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Pom poms are an easy way to cheer up the dullest of crafts. Taking only 10 minutes to make, and requiring very little effort, they’re a great craft to do on your own if you need to unwind, or with little ones as an entertaining activity. As featured on our 5 Crafts to Try in 2022 blog, pom poms are a brilliant way to start your crafting journey this year. Also, if you try any of these crafts, make sure to send us a picture on our social media channels:

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With a new year comes new opportunities to be creative, and 2022 has a wide range of ways to explore your ability to make things. Here at Craft & Hobby, we’ve narrowed down five of our favourite craft ideas to try this new year. Hopefully, you find them just as inspirational as we did!

Making your own soap is a brilliant skill to learn. Not only is it a fun craft to do with your family, friends, or even on your own, but it is also a good alternative to buying presents for people on special occasions. Nothing says you care about someone like making them something from scratch, and soap is a lovely thing to make a gift set of. Start planning for next Christmas and take a look at our super easy soap making guide.

With only one day to go, there isn’t long until we welcome 2022 with open arms. Whether 2021 has been good or bad, it has definitely been a year to remember!

We would just like to thank you for your support and custom throughout this year. We really appreciate it – without you, there would be no Craft & Hobby. We would like to wish all of our lovely customers a very Happy New Year to you and yours, from everyone here.

We’ll see you in 2022!

Merry Christmas! In under 24 hours, we’ll be waking up with our families and celebrating Christmas properly. Here at Craft & Hobby, we would like to take this opportunity to wish you all the best for the festive season. We’ve had a brilliant year, and we couldn’t have done it without you!

Grab your Santa hat, pop on some Christmas tunes and get yourself a mince pie – Merry Christmas!

Wrapping presents can be one of the most boring parts of Christmas, so making sure you jazz it up for, not only yourself, but those receiving the gifts, is important. Sometimes, the same supermarket wrapping paper gets boring, so stand out from the crowd with these innovative gift wrap ideas!

As the new year grows ever closer, it’s good to make sure you’re on top of your organisational skills. New diaries, planners, and stationery are some of the highlights of the new year – make sure you’re using them to their full potential with these five handy tips!

Ever since the concept was first invented in 2005, Elf on the Shelf has been a big hit with families all over the world. From the first of December every year, these little elves run amok round our homes, causing havoc, and having the time of their lives. However, it can sometimes be hard to think about ways for them to make mischief. Luckily for you, we’ve got a list of five ideas you can try at home!

With Christmas less than a month away, and the 1^st December just around the corner, advent calendars will be flying off the shelves. Instead of buying a generic chocolate one for your loved ones this year – as lovely and tasty as they may be – why not try making your own? Not only will it be a fun activity, but it will also be a lot more personal, both to give and receive.

As the weather gets colder, it gets closer and closer to the most wonderful time of the year: Christmas. As you start to get the decorations out of the loft, instead of buying more to add to your ever-growing collection, why not make your own? Here at Craft & Hobby we think that making your own Christmas decorations is the way forward: here’s why.