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Tuesday Review – Hobbyworld.TV & Bead.TV
I may have mentioned a few times (ahem) that I was to go to Bead Magazines Big Bead Show on Saturday. I’ll have more to say on that in Thursday’s Flitting With the Hobbyist post, but I did want to talk about one aspect of the show today and that was my decision to subscribe […]
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The Crafty Crafter – Fizzy Popov’s Fiona Nichol
June 26, 2011
The Crafty Crafter is a little late this week as I was browsing The Big Bead Show at Telford International Centre yesterday. More on that on Tuesday. This week I definitely have a treat for you. I’m completely in love with the work of Fiona Nichol and would be surprised if by the end of […]
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The Tuesday Review – Trinity Brass Co
June 21, 2011
Today I’m moving away from magazines and books to review a product range. Trinity Brass Co™ produces findings made in solid brass with a variety of finishes and designs from stamped pendants to filigreed connectors in finishes from antiqued gold and copper to vintage patina. Their range is extensive and very on trend right now. […]
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The Crafty Crafter – Mangle Print’s Amanda Colville
June 18, 2011
If you have been regularly reading The Crafty Crafter you may recognise the names Amanda Colville and Mangle Prints and this is because both of the interviewees so far have mentioned her as the friendliest Folksier and her work as inspirational. If you look at the slide show of her work below you will see […]
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The Crafty Craf… Ooops sorry
June 18, 2011
A quick note for those of you waiting for the crafty crafter – I have a great one for you this week! But will be a teensy bit late posting as I’m going to Colchester to see my wonderful brother (who just got back fromAfghanistan and got a medal from Princess Anne – Hey! big […]
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Flitting With the Hobbyist – Craft Block – Do you suffer?
June 16, 2011
So what to do for today’s Flitting With the Hobbyist? I was hoping to have worked with Memory wire as promised two weeks ago unfortunately my memory wire cutters haven’t arrived yet. I’m emailing the company today to gee them up a bit but until then my beautiful shell discs have lain largely unused. Not completely […]
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Tuesday Review – Making Magazine
June 14, 2011
Today’s review will focus on Making Magazine. For those of you who haven’t seen it on your newsagent shelves, Making Magazine is a high quality publication, very slick, aimed squarely at the crafting market. For those who have seen it and browsed the thick GSM pages; admiring the card cover and beautiful pictures but […]
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The Crafty Crafter – Funky Art’s Nelson Marquez
June 10, 2011
I love browsing around Folksy and Etsy, finding new things and stumbling on the unexpected. I didn’t have to look far to find our next Crafty Crafter who I happened upon just after they had listed a new make. Cool, fabulous, prolific and affordable the work of Nelson Marquez is quirky and very on trend […]
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Flitting With The Hobbyist – Writing, Crafting and the Art of Procrastination
June 9, 2011
As a writer as well as a crafter I know a little something about procrastination. Despite loving writing with a passion and having a head full of characters yattering back and forth, explosions, fights, magic and everything else you can get on a page often its difficult to sit in front of a blank page […]
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Tuesday Review – Kirstie’s Homemade Home
June 6, 2011
I think it is best to begin with honesty and let you know that I am a big Kirstie Allsopp fan and I really enjoyed her latest series’ Homemade Home and Homemade Christmas. Having decided to have my own homemade christmas this year I ordered Kirstie’s Homemade Home for inspiration. It’s really important if you […]
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