Latest crafty posts from Jamie

Jamie joined Homecrafts in July 2011 to continue delivering the excellent customer service we've become renowned for. He's always had a passion for crafts, studying Art at A-Level. He practices the Brazilian martial art of capoeira and loves football.


Tales from the Tiles

by Jamie on May 11, 2012

in Modelling, Painting, Recycled Crafts

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Carving its way through the bustling streets of our fair cities is the wave of super cool and bespoke street art of many artists who dare don the hooded uniform of the stealthy spray painting snipers. But not every piece of street art is written on the walls, located amongst the fallen leaves and discarded [...]

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With the glistening sun slowly melting away the dew soaked cobwebs of the dark winter, sprouting daffodils are not the only first sign of a good old fashioned English summer. Many camper van owners are starting to tick their last calendar box until it’s time to release their beloved bus from winter hibernation. Buzz was [...]

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Whilst most needle felted models are friendly little chaps clothed in bright colours or cute little animals in every shade of pastel, I chose to take a step off the predictable path into a world where shadows are born, a place where no needle felted butterfly dare whisper its name yet alone stumble upon it’s [...]

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Yoda One for Me

by Jamie on February 20, 2012

in Baking

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With the announcement that all six Star Wars movies are due to be released in stunning 3D I thought I would celebrate this momentous and beautiful occasion by showing you how I recently created a Yoda shaped cake for a friend’s birthday! Knowing that he is a huge non-geeky Star Wars fan like myself I [...]

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With February 14th looming, cupid is not the only one tightening his string. Here at Homecrafts we aim to supply our customers with the necessary products for the most romantic of occasions. Whether you are a dab hand at all things crafty or you are a novice to this noble art form, this simple 3 [...]

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