Christmas Card kits

It's almost November now, so we don't feel at all guilty about mentioning Christmas.

We have three more of our Christmas card kits available, they are priced at £2.75 for a pack of five cards or £5.00 for two packs - all post free. Each kit contains 5 white 5"x5" card (240gsm, pre-creased) blanks with matching white envelopes, seasonal paper and fabric pieces, ribbons, embellishments, instructions and suitable greetings - and, with the exception of the greetings and some of the images which are cut from recycled cards, all contents are new.

Christmas Card Kit XM04

Christmas card kit XM05

Christmas card kit XM06

All kits are different, so all cards made from them will be unique. To view kits XM01, 02 and 03 please click here
Please email us for details at joy.shallcross@btinternet.com

A lovely review from Cupcake Mumma

As we know that our friend Hannah, (AKA CupcakeMumma) loves stationery, crafting and money saving, we hoped that she would find our card and tag-making kits would fit all three bills, so we sent her a pack of each to review. You can read her full review here.

We were delighted that she liked our kits, and found them easy to make up, her finished items are very neat and tidy and look great. Thanks for the lovely review Hannah, these are Hannah's own photos of her finished tags and cards.

Tag kits contain sufficient tags, paper, fabric, ribbons and embellishments to make 6 tags and are £1.75 each or two for £3.00, postage free, we have some kits made up and ready to post, but are also able to personalize kits to your own requirements (girly, boyish, music, animals, baby etc.)

Card kits contain 5 white 240gsm pre-creased and folded cards 6" x 4" with matching envelopes, paper, fabric, ribbons and embellishments and are available ready to post or can be personalized as above. Priced at £2.75 per kit or two for £5.00 postage free.

Please email us at joy.shallcross@btinternet.com for further details

Pram/baby blanket

Finished last night, this lovely colourful baby blanket measures 28" x 22" (72cm x 56cm), and is available for despatch now, at only £12.00, postage included, please email us at joy.shallcross@btinternet.com

Is it too early . . .

. . . to mention the C-word? Hopefully not. Now we are well into October I'm sure most of you are at least beginning to think about it.

Here in our studio we have been beavering away preparing Christmas card-making kits and Christmas tag-making kits. Our card-making kits are priced at £2.75 for a pack of five cards or £5.00 for two packs - all post free. Each kit contains 5 white 5"x5" card (240gsm, pre-creased) blanks with matching white envelopes, seasonal paper and fabric pieces, ribbons, embellishments, instructions and suitable greetings - and, with the exception of the greetings and some of the images which are cut from recycled cards, all contents are new.

Christmas card kit XM01

Christmas card kit XM02

Christmas card kit XM03

Our tag-making kits contain 6 coloured (3 each of red and green) pre-holed tags, seasonal paper and fabric pieces, ribbons, embellishments and instructions, and are priced at £1.75 each or £3.00 (post free) for two packs.

Tag kit Christmas 01

Tag kit Christmas 02

We've made up some of these cards and tags ourselves, they really are great fun for adults and children alike, all you will need are a pair of scissors, some glue and lots of imagination. Each pack is unique, so no two cards or tags will be the same. Please contact joy.shallcross@btinternet.com

Here's one we made earlier.

Scarves and a blanket

Extra long, dusky green, chunky scarf - sorry the photo doesn't do justice to the colour. Lovingly hand-knitted by one of the Yarnbirds. What's not to love? Especially at only £10.00 including postage. Contact details below.

Mottled blue, DK, extra wide, also lovingly hand-knitted by one of the Yarnbirds, again, only £10.00 including postage.

Even if we say so ourselves, this blanket is gorgeous. Our crochet bird had great fun with this lovely baby blanket, 25" (64cm) square in various shades of pink and prettily edged in lavender, it can be yours for only £12.00 including postage.

To secure any one of these, please contact us: joy.shallcross@btinternet.com

. . . from Australia

Back in the summer we gave our friend Jean a couple of tag kits to send out to her granddaughters in Australia. The other day we had an email from Jean, which was a forwarded email from her daughter "Remember the gift tag sets you sent? Alice and her friend Maya had a lovely time with them yesterday. Xx"

Here are the photos of a couple of the tags that Alice and Maya (both 6 years old) have made

Aren't they lovely? For more info on our tag kits - available now at £1.75 each including postage, or £3.00 for two - please contact us joy.shallcross@btinternet.com or read earlier posts on this blog.

A blanket and a trio of scarves

Don't you just love the colours of this blanket, lovingly hand crocheted for us by the Yarnbirds? The finished size is 30" (76cm approx) square, which makes it ideal for a cot or as a small person travel blanket, and it can be all yours for just £12.00, postage included.

Or how about a nice chunky scarf, to prepare for colder days ahead. We have three different colours currently available, first up is brown and oatmeal

secondly three shades of blue

and thirdly white/green

All these scarves have been lovingly hand-knitted by the Yarnbird we can almost see in the above photo, and are available at £10.00 each (inc. postage), please comment below if you are interested.