Monthly Archives: August 2021

Candles are one of the best ways to make your home feel cosy in the run-up to autumn and winter. While candles add warmth and light to your space, they can be a bit pricey if you’re buying them all the time. Making them yourself not only saves you money, but you get to decide what goes into them: sensitive to fragrance? Don’t put it in. Concerned about how clean the air is in your house? Use soy wax. By making your own candles, you take control over what goes into your house, and what you breathe in, too!

Starting a new hobby can be very intimidating when you’re not sure where to start. Here at Craft & Hobby, we like to make sure you’re prepared and know what you need to get off on the right foot. This list has all the things you need to get your sewing kit started, so that any project you take on will be a piece of cake!

With the summer holidays soon ending, you may be running out of ideas as to what to do with your little ones for the remaining few weeks. Most children absolutely love cooking and baking, as it is a craft that has an edible reward at the end of it! So, for the remainder of the six weeks off, here are a few ideas of things to keep your kids entertained!

After being postponed from last year due to Covid-19, the Olympic Games are well underway in Tokyo, Japan, right now. If your children or grandchildren have been obsessed with the sports, watching all their favourite athletes, and are cheering them on from home, here are a few simple crafts that you can do to keep the spirit alive, and keep that torch burning!