Gifts to look out for in the new year!!!

www.blueberry-park.co.uk has lots of lovely gifts in store, from embroidered textiles from Samantha Peare to beautiful hand made lamps by Hannah Nunn. Blueberry Park have their own product line which consists of Take away craft kits for children and adults and there own craft club. To find out more go to www.blueberry-park.co.uk

Sing it loud and clear!

You know where to go www.deanmorriscards.co.uk

Radiance - www.radiancelighting.co.uk

Radiance is a beautiful lighting shop based in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. Designer, maker Hannah Nunn www.hannahnunn.co.uk has sourced the best products from around the world and brought them home. Go to www.radiancelighting.co.uk to help you find the perfect presents this Christmas you wont be disappointed.

Love it!!!

There is only one place to shop and that is www.deanmorriscards.co.uk

Dean Morris cards wishes you all a Merry Christmas

I love Dean Morris Cards www.deanmorriscards.co.uk they are twitty, humourous, colourful and sometimes they make me blush. He has been making and designing cards for sometime now and certainly knows his market. He also does sells mirrors, cups, wrapping paper, badges, magnets and lots more, check out Dean's website www.deanmorriscards.co.uk

Keep warm this winter time with your very own 'Hottie'

Winter is upon us and to prepare you for the season ahead, Blueberry Park’s resident Craft expert Karen Lewis has created this wonderful ‘hottie cover’ to keep you warm at night. It is simple to make, just follow the instructions below and all the equipment can be found at your local haberdashery, Ribbon Circus www.ribboncircus.com

At Blueberry Park this winter has lots of lovely kits to choose from online www.blueberry-park.co.uk and the best ‘hottie cover’ that is made by ‘you’ will receive free membership to the Blueberry Park Craft Club. Send pictures of your ‘hottie cover’ to info@blueberry-park.co.uk and we will let you know who has been chosen.

Hottie Cover Instructions

You will need:

2 pieces of felt – 3cm bigger all the way round than your hottie - felt (12” x 12” square) = 80p

Embroidery thread = 75p per skein

Felt or fabric to decorate

1m ribbon = 20p per metre

Needle = 90p per pack

Pins = £1.05 per pack

Scissors = 99p

Ruler

Marker

Tailors chalk = £1.35

(all equipment can be found at www.ribboncircus.com in Hebden Bridge)

1. Place your hottie on your felt and measure 2cm all the way around, taking your markings straight up to the top. Do not shape around the neck of the hottie.

2. Pin the two pieces of felt together and cut around the lines.

3. Unpin the two pieces and work with the front. Cut out your design and pin or lightly glue in place. Stitch your design.

4. Taking the right side of the back piece mark the position of the neck of the hottie and sew, using hand or machine, the ribbon in place. This will be your hottie’s tie.

5. Pin the front and the back together (wrong sides facing) and sew together, using slip stitch or blanket stitch.

6. Pop your hottie inside and tie in a bow. You are now ready to snuggle up!

Fairbourn Childrens Furniture

Designer and creator Sarah Watkins knows a thing or two when it comes to designing and making furniture.

Fairbourn Children's Furniture is a very British company and true to its Yorkshire roots so Sarah’ designs are made by local carpenters and painted by hand herself. The products are also ethically made and therefore eco-friendly; features that reveal this seemingly traditional company to be an innovator of furniture for the future generation, in every sense. Wood is sourced from local merchants, approved by the Forestry Standards Commission, which ensures the trees are either grown for purpose or replenished when cut down.

"People really buy into craftmanship and the ethical values that we represent," says Sarah. "They like the fact that a piece from our range is not spray-painted in Far East and doesn't have that perfect manufactured look. Instead they can see the grain of the wood and its imprefections and they know that the piece that has been hand-made for them."
"I think our customers know the difference," she continues and like to support British manufacturing. They also want bespoke items and other companies can't offer any flexibility on their designs, whereas we can work with customer's individual requirements."

When it comes to children's furniture, especially pieces that are long-term investments, customers are increasingly looking for the kind of flexibility that the Fairbourn range and service afffords. The carved wooden name plaques in particular have a huge sucess; personalisation, it seems is definitely king when it comes to children's furniture and anything with a name is sure to be a winner.

Sarah also tries to think about the role of the furniture in the child’s life as much as the parent’s and with this in mind she is currently developing a clever addition to.

If you want to know more about Sarah and her amazing company, please go to www.fairbournchildrenfurniture.co.uk