More Buttons, More Destash Bits & Bobs

I've been busy making more felt buttons - they are so addictive! I'm planning on putting some packs of these together & adding them to my shop in the next week or so.

I've also been busy listing some more "destash" craft supplies, including colourful buttons...

... felt beads...

... felt ric rac...

... and lots of useful bits and bobs like grip seal bags:

You can find all the destash supplies HERE.

I've also listed some sets of "not quite perfect" buttons...

... and this afternoon / evening I'll also be adding some more bargain bundles of "not quite perfect" felt squares HERE. UPDATE - the felt bundles have now been listed, hurrah!

Unfortunately, with all this photo-taking and listing, I totally forgot about the embroidery thread giveaway! Oops! I'll pick a winner & announce it tomorrow :)

Bargain Felt Bundles

I've added some bundles of "not quite perfect" felt squares over in my shop.

Each pack is made up of squares that have a small mark on them / are smaller than the usual size / have some other imperfection which means they don't meet my usual quality standards... so I've listed them at a bargain price. Each bundle of 40 squares is just £12 instead of the usual £21.

You can find the bargain bundles HERE. UPDATE: these bundles have now all been sold.

I've also added some more "destash" listings to the Craft Supplies section of my shop, including lots of cute buttons.

New Colour Trends & Lots of Bargains

One of the bundles of felt squares I sell in my shops is called "Colour Trends" as it includes shades I've selected to reflect current colour trends in fashion. The pack previously contained colours based on 2012's fashionable colours but - obviously - 2012 will be over soon!

So, I've updated the pack to include colours for spring/summer 2013...

.... mmm... lots of lovely bright colours...

Each bundle includes 20 wool blend felt squares, and comes neatly tied with ribbon. They're available from my main shop, or from my Etsy or Folksy shops.

I've also added some bargain "not quite perfect" items over in my Etsy shop...

... some packs of giant buttons, which are still awesome big buttons but which don't meet my normal quality standards when selecting stock for sale...

... and a few copies of my book, Super-Cute Felt which have small flaws (e.g. a bit of damage to the cover) so I'm selling them at £8 instead of the usual £12.99.

And I've added a whole bunch of older designs from my range (felt brooches, animal masks, flower headbands, etc) to the clearance SALE sections in all my shops...

I've got a whole bunch of new projects planned for 2013 and I need to make some space!

You can find lots of sale bargains in my Big Cartel shop, my Folksy shop and my Etsy shop - available stock varies slightly between the shops but Etsy currently has the widest selection, including lots of items under £5 (hurrah!). 

Back in Stock: Embroidery Supplies + Christmas Felt

Thanks to a delivery of supplies yesterday, a few lovely things are now back in stock in my main shop, as well as my Etsy and Folksy shops.

The rainbow embroidery thread (floss) bundles are back after being unavailable for a couple of months. 

I also sell embroidery thread boxes and bobbins so you can organise your threads like this...

... since winding all my threads on bobbins like that, I've found it much easier to find the colours I want & there's no more wasting time untangling knotted thread (hurrah!).

The 3 inch (7.5cm) embroidery hoops are also back in stock (I got some of these in a couple of weeks ago but they sold out pretty quickly). These are great for framing all your smallest stitcheries, and they're small enough for making Christmas ornaments too.

Plus the Christmas felt packs are back, ready for lots of festive crafting!

Each pack contains a selection of wool blend felt squares in greens (for Christmas trees, holly & ivy) browns (for Christmas puddings & reindeer), white (for icing, snowmen & snow), reds (for santa hats, candy canes & berries) and ginger (for gingerbread men & gingerbread houses).

If you're looking for some festive inspiration, check out my Christmas Tutorials page for lots of free felt ornament tutorials and other crafty projects.

There are also four cute Christmas projects in my book, Super-Cute Felt...

... a gingerbread cookie garland, embroidery hoop ornaments, a snowglobe doorhanger, and embroidered mitten ornaments. I made a set of the cookies as ornaments for my mum last year and I'm now under orders to sew a set for both my sisters!

Signed copes of Super-Cute Felt are available from my shop, and it's also available (unsigned) from Amazon UK and Amazon USA (and many other bookshops, of course!).

