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Welcome! Well, here it is! Our first issue of 2013. How are you finding the new year so far? It’s been very busy here over at Creative Crafting. We have been sourcing some new regular writers for you and have a wonderful batch starting with us soon. Don’t forget that you too can be published in our magazine, just drop us an email to Articles@creative-crafting.com There seem to be quite a few new craft magazines springing up at the moment so we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our readers who have been enjoying and contributing to our issues from our very first one back in October 2009. We couldn’t create them without you. :) With Easter being early this year we need a new focus for our April issue. Along with it being rather Spring oriented we were thinking of featuring St Georges Day so if you have any crafty ideas on features and projects please get in touch asap! Time to grab that coffee (or tea), put your feet up and meet this issues writers. Enjoy! The Creative Crafting Team

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Formé Millinery Award Winning Couture Milliner Jenny has a gorgeous hat project for us.

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Make a Shabby Chic Heart Cushion With Katie from Oldskoolretokitschboutique.

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12 Custom Glass – for the obsessed, fascinated or

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just plain gorgeous! Everyone needs their own glass designer! Sally-Jo from The Bead Bounty at your service.

14 Kitchen Capers with Gill – The Food of Love More fabulous recipes with our very own Kitchen Queen, Gill from Personal Space Interiors.

16 How to make a Beaded Bead Necklace

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Another beautiful beading project by Sally-Jo from the Bead Bounty.

20 An Interview with - Jane Cameron

Meet the lady behind the hand painted silk and fused glass art, silk painting courses and parties.

22 Millie-Mae, Toby & Mummy make …. Rocky Road Bites and Chocolate Truffles The Kifford family are back with another wonderful recipe.

27 Crystal Magic

More beautiful gemstone creations discovered online by The Crystal Lady

28 The Power of Love

Tracey from Wow Thank You discovers some of the myths and legends behind Valentines Day.

30 Make a secret valentines’ love message A romantic project by Nicola from Cutie and the Feast.

33 Wedding Wonders With No Wonga part 3 Kerry is back with the next instalment of her wedding plans.

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Chunky Cable Tea Cosy A colourful knitting project by Nicola from Trulyscrumptiousknittedfood.

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An Interview with - Scrapbookerry Get to know our very own Kerry from Scrapbookerry.

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Paper Valentine Roses Make some roses that will last this Valentines. With the help of Claire from Elderberry Arts.

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Tina out of the garden Tina has been on her travels again. This year, Hawai!

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Creative Connections Monthly Craft Challenge Meet the design team

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Make some Easter Bunny Ears Easter may be early this year but Claire from Elderberry Arts will have us all prepared.

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Hat Blocking (block·ing) v.

I am an Award Winning Couture Milliner and have been making handmade hats for the past 5 years. It all started when I collected vintage hats as a child and years later when I learned one could have a career making Couture Hats, I went for it. My collections always have a vintage feel whether it is using a vintage hat block I found from the late 1800’s, or finding that perfect vintage embellishment hidden in the corner of an antique store. When it comes to making hats, I love working with my hands and have gone back to the basics by learning the ancient techniques of blocking hats on old wooden hat blocks. It is a process that takes a lot of patience, but having the reward of a spectacular hat that you can call your own is worth all of the hard work. My hats represent a creative journey which allows me to keep this craft alive. Being able to give new life to a hat block that was once used many years ago, or with a vintage embellishment that was once loved by many, it gives me great joy to share my love of hats with all of you. Jenny Pfanenstiel Couture Milliner of Formé Millinery www.formemillinery.com Photography by: Rick Stewart Photography The Art of Hat Blocking I gaze at my wall of old wooden hat blocks determining which hat I am going to make today. Will it be a cloche, a large brim, or maybe a fascinator? Today… I will make a variation of a cloche hat out of recycled wool. Step 1: Soak I begin by filling up a small tub of hot water. I take the wool that I will be molding with and place it into the water until the wool is completed saturated (this process can take a while depending on the thickness of the material - steaming can also be applied if necessary to insure that the material is very pliable).

Step 2: Stretch Once the wool is ready to be formed, I take it and stretch it over the crown of the hat block. This takes a lot of patience and elbow grease to get every wrinkle, pleat or bubble smoothed out. A spray bottle may be needed to keep the wool wet. I do this process over and over until I can feel the fibers in the wool stretch apart enough, so when it dries, it will dry into the shape of the form. I repeat this process for the brim of the hat. 6


Step 3: Secure To complete the blocking, I tie down the wool to the block in the “rope line” using a slip knot. In some cases, I will also nail the wool in place to insure it does not move around and lose its shape. It will then dry in this position for at least 24 hours until completely dry. Step 4: Cut The hat is now ready to be assembled. I start with the crown, trimming the access wool, but leaving just enough to turn under at the crown line to make a nice finished edge. Then, I cut a hole into the top of the brim where the crown will eventually be hand sewn on top. I trim back the unused wool to about a ½ inch seam allowance which will be sewn inside the crown. Step 5: Sew Now the crown is ready to be attached to the brim. I start by folding over a small edge of the crown line to create a finished look. I then take the prepared crown and place it over the brim matching up the front and back and making sure that the brim seam allowance is laying nicely on the inside of the crown. I pin in place and begin to hand sew the crown to the brim. I use small loop stitches in the edge of the crown so they cannot be seen - I have found this to be the best and most secure way to attach the two together. Step 6: Wire Wiring the brim of a hat is sometimes optional depending on the thickness of the material you are using and how well it holds its shape. For this example, I will be putting a wire into the brim to insure it holds its shape. I first measure how much wire I will need by laying it gently around the brim. I cut it carefully with a wire cutter. With the wire, I “break the back”. Essentially, I am taking the curve out of the wire so I am working with as straight of a wire as I can so I can then create my own curve while I am sewing. I attach the wire joiner on one end and then begin sewing it to the brim of the hat. Once I have sewed the wire around the whole brim of the hat, I attach the other end of the wire joiner and complete the final stitch on the brim. Now the brim has a nice, sturdy shape. Step 7: Sweat Band The sweat band provides a finished look on the inside of the hat. It also provides comfort where the hat meets the head and provides protection from makeup and perspiration. I measure the sweat band to fit where the crown meets the brim. I hand sew the sweat band in place.

