|
16 Magical Room Decor Ideas to Inspire 16 DIY Room Decor Ideas 32 Magic Crafts 5 Minutes Crafts videos are magical in simplicity. Available on You Tube (watch in mute!), they have produced a whole range of videos on easy craft ideas for all the family. Create beautiful lamps, candles, dinosaur soap (they'll need no encouragement to wash their hands!), plant pots, jewellery and much more besides. Check out other 5 Minute Crafts and 5 Minute Magic videos for loads more special ideas. |
|
|
Aromatherapy Crafts Aromatherapy Supplies Aromatherapy, herbs and essential oils have been used for centuries for their therapeutic effects. Essential oils can be used in homemade soaps, body scrubs, bath salts, lip balm, candles and more. Particularly popular for aches and pains are heat bags and sock bags, 2/3 filled with wheat/rice to which drops of essential oils have been added. (Click on images). ITEC qualified in Aromatherapy, am happy to help with any queries. Contact Jane via the Committee page. |
|
|
Supplies for Candles and Soap Making Supplies for Candles has all you need for quality candle and soap making, lip balms, bath sallts and body scrubs. They stock dyes, botanicals and fragance/essential oils to add that special something to your crafts. Use true essential oils for the therapeutic effect. That said, they offer gin and tonic and rhubarb gin fragrances! Tempting... Glass containers specially designed for candles, gift boxes to put them in and 19 soap moulds of assorted designs, shapes and sizes are also available. |
|
|
Crochet Crafts Knitting Crafts Very popular in the 70s and 80s, crocheting has seen something of a revival in recent years. Yourcrochet.com has loads of free attractive patterns and some 50 video tutorials on crochet techniques. Lots of ideas for men, women, children, toys and accessories. Laughing Hens has an extensive stylish pattern collection from top brands and authors for blankets, hats, scarves, jumpers, gloves and other accessories. |
|
|
Jewellery Another craft that has become very popular due to the fact that there are so many resources now available to make a whole range of different jewellery. Beads Direct offers an array of inspirational free 'how to make jewellery - step by step tutorials' as well as an amazing range of beads, gemstones, glass beads, charms, essential tools, leather cords, and an award-winning range of Swarovski Crystal. |
|
|
Patchwork & Quilting Hobbycraft has a good range of attractive patterns for patchwork and quilting providing lots of ideas for home decor as well as gifts for any occasion. Choose from coasters, place mats, cushions, quilts, tidy-alls, pencil cases, bags and more. They also stock packs of 5 quarters of coordinated fabrics, quilting tools and mini sewing machines. |
|
|
Scrapbook Ideas for Beginners: 25 Inspiring Layouts DIY How to Scrapbook Ideas + Tips Anytime is a good time to finally get those ideas down on paper. It can be easy to have incredible experiences but no time to document all of those memories. This blog has some lovely ideas which would make excellent gifs as stand-alones or part of a book or memory box. The 10 random facts 'About Me' would make a great gift for a grandaughter or grandson. |
|
|
19 Crafts for Adults to Inspire Your Creativity Crafts for adults can yield incredible homemade results for gifts, home decor, party items, and more. Good Housekeeping has put together 19 adult craft ideas from bloggers around the web to inspire your creativity. Create a display hanging shelf, a cane vase with dried flower display, or a desk tidy/jewellery box. Cane wrapping available from Canestore. Assorted wooden craft boxes, which can be handpainted and decorated, available from The Works store in Woodley centre which stocks many other craft items. |
