ISSUE 294 JULY 2016
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Issue 294 July 2016
NeRwDS Colour, Stamp 0 5 our bright DESIGNER CA & Stencil & easy for all occasions fts Papercra
SOFT DOLLY Cut & keep pattern
PAPER PIERCING
Beginners can try
summer projects
HANDMADE GIFTteSs Copy our templa
Finishing touches
CLEVER WAYS WITH MARKERS
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APPLIQUÉ RAINBOW HOOP ART
Crafty home updates
Wow! Big Shot Express UP FOR GRABS p40
Plus...INTERNATIONAL CRAFT AWARDS – PICK YOUR FAVES & WIN
✿ DUCK TAPE 4 WAYS ✿ QUILLING MASTERCLASS ✿ HEXAGON PATCHWORK
Over to you
“Join the crafty community and share your makes and stories with fellow CB readers!” Jecelyn
Star Letter
I made this greeting for The Queen’s 90th birthday with a mix of circle dies and mirri card, and I used your butterfly die from the May issue to finish it off. I hope you like it. Cathie, Halewood
STAR PRIZE This month’s winner will receive a Flight of the Butterflies Jewelled Edition papers and toppers bundle from Hunkydory Crafts! This set combines butterflies and vintage motifs in strong, sumptuous colours to create gorgeous papercrafts. hunkydorycrafts.co.uk
Thanks for sending in your fab card, Cathie! I’m sure Her Majesty would love it
We asked you on Facebook...
What was the last crafting item you bought and why?
Leather cutter, because scissors were hurting my hands! Diane Nolan Big shot plus – hope it arrives when my husband’s at work so I can hide it! Pamela-Suzanne Cottam
COLOURING FUN I won a set of free colouring in books from your Instagram giveaway. Here’s my five year old, colouring better than I do! Thank you for the free books. Jennifer Labadie, via Instagram at carbs_and_coffee She’s doing an awesome job! Thanks for taking part in our giveaway
Acrylic paints for upcycling some photo frames and boxes. Cheryl Philipsz Join the conversation at facebook.com/craftsbeautiful
We’re on Instagram! For the latest crafty makes and inspiration, visit us at @craftsbeautiful
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Reader Stories
Meet a mate!
Swap hints, tricks and stories with new friends
SUMMER BUNTING
I run a shop on Facebook called Dandy Lane, and recently I created this string of bunting for one of my customers. The body of the dragonfly is hand embroidered and the wings are felt with pretty pink fabric stitched on top. Sarah Thompson, via Facebook Your bunting is absolutely beautiful! Great job
LET IT GO
Jennifer Adam, 48 I like knitting, sewing, card making, photography and doing competitions. I’d love to hear from anyone in the UK. 22 New Street, Silloth, Cumbria, CA7 4AT Jeanette Capper, 50 I enjoy making cards, crochet and adding glitter to products. It would be nice for similar crafters to get in touch. 40 Lime Crescent, Newport, Gwent, NP19 9AQ Jean Hancox, 68 I love cross-stitch, making bookmarks and having lots of friends everywhere. I’d enjoy hearing from anyone who would like a chat. F2 Station Mews, Oakengates, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 6AF Please be aware that entrants to the pen pals section submit personal details at their own discretion
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and share your designs with us!
Want your makes featured in Crafts Beautiful? Email us a picture at social.cb@aceville.co.uk or post your project to Crafts Beautiful, 1 Phoenix Court, Hawkins Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8JY
I made this Disney Frozen card using pink textured cardstock and Frozen paper and decoupage packs. Elsa is not just for Christmas! Sarah Douglas, via Facebook Couldn’t agree with you more, Sarah! Seasons never bothered me anyway
OCEAN SHAKER I made my very first shaker card using acetate. I embossed and decorated a panel before adding it and a few sea-themed motifs to a blank. Charlotte Pauls, via Facebook Fab card, Charlotte. Nothing says summer more than a fab sea scene
CLIP ART Hello CB. I altered a mini clipboard using little wooden shapes, paint and paper elements. Heather Mitchell, via Facebook What a stunning transformation, Heather! Your piece is so pretty
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Sew crafty Shopping for your next sewing project is made quick, simple and fun with Simplicity’s brand new website! Viewable across devices from desktop PCs to tablets and phones, you can now discover your latest make on-the-go. Search through more than 1,600 sewing patterns with the new filter system to find exactly what you’re looking for. This central hub of creativity is regularly refreshed with posts, pictures and blogs from Simplicity’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts, so it’s easy to keep your finger on the pulse in the sewing world. simplicitynewlook.com
July
Last year Sew Crafty launched their sewing journals with great success and, due to popular demand, have come up with a whole new range to suit each creative mind. Pick up one for yourself or collect the whole set! Six fresh designs have been put together, with the first three; Knitting, Dressmaking and Craft available now, exclusively from their online store sewcraftyonline.co.uk, with the rest following in a few months. Which one will you get first?
