Craft Focus - Oct/Nov (Issue 63)

craft focus 97 creative stationery Ideas that push the boundaries between stationery and craft! 1. Luxurious occasions Brand-new to Sara’s Signature range is the stunning Black & Gold collection, a fully coordinating range that includes foil rolls and transfers, sparkle pens, metal charms, ribbon, embossing folders, dies, mirror and glitter card and a foiled card pack. Perfect for extra-special occasions from weddings to milestone birthdays and beyond, this collection will add a touch of sophistication to projects with its black and metallic gold colour scheme. Crafter’s Companion, crafterscompaniontrade.co.uk 2. Store all Hunkydory Crafts has just launched its amazingly functional new Storage Genie, which will be a must-have for all your crafters’ storage needs. The expanding file is stylish and compact yet deceptively large on the inside, with a huge amount of space to keep crafts organised and has 13 A4 plus-sized pockets, coloured labels to organise each pocket, handy compartment on the inside perfectly sized for the brands Little Books, secret storage drawers ideal for housing craft essentials plus a carry handle for ease of transport and stylish design with purple and black colour scheme with silver foiled logo. It retails for £19.99. Hunkydory Crafts, trade.hunkydorycrafts.co.uk 3. Organise your space With lots of pockets of various sizes, the OttLite craft space organiser lamp is perfect to keep everything close at hand. The multi-position shade rotates to adjust light while the flexible neck easily adjusts the light angle over projects. The various pocket sizes and depths accommodate a range of materials and supplies, the upper storage area is wide with tiered compartments while the lower storage tray has rounded compartments for easy access to smaller supplies. Whether your customer is a sewer, quilter or just want to keep their desk organised, the 13w lamp will suit all their needs. With OttLite customers can see details clearly and colours accurately so they can do what they love, longer. With autumn approaching, this is the best time for year for retailers to start selling daylight lamps and magnifiers. OttLite is now distributed by Wholebeads, wholesale-beads.eu 4. Which stationery type are you? There are two types of people in the world – which one are you? Envelopes Ltd is constantly developing original new products and adding to its immense range of colours. The products are made of high-quality materials giving a consistent product so whether you require wedding invitation envelopes, eye-catching, colourful envelopes for advertising campaigns or high volumes of stock for retail. Envelopes Ltd, simply-envelopes.co.uk 5. Imaginative printables Magnum Magnetics has just introduced a popular retail line called ProMAG products to the UK market. The newest products include at-home printable magnets that enable you to use your desktop printer to create your own magnet postcards, pre- cut magnetic puzzles, and more. The wide variety of retail-packaged magnetic merchandise is ideal for crafting, school and office. The company has than 20 years of experience working with some of the world’s largest retailers, and support its products with outstanding customer service and flexibility that’s hard for other manufacturers to match. Magnum Magnetics, magnummagnetics.com/retailers editor’s picks