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Countryviewcrafts Advent Specials
Countryviewcrafts online are having advent specials. Each day, until 24th, click the date number on their homepage, to see what that day's offers are. Today it is Tim Holtz distress inkpads for £2.99, and a Sizzix bundle of 20 dies for £50. (no pictures of the dies, though.) Delivery is free to mainland Uk. (it's always…
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Bookcase storage ideas needed for craft lover
Hi, My daughter for xmas would like a 'bookcase' sort of thing with a wide shelf in the middle to work at. The bookcase shelves would store all of her paints, resin, moulding material, art pens etc without having to keep opening doors to get her materials out and wide shelf she would work at. Ikea have one but is never…
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Black Friday Sale, Crafters Companion
Crafters Companion website have a Black Friday sale on. 30% - 70% off quite a lot of items.
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Clock movements
Does any one know where to buy clock movements? The sort that you put an AA battery in? i have tried ebay but they mostly come from China - am reluctant to buy from there
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Sheep Footstalls
We just went to a craft fair run by Craft In Focus and found some really beautiful things, there was a lady selling ceramic mantle clocks that she had made which were beautiful! Couldn't resist buying one! Her name was Iveta Goddard. And we also found these fantastic sheep footstools! We have been looking for a 7th wedding…
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Personalising a Xmas stocking
i am giving someone a stocking with their presents in this year and want to personalise it a little, but i am stuck for ideas. it is made of hessian - a bit like this but larger http://www.wilko.com/invt/0335365 any ideas? i am not very creative!
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Needle felting?
(Also posted on OS board but didn't know this one existed!) does anyone here needle felt and can recommend what you'd need to get started? Have seen some kits i.e. the Kirstie Allsop one and one on Amazon but not sure if it's better to buy the bits elsewhere, I would really like to give this a go but don't want to waste my…
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Easy cute boxes
I bought a nice advent tree with 24 hooks and was going to buy some little boxes to put something inside and tie up to hang on tree. I found this YouTube video and was impressed. You might have seen it before but for those who haven't: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIJB8VPd4n4
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Smashbooking
Does anyone else do Smashbooking? Like scrapbooking, but a bit less formal?
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Anyone crafting for Christmas Fair?
Thought I would ask if anyone wants to share ideas on what to make for Christmas Fair. I have made a start with sock and flannel cakes, Santa Sleighs and tic tac snowman poop. Would love some other ideas and pics of other peoples makes.
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Posca pens
Just wondered if anyone used these and would recommend or are there better ones? I'm just looking for some Christmas surprises for my Daughter, she is doing art in college. I usually to get a few promarkers for her stocking, but would like to get something different this year and my other Daughter said someone she used to…
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Making an advent calender
Hello :) I am hoping to make the kids an advent calender this year; the fabric type with little pockets. Has anyone else done this? Any pics to share for ideas? Thank you.
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Celebrity Sewing Bee
I didn't realise this was on, they are doing a children in need sewing bee it is prob on catch up & it's here on Iplayer episode 1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04mp712/the-bbc-children-in-need-sewing-bee-episode-1 & 2 http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04mp751/the-bbc-children-in-need-sewing-bee-episode-2…
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Cross stitch
Does anyone know where l can get a free pattern/chart for a campervan. I have founds some but they are a little too big as l was thinking of having a go at making some keyring sized ones (l am new to cross stitch so wanted it to be simple). lf l had pattern would it be easy to convert it and if so where would l begin? Many…
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Christmas Calendar for kids
Looking for some inspiration for our Primary 1 class to make their own calendars for our Christmas Fayre. It needs to be one a4 sheet as we have the little calendar stubs to go on the bottom. We didn't want to do a reindeer hand print calendar as it needs to be something that looks good all year round. Have looked on…
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Crafters Companion birthday week offers
I looked at the Crafters Companion website today, as I wanted to see the new "The Big Score A3 scoring board" with free cd. I'd seen this demonstrated elsewhere for the same price, but Crafters Companion have free delivery at the moment. I was only going to buy this, but, it is their birthday week, (I think the company has…
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If you've bought The Big Score A3 scoring board,
Thank you to nannyboo1 for telling me that some of the first boards have cm marks in the wrong place. I googled and have found out my board is correct. (maybe why it took nearly 2 weeks for my board to be delivered. The company have prob. been working their socks off getting corrected boards manufactured. Hats off to them…
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Help with Dressmakers Dummy - Which One To Buy
My daughter (aged 10) has asked for a dress makers dummy for Christmas, she has recently started to use my sewing machine, is totally addicted to watching 'The Great British Sewing Bee' and would like to design and sew her own clothes. Obviously something I wish to encourage. Can anyone advise on which Dressmakers dummy to…
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Table covering for Xmas craft stall *****HELP***
Hope somebody can help me. This year I am helping my mum out with her first ever craft stall. Now the table is supplied by the venue, it's 6 foot and needs to be covered all sides. Can anyone advise how big the cover should be and where I could purchase one from? We have even looked at bed sheets we are getting that…
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Ideas please
Not sure if this is in the right place but as sort of crafty,here goes. School my grandsons attend is having a Christmas fayre in November. They will be having a room where the children can buy a present for mum/dad and it will only cost £1. Can you give me any ideas of things which could be made for this please, nothing…