Creative Crafting June 2010 - Fathers Day

FATHERS DAY 2010

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Welcome Happy Father’s Day for the 20th June!

We are so excited to be releasing the new Crafters Directory in this issue.

You will be able to browse the directory and click on the links to take you directly to the store of your choice.

We welcome back, Amy, from AmyOrangeJuice, and Dianne, from Heartmade Gifts. Unfortunately, we do not have Trever, from Trev’s Carvings this month, due to personal circumstances, but we hope to have him back on board next issue.

We hope you all enjoy reading the interviews, trying out the recipes, learning new crafts with our projects and spending lots of money on Father’s Day gifts.

We are still looking for ways to get the magazine in to print.

If you know of any suitable printers, please let us know.

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This issue of Creative Crafting was brought to you by: Anna - The Crystal Lady Email - thecrystallady@creative-crafting.com www.mysticearth.co.uk www.radiancecrystals.co.uk Avril - Sprinkles Sparkles Email - sprinks@creative-crafting.com www.sprinklessparkles.co.uk Diane - Peggy’s Knits www.peggysknits.misi.co.uk Tina - In the Garden www.tina-in-the-garden.blogspot.com Amy - Amyorangejuice www.amyorangejuice.co.uk Dianne - Heartmade Gifts www.heartmadegifts.wordpress.com Amy - Ciren’ Call www.cirenscall.misi.co.uk Guest Contributors Helen - The Beading Lady www.thebeadinglady.co.uk Deb - Hennies Nimble Needles www.hennies.misi.co.uk Interviews Claire - Sud’n’Soothe www.sudnsoothe.com Sam - Pants and Paper www.folksy.com/shops/pantsandpaper Julie - The Crafty Bride www.folksy.com/shops/TheCraftyBride Charlotte - Charlotte Hupfield Ceramics www.charlottehupfieldceramics.com Cover Photograph

Crafter Interview

Crafting Project

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Crafting for Charity

5 Kids Crafts with Bottle Tops

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Apple Cake

6 The Crafty Bride

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Sud’n’Soothe

9 A Pint of Socks!

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Journal for a New Dad

10 Guide to Knitting Part 5

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How to make a Man’s Wooden Bracelet

13 Online Street, Best Picks

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Crystal Magic

15 Charlotte Hupfield Ceramics

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Tina in the Garden

16 A Diary of a Beader

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How to make a Wine Cork Notice Board

18 Budget & Luxury

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Make a Father’s Day Mobile Phone Case

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Pants and Paper

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When you have made your beautiful handcrafted items there are a growing selection of websites to sell them on.

Which one you choose mainly depends on which payment plan you prefer. Some offer you a free online store and charge to list per item with a commission on top. Others, just an up front payment for your store. You can even find some that offer you a limited number of items totally free from commission and fees. They then offer you a premium service for a charge.

Ultimately, it is usually the style of website that will help you to decide. You may prefer the look and feel of one site to the others. Many crafters also have multiple stores on some if not all of the available formats. This is not unusual, it can get confusing when you list the same items on each site but offers your products to a larger number of customers.

If you are interested in selling your craft items on one of these sites, here are a few that may interest you: www.misi.co.uk www.Folksy.com www.Etsy.com www.wowthankyou.co.uk www.creativestores.co.uk www.groovycart.co.uk www.coriandr.com www.zibbet.com

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Support the research you care about.

After researching, and asking all you fellow readers, Creative Crafting this month is helping support Beads by Lili with her campaign to raise awareness of Prostate Cancer.

What Beads by Lili says...

We are trying to help raise awareness of Prostate Cancer which many do not realise is not only the most common cancer in men but also one which if caught early has many viable treatment options.

This support is not simply about raising money (although of course we'd love you to buy one of the little blue man badges before you check out!) - its about helping to try to increase knowledge about this disease and be able to recognise the symptoms so we can help protect those around us who may become affected.

The following items are available to buy from Beads By Lili.

Why not pop one into your shopping basket next time you are shopping The Little Blue Man Badge Please help us to raise funds by adding one (or more!) of these little pin badges to your shopping basket before you check out.

These are not for our profit - every suggested donation of ÂŁ1 we receive will go to the charity.

Trolley Tokens Please help us to raise funds by adding a trolley token to your shopping basket before you check out.

These are not for our profit - every suggested donation of ÂŁ2 we receive will go to the charity.

