Hobbycraft Christmas 2014

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The countdown to Christmas starts here! Hobbycraft has everything you need to help you imagine, make and create a magical Christmas –

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amazing mouth-watering bakes and sweet treats, cards galore, decorations, wreaths and Advent calendars, fabulous gift wrapping ideas and wonderful presents for everyone you love. Discover why nobody does Christmas quite like Hobbycraft! Let’s get making…

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let’s bake !

Everyone loves cakes, cookies and cupcakes… give yours an extra special magical sparkle

1.To decorate a cake with forest trees… make the trees with icing and a daisy plunger cutter

2. Make a house from ready-to-roll icing and plunger cutters 3. Place the trees and house on your iced cake, secured in place with royal icing, then trim with a ribbon

You will need: Ready-to-roll icing coloured £1.79/250g; white £6.60/1kg, daisy marguerite plunger cutter £12 570592; circles £6 583371, ribbon from 40p/m

YOU’LL NEED…

Over 25 colours!

£2 Cake boards Festive ribbon £2/1.5m reindeer £2/25cm gold 583407- 600256-1001; tree 600256-1000, 1001; Silver 583407-1000 hearts £2/3m 584340 4|

Foil cases £4 597081

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Renshaw ready-to-roll icing from £1.79 Over 25 colours availab le!

sweet treats

Pile cookies into a tree! Using a set of star-shaped cutters in various sizes (£3.70/6pk 574473-1001) you can make a stack of iced cookies that look just like a Christmas tree.

Work your modelling skills! To make a character cake, all you need is coloured icing (from £1.79) and a bit of practice making shapes – oh, and a cake!

Gingerbread garlands 1 Make gingerbread cookie dough, then cut out with a gingerbread man cutter (£2 564806), punch holes for ribbon, then bake.

2 When cool, decorate with Royal icing. 3 String them together with festive ribbon (red 6mm grosgrain £1.05/5m 566226-1008).

Add a touch of gold! Decorating your bakes with gold gives them a luxurious festive style (foil cases £4 597081, pearls £1.30 564535, edible glitter £2.80 583405-1001).

perfect for kids

Make starry snowflake cookies! Pipe royal icing onto iced star-shaped cookies (piping bags, £2/20pk 568458) – you can make all sorts of designs with a mix of lines and dots.

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sweet treats

chocolate!

Make mouthwatering chocolate and confectionery everyone will adore… let’s get melting!

Festive choc blocks

Everyone loves a gift of a box of chocolates (silicone festive candy mould £2 600287)!

Melted chocolate (Candy Melts £3/340g) topped with nuts, dried fruits, fudge and candy… delicious!

Decorate cakes with Candy Melt shapes (cutters from £2).

CAKE POPS 1 Drop spoonfuls of cake mix in a silicone cake pop mould (£7 599323) and bake. 2 Once cool, push in a stick with a little melted chocolate and leave to set. 3 Cover with chocolate and decorate with sprinkles and sparkles (from £1.30).

you’ll need…

Candy Melts £3/340g light cocoa 574311-1003; dark cocoa 574311-1001; white 574311-1007

Sprinkles £1.50 each fudge cubes 596657; mini chocolate beans 596656; chocolate crispies 596666; sugar butterflies 596662

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hampers

Hamper £10

Felt toppers (from £1) and chalkboard gift tags (£2/5pk 584381) tied with twine (from £1.49/reel) give hampers a rustic look.

For Scandinavian style, stamp red designs (stamps from £1, ink from £2) onto tags (£1.50/30pk 5776581001) and ribbon (from 40p/m).

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you’ll need

Go for a trendy look with DIY crochet tags (yarn from £1) and sequins (from 99p) tied on with raffia (from £1).

Show someone how special they are… gather a hand-picked assortment of gifts and create a unique hamper

Brown paper £2

We’ve got thousands of wrapping and packing essentials for you to create your own special hamper… baskets from £3, tissue paper from £1, cellophane from £1, raffia from £1, ribbons from 40p/m, twine from £1.49, bows from £1, embellishments from £1, tags from £1, jars from 50p, mache boxes from £1

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tidings of

joy

We have loads of papercrafting materials to help you make perfect greetings cards

PENGUIN CARD 1 Stick ribbon (from 40p/m) on the bottom of a card blank. 2 Add a penguin topper (£2/8pk 599081). 3 Stick on white mini poms (£1/25pk 570689-1004) using tacky glue (£1/60ml 567275).