A Change to my Felt Prices

Unfortunately, a few months ago my supplier put up the price of the wool blend felt squares I sell in my shops. I'd been hoping to be able to "eat" the cost of the increase and keep my shop prices the same but having looked at my accounts I'm afraid that's not really going to be possible long term, so the prices of all my felt packs will be going up slightly.

But, I thought the least I could do was give you guys some advanced warning in case there's some felt you've been meaning to buy!

Prices will be going up in all my shops (in my main shop, and over on Etsy and Folksy) the week beginning 20th August, as follows:

10 Felt Squares will be £5.75 (currently £5.50)
20 Felt Squares will be £10.50 (currently £10)
30 Felt Squares will be £15.75 (currently £15)
40 Felt Squares will be £21.00 (currently £20)

Giant Rainbows of 65 squares will be £32.50 (currently £31)
And Mini Rainbows of 65 mini squares will be £10.50 (currently £10)

Postage rates will all stay the same. (Oh & prices in my DaWanda shop will be going up slightly too, I've just not had a chance yet to work out the exact prices in Euros)

P.S. my embroidery hoops will also be going up in price the same week due to rising wholesale prices, the 3inch hoops are currently sold out but I've still got some packs of the 4inch hoops available at the current prices.

Bargains + Parrots

I've added a few things to my Etsy shop this week...

There's a few bargain felt bundles:

A selection of "not quite perfect" felt squares that are have a small mark on them or are slightly mis-shapen - update: these have now been sold.

A pack of bright felt pieces that aren't quite square: 

And some grey felt squares in colours I don't normally sell (I ordered these by mistake, oops!).

 There's also a bargain bundle of elasticated sequin trim - 20 metres for just £4! Update: these have now been sold.

And there's also an extra large embroidery thread box (+ 72 embroidery threads and bobbins to wind them onto). This box is 1cm deeper than the other boxes I sell, has movable dividers and is sturdier than the other boxes but I've listed it at the same price. Update: this has now been sold.

I've also listed the two parrots I stitched for Heart-Felt Holidays. There's a parrot brooch...

... and a large pirate parrot to wear as part of a pirate costume. Arrr!

 

They can all be found over in my Etsy shop.

A New Felt Pack + A Bird Sighting

I had lots of fun yesterday selecting yummy felt colours for a new felt pack...

... a bundle of 20 felt squares in a palette inspired by colour trends for 2012.

They're now available from my Etsy and Folksy shops.


In other news...

I'm this week's "Crafty Superstar" over on Cut Out + Keep. I'll be sharing a few of my old tutorials on the site & there's a mini interview with me which you can read here (if you want to!)


Plus, three of my bird brooches are featured in the new issue of Mollie Makes which came out yesterday. I'm looking forward to buying my copy this afternoon and having a good nose at all the spring-themed loveliness contained within.

Apparently a special issue of Mollie Makes (compiled from 5 previous issues) is currently available in German. I hope it's popular, as it's always great to see UK craft publications doing well!

UPDATE: I'm gradually turning my bird designs into sewing patterns! Visit my shop to see all my printable PDF patterns:

Felt Rainbows Now Back in Stock

I've had a few felt colours out of stock for a while... but now all 65 colours are available again. Hurrah!

My new supplies arrived this morning, and I've just finished sorting them all out and getting everything back in stock on my website and shops on Etsy, Folksy and DaWanda.

Mini rainbows and giant rainbows containing all 65 colours are now back in stock, and of course you've got all 65 colours to choose from when ordering pick-and-mix bundles.

All the colours being back also means that my soft pastels and natural tones packs have their full complement of colours again. The pastels packs are proving quite popular at the moment - they're perfect for spring and Easter crafting projects.

Also back in stock are the 3inch embroidery hoops which are great for framing small cross stitch and embroidery projects.

64 Felt Colours... now back in stock!

I've been running quite low on felt squares recently and had run out of a few colours... but I've just had a big order from my supplier and (almost) all my felt is now back in stock.

Just in time for all your Christmas crafting :)


Teal is unfortunately still sold out, but all the other 64 colours are available.


Felt rainbows are also back in stock, along with lots of colour-themed bundles including the popular Soft Pastels pack...


... and the Christmas Felt pack:


You can buy felt packs and pick 'n' mix bundles of squares from my website, or any of my shops on Etsy, Folksy and DaWanda.