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8oz self raising flour 4oz butter 3oz caster sugar 1 large cooking apple 1 egg 5-6 tablespoons of milk table spoons of sugar mixed with a level teaspoon of mixed spice according to your taste

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INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees

This recipe was provided by Diane from ‘Peggy’s Knits’

2. Sieve the flour into a bowl and rub in the butter.

3. Stir in sugar and peel and core the apple and chop onto a plate.

4. Add to flour mixture.

5. Beat the eggs, add the milk then stir into a mixture.

6. Grease and line a 7" tin and transfer the mixture, smooth the top with a knife. Sprinkle extra sugar and spice over the top.

7. Cook for 40 minutes. Then test with a skewer if clean the cake is ready. decorations.

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If you have a favourite recipe that you that you would like to share, please send it to: thecrystallady@creative-crafting.com

Advertise your business with us Your advertisement will have a click through link directly to your website so that you can be found easily.

We offer a variety of different options from Text links in our Crafters Directory (starting at £2), Graphic Adverts in our Directory, ¼ page (A6) ½ page (A5) Full page (A4) Text and Graphic adverts can be purchased online through our website.

For ¼, ½ and full page adverts please contact us for a copy of our media pack at thecrystallady@creative-crafting.com

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All 125 x 125 graphic adverts in our directory also receive a free text advert and a web page on our web site that can hold a widget from Misi/Etsy etc until the next issue is Published. (Repeat adverts and subscriptions can be purchased) example

All ¼, ½ and full page adverts will receive a free advert on our website until the next issue is published. (Repeat adverts can be purchased)

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Sud’n’Soothe on Folksy Crafter Interview

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According to my family I have been there done that and have several T-shirts to prove it. It's true I do like to be busy, I am a habitual learner currently studying for a Law Diploma. I am a qualified Interior Designer and proud owner of Cert Ed in Art, Craft and Design. My personal crafting seems to know no bounds enjoying all areas of yarn work, stained and fused glass working, though my current time is mainly spent with my soap-making.

re Clai In reality I started crafting with knitting back when I was 18, when during my lunch hour as a Solicitor's Receptionist the secretary would give me lessons.

Anything tactile, wool, yarn and especially glass as each piece is unique.

There are so many but the winner is probably Trudi, a Tiffany style glass piece.

I am really excited by my new Juice Bars, they smell so yummy and are a great part of my 5 a day.

Depressingly, Black, I am a sucker for monochromatic schemes and there is nothing like a man in a black tie get up.

Everything, today it may be the Cherry Blossom on the trees, tomorrow a rushing brook and yesterday my youngest daughter.

For my soap-making I swear by ‘Just A Soap’, they are reasonably priced and have the best service around. For my glass working I always use ‘Lead and Light’ in Camden, London.

My husband, his patience and support is endless.

Dog Soap for your furry friend!

Obviously, I have to say my own! No, the one I spend much of my time at is UK Handmade. There are so many gifted crafters there.

Crafting Project

Heartmade Gifts ~ Journal for a New Dad ~ Make your Dad feel extra special this Father's Day with a personalised journal. This simple project can easily be adapted for any father, but I have made this one for the father of my daughter's baby boy, due this August.

For New Dad inspiration, check out the New Baby section in your local card store. We found a lovely range of wrapping paper and cards in our Post Office: You could decorate directly onto a plain journal, or cover a journal with a base of plain(ish) paper or fabric.

Cut out your paper or fabric slightly larger than your journal, leaving a 1 cm border to fold over each edge. Glue the cover of the journal and add your paper or fabric, gently working any bubbles to the edges and pressing out any creases.

Cut out a small piece at each end of the spine.

(Unless your journal has an open spine, in which case you can just fold your paper or fabric inside the spine.)

Fold over the corners diagonally and then fold in the edges and glue.

Heartmade Gifts Don't worry too much about how neat the corners are, the next step is to add a cover of your paper or fabric inside. Or you can use the first and last pages as your inside covers.

Once you have covered your journal and have a simple canvas to work on, you can have some fun, embellishing along any theme you like, in lots of different ways: Theme Suggestions Nature Sport Gardening Cooking.

Seaside

Pictures and Photographs of Flora/Fauna Pictures and Photographs, Article Extracts Planting Lore, Dried Flowers and Herbs, Seeds Recipes, Photos or Drawings of Ingredients/Dishes Shells, Sea Glass, Photographs, coloured sand.

If I was making this for my own Dad, I would base it around his favourite poem, Leisure by Wm. Henry Davies, scattering lines from the poem throughout the journal and decorating it with his favourite flowers (either drawn or stitched, or perhaps pressed flowers) and photos of his favourite places to enjoy nature.

For this New Father Journal, I chose blues and purples and baby motifs.

