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What is on your crafting wish list?
On another thread, The Cre8tor typed that she had a crafting wish list, currently a page and a half long. I know many of you are stash busting, but if you weren't, and money was no object, what would you buy? I'd like the Inkadinkado Stamping Gear deluxe set, more dies, lots of distress ink pads and a room big enough to…
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Homemade / Handmade Gift Ideas Website(s)
I posted this on the Christmas board but thought it was very much worthy of a place here because it's not just Christmas time that we give each other gifts. I've had a look through a few pages of this Craft part of the forum and can't see that this has been posted - but there are many pages so it could be that someone has…
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tissue paper bleed
Hello I'm doing a trial of applying cut out shapes of tissue paper onto card and also a lampshade. The problem I have found is that the colours of the tissue paper bleeds. I know there are bleed free tissue papers but I havent found any locally. I have bought the ordinary stuff for a trial. I am using PVA. Am I doing…
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Making my own invitations (or not)
Can anyone help please? I'm having an afternoon tea party next week for my neighbours and wanted to print out some informal invitations. I've been on Google for ages (1.1/2hrs) with no luck. Mostly I've found USA sites, signed up to a couple of 'Free' ones only to find they want money once I'm in. Anyone have any ideas? I…
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Putting together a diy kit as a present - suggestions please
I'm looking to put everything this pattern needs together as a diy kit for my niece for Christmas, and not wanting to pay hobbycraft prices, can anyone recommend somewhere I can get all the bits and bobs more cheaply. I plan to trawl the charity shops, but wondering what the alternative to the filling etc might be, if…
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Fabric Envelopes
Hi. I posted this on another board but realised it should be on crafting. I am currently making fabric envelopes for each of my grandchildren. They are made in 1 of 4 different Christmas fabrics. On the front there is a ponytail label which says Santa. On the back there is a sender label which has their name on. The plan…
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What's the cheapest die cutter?
Hello, I was wondering what's roughly the cheapest die cutters cost? I'm thinking of the computer one as I do tv want to spend a lot of dies, mostly just want a few shapes and to cut boxes etc. How much are simple ones and computer ones? Can anyone advice please, there's too much info when googled!
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Self-taught Sewing
Hello, crafty people. I thought this was a good place to ask something I've been thinking about for a while now. I'd like to have a go at making handmade clothes, although I've never used a sewing machine. If I perhaps bought a second-hand machine and wanted to teach myself, how would I best go about doing that? Is there…
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Craft wars on TLC channel
A new program has started on TLC called Craft Wars, it follows the same format as cupcake wars and similar programs but with a giant cupboard of Micheals craft stuff (oh how I want that cupboard and content!). I only saw the first half of the Halloween episode and wasn't blown away but hopefully other episodes will be…
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Sewing machine
I was never taught to sew ( that's my excuse) but at the grand age of 34 I've bitten the crafting bug and have begun making some really basic filled heart cushions etc. I'm debating getting a basic sewing machine as my skills are limited and wondered if anyone can give me any pointers, I don't want one that's rubbish, but…
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Snaps for Crackers
Hello everyone! Can anyone tell me where I can buy the snaps for making Crackers? (not online) I've seen a box with all the bits in the £1 shop but they were for mini crackers and I want the large ones. :)
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Any more quilters out there
Hi. I have finished my first quilt, 625 squares, hand stitched together. I used recycled fabric, most I already had, old clothing, pillow cases, curtains. I bought a couple of shirts, a pair of pj bottoms, and a skirt from a car boot sale and charity shops. The back is a duvet cover bought for £1 from Age UK shop, and in…
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soap makers, where do I start?
I want to try making my own soap as gifts for christmas, I've bought caustic soda but what else do I need? What do you add for the colour and smell? And what steps do you take? Thanks :)
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glue for felt?
Can anyone recommend a glue that will glue two bits of felt together, it needs to be a strong hold. thanks
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Crafting sites for kids?
My dd is 6, she is very creative and spends almost every spare minute making something or other! I want to encourage this as much as I can. So for christmas we have got her a sewing machine and got one of those huge Santa sacks filled with crafting goodies, so she can turn her hand at pretty much anything she wants to…
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Help - knitting query
Hi all you crafters :) my mother in law likes to knit bears, door stoppers etc and has asked for wool / yarn for christmas. Now she only does this as a hobby as she has - what the grandkids call - a very shakey head - and this is the only thing that seems to keep her head under control so she only uses the cheap wool /…
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Help! Knitting disaster
Please help. I have been knitting a hat for my FIL for Xmas and whilst carrying it around in my backpack the needle has snapped in half with the knitting still on it!! :( I have tried to rescue the stitches and thread them back onto the pieces of the needle but I'm not sure if I've got them all. I've tried to search online…
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Wooden advent calendar "blanks"
I was searching online for a wooden advent calendar to buy when I came across this site with a good selection of plain versions for customising: http://www.craftmill.co.uk/plain-wooden-boxes-decoupage-blanks/wooden-advent-calendars
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New venture-cake stands
Hi all, I am just starting to find my feet with crafting, both my parents were crafters and made their living this way. I never thought I was any good at anything crafty but having been on maternity leave for the last few months I have really got stuck into learning new things and am finding out I can do more than I ever…
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Gift idea for card maker
Hi -I'm looking for some ideas. It's my friends birthday soon, and she is into card making. She seems to have a lot of supplies, but I was thinking of putting together a gift hamper of crafting bits for her. So far, I've seen a nice book with ideas for pop-up cards, but was wondering what sort of supplies can you not have…