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Step 8: Embellish The hat is almost completed. It needs the last finishing touch of an embellishment. This can include a flower, button or beads – whatever your imagination brings.

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Written by Katie from oldskoolretrokitschboutique

Shabby Chic Heart Cushion

Scissors Pins Measuring Tape Chalk Cushion Inner (18inch) Lace 18 inches in length x 2 (if required) Fabric enough for 18inches by 18 inches for the front panel Fabric enough for 18inches across by 27 inches down for the back piece Fabric - for heart detail on front Sewing Machine

1. Decide on the fabric that you would like to use for the front of your cushion then measure 18 inches by 18 inches square and cut this out.

2. Next choose the fabric that you would like your heart in, fold it in half and draw half a heart so that when you open it out it will feature a full symmetrical heart, then cut this out.

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3. Then place your heart and lace (if required) on the square that you are using for the front.


4. Next, pin the lace and the heart in place, remembering to leave approx 1cm gap to allow for seam allowance.

5. Place the front piece of fabric on the fabric that you want to use for the back of the cushion and use this as a guide, measure the back piece of fabric 9 inches longer than the front piece and cut out. Then cut the piece of fabric for the back part of the cushion in half and put to one side for the moment. 6. Now you need to sew the lace (if required) on to the front panel, using a straight stitch along the top and bottom, then change the stitch to zigzag stitch and sew on the heart.

7. Lay the front piece of fabric flat, and take one half of the back pieces and lay it on top, front sides facing, making a fold over at the bottom to hide the raw edge, then do the same with the other piece starting at the bottom and folding over the raw edge that is in the middle.

8. Pin into place. Turn the cushion over and pin from this side as this is the side we will be sewing from. Sew all the way round using a straight stitch, then trim down the excess and cut the corners as shown in the picture.

9. Using zigzag stitch all the way round to stop the fabric from fraying and trim any loose cotton.

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10. Using a straight stitch, stitch along the edge of the folded fabric that is hiding the raw edges to secure them in place.


11. Then finally turn it all the right way around and add the cushion inner!

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ustom glass - for the obsessed, fascinated or just plain gorgeous! Why buy ‘off the shelf’ when you can have custom designed so easily? For as long as I can remember I have had a fascination for glass. I love it’s many and varied colours and the ways in which it can be formed and manipulated to create wonderful objects from the practical to the decadent. When I was a youngster I remember visiting the Victoria and Albert museum in London on a trip from boarding school and the one thing that sticks with me from that visit, is the glass that they had on display. I remember being mesmerised by its beauty. I even bought a post card with a picture of a gorgeous red glass goblet I had seen, as a reminder of the experience. The post card is, of course, long gone but my memory of that stunning goblet is as vivid as ever. I have even earlier memories of my joy and delight where glass is concerned. My family moved quite a lot and one of the houses we lived in for a short time near the Pennine hills in England, before we crossed the pond to Africa, had the most spectacular stained glass arched window. It reached from the cellar to the fourth storey attic and when the sun hit it, it cast the most beautiful colours down the stairs and hall ways. At only seven years old, I can remember being awestruck on more than one occasion when I saw the light dancing and bathing everything, including me, with the most glorious rainbow of colours. As a designer I love to produce original one of a kind pieces of art work and over the years I have tried every craft that has been available to me, but never found anything that truly fulfilled the thing that I was obviously looking for. I came close once with pottery. The way glazes melt under extreme heat fascinates me and with my wheel and kiln, I have made many a pot that has had an amazing finish to it, but even that did not hit the spot, so to speak. Five years ago on the 14th of February, having spent many years making jewellery, I decided to go for broke and set up “The Bead Bounty”. The concept was to bring glass beads, bead making products and handcrafted designer jewellery to the public. After a short time I became frustrated by the lack of quality and the fact that the beads were mass-produced and too commonly available. I decided to do something about it and learned the art of Lamp work bead making. The skills I had acquired over the years helped and once I bought the equipment I needed, I started to produce good quality beads I could put my own designs into. I had finally found the thing I had been looking for. I was now able to offer my customers one off, good quality originals, that only they could own. A whole new world opened up. I started to receive orders for bespoke pieces of jewellery. One customer saw the beads on a bracelet I had made and ordered a large Hole European style bead for a silver bracelet in that design. I have had Order requests for jewellery to go with prom, wedding and special occasion dresses. One lady even requested a bracelet to match her team colour at school. One of the pieces I am currently working on is a child’s bracelet with pink and blue beads. The mother wants her daughter to have a keepsake that she can treasure forever and that will be unique to her. 12


The beauty of Lamp Work is that I can produce, within reason, any style or colour of bead that is requested. One of the most exciting requests I have had was to make a full range of jewellery for a local museum, to accompany an exhibit that they were about to put on show. A Saxon Princesses grave had been unearthed at Loftus in North Yorkshire and was the first Saxon Royalty to be found in England. The museum wanted to have jewellery to sell to mirror the colours of the main gold and garnet pendant that had been found in the dig. I produced many pieces of jewellery for the museum and named it “The Princess Collection� as my name means Princess. I never know from one day to the next what exciting ideas my customers will come up with and ask me to produce for them. That is one of the true pleasures of my job. As well as making the beads into jewellery I also produce beads for the customer to make into their very own one of a kind pieces. Which ever pieces I sell, be it ready made jewellery, bespoke items or loose beads, I feel greatly privileged that people part with hard earned cash to purchase my products. There is no feeling like it and I would like to thank customers past, present and future for their appreciation of just what an amazing art lamp work is. It is a joy when people understand that they are purchasing something truly unique.