Heartmade Gifts Cut out small pieces of paper, fabric and ribbon, add some beads, buttons, shells, stickers, etc. Play around with them for a while, re-arranging, trying different things until you are happy with the result.

Raise some shapes using sticky cushions or small pieces of thick cardboard. Add some wire to hold beads or suspend shapes. Curling wire around a skewer will produce a lovely spiral. Experiment with shapes and sizes, colours, textures, patterns and dimensions.

When you are happy with your arrangement, set it to one side for a while. If you are still happy after you have left it and returned to it a few times, then glue everything into place. You might like to add a couple of coats of varnish to make it hard-wearing.

Now your journal has a cover, you need to decide what (if anything) to do to the inside. You could leave the journal entirely empty, of course. You might like to fill in the whole journal with shared memories. You could write a message at the beginning, or spread it through the journal as little treasures for Dad to discover as he adds things to it himself. You could put a small motif or quote on some pages, or on every page. You could include a list of questions you would like your Dad to answer, or themes you would like him to write about.

The only limitation is your own imagination!

Here are a few simple suggestions: New Dad ~ Baby's Family Tree, Scan Photo and Pregnancy Notes, Love Notes between Mum and Dad, Tips, Quotes, Lists From Kids to Dads ~ Kids' Artwork and Photographs, Wishes, Poems and Letters, Handprints, Questions, Favourite Stories For Your Own Dad ~ Shared Memories, Special Words, Quotes, Questions, Thank You Notes, Family Jokes You can finish off your journal as an extra special Father's Day gift by making a similar covering for a box to store it in, with an accompanying card in the same style.

Dianne http://heartmadegifts.wordpress.com Heartmade Gifts on Facebook

How To Make A Man’s Wooden Bracelet Perfect Treat for Father’s Day! This bracelet is easy enough for children to make.

Helen, The Beading Lady, has shown us how to make a perfect treat for Father’s Day, that is easy enough for the kids to make.

Please supervise your children at all times, as scissors are sharp, beads can be swallowed, and super glue and nail varnish can be harmful.

You will need: Variety of wooden beads.

One different coloured bead gently knotted on end of: About 10 inches of elastic.

Super glue or clear nail varnish.

Scissors.

Remember Father’s Day 20th June 2010

Use about 10 inches to create a bracelet roughly 8 inches long - the extra 2 inches enable you to tie the ends together properly.

If you want a longer bracelet, adapt the extra inches accordingly.

1. Knot a bead on the end of your elastic.

2. Thread all the beads on until you have about 8 inches worth of bead covered elastic.

3. Take off your knotted bead.

Tie your ends together and dab 4. And there you have it, with a bit of glue or clear nail your perfect Father’s Day varnish to keep them secure. treat.

Crafting Project

By The Beading Lady http://www.thebeadinglady.co.uk

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in the Garden Hi! I’m Tina So glad that you are visiting again and I hope you enjoy the garden.

Now first things first, get that kettle on, what do we have in the biscuit tin today, oh Ginger Nuts, heaven, my better half is not to fond so I have a packet just for me, although of course I do not over indulge.

Well, spring certainly is here, as you can see the forsythia flowered beautifully and I have now cut out all the branches which have flowered, then I should get a good show of flowers again next year.

Forsythia

All the bulbs, which I had on the patio, have almost all finished now, so I will be taking them out of the containers and leaving them to die down in the greenhouse. In the autumn I will plant them in the main garden where they will be left to get on with their lives, and fill the containers with newly purchased bulbs this seems to work well. Also the Polyanthus plants are taken from the containers after flowering and planted in the main garden. In the spring when the bees get busy they cross-pollinate them and the wild primroses to make some beautiful variations in colour the following year.

Bluebell Wood As you can see the copse is absolutely packed with bluebells, and the smell is just wonderful, the trees are mostly sycamores, but there are some elder. We have also introduced a mountain ash, wild cherry, silver birch and one other, which I must look up in my tree book when the leaves come out as the marker is missing and I cannot for the life of me, remember its name.

In the garden we have a small potting shed, one side of which is a trellis covered by Honeysuckle, this also is over the windows. The other day when collecting tools we noticed that a blackbird had made a nest in the Honeysuckle and could be seen through the window of the shed. My better half tried to get a photo for you but it did not come out, I think the window was too dirty. She is still there and has four eggs in the nest.

We have moved the tools to another shed so we do not disturb her.

