Window Decoupage

A new dimension in Decoupage, we have the following new in stock now

Boutique for Ladies

Mens

Christmas

One Stroke Painting Brushes, Workbooks & Accessories

The One Stroke® Painting Method was created by Donna Dewberry as an easy and fast way of decorative painting. One Stroke Painting involves blending, shading and highlighting – all in one easy stroke! Through Learn to Paint Packs, Worksheets, Brushes, Books and DVDs, Donna demonstrates how to paint flowers, greenery, landscapes and still life with brushes and tools made just for the One Stroke program

Wightcat now have in stock Folk Art Paints – Great for One Stroke Painting!

Kannikar Sukseree Brushstrokes Workshop

Sadly today is the last day of Kanny's workshop here at Wightcat Crafts. I know all the Ladies that have attended over the last three days, would all like to Thank Kanny for the enjoyable time they have had.

Its Kanny's Birthday tomorrow and ladies have a little surprise for her, but cant say what it is until later.

Here is a photo of todays workshop, we will post some more later

Pergamano Exhibition Bristol 2009

We are back from the Pergamano Exhibition in Bristol and a great time was had by all.
Here is the picture of our table and if you click on this picture it will take you to our flickr page with all the other pictures too.

Jester Medieval Mouse

Just finished the Jester mouse from Simply Knitting's Medieval Mouse collection. I am so pleased with how it came out. I actually had to make two because when my friend saw it, she wanted one too!

He did it!

Steve completed the Bembridge to Carisbrooke section (the hilly bit)of the Isle of Wight Walk the Wight today. There was a torrential down pour on the way, and he got very muddy, but he did it! Yippeeee!

Parchment Fairies 2009

Fairies 2009 the fifth book in the Fairies series from Japan will be released this weekend.

If you want to be one of the first to own this must have book, then pre-order it today from Wightcat Crafts by clicking Fairies 2009 Pre-Order

Parchment Craft - Cutting Crosses

I've had several questions about cutting crosses in parchment so I got busy this weekend making a little video demonstration. Hope this works and gives you a better idea for cutting crosses...don't forget you can always ask for more help if needed

Are you enjoying the snow?

I love snow...especially when I remember that magical feeling I used to have as a child when I saw the first few snowflakes come fluttering down. The excitement of playing in the snow, making a Snowman and sleighing if we were lucky.

As I got older, memories of going for long romantic walks in the crisp white snow. Stopping at a quaint country Inn to have a drink in front of a warm log fire.

Now I am older and wiser, Snow days are Craft days, special magical days for ourselves, remember how each snowflake is unique, just like our creations we make on a Craft day

Enjoy your crafting

and don’t forget….if you need anything, we are always at hand…..online at www.wightcat.com
or
by phone 01983 527525

Merry Christmas.

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This
Xmas
I would
like to put
up a tree in my
heart and instead
of hanging presents
I would like to put the
names of all my Friends.
Close friends and not so close
friends. The old friends, the new
friends, those that I see every day and
the ones that I rarely see. The ones that I
always remember and the ones I sometimes
forget. The ones that are always there, and the
ones that seldom are. The friends of difficult times
and the ones of happy times. Friends who without meaning
to, I have hurt, or without meaning to, have hurt me. Those I
know well, those I only know by name. Those who owe me a little,
those I owe a lot. My humble friends and my important friends. The
names of all those who have passed through my life, no matter how
fleetingly. A tree with deep
roots, and very strong
branches so that their
names may never be
plucked from my
heart. So that
new names
from all over
may join the existing ones. A tree with very
pleasant shade so my friendships may take a
moment to rest from the battles of life. May
the happy moments of Christmas brighten
every day of the New Year are my sincere wishes.


Have a wonderful day, keep safe, and from our house to yours,

Merry Christmas.

International Christmas Post

The last date for Guaranteed delivery for Christmas that we can post any Orders to:

South & Central America, Caribbean,
Africa, Middle East, Far East, Asia,
New Zealand and Australia

By International Airmail is Friday 5th December

For

Japan, USA, Canada and Eastern Europe

its Wednesday 10th December

and for

Western Europe its Friday 12th December

Wightcat Crafts on going offers

Pergamano Tutors Discount

15% of all Pergamano UK products for Registered Pergamano Tutors
Proof required, please call 01983 527525 for details

Parchment Craft Guild Discount

10% Discount for current Parchment Craft Guild Members
Proof of Membership required please call 01983 527525 for details

Usual Terms & Conditions apply

UK Postage

With immediate affect Wightcat Crafts have reduced our UK Postage to Zero

Yes Zero

All UK orders are now Postage Free

Card Making Workshop

These are the cards that we created in the workshop this month....

This month I created kits of all the bits to make the cards, in theory this should make it easier for everyone... it means that if you dont get all the cards done in the workshop you can still take the bits home to make them and it means I can make sure all the bits are there in the workshop so we can all relax and make cards....but of course nothing is every so simple. I had all the kits made by Friday and they were sat on the counter ready to give to everyone.....then they disappeared. I suppose putting them all in one of our carrier bags might have been asking for trouble, but you'd have thought that whoever picked it up would have returned it, its a bit sad really....anyway, I had enough to make up some more kits and I think everyone enjoyed it because they all booked again.

The Bauble Card is an Embroidery Peel off stuck onto patterned paper. The Background of the card has been embossed in the cuttlebug and lightly inked.

The Tree is made out of tea bag folding

Santa is paper pieced

And the Penguins are decoupaged

More later....

Here are some cards that my incredibly crafty sister has created this week. They are made using a tag book from K&Co.
The Mouse card below has a hand drawn mouse to match the tag and its hat is covered in Flower Soft.

A fluttering of butterflies

My new initiative in the shop is to put these sweet little butterflies up on anything new that comes into the shop. I dont think it shows in the picture but they are a gorgeous lime green colour. So if you pop into the shop, be sure to look out for all the fluttering butterflies!

The Butterflies are *surprise surprise* cut out on the cuttlebug, its a new die we've just got in, and it comes with 4 embossing folders that go with it. I keep getting it out to play with!

More on the butterflies tomorrow....

A Fiesta of Siesta!!

Yesterday we had yet another delivery of Siesta Grids. They fly off the wall as soon as I put them out, but for today at least we have the whole range hanging there so I thought I'd take a piccy of them altogether!

Some of them spend so little time hanging there I thought they were new designs when they arrived. So if you want some, dont hang around ;)

Success!!

Last night, the very first Isle of Wight Knit and Natter...I was so nervous! But it was ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT and a TOTAL SUCCESS!

There were 10 of us in total and it felt like we had known each other for ages. We admired each others knitting and shared ideas...cant wait till the next one!

Off to Knit and Natter

Two hours to go until the very first Isle of Wight Knit and Natter! I'm expecting about 5 of us which should be good....

I'm casting on a hat for Save the Children campaign which sends hats to new born babies in Africa....thats my good deed for the day.

July 4th Newsletter

Hi

The newsletter this week doesnt seem to want to behave and has blocked the links in it. Sorry if you have been trying to click on the links

The link to view the newsletter online is

http://www.wightcat.com/crafts/newsletter.htm

The link to the special offers page which includes the Christmas Decoupage and punches is

http://www.wightcat.com/crafts/offer.htm

The page with all the Christmas Patterns and books is

http://www.wightcat.com/crafts/xmaspatterns.htm


Hope this helps!!