Our October Minithon....

Hi Everyone

Well, yesterday was our October Minithon and, despite suffering the after effects off a migraine I had on Saturday, we had a ball (and even managed to make a fabulous project!)

I love our Minithons, it's a chance for me to sit in good crafty company, drink tea, eat cakes and biscuits and spend time crafting on a project that we wouldn't get time to do in a regular class (not that we ever finish our projects on the Minithon either...we all talk and giggle too much lol!), but isn't that a good thing? ;o)

Anyhoo, I have just taken a couple of photos on my phone of our project and thought  I'd pop them on here before I mash a cuppa ;o)

This is an A4 box frame card that folds flat with the help of the two side panels :o)

I have used my favourite, Edwin, with Tilda for this Christmas Card, in cream, brown and blue..accented with gold mirri card.

Coloured with both Flexmarkers and Pro Markers, lots of Glamour Dust! snowflake dies, my ever present distress inks and various lil embellishments that were knocking about in my stash lol

I hope you like it

Happy Crafting!

Love, as always

Phill

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October Minithon...

Good Morning All!

I am back from my holiday and raring to go!

I would highly recommend Hawaii as a holiday destination :o) But it's no fun coming back to the October cold in the UK! lol

Anyhoo, it's our October Minithon next Sunday, 30th October, 10am til 1pm and I need to know who is coming so let me know asap if you need a space... remember my maximum is 15 for Minithons.

We are doing a special Christmas Project in a box! :o)

Let me know by either..

emailing me admin@honeypotcrafts.co.uk

phoning me 0115 8403510

or let me know on my Facebook page

Thanks muchly

Love, as always

Phill

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Look What's Landed On The Website....

Hi Everyone

Yesterday saw the start of a very busy week for me...

Orders to do, Create & Craft shows on Thursday and Friday, To Do List to do for Carol lol, Projects to complete and so on... so I'm cracking on with my 'to do' list this morning!

I have finally, just added the new Letraset Flexmarkers to the website.. whoo hoo! 

You know I love them, you've seen my colouring in on my Facebook pages (when I should have been working lol) 

These pens are different to the Pro Markers, the inks are still alcohol based so they work together with the Pro Markers, but these Flexmarkers are more translucent, softer shades which help us to blend and achieve more realistic colour toning... I urge you to try them.... you'll be hooked, like me!

Here is a quick linky to them on the website.

I  have also added the stunning new 'On The Edge' Embossed Card Blanks by Craftwork Cards... this is my second delivery.... the first lot sold out in two days in the shop! So grab them whilst they are in... with some beautiful Christmas designs, these will make your Christmas Cards special and stand out on the shelf!

Here's a quick linky to them on the website.

Anyhoo, that's all for now!

I better get back to my to do list... at least I can tick one job off ;o)

Happy Crafting!

Love, as always

Phill

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Pro-marker Tutorial Workshops...

Hi Everyone

I know, I bet you can't believe that I have posted twice in the same night! lol

Anyhoo, as suggested by Cath, one of my Tuesday class ladies (Thanks Cath), I am having three special Pro-marker Tutorial Workshops next weekend.

There is a maximum of 10 spaces for each day and the times are as follows.

Friday 9th September - 1 til 4pm

Saturday 10th September - 2 til 5pm (This is now full so no spaces left)

Sunday 1th September - 10 til 1pm

I will be showing you how to make the most of your pro-markers!..

How to blend, how to shade, how to shadow, how to do those all important skin tones, how to fade and how to create seemless and infinite colour combinations..!

The cost is £20 for the three hours, you will need to bring your own pro-markers and I will provide all the images and cardstcock etc

If you wish to book a place, best be quick and let me know as soon as possible.

If you are also struggling with any particular subject when using your pro-markers, please also drop me an email, text or message before hand and I will try and incorporate that into the workshop for you :o)

Happy Crafting!

Love, as always

Phill

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Sundays..........

Hi Everyone

Just a quick note to let you all know that, as of this week, I am now closed on Sundays...

Whoo Hoo, this means I am now having an 'actual' day off...

I know, it's unheard of and completely selfish lol

As most of you will know by now, I have now become one of Create and Crafts' Craft Ambassadors, which means that you will probably see more of me on air.

So, in order for me to be fresh as a daisy for you all, at the shop and on air, I need to have a work/life balance and hopefully this will help me achieve that.

I will still be having my Minithons, Craftathons and other special classes (more on that in another post I will write in a minute) on Sundays, so these are not affected.

