Hi Everyone,
I am so sorry  that I do not post as much as I should to the website blog.  I seem to get carried away on the Facebook pages and then forget here. Please accept my apologies.
We have loads of new dies in and lovely stamps from Kayser Crafts and also Imagination Crafts.  We used one on Saturday along with Gilding Flakes and Gilding Glue.  I attach them for you to see.  I also had a play with a Butterfly stamp from Imagination and made two cards in between making coffee and tea!  Ros came over yesterday and we tried out the Pan Pastels and well you guessed we got hooked!  I have not finished the cards as we had a power cut in Cricklade lasting all day.  Very difficult to craft in the dark.  Lucky we have a small window in the workshop so it afforded us some light to carry on but did not finish the cards.  I will finish them on Thursday and hopefully post for you to see  over weekend.  I do hope you are enjoying the warmer weather. It just makes you feel so much better when you see the sun.  Any how hope you like the cards.

Una

Hi Everyone,
Hope you all had a lovely Mother's day. Unfortunately the weather has not been to good and snow has been forecast for Monday/Tuesday.  I do hope not as I hate the cold it plays havoc with my bones!!

As promised here are the card samples I made at Malvern Craft Show, followed by the Saturday workshop cards, a beautiful card and book mark sent to me by Michele Pratten, and a rather pretty  bookmark made for me for by Paula.  How lucky am I ! There is also a sample card using a Sizzix new die set made by Sue who works in the store.  You can see she has used Mulberry paper to create the butterfly.  We all have some of this lovely paper in our craft stash so why not get it out and have a go.  It does show the butterfly off very well.

Our workshops are nearly all full so we have included another Saturday within the schedules.  Call the store if you want to book as I am really sorry some of you have been disappointed of late.

The Imagination stamps have proved really popular so will be ordering more shortly.  The rather lovely Poppy one will be used in a workshop next month along with gilding flakes.
Speak to you soon.

Happy Crafting
 Una x

Hi everyone, gosh it has been a busy week.  The show is going well with only one day to go.  It has been great meeting up with our customers in and around Malvern.  Thank you to all the new customers as well for supporting us.  We hope to see you in the store sometime soon.  Here is a photo of the stand all set up and ready to go.  Howard has been brilliant at demoing  the BigShot and some of the border punches.  We had a lovely lady from Ireland just before closing today who was fascinated with stamping and punching the borders.  I told her if she started she would have to be prepared to be "hooked" on crafting and want everything she sees.  She does Woodturning which is quite an art and of course because this is a hobby of Howard's they had loads to talk about.  Anyway she went away happy with a border punch, glue and card.  Somehow I think she may be back tomorrow!!

Oops forgot this one and really like it!

Hi Everyone, Just thought I would give you an update and show you some new card samples made this week.  I really enjoyed using a few Woodware Clear Stamps from their Spring/Summer Collection.  I am off to Birmingham to our annual Craft Trade Show this weekend where I will see some of  my suppliers and their new craft products.  I will also be searching for  new products to add to our every increasing range.  Will give you all an update on my return.

Just also want to remind you that I will be at The Malvern Craft Show at the end of of the month and look forward to seeing a number of you there.

Keep crafting and enjoy your weekend.

Una

Hi Everyone, hope you are all well and coping okay with this horrible weather.  I have just loaded some Woodware and Stampendous stamps on the website.  A great addition to your crafting stash.  Will be using a number of them in our forthcoming workshops.  Michelle from Stix2 and Woodware will be visiting the store on Saturday 4th May to demo all the latest products from these two companies.  I am sure she will have some great samples and ideas to show us.

Here are a few cards samples from last weeks workshop where we used Tonic Dies and clear stamps.  Hope you like them.

I am off to the Craft Trade Fair this weekend where I will see all the latest products coming out from my suppliers.  Quite a few of the American companies will be there and I am so excited to be able to see and buy products to have in the store.Watch this space for new lines becoming available over the next few months.  It is exciting.  Have a great week.
Una

Hi Everyone.  Brrr! are you enjoying this weather.  It has been snowing again here in Cricklade and the sun is shining now.  I have been out feeding the birds as they are so hungry.  Unable to get to the berries on the bushes they are crying out for food.  Here is a picture of our garden and also two card samples from the workshop yesterday.  Thank you to those than managed to make it to the workshop and hope you enjoyed it.  It is being repeated next week with one space available if any of you wish to come.  The stamps used are the Tonic Pick of the bunch Fuschia and also Tonic Window Die.

Hello Everyone, So sorry I have not written very much to you on this personal blog.  I have been using Facebook more on both the shop page and my personal page.  However I wanted to wish you all a lovely Christmas.  Thank you for your friendship, loyal custom and most of all the laughs and good cheer over the year.  Thank you so much for the wonderful cards and really thoughtful gifts.  I was overwhelmed by them when I opened them on Christmas morning.  I do hope you are all having a super time and may the new year be " craftier" than ever for you.

Before closing on Christmas Eve the new Do Crafts magazine arrived - love the free stamps and also their new release of dies.

Hope you also like the picture of the Christmas shop window.

Take good care and see you all in the new year.

Una

Here are some card samples from the recent class.  Hope those of you that were on the class enjoyed it and also the ones joining us on Saturday enjoy using them also

Hi Everyone, Sorry long time since I posted something No excuses really with the exception as always I have been busy.  I also lost a very dear friend recently and it has hit me quite badly.  On the surface I have been okay but when on my own I keep thinking about her.  She had a very rare illness, one I had not heard off before but is very rare.  I do miss her popping in to the shop or on the phone chatting to me.  I know she would not want me to be sad as she was an extremely cheerful lady in spite of her illness.  You always know when someone touches your heart that they are going to be a friend forever and that is how I felt about her.

There is a Woodware Sketch Challenge for you all to try.  There is a prize up for grabs so here is the details.

  Also take  look at their blog it is always full of great ideas