Would you like some beautiful high quality beads made just for you? Sally is waiting to hear from you ~ www.thebeadbounty.weebly.com

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othing says “I love you” quite like a romantic meal, especially if it has been lovingly prepared by that special someone in your life. So this Valentine’s Day, why not avoid the busy and overpriced restaurants and treat your loved one to a delicious meal at home. I’ve made this meal rich and indulgent, yet super quick and easy to prepare. After all, there are far better ways to spend Valentine’s Day than being a slave to the kitchen…

Valentine’s Dinner for Two

Roast duck and potatoes with blackberry port sauce: serves 2 This couldn’t be easier; it practically cooks itself. You can make the blackberry port sauce in advance and just warm through to serve. · Two duck breasts · 500g good quality roasting potatoes · Salt and pepper · 100g fresh blackberries · 1 heaped tbsp redcurrant jelly · 200ml ruby port · 20g butter 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Image source: http://www.foodista.com/recipe/LVQ2PLBF/pink-blush-duckbreast-with-crispy-crackling-top-done-home-sous-vide-style

Preheat the oven to 220oC (425oF, gas mark 7) Peel the potatoes and cut into small chunks (around 2.5cm) Boil the potatoes for 10 minutes in well salted water and drain thoroughly Preheat a skillet or oven proof sauté pan over a medium-high heat Use kitchen paper to dry the skin on each duck breast thoroughly. Slash the skin on each duck breast several times using a very sharp knife. Place the duck breasts skin side down in the hot pan and leave for 5 minutes until the skin has a rich golden brown colour and the fat has been released. Turn the duck breasts skin side up and add the potatoes to the pan, turning them thoroughly in the duck fat Cook in the hot oven for 15 minutes, turning the potatoes during cooking for an even brown Keep the potatoes warm and let the meat rest for 5 minutes. Season well with salt and pepper before serving on warmed plates. For the blackberry port sauce, place the blackberries redcurrant jelly and port in a small sauce pan and simmer gently until the jelly has dissolved and the port has reduced a little. Taste for sweetness and add a little sugar if required then whisk in the cold butter for a beautiful glossy finish.

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Broccoli and green beans with toasted almonds: serves 2 These lovely lightly steamed vegetables cut through the richness of the duck, and the almonds add flavour and texture. · One small head of broccoli divided into small florets · 150g trimmed green beans · 50g flaked almonds

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Toast the almonds in a dry pan until lightly golden brown and set aside source: http://sandralee.com/recipes/sides/broccoli-with-almondSteam the broccoli and beans until just Image brown-butter/39 tender; around 5 minutes Season with salt and pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice, and toss the almonds through before serving

Chocolate pots with chocolate melting moments Make extra melting moments as these have a habit of disappearing very quickly! The chocolate pots will keep happily in the fridge for a couple of days. The melting moments will keep in an airtight container but they will begin to lose their light as a feather melt in the mouth quality, so don’t make them too far in advance. · 75g good quality dark chocolate and 50g good quality milk chocolate · 125ml double cream · 20g butter · Pinch of sea salt · 2 tsps rum or brandy - optional 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

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Grate the chocolate finely In a small saucepan, warm the cream to a gentle simmer and whisk in the grated chocolate until melted. Remove from the heat and whisk in the butter, salt and rum if using Spoon into espresso cups or small serving ramekins Cover with cling film and refrigerate until needed. Remove from the fridge for an hour before serving.

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Preheat the oven to 180oC (oF, gas mark ) Sift the dry ingredients into the butter and beat with a wooden spoon. The butter must be very soft for the mixture to combine properly. Roll walnut sized pieces of the dough into balls, place on a baking sheet lined with parchment and flatten with a wet fork. This recipe should make around 20 biscuits. Bake for 10-12 minutes until risen and lightly cracked on the surface. Carefully transfer to a wire cooling rack using a palette knife and leave to cool and crisp up. Serve three melting moments with each chocolate pot and store the rest in an airtight container.

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Written by Sally from The Bead Bounty

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This pretty necklace can be worn with all those lovely Winter and Spring outfits

Beading thread Beading needle Size 11 seed beads Size 6 seed beads Scissors A clasp if you wish to add one, but this necklace works well as a continuous piece that just slips over the head.

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Step 1. Thread the needle with approximately 2mt beading thread and pick up 3 size 6 beads. Pass them down the thread and leave a 6� tail. (This will be used to tie off the necklace later). Steps 2 & 3. Pick up 2 size 11 beads, 1 size 6 bead and 2 size 11 beads and pass the needle through the first 3 size 6 beads to create a loop . Steps 4 - 7. Pick up another 2 size 11, 1 size 6 and 2 size 11 beads and pass the needle through the first 3 size 6 beads again to create another loop. Repeat this process until you have 7 bead loops with the original 3 beads at their centre. This is your first beaded bead.

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Step 8. Pick up 10 size 11, 1 size 6 and 10 size 11 seed beads. Step 9. Now start a new bead by repeating steps 1-7 and making sure that you keep the first 3 size 6 beads tight up against the 10 size 11 beads so that no thread is showing. Add another four beads in this way so that you have 6 beaded beads with bead strings in between. Step 10. At this point for the necklace shown, I added 7 beaded beads with 1 size 6 bead in between each one to give a central focal point. You can continue to add beads and bead strings for an even longer necklace. Tie the ends together and thread the ends through several beads to tidy them up. I always run a second thread through the length of the necklace to add strength. (Just make sure that you have the same spaces between the beaded beads) To make it the same way as I did, only do four beads at point 6 instead of 6 and add a clasp. My necklace measures approximately 20 inches long (you will need to add an extra 10 size 11, 1 size 6 and 10 size 11 seed beads to each end to keep it even before you add the clasp). Either way will give you a very attractive and pretty necklace to wear or to give as a gift.

