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cork board of felt for use under a mantle piece sign?
I'm soon to be selling some stone signs that stand on a mantle piece/side board. Due to the weight I'd like to find something on thebase so as to protect both the underside of the stone and also the customers side board. There is a flat surface area measuring approx 35mm wide and 14cm long under the stand up sign but not…
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Embroidery patches. Not sure if right group
Hi all Sorry if I am posting in the wrong group but I wondered does anyone know of anywere in the UK to order a big job lot of embroidery patches, (not the same ones) different styles etc...?thanks in advance
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Cricut pros and cons (looking to buy one)
Hi, I was looking into buying a Cricut for my daughter s xmas. I was wondering if any of you keen crafters had one and if you could tell me the pros and cons of it. I think it would be the air one I would be looking at. I think she would use it on more than just paper. Also can you use them in wood? Thanks
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Jigsaw framing
I have a where's wally jigsaw 70 x 50 cm that i want to frame for granddaughters bedroom What is the best way to frame it.....i see suggestions for using/not using glue,which works best i'm not to bothered about not being able to do jigsaw again.But if it works just as well without glue and is just as cheap that would also…
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I want to use mod podge but need to make the print waterproof?
Is there anything like a varnish I can either use over the mod podge that has been applied to paper or is there a type of waterproof paper that I can print onto and that can be wiped down?
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Selling your crafts for charitu
Hello, I have been making Christmas decorations that I’d like to sell at a local stall for charity this Christmas. Does anyone know if I can do that or are there licences I need or things I need to be registered with? Thanks
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When is tissue paper not tissue paper?
I recently bought, on-line, some fancy Tissue paper made by a specialist Italian company called Caspari. Now although it is labelled Tissue paper , it is in fact thin printed wrapping paper. My understanding of tissue paper js the very fine easily crushable paper used for an initial protective wrap of fragile and delicate…
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using up leftover candle wax
Hi, I just wanted to share an idea i had which worked really well. I had lots of end bits of lovely scented candles. No wick left but still plenty of scented wax. I didn't want to buy stuff to make them into new candles so I decided to use an old oil burner I had. I put the glass candle jars in a pan of boiling water to…
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Pre-cut letters
Hello crafty people, I hope you can help me. I have a deep picture frame, I think they're also called a shadow box?? What I'm after is some pre-cut letters that I can stick to the inside of the glass and have a picture behind. I want a fancier letter, something like italic. I've looked on Amazon but can't find anything…
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candle making
I’d like to have a go at candle making, the sticky threads on here are quite old, so would appreciate some up to date info. I’ve browsed different sites but not sure which one to go with. Anyone used a supplier recently they can recommend, don’t want a beginners set really,want to buy wicks, fragrance etc individually, as…
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Handmade Card Presentation Boxes and Bulk Buy Card Stock (UK)
I am making invites for my sister In law for the christening of my niece. Invites look great but she has asked to look into maybe having boxes for the cards instead if just put in envelopes. Can anyone suggest a reasonable supplier for the boxes for these (these are 6x6 but would be making more in future) Also anyone know…
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Cheap sewing items
Today in Morrisons- assume they are nationwide reductions- sewing essentials 75% off. For example: 50cm velcro 38pence Home needle kit (45 pieces) 32p Round needle holder (30 pieces) 32p Dressmaking pins 57p Tape measure 38p Asst nickel plated safety pins (50) 35p (Reels of thread not a great deal! IMHO)
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Gluing cotton to wood - how to?
I have an old picture frame that I want to cover in cotton to turn it into a shabby chic style mirror frame. The frame is shaped such that I need to glue it to get the contours. How do I glue it without the glue bleeding through to the front? I don't want it to have a varnished look. I'm assuming PVA is the glue to use? I…
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Crafty Star Wars
May the Fourth be with you when making these crafty Star Wars goodies :D If you can fight your way through the ads and other pop-up, the Red Tart Art page has all the details.
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Diamond Painting
Hi all, My mum has started doing this and it looks like fun... Wondered if anyone else here does it? If so, any tips on best places and brands to buy and/or pics of your finished pieces? Thanks, Kevin
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HELP choosing knitting machine please
Hiya, Wondered if you could give me some advice please. I am a complete beginner and never used a knitting machine before, but would love to learn. I have been offered 3 machines and wondered if you would be able to shed a little light on which would be good for a newbie. The machines are: Brother KH836 Brother KH881…
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lino printing
I'm not sure if this comes under 'crafting' but I'm very interested in learning about printing and lino cuts. If anybody has experience of this and/or knows of any books or videos I'd be most grateful.
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Students needs help!
Hi everyone! I’m running a survey to collect information on fabric buying patterns for my final year university project. If you have a spare 2 minutes, please could you fill in our questionnaire! Thank you so much for your help, it’s greatly appreciated !!!128522;
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45 Free an Easy Knitting Patterns
Not sure if this should be on this board or the Freebies board but I suspect it would get more attention on this one and could be moved or copied to the Freebies board as required. Knitting Patterns Not my kind of thing but appeared on one of my feeds this morning :)
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Calendars
Has anyone put together a charity calendar? Our charity has a brand new Lottery funded printer copier and we are considering if we could produce a decent calendar with photographs of our village to sell next Christmas. I am concerned about getting the correct paper and making sure we do the spiral binding correctly. Anyone?
