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Handmade Christmas stock – mini book necklaces & gift tags
With just less than a month to go until Christmas, things are getting busy in The Craft Fantastic workshop! Ok, it’s just me in my living room. Still, I have been quite busy planning and making things...
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BUNNY!
A belated Happy New Year, fellow crafters! I’ve had a slow start but am getting into the swing of things now. So far, I’ve completed one very cute knitted bunny, made from just one square of knitting:...
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Love Your Library! National Libraries Day – 7th February 2015
Your local library wants YOU to get involved this coming Saturday and join fellow book-lovers in loving your library. February 7th is National Libraries Day and there’s loads of ways to get involved,...
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Signs you’re a stationery addict
As if I need a sign! http://linkis.com/www.buzzfeed.com/peg/R6Paa As if there are only 27!! Etc. etc… I think this may be my favourite: Signs you’re a stationery addict: No. 12 The post Signs...
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Pinterest Picks
Everyone knows Pinterest is a great place to find craftspiration (sure, it’s a word… just go with it…) and I often find myself pinning project after tutorial after project on my craft board and not...
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Paper feathers
So far, so good; this is the first of my Pinterest Picks that I’ve actually attempted to make for once! I’d seen a few tutorials for paper feathers, it looked pretty easy so I just got my stuff...
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Pom pom flower bouquet
Success! Using some pretty light coloured wool, my pom pom maker and some dried-out raspberry canes: That’s two of my Pinterest Picks that I’ve actually tried out so far. One to go! The post Pom pom...
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National Stationery Week 2015
It’s back, baby! It’s back and it’s SOONER THAN I REALIZED. Also, part of the National Stationery Week deal this year is ’7 Days Of Stationery’ – and guess what? Thursday is notebook day!! Woo! That is...
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Top 10 Stationery Essentials
If you’re reading this then it’s likely to assume you love stationery – and you may already be aware that this week it has been National Stationery Week. It really has. I ran out of stock of my...
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New Notebook – hand stitched spine with key closure
Finished this beauty recently! Handmade from sketchbook paper with an up-cycled leather-look cover (used to be a handbag), fancy hand stitching on the spine and a key closer attached with a suede cord...
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Weekly Inspiration – Origami as Art
It is said that origami (from the Japanese ‘ori’ (folding) and ‘kami’ (paper)) is the art of folding paper. Without getting too philosophical, does that make all origami art?! Well, no, but some of it...
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Giant origami – first attempt!
Following on from last week’s post on origami and art (yes! I actually followed up ) I decided to have a go at some larger origami models. I have a few old rolls of wall paper which I thought would be...
View ArticleOnline Craft Supplies – 6 Sites To Try
While there are many craft stores of all shapes and sizes littered around the UK, you can’t always get to them when you need to, or find exactly what you’re looking for. And though I do love the...
View ArticleOrigami kusudama flowers
These beautiful flowers are quite simple to make – a little time-consuming but well worth the effort. I’ve made a couple before, just because they’re so pretty, but a good friend of mine recently got...
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