Can you believe it’s been 1 year since Craftyism’s first post? I certainly can’t! Over the last 12 months I’ve really enjoyed coming up with crafty DIY projects to share with you all. It’s given me a great excuse to use my imagination, my creative skills and has made a (small) dent in my craft stash! My favourite 3 craft tutorials from this year have been:
Something that I didn’t think I would be doing when I started blogging is reviewing so many new craft and lifestyle books. It’s amazing to see how crafts and creativity have turned into such a popular topic. The connections between crafts and mindfulness in books is especially encouraging! It’s hard to choose 3 favourite book reviews from this year but here goes:
- Crochet Therapy by Betsan Corkhill
- Fables & Fairy Tales to Cross Stitch by Veronique Enginger
- Creative Flow by Jocelyn De Kwant
So to celebrate Craftyism’s first birthday, I thought I would host a giveaway! You could win this crafty bundle which includes:
A colourful fat quarter pack of 6 pieces of cotton chevron fabric. I love the bright colours and bold patterns, they’d make great little zip pouches or an amazing mini quilt.
A pack of 5 Tatty Devine black ink pens. I’ve got a bit of an addiction to black fine line pens, so I couldn’t resist these printed with cool slogans. They’re great for illustrations or for bullet journaling.
Last and most excitingly (in my opinion anyway!) is a £5 Hobbycraft gift card. I love mooching around Hobbycraft and don’t think I’ve ever left without buying anything (hence the large craft stash!) Hopefully you’d be able to use the gift card to top up your stash, or buy supplies to make the tutorials posted on Craftyism!
Thank you for reading over the last year, and if you’re new, welcome to Craftyism. Here’s to another year of crafts and fun!
To enter the giveaway, just follow the instructions in the Gleam widget below (UK entries only I’m afraid!).
Craftyism 1st Birthday Crafty Bundle Giveaway
I like knitting and I make baby clothes, scarves and jumpers.
Hand knitted clothes are always the best:)
I personal enjoy felting abut I love to make collages with my children! We make lots of cards for family members – for Christmas, Easter etc! They are lovely to keep!
I can never throw away a card someone has made me, it’s so thoughtful!
I really enjoy decoupage! its a great way to use up used wrapping paper and birthday /christmas cards
Recycled crafts are the best 🙂
I love drawing, but I’ve done papercutting a few times and that’s great fun!
Finishing a papercut project always feels like such an achievement!
Personalised gifts – my favourite at the moment are pictures – simple yet so effective
You’re right, personalised gifts are always the best!
I love to make and decorate wicker wreathes for all occasions
Wreaths are great for seasonal home décor and so fun to customise 🙂
Favourite crafts are papercraft which I have been learning about for two years and knitting which I have been doing since the age of 4!
You must be a knitting pro!
You’re utterly fab! and happy blog birthday!!
Thank you so much! 🙂
It would have to be crochet and happy blogiversary.
Thank you x
I love to make tiny things for my dolls house from furniture to fimo food!
Wow, you must have good eyesight and nimble fingers!
I love fibre crafts in general, and would find it hard to choose between crochet and knitting…but I’ll go with crochet!
I love crochet too 🙂
I love doing crafts with the kids. We love painting and sewing x
Sewing is a great life skill too!
I like papercrafts and making cards for family and friends or scrapbooking as it’s nice to look back at the photos and memories.
I like to design and make my own cards
Im leaning the crochet and love doing all different craft with the grandkids
I love knitting. I make baby cardigans and hats and attach my own personalised labels! Emma McCormick
I like making cards for Birthdays
i love making things with the kids!
our favourite recent make is the look out from Paw patrol!!
I love to make cards for any occasions, and try to get the Grandchildren to join in with me
Card making!
I love making all sorts. Cards, banners, bunting, photo props, glitter glasses & accessories, paper mache, word art canvas’s
I love home crafts and crafts I can give as gifts to others x
I love upcycling, mainly things like candle jars or photo frames
I love crafting with my kids. W often make little canvas pictures where we all add something on it. Paint, stickers, or sew onto it. It’s a lovely keepsake
I like making doll house miniatures – mostly sewing and papercraft
love to scrapbook and card make
I love papercrafting, especially card making, I really enjoy it and have met some friends whilst crafting too.
I’m learning calligraphy and love to make cards
Just finished making an England football card for my friend’s son. He’s Spurs and Harry Kane mad so it was quite easy with the World Cup. Now onto my favourite cards to make – CHRISTMAS!! Could do them all year and have loads of different ideas already.
