Projects & Demos
Dyeing your own ribbon
For many years when my clothes have started to look a bit shabby, I have popped them in the washing machine with a sachet of machine dye and have been delighted with the results. I have often looked at black coffee, black tea and beetroot juice and thought I would take the plunge this week…
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Appear on ITV with Gino and Mel
Would you like to appear on ‘Let’s do Lunch’ with Gino and Mel? ITV are looking for the fastest gift wrappers in the UK to come on the show Apply by 3rd August by sending us an email to ruth.breading@itv.com. T&Cs at itv.com/terms
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Starting a Gift Wrapping Service
If you’re thinking of starting a gift wrapping service in your shop it can be extremely daunting with many factors to take on board such as costs, materials, staff, pricing and confidence. A gift wrapping service is a great way to entice people in to your shop and often encourages impulse purchases. You will…
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A summer photo shoot
I was utterly delighted when photographer Lyndsey James wanted to pop over to do a feature at the Haberdashery Closet. Her photography workshops caught my eye earlier on in the year as they are designed for anyone who creates or sells small products who want to showcase their work with eye-catching landscape photography. I couldn’t wait…
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Making a DIY Tissue Pom Pom
I have always loved these tissue pom poms and they immediately add colour and impact to a room. They are brilliant for parties and charity events, and are easy to make in this DIY craft tutorial. You will need approx 8 sheets of tissue (cut square), scissors and a pre cut strip of wire…plus…
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Making a handy ribbon dispenser box
I’m always having trouble keeping my craft room tidy, and one thing I often struggle with is storing loose rolls of ribbon, which easily get tangled if you don’t pin them I’m going to show you a really inexpensive and neat idea for ribbon storage and show you how to make a ribbon dispenser box.…
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Summer update and behind the scenes
We were delighted to launch our new websites last week after a year of photo shoots, hard work and lots of working behind the scenes with our web people and ecommerce seo consultants. I have also really enjoyed doing lots of step by step tutorials which I plan to add with products, as well as…
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Making a Pom Pom with Bakers Twine
Have a go at this fun and easy to do Pom Pom gift wrapping. All you need is your wrapped gift and a roll of Bakers Twine. I love the fresh texture of Bakers Twine and I am often asked how I use it in my gift wrapping projects. This easy step by step idea…
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Making a Ribbon Lampshade
Being a ribbon designer, I am always dreaming up different ways of how to use this versatile product, and love nothing more than picking up some old junk and transforming it….with the help of ribbon! I’ve put together this little tutorial to make this pretty pastel lampshade. You can either leave it plain, or add…
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Wedding Decorating Ideas
I have always loved beautiful presentation whether a shop window, dinner table or displays at a local farmers market or craft fair. I especially love all of the effort and small touches that go in to a wedding and even ran my own wedding courses several years ago after styling many weddings and parties for…
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