A Personal Thank You... By Dawn

Hello everyone,

Thought I would drop you a personal note and say a big thank you for supporting our wonderful event this week at Create and Craft for Great Ormond Street Hospital.
It's been an incredibly busy week for all of us but one that has been highly enjoyable andimmensely rewarding. It is such a wonder cause, so thank you to everyone who supported our efforts.

Now what's that old adage of there being no rest for the wicked Ha ha! Yes, you've guessed it! I am writing this in transit! I'm on my way home to prepare for my workshop this weekend.
I still have lots of preparation to do for Saturday's class and for Sunday's demo.

I think I forgot to mention it in the last newsletter, but I will be instore demonstrating this Sunday so if your out and about in Lancashire, do please pop in and join me for some craft fun. Maybe even make a card yourself ? Ricardo will be running make'n'takes on Sunday afternoon so join us for a coffee and perhaps pick up some crafting tips. Don't forget we have the "Hubbys Hideaway" with Sky TV if you need to keep your other half occupied!
While I am holding my workshop, Linda will also be demonstrating instore on Saturday. No doubt she will be using the fabulous new embossing folders that have just arrived (check out our website too for these new additions) and the new collections from Hunkydory. Both are proving to be highly popular.

Speaking of workshops...

I have just released another date - Saturday 14th April. It's a full day class with me. This will be a repeat of the March 10th day as so many people wanted to attend and sadly I couldn't fit everyone in so I do hope that you can join me for this date in April.

The cost is £50, this includes all material, as well as lunch and refreshments throughout the day.

I will be covering lots of techniques including stamping and embossing on metal, acetate, creating backgrounds with cosmic shimmer watercolour paints, blended backgrounds and much, much more. Will be fun, so as I said, I hope you can join me.

Please call 01254 356501 to book your place.

During March and April we also have classes with Jane Goff. These are always extremely popular classes that we run monthly and again, Jane will be incorporating a host of different techniques into her classes.
Sat 17th March:-
10am - 12.30pm Cardmaking Cost: £15
1.30pm - 4pm Scrapbooking Cost: £15

All materials included and light refreshments.
Sat 21st April:-
10am - 12.30pm Cardmaking Cost: £15
1.30pm -12.30pm Scrapbooking Cost: £15
All materials included and light refreshments.

We also have a new tutor this month - Hels Sheridan. There has been a high demand for these classes and with just a few spaces left on Sunday 25th March (10am- 12.30pm Cost: £15) book now to avoid disappointment.

If you would like more information or to book any of the above classes do call on 01254 356501

Also please remember that if you can not get to the shop then we are putting up our new lines onto our Website as fast as we can.

If however you don't see what you are looking on there, we probably have it in stock we just haven't put it on line yet. So please call the shop direct on 01254 356501 as there is always so much more available and there's a very good chance that we have what you are looking for in stock.

Talk soon,
Love
Dawn x

Workshops - An Update

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Samples Of What You Could Be Making With Sheena Douglass At Her Workshops This Weekend. (25th - 26th Feb2012) Call 01254 356501 To Book Place.

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Sheena Douglass Demonstrations At Dawn Bibby Studio This Weekend. For More Information And To Make A Booking, Please Call 01254 356501

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18th February...

Exciting Workshop This Weekend.... Please use this link to view details. Thank you. Love D xx

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A Mini Book Project From Dawn's Workshop Today - 21st Jan 2012

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"My Workshop, Sale Continuing & Back In Stocks"... by Dawn

Am just taking a mini break from preparing the projects for my workshop with is on Saturday at my shop. We have had a couple of late cancellations so if you wanted to come along and couldn't please all 01254 356501 a.s.a.p.for full details and to book your ticket. The other workshop I am doing in March is already fully booked and with this year already looking like a really busy year for me, I'm not sure when I'll be holding another workshop. 

Also on Saturday we have an in-store demonstration of the Cuttlebug with Lee. This will be running from 11am - 4pm so do come along and learn about it's versatility and how to get the best results with this great little machine. If you already own one, Lee will be able to advise you on how to get maximum useage from it and he will also answer any questions you might have.

