Craft Focus - Oct/Nov (Issue 63)

SPARKLE THIS SEASON Diamond painting is a new hobby, which involves completing a picture with acrylic rhinestones. It originally came from the East, but its popularity is growing in the UK, and in other parts of Europe. Artibalta’s diamond painting kits contain all the required materials to complete the design including the canvas with adhesive layer and printed chart, acrylic rhinestones, tweezer or stylus, plastic container for rhinestones and instruction. The process is very simple and can be completed by children and adults. The diamond painting kit is a creative gift for needlecraft and lovers of handmade items. Artibalta diamond painting range is the biggest on the market containing more than 600 designs with partial and full completion of the picture, and has a wonderful selection of Christmas designs too. Artibalta +370 6843 8867 sales@artbalt.lt artbalt.eu/en STOCKING SURPRISE Design Works has created three new felt appliqué festive stocking designs featuring Father Christmas, snowman and woodland creatures around a Christmas tree. The fun kits are easy to do, give fantastic results and a stocking that will last for years to come. Each kit contains coloured felt pieces, sequins, beads, a paper template, step-by-step instructions, needles and threads. The backing is also included, and each stocking measures 18in on the diagonal. With a retail price of £22.99 these make a great investment for hours of entertainment on cold winter evenings. Design Works is distributed by SoloCrafts +44 (0)161 464 7313 sales@solocrafts.com solo-crafts.com FESTIVE SCENTS The Soap Kitchen knows how rewarding it can be to make your own - so they’ve put together a selection of gift kits that contain all the ingredients you need to start getting crafty and creative! There are some special editions with suitably Christmassy fragrances and moulds. Make Your Own Bath Bombs contains ingredients to make six large bath bombs and you can choose from snowman, gingerbread man and Christmas tree. We also like the Make Your Own Fragrant Candles kit which retails at £17.99. The Soap Kitchen +44 (0)1237 420 872 sales@thesoapkitchen.co.uk thesoapkitchen.co.uk THAT HYGGE FEELING If your cross-stitch customers love the Scandinavian style, they’ll love the three simple designs from Bothy Threads. They feature full cross-stitch and backstitch stitches that are easy to do. Scandi Heart by Karen Tye Bentley is worked on 16 hpi parchment Aida in stranded cotton with embellishments. It measures 26cm x 26cm. Scandi Tree by Bothy Designs and Love Yule are both worked on 14 hpi parchment Aida in stranded cotton with embellishments. Bothy Threads +44 (0)1900 828 844 info@bothythreads.com bothythreads.com Christmas (part two) craft focus 57