St Valentines day, the day when lovers all over the world celebrate their love. Here are some crafty ideas from Crafts Juice to help you celebrate. Here’s a long stemmed felted rose by Merry Berry(Robert Burns) My love is like a red, red rose That’s newly sprung in June : My love is like [...]
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Whilst browsing through the lovely creations on the Uk Crafts Forum, I’ve found dolls. They come in all shapes, sizes and materials, but what strikes most is the workmanship that goes into these beloved creations. far from being a little girls plaything, these dolls are a work of art. Polymer doll by Karin Leles Dolls [...]
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On The UK Crafts Forum we have some amazingly talented people, undertaking many craft projects. Helen who works under the name Enfys (which is welsh for rainbow) has been working on a crochet project that is like nothing I have seen before. The amazing attention to detail is stunning with each flower being different embracing the [...]
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It is craft juice Tuesday today so here are some of the latest craft items to hit the Craft Juice pages. A felt brooch from Buttercup Boutique Rose quartz earrings from BlueForest Jewellery A Meercat ACEO from Clare Sherwen This is a hand felted skirt from Milana You can find out how to use Craft [...]
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Cushions are very in vogue at the moment and our crafts forum members have been creating their own beautiful cushions. The styles and techniques are all different. Carol has made a panel using hooking wool. Mrs Duke of Burl has created a fantasy fairy cushion. and Quirky houses has created this Home sweet home series. [...]
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I have been having a week where all I have made is sock Monkeys. These are some of the completed ones. Each Monkey is created from a pair of socks, with one sock forming the body and legs and the other sock being cut up to make the arms, ears, muzzle and tail. I choose [...]
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It’s lovely to be able to share our UK Crafts Forum members creations on this blog. Today it is the turn of Indri (one of the forum moderators) who has been attending an Historical Crafts night school class. Above you can see the lovely colourful decoupage heart from her latest class and below are creations from [...]
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Rag Rug making is a craft that goes back centuries. Originally it was the poor families who would have had them to maintain a little warmth on stone floors. Old fabric scraps would have been used to create them. Now a days though, it is a different story. The rag rug is becoming a stylish [...]
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Right now, it seems like a lot of people on the crafts forum are having fun with needle felting. It’s something I have got everything ready for and not yet had a go. The needles are incredibly sharp and I managed to stab my self with it’s vicious point before even starting the process. Look [...]
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Do Crafters need an excuse to be crafty? It seems to me that the crafter’s year is made up of goals or dates of significance. No sooner is Christmas out the door, than the next important date is being talked about and designs drawn up. Valentines day is only just around the corner and crafters [...]
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