Love is in the air as Knockraha craft event puts smiles on faces

Love, romance and all things seductive were on the minds of attendees at Cork Federation’s spring meeting in Knockraha.

The competition was to create a piece in any medium that would capture the essence of love. There were four prize winners on the night. First prize went to Margaret Mason of the host guild. Margaret “really went all out”, says Cork Federation competition secretary Nuala Stack.

“She made an amazing table arrangement — two feet tall by one and a half foot wide. Boy, did it encompass love! It had the wow factor. Mostly red, there was a lantern with a gorgeous perfumed night light, balloons, red camellias, pieces of Kilmarnock Willow, bits of greenery, a heart, a framed picture of roses done in cross stitch and a knitted robin peeping out from the base of it. She obviously still loves her Michael! You couldn’t but give it a prize.”