So, here we are in December already – I just Cannot believe how quickly 2019 has flown by. How are you doing with your Christmas preparations? I must admit that I haven’t really thought about it yet. Being a crafter I am always one season ahead and I was thinking about Festives makes back in […]
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Those of us who run small businesses, often take inspiration from other, usually successful, business owners. So who is your business hero? Â Is it someone like Sir Alan Sugar who started with nothing and worked his way up to being in the House of Lords advising on business matters? Of how about someone like Karren […]
This is not a political post but simply a description of how Brexit (or not) is affecting me as the owner of a Micro Business. The Craft Supplies on my website are mainly imported from a supplier in Germany, and the TOHO Beads come from Denmark. I contacted both companies a while back asking if […]
I have just added two new Wire Hearts to the website – 25cm and 35cm wide. They are just in time for you to make a beautiful decoration for Valentines Day which is now just around the corner. They are also great for Floristry Projects and are large enough to make a lovely statement piece. […]
Well, here we are at the start of 2019 – I wonder what new adventures it will bring. We have a whole year of crafting stretching ahead of us in which to discover new crafts and maybe new ways of doing old crafts. Will you be trying anything new this year? This month we have […]
Well here we are at the end of another year, and here is a picture of my year ends! I have been saving all the ends that I cut off from my knitting and crochet since the beginning of the year – and here they are in all their glory. I thought it would […]
Well, here we are again at the end of October and Halloween is upon us. Do you decorate your house for Halloween? I always thought it was just an American thing, but it seems to be catching on here in the UK more and more especially for the little ones. I don’t really like the […]
Have you ever heard the acronym SABLE? Well it stands for Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy That seems to be the situation that I am in. As most of you know my crafting superpower is knitting and crochet and I love nothing better than wandering around a yarn shop. In these difficult times for small […]
As a member of the Beadworkers Guild, I am very excited to tell you about International Beading Week. It runs from Saturday 28th July until Sunday 5th August. Yes, I know that is more than a week as it includes two weekends, but hey, when you love beads as much as we all do I […]
Hello again, In the last couple of weeks we have sold lots of large metal rings from the website. By large, I mean 40cm, 45cm and even 50cm diameter rings. What can people be doing with them? I guess if you were thin (which I am not) then they could be used as a hoola […]