Crafter's Companion
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Learn how to incorporate fabric with your card projects!
We're all for trying new things especially when it comes to our card making. So we thought...why not try passing some of the gorgeous new Cottage Garden fabric through our gemini machine and seeing what stunning card creations come of it! Producuts Used: [gallery columns="6" ids="14645,14646,12968,14647,14648,14649,12225,8402,8289,10464,8177,13153"] Extras: Spectrum Noir DG2 pen for colouring leaves How to: Step 1 Take a piece of Centura Pearl Snow white with a hint of silver card stock and cut to 10.5" x 7.5" Score at 5.25" fold and burnish to make card. Cut a piece of...
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NEW Die'sire Classiques Corners - Parisian Damask
Can you believe it's nearly been a week since our beautiful new Die'sire Corner dies launch?! We thought we'd drop by to offer you even more inspiration with Suzi's fabulous step by step tutorial. See how you can create this elegant card below; To make this card, you will need! 4x4 Thank you card Materials Used: Die'sire 15 Classiques Parisian Damask die set Centura Pearl with a hint of silver card stock Centura Pearl Deep Purple card stock Collall all-purpose Glue Collall Tacky Glue Die'sire Essential Metal dies Words of Endearment Step 1 Cut an 8...
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NEW Die'sire Easel Card tutorial
To celebrate the launch of our brand new Die'sire Easel dies we thought we'd provide you with a simple yet stunning tutorial for you to follow at home. The below project uses the Butterfly Easel die - a versatile die that you can use for all types of projects....and perfect for Spring makes! The butterflies even look 3D which is a lovely added feature to your handmade cards. Here's Leann to show you how it's done!
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How to: Make felt coasters in six easy steps
Add a touch of summer zest and colour into your home with these super-easy fruity felt coasters! Follow our step by step guide put together for you by the wonderful Anita Barker What you'll need: Yellow, cream, pink, green and organge felt Co-ordinating threads Felt glue or spray adhesive [gallery columns="6" ids="14617,14618,14619,14620,7683,14599"] How to make: Step 1: Each coaster will require four circles of felt: two large, one medium and one small circle. Cut the two large and one small circle from the colour of felt to represent the fruit you wish to create, and...
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How to: Quilt a cute tote bag with Threaders new Quilting Stencils
Want to learn how to make this really sweet tote bag using your favourite Threaders fabric and our brand new Quilting Stencils? You've come to the right place! Follow the steps below to see how you can easily transfer lovely patterns onto your fabric and quilt with ease! Our stencils are resuable and can be used for hand or machine quilting! What you'll need: [gallery columns="4" ids="14595,14605,14607,14606,14609,14608,14598,14599"] 1 FQ fusible medium weight interfacing Thread Basic sewing kit Directions: Step 1: Cut out your fabrics as required -Squares of outer fabric: ...
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How to: Quilt a cushion cover with Threaders new Quilting Stencils
We're sew excited about Threaders latest Quilting Stencils launch! Our new stencils are reusable and are designed to help you get an an accurate design on your project for ease when stitchingso you can quilt to your heart's content! The new range of four stencils have co-ordinating design sets so you can create a quilted pattern theme on your project, they're perfect to use with Threaders Erasable Fabric Pens and are great for hand and machine quilting. [gallery columns="4" ids="14593,14594,14595,14596"] Angela from our amazing design team has created a fabulous step by step tutorial below to help...
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NEW! Sheena Technique using Pebeo Gesso and Dyna Paints
We're well into our amazing Sheena Week offer and we're so excited to show you this new technique. One of our amazing collegues, Julia Gailes prepped this tutorial for us and we have a sneaky suspicion this is a technique nobody has tried before. So hats off to you Julia! Now let's get messy! What you'll need: [gallery columns="5" ids="7664,14537,8201,7650,8435,8938,8291,7682,8145,9226"] Extas: Black Embossing Powder Pebeo Dyna Paint 3D Glue Gel Guillotine Scissors Paintbrushes Sticky foam pads Step 1: Scribble your sparkle pens onto your craft mat in a...
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Exciting times ahead for our sewing customers!