I just didn't want you all arriving at the shop on a Sunday and not finding me there (besides, you know me well enough to know that I will be sat at home crafting anyway lol)

There are no other changes to my opening hours apart from this change on a Sunday.

See You Soon

Happy Crafting!

Love, as always

Phill

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Christmas Tatty button Stamps....

Good Morning All!

Well, good morning from a very wet and rainy Nottingham! It's been raining all through the night here and shows no signs of slowing down yet ha ha

So, being as I couldn't sleep for all the rain, I have been updating the website and I have aded all the new Christmas Tatty Button Stamps and the fabulous Christmas CD-Rom that goes with them..

Here are a couple of pictures of some of the new stamps...

I adore Tatty Button! She's a little bit more 'grown up' and funkier than the usual cuties I like to colour in and that's probably what her appeal is to me... 

Now I only took my delivery of these stamps yesterday and my Wednesday class bought most of them, as they were unpacking the boxes for me lol so the stock is going very, very quickly so pop over to the website and get your order in quickly, before they sell out.. here's a quick linky to the website www.honeypotcrafts.co.uk

Now, you all know me well enough by now to know that  had one each of all the stamps ;o) so watch this space for some lovely new projects :o)

Happy Crafting Everyone!

Love, as always

Phill

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Hi Everyone

Just a quick message to let you all know that Secret Project No.3 Photos are on my other blog...

www.phillmartin.blogspot.com 

I've had a few messages from people saying they couldn't find it on this blog, so thought I best let you know where it is! lol

Pop over and have a look 

Happy Crafting!

Love, as always

Phill

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Secret Project No.2 is on 'the other blog' :o)

Hi Everyone

Just a quick message to let you all know that Secret Project No.2 Photos are on my other blog...

www.phillmartin.blogspot.com 

I've had a few messages from people saying they couldn't find it on this blog, so thought I best let you know where it is! lol

Pop over and have a look 

Happy Crafting!

Love, as always

Phill

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What an absolutely splendid Craftathon!

Good Morning Everyone

Wow! Yesterday we had our July Craftathon and what a cracker it was! 29 of us crafting away....perfect day!

Every door in the shop was open and every fan switched on! it was soooo warm.... 

It's a pity we can't put the tables outside! ha ha

I love the Craftathons, it's such a good laugh and I can catch up with you all at the same time :o) 

(In between lots of cuppas and cakes of course lol)

I just want to say a thankyou to Sue (for her fab cards, as usual) and to Tricia (for her fab catering, as usual)

I have many talents, but catering is not one of them lol!

And I want to say a big thankyou to you all for coming... it's you lot that make the day so much fun!

Anyhoo, here are some lil photos of the four projects we did... I'm not sure how clear the photos are as I took them on my phone... 

These projects will also be on my website, with a list of what we used, in case you wish to purchase the bits and have a go ;o)

Gorjuss Girls Circle Stepper Card (8")

8x8 Fizzy Moon 'Floating Topper' Card

Fizzy Moon DL Twisted Triple Easel Card

Gorjuss Girls A5 Double Stepper Card

That's it folks, until my secret project is revealed......sooooon ;o)

Hope you like what we did...

Happy Crafting!

Love

Phill

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Tatty Button in Monochrome

Good Morning All

It's been such a busy week, with one thing and another... 

Carol and I have never stopped! The new website www.honeypotcrafts.co.uk has gone crackers! and I'm still adding products to it almost every day!

If you haven't already, please sign up for my newsletter (the sign up thingy is on the right hand side of the home page) as I will be sending newsletters every Friday from now on!

You can also (when I can bring myself to do it) buy some of my treasured, one off, Tilda & Edwin projects.. There are a couple on there now, under the My Cards and Projects for sale category. Be quick though, the last two I added sold in about 5 minutes!

Anyhoo.... I'm popping this photo on of the card we have made at my classes this week..... I love Tatty Button, she's funky and cute all at the same time... and of course the stamps are for sale on the website ;o)

I did mine in monochrome, but some of the classes did this card in pinks or neutrals and the results were equally bootiful!

Here you go...

I will add this project to the website in a second, with a full list of what I have used to create it...hope you like it as much as we do!

Happy Crafting!

Love

Phill

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Our June (albeit it was in July!) Minithon...

Hi Everyone

Two posts in on day...can't you tell I am catching up with my jobs! lol

Anyway, yesterday (Sunday) we had our June Minithon.... I know, I know...it's July, but we always have it on the last Sunday of the month, just happens that the last Sunday of June was too early! ha ha

Moooving on!