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An interview with

Tell us about Jane Cameron I create fantastic hand painted silk and fused glass art, including a range of homewares and accessories. I also have my own range of silk painting kits and run silk painting courses and birthday parties in Surrey. I am Vice Chairman of the Guild of Silk Painters (www.silkpainters-guild.co.uk). My website is www.janecameron.co.uk, where you can buy my work, view my portfolio and find out more about my silk painting courses and parties. I also have a shop on Folksy. When did first begin creating your designs, and why? I first started painting on silk in 2001 when I went to the Knitting & Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace and was persuaded by one of my friends to go on a silk painting taster workshop. I was immediately hooked by the way the paint travelled across the silk and staggered home laden with frames, brushes, outliners and paints! I started working in fused glass in 2005. What is it that you enjoy about your work? I love teaching silk painting, being able to pass on the skills I have learned over the years and inspire other people to create. Also, the excitement of opening the kiln when you have fired a new glass piece – it’s like Christmas! I love it when people buy my work, and it’s really fun to meet up with like-minded people and experiment with new techniques. What is your biggest crafting achievement, and why? My biggest achievements to date are that I wrote three of the projects in a book called “Craft”, published in late 2012 by Dorling Kindersley (www.amazon.co.uk/Craft-Techniques-Projects-DkCrafts/dp/1409383903/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1357172938&sr=8-13). I was also filmed as part of the recent BBC Series “Paul Martin’s Handmade Revolution” and have two projects (Silk painted flower cards and “Patchwork on silk” being published in Crafts Beautiful magazine this year. Other than your crafting, what else do you like to do? I teach private lessons in cello, violin and piano, sing as part of London Concert Choir and we have an allotment. If you had to choose your favourite from your creations which one would it be? I think my favourite creation is currently my “big blue” bowl. It’s one of my newest fused glass designs, which I will be making in other sizes and colours over the coming months. 20


Where does your inspiration come from? My inspiration comes from everywhere! From books, nature, the internet, a walk to the shops or a pattern of shadows on the wall. Sometimes new pieces wake me up in the middle of the night demanding to be made! I have been known to leap out of bed at 3am on a desperate hunt for pen and paper! If you could change one thing about what you do, what would it be? Less time on administration, more time on creation! My long term aim is that I would love to have more shops stock my work, and potentially license some of my designs. Do you have a favourite website? The Design Trust website is really helpful from a business perspective, and I have met many new friends through the Creative Connections website – we’re even planning a meetup! (www.creative-connections.ning.com) Has any person helped or supported you more than any other? My fabulous husband, who has supported me and enabled me to make the move to the wonderful and scary world of selfemployment. I’d also like to thank everyone who has attended my courses, parties or craft fairs, or bought my work – I wouldn’t be here without you! Tell us a random fact about yourself! I have been scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef!

Learn more about Jane on her website

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Written By Tracey from WowThankYou

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Mummy, there were two chocolate cakes in the fridge yesterday, and now there’s

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You will need: 150g Unsalted butter 200g Dark chocolate 2-3 tbs Golden syrup 100g Mini marshmallows 100g Milk chocolate chips 100g Raisins 100g Mixed nuts 200g Shortbread biscuits

Step 1. Place 100g of mixed nuts into a pan and lightly toast them until roasted. Remove from heat Step 2. Break the chocolate block into small pieces and place in a bowl. Cut the butter into cubes and add to the bowl. Heat over a pan of boiling water until totally melted. Set aside to cool a little. Step 3. Add 2-3 tablespoons of golden syrup.

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Step 4. Place the roasted nuts into a sandwich bag, and give them a bash with a rolling pin to break up.

Step 5. Crush the shortbread biscuits into small pieces, and then add to the chocolate mix. Step 6 .Add all remaining ingredients and stir well. Step 7. Wet some greaseproof paper and wring out – this makes it nice and pliable. Line a square tin or glass dish with the paper. Step 8. Pour the chocolate mixture into the tin/dish.

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Step 9. Place in the fridge for at least 2 hours.

Step 11. Arrange on a plate and lightly dust with icing sugar.

Step 10. Remove from dish and with a sharp knife slice into fingers or squares.

Step 12. Enjoy!

You will need: 100g Unsalted butter 100g Dark chocolate 2 tbs Golden syrup 200g Icing sugar Few drops of vanilla essence Chocolate strands/sprinkles Step 1. Melt the chocolate and butter in a bowl over a pan of boiling water. Leave to cool for 10 minutes. Step 2. Add 2 tablespoons of golden syrup.

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Step 3. Add 3-4 drops of vanilla essence.

Step 5. Take a teaspoon sized lump of mixture and roll into a ball. Roll the ball in the chocolate sprinkles and place on a plate to set. Continue until all the mixture has been used up.

Step 4. Add icing sugar while continually mixing. Keep adding until the mixture thickens and has a consistency that will allow you to roll into balls.

Step 6. Place the truffles in the fridge to set for at least 2 hours.

Place in a decorative box lined with a pretty paper napkin and offer around the grandparents when they visit. Guaranteed to impress! Millie-Mae (6) and Toby (4) are the children of Tracey Kifford, founder and owner of the online marketplace WowThankYou.

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$109 £44.95 Beaded Leather Wrap Bracelet Amazonite Gemstones on Natural Leather Wrap Bracelet www.wowthankyou.co.uk/clarice-caine

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Summer stacking ring set with amber and citrine sterling silver rings.

The beautiful earth tones in this set remind me of the warm summer sunshine! The star of this set is a bezel set 6 mm These earrings are made using a amber stone on a thin square very laborious hand embroidery sterling silver band. There is a technique. Every stitch is hand smaller 4 mm bezel set amber made. The colourful gemstones, stone on a thick 2.8 mm floral glass beads and colourful soutache patterned band. Finally there is a (Russian braid) threads combination 4 mm prong set faceted fire gives it’s unique effect. citrine stone set on a thick floral pattern band as well. These all www.folksy.com/shops/TheSmileFactory coordinate gorgeously together. Hand Embroidered Turquoise Earrings

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£25 Carnelian Five Decade Rosary A beautiful handcrafted Five Decade Rosary made with hand selected Carnelian gemstone beads.The years are made with 4mm beads with 6mm beads for the Paters. All the beads have been mounted on hand shaped silver plated wire. The Our Lady connector and ornate single sided crucifix are silver plated.

