Yes it is true - we are officially moving the shop this month. We close in School Lane this weekend, Saturday 9th January and re-open with the new shop in Bridge Street on the main shopping street in Rothwell on Saturday 16th January.
So come along and find your all new look Craft Shop in Rothwell - Nimble Fingerz at 18 Bridge Street, Rothwell.
Rothwell Arts &Crafts Festival a huge success
Rothwell Arts & Crafts Festival 2009, took place earlier in the Autumn at Holy Trinity Church Rothwell. A 3 day event, supported by several businesses in town, including us ( Nimble Fingerz ) It was a super event, with a great turn out. The highlight of the exhibition is difficult to pinpoint as there was so much to see;
it was a jam packed weekend, which kicked off with a VIP preview evening on the Thursday night - including drinks and canapes and an exclusive performance from our very own celebrity David Kent.
It has become an annual event, so if you are interested in reserving yourself a table at the 2010 event ( date yet to be comfirmed ) then please feel free to contact the organisers via Natalie @ Nimble Fingerz, on sales@nimblefingerz.co.uk
LOW Priced Batik fabric kits - make this fabulous duffle bag
Hi fellow crafters, we are very excited to announce that we have just taken delivery of a lovely range of Batik fabrics that retail at only £8 per metre !!! Quality batik fabric for Patchwork and Quilting is normally much more than this, however due to shrewd purchasing, we are able to offer this fabulous price to all our customers.
Also available - is the duffle bag kit as pictured above. Available in a variety of colours, this batik duffle bag makes a splendid accessory for any teenager, or young lady.
To reserve your kit today, please visit our website or call the shop on 0845 362 8511
Last week we had a very successful workshop using Shrink Plastic - pictured here is our very own Sue ( Nimble Fingerz’s tailoring and knitting tutor) getting stuck in. We taught the class how to use StaZon in with shrink plastic and why you get the better effects by doing so. Method ?
We run shrink plastic workshops every 6 weeks or so in the workshop studion in Rothwell, Northants. To find out more please click here to go to our workshops section of the online shop, or call us on 0845 362 8511.
thanks., and well done to Sue, who is nortorious for telling people that “I don’t know anything about card making!!”
Parchers' Retreat at Nimble Fingerz
PARCHMENT TOOLS AT THE READY !!…. last month we hosted our first ever Parchment Craft Weekend, as taught by PCA expert Pauline Loweth.
It was a fabulous weekend, all of the ladies thoroughly enjoyed themselves and revelled in the chance to spend a whole weekend under the tuition of Pauline, who has recently appeared on Create and Craft TV.
Our very own Natalie Hill, is actually midway through a Parchcraft Australia (PCA) tutors course, with Pauline so that we can offer more Parchment Craft classes in the new year to a higher standard than we have been able to offer previously.
We are due to have a big Winter Sale on Parchment Craft Tools and Parchment sheets in January -so watch this space for more information on how to make great savings.
We sell a variety of different parchment tools, from the lower cost Siesta range to the Rolls Royce of PCA. check out our online shop by clicking here NOW.
If you are thinking of starting Parchment Craft and would like to know more about our classes, in December we have two dates for you, 9th and 16th December. For January dates please call us on 0845 362 8511.
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Hello there fellow crafters !
Just to keep you posted with all our new products in. For all you eager decoupagers, we now have taken delivery of the new Flippin’ Men and Flippin’ Women range - also includes brand new Christmas designs.
at only 75p per sheet, they are a bargain. But be warned, they are large and require a special size of aperture card. (Lucky that we ordered some of those too !!!)
please check out our papercraft range on the website or pop into the shop to view the brand new products.
Seudocreme on Window - latest piece from Katie
Now you may well laugh - but it would seem that the Crafters streak that I have passed onto my daughter Katie has been developed a little too soon. This week she was rumbled whilst experimenting with her own version of glass painting !!!
Seudocreme nappy rash cream - well I’m all up for experimenting with new medium where possible !!
As a top tip though - after scraping off the bulk with a shower squidgee, I managed to clean this up effortlessly with Cilit Bang !
Not to self - don’t leave full pot of cream on window sill when child in room left to go to sleep on own !!
Nat Tweets on Twitter
Great news fellow crafters - you can now follow me on TWITTER to catch up with what I am doing from one crafting minute to the next. Just follow the link and find me as NFCrafts. Happy Tweeting !!! www.twitter.com
Beautiful hangings from Ingrid Press
Last Thursday, my very good friend Joan and I treated ourselves to a visit to Bramble Patch Quilt Shop in Weedon for a sneak at their Summer Exhibition. It was lovely - a smashing selection of work from several superb Quilters. The quilts on display covered a variety of skills and stitching styles. I was paticularly intrigued by work by C June Barnes. It was beautiful. June has exhibited 5 quilts based on the same quilting design. The differences in each of them though was remarkable. They ranged from one that was a pure white/cream blank base, a couple of rainbow dyed quilts, another with colour applied a large applique shapes :- all based on the same quilt design. They were lovely. I think the exhibition is running for another couple of weeks, and can be see at Bramble Patch Quilt shop in Weedon, Northants. I take my hat off to the staff there, as this has all been organised to raise charity funds for MacMillan Cancer relief.
It is definitely worth a trip, if you are into quilting, patchwork or stitching in anyway, then you will really appreciate this show.
For more information on the Quilting Supplies, Fabric and Fat Quarters available at Nimble Fingerz, please check out our website HERE
The Children Having fun in the Summer 2009 workshops
Well here we are in the middle of a very wet Summer. But not before we have enjoyed a couple of weeks crafting with local children. Featured here are Katie, Imogen and Nathan who had enjoyed a morning in the group card making using papers from the NEW Crafter’s Companion Popcorn Bear CD Rom. These pretty papers can be printed at your leisure time and time again. Choose from hundreds of backing papers and colour ways, toppers, decoupage, pyrimage and tea bag papers. Although Crafter’s Companion have over the past few years released many great CD Roms, I particularly like this one as it is tasteful, versatile and adored by children.
To find out more, please check out our website.