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Charlie works in the creative department as one of our full-time professional crafters! She creates some of the great homemade crafts you see featured in our email newsletter and on the website. She's always available should you need any tips or advice!
Summer is on the way, so bring a little life to the walls with some fresh summery tones. I really enjoyed creating these simple dinosaur wall hangings. I used two different techniques framed within the embroidery hoops, three cross stitched and three screen printed. Although all of the designs are relatively simplistic, [...]
The Easter holiday is swiftly approaching us with the added bonus of munching on lots of delicious chocolate. If you are struggling to think of how to entertain the children over the break, then Batik Eggs may be the answer you are looking for. My Mum showed me how to Batik eggs when I [...]
Right for once in your life you might actually want to get the ironing board out “YEY” there’s a first time for everything. Heat transfer paper is a simple effective way of transferring imagery to fabric. You may need to reverse the image, depending on the heat transfer paper, some work differently. If the transfer paper needs [...]
Add a little life to your abode this winter by making a beautiful garland that can be draped either over a mantel piece or bed headboard. Garlands are great fun to make as they are so easy to construct and are extremely effective in revamping a tired boring room. There are no restrictions when it comes [...]
I am feeling strangely festive this month after making some more Christmas bits for the Homecrafts email campaigns. I know that Christmas is quite a way off yet and for some people it is highly frustrating when you see all of the Christmas paraphernalia taking over the shops at the start of October. This really is [...]
