Popular Crafts Magazine Issue 7 Complete Guide to Easter Crafts This month's issue includes: Dimensional daisy ringsThis is so, so easy, and can be made with a dimensional product for card making!Spring IrisesIf you are a keen dressmaker or quilter here's a fun way to recycle leftover cloth.Get cracking!A simple project for a first attempt at candlemaking. Looks great with painted eggshells as a table centrepiece.Bouncing bunniesHappy greeting cards or a secret box with these fun Funky Foam bunnies.Felt finger friendsEntertain the kids with a range of finger puppet animals!Go to work on an egg-cupMake your breakfast eggs even yummier with these bright and cheerful egg-cups.The sweet smell of soapMake gifts that won’t pile on the pounds this Easter. These delicious looking soaps are completely calorie-free!Bunny bakers with FREE TEMPLATEBefore you bake your Easter cookies, you’ll need an apron! Make one for you and your little helper.Swallow's egg necklaceWear a pair of swallows in this simple-to-make necklace…Oh sew specialDo you know someone who is always sewing? Adapt this sewing box cake for anyone who enjoys this popular pastime.Butterfly wreathPin some pretty butterflies to a polystyrene wreath for a fun project that the kids can help with.Hot wireNow you can crochet yourself a pretty necklace and bracelet set. Yes, that’s right, crochet!Boxed upThese pretty boxes are really quite simple to construct and the shape is unusual. Lovely favours for guests at a weddingFresh as a daisyThese fresh, bright cards and tags can be quickly made to send vibrant spring or Easter greetings.Blindingly goodDecorate a blind for a nursery of a child’s room using Textile paints and follow this easy to trace pattern.Retro revivalCreate ceramics using quick and simple designs in only two colours!PLUS...News & ReviewsGiveawaysWe've got £260 of goodies to give away!High Street RobberyIt is deeply disheartening to find a necklace, illustration or plush that took hours of designing, improving, making and promoting for sale suddenly for sale in large quantities, factory produced and for a fraction of the price, but here are some designers that know exactly how that feels… AND MUCH MORE...
Popular Crafts Magazine Issue 6 Painting, Printing & StampingMessage of loveValentine’s Day is the perfect excuse to show your feelings, so why not create these 3D stamped window cardssweets for my sweet...Give a hint of sugar this Valentine’s Day with these beautifulhandmade box templates from Kuretake.A posy of paperweightsCheer up a coffee table or brighten up a desktop with thesepainted and gilded floral paperweights.Salting awayUse household salt to create these beautiful patternsA garden of friendshipWe all love to receive a letter, a perfect gift for a special personto keep all their letter writing materials together.Heavenly HuesThis handy sized tray, together with the coasters will adda touch of class to your outside dining area.Daisy daisyThis stunning silk scarf is the perfect present for a specialfriend. You can also attach the matching silk painted cardto your gift.A lighter touchGive plain, cream church candles a retro makeover with a lickof paint and a touch of creativity.Time for a cuppaFloral printed tea cups are all the rage – now you can makeyour own with the simple technique of using Lazertran.Flowers from the Far EastBring in a flavour of the orient with these beautifulblossom plaques.Charming cupcakesThis Shrink Plastic technique is perfect to create multicolourcharms for use in jewellery or other applications.Easy AquaThe perfect centrepiece for your living or dining room, makerguests think it’s an artefact you picked up during your travels!Glorious glasswareBring sparkle to ordinary glassware by painting and gilding itwith these easy techniques.What's in a name?Create this delightful name picture for the room of a belovedchild. It’s bright, colourful, cheerful and easy to make.Hush a bye babyThis soft and snuggly cot quilt will look great in any nurserywith the co-ordinated hanging mobile.All tied upTransform a plain apron into a fruity favourite with a littlestylish fabric painting.Night de-lightThis project shows you how to give silk a tough, heatresistantsurface.Cool cafe ceramicsMake your ordinary kitchen shelf feel just like a retro café, with this funky pair of mugs and a decorative plate
Popular Crafts Magazine Issue 4 Beadwork & Jewellery There’s nothing like jewellery to brighten up an outfit or treat yourself or a friend, and when it is handmade it is so personal too. It makes great gifts and you can never have too many pieces! We have a great value issue for you- 37 projects over 100 pages, exploring a vast array of different jewels for you to make with different techniques. Learn about silver clay with our masterclass on page10, or venture into resin on page 72. There are several bead shows coming up to indulge your passion, though of course you could be enticed to try and make your own from polymer clay in our project on page 77, or inspired by lampwork artist Caroline Cash on page 63. It’s amazing how many materials beads are made from and the shapes and designs they have- it’s not difficult to see why they have a collectable appeal and why we can never get enough! On Sale 1st September! Pre-order now!
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Popular Crafts Magazine January 2011 Message of loveValentine’s Day is the perfect excuse to show your feelings, so why not create these 3D stamped window cardssweets for my sweet...Give a hint of sugar this Valentine’s Day with these beautifulhandmade box templates from Kuretake.A posy of paperweightsCheer up a coffee table or brighten up a desktop with thesepainted and gilded floral paperweights.Salting awayUse household salt to create these beautiful patternsA garden of friendshipWe all love to receive a letter, a perfect gift for a special person
Popular Crafts Magazine Christmas Crafts November 2010The Best way to get cracking on your christmas decorations, cards and Gifts.The Popular Crafts Christmas edition includes just some of the following great ideas:Christmas Coastings. These sumptuous coasters and their matching box make a great christmas preasent and are not hard to make.Beady-Eyed Angels. Use fine wire and sparkly beadz to make these pretty little tree angles. They are so quick and easy to make.Star Crazy. These sparkling star cards are really fun. Your friends will be totally impressed by their originality.The Holly And The Ivy. Flowers, berries and foilage are a welcome sight in this Christmas door wreath. Noel Bunting. This fun and colourfull bunting is easy to make and not only looks fantastic but should last for many years to come.Positively Angelic. These cute paper angels will make a celestial display in your home over Christmas.Christmas Chocolates. Personalised, handmade chocolate place settings. Wow your Christmas dinner guests!Tree-mendous. Create sparkly resin decorations in your favourite colours to adorn your tree this year. Suitable for absolute beginners.Advent Boxes. This is a great project – recycling last year’s Christmas cards to make this year’s Advent calendar!Twinkle twinkle little stars. Let the winter sun make these little stars twinkle as they hang in your window over Christmas.Plus lots more!
Popular Patchwork Magazine November 2010November 2010 Issue includes:SOMETHING FOR EVERYONEFind out about The Quilters’ GuildBUILDING BLOCKSA new series about the history and design of quilt blocksFESTIVAL OF QUILTSGillian Cooper’s favourite quilts from 2010FINS AND FIBRESSadie Yeomans attends a Quick and Easy workshopSHOW AND TELLCushion, bag and quilt stories from our readersCREATING A WORK SPACE: PART TWOCarolyn Sinclair’s essential tools and gadgetsNEEDLES AND PINSAnne Williams visits Forge Mill Needle MuseumCOMING SOONPreview our December issue, on sale 12 November