Craft Focus - December 2020/January 2021 (Issue 82)

Winter comforts Cozy up to customers with these feel-good, comforting items  CRAFT BUDDY Perfect to bring a touch of the magic of the festive season to your home, Craft Buddy has launched a new collection of winter themed Crystal Art and Forever Flowerz to inspire crafters young and old. The hauntingly beautiful Barn Owl Crystal Art card kit is one of a number of new additions to the themed Crystal Art cards range alongside a collection of Christmas Crystal Art Notebooks. Ranging in size and price point, new Crystal Art Kits include 40cm x 50cm Winter Village and Santa’s Best Friend, and a new Christmas Wreath featuring the iconic seasonal robin plus the dazzling LED Christmas Cottage . For younger crafters new cute animal friends feature on Crystal Art cool Christmas owl stickers and a set of three Crystal Art Frameables complete with everything children need to make and display their own piece of artwork! Inspired by the changing seasons, new Forever Flowerz Wired Autumn Berries, Garland Leaves and Berries Kit, Glitter Leaves Set and themed accessories kits are also available to embellish your designs and bring a festive feel to your home. +44 (0)20 3417 6565 trade@craftbuddyltd.co.uk https://craftbuddyltd.co.uk/ SELECTED YARNS A perfect yarn for winter clothes and accessories is Erika Knight British Blue (100 per cent Bluefaced Leicester, 220m/100m), which is available in 100g as well as 25g hanks. Supremely soft, subtly sheeny and deliciously sumptuous; the wool of the Bluefaced Leicester is a luxurious fibre. With its fine, dense yet lightweight fleece, due to the nature of its tightly purled wool, the noble Bluefaced Leicester produces some of the finest commercial demi-lustre wool in the world. Often considered the ‘cashmere of British wools’, it’s naturally a fibre of choice for creating the best of British wool yarns. kremke@selected-yarns.com www.selected-yarns.com SEARCH PRESS Snow scenes make wonderful subjects for beginner watercolour artists – all you need is the know-how and confidence to give snow depth, sparkle and just the right amount of colour. Popular artist and author Grahame Booth will show you how to achieve beautiful results, using just three brushes, three paints and nine fantastic projects in Take Three Colours: Watercolour Snow Scenes. Starting with a small but perfectly formed tool kit of three brushes, a mixing palette, watercolour paper and three tubes of paint, Grahame guides you step-by-step through nine projects, starting with a simple scene and progressing on to more complex ones. Even if you have never picked up a paintbrush, you will be amazed at what you’ll achieve by the end of this book. And along the way you will have learnt all the skills you need to start painting wonderful snow scenes of your own. sales@searchpress.com www.searchpress.com VIRIDIAN New to Viridian is the new Opal Bedtime Stories 4ply range. The 100g ball of yarn is made from 75 per cent wool (superwash) and 25 per cent polyamide. office@viridianltd.co.uk www.viridianyarn.com 69 WINTER SHOWCASE