Crafty Update

Hey all my Crafting Buddies
Sorry I've been a bit slack with the blog for a couple of weeks. Truth is I have been in bed rather poorly and have been diagnosed with glandular fever ! ooops - the disease of the young ! well I'm still young enough to catch it then !!

Well the excitement of the week is that the new website is due to go live next week ( keep looking for all those special offers ) and as it is the school holidays in Northants next week, our kids craft playscheme starts on Tuesday morning.

Even though I'm sick, any enquiries about last minute places for this can be directed to Davina and Jan at the shop on 0845 362 8511 -

happy crafting

Nat x

Patchwork Day with Dawn Cameron-Dick !!

.... was a HUGE success and a great time was had by all. Thanks to all the ladies who attended Saturday's workshop, and an extra big thank you to Dawn herself for a truly inspirational class on Foundation Paper Piecing. We had a highly successful day learning new and innovative methods to achieve perfect points in our foundation piecing. I particularly enjoyed piecing the New York Beauty Block ( which we are all holding in the pic )

Pictured here are all the ladies including myself and of course Dawn Cameron-Dick: Author, Quilting Teacher and Lecturer. We are hoping to re-book Dawn for a future course later in the year and are now proud to stock in the shop and online a range of Dawn's brand new "Dawn Cameron-Dick" branded patterns.

I particularly love the "Vegetarian Chickens" - watch this space I may even attempt to pieve one !

thanks again to every one for a great crafting day this weekend ! ( especially Jan, who worked in the shop all day for me so that I could attend the workshop !)

Nat x

New Website Launch !!!

Hey Crafting Buddies

sorry the blog has been a little quiet this month !! I must confess I have been working constantly on the product listings and pics for the new website - which hopefully will go live at the end of this month !!

In the meantime, exciting news: we have the New Crafters Companion Rock a Blocks in the shop along with the entire range of Jayne Nestorenko Cute Companions unmounted stamps. If you print this page off the blog and come in before end April 2008 - you can claim 10% off the price of the new stamps ! ( one only per customer please )

Our April Newsletter and workshop list is now out, so if you are not on the mailing list and want a FREE copy please email us at sales@nimblefingers.biz

Thanks - hope you enjoyed a Crafty Easter.

take care

Nat x

The 2nd Fab thing that happened today !

... and the second thing is that the Workshop this afternoon, Keepsake Boards Medley - was a stirling success.

Not only did we sell out and have a waiting list for places, but the medley workshop idea I had of combining the Keepsake Boards to create new and exciting cards, went down a storm. I'm not saying this hasn't been done before.. but it was a new lesson for me and I thoroughly enjoyed the variety !

Every assured me they had a fantastic time - between us we produced 12 stunning and all very different creations. We had everything from good old Bookatrix to using the new Celebration Board and more.

I am already now taking bookings for the next Keepsake Medley afternoon, which will also include using the BRAND NEW Love Story Board which was launched today !! This workshop is on the afternoon of Wed 20th February from 2pm - 4.30pm and costs just £10 including all materials. If you don't have any keepsake boards of your own, you may borrow some of the many we have instore and still have a fantastic time !!

Happy crafting - and thanks again to all the lovely Ladies who made this afternoon so much fun !

Natalie xx

NEWS ... from Nimble Fingers Shop

Hey Crafting Buddies

Yes Traci from tjc Designs is quite right - I do have lots of news. Sorry, I'm just lacking the time to admin everything and with the main server down in Canada hosting my shopping cart at the moment, believe me I would love to be in a position where I could be up until 2am posting new products !!! he he.

Well today at the shop we had two exciting things happen.

Firstly - oodles of new fabric arrived from Makower - some of it is soooo yummy I've just got to get some to take home a stroke periodically !!

I will be running a basic workshop in a couple of weeks using some of the new fabrics - on stitching a drawstring bag for Easter - the perfect gift for any child or relative - whether you are filling it with eggs or a different pressie. Watch this space for more info on when this will be.

Nat x