Crafter's Companion
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We're excited to introduce a new purple crafter to the mix - Lizzy Curtis!
Happy Tuesday everybody! We are pleased to announce the appointment of Lizzy Curtis to our team. Lizzy will be a Brand Ambassador for the sewing section of Crafter's Companion and is bringing a wealth of skills and expertise to the role having experience of a variety of different crafts. A little bit about Lizzy Lizzy learnt to sew at the age of 4 when her parents gave her a little sewing machine for Christmas. She was hooked and found she had a natural skill for sewing. She later went on to run a successful sewing and alteration business, making dresses for a Cambridge-based...
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John Lockwood In Store This Week!
Hello crafter's! Another eventful week here at Crafter's Companion Aycliffe and another craft filled week ahead of us! This week as well as our fabulous classes we also have the talented John Lockwood from Creative Expression in store demonstrating ( February 4th). We have three time slots for the demos - at 10am, 12pm and 2pm , you can book your FREE place here. [caption id="attachment_12533" align="alignnone" width="800"] John Lockwood[/caption] This weekend we were sewing crazy , not only did we have some fantastic deals on our sewing items we also had the lovely Sharon Wotton demonstrating dies and...
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Scrapbooking for beginners!
January: Let's Get Scrapbooking "Oh I love the idea of making a scrapbook album... But I wouldn't know where to start." Funnily enough, you have no idea how many times we hear those words. Well, this year, Crafter's Companion is going to inspire you to begin scrapbooking! By the end of 2017, you will have played with some gorgeous Crafter's Companion ranges and produced a fantastic keepsake, which will be treasured forever. Excited to begin? Well, let's sort out a few essentials and let's get scrapbooking! A Memory To Keep However old or young we are, we all...
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Inspirational Tutorial: Small Clutch Bag
Here at Crafter's Companion we absolutely adore making cards for our nearest and dearest but we love designing and creating stunning gift bags for them even more! Sue has created this fabulous clutch bag using elements from Sara Davies' Together Forever Signature Collection and our Die'sire Create-a-Card sentiment dies. You could even swap the sentiment for a Christmas greeting and create gift bags for the festive season! Steps to create your gift clutch bag: Step 1 - Cut A4 card to 11.5" x 8" with long side at the top of the score board score at 2" 6...
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Feeling The Love at Aycliffe Store ..
Hello crafters! Can you believe that January is nearly over ? Have you all stuck to your new years resolutions? We're feeling the love going into February at the Aycliffe Store. Have you seen our new classes for February? We have some amazing classes available to create a lovely handmade gift for your loved one. There is a class for everyone so don't delay book you place now. Classes in review This week was once again filled with classes and fun. We started the week with Bernie Corner's 'create a car tidy' sewing class, this class was lots of fun and...
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Inspirational tutorial: A side stepper card
Today we have a fabulous tutorial for you from Marie Jones! She takes you step by step so you can create this beautiful wedding card using your glass slipper Die'sire Edge'able! Wouldn't it also make a great 18th or 21st card! You could even make them as invitations! Have lots of fun with this, let's get started! Directions: Step 1. Diagram for score lines and cut lines to make side stepper card. Step 2. Cut A4 Centura Pearl card to 29cm long. Score and cut as shown on the diagram to...
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Inspirational Tutorial: Book folding
Looking to decorate a special book folding project? The Sara Signature English Country Garden flower dies give a beautiful floral dimension to this project. The flowers are perfect cascading down and create such a decorative feature. Designer Susanne shows you step by step how she made this beautiful project so you can make one too! Change the papers and make one for all occasions! Directions: Step 1: Using lavender pearlescent cardstock and paper, die cut and emboss a selection of flowers in all different sizes from the English Country Garden collection. Using both paper and card stock...
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Fantastic week of Demos and Classes
Hello Crafters! We have had a fantastic week of demos and classes in store, full of great crafts! Our demo days are great for gaining inspiration and also meeting fellow crafters. If you would like to attend any demos or classes be sure to check out our booking page. There are classes for all levels of crafters. But hurry places go fast! Demos and Classes last week We had the lovely Jennie Rayment in store demonstrating some amazing hand-sewing techniques. [gallery ids="12477,12449,12450,12451,12452,12453,12454,12455,12476"] Our crafters made such amazing items with Jennie. We can't wait to see what the panels...
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Inspirational Tutorial: New baby shaker card
Shaker cards are such fun to make and so easy too! Designer Ann-Marie shows you just how easy they are to make in her tutorial below! Just change the colour from blue to pink for a new baby girl and of course you could make it in neutral colours if your making cards without knowing beforehand if the baby is a boy or girl! Directions: Step 1 To start you will need a 6 x 6 card base. Trim a sheet of ‘Fresh Blue’ Centura Pearl cardstock to measure 14.5 cm x 14.5 cm...
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New crafts for the new year!
A very happy new year crafters! Well its a new year and that means new crafts ! We hope you enjoyed the festive period with your families. Have you made any new years resolutions? Our resolution this year is to craft even more than last year! New crafts and classes This year we have some fantastic classes in store for you this January! Everything from card making, paper crafting, mixed media , sewing and our new up-cycling classes. We started this year off with crafting with catitudes with Julia Gailes. This was followed by kids craft group which created some...
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13% off for Friday 13th at Aycliffe Store
Hello crafters! We hope you have had a fantastic week filled with crafts! In this weeks blog post we have a sneak peak into our classes in February. We also a discount of 13% off for our customers for Friday 13th! Here at Aycliffe store we have had some fantastic classes running this week, we held our first up-cycling class with Helen Johnson. Helen's class was great fun and all our crafters made amazing items! This class is great for getting home deco inspiration and giving old furniture a new look. We are hoping to hold another one of...
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Inspirational Tutorial: A groovy gift box
Create a fun gift box with that 60's feeling! This is perfect for any music lover! Having a 60's party? You could use it as a party bag and fill it full of fun things linked to the 60's for your guests as they leave! Chrissie shows you step by step how she created this fun box in her tutorial below, let's get started! Directions: Step 1: Trim two pieces of white cardstock to 5.5 x 5.5. Step 2: Stamp the image in black in. Cover with clear embossing powder and...
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Inspirational Tutorial: Gatefold cards using Edge'able dies
Give your Gatefold cards an extra special look by giving them four fancy edges. This tutorial from designer Angela Clerehugh will show you how to use the Die’Sire Edge’ables to give a fabulous look to your cards. The best part is, you can use any of the Die’Sire Edge’ables to make this card. Directions: Step 1: Take a piece of A3 Centura Pearl measure and cut to 6” wide x 16 ½” long . Score at 2 6/8” and 5 ½“. Turn the card around and score the same measurements again. ...
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Inspirational Tutorial: Get inky with your stencils and masks!
This is such a fun and original project from designer Soraya made using fun Leonie Pujol stencils and masks! Transform a simple notebook into a personalised and unique item. This stunning notebook makes an adorable present for a special friend! Directions: Step 1: Lay the notebook on top of the white Neenah card and mark out the area to decorate. Stick the Leonie Pujol stencil in the bottom with a repositionable adhesive. Step 2: Add the distress inks with the smoothies blending sponge starting with the lightest colour. Keep adding the other colours...
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Inspirational Tutorial: Make-up/wash bags
We all love something to put our make up or wash things in when we go away, these nesting bags from Emily are perfect for this! The smaller one would be great for use in your handbag keeping your things together and easily available for use! No more rummaging looking for things! Follow Emily's make up bag tutorial and have fun! You could make them in so many different colours and give them as gifts...along side some cosmetics for that extra special surprise. Measurements for cutting the material for the outer of front and back of the make...
