Facebook freebie details

Over on our facebook page we have our best freebie so far! 
The prize is for £500 of Christmas Crafting supplies - everything you can see in the photo - and it is split between the winner and a friend of their choosing - head on over to facebook if you want to enter :-)
It's hard to see everything so I'm listing it all below:
PRIZE BOX #1
Cushion Kit - bunny
Printed felt rainbow stack
Cotton & stars ribbon - red & white
Cut out silver star ribbon
American Crafts ribbon spool stack
Bunch of paper flowers
Premium wool felt Christmas stacks:  Frosty Snowflake, Greens, Brights
Three reels of glitter tape
Six felt balls
Three fat quarters of Christmas fabric
Colour dipped pegs
Bottle brush trees
Snow & Cocoa pom poms
Pink & silver rhinestone stickers
Five sheets of fabric felt 
Mini tree lightbulb charms
Stick on silver stars
Pack of jingle bells: red/gold/green
Wooden wall charms: arrows
Rattan wreath
Half metre printed acrylic felt - red gingham, navy dot
Four sheets of fine glitter - yellow gold, holly, turquoise, fuchsia
Die cut gingerbread men
Snowflake buttons
Two sheets of metallic vinyl - Dark Green & Pale Gold
Two Christmas tag stitchables kits
Gold tassel garland kit
Pack of colourful jingle bells
Three yarn pom poms
Three sheets of chunky glitter - pistachio, red, rainbow
Berries on wires
Two sheets of medium glitter - watermelon & rockpool
Two paper-and-string hand cut kits - Robin & Penguin
Six sheets of glitter felt
Gingerbread man buttons
Teeny tiny ric rac trim - red, apple, white 
Bumper pack of embroidery threads
A ginormous button
Cardboard 3d star garland
Mini tinsel trim - green, silver, red
paper-and-string mini kit - Christmas Tree
Garland of lights
XXL flexi hoop
PRIZE BOX #2
Extra large light up star
paper-and-string mini kit -Christmas Pudding
Six sheets of glitter felt
Printed Felt Rainbow Stack
Cut out silver star ribbon
Five sheets of fabric felt
Metallic ric rac - yellow gold, fuchsia, turquoise
Half metre printed acrylic felt -grey stripe & vintage red dot
American Crafts ribbon spool stack
Three sheets of chunky glitter - silver, disco gold, emerald
Bunch of paper flowers
Two sheets of medium glitter - pink confetti & jewellery box
Pack of colourful jingle bells
Teeny tiny pom pom trim - red, apple, white
Five sheets of fine glitter  - candyfloss, pale gold, graphite, silver, metallic blush
Bumper pack of embroidery threads
Premium wool felt Christmas stacks: Scandinavian, Gingerbread, Traditional
Three reels of glitter tape
Two paper-and-string hand cut kits - Cactus & Russian Doll
Two packs of Fantastic buttons (trimming the tree & nativity)
Rose gold stork scissors
Cardboard 3d star garland 
Three fat quarters of Christmas fabric
Six felt balls
Iridescent pom poms
Mini tinsel trim - pink, blue gold
Two  sheets of metallic vinyl - light green & fuchsia
A ginormous button
Bottle brush trees
Extra long tassles
Garland of lights
Pack of matt jingle bells
Berries on wire
Die cut gingerbread men
3d star stickers
Rattan wreath
Three yarn pom poms
Mini wooden pegs
Stitchables advent calender tag kit
Silver tassel garland kit
8" bamboo hoop

Freebie Time!

November is SWAP month

the swap is back for a 4th year :-)

I LOVE the swap, it's a crazy busy time of year for us, but it's SO much fun doing the swap that I can always find time for it :-)
FULL details and how-to's are on the website, please click through https://www.paper-and-string.net/swap

I *may* have bought too many balls...

 Lots of deliveries have been unpacked today,  Pom Pom Makers...

 ...Rainbow Ribbon Spools...

