A Happy New Year to all our customers !
we are open New Years Eve until 5pm , closed New Years Day and reopen at 11am On January 1st
Get Ready for Christmas
Only 54 days to go, so now is the time to get started on your hand made decorations
Click here to view full instructions to make this ribbon polystyrene tree ornament
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christmas,
decorations,
ribbon polystyrene
and the winners are .....
1st - Sharon Callis
2nd - Patrice Casey
Joint 3rd - Margaret Coyle & Sylwia Pawlis
A big thank you to everyone who entered and congratulations to the winners!
All cards are available for collection until closing on November 1st. All remaining cards will be sold instore to raise money for Breast Cancer Ireland
to see the winning cards click here
2nd - Patrice Casey
Joint 3rd - Margaret Coyle & Sylwia Pawlis
A big thank you to everyone who entered and congratulations to the winners!
All cards are available for collection until closing on November 1st. All remaining cards will be sold instore to raise money for Breast Cancer Ireland
to see the winning cards click here
World Card Making Day 2011
click here to view all the cards made as part of World Card Making day, October 1st 2011. The demonstration was presented by the fabulous Mandy from Do Crafts.
We also launched our card making competition ....watch this space to see the winning entrants !
Card Making with Aileen Howell
What a great day we had with Aileen from Do crafts who showed off her fab cards at the card making demo on September 19th. It was Aileens first event with us and we cant wait to see her again.
You can view photos from the day by clicking here
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Aileen Howell,
card making
Demo Listing is now out!
Click here to see the full line up for September
Octobers will be announced shortly including whats on for World CardMaking day on October 1st
Octobers will be announced shortly including whats on for World CardMaking day on October 1st
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demonstrations
Christmas Card Making with Cliona Larkin
What a great day we all had with Cliona from Docrafts last Saturday ! Loads of inspiration and new ideas for this Christmas .
Have a peek at the photos here and remember all stock used is now available instore .
to see how to make the hug in a box click here
to see how to make the card gift set clcik here
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card making,
cliona larkin,
demonstrations
Petal Pairs
Create 13 different flowers with each set of Petal Pairs ! as seen at "things to do with punches" craft demonstration
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petal pairs,
punches
Quitled Polystyrene
Gather your materials together. You need : styrofoam egg, push tool, sequin pins, olfa knife, ribbon and two fabrics
Divide the egg into quarters and cut into each line with an olfa knife, creating grooves along each section.
Place the fabric over one quarter and push the fabric into each groove using the side of the push tool
neaten off all the edges
Repeat on all four sides
Using 3mm ribbon , pin a piece at the top of the egg and place over the grooves hiding any raw edges. Pin to secure
To finish , create a loop at the top
Divide the egg into quarters and cut into each line with an olfa knife, creating grooves along each section.
Place the fabric over one quarter and push the fabric into each groove using the side of the push tool
neaten off all the edges
Repeat on all four sides
Using 3mm ribbon , pin a piece at the top of the egg and place over the grooves hiding any raw edges. Pin to secure
To finish , create a loop at the top
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polystyrene,
quilted,
tutorial
Card Making with Cliona
Thanks to Cliona for a great demo on the 5th! A selection of her cards are now up on Flickr for you to be inspired by. A|ll the cards are made using products from the new ranges from DOCRAFTS.
you can view the photos here
This weeks events
We've a busy few days coming up in the store ! The Like Minds Craft Group meets tonight at 630pm in the cafe and Mandy from DoCrafts will be showing how to make beautiful jewellery this Saturday from 10am -4pm. Both events are free so come along and have some fun !
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demonstrations,
events,
like minds
New Spring Schedule
New Spring Event schedule is out now
click here for more info
We've a lot of new and exciting events planned such as jewellery making with Do Crafts, candle making with Brian Woods and card making with Cliona Larkin!
click here for more info
We've a lot of new and exciting events planned such as jewellery making with Do Crafts, candle making with Brian Woods and card making with Cliona Larkin!
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demonstrations,
events
Card Making with Mandy
We had a gtreat turn out for our first demonstration with DOCRAFTS Designer Mandy. A big thanks to everyone who came along and also to Mandy herself for some great new ideas & tips.
Click here to see the cards made on the day.
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card making,
demonstrations
Card Making Event
Don't Forget !!
DOCRAFTS designer Mandy is
instore this Saturday, January 8th 10am - 4pm.
A limited amount of Spring Goody bags are available on the day
DOCRAFTS designer Mandy is
instore this Saturday, January 8th 10am - 4pm.
A limited amount of Spring Goody bags are available on the day
Labels:
card making,
demonstrations,
docrafts
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