http://freecraftblog.co.uk Free blogging tools for crafters Wed, 07 May 2008 00:56:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well firstly we've done our first good show of the year and it wasn't even a craft show... it was a festival!!!! Two whole days of customers and fine weather..... I'm in shock :-) Maybe thing are looking up... have a few festivals over the new few months so maybe ... http://freecraftblog.co.uk/craft-blog-23 Well we've done 4 shows so far this year and they have all been terrible... not just for us... but for all the exhibitors :-( Feally not sure whats going on... maybe the year started too early with Easter being in March, maybe its because the weather still thinks its ... http://freecraftblog.co.uk/craft-blog-22 Well only 3 weeks to go till this years first craft fair and how much have I done to get ready...nothing...... a 3 moth break and I haven't even got round to washing the table cloths yet :-( Never mind sorting the stock and buying what I'll need t camp ... http://freecraftblog.co.uk/craft-blog-21 Well in the next 2 weeks I'm going to have to get round to sorting out my Craft Fair Stock but in the meantime I'm carrying on with the Web stuff. This time I've put together http://www.craftbargains.co.uk . The idea is for crafters to post the best prices they've found ... http://freecraftblog.co.uk/craft-blog-20 Well the winter continues and I'm spending a lot of time on computer stuff, no shows booked until March so I might as well do something :-) Now to go along with www.glasspainting.co.uk and www.craftdemos.tv we have www.freecraftstuff.co.uk... a links directory of sites offering free designs, clipart, instructions etc to crafters..... ... http://freecraftblog.co.uk/craft-blog-19 Well glasspainting.co.uk now has a sister site CraftDemos.TV . Craft Demos TV has over 500 videos on it covering all sorts of craft: Wood Work, Glass Painting, Card Making, Quilling, Glass Blowing, even Chainsaw carving!!! The are demonstrations and projects ranging from under 5 mins to nearly an hour. So pop over ... http://freecraftblog.co.uk/craft-blog-18 We its the last show for us of the year this weekend....  Sandringham with Living Heritage. Hasn't been a great year all in all, I think the Craft Circuit has definitely suffered because of the floods and Foot and Mouth. There is still the question "have craft shows had their day?", ... http://freecraftblog.co.uk/craft-blog-17 Well I've finished my first two glass painting videos. The first one shows you how to make and pipe using a piping bag. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps0SZJH-F4c  The second is a greeting card project using craft peel offs rather than outlining. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SwVRiCgcJrM  I hope you enjoy them both. For your information the first video uses Plaid Gallery Glass Outliner. ... http://freecraftblog.co.uk/craft-blog-16 Well just got back from another successful craft fair, this time at Blake Hall in Essex, not only was it financially successful but it was also enjoyable, nice visitors, nice crafters even nice weather, what more could you ask for. That just about marks then end of the British Craft ... http://freecraftblog.co.uk/craft-blog-15 Just back from the Sandringham Craft Fair... not a bad show at all, lots of people there... a tad too hot on the Sunday (believe it or not)... so why the doom and gloom? well after more than a month of rubbish shows and shows cancelled due to the weather now we ... http://freecraftblog.co.uk/craft-blog-14