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It’s that Time Again: Crafty Arts Summer Funday
As always everyone at Crafty Arts getting very excited about our Funday! Why???? It’s a chance to give back to the community with Free Demonstrations, Workshops and Face Painting. As well as showcasing local artists and crafters. This year we will also be running lots of promotions for one day only, as well as having our Tombola on …
Choosing the right die cutting machine for you
This blog is as much for you as it is for me….. Ummm, what machine do I want? In order to find out which it best suited to you. Ask lots of questions and you still may end up getting two any way, but here is a run through of our machines at Crafty Arts. When Tonic created this …
Staying within the Lines- My First paint by numbers!
I Love to draw and paint. Image source Photo by Tim Arterbury on Unsplash My dream would be a house by the sea and me painting all day every day for the rest of my life. Image source Photo Mona Lisa Smile I have never painted a Paint by Numbers but I remember that poignant scene in the film Mona Lisa …
You can paint on anything with this one pen!
Back in April we visited the London Stationery Show for the first time at the Business Design Centre, I had never been to this venue before and it was great as it was in the bustling area of Islington in London. We had a great time, sitting in the sessions and browsing new lines. We came across our …
Gifts Ideas for Father’s Day
Father’s Day is fast approaching – last minute changes to plans and extra presents are part of the course. Image found on unsplash.com As they say…. If your dad is anything like mine buying a gift is very complicated! He never wants anything – but likes everything, and buys both fun and mundane things seemingly at random. I am …
What Dad doesn’t like Star Wars? DIY Gifts for Father’s Day
Image found on Etsy Here at Crafty Arts we love Star Wars, we can’t help it, we love the films (all four of them!) We love the merchandise, we watched it growing up and still can’t get enough of it, we have Tesco Star Wars reusable bags, Kellogg’s light sabre spoons, Natasha cut out star wars snowflakes at …
Make your own Minion
The world seems obsessed You can have everything Minion from, your nails painted to your car! Don’t get me wrong I think they are cute (they are no baby Groot) but cute nonetheless. So we are running a cute clay workshop on the 30th May and I have to make clay minions as examples. The staff …
Celebrating 26 Years in Business
Another year has past and we are another year older. It literally feels like yesterday that we were celebrating our 25th birthday. I guess we are just another year wiser. lol Well tomorrow is our birthday and we celebrate 26 years in business. Thank you to our amazing staff that work hard to ensure that you receive the best service …
Understanding Colour Pigments & Jargon
Colour, colour mixing and understanding different terms and jargons can be a daunting experience and sometimes it seems easier to just buy the specific colours that you want to make life easier. Colour mixing takes practice and there is nothing wrong with buying more colours to enhance your work but you will find that your pigments are oversaturated. Your …
Adult Messy Play: Playing with Derwent Graphik Paint Liners
The Line Painter is a permanent water-based, solvent-free pigment ink or paint and has a 0.5mm nib. It is available in 20 different colours, including a range of greys, black, silver and most importantly white! They can be purchased as individual pens in sets of five colours or in a box containing all 20 colours. You can use them with …
This Lamb is Smoking!
I love to BBQ and when I think of Easter Sunday I think of Lamb (for me it’s a no-brainer lol) A few months back my wife brought be a BBQ course for my birthday, where we learnt to cook slowly on the BBQ using different techniques like smoking. When smoking on the BBQ, you need …
Get inside…Bob Dylan’s Studio
Musician, songwriter, poet, Noble Prize winner and artist Bob Dylan is undoubtedly one of the most influential creative thinkers of our time. As an artist, he has created a number of paintings inspired by his time touring the world, starting with The Drawn Blank Series, drawings created in the late 80s and early 90s and released as limited …
How to make an Easter Bonnet from Scratch
So Easter is here and a lovely tradition that keeps going every year is the Easter Bonnet parade. This is where the children decorate their own bonnets or hats with lots of festive bunnies and eggs. Nowadays you can buy a little straw hat but here I am going to show you how to turn some card, papers and felt …
Easter Crafts with a Twist
I do love Easter. Source: lovelaconner.com Daffodils everywhere, chocolate eggs and of course any reason to make a wreath and decorate my house. Source: ifitshipitshere.com My sister has created Easter swags and her Easter tree is already up, it has been since the start of March! Growing up in Germany you are surrounded by Easter trees, …
Creative Storage Ideas for Crafters
“I do need to declutter”, says the voice of every crafter that has ever lived, this is shortly followed by “I have way too much stuff”. But unfortunately over time craft and even art products grow and as always we need more ways to store. So today I am looking at quirky and clever ways of making things in the house …
Lino Printing and Embossing in 20 Minutes
I keep looking for a mountain range embossing pad and I can’t seem to find one. I have trawled through all the brands, then Amazon and Ebay, but to no avail. I even thought maybe I could contact a supplier and see if they could make me one. I have spent hours on this. I used my Essdee …
Brush Lettering for beginners with Tombow Pens
Last week we ran a deal of the week for Towbow ABT Pens as it’s new to our product line. I have always wanted to learn how to brush letter, once written it really stands out and looks amazing. There are so many types of fonts that you can create. Also, there are so many types of fonts that …
Wedding Season is Here
Here in the shop we often have DIY brides coming in saying they have seen an idea on Pinterest and thought they can make it themselves for half the price. So they come in and pick our brains for ideas, well after all that is what we are here for. There isn’t a lot that you can’t do or …
Top Tips on Getting onto that Art Foundation course!
Most foundation courses are a general application of different practices that allow you to try your hand at different creative outlets, from fine art, textiles fashion to ceramics unless you already know what you want to do then you can pick a specialist foundation course. People often think that if you choose a foundation at the University/Art College …
Get inside…Banksy’s Toolbox
Being Banksy is a tough gig, probably. Not only is his identity under constant scrutiny, he’s also creating murals in hugely pressurised environments, trying not to get spotted and thus have his identity put under further scrutiny. There’s no denying that Banksy has become one of the most influential British artists alive today, with an international reputation for …
