for a workshop to come up.

Kat and I saw a spinner ring workshop and decided that was for us and away we went!

The school is based in Basingstoke in a beautiful workshop space, with more tools and teaching than you could shake a stick at! We were directed for each part of the process and supported all the way through and I loved it!

We both chose to have two ‘inner’ spinners, but they were shaped differently. We learned some amazing skills and had the best day. Tea, coffee and snacks were provided, the knowledge of the tutor was excellent and I absolutely love my new ring.

Thank you Hampshire School of Jewellery we really had a fun day!

On to the next challenge….

TTFN, I’ll keep you posted! 

Sammy xx

Mrs. B Challenge 40 - 18 Take a Belly Dancing Class

Challenge 20.

18 - Belly Dancing

I LOVED this one! Totally pushed me out of my comfort zone and it was fabulous.

Rather than traditional belly dancing, we went along to an Awaked Belly Dancing taster session with Fiona Penfold and it was great.

The taster session was really that, Fi talked us through what it is and how and why and the history and then we went ahead and did an hour of dancing. It was intense, it was enlightening and I guess very awakening!

When Fi posted she was doing a 3 hour session on lionsgate, I knew we had to go along! This time a few of my moon sisters and my step daughter came along too. It was a much bigger session, and it was just fabulous!  Fi leads intuitively, it is not choreographed and we totally went with it.

I would recommend to anyone who is interested!

On to the next adventure…

TTFN, I’ll keep you posted!

Sammy xx

Mrs. B Challenge 40 - 4 Cold Water/Wild Swimming

Challenge 18. 

4 - Wild Water / Cold Water Swimming 

We started this last year, around June I think, it’s something I’ve always wanted to do but never really found the time or the inclination! Have always wanted to join the cold water dip on Christmas or New Year’s Day but never quite got there!

I was given a nudge in the right direction by my lovely step daughter who also wanted to try and my friend who dips regularly.  Kat runs a breath work, meditation and cold water dip session once a month, you can find Kat 

here and she goes all manner of other wonderous things! 

Lauren and I went along to Kat’s class and it was fabulous and we’ve been hooked ever since.  

We dip once a week usually and attend Kat’s class whenever we can (including uh the pouring rain at times!) 

We have dipped all through the year, including January! We did have most of Feb and March off due to sickness and holiday, but we got back on it in earnest in April.

May this year, we invited more family and friends to join us and founded our own small group, the ‘Frozen Fannies’! We have still been meeting most weeks and I just love a dip in the sea.  I will also drag anyone in that I can with me and my best friend and niece have joined me too!

Currently the water is around 18 degrees, so it’s not classed as cold water swimming, but rest assured we have definitely endured the temperatures below 15 degrees which make it a cold water swim!

This is definitely a challenge I will keep up and funnily enough, I’m actually craving the cold water at the moment, the warm is nice - but I like the shock!

TTFN, I’ll keep you posted!

Sammy xx