Then I will start filling the containers with compost and mixing in some water retaining gel, this is great, it really does help to keep the compost moist, of course they still must be kept well watered. As to the plants I will be putting in I have not purchased them yet, but they will be planted and growing well in time for the next issue, so please come and join me in the garden.

My better half has started work in the bog garden. Have a look at the photo. At the moment he is dragging out all the old fallen willow trees and dead branches.

Also over the past few months he has been planting cuttings which we hope will replace the dead trees, and they are doing well, it is wonderful to see the new green shoots.

The long green leaved plants which you can see on the photo are wild water Iris and have a lovely yellow flower, I will photograph them when they come out, so you must read the next issue or you will miss them. There are also some in the stream.

The bog The clematis are wonderful this year as you can see from the photos, one is in what I like to call the secret garden, while the other is on the new pergola which my better half made such a good job of last October, the plants are just starting so I will wait a while before photographing.

Clematis on the perg ola

I have just gone mad snapping photos and I want to share them all with you as the garden has erupted with colour and perfume, the wall flowers scent is just intoxicating and they have beautiful velvety flowers. But then I must leave you, as there is a lot more fascinating articles for you to read in the rest of the magazine.

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So I will just say thank you again for joining me in ‘The Garden’ and I look forward to your next visit.

Your green-fingered friend Tina

Here is Charlie hiding in the flowers, you just cannot keep him in these days, and I am as bad, still better go and get some lunch ready its hungry work in the garden.

Wall flowers

www.tina-in-the-garden.blogspot.com

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How to make an AmyOrangeJuice Wine Cork Notice Board I have been making these for a few years now and they go down very well as presents for the blokes in my life! So if you want to give your Dad something to stick pins in this Father’s day, this may be just the thing!

This is a very simple project to do and looks really effective. The whole thing only took me an hour or so (with sometime for a cup of tea while the paint dried).

You will need:

Lots of old cork wine corks (the plastic ones are no good).

I got a huge amount from the local Scrap Store in Exeter, but you could ask your friends or the local pub/restaurant to save some for you. My friends are always turning up with small bags of corks for me and every time I have a big enough stash I make a new board!

Strong Glue, undiluted PVA will be fine Sand paper A small hacksaw An old picture frame, the size you require Paint or spray paint Step 1 Remove the glass from your old picture frame, and recycle the glass. You need the stiff backing to stick the corks onto and the frame itself will give a good edge for the corks and is the secret to keeping it straight and giving a professional finish.

Step 2 Quickly sand down the frame so that the paint has a rough surface to get more adhesion to; this a couple of minutes will do the trick, just to rough up the surface of the frame.

www.amyorangejuice.co.uk

Step 3 Paint the picture frame and leave to dry. It doesn’t matter if you get paint on the backing as the corks will cover this. I used the left overs of a tester pot of emulsion paint mixed with a little PVA glue to give it a better purchase on the wooden frame.

Step 4 Stick your corks down in neat rows, or make a pattern with them, as you wish. Push the first row right up to the edge of the frame and keep the rows tight without gaps. If you have some bigger corks cut them down with the hacksaw so that the corks are a uniform size. If at the end of the row there is a gap which is less than the size of the corks, again cut them down to fit the gap. And just keep building up the rows. Cork cuts quite easily with a hacksaw, just remember to hold it firmly (or if you have a vice use that) and keep your fingers out of the way. My Dad’s top tip for sawing things: is to let the saw do the work, just make a gentle constant action and don’t push down on the blade. He is right, works a treat!

Step 5 Let the glue dry and then get the drawing pins out!

To personalise the board as a great gift pin some special treats to the board, some tickets to a special event, some lovely photos, some packets of seeds or some specialty tea bags that come in their own little paper envelopes. Or do what I have done and hang it in your house! Mine is in the Kitchen.

www.amyorangejuice.co.uk

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Father’s Day Mobile Phone Holder or MP3 Case A great present for all the dads out there and so simple to make

What you will need 3.25mm needles Any DK yarn

Pattern Cast on 32 sts knit 3 rows Work in st st for 9cm (3½ inch) ending on a purl row. knit 5 rows cast off.

Finishing

You can make it in any colour I chose a tweed green, and you could embellish it in any way you like, adding buttons or embroidery.

Fold in half long ways, and sew up the middle.

Sew bottom seam, and turn in the right way.

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My name is Sam, but most people know me as Pants. I was born in Canterbury, Kent and still live here, recently moving to one of the villages on the outskirts of the City. I am a stay at home mum with two children. I help out with hubbies Electrical Contracting business, answering phones, bookwork and admin, whilst trying to create and grow my own business.

