Bonnie McGough

Don't forget everyone , the wonderfully talented
Bonnie Mc Gough will be with us this weekend.

Bonnie will be demonstrating Fimo Polymer Clay from 11am .
Call in for lots of advice and tips and see how easy it is create amazing jewellery , cake toppers, card toppers etc

Suitable for everyone but one not to miss if you're a paper-crafter, jewellery maker, modeller or cake decorator.

How to Create a Sewing Jar

How to Create a Sewing Jar

You’ll need a clean jam jar, a circle of card cut to fit on the lid, scrap of cotton fabric, piece of felt, some wadding and some sewing notions. 

Place the wadding on the top of the circle of card and lay the scrap of fabric over it. Gently turn over and stitch the fabric on the reverse of the card, pulling tightly to ensure a smooth finish. This is your pin cushion and you can glue this to the lid of the jam jar. Tie a piece of ribbon around the edge for a neater finish. 

Attach a few needles to the piece of felt. Inside the jar add some buttons, scraps of ribbon, a reel of black and white thread, measuring tape and odds and ends such as snap fasteners and a small scissors.

 Voila! You now have a beautiful emergency sewing kit- great to have at home or give as a gift.

New Waterbased Spray Paint in Stock

Our brand new spray paint range has arrived ! It's great for wood, card, plastic, walls, glass & because it's water based ....... POLYSTYRENE!  No more painting Christmas wreaths or baubles with a brush and waiting for them to dry - just spray and go ! We have 40 fabulous colours to choose from so call in and have a look

How To Create a Sweet Tree

A sweet tree is a lovely addition to any party, communion or wedding. You can be extravagant and use Ferrero Rocher for a glamorous feel or how about marshmallows or jellies for a fun birthday party! They look great but are very easy to create yourself.

You will need :
Polystyrene Ball ( we used 15cm )
Wooden Dowel
Metal Bucket
Ribbons
Craft Plaster 

How to make it :

1. Mix the plaster and pour into the bucket. Allow to set but push the dowel into the plaster when it  has started to harden . Do NOT add the dowel too late or it will crack already hardened plaster. Ensure the dowel is straight.
2. Push the top of the dowel into the ball when the plaster has fully set.
3. If using covered sweets add them to the ball using cocktail sticks or a glue gun. Be careful though , don't melt the chocolate.
4. If using unwrapped sweets, cover the ball in cellophane first. Attach the sweets using cocktail sticks or royal icing. 
5. Add coloured ribbons around to the dowel and tie a big bow with a matching ribbon. 
6. Cover the exposed plaster with loose wrapped sweets or coloured pebbles if you have no sweets left. 

Tip :  If using unwrapped sweets or cocktail sticks always try to make the tree as close as possible to the party to avoid the sweets going stale 

Tip 2 : Always buy more sweets than you think you might need. It takes 90 Ferrero Rocher to cover a 15cm Ball

Our Wedding Stationary Designs

Drop in or call us instore quoting the card number
for more information on materials etc

You can also email us or message us on Facebook

  

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Create Amazing Floral Cards

Brand new this season  is the Punch & Stamp Set by Tonic Studios. The set enables you to craft wonderful, intricate flowers …easily. To help you create the realistic flowers, each set contains four punches to create each part of a flower ( petal, leaf, stamen and sepal) as well as four stamps to add details to your floral creation. A stamp block, sized fit the enclosed cling stamps and instructions are also included.

Designed by Ruth Hamilton the Punch and Stamp set can be mixed and matched with other punches to create your own unique floral designs.  The finished flowers can be used to decorate cards or add as embellishments to boxes, frames or scrapbooking pages. 

You can try the punch and stamp set at Hands On - taking place on Saturday, May 18th 

Hands On - New instore Event

We're very excited to announce "HANDS ON"  our new instore event.

 Hands On will be held on select Saturdays allowing you to try out a craft, product or technique as well as creating a finished project and taking it home. 

The first Hands On will be held on Saturday, March 9th 11am - 4pm. so come along and create a Needle Felted Easter Egg.

 All materials are supplied and there's no need to book and it's only €5 per person ( Adults Only)

We look forward to seeing you ! 

(Don't forget for younger crafters we have a dedicated workshop on the last Saturday of every month.)

New Docrafts Creativity now in stock !

 

Our website has reopened after the Christmas break.
The fabulous new ranges Chronology & Vintage Notes from DoCrafts
 have been uploaded for you to browse or order.

Click here to visit the website

Christmas Week Opening Times

Our Opening Hours for Christmas week are as follows

Christmas Eve  8.30-5.00
Christmas Day CLOSED
St Stephens day CLOSED
Thursday 27th 11.00-8.00
Friday 28th 9.00-8.00
Saturday 29th 9.00-6.00
Sunday 30th 11.00-6.00
New Years Eve 9.00-5.00
New Years Day CLOSED 

*CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS*

*CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS*  

We are now open until 9pm every weekday 

& until 7pm on Saturdays and 6pm on Sundays .