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Baby Pato Prints are a lovey budget friendly baby print yarn. A complimentary addition to our popular Baby Pato DK solid shades. This sweet striped yarn available in a 100g ball is perfect for any baby and toddler knits and crochets. The perfect pastel and bold bright colour combinations give a fun element to little ones' garments, blankets and accessories. These yarns have an RRP £2.79 – 2.99 per 100g ball.
For further information, visit: www.cygnetyarns.com/baby-pato-prints
This large Heart stamp can be lovingly coloured and combined with others from the collections for fabulous Valentine's cards.
For further information about any Lavinia Stamps products, call: +44 (0)1824 710 691 cs@laviniastamps.com or visit the website: www.laviniastamps.com
Welcome February! And with it, shops full of pink and red displays and heart confetti. We love this Mini Cross Stitch Kit entitled 'Love' from Hawthorn Handmade. The RRP is £14.95. Visit more designs at: www.hawthornhandmadewholesale.co.uk
With Valentine's Day just around the corner, we love this counted cross stitch card kit from Bothy Threads. It's named: I Love Ewe – ref XGC40 and has an RRP: £10.99. Visit the website for further information: www.bothythreads.com
Take away your January blues with the Make Me for Springtime range from Mouseloft. These cute designs have an RRP £3.34. The designs fit within a 64mm diameter circle for framing. Each kit contains: aida fabric (14hpi Zweigart), threads (DMC), needle and full, easy to follow instructions.
Order from the Mouseloft website www.mouseloft.co.uk or phone on 01477 533566
Tempt your tastebuds with this brand new counted cross stitch kit from Design Works Crafts called Pastries. A detailed picture with sweet treats and a friendly budgerigar too – what's not to love! The design finishes as 30cm by 30cm and retails for £49.99. The kit contains 14 count aida fabric, stranded cottons on a floss card, needle, chart and clear instructions. For further info, email: sales@solocrafts.com or call: +44 (0)161 464 7313 or visit the website: www.solocrafts.com
Avenue Mandarine, the manufacturers of educational toys and games, has recently launched a new addition to its range of engaging creative boxes. The stylishly cute bird house to build is ideal for welcoming birds and insects into a garden, allotment or green space. Each box contains a selection of wooden pieces and acrylic paints, a brush, glue and instructions, which enable the user to create a unique bird house of their own. Perfect for children aged six and over, this set will help young crafters develop their focus and fine motor skills, whist also exploring colours and reducing stress. For further information, call +44 (0)1553 696 600 , email: sales@exaclair.co.uk or visit the website www.exaclairlimited.com
Ideal for dressmakers, sewers, crafters or anybody who is generally creative, Whiteley's sewing, embroidery and craft scissors gift sets are perfect for someone to get started on their next project. Always striving to perfect its art, each blade, pair of scissors or shears is still hand-made and tested by craftsmen - this knowledge, passed down over generations, instils quality and artistry into every item produced and personalised today.
Visit: www.whiteley.co.uk/store/sewing/gold-sewing-gift-set
STABILO BOSS ORIGINAL NatureCOLORS highlighters are a great way to add decorative flair to your writing. It comes in six different shades inspired by nature's colour palette to create a modern and trendy look in your texts or any other creative project. The text marker can be used to underline and highlight text passages, and the chisel tip offers two-line widths: 2 mm and 5 mm. It's also the perfect tool for hand lettering, colouring, journaling, shading, and sketching. And how on trend, with the recent release of Pantone's Colour of the Year - Mocha Mousse!
Visit: https://www.stabilo.com
The Great Pottery Throw Down: 20 Projects to Create at Home is the official tie-in to accompany the new series of the popular tv show. Covering everything you need to learn the basics of both hand building and throwing, it takes you through 20 projects inspired by the show's challenges.
Learn everything from how to set up your space and choose the right clay, to the basics of using a wheel and the three core hand building techniques (slab building, coiling and pinching). The projects are designed to build on your skills as you work through the book, starting with beginner-friendly items such as an egg cup or mug and working up to more advanced projects like a jug or teapot. Packed with expert advice throughout, The Great Pottery Throw Down book is an essential guide to making pottery at home.
The Great Pottery Throw Down returns to Channel 4 for an eighth series in Sunday 5th January 2025, at 7:45pm.
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