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I started crafting at a very young age. My mum was a single parent for a while and had to work three jobs to feed us and I spent most of my time with my Grandma in her little cottage. She had an old Singer sewing machine and would save huge bag fulls of scrap fabrics, wool, ribbon etc and I would sew little purses and dolls blankets all day. She taught me to knit, which I still do occasionally, although very slowly and crochet, which I would love to re-learn as I have forgotten it all. She also painted in water colours and I would sit and paint with her. Although I have always loved crafting and painting I did not really take it up again until I had children and had to stay at home. I began making collages and painting in acrylics and ran out of room on my walls and everyone else's in the family. After much begging my husband bought me a sewing machine last year and that's when my love of sewing and my want not to be covered in paint and glue, took over. I have been making as a serious venture really for only a few months now.

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I love linen, the whole look and feel of it and love to be surrounded by lots of ribbons, lace and boxes full of buttons.

There is something very therapeutic about rummaging around in boxes of buttons.

This purse which is one of my most recent items is one of my favourite things.

Every time I make something new I think it becomes my new favourite

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Pink, I cant believe I’m saying that. I always hated pink as a little girl, but as I have got older I think the feminine side is finally coming out and the wish to be girlie has finally taken over, either that or I've just hit a funny age.

Napkin Rings

I have always loved the Altered Art that has been so popular in the USA, and is slowly making its way over here. So I have always taken inspiration from that. I also get inspired by my son, he is a mad basketball player but has a very creative side and is always making suggestions.

Not really. A lot of my items are made from recycled fabrics, trim and lace, so I am always hunting around charity shops and flea markets to see what treasures I come across.

Gift Set

I have got to know a lovely lady through Folksy and on Twitter called Shirley-Ann, she makes the most wonderful sock-cats (my daughter is a huge fan of hers). She has always been there to give me advice, ideas and lots of support.

Pussy Galore on Folksy

So many people have been such a huge help, its amazing how people you have never met give so much help and support when you need it.

Kirsty Elson Designs

This is my favourite shop I just love all the items she makes and wish I could own it all.

I have got to say Folksy. It has opened up a whole new life for me.

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Plarn Did you know that it takes a grocery bag more than 1000 years to decompose in a landfill? Instead of chucking away your bags ‘plarn’ them and make something useful. This is a great way to use up your plastic bags or material to make lots of gorgeous items, such as bags, cushions and even clothes!

How to make plarn You can make plarn in many ways with plastic bags as I have here or with material depending on what you want to make.

1. Grab a plastic carrier bag.

2. Fold the page in half with the sides tucked into it, and cut off the handles.

4. Join the stripes together.

3. Cut strips across the bag.

5. Tie into a ball.

Decide what you want to make and then get knitting or even crochet.

I have made a bag from the plarn but there are so many other possibilities. It has taken many plastic bags to make this bag and it is so strong.

Crafting Project

By Peggy’s Knits http://www.peggysknits.misi.co.uk

Unfortunately, a lot of bottle tops end up in the kitchen bin as many recycling centres or councils do not take them.

So here is a fantastic way to make use of them by making badges, rings, magnets and even necklaces!

You will need: Glue Glitter Beads Scissors Brooch back Ring back Magnets Necklace thong Pictures of your choice Newspaper Plastic Pots.

Please supervise your children at all times, as scissors are sharp, beads can be swallowed, and glue can be very sticky!

Using Beads

Step 1. Lay out newspaper on work surface, and pick up your first bottle top.

Step 2. Fill the inside of the bottle up with glitter glue (you choose the colour) and replace cap.

Step 3. Decide on the beads that you want to fill it with and carefully push them into the glue. Leave overnight to dry.

Another design

Using Images

Step 1. Decide on an image

Step 2. Fill the inside of the bottle top with glue, and replace cap.

Step 3. For this demonstration Step 4. Sprinkle on some coloured glitter of your choice. Over a plastic pot, shake of off the excess, being careful making sure I am using Zac Efron from Disney’s High School Musical. the image doesn’t move.

Carefully place the image on the glue.

When it’s dried Once your make has dried, you can start to add the finishing touches.

To make your bottle top into a ring, dab a little glue onto the base and attach to the middle of the bottom of the bottle top.

Use the same technique to add on the badge pin and magnet.

Finished badge, ring and magnet

To make the necklace, cut a custom length of thong, and fold in half.

Use a little bit of sticky tape to secure it to the bottom of the bottle top.

If parent or guardian is around, ask them to drill a small hole through the bottle top so you can thread thong through to make it more secure.

Finished product!

Why not experiment with lots of different images, and change the cord for pretty ribbons.

