Curios – Another Rarer Manikin
In one of our previous Curios posts we featured a wooden horse manikin. Meant as an artist’s aid and reference for drawing horses, this is rather rarer than the standard human form and human hand artists models…
It’s Clay-time!
In stock at the moment at Art and Craft Valley, we have a range of different types of clay and polymer clay for different projects. You don’t need a potter’s wheel to work with clay, just space,…
Curios – An Artist’s Wooden Horse
In the decades that Art and Craft Valley has been in Coulsdon, the shop has accrued some rare and rather unusual items. Rather than covering an individual craft, for these Curios posts, we thought we’d feature some…
Stamping your Mark!
Ink stamping is a popular hobby in its own right, but the stamps are also used by scrap-bookers, sign-markers, and sometimes even embroiderers or fabric decorators, either as the decoration or to provide a pattern to stick…
Design your own T-shirts or Shrinkles
If you’re looking for a fun thing to do as the summer rolls on, why not design your own T-shirts or Shrinkles? Art and Craft Valley have T-Shirt Transfer Paper for designing your own t_shirts. Simply make…
A little Trim can go a long way
Do you have some clothes that need a little change, maybe a small tear or two, or just too drab that you don’t want to wear it? How about a simple fix that could repair those holes…
Shuttered, not shut!
Sorry to any crafters who were trying to visit the shop between 14:00 and 15:30 today (2pm to 3:30pm for people who don’t do digital). There was a minor shutter malfunction affecting us and the shop next…
Closed on Thursday 25th July (just for the morning!)
Just to let you know, Art and Craft Valley will be closed on the morning of Thursday 25th July 2024 and will be open again as normal in the afternoon. Don’t worry, everything will still be there…
A Stitch in Time makes Pictures
With the School Holidays fast approaching, here’s something to keep those of all ages occupied. Looking for a craft where you can sit back and relax, how about one of these embroidery kits to while the time…
Upcycling – Restore faded or colour-run clothes
Colours running in the wash is annoying. A blue sock that sneaked in with white shirts, or a red T-shirt hastily (and unhelpfully) added to a jeans wash that came out purple? It happens, and there’s often…
