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Could you craft an item for a seriously ill person-help needed please?!
Hello, I wondered if any of the lovely crafters on here might be able to help me please? I'm publishing a list of wishes for my 30 birthday of things I would like to do but which I'm too ill to do myself. Some of these things are craft related and I wondered if anyone could help please? You don't need to be good or highly…
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anywhere to print a choc wrapper
hi, i,m looking to print a wrapper for a bar of chocolate for a birthday, and to put a name how it, anyone know where to print one from please
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Help - card blanks
I'm hoping someone can help. I want to buy some c6 plain white card blanks.......easy you may shout!!! But no, I want some that when in a portrait position have the fold along the top as opposed to the side. I bought some from eBay a few years ago and just liked the different style.....can I find any now? Any help much…
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paper cutting craft
Hi all. Just wondering if anyone does paper cutting? Would you like to share your work or has anyone got any templates? I've just ordered myself a kit to get started :) Samantha x
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Anyone had any luck selling at craft fairs?
My sister and I are keen crafters, knitting, patchwork, making general sewn domestic items. Last year we decided to try our hand at selling some of the stuff at craft fairs. It was pretty much a waste of time. I know it wasn't overpriced. I knitted some pretty neat headbands in nice wool, and to test the market priced them…
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felt to make gingerbread men
I need to make lots for school Christmas fair but can't find my usual coloured felt in local store this year so far. I think it is a cinamon colour, and, if I remember, quite thin. I have looked online but can't find anything that's not too thick. Any ideas of sources, thanks.
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Craft Stuff you can only get in the US
I have work colleagues who travel regularly back and forth to the US and they will bring back small items for me, I am thinking things that are readily available in the US but not available or only very expensively over here, My first order has gone in for 2 rolls of freezer paper! Does anyone have any ideas of anything…
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small tall boxes for posting
Can someone help with the size of Postal boxes I am looking for? I need 7 x 7 x 12 inch high. All the smaller boxes I have seen are not tall enough. I have looked at the "box builder" sites but they are really expensive when they add on a huge cost for delivery. Any ideas anyone????
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Matt glass paint
all the glass paint i come across dries to a glossy finish, does anyone know of glass paint the dries matt? also, are there any brands of glass paint that aren't quite so watery when painting on?
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Lots of bargains on Create and Craft today
Switched the tv on this morning, and Create and Craft are having a fantastic clearance day. If you don't want to watch tv all day, go on their website, click on tv schedule, then click on shop items, to see what's being cleared. I've ordered my own Christmas present, some Mini 8 punches. Surprised that I got through on the…
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scarecrow knitting pattern
Does anyone have a copy of a knitting pattern for a scarecrow that they would be willing to share? I had a very old Jean Greenhowe pattern (from 80s I think)fro woman's weekly, think, that I hadnt used in years, so in a long needed clear out, out it went. Of course, you know what's coming next -Today my dil asked me if I…
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printing on fabric tote bags?
Hi, Not sure if this is the right place to post but i wondered if anyone knew where i could get some cotton tote bags printed on.(cheaply as possible as please.)
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Craft freebies?
Hi all. My sister has recently got into crafts in a big way, mostly paper crafts. She's on a limited budget though so thinking ahead I thought I would give a big stash of craft goodies for Christmas that I'll start collecting now, a few bits a week. Does anyone know of any companies that offer freebies or samples? Thanks.
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Memory scrapbook
Hello. I'm hoping somebody here can help me. My MIL is turning 65 next month & we have decided to make a gift for her somehow by collecting letters, notes and photographs from her friends and family containing their favourite or fondest memory of MIL. I want to collate all of these things together & think that the best way…
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Glass etching paste/cream and stencils
Hello I don't know if anyone has used the above, but I have some paste and want to design a glass for my dad. I don't want to use a pre made stencil as I want it to be personal, but don't know what to use to create my own. I know they have this clear stuff in American called Frisket tape which looks a bit like clear book…
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Cheaper Aida? Or Alternatives?
I enjoy sewing, and this year thought I might buy some aida and try some cross-stitching for gifts (something I've not done since school!). But I am horrified by the prices I'm finding - £20 per m?? :eek: I tend to think any fabric at more than £5 is too expensive for the likes of me... :rotfl: Are there cheaper fabrics?…
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Calling soap makers
I want to make some cold process soap, can anyone recommend a simple recipe to start with, ideally using the least amount of ingredients to keep the initial cost low, just in case I don't get on with it. I have most of the equipment I have been gathering up from charity shops as I see suitable items. Just need a thermoter…
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Making Cards - Ideas (part 6)
Welcome to the Card Craft thread where there are many members who are new to card making as well as the more experienced members who love helping others out on their path to making cards. If you are new to this craft please do post and somebody will be along with some advice for you Please note this thread is now a…
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What do I need to make these (plastic Aida like and ribbon)
Hello, I wondered if anyone could help and tell me what is needed to make this It's like the stuff you can do cross stitch with (but much bigger holes) and plastic, and what size ribbon would you need. It's nt my project but the hospital craft room is in need of it and I want to order some but have no idea what to get!…
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Recommendation for rotary cutter
Hi all Saw a rotary cutter being used last week, and would like to purchase one later this year. It's something I know nothing about and wonder if anyone has a recommendation? The lady who used it told me there are different shape handles, and that's the limit of my knowledge! I plan to use it to cut my patchwork shapes…
