Designer creations news issue january 2015

Designer Creations NEWS JANUARY 2015

ART OF THE LOOM Now available in store

Learn woodworking Launches a new course!

Funiture painting course announced Workshops ready to book now

Design and beauty at it's best

Contents Art of the Loom 4 we are new stockists Learn Woodworking 5 What's new Furniture Painting Courses 6 New dates announced Project of the month 7 What we have been up to Product of the month 8 Jenny Duff Coasters Where we are 9 A guide on foot and driving News 10 What will 2015 bring?

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About us We set up our own business in 2004, known as J A C Joinery, we had a small workshop and not many machines, within 5 years we asked the landlord whether he would extend the small workshop so in 2009 we doubled in size.

In 2012 it was clear we had to expand the business again so in 2014 we moved to a workshop over double the size, we became limited and known as Designer Creations and opened our very first showroom.

Jonathan & Amanda Cooper This magazine will keep you up to date with all our news, new products courses and some of the work we have completed that month. Hope you enjoy.

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Art of the loom fabrics are now in stock, we have several books for you to browse through plaids and linens, these and any of the Art of the Loom fabrics can be ordered from us. We can also get you samples. They are woven in the UK and range from ÂŁ19 ÂŁ40 a metre depending on what you choose!

Why not pop in have a cuppa and browse the collections

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New Tool chest Course at Learn Woodworking

The traditional tool chest course is design is focused on learning and improving your hand tool skill.

You will make you tool chest using pre-prepared tulipwood panels so you can concentrate on the hand cutting of the joints and shaping your box.

The joints covered range from dovetail to mortice and tenons and will be a frame and panel construction.

This course is aimed at anyone with very basic woodworking experience through to woodworkers with advanced skills.

The course will start at 9am on day one and finish approx 5pm, on day two to five the start will be at 8.30 am and finish at 5pm on the final day the start time will be 8.30am till 4pm.

Some students will finish the chest however others may not depending on experience.

Inspired by the Anarchists tool chest this course is a six day course It costs ÂŁ650 this includes all your materials.

This year will run from the 29th June - 4th July.

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Transform old pieces of furniture to make them fresh, looking like new. Giving you a whole new scheme without the expense.

Amanda runs furniture painting workshops from Designer Creations HQ at Unit 48 The Hop Pocket.

Learn how to distress with a one colour & two colour technique. How to use crackle glazes, terrapieno 3D embossing techiques. Wax & varnishing, quirky ideas to revive any piece. Courses are ÂŁ40 per person dates at the moment are 11th Feb, 17th March and 25th April.

Groups of 4 or more can be booked with dates to suit you, get in touch to book.

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Project of the month What wood do you think that these french doors are made of? Oak? You're right it looks like it but in actual fact they are made out of Red Grandis. This wood is very stable and great for joinery. We then factory finish the joinery in grandis oak finish from Teknos, this mimics oak. From a customers point of view this is great as you have the beauty of oak but not the stability problems. The ironmongery is from 'From the Anvil' range of which we are stockists.

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Jenny Duff is a designer maker based in Margate, Kent & set up the business in 2000, her mum wanted mats for Christmas Jenny scoured the shops looking for some to give her. On a visit to the photo lab she saw a sign for having your own coasters made from your pictures & the connection was made. A quality Melamine manufacturer was sourced in the UK and using original photography and illustration the business was started.

We stock Jenny Duff Coasters and place mats, in a variety of designs but we can order in for you too.

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Where we are

At the Hop Pocket but not! To find us when you are in the Hop Pocket If you are in the hop pocket, there is a lobby between the Hop Pocket shop and restaurant and the shopping village.

With you back to the Shop and Restaurant look right and you will see a brown door, our sign is above it. Go through the door and follow our signer with the logo on round to our showrrom/ shop.

To find us from the road If you are coming from the the worcester road A4103 then we are just past the Hop pocket entrance on the right we have big signs either side the parking area and a blue door.

I you are coming from Bromyard the we are just before the entrance to the Hop Pocket.

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We have been invited to the may design series this year, much to our delight!

We will be exhibiting our furniture, why not some and see us at London ExCeL 17 - 19 May, 2015

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Come inside

All products made by us or British Companies We even offer a free local delivery service for local customers, so order online or on the phone and we'll bring it to your door!

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Designer Creations Ltd Unit 48 The Hop Pocket Bishops Frome Worcester WR6 5BT Tel 01885 490326

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