Would you like to be in our next magazine? Email us at articles@creative-crafting.com or look out for our shout outs on Facebook and Twitter. This issue includes: Michael Harrigan Perfidious Jewellery Heather’s Craft Studio Daisy Chain Gifts Flights of Fantasy Craft Bloggers Unfortunately Issue.com no longer let us embed our magazines. Please click the link below to visit it.   READ HERE The post Read our Summer 2019 Issue appeared first on Creative Crafting ..read more

Tell us a bit about the artist behind your beautiful creations. With such a tortuous route to what I am doing now, this is a tall order! I am sure it will be no surprise to anyone over 40 that when we look at our full CVs they often bear little relation to what we end up doing.  I look at mine and wonder why I took so long to travel in several unrelated yet intertwined circles! You could look at bilingual secretarial training leading to publishing, PR and years running a medical practice for consultants in Surrey. But interwoven into this are time at art college leading to fabric and fas ..read more

You get to see a lot of things from behind a trader’s table at makers’ markets and craft fairs,  and meet quite the range of people! Lisa has been selling at a variety of events since she was a teenager, and some of her tales are cautionary, some simply amusing, but all of them, honestly are true. Planning, Preparation, and Panic. Going to your first event as a stallholder is usually a little nerve wracking. But imagine how much more of an emotional roller coaster it is to arrive, and realise you probably needed to bring more than just stock, a price list and a float! There’s a lot of advice ..read more

Start your ‘side hustle’ by winning £50 of labels from AA Labels According to research by Henley Business School, four in ten Brits are now running a ‘side hustle’ alongside their nine to five. AA Labels has launched a new, free service to support those looking to make extra money. The specialist label manufacturer’s new service features pre-designed templates for a wide range of labels to fit bottles, jars, bags and boxes. More than 200 label designs are freely available for editing, enabling customers to design professionally produced labels for homemade products such as candles, soaps ..read more

A wedding is an extravaganza or beautiful things. You can completely indulge yourself in fabulous creations, dresses, jewellery, accessories etc. These can be made even more personal when you order something bespoke, something special to you. I met a lovely designer on Twitter, Holly Stevens. Holly tells us about one of her beautiful pieces. I love creating wedding wear that’s a little off the beaten bridal track. I designed, made and embroidered this wedding dress for a woodland wedding. The bride and I worked together on moodboards, Pinterest boards and my sketches to incorporate styles an ..read more

Do you love to read craft blogs? I love to discover new ones but it can be a bit of a job to track them down. So I have been creating a list of Craft Blogs To Follow in 2019. Do you think you should be on it? Tell me about yourself and your blog in the comments or contact me HERE Thank you to everyone who has already submitted their blogs to me. The June list so far: Heart Handmade UK Welcome to Hearthandmade UK! My name is Claire and I’m so happy you’re here! I’m a Chronically ill, disabled blogger and Heart Handmade UK is my Happy Haven. At heart handmade UK we provide high ROI DIY tuto ..read more

Tell us a bit about the artist behind your beautiful creations. I’m Gillian, self-confessed crazy cat lady (I have 7 cats plus a handful of strays that come by for food) and Yorkshire ex-pat. I’m originally from Leeds, but now I live in Virginia, USA in the region between the Shenandoah and Blue Ridge mountain ranges. I wouldn’t say I was passionate about green issues but I do think its important that we try to do our bit. I keep chickens (for eggs not meat – they’re pets!!) and grow vegetables, I compost and recycle as much as possible. I’ll never be a rabid fanatic about it, but I am tryin ..read more

You get to see a lot of things from behind a trader’s table at makers’ markets and craft fairs,  and meet quite the range of people! Lisa has been selling at a variety of events since she was a teenager, and some of her tales are cautionary, some simply amusing, but all of them, honestly are true. Support Small Businesses – By Eating Everything Few things make me look forward to, and also dread, a makers market like seeing on the pre-event booking form or promotion “food stalls”. Hands up if you’ve also got poor impulse control… In the run up, I steel myself. I pack sandwiches, crisps and a c ..read more

Eyelet Seed Chevron Reversible Knit Towel Michael is very kindly allowing our readers to experience one of his patterns for FREE for a limited time. I was looking for a reversible knit guest towel but couldn’t find a pattern I liked, so I decided to design one. This is an easy knit with some lace eyelet features in the edging and internal borders. The towel measures 11×17 inches (28x43cm) and is soft and long-wearing with a nice nubby texture from the seed/moss stitch. The chevron pattern looks great on both sides. I knit this on US 5 (3.75mm) needles using a DK weight yarn – King Cole Cotton ..read more

Mixed Media Artist & Sculptor Tell us a bit about the artist behind your beautiful creations. Hi, I’m Heather, a Mixed Media Artist and Sculptor living in central Scotland with my husband, my youngest daughter and my two fur-babies (German Shepherds). I work .… no… can’t really call it work! ….. I ‘play’ from my studio at home, which is a converted spare room, in my pj’s mostly!  I work with various clays and mediums – hands on, messy fun! I absolutely love what I do and feel I’m truly blessed to be a creative and to have the opportunity to do what I love every day. It’s with a tea ..read more