Another good reason to pop along this weekend is to have a look at the new additions to our sale. 

As well as 25% reduction on selected Craftwork Cards, Tim Holtz and all Christmas themed items. 
We have also kept my DVD's at an incredibly low price of £5 each. Once these have gone they really will be gone and a few titles have already sold out. They are all packed with hints, tips and demonstrations which I hope will be useful for you and at £5 each, it's a very affordable way to start your own visual reference library.
I have put together 2 mini kits especially for you. My Black Lace Collection in a colour choice ofTeal & Sage or Aubergine & Mulberry.
Along with a "Twit Twoo" kit. We have my vellums, acetates and cardstock in special packs of 2.

We have continued our "Special Packs" which are always popular and are another section that we add to regularly.
We have recently added to our website a section for "Card Kits" which at the moment contains some lovely little kits from Docraft although this will be added to with other brands.
Back in stocks include the pretty Gemstone Butterfly Stickers, Acrylic Stamping Blocks, Gliding Flakes from Crafty Notions, the Textured Sponges to use with them, Kanban Superior Stamping Card.
Artemio Acrylic Stamps including Manuscript Backgrounds and Butterflies & Flowers.
Packs of Card Blanks - including the Fancy Edged & Shaped cards as well as the Embossed A6 Cards. The Big and Juicy Ink Pads from Ranger, Tim Holtz Blending Tool and Foam Pad Packs,Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads (continuing our special offer of 3 for £12), Tim Holtz Distress Stains,Stick & Stay Mounting Adhesive. Plus many more, so please check out the website.

Here are my television dates and times for next week:-
Monday 23rd January-
1pm - TBC
3pm - Needlecraft & Sewing (Create & Craft Channel)
5pm - 7pm "Craft O'Clock" (Ideal World Channel)

Tuesday 24th January -
2pm - 4pm Paper Crafting With Dawn Bibby (Create & Craft Channel)
6pm - Pins & Needles (Create & Craft Channel)
7pm - Paper Crafting With Dawn Bibby (Create & Craft Channel)

Wednesday 25th January -
4pm - Pick Of The Day (Ideal World Channel)
6pm - Tool Box (Create & Craft Channel)
7pm - Card Creations Create & Craft Channel)

Thank you again for all the kind messages and Emails about my Flower Patch Collection. A big thank you also to those of your who have sent in your photos for our video. We hope to do a series of them so please send your photos in as soon as possible to be included. The address to send your photos is dbcollectioncards@gmail.com Please remember that we'd prefer one card per photo so we can show the detail and we will resize them so please don't worry about editing them down.

Okay, back to work I go! 
Whatever your plans I hope you have a great weekend.

Till next time,
Love
Dawn

2012 Workshops

JANUARY

Saturday 14th - Crafting With Jane.

10am- 12.30pm: Card Making

A workshop packed full of techniques and  stamping.

Jane has been my crafting assistant for many years and creates  many of the cards you see in my tv shows.

Cost:£15

1.30pm- 4pm: Scrapbooking

A truly inspirational class bringing your scrapbook pages to  life, using beautiful papers and many varied techniques.

Cost: £15

Saturday 21st - A Day with Dawn.

10am - 4pm

Learn a host of techniques and create beautiful cards and more  in this full day class, this includes lunch and all materials.

Cost: £50

(Booking fast - only a few spaces available.)

FEBRUARY

Saturday 4th - Crafting With Jane.

10am - 12.30pm: Card Making

Fun morning of card making inspiration with Jane using the  latest papers and techniques.

Cost: £15

1.30pm - 4pm: Scrapbooking

Create beautiful layouts using latest arrivals in papers with  a whole host of techniques.

Cost: £15

Saturday 18th - Papercrafting with Sheila  Halliwell.

10am - 12.30pm

Sheila is well repected for her work with Docraft and makes  regular appearances on the Create and Craft channel for the company where she is  recognised for creating beautiful cards and mini books. Sheila is also  constantly travelling the UK demonstrating and teaching. This is Shelia's first  visit to us and she is promising that one of her projects in her workshop will  be a stepper card with a difference!