Inspiration
Did someone say cake? A Bake Box subscription is the ultimate foodie treat to yourself or a thoughtful present for the budding Mary Berry in your life. The bi-monthly deliveries for only £14.99 + P&P allows bakers to build up to a brilliant repertoire of new skills as well as a collection of great equipment. Subscribers also receive complimentary access to the Bake Club Live site for masterclass videos and bonus recipes too. the-bake-box.com
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Let there be light!
ir and get a second pair half price! Use discount code CB4165 at checkout
These nifty LED illuminating glasses are a fantastic way to provide the extra light you need as you craft. In a choice of colours and with high quality lenses, they come complete with batteries plus a free spare set. There’s also a protective carry case and free UK delivery. Priced £14.99 per pair, foresight-led.co.uk. 26 CRAFTS-BEAUTIFUL.COM
Our pick of the best crafty highlights to enjoy this month Transform something ordinary into a uniquely homemade venture with Marabu’s fantastic and innovative Chalky-Chic from West Design. The brand new range offers a plethora of colours, from vibrant Vanilla to the dark and mysterious Ebony. With a choice of 100ml tube or 225ml pot, it’s easy for you to get just the right amount for your project. Available from Amazon.co.uk
Crafty News
Spoilt rotten
New on the scene
Sara Miller London is a new luxury lifestyle brand, which celebrates print, pattern and colour and we’re coveting her pretty stationery collections. Shot through with a riot of jewel colours, a richness of texture and finished with shimmering gold foiling and delicate embossing, these designs celebrate culture and the beauty of nature, stemming from Sara’s lifelong passion for travel. Visit saramiller.london to find out more.
Petal preserver
The vintage style and charming design of the Wooden Flower Press from Royal Academy Arts is perfect for botany lovers, and all those beautiful flowers and leaves you find on a spring walk. Manufactured in the UK and made with the environment in mind, celebrate mother nature and preserve natural treasures. Priced £26, visit shop.royalacademy.org.uk
Out & About
Juliet and the team at Spoilt Rotten Beads have just completed a re-fit of their shop, now bigger, lighter and brigter than ever! Packed with over 5000 beads, jewellery making supplies, books, patterns and kits, why not treat yourself to a workshop in the purpose built teaching studio above the shop, too? All products are available on their brand new website spoiltrottenbeads.co.uk where you’ll earn Bead Bucks rewards points every time you shop.
CB’s New! top reads We thought it was time we shared our reading habits with you! This month we’ve been unwinding with watercolours with Paint Yourself Calm (£15.99, Search Press). Master artist Jean Haines leads you on a journey through paint, showing you how to wipe away your worries and explore the many benefits of painting to your wellbeing, so you can escape from daily stress. searchpress.com
18th – 19th June, Artist and Designer Fair, The Pavilion Gardens, St John’s Road, Buxton, Derbyshire. The event showcases the very best of local art and craft products from across the region and beyond. Entry is free, visit paviliongardens.co.uk 30th July, The Vintage Bazaar Giant Jumble Sale, The Cheese and Grain, Frome, Somerset. Empty your piggy banks! This event brings together all the renowned vintage bazaar dealers for a massive jumble sale! thevintagebazaar.blogspot.co.uk
26th – 29th August, Chilterns Craft & Design show, Stonor Park, Henley-onThames. As one of the most prestigious craft shows in the country, there’s something for all the family with 250 stands available to enjoy over the bank holiday weekend. thecraftshows.co.uk/henley-on-thames
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Treat Yourself
Through the looking glass Curiouser and curiouser! Alice in Wonderland themed goodies from down the rabbit hole....
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1 Alice in Wonderland table number cards, £4.95, luckandluck.co.uk 2 Alice in Wonderland Kindle cover, £24.95, klevercase.co.uk 3 Wonderland rabbit toy doll, £20, andshine.co.uk 4 Alice drink, wood mounted rubber stamp, £5.20, bladerubberstamps.co.uk 5 Eat me cookie cabochons, £2.50, craftjam.co.uk 6 Mrs Moore White Rabbit Bone China Teacup And Saucer, £29.95, liberty.co.uk 7 Mint teapot buttons, £2.60 for two, sewcrafty.co.uk 8 Drink me silver plated earrings, £6, sourcherry.co.uk 9 Alice stretching, wood mounted rubber stamp, £5.99, bladerubberstamps.co.uk 10 Escape to Wonderland colouring book, £4.49, theworks.co.uk 11 Truly Alice ‘Drink Me’ bottle set, £8, luckandluck.co.uk 12 Alice in Wonderland Weekly Desk Planner, £13.50, thelovelydesk.co.uk
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Corinne’s Craft Space “Make it bright and unique, add a simple buckle clasp and stitch on a strong leather strap” Corinne Bradd chats about her perfect bag and makes a festival-ready cross-body satchel
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do love a nice bag. Nothing too expensive; I prefer to keep my money inside my bag, not to spend on it, just something neat and a bit different. Surprisingly I tend to keep all the important stuff like keys, phone and money in jeans pockets and my bag is often left in the boot of my car because I can’t be bothered to carry it around. Cross-body bags are the ideal solution, especially small ones that will hold your essentials. They’re perfect for festivals as they’ll leave your hands free for waving in the air like you just don’t care while still staying firmly attached to you in a crowd. Make it bright and unique, add a simple buckle clasp and stitch on a strong leather strap.”
