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Posted on 1 April 202419 February 2025 by

April News!

Put a little spring in your step

Spring flowers have finally sprung, they look so nice and full of colour. Time for Spring cleaning as well

So we thought you might like to know about some cool days in March that aren’t April Fools’ Day, e.g. National Deep Dish Pizza Day (5th) any excuse to eat pizza is fine with us! National Siblings Day (10th), International Creativity and Innovation Day (21st) and World Penguin Day (25th), if you love penguins, be sure to look out for our awesome penguin themed card making kits.

Also this month we will be releasing our Scottish Football themed card making kits [modula id=”40404″] and our much awaited Dr Who themed card making kits [modula id=”40398″] – so be sure to watch out for those.

But until our next catch-up next month fellow crafters, stay creative.

Posted on 15 March 202419 February 2025 by

March News!

A little later than scheduled

I know, this months news is running a little late, but we’ve been busy getting reorganised and time has been in short supply. The start of this month saw us leaving some platforms with the closing of our eBay shop and our Etsy shop currently on hold until further notice. This leaves us with more time to focus on our website (now the sole place to purchase our lovely items), craft fairs and those all important new products.

Also this month, sees some cool days still to come in March, e.g. Red Nose Day (15th – today) International Day of Happiness (20th) but who needs an excuse to be happy when you have crafting, right? National Puppy Day (23rd), Good Friday (29th) pay day for a lot of people and a cheeky public holiday to boot. Lastly we have Easter Sunday (31st) where you get to have some family time, and a good way to have quality family time with the kids is with one of our Easter kits.

This month saw the release of our Easter card making kits which are still available to buy, but hurry as these won’t be around forever.

But until our next catch-up next month fellow crafters, enjoy some family time (and Easter eggs).

Posted on 1 February 202419 February 2025 by

February News!

Love is in the air…

Calling all those who are done with their new year’s resolutions, let’s be honest we always end up setting ourselves unrealistic goals like: I’ll get up at 6am ever morning and go for a run, or I’ll join a gym, or I’ll tidy my craft room, or I’ll finish that craft project. We all know the chances of those things happening are very slim!

So we thought you might like to know about some cool days in February, e.g. National Pizza Day (9th) any excuse to eat pizza is fine with us! Pancake Day (13th), Valentine’s Day (14th) and National Chill Day (22nd), and what better way to chill than crafting with one of our awesome card making kits.

February will see us release more of our Valentine’s card making kits and look out for our new Disney range of card making kits later in the month.

But until our next catch-up next month fellow crafters, enjoy some chill time.

Posted on 1 January 202419 February 2025 by

January News!

May yer first footer bring ye a gift!

Something that used to get said in my house growing up in Scotland at New Year. A ‘first footer’ was the very first person to come through your door of the new year. They were considered lucky if brought a gift (in older times, the gift was usually a lump of coal for the fire). It was always considered bad luck if the person came empty handed.

January has some cool days to get you over the hump of over-indulging at Christmas and New Year, e.g. National Science Fiction Day (2nd) any excuse to dress up as your favourite science fiction character is fine with us! Winnie the Pooh Day (18th) and National Cheese Lovers Day (20th), which sounds a bit cheesy to us….

2024 sees us here at The Craft Box planning lots of exciting new products and kits for you all to enjoy. So look out for some of these over the coming weeks.

But until our next catch-up next month fellow crafters, happy new year!

Posted on 1 December 202319 February 2025 by

December News!

Ho! Ho! Ho!

We hope you are enjoying our Christmas range of craft kits, we’ve tried to add a few new gift ideas to the range this year.

This month sees some other celebrated days to get you in the festive mood, like Christmas Jumper Day (7th), Panto Day (15th) – I know what you’re thinking, “Oh no it’s not!” but “Oh yes it is!” Who can resist a good Panto? There is also the Winter Solstice (21st) where winter officially begins and the nights become longer than daylight hours, but don’t think of it as a negative, as on a clear night those in the North can catch glimpses of Aurora Borealis and those further south can head away from the lights of the towns and cities to catch a stargazing event (fun fact, organised events can sometimes have food trucks that sell that all important hot chocolate, which is a must for this time of year. Obviously we have Christmas Eve (24th), Christmas Day (25th) and Boxing Day (26th) occurring. Then at the end of the month we have Hogmanay (31st) to allow us to ring in the new year.