I need to say a big thankyou to Nikki (my mate) from Polka Doodles for letting me nick her template ;o) as we did one of her luvvely birdhouses from the Candy Doodles CDRom. Here is a quick linky to Nikkis site, she has some luvverly stuff on there ... Polka Doodles

Here are a few photos I took before I went to 'work' yesterday ;o) Hope you like it :o)

Happy Crafting!

Phill

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Up and running...

Hi Everyone

Well, where to start!

My new Honeypot Crafts Online store is now officially open and up and running!

After much encouragement (bullying lol) from some of my Facebook and Twitter followers, I let the new shop go 'live' a week earlier than planned, but the response have been overwhelming.

I want to, personally, thank Sue and NJ particularly for their words of encouragement (and nagging!) for getting me motivated to get the online shop up and running again, it's been a long haul project that I have been doing in the background for a wee while now so I hope you like the new look and feel of it.

I also want to personally thank everyone else (sounds like I won an award lol) for your support too, I truly value you all as friends, not customers and to have both is just amazing!

Anyway, I will be constantly adding new products to the online shop as there is still so much in my 'real' shop that isn't on the site yet, and of course, you know I keep ordering new products too so I am going to be an even busier bee!

I plan to add new ranges on Fridays, so please keep an eye on my Twitter and Facebook as I'll let you all know on there too when new ranges are added :o)

Have I rambled enough? yep! 

Thanks again and here is a quick linky to the new online shop... www.honeypotcrafts.co.uk

Happy Crafting

Phill

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New Look Website :o)

Hi Everyone

Well, the new look website is now up and running and ready for you to start shopping!

I am still adding lots of products, but was bullied (I loved it) into letting it go live before I planned....

Keep checking back to see what I have added and for all my news :o)

Until next time...

www.honeypotcrafts.co.uk

Happy shopping and, of course... Happy Crafting!

Love 

Phill

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Sunday Workshop

Good Evening Everyone

Just a quick post, particularly for those of you who are near me in Nottingham, 

I now have a few spaces on my Sunday afternoon (3-5pm) workshops, I take these classes every week (unless I'm on Create and Craft)

If you are interested in joining the gang, drop me an email or give me a ring at the shop (01158403510).

Happy Crafting!

Love

Phill

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My May Craftathon Projects

Hi Everyone

Just a quick post for the benefit of those of you that 'don't do' Facebook or Twitter ;o)

We had a fabulous time at our May Craftathon last weekend, Thankyou to you all for coming and making it such a good day :o)

Here are a couple of lil photos of my two projects.

For my first project, I made a double sided stepper card using the luvverly Tatty Button Stamps and made the co-ordinating background paper with the Tatty Button CD Rom :o)

For my second project, I made a multi layered book easel card with the cute and cuddly Tatty Teddy. The shape for the card came from a Grand Nestability die, and, of course, my distress inks were put to work here too :o)

Hope you like them!

Pop over to my other Blog phillmartin.blogspot.com to see another card I made using Tatty Teddy stamps :o)

Happy Crafting!

Love

Phill

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My New Team Member :o)

Hi Everyone

I have some exciting news for you!

I now have a new member of staff joining me at Honeypot Crafts! 

Carol will be officially joining my team on Tuesday 7^th June and she is bringing lots of fresh ideas with her. 

As well as being a darn good crafter, she makes a cracking cup of tea too!

I know you will all make her feel welcome and wish her luck in her new role.

Carol will undoubtedly be popping on to say Hi too, once she has settled in :o)

Of course, this means more days for you to come and buy things as I will now be open when I am on Create & Craft! :o)

Watch this space for more news about forthcoming events in store!

Happy Crafting!

Phill

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Would you like to come and work with me?

Good Afternoon Everyone....

And Happy Mothers Day to all the mums out there! Hope you are being spoiled and looked after today :o)

Ok, the reason for my post today is that the time has come when I need an assistant in the shop.

This, of course means that I have a part time vacancy (hours to be confirmed) for someone who can meet the job specification listed below.

Essential Requirements

• Experienced Crafter/Cardmaker.
• Good knowledge of craft related products.
• Flexibility on work hours, some weekend and short notice (couple of days) cover will be needed.
• Good communication skills and a friendly disposition.
• Enthusiasm and reliability.
• Ability to work on own initiative.

Preferred Requirements

• Retail Experience (training will be given)
• Live locally (Nottinghamshire)

If you feel like you are perfect for the job, drop me an email to p.m.martin1@ntlworld.com or pop into the shop and I will give you a quick, easy application form to fill in (nothing to be scared of , just so I have all you details in one place)

I'm quite excited about this and hope that you can join me as part of my team at Honeypot Crafts... 