Cost: £15

1.30pm-4pm

Sheila will be creating a variety of projects including a  never ending card in this class using the latest product releases from  Docraft.

Cost: £15

25th & 26th - Sheena Douglass Weekend.

Join Sheena for an action packed weekend of crafting, always  fun and inspirational.

Saturday 25th

10am-12.30pm - Paint Fusion.

Learn this fascinating folk art painting technique  incorporating Sheena’s own beautiful stamp designs.

Cost: £20

1.30pm-4pm - Paint Fusion

Using the same techniques but a totally different project from  the morning class.

Cost: £20

Sunday 26th

Introducing Sheena’s latest stamp designs.

10am -13.30pm: "A Little Bit Sketchy"

Create beautiful scenes with the detailed stamps from Sheena  Douglass.

Cost: £20

12.30pm - 4pm: "A Little Bit Sketchy"

More inspirational cards with Sheena’s lovely  images.

Cost: £20

MARCH

Saturday 10th - A Day with Dawn.

10am - 4pm

A jam packed day full of ideas and inspiration from my recent  trip to USA! This day will be full of top tips, techniques and the latest  products. Lunch is also included.

Cost £50 (limited space now available)

Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th - Crafting with Hels  Sheridan.

Hels is making her first visit to us but is an experienced  tutor coming with a wealth of new ideas and inspiration. A fully fledged Ranger  Educator she will be teaching a whole host of techniques and new concepts along  with dimensional art in the form of beautiful cards and mini books.

Saturday - 10am - 12.30pm Cost: £15 1.30pm - 4pm  Cost: £15

Sunday - 10am - 12.30pm Cost: £15 1.30pm - 4pm  Cost: £15

(Please note all of Hels classes with feature different  projects.)

Please call 01254 356501 to book.

More classes will be added at a later date and don't forget we  have regular weekend demonstrations running in store so do please pop in for a  complimentary coffee and some crafting fun.

Our "New Year Sale" has been extended. There are plenty of  bargains to be had in store and on line with new items being added daily!  

Happy crafting

Love

Dawn x

"News, Video, Flower Patch Collection & More..." by Dawn

Hello everyone,

I've so much to tell you! Let's hope I remember it all! Ha ha!

As you know it's been a very busy week for me and saw the launch of my Flower Patch Collection. It was the first new designs that I had released in over a year and the first I had done for Create & Craft. You may remember that I was very nervous about it, which I know sounds silly after all this time, but with it being so many "firsts" it did add extra pressure on me. Anyway, as it turned out I really didn't need to worry! Thank you so much for helping to make my new collection such a success. I am completely overwhelmed and it really is one of those occasions where "Thank You" doesn't seem enough, but when I write it, please know that it is from my heart.

Congratulations to Annette & Nikki who won the Prize Draws on my Official Facebook Page and Blog. Prizes will be in the post first thing Monday morning! Thank you to everyone who entered and I will be having more competitions this year, details of which will be announced nearer the time.

I would love to see what you do with the Flower Patch Collection! If you would like your cards to be in the video we will be doing of viewers cards made using the Flower Patch Collection, please visit my blog for full details. Click Here To Go To My Blog.

As you may know, I have my own channel on YouTube and thank you to those of you who have already subscribed. We are planning to add to it on a regular basis and have not only demonstrations but a visual library of ideas which I hope you will find interesting and useful.

Speaking of YouTube; it has recently been brought to my attention that if you type my name into the search box that a lot of videos for a company appear. Please don't click on their videos expecting to see me. I just want to clarify that I do not know this company, nor do I endorse them. You will find my official channel by clicking this:- YouTube Link

We have some workshops this coming weekend. Saturday 14th 10am - 12-30pm Cardmaking and 1-30pm - 4pm Scrapbooking, both workshops being held by Jane Goff. I will be holding a full day of crafting on January 21st. It'll run from 1pm - 4pm. Please click here to see full details on line, or call 01254 356501.

We will be announcing more workshop dates shortly.

