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  • Choosing and Using Glass Paints

     How you choose and use your glass paints can make all the difference to your projects. It's wise to know the pros and cons of paint options before you make a purchase.There are many manufacturers out there selling their products through retailers and online stores, but essentially there are only 2 types of paint.More

  • 7 Tips N Sharing Crafts With Others

     I've taught creative activities for many years now and I've also taught others how to teach. Knowing your subject is one thing. Being able to share it is quite another.More

  • 5 Tips For Teaching Older Learners

     Before I get onto dodgy ground I'm not going to specify an age for the older learner. Some time ago in the UK I was involved in a project which funded teaching volunteers how to share crafts with the older learner that they classified as 'over 50'.So here I mean old in attitude or ability rather than in chronological age.More

  • Helping Photographs to Speak

     Sadly many of stuff our photographs away in drawers and shoeboxes. Whilst that's not so important for more recent photographs it's bad news for those that tell of our past. Before you forget, and before others forget, dig them out and add your stories.More

  • 9 Essential 'Things you Need' when Choosing Craft Instructions

     Knowing what to look for as you buy into craft instructions, will help you to save time and money. These 9 suggestions will help you to analyse any project to see if it really does tick all the boxes you need.Apply this list to all your existing purchases, and to any new books that you are thinking of adding to your resource library..More

  • Easy Ways to Sort Glass-Painting Mistakes

     Making mistakes in craftwork can often seem like a disaster. Sometimes you feel like binning the whole thing and starting again. When you're working with acetate and glass that isn't always practical.More

  • Can't Sew, Won't Sew: Unpicking Negative Thinking

     How we think about our ability to sew comes from a variety of experiences and associations. If you want to break the pattern of negative thinking, it helps to understand how we arrive at these thoughts.I teach teachers how to teach.More

  • Crafts: Reluctant Learners or Reluctant Teachers?

     Most organisations generally only have one, perhaps two members of staff who are genuinely interested in 'doing' crafts'. You may be lucky and have more.If this though is the case, think how valuable it would be to use instructions that actually teach teachers how to deliver their projects.More

  • 3 Essentials in Planning a Craft Presentation

     Going on the road with your craft gives you a chance to share your skills with others. Planning the event well will give you confidence and help to 'sell' yourself.Before you get there it's essential that you do a little homework.More