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Christmas Posting Dates
It’s that time of year again when we start to let everyone know about the last posting dates for delivery before Christmas. We use Royal Mail and UPS to delivery to both UK and International destinations and these are the last recommended dates from each: Monday 28 November Airmail to Operational BFPOs via International Standard HM Forces Mail British Forces … Continue reading
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Magnetic Christmas Decorations
It’s 8am on Christmas Eve and we’ve brought our two little helpers into the unit this morning in preparation for shutting after the post is collected. They’re a little bored so we’ve come up with a plan using some old Christmas decorations and some magnets! We’ve used: Cheap plastic baubles Wired ribbon Self Adhesive flexible magnetic strip Self Adhesive 10x1mm … Continue reading
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Washi tape magnets – so quick, so easy, so pretty!
While we were making the washi tape peg magnets, we had a bit of a brain wave! We sell 1/2″, 1″ and 2″ wide self adhesive flexible magnetic strip by the metre and it’s great for holding things on our warehouse racking, but it’s a bit boring and brown to look at … not anymore! 20 minutes of playing around and … Continue reading
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Hama Bead / Perler Bead fridge magnets tutorial
We’ve showcased a lot of fridge magnet ideas on Pinterest, but now it’s tutorial time! Our youngest assistant (6) has made three hama bead designs while on school holidays. These have been ironed to weld them together and removed from the peg boards. We are now ready to start turning them fridge magnets. We have decided to use some … Continue reading
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Salt Dough Fridge Magnets
Struggling to keep the kids entertained over the holidays? Craft Magnets can be attached to a wide variety of substances to make your own fridge magnets. Why not try making salt dough shapes using biscuit/cookie or pastry cutters? Paint them with water based paints and seal with watered down PVA glue or clear varnish before adding the magnet. Even toddlers … Continue reading