Images are shows for demonstration only.

Not for resale.

Do you have a kids recycling make that you would like to share? If you do please contact us!

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Crafter Interview

My name is Julia, I'm 37 and the owner of TheCraftyBride on Folksy.

I live in East Birmingham and I'm married with two young daughters who also love crafting. I have promised my 6 year old that I will teach her to knit very soon as she can't wait to knit like mommy.

My mom taught me knit when I was about 6 years old and I used to make very narrow wonky scarves for my dollies. Over the years I have learned to crochet and cross stitch. The walls of my home are adorned with huge cross stitch pictures that I have made over the past 15 years or so. I took up knitting again a few years ago when I was pregnant with my youngest daughter who is now 3 years old.

I love all kinds of yarn from fun fur and ribbon yarns to pure wools and other natural fibres. I will happily knit with fine lace weight yarns or super chunky yarns, I love it all!

I think that would have to be the Blue Beaded Vintage Style Tea Cosy.

I love everything in my shop, I wouldn't make something that I didn't like unless it was a custom make but my favourite at the moment has to be my peach lacy shawl.

I love bright colours and I love fiery reds, I also love purples, blues and aqua.

My late mother is my inspiration. Growing up she was always knitting, crocheting or making toys with fur fabric. She made her own curtains and was always making wonderful iced and decorated cakes for birthdays, weddings and Christmas. She was always making something and her mother and aunts were exactly the same so it must be in the genes and my girls will probably follow on the family tradition as they love crafting too.

I have a few places that I use regularly like Colinette, Kemps, Yarn Paradise and Ebay. Whenever I go into town I always go to the haberdashery department of House of Fraser for my last of dye lot or end of line bargains.

That would be my husband, Garry. He puts up with vast yarn stash taking up our spare room and a few other places. He takes care of the kids and cooks the tea if my head is down and there is mumbling or cursing going on as he knows something has seriously gone wrong and I need to sort it out. He listens to me trundling on about a project even though he has no idea what I'm talking about.

There are lots of shops that I like but I have chosen two, I love the chunky but classical look of the jewellery in Eleganza and I love the items in SteamPunk Glass, they are amazing!

That’s easy, Folksy of course!

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A Pint of Socks?

A great Father’s day gift idea

Debbie, from Hennie’s NimbleNeedles has shown us how to make a perfect treat for Father’s Day, that is quick and easy.

You will need: A brand new pair of socks. (colour to match your “beer”) A cream flannel, white hanky.

(To represent the “head”) A pint glass (plastic or glass) Some cellophane wrap.

Elastic band or ribbon.

Gift tag.

1. Fold your flannel in half.

2. Place your folded flannel on top of the socks, leaving some black showing, and begin to roll from the short edge.

3. Put the rolled up socks and flannel into the glass, with the black end at the bottom, and adjust until you are happy with it.

4. Wrap in cellophane, secure with elastic band and ribbon. Add your gift tag. VOILA a nice easy, cheap Father’s day present!

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Crafting Project

Guide to starting knitting Part 5

Knitting Problems It's a common problem for many knitting beginners - you're happily knitting away, but something's not quite right - you started with 20 stitches and now you have 26!

Where are these extra stitches coming from?

And how can you fix the problem?

Splitting yarn Some yarns - even expensive high-end yarns - are terribly 'splitty'.

The plies of the yarn come untwisted on the needle as you knit, making one stitch look like two thinner ones.

Look out for these thin half-stitches are they really two stitches, or just one split in two?

If this is a big problem, try a different yarn.

Look for one which is more tightly and evenly spun.

First stitch of a row looks like two stitches When you turn your work to start a row, you need to move your working yarn to the back.

If you take the yarn the needle, it pulls the last stitch of your last row across the needle, making it look like two stitches.

Accidental yarn-overs Do you have holes as well as extra stitches?

You might be making yarn-overs by accident!

This happens when the working yarn gets wrapped over the needle, and on the next row is knitted as if it were a stitch.

Of course, you start your row by knitting both those 'stitches' - you've gained one! Get into the habit of taking your yarn to the other side the needle, and checking how that first stitch is lying!

For a knit stitch, both needles should go through the stitch in the same direction. Try inserting the right needle in the opposite direction to the left - see how youhave to bring the yarn across the needle to wrap it?

Most commonly, this is from knitting into the wrong side of the stitch - or 'knitting purlwise'.

Not dropping stitch from the left needle When you are first learning to knit, it is easy to miss moves without a lot of focus, and you might sometimes not drop a stitch from the left needle when it's been knitted, then you end up knitting the same stitch twice, creating an extra one.