$27 Bracelet with Brass Buddha for MEN Unixex Black Matte Onyx, Tiger Eye, and Citrine gemstones Beaded Bracelet with Brass Buddha for MEN Unixex £24 www.unikgems.etsy.com

Oxidised Copper Purple Gemstone & Swarovski Pearl

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This lovely necklace is made from an oxidised sterling silver chain attached to this is a handmade oxidised copper and purple gemstone( dark Amethyst & agate) / Swarovski pearl wire wrap pendant www.folksy.com/shops/SunflowerStudios


Dream of Silver

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Written by Tracey Kifford www.wowthankyou.co.uk

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ith St Valentine’s Day upon us again what do you know about this very famous saint? Was he a great lover? Was he nice to his mother? Or did he suffer from a serious case of unrequited love? Here I will briefly examine what lies behind this day where love and romance take precedence and cards, chocolates and flowers fly off the shelves to help declare love everlasting. St Valentine's Day, which is more accurately described as the Feast of Saint Valentine, is a saint’s day observed each year on February 14. Today Valentine's Day is celebrated in the majority of ‘westernised’ countries around the world, although it is not normally a day off. This festive day began as a church celebration of around three early Christian saints all named Valentinus. The most popular story associated with Saint Valentine was that he was confined for performing weddings for soldiers, who were forbidden to marry by the Emperor Claudius, and for spiritual ministration to Christians who were victimised under the ruling Roman Empire. During Valentinus’ imprisonment he is said to have cured the daughter of his jailer, Asterius, of blindness and just before his execution he wrote "from your Valentine" as a farewell to her. In addition, as a true Christian, Valentinus was constantly converting pagan Romans to Christianity and as a result not PaperHeart Creations making himself too popular with the Emperor. Valentinus was said to have cut hearts out of parchment and used these as a secret symbol for the converted who wanted to listen to his lessons and get married. There is therefore some evidence to connect Valentinus to the modern symbology of the St Valentine’s Day celebration and also the endurance of love and romance. Officially St Valentine’s Day was first associated with the concept of romantic love by Geoffrey Chaucer in the Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. By the 15th century, it had evolved into an occasion in which love was expressed by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greetings. Valentine's Day symbols still used today include the heart, doves, and the winged Cupid. Since the Victorian age handwritten valentines have given Chris Parry way to mass-produced greeting cards. Now St Valentine’s Day is a big money spinner and a welcome halfway point between Christmas and Easter for retailers. St Valentine’s Day 2013 will hopefully provide some respite for the restaurant trade as well as florists and chocolatiers.

Parkers Cakes and Chocolates

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Moonstone Glass

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Written by Nicola from Cutie and the Feast

Some cardstock to use as the base of your card Scraps of card or other embellishments as decoration A long match Double sided tape/glue to assemble your card. Pilot Frixon pen Ordinary biro (in a colour that matches the Frixon pen). Single hole punch

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Step 1. You’ll need to decide on what you want your hidden message to be and then the text that will hide the message. For example, my hidden message will be The text that I’m going to hide this in will be:

Here is a little note from me. But my words you cannot see. Hold me above an open fire And you will know my

The principle is that anything you write with the Frixon pen will disappear when exposed to heat as this is an erasable pen.

heart’s desire

You will need to write your hidden message with an ordinary biro and the surrounding text with the Frixon. The text in red should be written with the biro and the text in black written with the Frixon. But remember to use the same colour pen otherwise it won’t be a secret message! When you think about hiding your message you can use whole words, letters or just parts of letters to make up the text. Step 2. Decide on the size of your text. If you want to include a cupid’s arrow match then you’ll need to make your text a little bit smaller than the diagonal length of the match.

Step 3. Write out your message and remember to swap pens! I’ve used a piece of white card cut into the shape of a heart and mounted on some red glitter card. Its quite simple but I want the focus to be the magic text.

Step 4. Make a cupid’s arrow match by cutting a small piece of red card into the same of a heart and gluing to the end of the match. Lay your match diagonally across the heart and mark where you are going to punch holes. Using a single hole punch, awl or anything you can make a hole with punch two holes so that you can slot your match through. Step 5. Assemble your card and add any additional embellishment. You will need to hold the card a little way above a flame so it’s best not to use anything that could get in the way and catch fire.

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Voila, you have a perfect card for your special someone. All they need to do is light the match and hold it a few centimetres under the card. The letters will then magically disappear leaving behind your secret message. Happy Valentines Day!

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Wedding Wonders

with No Wonga! Part Three

weddingwonderswithnowonga@gmail.com Centre Pieces Centre pieces can be very simple or really elaborate. They can range from the traditional to the quirky and even to the slightly insane. They can be handmade or they can have a lot of money spent on them. But one thing is for sure they are a bit of a minefield to be honest. We have been looking for centre pieces for a while now and we are in a land we really don’t understand. We want something that caters for both of our tastes but also will fit in with our wedding. It doesn’t necessarily have to fit in with our theme of Vintage Tea Party but it does need to work with us and how people know us. Traditionally and most popular for weddings centrepieces are flowers, and we have seen some beautiful ones. They have ranged from very expensive and elaborate displays, to the very simple and easy to do. You can have low displays or high displays, ones just in tin cans or jam jars and others in fabulous displays that cover the whole middle of the table.We have also seen unusual flower displays, with flowers around fish bowls, or a couple of lilies stuck in a box of elegant stones. All of these are beautiful and they are lovely but we are not really flowery people. The only flowers we would be tempted to use would be lilies and these really are not cheap flowers when trying to do something on a budget. We have seen some lovely candle displays, some with just candles in a row, some with candle floating in bowls and others with the more traditional candelabras. These are all lovely and we could buy the candles in the exact colour scheme of the wedding, (which has actually changed from cream and brown to aqua blue and brown) which would be lovely. However safety could be an issue and as we have a lot of children on our wedding list and potentially could have some very small children attending the wedding, neither of us think the candles, however lovely, are really the best idea for us.