After a few weeks of crafty chats sat around our sewing machines and embroidery hoops, the talk turned to our Facebook groups and we decided we wanted to share the sewing love a lot more with our customers (and by that we mean amazing inspiration, tutorials, how-to videos, giveaways, competitions, and a place to call home amongst the beautiful world that is the online craft community)! We believe it’s time to slam our knitting needles down and get down to business. As of 1st February 2018, our Sew Inspired Magazine page will be renamed ‘Sew Inspiring’. Here you will...
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Get to grips with Quilling!
What better way to block out the cold and rain than to take a little Spring with you? You can do just that by creating stunning quilled flowers with our new Die'sire range. Paper quilling designs are beautiful and fun to create with quilling flowers being one of the most popular quilling designs. Paper quillled flowers are stunning look at and finish off a card perfectly. They may look difficult to make but they are in fact very easy if you know how. Before we get started: There are some basic tools and materials for paper...
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Sheena Technique using Pebeo Foils and Mixtion Paste
We're celebrating Sheena Week by providing you with a bunch of amazing technique tutorials so you can get the most out of your fabulous Sheena Douglass products! Today we're sharing a technique using Pebeo foils and Mixtion paste to help you create stunning effects with your Sheena Douglass stamps! What you need: [gallery columns="4" ids="14539,14538,10462,14537,14536,14540,14542,14541,7650,8145,9226,8435"] Extras: Crafter's Companion Extra Strong Permanent Glue Tape Pen Foam Pads Guillotine Step 1: with an A5 peice of Sheena Stamping Card and your Night Sky and Majestic Purple sparkle pens, create a...
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NEW Die'sire Quilling Flower Die - Peony Duo
Good day Crafters! We hope you're absolutely loving our brand new Die'sire Quilling Flower Dies. We thought we'd give you a helping hand and show you how to create really stunning yet simple projects with your new dies. Janine has created a fabulous step by step tutorial for you to follow using your Peony Duo die. An alternative way to create flowers with your dies! What you need: Quilling Flower Die ‘Peony Duo’ (small petal die), Spectrum Noir Pen (if required), Collall Tacky Glue Other Supplies: Cocktail Sticks, Kitchen Towel or Cotton Wool, Brown Card, Tea Dye...
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Fabulous Savings in our Knit & Stitch Event
Stitchers, embroiders, knitters and crocheters! We have some fabulous savings, just for you, over on our website in our 'Knit & Stitch' Event! Shop with us this weekend and you could save up to 20%! If that wasn't enough, spend £10 or more in our Soft Crafts category and receive a FREE fat eighth fabric bundle from Threaders! Whatever your passion, we have something for you! Shop all our deals here. Here are just some of our savings! Shop now and you could be on your way to making one of these wonderful projects... -
250 Bonus Points for all our 'Club Inspire' members!
Are you a member of Club inspire? As you know, we love to give you the chance to boost your Loyalty Points balance, so we're kicking off the new year in style with a fabulous special offer just for you - our loyal Club Inspire members. Now that your points balance has been reset - we're giving you the chance to bag 250 BONUS Loyalty Points with your first order before the end of January! There's no minimum order value, so whether you're just topping up your stash or treating yourself to a crafty must-have, your bonus points will be... -
New Year, New Skill - Stamping
Happy New Year crafters! What better time to start learning a new skill than now? We're kicking off our New Year, New Skill campaign with STAMPING! A hobby very dear to our heart! To help you get started we're giving you 10% off stamping essentials until midnight 5th January! Click here to view the range! Papercrafters have been stamping for ages! The technique is a core part of card making however as of late..we've been stamping on fabric, using inks, paints, alcohol markers..the LOT! We love it! We want to give you all the information and techniques you...
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Hello 2018 and HELLO double points!
Happy New Year too all of our friends! Can you believe it's 2018...where did that come from? We're already looking forward to an exciting year...and can't wait to show you what we've got lined up. We're offering you double points on any and EVERY order placed between now and 2nd January for our Club Inspire customers. And every Club Inspire member knows what that means...there's still a chance to move up a membership band before the points are reset for the year! Are you a member of Club Inspire but not quite sure what benefits...