However you are celebrating Christmas (hopefully crafting with one of our awesome kits), we hope you enjoy it.

If you have anything you would like to share with our team, please drop us an email we love hearing from you.

So until our catch-up next month, stay safe.

Posted on 1 October 202319 February 2025 by

October News!

Christmas crafting, baby!

Last month saw the launch of our Christmas range and this month will see more launched. We hope you are loving our Christmas products as much as we are.

For those not thinking of Christmas just yet, here are some other celebrated days to think about instead: you could make someone’s day on World Smile Day (6th) by just keeping a pleasant smile on your face all day – you’ll see that it’s actually contagious; or take things niiiiiiice aaaaaand slooooooow on International Sloth Day (20th); then there’s the totally awesome Back to the Future Day (21st) and an excuse to go into work in the 80’s gear you have at the back of your wardrobe…or you could just wait until Halloween (31st) and wear it then.

Whatever you are doing this month, we hope you enjoy it.

If you have anything you would like to share with our team, please drop us an email we love hearing from you.

So until our catch-up next month, stay safe.

Posted on 1 September 202319 February 2025 by

September News!

It’s only September but we’re thinking…Halloween crafting!

August went by so fast, with everyone here being busy designing new Halloween card kits and getting ready for new product launches over the coming months.

There are some cool days this month, like Roald Dahl Day (13th), Talk like a Pirate Day AAAARRRR (19th – let’s be honest, this one is just an excuse to go into work dressed like a pirate when it’s not even Halloween yet), there is Hobbit Day and the Autumnal Equinox also falls on (22nd) and lastly it is International Rabbit Day (30th).

Going live this month we have our Halloween card making kits and our new stencils range being launched.

If you have anything you would like to share with our team, please drop us an email we love hearing from you.

So until our catch-up next month, stay safe.

Posted on 2 August 202319 February 2025 by

August News!

Autumn is nearly hear, you say? What happened to our summer?

August already? Time really does fly when you are having fun! …Fun designing new products and we’ve been getting ready to launch our Autumn range of card kits.

There are some cool days this month, like International Cat Day (8th), World Photo Day (19th – why not take some pictures of your makes from craft kits you’ve bought on our website and share them with us on social media, our tags are in the Contact page) and of course we haven’t forgotten about those dog lovers out there, there’s also International Dog Day (26th).

Going live this month we have our Autumn card making kits and our Autumn topper sets.

So until our catch-up next month, stay safe.

Posted on 1 June 202319 February 2025 by

June News!

The Summer Solstice is nearly upon us

It’s been a busy couple of months, so busy in fact that we missed our monthly news post for May! Well, June is here and half the year is now gone.

Also this month sees some cool events like World Ocean’s Day (8th), World Blood Donor Day (14th – go give blood if you’re able, it could save someone life), Father’s Day (19th), Summer Solstice (21st) and finally there’s Wrong Trousers Day (24th – in honour of Wallace and Gromit).

Going live this month we have Father’s Day kits, new products such as unmounted clear stamp sets and embossing folders.

So until our catch-up next month, stay safe.

Posted on 1 April 202319 February 2025 by

April News!

Can you believe it’s April already?

As some of you may have seen our mid month announcement: we have merged with The Craft Box and will have moved to our new URL thecraftbox.uk! We have also updated most of our branding to match, and will be finishing this in due course.

Also this month sees some cool events like April Fool’s Day (1st – today until 12pm), Easter (9th), National Pet Day (11th) and World Penguin Day (25th).

Going live this month we have more of our Easter kits, new products such as unmounted clear stamp sets and embossing folders.

So until our catch-up next month, stay safe.