Sending handmade Christmas cards is a lovely touch and can be done with minimal fuss and materials. We sell packs of 50 blank cards in various sizes in cream and white and individual coloured pens starting at £1.30 and packs of pens for as little as £2.50 for 10 colours. We have used a Tombow … Read more
Making your own gift tags can save you money and also adds a great personal touch to your gift. The materials you will need can be as basic or fancy as you like, listed below will be the essentials and then the optional extra materials we have found useful. Basic Materials: Scissors Thick paper/card String … Read more
Paper candles are a brilliant idea for parties, not just for children, but adults alike. You can get the spooky effect of a candle but without the safety concerns of having lots of lit candles about. They are very easy to make and use very little materials. You will simply need some card, glue or … Read more
Bunting is a really fun way of decorating your room or window and what better way to get into the spooky festivities than hanging pumpkins all around! Using Brusho is a really quick way of decorating large areas of paper and because it is made up of various different pigments you get a lovely speckled … Read more
by Hannah Shepherd For quite some time I have wanted to try decorating shoes with alcohol inks. After watching a few videos online where people used alcohol based Sharpie pens to draw onto the shoe and then used rubbing alcohol to blend the colours. I wanted to try out the Piῆata alcohol inks on fabric … Read more
Give the gift that keeps on giving this Christmas with these DIY Gift Ideas from Tindalls. From making your own soap, to decorating a festive tealight holder, there’s a DIY Gift for everyone this Chrismas. 1. Soap Making Materials: House of Crafts Soap Making Kit Additional items such as essential oils, petals, herbs, oats etc … Read more
We’re trying to be a little more environmentally conscious at Tindalls and therefore have been looking at DIYs that use some recycled or environmentally friendly materials. Using these materials you already have lying about the house in conjunction with a few paints you can create some unique and special DIYs. Although this blog is focusing … Read more
We are well and truly caught up in the festive spirit at Tindalls! This year we have decided to try our hand at some Christmas DIYs and will be blogging what we get up to. Our first creation is an advent calendar that is super fun to make, especially as you can decorate it … Read more
You will need: 1.Start by wrapping your thread around your piece of cardboard. I recommend about 12 loops, but the more you do the thicker the tassel. 2. Cut off the excess thread. Get another piece of embroidery thread and separate into one string, loop it under the thread on the cardboard and tie it … Read more
