• General crafts

    Recycled bags

    by  • August 2, 2007 • General crafts • 1 Comment

    As many of you know, I am a keen recycler and re-user. Imagine my delight when I found these bags, folders, wash baskets etc made from discarded vinyl advertising signs and banners.  Aren’t they great? The full range of products can be seen here. Tweet

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    In praise of the handmade products.

    by  • July 31, 2007 • Bags, Cards, Craft site reviews, Craft supplies, General crafts, Handcrafted, Kids crafts, Paper • 0 Comments

    As somebody who is currently making, what seems like, a neverending supply of wedding and evening invites for friends, I thought Id look to my fellow crafters sites for encouragement. My case study is of a person that goes by the name of Swirlyarts. Not only is she a busy wife and mum but she [...]

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    Making bags

    by  • July 30, 2007 • Bags, General crafts • 1 Comment

    Just a quicky.I made a couple of bags I was talking about in my last entry. I cant quite work out what they would be best for.They are biggish black canvas bags with long handles and Ive decorated them with diamante, ribbons and fab vintage pictures. They could be flash shopping bags(Im sure theyd hold [...]

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    What is happening to British Craft Fairs

    by  • July 30, 2007 • Beads, Candles, Cards, General crafts, Handcrafted, Jewellery, Misc, Paper, UK craft shops, ukcraftwebsites listings • 0 Comments

    I just wondered if anyone has noticed a down turn in Craft Events in Britain.  This year I have found the attendance and people buying from craft fairs has been extremely low.  Could it be that people aren’t looking for handcrafted/made items which are a bit more expensive than you would get in the supermarket, [...]

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    First for everything!

    by  • July 16, 2007 • Cards, Craft supplies, General crafts • 1 Comment

    The title says it all really as i’ve never ‘blogged’ before, so here goes. A quick introduction:  My name is Emma, i’m 28, mother to three lovely (well they are sometimes) children, i’m a part time accounts assistant and totally obsessed by making hand made cards.  I also have a website for craft supplies which [...]

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    So………..here’s a thought……..

    by  • July 15, 2007 • General crafts • 1 Comment

    At the risk of being tarred as jingoistic, which I probably am, I keep coming back to the ‘US craft connection’. I shall explain. How many ‘crafts’ being discussed here and forums everywhere seem to have originated in the United States? My forte is beading, and although a wealth of beading information and design can [...]

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