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December News!

December News!

It’s the most, wonderful time…..of the year!

This month sees World Wildlife Conservation Day (4th) to raise awareness in help preserving the worlds’ most endangered species.   Christmas jumpers at the ready for Christmas Jumper Day (14th), I know I have mine at the ready and nothing confirms winter is here like the Winter Solstice (21st), the day of the year where we have the shortest hours of daylight – just under 8 hours – or as I like to see it, less time until you get to go home and curl up in comfy clothes with some hot chocolate!

Of course we can’t forget Christmas Day (25th) – but you already knew that, and lastly Hogmanay (31st) where it’s out with the old and in with the new.

Speaking of Christmas, it is fast approaching and whether it’s everyone in cosy jumpers, Christmas tunes in every shop or ‘Home Alone’ on every night, you’ll not be allowed to forget it!

Here at HQ it’s no exception, decorations aplenty, twinkly lights, hot chocolate and Christmas music – all to get us in the mood for “Santa! I know him.” – Elf

That does not mean it’s not been a busy few weeks, getting peak Christmas order ready and organising new designs for our Christmas range.

But until our next catch-up next month,  “Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”

The Craft Box

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November News!

November News!

Stock up your crafting stash with a bang!

It’s such a busy month with National/International/World awareness days this month.

November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness month, anyone who has known anyone with Alzheimer’s will tell you that a month is not probably not enough to raise awareness of this horrendous disease and what it does to it’s victims.

Also this month we have Guy Fawkes Night (5th), Remembrance Day (11th), Remembrance Sunday (13th), Black Friday (25th), Cyber Monday (28th), World Jaguar Day (29th) and St Andrew’s Day (30th).  Wow that’s a lot of events in November!

In honour of Remembrance Day we have poppy theme charity card kits where all proceeds go to Poppy Scotland.

We also have our Black Friday deals, these should pop-up on social media – so look out for them.

Until our catch-up next month, all you happy crafters, stay safe (especially near sparklers) x

The Craft Box

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October News!

October News!

Pick of the patch!

It’s been a very strange atmosphere these last few weeks, what with the passing of the only monarch most people have ever known.  One of those major events that normal people assume will never affect them and get surprised that it has touched them.  The news coverage of it was just overwhelmingly sad, I think it would have brought a tear to even a glass eye.  A new era, for the first time in 70 years we have a King once again – the national anthem will take some getting used to at the next Olympics. With that new era, let’s learn from the past and look to the future.

Speaking of the future….spooky season is almost upon us again.

September is breast cancer awareness month, there’s World Snow Leopard Day on 24th, National Pumpkin Day on 26th and of course the clocks go back on 30th (I like to do the rhyme to help me remember: Spring forward, Fall back).  And lastly, I guess it needs no introduction, Halloween is on the 31st.

In keeping with this theme, we have some cool Halloween kits to share with you, we still have our Autumn kits from last month and we have our new Autumn topper sets about to go live this month.

Until our catch-up next month, all you happy crafters, stay safe trick or treating x

The Craft Box