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We have considered using sweets. We have been to a few weddings which have had bowls of retro sweets as table centrepieces, and we both love this idea. But again we have to consider the number of children attending and we don’t think it would be such a good idea to have a massive bowl of sweets on the table, especially when they should be eating their dinner. We are going to have sweets but we think it will be best to have a specific sweet table, rather than sweets as the centrepieces, as then they don’t have to all be put in one bowl and we can separate them into different old glass jars and that way people can see what they are taking. After looking around for a while we seemed to come up with an idea that we both really wanted as centrepieces. Mr L really wanted something fun and silly, a small game or something for people to play with while sat at the table, as he really is a great big kid and it shows his personality. While he wanted something silly, I really wanted something sentimental, specifically something to do with paper, as everyone knows my love for scrapbooking. I want to keep as many things from my wedding as possible and I would really like to include the centrepieces if possible. We have come across a couple of game ideas, e.g. having Scrabble in the centre of the table, and using the word boards for the guest’s name places. Or having Jenga in the middle and getting all the guests to write their own wedding messages on the wooden pieces for us to keep a very sentimental Jenga game for life.

Then Mr L came up with the idea of Lego! He decided that it was the play thing that both adults and children would love, and that he wanted a huge bowl of Lego on each table for everyone to be able to make their own Lego piece. It has been discussed in length with his Ushers and Best Man and it seems that he is set on the idea of Lego. It is original and something that we can add to gradually as the months go on preparing for the wedding. So unless his ideas change, it looks like he will be having Lego!

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I was still set on my idea of having some sort of Scrapbooking sentimental items on the table as well as Mr L’s silly play things. I have been finding lots of different things which would fit into this category. I have thought about giving all guests a little accordion book, but then decided that this would be too big for each individual. Then I found a perfect idea! We had no idea for what to do for our Table Numbers until I came across this idea of using books with the table numbers on. We can decorate the books by putting the table number on the cover and then every person on that table writes a message with advice on how to cope with that year of marriage. So table one writes advice for the first year, Table two writes advice for the second year. Table three writes advice for the third year, and so on. It means that we can keep these books throughout our marriage and can always look back at the messages that our friends and family have written to us. So it seems that we have two ideas that we both really want, Mr L with his Lego and my Table Number advice books. I think both of them will make the tables a little bit different to anything else that we have seen, but will also completely work with our personalities which is just we want. If you are interested in helping us along the Wedding Wonders with No Wonga journey then please do contact us at weddingwonderswithnowonga@gmail.com

Photo Credits Tin can flowers http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/231015/50-great-weddingcenterpieces/@center/272419/youre-engaged#103584 Fish bowl with flowers http://www.wedding-flowers-and-reception-ideas.com/fish-bowl-centerpiece.html Candles http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/231015/50-great-wedding-centerpieces/@center/272419/youreengaged#177196 Jenga http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenga Lego http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego

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Written by Nicola from trulyscrumptiousknittedfood

Chunky Cable Tea Cosy

K—-knit P—-purl C6b—-place next 3 stitches on a cable needle and hold at back of work. Knit next 3 stitches then knit 3 stitches from cable needle

Approximately 150g chunky yarn us bulky weight yarn 2 straight needles 6mm uk 10 us Cable needle

Make 2 Cast on 34sts Row 1 p2 k6 p2 k6 p2 k6 p2 k6 p2 Row 2 k2 p6 k2 p6 k2 p6 k2 p6 k2 Row 3 as 1st row Row 4 as 2nd row Row 5 as1st row Row 6 as 2nd row Row 7 p2 c6b p2 c6b p2 c6b p2 c6b p2 Row 8 as 2nd row Repeat these 8 rows 3 times more Shape Top Dec row K2TOG to end(17STS) K2 TOG 4 times Knit 1 KNIT 2TOG 4 times (9STS) K2TOG 2 times Knit1 K2 TOG 2 times (5STS) Thread yarn through remaining stitches and fasten off. Make a second piece the same To make up Sew seams top and bottom leaving enough gap for the handle and spout of the tea pot. Make a Pom Pom and Sew to top.

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Get acquainted with Tell us about the lady behind Scrapbookerry The lady behind Scrapbookerry, is Kerry. I am just 32 (wow) but feel about 22, and have been running Scrapbookerry for 2 years now. I work from home, enabling me to keep an eye on our little man Baba who is 4 years, old turning 5 this October (double wow), and we also have our little angel Rhianna, who we lost in 2012. I don’t just have Baba to look after at home. I have a collection of animals, Bob the hamster, Mr Snail the giant African snail, Stewie the Rabbit, and Buddy and Tito the beagle brothers! So if I am not being a mum I am being a pet owner, and you may wonder where I find time to run my own business as well! It is difficult especially as I also have to find time to spend with Mr L, the man blessed with all of us in his life! As well as Scrapbooking, my favourite hobby is photography, which goes together really well with my love of scrapbooking! My other hobbies are writing and I am doing a distance learning course in Creative Writing, just to make me that little bit busier. I don’t do sleep. I love to spend time with friends and family and if I am not with the family, pets, working, taking pictures, writing or studying you will generally find me on the phone having a grand old natter with either my sister or a friend. I have my own studio at home, (Mr L is good to me) and do all of my scrapbooking in there. It has been moved round lots and lots but is finally getting into an order that I can deal with and one that I can work well in. This is where all the creativity happens! When did first begin creating your designs, and why? I can’t even remember when I first started creating my designs. I created my first ever scrapbook with one of my old school friends while still at school, 10 plus years ago. We wanted to keep all of our favourite songs in the book, photos from school and our letters that we used to write to each other while in science and maths class. However I didn’t really know what I was doing at the time. It wasn’t until about 8 years ago when a friend introduced me to ‘scrapbooking’ at a scrapbooking home party that I realised what I had been trying to do all those years ago, and instantly I was hooked. I loved presenting my pictures in very unique albums, so personal to us, and I also loved that everything that I was using for these albums were photo safe, as they were acid free and so the pictures would not deteriorate faster than they should. Our memories could be preserved and passed on to our future generations. Since then I have always scrapbooked, gradually going through our huge mountain of photos and trying to get them all safe and organised. While I was taking this Scrapbooking journey I had come across the idea of mini albums, but it wasn’t until 2008 that I decided to take the plunge. This was because I thought that this was a perfect idea to give to our parents who were now Grandparents following the birth of Baba. As soon as these were given to our parents, people started talking about how much they liked these albums and Scrapbookerry was taking it’s first baby steps into developing.