I really enjoy card making with my daughter, We start making them in October by using cut outs from last years Christmas cards 🙂
Card making
I love to make things from paper, my favourite one are hand made cards.
I like so many different crafts! Papercraft, decopauge, sewing, crochet, drawing!
i love making cards and recently got into scrapbooking. my sister is a big crafter and has got me into it a lot!!
Although I like craft projects I am not that good other than cross stitch.
I love embroidery, I love making decorative slogans!
I love making little felt bunnies!
I love sketching, especially animals and landscapes. Sewing is something I enjoy also.
I’d like to start card making
I’m into painting. Acrylics or water colour. I used to make cards but it all got a bit too fiddly for my old hands.
I love Hobby Craft always crafting, into my bullet journal a lot lately!
I love knitting and cardmaking – most of my cards are made from random items as well as specific card making items, I love to find other uses for items too especially playing cards, gems, trinkets.
i love painting glass and stones, it is really relaxing, but I will give anything a go
Definitely making cards for people, it’s so rewarding!
I enjoyed knitting, and for many years knit baby and children’s clothes mainly. I did knit a small amount for adults, as well as dolls clothes, and some soft toys. Alas no longer able to, due to arthritis. So have been trying some other crafts such as card making, etc.
Decoupage is my favourite,it’s so satisfying seeing the finished product.
I’m very much into scrapbooks and making cards – currently preparing a time capsule for 10 years time xx
that would be a toss up between cross stitching and applique.
I like papercrafts and make cards, for birthdays and Christmas. But I also knit, crochet and sew – mainly small projects, like cushions, hats, glove puppets. The latter are for charity projects such as shoeboxes appeals etc.
We like making cards especially with my children the personal touch always looks great
I like to use the adult colouring books as I’m useless at any art haha
Card making xxx
I love to crochet and I make amigurumi (especially little animals and cactus plants)
I have no favourite, but I love doing crafts with my daughter. There’s always glitter being found after creating our collages!
I love knitting,crochet, sewing and papercraft so I am a bit of it all
I have a wide range of crafts but especially enjoy sewing and making fabric toys
I like modelling. A lot of effort, but the results are worth it. (uh, well, sometimes worth it, anyway! 😉 )
I love doing knitting, I’ve knitted my grandkids jumpers etc for when they were born
My favourite craft is pinata making using balloons, paper mache and crepe paper . Then when finished I put lots of sweets and goodies inside.
I like card making!
I love to cross stitch but I’m also learning to sew I’m hoping to make clothes for my kids
I really like making birthday/ christmas/ greeting cards! 🙂
I enjoy making cards and creating collages.
Making models out of clay 🙂 The air drying clay is great. Thanks for running this comp – happy first birthday 😀
I love cross stitch, which I started doing early in secondary school. I’m currently trying to get through some of my old kits, including at least one that’s probably 20 years old.
I like working with Fimo – great colours and textures
Congratulations on your 1st birthday Celebrations! I like to make clay models and enjoy painting. I’ll give anything a go except knitting! I still can’t seem to master it!
Crochet love how quickly you can make something
I love card making and now my little girl likes to help
i love knitting and crochet i love i do jumpers and hats plus angles for the church to leave around the village and also knit for the village Yarn Bombing its great fun x
My personal favourite type of craft has to be card making as i really enjoy it and i love making cards for my family/friends but i love to see their reaction to the cards too and i find it more thoughtful making a card than buying one from a card shop.
I love knitting and cross stitch. I keep saying I’m going to learn how to crochet but I haven’t got round to it yet! I really like knitting baby clothes for my friends and relatives
I love sewing and making clothes, I also love up cycling garments!
I like sewing. Making cushions and bunting 🙂
I mostly do cake decorating but also card decorating
i love doing crochet iam in the middle of doing the lord prayer
i like sewing a local craft shop has been teaching us how to use sewing machines its a free course and ive made a tote bag pencil case with zip and 2 pillows all from 2 metres of peter rabbit fabric from hobbycraft 😀
I love card making making up new designs and also raising money whilst doing what I love for charity
i love knitting and am always making my granddaughter clothes for her dolls
I love crocheting, especially blankets in the winter. I am currently making a single bed size blanket for my son
card making
I like to make my own greeting cards, but recently taken up knitting.
I love making papier mache animals and weapons with my children