We have been extremely busy in the shop putting out all the new stock and items brand new for 2012 and now we are ready to put them on line.

Here's a few of the new items that we have managed to put on line already. More being added daily so please keep an eye on the New & Back In Stock section of the website.

We have a new section on website for Children's Craft although not strictly for children! You might find some little bits and pieces at a low price that you can adapt for your card making.

Universal Embossing Boards from Craft Concept.

Papermania Tri-bossing Boards

Beautiful Butterflies from Anita's

Forever Friends Spring Time Collection including stamps

2012 Calendar Tabs

Fiskars 9" Paper Trimmer

Me To You Collection

Papermania Mini Assorted Adhesive Gems, assorted floral & stones mini adhesive in a storage container.

Papermania Self Adhesive Red & White Hearts... perfect for Valentine's Day!

The Capsule Collection by Jesse Edwards

Hot Diggity Dog Collection

Portobello Road Collection

Time Travel Collection by Kanban

Dufex Easter Toppers

Dufex New Baby & Special Occasions Toppers

A few of the Back In Stocks.......

Prima: Cling Stamps - Printery

Stix2 Clear Ultra Strong Double Sided Tape - Various sizes

Woodware Single Clear Magic Stamps

XCut Nesting Dies (We have also added more shapes to the designs we carry.)

Continued are the special offers on Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Pads

and 25% has been taken off of all Christmas themed items.

We are adding daily to our reduced by 25% items and recent additions are:-

A selection of Craftwork Cards products

Smooch Pearlised Accent Inks

Suze Weinberg Melt Art UTEE

My shows on Create & Craft this week are:

Monday 9th January -

11am - 1pm Paper Clinic

5pm - 7pm - Crafters Companion Pick Of the Week

Tuesday 10th January -

2-4pm - Paper Crafting With Dawn Bibby

5pm - Crafters Companion Pick Of the Week

7pm - Paper Crafting With Dawn Bibby
Wednesday 11th January -

Noon - TBC

2pm - My Craft Studio 4 Day Deal

5pm - TBC

7pm - Paper Crafting With Dawn Bibby

Hope you can join me.

Have a great week and stay in the warm and craft!

Love

Dawn

xx

"Christmas, A Special Thank You & More.." by Dawn

Hello Everyone,

Well, Christmas is well and truly upon us isn't it and I am certainly beginning to feel all festive now, hope you are too.

This is just a quick note to let you know about some new items that we now have available and to let you know about the special offer we currently have running both for personal callers to the shop and also for those of you that shop with us on line.

However, before I do and on a personal note, I would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you for all the lovely Christmas Cards and Emails. It really was very kind of you to take the time to send them and your continued love and support really means a lot to me - Thank you so much.

Now for the updates...
The Dufex I mentioned in the last newsletter is now on line. All of them are lovely and such great quality images, but I particularly like the Die Cut Decoupage - Puppies, Garden Visitors, Floral Occasions and Easter featuring rabbits and chicks which is lovely for any spring themed card as well as for Easter.

The special offer on specially selected Tim Holtz products - including any 3 ink pads for £12.00 and discounts on other lines is only for a limited period or while stocks last, so please make sure you get yours soon to avoid disappointment.
We have some great new and back in stock items including Tim Holtz, Core-dinations Distress Collection 12 x 12 Card Stock, Colorcore 12 x 12 Pad, a variety of sizes in acrylic stamping blocks from Woodware, the 9" Paper trimmer from Fiskars and the new Time Travel Collection from Kanban. So new we haven't had time to take the photos to put onto the website yet! Ha ha! It's an extension of their highly successful SteamPunk style and really is fantastic!

If you are looking for some last minute gift ideas, we have some items that would make great stocking fillers along with Gift Vouchers, Tickets for Workshops - Details of those confirmed can be found on the Website.

We are also pleased to announce that we have 2 tutors that will be making their first visits to the Design Studio in 2012- Sheila Halliwell & Hels Sheridan and full details of their workshops will be announced as soon as they are confirmed.

