-
Getting to grips with a DSLR
Still trying top get to grips with my new camera. Yes, I have read the instructions but after so long with a ‘point and press’ the complexity of a DSLR seems insurmountable. Trying to remember the little bit learnt a week ago is a big enough challenge at the moment. I didn’t want to let…
-
New wreath decorations arrived today
Two new items received and listed today on www.WreathSupplies.co.uk ; red apple picks (pack of 12 £2.99) and jingle bell hearts (£1.99 each). Available to buy now from http://wreathsupplies.co.uk/decorations.html
-
Fire Dragons / Swedish Log Candles
We are now stocking ‘Fire Dragons’ made by my brother Graham and his wife Jacky at ‘Really Rustic’. They harvest these large logs from their own sustainable forest in Wales making a wide variety of products from the wood including these Swedish log candles that they have branded as Welsh ‘Fire Dragons’. The Fire Dragon is their take…
-
Alternative Wire Heart Frame Now In Stock
We took delivery of our new heart frame stock this afternoon. The ‘dumpy’ heart shape of these new wire frames make it slightly easier to binding foliage to them. It will be interesting to hear from our customers who use them for fabric crafts as to what they think of them. All feedback very welcome. They are made from…
-
Rosemary Wreath
Made for the local village show which was held yesterday, this very simple wreath caught quite a bit of attention; not necessarily because of the quality of its construction but more from the intense fragrance of rosemary that permeated the hall. It was easily made; just a good pruning of our home grown rosemary plants with…
-
Craft shapes for decorations and labels
For many years we have stocked chunky heart shapes routed from mdf which have been very popular with schools and youth groups as they provided a cheap base for an hour or so project; sanding, painting and decorating them as a personalised hanging decoration for gifts to family members. They have also been popular with…
-
New Eggs For Sale Sign
Our new ‘Eggs For Sale’ went live today. Quite pleased with it as it is all hand painted; the letters by me, the hen by my mum. I have much more respect for signwriters after doing this!
-
Make a twig star decoration
MAKE A TWIG STAR Twig stars are easy to make and, with appropriate supervision, are a craft project suitable for a wide range of ages. The stars can be used as a decoration or as a rustic wreath base. Twig stars can be scaled up to make magnificent shop window displays or scaled down to…