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What is it that you enjoy about your work? I love everything about my work! I also feel so lucky to be able to say that because it really is true. The feeling that I get when someone receives one of my albums is a great feeling and I never forget it. I love the look on their faces and the fact that I have made them something personal, unique to them and safe for their photos, never gets old. People are so grateful and they are also moved. I enable them to record their special moments and I love that. That is a unique and wonderful thing to be able to do for people. What is your biggest crafting achievement, and why? There are quite a few that I could think of, but it would have to be making my best friend a hen do envelope album. It was filled with letters and pictures from her friends and family with information about what we loved about her, together with advice for her future with her new husband. She didn’t even read it and she started to cry. It was probably the most personal album I had made It actually made me cry while I was making it, as I sat I sat and read through all of the things that people had written about her, knowing how much these letters would mean to her. It may seem like a little achievement but it was huge for me. My friend had seen the things that I could make but had never actually been given something that I had made and it was a gift that I know she will treasure forever. Other than your crafting, what else do you like to do? Writing, reading, spending time with my family, and walking the dogs. There really is nothing better than curling up under a blanket with the family, cups of hot chocolate, biscuits and watching a movie, with the dogs around you. That is the most ideal day ever!

If you had to choose your favourite from your creations which one would it be? My ‘BABY’ Scrapbooks are my favourite, as they can also be made into NAME albums, used for weddings, pets, and holidays. I love these and I love making them. They are unique and so simple but make a huge impact.

Where does your inspiration come from? I am always scrolling the internet, reading books, buying magazines, and watching craft programmes on TV. I also get inspiration from family and friends when sometimes they will comment on something and the idea just flows. I have an A3 sketchbook that I scribble all my ideas in and I try to keep a constant flow of doodles in there. If you could change one thing about what you do, what would it be? Having more time, as time runs away with me constantly. I am regularly working into the small hours as by the time I have made the product, uploaded it, promoted it and just generally got the day to day running of a family, done it is pretty late. Being a one woman band is hard work and it would be nicer to have more time. Do you have a favourite website? I have a few to be honest. My all time favourite is www.aliedwards.com I love everything that she does and am a little in awe of her! 38


Has any person helped or supported you more than any other? Apart from Mr L who puts up with the endless days of not seeing me during evening, me taking over the house with craft supplies and him supporting me while I have been battling with starting up, there have been some fantastic sponsors of my business. Carol who runs Dormouse and the Teapot (http://www.dormouseandtheteapot.com/) has supported me massively, redoing my website for me and creating my logo when we rebranded last year. Anna from Creative Connections (http://www.mysticearth.co.uk) has been a massive support to me over the last year, and my good friend Emma has really pulled me through some bad spots with the business and has convinced me to carry on. Last year was a hard year. I had a long break after we lost Rhianna and I had so much support from fellow craft businesses that both Mr L and I were shocked by the support that was there for us both. The list is endless but they are just a few. Tell us a random fact about yourself! I can touch my nose with my tongue! Ha-ha!

You can find Scrapbookerry at

www.scrapbookerry.com or in our Wow Thank You Shop

www.wowthankyou.co.uk/scrapbookerry on Facebook www.facebook.com/Scrapbookerry and on Twitter www.twitter.com/scrapbookerry

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Written by Claire from Elderberry Arts

A square of red paper or thin card, 4 x 4 inches square for each rose Pencil Green pipe cleaners, straws or fallen tree twigs Glue stick

Step 1. Take one red square and lightly draw a curvy spiral to fill the sheet. Trim the square corners off the paper.

Step 4. Insert a stem into the flower and secure if needed.

Step 2. Cut along the spiral in one continuous cut.

Step 5. Repeat until you have as many flowers as you need. The flowers can be displayed in a vase, made into bouquets or used without stems to create hanging decorations and garlands. They could also be used as table decorations or similar. Larger roses can be made by starting with a larger sheet of paper and decorative edged scissors can be used to cut the spiral and create a variety of effects for the petal edges.

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Step 3. Now roll up the spiral, starting with the outside edge. Add small amounts of glue as you go to hold the roll in place. Continue until the paper is completely rolled up. Glue down the end to secure the flower.


Tina away from the Garden H

i I'm Tina

I trust that you have all recovered from the celebrations of Christmas and New Year and that you all had a wonderful time. We are here again starting another year in the Garden. Do leave your umbrellas and your wellies in the usual place. January and it's STILL RAINING. It seems impossible that we can have so much rain for so long; we will all be developing web feet and gills at this rate. Do sit down and we will enjoy our cup of tea and a slice of cake, no way are we going outside in the garden today. The garden is enjoying the rain as always and when it stops, (if it stops) and the sun comes out the spring flowers will all spring forth. So I think we will all go to Hawaii, how does that sound? Let's go to the Sunshine.

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My better half and I took a trip there last year and I would very much like to share with you the beauty of these wonderful islands. We flew to Los Angeles. I will not go into details of that, you all know how I love flying. But we did have time to take a tour and there were plenty of flowers in the city, even with all the traffic.