 ...Wire Hoops...

 ...Embroidery Threads...

 ....Mini Christmas 'lights'....

 ...and a GINORMOUS box of felt balls!

 I *think* I may have bought too many :-)

40th birthday

It's not every day that you turn 40 - so on Tuesday we took the day off for my birthday and went on a drive around Dorset,  in my NEW (to me) car :-)

We stopped off at an American themed diner on the A303 for a birthday brunch then took a slow drive home via some favourite antique shops....later on in the day we went for some drinks and a lovely meal in  Bridport.

I felt completely spoiled ALL day long - John decorated the  lounge with balloons and swamped me with gifts!  And my Mum, Dad, Sister, Niece and John's Mum & Dad, all sent presents and cards through the post ... and it doesn't all end on the day - I've been driving my new car to work everyday, and I LOVE It ANNNNNDDDD best surprise of all -we're going to see Neil Diamond in concert in a week or so!!

I am beyond excited :-)

A Looongg Weekend

This Bank Holiday weekend has been Fab!

We took part in a Classic Car Show, had a 1 night mini break  (with lots of lovely food) had a relaxing day in the garden, complete with BBQ & wine and today we did *a little* work - making Christmas Kits on the hottest day in quite some time! 
I've also been putting some new dies through the test and will have something new to show you very soon indeed :-)

It's all about the new around here!

 *new* unicorn stickers

 *new* cactus stickers

 *new* acrylic felt sparkling with silver glitter

 AND *new* fabric - this range is called Club Tropicana

 It's so cute!  As with all our Fabric - it's cut to order from the bolt for you AND it is available as our Fabric Felt too

 All the NEW can be seen here:
https://www.paper-and-string.net/what-s-new

Do you Like Dogs?

 I do :-)

 ALL kinds of dogs...

 ...especially Dogs in bandanas....

 ....and those in jumpers!

 These fabrics are from a collection called Must Love Dogs

 Both designs are  available as fabric and fabric felt too

In the new section here: https://www.paper-and-string.net/what-s-new

Tropical

This is for all of you that weren't feeling in the festive spirit for the last couple of weeks

It couldn't get more summery :-)
New ribbons can be found here: https://www.paper-and-string.net/tropical-ribbon

offer code

You've got until Midnight on Sunday 23rd July to use the code :-)

Merry Little Christmas...

...a *new* range of fabric by Dashwood

 Four new fabrics AND an advent calendar panel to make a long lasting advent calendar

 Gingerbread men are always cute, even more so in a knitted jumper!

 Baubles - modern & retro all at the same time

 Birdhouses and robins

 ...and a whole host of cuteness in the village scene

If you love this cute range as much as me, then the advent calendar panel is a must :-)
https://www.paper-and-string.net/what-s-new

Plans

I am a fan of to-do lists.
So much so I *sometimes* write a list of lists I need to write.
Even though that sounds a bit crackers,  it helps.
I do manage to do a lot...but I want to do a lot more...and sometimes that's all down to planning.

My ''new year'' planning seems to happen at the end of the tax year - when I can truly look back and reflect on how business has been and what was missing and what I could do better with.
It's not about money, more about the direction of business and where my hours go.
Top of the list this year was:  Do more sewing.   I miss it. 
I LOVE to sew, and I love to sew orders for you...and now, some of my planning has started to come to fruition, and THAT puts a happy smile on my face :-)

Vinyl Remnant Rolls

This photo was a happy accident!
I *had* piled all these remnant rolls up nice and neat and tried to tip the basket a bit to see them all better, and they all slipped and the basket fell and *TADAH* let's pretend I did this on purpose 🤣😆
Vinyl Remnant Rolls are available right now (they are all different sizes/prices so please click the link to see details)

https://www.paper-and-string.net/remnants

a really rather BIG order

This *really-rather-ginormous* order of fabric felt took a lot of our attention today

What a fantastic selection - another customer is going to have a LOT of making fun once this lot lands