These are just a few problems you can face while knitting if there are any more you would like solved please let us know and we will try and answer as many as possible.

Next issue on the Peggy’s Knitting Guide will be covering how to knit in the round on circular needles and how to knit with double pointed needles.

By Peggy’s Knits http://www.peggysknits.misi.co.uk

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Father’s Day Card £1.50 CM Crafts

Felt iPhone Case £20.00 L´Atelier de luluu

Traditional Ceramic Plant Labels £6.25 Gimmie That Thing

Red and Black Spider Lego ® Cufflinks £7.99 Lego Jewellery

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Lost in Space Robot Watch Key Chain £6.50 Sparkle Eyes WOW THANK YOU

Wooden 'Gone Fishing' Plaque £15.00 Kelso Kreations

Summerdown Chocolate Peppermint Creams £7.00 Summerdown Farms

Circle American Cherry Clock £39.50 Timecatcherclocks

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Favourite finds from around the crafting community This months focus is Father’s Day. Click on the shop URL to take you to their store!

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Cherry Nightstand Tray with Walnut Accents $95.00 Coopers Wood Studio

Steampunk Ring $55.00 Cosmic Firefly

Father Mixed Media Mini Album Kit $30.00 V. O’neall

Plum Snakeskin Stainless Steel Flask £62.90 Unearthed

Steampunk Vintage Bookmark £52.42 edmdesigns

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DAD, Handmade Greeting Card £6.50 Corinna Ciera Studio DAWANDA

Floppy Booky €6.00 Contexto

Messenger Leather Bag €115.00 mardesign

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Mens Puka Chip Vintage Wood Necklace €17.85 Miss Breezy's Box

Crafter Interview

Hello! My name is Charlotte Hupfield. I am a Ceramic Designer/Maker, living and making my work in Northamptonshire, UK. My passion is clay! I have a beautiful cat named Molly, I have a huge soft spot for anything earthy, natural & organic, I enjoy going for walks in the woods, I love to sit out in the garden on a summer evening chatting with a glass of wine, sunshine makes me smile. My favourite foods are pizza, roast chicken & marshmallows (although not all together!), and I love trying tasty new recipes. I make a collection of individually handmade vases, bowls, coasters, clocks, sculptural vessels, plaques, hangings, letter racks, and smaller items such as brooches, magnets and buttons.

It all started with my fascination with clay at school, which led me to develop my creative skills at college where I completed various A-Levels including 3D Design, Fine Art and Art & Design. This broad range of artistic skills and knowledge got me straight into university where I studied a BA (Hons) in Surface Decoration. I have always found surfaces, patterns, textures and colours the most visually appealing. Throughout this 3 year course I specialised in ceramics and focused on developing my own style of work. I have now been continuing to make and develop my work from my workshop in my garden for the past 2 years.

Clay, clay, and more clay!

My favourite pieces of work are the range from my Degree Show. I made three large organic sculptural vessels, and one smaller sized piece. They were displayed together to resemble a family. Alongside these vessels I also made two framed prints which have the same natural pattern impressed onto the paper, as onto the clay. I really enjoyed making this batch of work.

I have huge soft spots for every piece of my work as they are all unique one-offs, but I am especially pleased with my Panelled Ceramic Wall Hanging. It was an experiment that turned out just as I'd hoped, I really must make some more of these.

I love all natural colours, especially browns, creams, greens and blues.

I’m inspired by everything natural - especially close up surfaces such as tree bark, rocks, and plants. I like to photograph these types of things whilst out walking, I’ve always got my camera with me! Whilst concealed amongst these natural surroundings in the landscape, I feel relaxed and at home. I find it amazing to see the changes in rocks and coves caused by weathering and erosion from the sea, bumpy and colourful linear patterns found within fields and hills, and the surfaces in nature where no two marks are ever the same – it is this particular aspect that my ceramics connects to.

I would definitely say my mum and my boyfriend Dave - They are my biggest fans! I can't thank them both enough for all of the constant encouragement and support. Also a huge thank you to Dave for helping me at every craft fair and show, he carries all of my boxes and helps set up.

I love the colours and designs, and I really want one of those lamps!

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A Diary of a Beader

It’s a dreary evening mid march 2010. I am heading to my usual Thursday night date at the Shiney company, based in the Paintworks in Bristol. Tonights lesson is all about learning spiral rope stitch, it’s one lesson out of their series of seed beading courses. Usually they teach a class where we will complete a piece of jewellery.

