Crafts
Make your own cross stitch patterns
We wanted to use this post to share another website with the cross-stitchers out there. (No, this isn’t sponsored in any way, it’s just something we found useful and thought you might too!) Since Cross-stitch is popular,…
Crafty Thoughts: Cross-stitch tools vs Railroad Stitch
Cross stitch kits are a popular hobby at the moment, and there are a range of tools and tips to help you get the best out of them. For cross-stitchers, here’s the Giddy Stitcher, a youtube cross-stitcher,…
Crafty Thoughts: Making Fimo Gemstones
There are a lot of tutorials for making Fimo and polymer clay gemstones online. It is a fun way to use up spare clay and make something rather unique at the same time. However many of these…
Crafty Thoughts: FairIsle Knitting (200 stitches a minute?)
There are a lot of different arts and crafts available in the shop, but there are an awful lot more crafts out there. We’re going to start a bi-weekly post featuring some of the more useful or…
Putting a stitch in Springtime
It’s the long Easter weekend coming up, and in case you get tired of chocolate (or want something to do that keeps your hands busy so you don’t unwrap it early) why not stop in? There’s a…
New style from old clothes
Looking to add some new style to your old clothes, consider Tie-Dying them. It’s a simple and fun exercise to add some new colour and make something fresh and exciting. Scrunch the clothes up, tie them…
Quick Sale: Patterns from 50p
It’s 2025, and Art and Craft Valley is welcoming it with a quick sale and a clear out! Knitting patterns in the discount box are now 50p each. The sale is while stocks last, so if you…
Transfer images with Mod Podge – or without?
Hope you all had a good Christmas, and now we are back after the break with another craft idea. There’s a technique floating around for a while that lets you make your own image transfers with a…
Block Printing for Kids
Here’s a new craft for kids of all ages (and if you think you are too old for this, you aren’t), with a fun introduction to Lino printing. These kits contain everything you need to get started…
Make your own Stained Glass for Christmas
For Christmas 2024, you can find a range of craft kits in store including Pyrography and calligraphy or even Rock Painting, but for this update we’re focusing on stained glass. There are always a range of ink…
