Helix - Crafts

Am I the only one who panicked when I opened my Advent Calendar this week, 2 weeks till Christmas? When did that happen? Where have the last 11 months gone? It seems only a short while ago I was planning spring cards with Lambs and Daffodils, summer cards with beach huts and Ice-cream, and autumn cards [...]

I would like to dedicate this week’s blog to Origin Publishing’s launch of the record breaking attempt to make the largest hand-made greeting card in the world at the NEC Hobby Crafts show in support of BBC’s Children in Need 2008.
 
The plan is to make the largest hand made greeting card in the world in conjunction with [...]

I have recently been demonstrating in retailers around the country from down in Devon to the far north in Scotland. Everywhere I go I love to meet like minded crafters with the same enthusiasm to crafting. It’s also great to meet newly converted crafters, I love demonstrating to these crafters especially, as they are like sponges [...]

After a hectic week at Ideal World, it was great to have a weekend off from TV so I spent it with a spot of retail therapy. Myself, my sister and sister-in-law descended en-mass to Nottingham’s “Build your own bear” factory with my niece and her best friend in tow for my niece’s birthday treat. Once the [...]

I am back from the Stitch and Creative Crafts Show, which was held over the weekend at Sandown Race course in Esher, Surrey. The show was fantastic and really busy with card makers and needle crafters alike.
 
I was teaching embossing and card making workshops over the three days, while also demonstrating the Craft Room range on [...]

Well what a week it has been; I have been dashing all over the country demonstrating in between craft shows on Ideal World. I will be glad to have a somewhat quieter weekend I can tell you! Somewhat quieter for me means a consumer show and teaching 50 people a day, so I guess you [...]

Doesn’t it feel like every conversation started of late begins with: “isn’t the weather terrible?”
 
Well I am making a vow to start conversations from now on with so what’s your favourite craft?  It will certainly start some heated debates around my crafting friends, you should try it with yours; personally I could probably create a [...]

Throughout the Summer I have spent a lot of time in the sunshine crafting with my partner in craft crime Nigel May. We often get together at Nigel’s as his home is quite close to the Ideal World studios and so after a stressful day it’s great to sit back and craft. We often throw [...]

Well another mad week has whizzed by for me. Recently, I held my craft workshop for 20 people in my warehouse, it was great fun making spiral pop out cards, notebooks, embossing and more. I think everyone enjoyed themselves and I am sure I did. Then I had to rush off to Ideal World for a Pick of the Day [...]

I have just taken my first workshop in many months for one of our open days at my warehouse in Clay Cross in Derbyshire. I have been looking forward to this since it was first suggested back in April, it’s nice to be doing something on my own turf. Most of the people coming to classes [...]