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Choose from 1,000s of cards, papers, embellishments, dies, toppers, tapes and envelopes

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cards

pick &mix…

£1

Toy soldier 3D toppers £1/8pk 583953 Christmas sequins assorted £1/30g 584002 Reindeer punch £4 5973061001

Christmas sentiments £1/10pk natural 599063-1000; kraft 599063-1001

Self-adhesive Tonal Glitter Stars £1.50/20pk 597611

Christmas heart toppers £2/6pk 599060

Felt holly self-adhesive toppers £2/12pk 597734

Christmas washi tape £3.50/3pk 598361-1001

£2

Card blank and envelope packs from £2/20pk

White foam pads £1.30 565425

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counting down

Celebrate the run-up to Christmas with a handmade Advent calendar filled with toys and treats they’ll love

1.To make a

tree Advent calendar… paint it using your choice of craft acrylic

£15

2. Cut out papers and stick them to the drawers, then stick the numbers 1 to 24 on each drawer

3. Fill each drawer

with toys, treats and goodies… ready for discovering by eager explorers!

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£15 You will need: Plain wooden tree £15 601062, white acrylic paint £1.50 602946-1001, glitter shaker gold £1.50/20g 566039-1003, washable PVA glue £2/300ml 590877, rustic wooden stars £4 575288, felt numbers £2/24pk 597740, printed kraft paper 40 sheets £5 597890, Christmas scrapbook papers 8x8” £4 598365, Christmas kraft papers 8x8” 24 sheets £4 598364, craft knife £2.50 566764

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advent calendars Jazz up fabric decorations with festive buttons

£15 Plain wooden house £15 586158, wooden Christmas buttons £3/20pk 597721, fabric reindeer £10 600008 SANTA TRUCK ADVENT CALENDAR 1 Paint a plain truck (£10 601063) in your chosen colour (craft acrylic paint from £1.50). 2 When dry, draw a face (marker pen £1.50 572116-1002).

3 Using a pencil, draw an outline for the ‘Santa Deliveries’ and numbers 1-24, then fill in using colours of your choice.

£10

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warm welcome

Celebrate Christmas with a handmade wreath… whether classic or modern, they’re a well-loved festive feature

3. Fill in any gaps in your wreath with smaller ready-made poms

£2

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1. To make a pom pom

wreath… make loads of different sized poms using pom pom makers

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2. Use a glue

gun to stick the poms to a styrofoam ring

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You will need: Styrofoam wreath blank £3.30 591580, pom pom maker small (35/45mm) £5.90/2pk 595911; large (65/85mm) £6.50/2pk 597113, wool/yarn from £1, pom pom garland £2 596426, glue gun £5 567346

Wreaths

perfect for kids

Knit a wintery sleeve (yarn from £1/50g), wrap it round a ring base and tie on a sprig of felt mistletoe (£4 586028).

Kids will love to make their own wreaths using felt (from 50p/sheet), and buttons (from £1) wrapped in an embroidery hoop (from £2/4in).

£3

Embroidery hoops from £2

For a traditional wreath, try sprigs of greenery with berries and pine cones topped off with a ribbon bow.

Foliage from £1

YOU’ll need…

Green foliage wreath £3 556678, natural rattan wreath £4 571263

Embroider a festive message on linen (thread from 80p, embroidery hoop from £2/4in) and hang using satin ribbon (£2/5m 5942791006/1007). Beads (from 99p) make perfect berries.

Felt mistletoe £4 586028

Festive hearts ribbon £2/3m 584340

Get a hearty, rustic look with sprays of holly berries and mini pine cones on a twig base.

