What is Decoupage or Decopatch ? Decoupage is the art of decorating an object by gluing colored paper cutouts onto it in combination with special paint effects, gold leaf and so on. Commonly an object like a small box or an item of furniture is covered by cutouts from magazines or from purpose-manufactured papers. … [Read more...]
Plain Wooden Boxes and Decoupage Blanks
All About Crafting with Wooden Boxes and Blanks Plain wooden boxes and shapes make a fantastic starting point for making your own storage solution, gift box or home decoration. Plain wooden boxes make ideal decoupage blanks or trinket boxes which can be decorated with your choice of acrylic hobby paints, decoupage / decopatch, mosaic and more. The Craftmill range includes wooden treasure … [Read more...]
Adhesives
General Craft Adhesives and Acrylic Adhesives Whether you are a fine artist or a general hobbyist or crafter, you will regularly use a wide range of Adhesives to suit your project. From simple school PVA glue to specialist glues for hard to stick items. Craftmill stock a wide range of craft adhesives and in each case we explain carefully its application. You can be assured of unbeatable … [Read more...]
Acrylic Paints and Craft Varnishes
Choosing Acrylic Paints Acrylic hobby and art paints can be diluted with water, but become water-resistant when dry. Depending on how much the paint is diluted (with water) or modified with acrylic gels, media, or pastes, the finished acrylic painting can resemble a watercolor or an oil painting, or have its own unique characteristics not attainable with other media (Wikipedia definition). You … [Read more...]
Sugarcraft, Clay, Pastry, Cookie Cutters
Cutters - The Easy Way to Make Beautiful Shapes... Metal clay or pastry cutters are the perfect way to create fast and neat shapes in a vast range of sizes. So many applications for these low cost craft items. Craftmill stocks a great range of metal sugarcraft cutters or pastry cutters, starting with mini 2cm metal cutters to large 16cm biscuit cutters. These are also well suited to use … [Read more...]
Polystyrene Balls and Polystyrene Eggs
Information on Polystyrene balls, eggs, hearts, stars, cones & rings What can you make with Polystyrene Shapes ? Polystyrene or Styrofoam balls, eggs, hearts, rings and cones are highly versatile 3D craft shapes that suit a multitude of projects. Craftmill stock the widest range of sizes in each of these polystyrene products in the UK. From tiny 20mm polystyrene balls to massive 600mm … [Read more...]