Craft Focus - Oct/Nov (Issue 63)

festive cheer SPEEDY CROSS-STITCH Janlynn is getting into the festive spirit with this sweet set of four snowman cross-stitch designs featuring winter messages. These great little kits are super quick to craft into 5in x 7in designs, which could make a great homemade Christmas card or the centrepiece in a cosy quilt. Each kit contains 14-count navy Aida fabric, stranded cotton threads, snowflake sequins to decorate, needle, cross-stitch chart and instructions. They retail at £12.99 each. SoloCrafts +44 (0)161 464 7313 sales@solocrafts.com solo-crafts.com More ideas to inspire your customers this Christmas IT’S A WRAP! ExaClair has released two new ranges to its Clairefontaine Christmas wrapping paper collections, offering consumers stylish inspirationhe fetive season. The new Pearl collection uses modern, neutral tones of chocolate, caramel and silver to create sumptuous and contemporary wrapping options. The new British Christmas collection provides a choice of five classic styles, including gold stars, sketch-style Father Christmas and sleigh design, and traditional green and red check design. In both ranges, there are coordinated bags, boxes, ribbons, bows and labels. Other festive ranges include the sweet and fun Christmas Kids Collection, featuring cute polar bears wearing Santa hats, an animated Christmas scene with ginger bread men, candy canes and colourful presents; the metallic red and gold Premium collection, the modern, blue, red and silver Geometric range, and the black and gold Chic Christmas collection. ExaClair +44 (0)1553 767 235 enquiries@exaclair.co.uk exaclair.co.uk STAND UP AND BE COUNTED The concept card collection from Hunkydory Crafts gives crafters the ability to create with ease the on-trend, pop-out card shape, while still adding the company’s trademark quality and style with beautiful artwork and luxurious foiling. If crafters want to make their own cards, Twist ‘n’ Pop card blanks includes uncoated cardstock enabling you to use a plethora of techniques to decorate. These retail at £14.99. Hunkydory Crafts +44 (0)1772 556 301 trade@hunkydorycrafts.co.uk trade.hunkydorycrafts.co.uk Christmas (part two) craft focus 51