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Happy St. David's Day! What marks the start of March more than a Daffodil? This beautiful collection features 12 floral stamp and die sets, one for each calendar month. Crafters can create floral projects and birthday cards, featuring the flower of the month, for example March is a Daffodil, June is a Rose and December is a Poinsettia.
Each set includes an outline die and a stamp set, which can add detail to the floral design. The stamp set also features a selection of sentiments and additional elements.
The Gemini Birthday Month Stamp and Die sets are perfect for sending special messages, all year round and has an RRP £16.99.
For further info call +44 (0)1388 660 930 or visit the website www.crafterscompaniontrade.co.uk
Craft Buddy is working in partnership with Disney to bring a new licensed Crystal Art® range to market in spring 2021 based around popular Disney characters.
Available in a range of kits and sets across Craft Buddy's established Crystal Art range (also known as 'diamond painting' or 'diamond art) the new Disney designs will bring a touch of magic to the collection, providing timeless appeal to Disney and Crystal Art fans aged 8+ across the UK. Crystal Art sets enable adults and children to create treasured pieces of wall art, cards, notebooks and more. The technique used to produce sparkling Crystal Art is similar to painting by numbers with each design featuring a numbered, adhesive template. Using the magic pick up pen (included), simply lift up the coloured crystals and place them on the corresponding dots. Affixing instantly, the result is a beautiful piece of art which can be kept or gifted to loved ones.
At launch, famous Disney characters will feature across all areas of the Crystal Art portfolio with more designs and products being added to the collection across the year.
For further info call +44 (0)20 3417 6565, email sales@craftbuddyltd.co.uk or visit the website www.craftbuddyltd.co.uk
Following the successful 14in Bee on Honeycomb cushion, Cleopatra's Needle is developing its British Wildlife series to include two completely new designs due in early 2021. These are the New 14in cushion called 'The Duchess'. It depicts the Duchess of Burgundy Butterfly which is a native butterfly to the British Isles, mainly found in England with a stronghold in the central southern areas and more isolated colonies in the Southern Lakes and the North York Moors.
The kit comes complete with a printed canvas on Zweigart 12 hpi canvas, all the wool necessary to compete the kit, needle, stitching and making up instructions, colour and black and white charts.
The second new release for 2021 is called 'Hawk Moth' it depicts the Elephant Hawk Moth, which is a medium-sized hawk moth, on the wing from May to early August and active at dusk. The cushion shows the Elephant Hawk Moth, on nightly flowering Jasmine.
The kit comes complete with the same set contents as the 'The Duchess' and the 'Bee on Honeycomb' cushions. Please note, the photographs are images of the design not the actual cushion.
Call +44 (0)8434 793 071, email robert@cleopatrasneedle.co.uk or visit the website for further info: www.cleopatrasneedle.co.uk
Cygnet's exceptionally popular Boho Spirit range welcomes four new shades to the range, each with their own characteristic boho themed colour spectrum: Fantasy, Sapphire, Eden and Luna.
Boho Spirit is a soft, variegated roving yarn. Available in an array of shades, this falls somewhere between double knit and Aran weight. Due to the loftiness of the yarn, it's incredibly soft and versatile and works well knitted or crocheted and results in a soft garment with a beautiful subtle sheen perfect for crochet and knits.
For further information, call +44 (0)1274 743 374 or visit the website www.cygnetyarns.com
Knitting Fever has introduced two new yarns from Juniper Moon Farm: Summer Solstice is a soft linen blend with a subtle touch of tweed, fantastic for both knit and crochet summer tops; and Moonshine Fine is a blend of alpaca, organic silk, and nylon: soft and supple to knit yourself a cosy pair of socks or a warm wrap for those brisk spring nights.
For further information, email customerservice@knittingfever.com or visit the website: www.knittingfever.com
The Trimits Macrame Accessories Starter Pack from Groves has the basic accessories to get you started with macrame projects. It includes ideal elements for creating macrame wall hangings, home décor projects, plant hangers, decorations and accessories.
For further information call +44 (0)1844 258 100 or visit the website www.grovesltd.co.uk
With Mother's Day coming up, flowers are a lovely way of expressing gratitude and love to mum; a personalised plant pot to put them in is a great idea.
Paint three lovely little terracotta plant pots with this et from Peak Dale. It includes three pots (9cm, 7cm and 5cm tall) and also includes a pack of six acrylic paints, a sponge brush and a fine paintbrush.
sales@peakdaleproducts.co.uk
www.peakdaleproducts.co.uk
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Over the years, Hunkydory Crafts has grown exponentially, supplying papercraft products globally and showcasing them on the craft shopping channel, Create & Craft TV. The company is well known as a premier papercraft manufacturer.
This new collection, Eastern Wishes, includes decorative floral artwork with a touch of oriental styling.
trade@hunkydorycrafts.co.uk
+44 (0)1772 272 577
www.hunkydorycrafts.co.uk
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Introducing the new Tilda Woodland collection from Groves. The collection is available to pre-order from the 1st December and includes the addition of a selection of beautiful Chambray fabrics to the permanent Basic collection that's available all year round.
Groves has UK exclusivity with Tilda, so do make sure to check out all of the stunning designs on the website.
+44 (0)1844 258 100
www.grovesltd.co.uk
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Featuring more than 25 projects pictured in gorgeous full-colour photography, Star Wars: Knitting the Galaxy includes patterns for clothing, home projects, and toys inspired by Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Rey, and a whole host of droids, ships, and aliens from a galaxy far, far away. Projects range from simple patterns like the Ewok Hood (sized for both children and adults!) to more complex projects like the Darth Vader Pullover. It even includes patterns for knitted replicas of a few iconic costume pieces, such as Luke Skywalker's cropped flight jacket from Episode IV A New Hope and Rey's waistcoat and arm warmers from The Last Jedi. With projects for knitters at all levels and a variety of techniques to practice – including stranded colourwork, double-knitting, and lace knitting – Star Wars: Knitting the Galaxy is a perfect book for knitters and film fans across the galaxy.
sales@pavilionbooks.com
www.pavilionbooks.com
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