Corinne x
There’s more where that came from... Add another to your collection by stitching a tote I made for Make It Today! Magazine, issue 14. Perfect for using up a fat quarter bundle!
Festival Bag
1 8cm. Sew five of them, right sides
Cut lots of fabric rectangles, 4cm x
together, into a strip. Take another five, cut one piece in half and sew together as before, putting the halves at the ends. Stitch the two strips together so they make a ‘brick’ pattern. Continue sewing strips and stitching them together in this way to make a panel, 24cm x 35cm.
2 thin wadding and brightly coloured Press, then pin the patchwork onto
backing fabric. Topstitch the layers in a diamond pattern before using the template on our pattern pages to cut out the bag shape. Make several 3cm wide backing fabric strips and sew end-to-end to create a binding strip. Stitch this around the raw edges of the patchwork and fold over to bind.
3 wadding and backing and bind Cut a front panel from fabric,
together in the same way. Sew the two sections together using backstitch, sewing along the edges of the binding to disguise the stitching. Secure a buckle to the centre front of the bag and add a leather strip to the flap to fasten, sewing in place with several strands of thread.
4 gluing lengths together if necessary Cut a strip of leather, 2cm wide,
to achieve a long enough piece. Cut a similar length strip of backing fabric, 4cm wide, fold the sides to the middle and press. Clip the fabric to the leather, wrong sides together, and topstitch 3mm in from each long edge, stopping 2cm from each end. Clip the ends of the leather into a curve, fold them under the fabric strip and glue. Hand stitch the ends of the strap to the sides of the bag. CB
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Over the rainbow Bring blue skies and fluffy clouds into a nursery with bright, bold weather décor
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Crafts Tip
b Felt: coloured, white b Fabric, blue patterned b Thread, various colours b Twine, coloured, 15cm b Wooden embroidery hoop b Toy stuffing b Interfacing, iron-on b Scissor snips b Fabric glue
Use snips to cut out tiny pieces, they’ll create more accurate shapes than fabric scissors
See our shopping list below
Rainbow hoop
1 ring of an embroidery hoop Draw around the inside
onto iron-on-interfacing, then cut an inch around the outside of that line, to create a larger circle. Iron the interfacing onto the back of patterned fabric and cut out the bigger shape. Using the template, draw and cut out each shape from felt. Lay the pieces in place on the circle, using the hoop as a frame. Pin or glue the shapes in place, then machine sew using various coloured threads. Add the clouds to each end of the rainbow, and stitch in place. Press the piece, then insert it into the hoop. Pull the fabric tightly, then use the metal fixture to secure it. Once you are happy with the positioning trim any excess threads, then add a piece of twine to the hoop for hanging.
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Cut twine to various
worktop and measure exactly where you want the raindrops to sit. Tie a knot at each end of the twine pieces. Place one knot in-between two raindrop shapes, then sew around each one, enclosing the knot inside. Piece the cloud shapes together. Cut twine and
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make a loop for hanging, then pin in place at the top. Position the raindrop pieces inside the cloud at the base with pins or fabric glue. Sew the cloud all the way around the edge, leaving a 5cm gap at one end. Use this gap to insert stuffing, once you’re happy with the fluffy cloud, sew up the gap and hang. CB
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Go Shopping Wooden embroidery hoops, sewcraftyonline.co.uk Coloured twine, nutscene.com
Handmade Home
Painterly ways
Add artistic touches to your home with Jecelyn Latimer’s creative picks
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ou don’t need to be Picasso to make a statement with paint – all you need is a little inspiration and guidance to start your artistic journey! Painting something to feature in your home is very special and can bring a family together in a beautiful way. When I was 14, my mum decided that a great way for me to spend my summer holiday was to help her decorate the kitchen ceiling. She wanted birds, so we painted a pink and blue sky with a warm yellow sun, then I stencilled on lots of swallows. Ten years later and the ceiling is still the same!
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Start with... b Plain terracotta pots b White chalk paint b Acrylic paint, various colours b Paintbrush
paint a trio of pots Paint a pot white, then pour paint into a bowl and add a little water. Mix a little coloured acrylic into it to create a pale shade. Load a brush and apply a wide stripe around the pot, just down
from the rim. Add a little more colour to the paint, then position another stripe below the first. Continue in this way, darkening the mixture each time to create an ombré effect.
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Home Of Colour Paradise Pink paint, £7.50, homebase.co.uk
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Personalised watercolour tote bag, £14.99, gettingpersonal.co.uk
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