Tuesday, 9 August 2011

Grab Yourself A Bag In Our Fabulous Bag Sale ...

All of our handmade crazy patchwork bags are currently half price until the end of August.  Great savings can be had on many other items as well.  Visit our website to see what is on offer.

Thursday, 28 April 2011

Royal Wedding Bank Holiday Sale...

To celebrate the Royal Wedding Bank Holiday we are offering 20% discount off everything on our website. 

Click here to start shopping

To claim your discount enter 'ROYAL' in the Discount Code box at the checkout.

Thursday, 7 April 2011

Free Prize Draw. Win a Bag of Ribbons!!

Win one of our Value Bags of Ribbons in our free prize draw.  These contain approximately 20m of assorted ribbons in various lengths and are great for all kinds of crafts. 


To enter please fill in the entry form on the competitions page of our website.  Closing date 31/05/2011

Monday, 28 February 2011

Fantastic New Trims Now In Stock

We have added some great new trims to the website with many more to follow.  They are suitable for a whole range of purposes: crazy quilts (of course!), soft furnishings, fashion, card making and scrapbooking.  Some of them are even small enough for dolls houses and miniatures.  To view any of the trims below click on the photo and it will take you straight to the item on our website.


Chenille Ric Rac - Available in 3 colours

Chenille Wave Braid - Available in this colour only

Feather Trim - Available in this colour only

Metallic Chenille Braid - Available in 2 colours

Picot Trim - Available in 5 colours

Narrow Ric Rac - Available in 3 colours



Double Loop Braid - Available in 2 colours



Pom Pom Ric Rac - Available in 5 colours

Metallic Ric Rac - Available in this colour only
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Tuesday, 1 February 2011

Crazy Patchwork Lavender Heart Tutorial

Our latest tutorial is for a lavender filled crazy patchwork heart; Great for Valentines Day!  The heart is made from dupion silk and embellished with hand embroidery, beads, sequins, charms, lace, ribbon and ric rac.  Finished size approximately 13cm x 14cm


Download instructions from our website

This project is also available as a kit to purchase here*:
Crazy Patchwork Lavender Heart Kit, which includes all the items required to make the heart.

*while stocks last, numbers are limited

Brand New This Week ...

New to the website this week are some fantastic Tibetan Silver Charms in a great variety of designs; 15 in total.  They start at 10p each and are are perfect for decorating crazy quilts, jewellery making, bag and mobile phone charms, cardmaking, scrapbooking or whatever takes your fancy really!

Tibetan Silver Charms

Also new in this week are some really pretty Pearl Flower Buttons, priced at 16p each.

Pearl Flower Buttons

And finally some gorgeous flower sequins. These measure 6mm in diameter and have a central hole for application.  They are available in 8 colour mixes - Berry, Brights, Gold & Silver, Mocca, Mono, Ocean, Sorbet and Sunset and are priced at 75p for approximately 2g.  They are suitable for a variety of craft uses and can be either glued or sewn in place.

Flower Sequins in Sorbet


Wednesday, 26 January 2011

February Prize Draw!! Win a Mixed Lace Pack...

This month we are giving away one of our Mixed Lace Pack to one lucky winner!  These packs contain ten 25cm lengths of cream and white cotton lace which are suitable for dyeing if preferred.


To enter please fill in the entry form on the competitions page of our website.  Closing date 28/02/2011