Hope to hear from you soon!

Phill

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Sunday is Craftathon Day!

Hi Everyone

Well, what an absolutely fantastic time we had at Olympia last week!

It was sooo busy and I met some lovely people and even managed to sneak a little 'workshopping' in too!

I thought I best remind everyone that our March Craftathon is this Sunday (27th), I know,.... how soon it has come around! and we are doing 4 lovely projects to help get your creative juices flowing!

We are starting at 10am and as usual, won't be finished on time lol.

I will text you all on Saturday to let you know if there is anything specific you need to bring along.

Can't wait to see you all....got so many stories to share!

Happy Crafting!

Love

Phill

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March Madness!

Hi Everyone,
I thought I would post a lil message to let you know what's been happening in my crazy world so far in March...
Needless to say, it's been a very busy month so far!

I have just got back from Bath, where Clare Curd and myself were filming for Docrafts Creativity TV.... we had such a laugh!, butt of course were working hard too ;o)
The little bit of Bath I actually saw was beautiful so I plan to have a long weekend there at some point in the summer :o)

I have also been completing several projects and articles for the Docrafts Creativity Magazine, May issue.... Hopefully you will like what I have done and I have been able to inspire you :o)

Now it's time to get ready for the Stitch and Craft Show at Olympia in London. Myself and Clare will be there for the duration, giving you some demos and no doubt giggling alot lol
Most of the Docrafts designers will be there too so between us, we can hopefully give you lots of tips and tricks :o)
The show runs from 17th to 20th March and you can find out more here

As soon as I get back from Olympia, I will be getting ready for my March Craftathon at the shop! All places are booked and most of the May places have gone before I even print a list lol
It really has been non stop since the beginning of March, but it's all good fun.

I will be back on your Create & Craft screens in April (I really couldn't fit any shows in from now until then!) and I will give you more details nearer the time..

Anyhoo, I hope you are all well and crafting away.

See you at Olympia!

Happy Crafting!

Love
Phill
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Last couple of days :o)

Hi Everyone

I have had a few spare hours over the last few days so I thought I would make a couple of Valentines Cards with my Tilda & Edwin stamps..

Here they are... they are already on my Facebook page so I am putting them on here for my aunt and sister and anyone else who isn't a facebook user.. :o)

What do you think?

Happy Crafting!

Love

Phill

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Back on Create & Craft...

Hi Everyone

Just a quick update to let  you know that I am back on Create & Craft this Wednesday (26th Jan) at 8am and 2pm.

I will be showing a lovely Daisy & Dandelion bumper kit (Great price too!)
Some Bunny Loves You Clear Stamps
and
The new Xcut Multi Shaper Punches (the ones I used in Issue 25 Creativity Magazine)

Hope you can join me!

Happy Crafting!

Love
Phill
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oh dear!

Hi Everyone
Is it really last October since I posted on here?! I am so ashamed!
BUT, in my defence, as most of you know, it has been a rather crazy few months!

Where to start... I know, grab a cuppa lol

You probably already know that I am now on Create & Craft quite regularly and this does take me away from the shop alot, as well as the Docrafts Creativity projects I do.

I am loving my time on Create & Craft and particularly working with Docrafts and, hopefully, helping them to develop their product range. I want to thank you all for your endless support and encouragement.. it really does give me the energy to keep pushing myself!

There are more things in the pipeline and I will endeavour to keep you up to date.

I will be at the Olympia show in London which is March 17th to 20th this year... If you can make it, please come and say Hi... It's the biggest craft show in London and no doubt I will be a bag of nerves before we start lol
I know Clare Curd and Myself will be busy doing some little bits and bobs for you (nope, I'm not telling....yet)

On the Honeypot Crafts front, well, I am starting a new workshop on Fridays soon...let me know soon if you want to join me as places are already being taken!

As far as products in the shop go, I already have plans for expanding the brands I stock, this year will see the introduction of Crafters Companion, Pink Gem Designs, more Magnolia, more Ranger, more Xcut and Papermania, Nellie Snellen dies and something else later in the year (it's a secret for now)

I am also redoing my website myself now (I know,...workaholic) and this does take longer than I though, but I want to make sure it's an easy to use and up to date site when I launch, so I will keep you up to date.

On a personal note...
We spent Christmas in New York last year and it was wonderful...even with the snow blizzards on boxing day! We loved every minute and I probably bought more clothes than I can wear in year lol

Catch up soon...promise

Happy Crafting!
Love
Phill
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