Berry garland £4 557038 Ribbon £2/1.5m 584339, gold jingle bells £3 567265

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make it yours 1. To make a reindeer head… cover a mache reindeer’s antlers in red wool, securing with a glue gun

Adorn your home in festive cheer with decorations made in your own unique style

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3. Slot the antlers into the top of the head and secure using a glue gun

£15

You will need: Mache reindeer head £15 569925, WI Soft & Silky yarn £3/100g, glue gun £5 567346

2. Cover the head with different coloured yarns in a stripy pattern

you’ll need…

£2

Glitter shaker gold £1.50/20g 566039-1003 Value mixed buttons red £1 580569-1004 14 |

Plain felt stockings from £2

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Pom pom maker 35/45mm £5.90/2pk 595911

decorations DIY BAUBLES Fill empty baubles (£3/6pk) with anything you can imagine… glitter, ribbons, bells, sequins, sweets, found objects. You could even hide little presents for people to hunt for!

£3

6pk

Filling station Mache magic

Decorate mache shapes with paints, papers, pom poms and sparkles. They make fabulous mantelpiece displays.

DECORATE ME £10

perfect for kids Noel mache letters £4 586671, snowman £10 568547, tree £10 586668, Santa Claus £15 600952

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Choose from two kinds of Chistmas stocking: ready to hang (from £2) or plain for you to customise in your own way (from £1).

Whichever you choose, they’re the perfect place for packing pressies.

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finishing touches

£2

1.To make a greetings ring… place felt in an embroidery hoop and use embroidery thread to write the words in chain stitch

If you love stitching or yarncraft it’s easy to make decorations… or go for the quick option with kits or ready to hang trimmings

2.Tie raffia around the tightening mechanism at the top of the embroidery hoop

3.Thread gold bells onto the raffia and tie a knot at the top

You will need: Embroidery hoops from £2/4in, felt 50p/sheet, embroidery thread from 80p/skein, raffia from £1, gold jingle bells £3 567265

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decorations Mug hugs for hugging Perfect for keeping drinks (and hands!) cosy, mug hugs make great gifts – they’re just perfect as stocking stuffers.

Yarn (from £1), a hook (from £1.70) and a button or two (from £1) are all you need.

£4

6pk

cracker kits…

Our cracker kits are easy to assemble, and include everything you need

1. Kits include barrel, snap, hats, jokes & trivia

You’ll find knitting, crochet and stitching patterns at blog.hobbycraft.co.uk

2.Roll the barrel,

Mix & match

From £1

Create your own theme with festive trimmings… our huge range of hanging decorations (from £1) come in loads of styles, shapes and colours.

Some are kits (from £1) so you and yours can enjoy putting them together… together!

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scrunch the ends & tie with a ribbon

3. Add embellishments to make them extra special – you can even hide secret gifts inside!

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all wrapped up

Keep it simple or be elaborate… our papers, ribbons, bows and trimmings will mean a feast of art for under the tree

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Twine from £1.49/reel, raffia from £1, pine cone sprigs £1/3pk

Krafty trend-setters

This year’s wrapping trend is kraft. It’s so versatile – you can stamp, sticker, draw and stick glitter on it. Tie it with natural ribbons, raffia and twine then decorate with bells and cones.

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Bells from £3/43pk, stamps from £1, ink pads from £2

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Ribbons from 40p/m, wooden toppers from £1.50

gift wrap

you’ll need…

Wooden tags £2/5pk 584288 Brilliant gift idea! Fill empty baubles (small £3/6pk 600249, large £3/4pk 600250) with trinkets and package with festive ribbon (£2 599894) and a chalkboard tag (£2/5pk 584381).

pom poms Make your own wrap! Pick a theme, grab some kraft paper (£2/roll) and get arty… try tissue paper (from 90p), yarn (from £1) and buttons (from £1).

perfect for kids

Christmas ribbon from £2

RECIPE IN A JAR 1 Find a recipe for cookies or cakes. 2 Measure out the dry ingredients and arrange them in layers in a jar.

3 Decorate with ribbons, embellishments and a tag with the recipe written on it.

spruced up!

We’ve got thousands of tags, trimmings, twines, ribbons, toppers and embellishments to help you create a coordinated look to all your festive gift wrapping. For the latest how-to videos go to blog.hobbycraft.co.uk

Rustic stars assorted bag £4 575288

Christmas stamps £10/13pk 599067

£2 Brown paper £2/8m roll 563039

Gift Cards make the perfect present… from £5 to £500

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ideal gifts for craft lovers

Sewing

Whether you’re a novice stitcher or an expert tailor, we have a sewing machine just for you!

Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit, £79.99, 5844391000

Janome 3300 £89

Singer Promise £99

Brother RL425 £150

Singer Simple £159

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Save £50 Janome 4400 £169 Save £50 £119 601437

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Brother LS14 £79 Save £10 £69

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Mini Sewing Machine £25 Half Price £12.50 569220

Die-cutting

great gift ideas For precision cutting on paper, card, plastic, foam and fabric, our range of die-cutting machines will do the job to perfection

Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit £79.99 584439

Great for scrapbooking, papercrafting, card making and more!

5 dies and 10 sheets of cardstock are included

The kit comes with an embossing folder

Cricut Explore £249.99 601377 (online and selected stores only)

Spellbinder Grand Calibur £79.99 572644

Sizzix Big Shot

Xcut XPRESS £99.99 591311

Kirstie Allsopp Cuttlebug £69.99 598405

Cricut Mini £89.99 586372

£64.99 584440

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perfect presents for crafters

Get making w ith…

Kirstie irstie Allsopp has created a range of beautiful craft kits exclusively for Hobbycraft. Each kit comes complete with everything needed to create gorgeous crafty makes… they’re the ideal gift for a crafter.

Fabric pin cushion kit £10 Make four designs of pin cushion to give as gifts or keep for your own craft room. The kit comes with everything needed and makes a great first project for budding stitchers. 595941

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Stamp stationery kit £20 Create your own bespoke cards, invitations, envelopes, table settings, thank-you notes and more with seven mix-and-match wood-mounted stamp designs, plus cards and envelopes. 593488

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great gift ideas

Candle making kit £20

Light up your world! Everything you’ll need – a reusable, seamless mould, 1kg of wax, wicks and all the accessories – is included for you to make a collection of heartwarming pillar candles. 593487

Button kit £20

This eclectic assortment of buttons, antique-style charms and findings means you can create bespoke jewellery, gifts, home decor items and more… each one unique to you. 593489

Natural soap making kit £25

Handcrafted soap is so special!

These ones are scented with essential oil and sprinkled with dried lavender flowers – all included in the kit. 593490

Find more Kirstie kits in store & online

Fabric covered notebook kit £20

Make a set of four interchangeable notebook covers with fabric tags.

A top quality notebook is included, along with gorgeous fabric and pretty embellishments. 593484

Lavender bath bombes kit £20

Add a relaxing blitz to baths with effervescent bombes scented with essential oil and decorated with dried lavender flowers – all included in the kit. 593483

Needle felting kit £20

Make stunning accessories… buttons, brooches, beads and lots more besides. The kit contains 20 colours of Merino wool, an elegant felting tool, and all the accessories you’ll need. 593485

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fabulous xmas pressies for kids !

Half Price My First Knitting Basket £15 Half Price £7.50 601975 (available from end Oct)

My Secret Craft Chest £10 602350 (available from end Oct)

Lamborghini Aventador £30

Half Price

601973 (available from end Oct)

Marvin’s Amazing Magic Tricks £25 Half Price £12.50 603552

Missile Firing Helicopter £30 601971

(available from end Nov)

Play-Doh DohVinci Style & Store Vanity £20 Save £5 £15 601247

(available from end Oct)

Save £5 Save £5 Play-Doh Cake Mountain £20 Save £5 £15 601357

Kids Play Tent £17 each

(available from end Oct) Pink 602814-1000; Blue 602814-1001

Emily Button Kit £10 each

we’re kits

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Stocking & Decoration 601501; Apron 601502; Bunting 601500

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great gift ideas Soft Foam Kit £10 each Pirate Cove 601570; Fairy House 601574; Noah’s Ark 601573

we’re kits

Craft Box Fairy Garden £13 600312

Save £10 My Living World Pocket Microscope £10 603277

(available from beginning of Nov)

Dress-up Costume Sets £10 each

Princess 601976; Knight 601977 (available from end Oct)

Crayola Inspirational Art Case £25 Save £10 £15 601149

Save £5 Crayola Marker Maker £23 Save £5 £18 601165 Create a Peppa Pig £18 601891 Create a Peppa Pig Outfit £10 each

(Peppa Pig toy not included; available from end Oct) Tutu 601893; Bedtime 601892; Muddy Puddle 601894

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