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Don't you just love getting to play with new paints.  The first thing I do is dip my finger in!  That's completely normal - right? I was really happy to have a go with the gorgeous paints from Imagination Crafts.  These have a fantastic sheen, which is due to the finely ground metal sheets which the paints contain.  They are a waterbased paint, but will work on a good variety of surfaces.   Before I decided to use them in a project, I had a quick play, and wanted to share my results with you: First, ribbon.  One white grograin ribbon, metallic blue looks rich, and you have that wonderful sheen of the silver.  One the black, the same paint just shows that fantastic silver pops.  It dries so you still have some flexibility so perfect for using with your cards.  Talking of card making, and making sure all your embellishments match tonally - you will need gems.  The paints cover the gems perfectly, dry, and still have...

Hi crafters, and happy Saturday.   As ever, here at Hochanda, Saturday is all about the giving, and we are very pleased to say this week we have FREE downloads available for you from the marvellous Wool and the Gang.   Wool and the Gang bring us some really beautiful, and classy patterns and yarns. If you haven't managed to see any of their shows yet, then join us on the 2nd December at 1pm and 5pm.  What could be better, when it's getting chilly outside, to snuggle up in a luxurious soft blanket Or maybe pop on cosy hand knitted slippers to defrost your toes! Even cuter when they are little toes :) Now, up for grabs, by way of a free download, we have 3 patterns,  The Christmas Jumper The Rockin Stocking  and Frosty the PomPom all you need to do is click on the link: DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE PATTERN Enjoy your patterns, we would love to see your finished results :) Tune in to Hochanda every day 24/...

1.      We love your card creations. How did you get into card making and can you remember the very first thing you made? It was about 12 years ago. I suddenly decided that I would like to make our Christmas Cards that year so, I went down to the local superstore. I bought some green A6 card blanks and envelopes, some toppers (all square ones), a Happy Christmas wood mounted stamp and a silver ink pad. They were very simple cards but I was totally hooked! 2.     The crafting world loves your designs and techniques, where do you get all your ideas from?  That’s a hard one! I guess my ideas usually start with a stamp image, a die or a technique that I want to include on a card. Then everything else builds around that. Sometimes ideas come from other crafters – kind of a ‘that’s cool, I wonder if I could do that with this products instead’ moment.  3.      When you're not crafting, what else do you like to do for ...

The wonderful John Lockwood launches beautiful dies from Sue Wilson, as the One Day Special this evening.  I managed to grab John on his way in (he didn't even manage to get in the studio) and get one of his lovely cards as our give away.  It's extra special as it's got Johns signature on it :) If you would like to be in with a chance of winning this lovely card, then add your comment to this post. Tune in to Hochanda every day 24/7 for lots of fun and crafty demonstrations! Watch our programmes live >  Hochanda.com You can also tune into Hochanda on Freeview channel 39, Sky channel 663 or Freesat  817.

Welcome to Hochanda, Debbie and Kim Hi Debbie and Kim, thank you for taking time out to answer a few questions for us. We love watching you on TV, you have such a good rapport, and obviously are passionate about teaching and passing on your skills. 1.     How did you get into working on the telly? Thanks for talking to us, we hope that our passion for sewing and fabrics comes across!    We were at the NEC at a Trade Show and were approached to take our products onto Shopping TV.  We had our first show in May 2013 and haven’t looked back since, we like to have fun and hopefully inspire others to have a go. 2.     You make a brilliant team, how did you start working together to bring us Six Penny Memories? We met many years ago at a Craft and Needlework show in Newcastle. I (Debbie) was teaching and had my patterns on one of the stands and Kim was there with her shop The Fat Quarters.   At the end of the ...

 Breaking news - Hochanda grinds to a halt!!  The dogs are in the building.....and they are CUTE We have Rocky, sporting a bright orange Tiger outfit. We then have Chip and Dale, one in a fabulous dress, the other pretending to be Olaf And then, cute little Archie, who had lots of snuggles with Auntie Michelle: He actually looks quite interested in what Michelle is working on doesn't he! Hope you loved the show, and we would really like to see some of your pets sporting their winter wollies.  Tune in to Hochanda every day 24/7 for lots of fun and crafty demonstrations! Watch our programmes live >  Hochanda.com You can also tune into Hochanda on Freeview channel 39, Sky channel 663 or Freesat  817.   

Thank you, the lovely Phill Martin, what an incredible One Day Deal we have just had, well done everyone who managed to grab hold of the deal. Here's just a couple of the cards from the show: And Phill has donated a GIVEAWAY, this is the lovely card he has signed: All you need to do is leave a comment, and one lucky person will win Phills card. Do you enjoy crafting? Tune in to Hochanda every day 24/7 for lots of fun and crafty demonstrations! Watch our programmes live >  Hochanda.com You can also tune into Hochanda on Freeview channel 39, Sky channel 663 or Freesat  817.