We picked up a cruise ship, which I do love, a very civilized way to travel. It took three days to reach the first island and we docked in Hilo, on the big Island and set off on an excursion. Just beautiful warm sunshine, palm trees and so many flowers.

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Oh and there are waterfalls everywhere. We arrived at the macadamia nut factory. I have never seen a factory set in the most wonderful garden. Here is just a small sample of the flowers we saw there.

Then we went into the shop. Oh chocoholics, you would have been in heaven! I was. There were macadamia nuts covered in all different flavours of chocolate and free samples. I really did not ever want to leave . My better half did finally get me out in the end and back onto the bus. No, this is not Jurassic Park, however some of the scenes for the film were shot on one of the other islands. What a dramatic place to visit. I took so many photos on this trip it was hard to choose which to show you. We called at an orchid nursery. Here are just a couple of photos as there were so many different kinds. The next day we arrived at Honolulu, on the island of Oahu and guess what,it was raining, dark and a bit stormy. But by the time we left the ship it had stopped (don't we wish that would happen here). We boarded the bus and set off along the bay en route to the cemetery and the memorial to Pearl Harbour. We were to going to the memorial which has been erected out in the harbour on top of the wreck of the Arizona. Both of us were looking forward to seeing this but it was not to be. You have to travel on a small boat to get out to it and because the water was choppy they were not taking it out. It was such a shame and we were really disappointed. Next was the island of Kauai. This was my favourite and there were more waterfalls.

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We were taken to the hotel where they made the the film Blue Hawaii, but before we could leave the bus we had to sign a disclaimer to say we entered at our own risk. Evidently it had been damaged by a hurricane some years ago and is derelict. It was so sad but also beautiful as the plants and trees were taking over and creating a mystic feeling that was really special. Just look out side at the rain it has not stopped yet, so let’s have another cup of tea, although we had better not have any more cake as we must not over indulge. Let's look instead at this sun kissed beach. Now we all feel better, don't we?

The next island was Maui and we were on the bus again on our way up into the mountains to the Haleakala National Park. We made a stop and I managed to get a photo of some protea flowers I know they grow in South Africa but evidently they grow in Hawaii too. They are very exotic and do not look real. We carried on up and up until we reached the park. This is a plant called a Silver Sword and it grows in the lava fields.

Then we were there. No, not the moon, but just look at the colours! Unbelievable. What a landscape. Just another of nature’s wonders to take your breath away. Down we came. We seemed to get down a lot quicker than we got up, and we stopped for a meal. Don't forget that we were on a cruise they had to feed you at least every two hours!

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This was another nursery. Who needs food with views and plants like these, but the buffet was good too, and you have to test the cooking, don't you? It is now time to say goodbye to the beautiful islands of Hawaii, and just look - I managed to get my favourite mode of travel in the photo.

I have only just given you a small taste of their beauty and the atmosphere really has to be experience. Once seen, you will never forget them. I know I will not. Three more days at sea, what a way to travel. I think my clothes have shrunk though as they feel a little tighter. Oh no, it can't be all these desserts, can it? Back to Los Angeles and my favourite, the airport and the plane, but not to grumble, I could not have got to Hawaii without them both. I do hope I have given you a little taste of the Sunshine, and I think the rain has finally stopped. Thank you all for coming it is always a pleasure to share my photos with you all and I look forward to your next visit to The Garden, you never know it might have stopped raining by then. Who knows? See you in the next issue, Your green fingered friend,

Tina

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ns o i t c e n n o c e v i t Crea Crafter’s network

MONTHLY CRAFT CHALLENGE

MEET THE DESIGN TEAM

Creative Connections recently started a Monthly Craft Challenge. This is where we set a theme for a challenge and leave it open for the month for all the members of Creative Connections to enter. It is great fun and really gets people crafting ideas that they haven’t thought about before. We have over 100 members in the Monthly Craft Challenge Group where everyone puts their entries and can see the new challenges. It is a great opportunity for people to see how others craft. Once the month is up, we have a designated Design Team who go through all the entries and decide on the winner for that month voting for their top three entries. These winners are then announced in the Group and via a blog post, and have the opportunity to send some information about the business to get a little shout out on the Creative Connections Blog, on Creative Connections Facebook page and a little mention in Creative Crafting. The Design Team are made up of a selection of different crafters all specialising in different crafts so that we have as varied contributions for each theme as possible. We wanted to ‘meet’ the design team so that you know who they are all are and what they all do. So we asked each and every one of them a few questions about themselves and their business;

Nikki Killinger from Fairy Elephant Design

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Claire Maelotti from Maelotti

Louise Oakes from Elsie May and Bertha

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Anji Smith from AnjiKrafts

If you want to know more about the Creative Connections Monthly Craft Challenge then please pop on over the Challenge group on Creative Connnections http://creative-connections.ning.com/group/monthly-craft-challenge you need to be a member of Creative Connections to join this group, both memberships are free. The February challenge is live and the theme for this month is LOVE. To add your entry then please go over to the Monthly Craft Challenge group on Creative Connections.

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Written by Claire from Elderberry Arts

Two A4 sheet of White card Pink Card Scissors Pencil Glue stick Tape or stapler Small Easter stickers and decorations, glitter or die cuts Crayons, coloured pencils or felt pens

Step 1. Cut one sheet of white card into three strips 2 inches wide.

Step 2. Join together the strips using tape or staples. Trim the strip to fit your child’s head but do not join the ends yet.

Step 3. Draw a rabbit ear onto one end of the second sheet of white card.

Step 4. Fold the card over and cut through both layers around the ear outline. Repeat this step using the pink card to create two smaller ear shapes. Glue these to the white card ears.

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Step 5. Decorate the ears and headband with stickers, die cuts, crayons etc.

Step 6. Once decorated, attach the ears to the headband using tape or staples. Join the two ends of the headband and your ears are ready to wear.

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