The seed beading courses are based more around learning the stitch, to me this was priceless as I have seen many examples on the Internet, I have read and watched many people doing the stitches, but I never had the nerve to try them myself.

There is about 10 of us here tonight, which is a great number. It means Jane can give us instructions as a group and also be ready to help individually. When I arrived she was doing just that.

One of the other ladies had questions about a previous class and Jane was showing her where she had gone wrong. Spiral rope stitch is the only stitch I have managed to teach myself but I was interested to see what variations could be done with the stitch. I wasn’t disappointed. It has given me a few ideas, which, new camera allowing, will be seen on the shop in the near future.

Image from The Shiney Company

At the end of the lesson the shop stays open long enough for us to wander around and indulge in some impulse buying. There is a wide range of jewellery items in the shop, from crystals to beading thread. I was after some size 11 seed beads to go with some fire polished crystals I had at home. I usually ask my husband to help when I am stuck with colours but as he hadn’t arrived to pick me up yet I asked Jane for help. She was more than happy to help and I found what I needed.

If you ever feel yourself in a creative rut then i recommend doing a class.

It's great to be able to chat away with fellow crafters about everything crafty.

Hot Tips!

Sweet tubes and Pringles boxes make fantastic storage for all your crafty bits. Even better, you get to empty them first! - from Cirens Call.

Ferrero Rocher boxes make great storage for beads as you see at a glance what is inside them, they can also be painted up with glass paints to make fabulous trinket boxes! - from Inspired Brides.

Do you use alot of ribbons? Try installing a towel rack and hanging your ribbons on it, stops them getting tangled and you can easily see and reach what you need. - from Magic Making Hands.

Tealight holders are handy for storing small bits and pieces - from House of Istria.

Overwhelmed with old tin can's? Clean them out and cover them with pretty paper they make great pen holders! - By House of Istria.

Washing out the plastic boxes you get with a takeaway make handy storage boxes. from Designs by Isis, Mornie G Jewellery and JKJ Jewellery.

Image from JKJ Jewellery Image from Magic Making Hands

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This Months...

Blog of the Month Award - MISI BLOG We all love being nosey! Especially when it comes to knowing more about fellow crafters. With the MISI - Make It, Sell It Blog, you can do just this!

Every week, a new MISI seller is interviewed. Learn about their favourite materials, how they got into their craft, and even which celebrity they would not kick out of bed!

Read all the interviews here-http://misiuk.blogspot.com Shop of the Month Award - CRAFTY FOLKS ‘This is a place to purchase unique hand made items artistically crafted with care and love. "A craftsman works with his head and his hands - an artist works with his head, hands and heart".

If you are looking for a unique gift, or a hard to find special item, then look towards Crafty Folks’ Check out Crafty Folks store here http://www.folksy.com/shops/Craftyfolks Star Buy of the Month ‘Fab Dad’ is an original hand cut card, so you can show your Dad he’s the best on Father's day, or any other day!

'Fab Dad!' Hand Cut Greetings Card from Quite Contrary Crafts Man of the Month Lady of the Month

Kate Bush.

Chosen by Doug The Crystal Lady’s better half.

Clive Owen Chosen by Caryl Haxworth www.charmsoflight.com http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/famecrawler/archive/2009 /03/18/clive-owen-s-daughters-are-his-fashion-police.aspx

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A mix of styles of jewellery made in the hope of helping

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Designs by Isis

Desirable handmade jewellery

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Beautiful jewellery, the perfect gift!

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Makush’s Jewellery

High quality unique handmade jewellery at affordable prices

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Mystic Earth

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Radiance Crystals

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Unique jewellery and gorgeous wedding accessories

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Sprinkles Sparkles

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Talking Beads

Handmade Jewellery and accessories

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The Beading Lady

Beautiful, unique, handcrafted jewellery

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Cyclura

Sewn and Personalised Gifts.

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Little Scruffs, Miniature Mohair Artist

Bears with loads of character. Vintage style, collectable.

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Monkey Gang

Handcrafted Modern Sockmonkeys.

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Hand Cut Personalised Cards & Gifts

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Sunrise Cards

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Lovingly created and often surprisingly inexpensive!

Click on the links to visit a world of beautiful craft shops.

Peggy’s Knits Hennie’s Nimble Needles

Quality knitted items

AmyOrangeJuice

Stained Glass Artist

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My Blue Beezy

Ribbon flower accessories, cards, soft toys.

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Pixie Doodles

Pixie Doodles needle felting artist.

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Juice Bar just got a new meaning.

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Beautiful Gifts for all ages

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