19th July - Demonstration Day in your Area

This Saturday we have the wonderful Annette Taylor hosting a Stix2 and Woodware Demonstration day Noble Crafts in Norfolk. Very excited to see what she makes and look forward to seeing you there.

For more details on this of any of our events please contact our sales teams on 0191 2697810 or sales@stix2.co.uk. You can also view our events page clicking here. 

Cake Coffee Craft Review.

The Lovely Elaine from cakecoffeecraft is starting a Craft Club in July to take place once a month in HobbyCraft, Wolverhampton, a new venture she is very much looking forward to.

Elaine Approached Stix2 to help supply for her Craft Club and this is obviously something we are more than happy to do and we are  very pleased to say Elaine and Stix2 now have a fantastic relationship.

In doing so Elaine asked us for this parcel. This is for her Blog Candy give away for when she reaches 50 followers. She will be splitting this bundle into two, one to take and use in her Craft Club another as a Blog Candy Give away. What a fantastic Idea!

To get your hands on this bundle please follow Elaine's blog, with some fantastic crafting ideas, at cakecoffeecraft. Don't forget to go and visit her craft club once its up and running.

Have Fun Crafting!

Adhesive Remover Special Offer!

This fabulous 50ml bottle is ideal for removing adhesives, including oil, wax, wet paint, grease, crayon, chewing gum, ink, lipstick and many more.  An essential for all crafts boxes. Great to clean your scissors, crafting mat, acrylic blocks, stamps & dies.

 Order Reference: SUKITSTICKYSTUFFREMOVER

The Special Offer is available for a limited time and in stock now order yours today!

for more information contact the sales team 01941 2697810 or sales@stix2.co.uk

Have Fun Crafting!

12th & 13th July - Demonstration Days in your Area

Kirsty is doing Make & Takes at  Summer Crafting show, Doncaster Racecourse. using Stix2 Ultra Clear Tape, and Diecut Butterflies. Run along as see what fantastic things she can create combining this and more. This event is on both Saturday and Sunday head down and don't miss out!

Karen is joining Ailsa and her team at Craftivity in Liverpool on Sunday, some fabulous new ideas for you to join in and have a go with, that's Sunday 12th July, 10am - 4pm

For more Information on any of our events please visit our events page here. Or contact the Stix2 Sales team on 0191 2697810 , sales@stix2.co.uk

Stix2 Demonstration weekend in Portugal, by Michelle's Tubo De Ensaio

Thursday, 8th May Day 1, Hello! Hola! Olá!

I arrived to Portugal on time, Patricia's brother Joăo was at the airport to pick me up. (Patricia is the lady hosting the event and also the Stix2 Distributor for Portugal and Spain) For our first night I met Manoli the other designer who only speaks Spanish and was staying in the same hotel as me. Fortunately enough for me ( and Manoli)  Patricia speaks Spanish, English and Portuguese. She was my saviour for the trip... alongside Google Translate!  Dinner was by the harbour and plans were made for our first day alongside breakfast and transport to the Colombo Centro, Lisbon.

Friday, 9th May, Day 2.

At the shopping mall Manoli and I met Rita and Vitor our other demonstrators who also acted as translators and assistants for the weekend. Before my first class we needed to make that important trip to the basement and was in my element... Hot Melt Glue Guns, Layer Perfects, Diecut Stencil Sheets, and many more Stix2 products and hundreds of them.

We all mucked together in the workshops and Patricia and Vitor translated for me... We had some fun while doing it too!

All our classes were fully booked for the whole week through Patricia's powers of clever advertising and social media. Their hard work paid off and every class was full of people eager to learn.

The crafters loved all the techniques I was showing them with the Hot Melt Glue Gun, All the classes ran smoothly one after another and I was starting to pick enough words to chat to everyone and start to properly join in.

Saturday, 10th May, Day 3.

While we set up for our second day of crafting the centre was already buzzing. People again arrived on time for the workshops, and today we had a queue waiting to see if there were any cancellations. Wishful thinking and shows why its so important to book in advance!!!

Everyone joined in and was enthusiastic about the projects we were working on. Questions, techniques and ideas were shared and once again I had a fantastic time.

Crafters enjoyed stamping, stenciling and many other techniques I was sharing with them. Although they couldn't understand me properly when talking one on one, they could see what I was doing and copy and managed to take everything on board.

Plenty of Adhesive Remover was used on this trip to keep the Crafting Sheets and tables in pristine condition and it works like a charm.

Sunday, 11th May Day 4, sadly the last day.

6 workshops to deliver today so off we went to the basement to top up the products. Opening boxes of Stix2 stock is like Christmas. Hot Melt Refills, Diecut Flowers, butterflies,Tapes and Glitter... All fanastic stuff and I was raring to go!!

More people arrived and even more stamping into gooey hot glue. As usual the crafters were early, eager and excited!

As my last workshop came to an end, Manoli made an announcement to let everyone know I'd finished and was heading home.... At least I think that's what she said! Everyone cheered and took photos. The atmosphere was fantastic and I felt very humble to be appreciated by the team and the customers and proud Stix2 chose me to represent them in Portugal.

I've now made some friends for life and enjoy keeping in touch with them. I am very much looking forward to a return visit with more techniques using adhesives to share.

Happy Crafting Bye for now! Adiós  Adeus

Independence Day Firework Tag

4th July is an American Holiday for Independence Day! Why not add an American touch to any tag your making as seen below.

Handmade By Michelle Johnson

Things you will Need:

Diecut Card Shape Large White Tag S57324

A4 Double Sided Tape Sheet S57107

Iridescent Glitter S57304

Transfer Foils Gold S57111

Masking Sheet S57268

Loom Bands

Yellow Alcohol Marker

Scissors

Ink Pad

Building Stamp

Bottle Cap / Circular Lid. 

Instructions:

Stamp the buildings directly onto the tag. Once dry, cover with the double sided adhesive and trim off the edges. Peel off the top exposing the second side of the adhesive. Using the masking sheet cut an outline of the buildings in order to not cover them with the foils.Once this is done, use the transfer foil. Remember to place the dull side down and to use a bottle cap or lid of some sort to create the firework circles. Add little spark flicks with your finger nail or closed scissors for that extra effect. 

Remove the masking sheet and add the iridescent glitter to the rest of the exposed adhesive sheet giving that wonderful shimmering effect. Re-pierce the tag hole. With the yellow alcohol marker colour in some of the building windows to add to the night sky effect. 

A loom kit creates a fantastic red, white and blue band, adding that American touch.

Have Fun Crafting! 

5th July - Demonstration Days in your Area

This Saturday the 5th July we have some fantastic Demo days coming your way. For all three Stix2 are working together with WoodWare creating some fantastic projects you wouldn't want to miss!

Karen will be demoing at Unicorn Crafts in Sheffield creating some great projects for you to see and answer any questions you might have.

Kirsty is Visiting Burnside Garden Centre in Fyle for a demonstration day sharing her crafting know how!

Michelle is demoing at Colemans Craft Warehouse Rushden. Showing how to get the most from your products.

Cant wait to see you all there....

For more information on this or any of our demo days please visit our events page or contact our sales team 0191 2697810 or email sales@stix2.co.uk.

Have Fun Crafting!