As a special "thank you" to all our loyal customers, we are now offering 10% off all items purchased in the store. All you have to do is bring this newsletter with you and present it at the till when you pay.
For mail order customers, please select an item worth 10% of your total order value and write in your special instruction box - we will then add to your order free of charge.

Please note: This offer is valid until 24th December 2011 and it does not apply to already discounted or sales items. If shopping in person at the store - Please remember to bring this newsletter with you.

Also we will be serving complimentary tea, coffee, hot mulled wine and mince pies everyday during the run up to Christmas so we do hope you can visit us before the big day.

Here are my shows on Create & Craft next week:-

Tuesday: 20th Dec
2pm - 4pm DB & Friends
7pm DB & Friends

Weds: 21st Dec
9am - Beading With Beaders Companion
11am - Kanban POTW
1pm - Papercraft
4pm - Needlecraft & Sewing.

Better get back to writing my Christmas Cards!

Stay warm and I sincerely wish you and your families a very Happy Christmas and hope that 2012 brings you everything you hope for!

"Demonstrations This Weekend" by Dawn

Hi,
Just popped on to let you know that there are demonstrations at my shop this weekend.
Saturday 3rd Dec: 11am - 4pm Dreamweaver Stencils with Mary.
Sunday 4th Dec: 1pm - 4pm Cuttlebug with Lee & Tracy.
Come along and have a glass of hot mulled wine or a coffee and some crafting fun.
Dawn x

Sheena Douglass Workshops - Announcement.

Sheena Douglass Workshops.

Sincere apologies to everyone who has booked for the Sheena Douglass Workshops this weekend.
Unfortunately Sheena is unwell and we regret that this means the workshops have been postponed and are now rescheduled for 25th and 26th of February.
The upside to this is that it now becomes an opportunity for a perfect Christmas gift for a fellow crafter!
Bookings are now being taken for "A Day With Sheena Douglass" with one full day costing £40 per person this includes all materials and light refreshments. Lunch is also available for an additional £5 per person and needs to be booked at the same time as the workshop.
We can send the ticket direct to your friend or mail it to you. Please remember to state, at time of booking, if you require the ticket to be sent to a different address.
Please call 01254 356501 to book your place or to order the ticket as a gift for a friend.
Watch out for more workshop dates coming soon!

Dawn x

A Quick Note From Dawn

Just a very quick note this time to remind you of a few events that are coming up at the shop.

The lovely Sheena Douglass will be joining us for a weekend of workshops. The dates are:- Saturday 3rd December & 4th December.

Sheena is a regular guest on Create & Craft where no doubt you'll have seen her amazing "Paint Fusion" where she incorporates painting with some wonderful stamps designs which also work very well as stand alone items.

Sheena will be with us for the whole weekend so do please come along and use this opportunity to not only try out a really lovely technique, which by the way, is much easier than it looks! But also to ask Sheena for any advice you may need to help you with your projects.
Booking is essential, so please call 01254 356501 for further details and to book your place.

Due to popular demand! We are having a second Christmas Party Night on 8th December with demonstrations and "Make N Takes" in aid of The East Lancashire Hospice. It's also a great opportunity for some late night shopping as the shop is open until 9pm!

So do come and join us in a glass of hot mulled wine, mince pies and some crafting fun!

Again, please call 01254 356501 to book your place, there isn't an entry fee, it's just to give us an idea of how many to cater for, and by booking in advance enables us to put your name into our free prize draw to win some DB crafty goodies.

We have some really nice Christmas Crafty gift ideas in stock - including Tote Bags, Trolley Bags, Folders for Scrapbooking, beautiful Scrapbook albums, Fiskars Trimmers and an extensive selection of Embossing Folders. We also have gorgeous stamps from Artemio, Stampendous, Woodware, Docrafts and much, much more. So if you are in the area, do come in and join us for a complimentary "cuppa" and browse!

We also have a huge selection in-stock and on-line of Christmas Crafting products from Hunkydory, Kanban, Dufex, Docrafts, Graphic 45, DCWV and Woodware. Also beautiful stencils from Dreamweaver - used with Embossing Paste, is an easy method which enables you to create stunning Christmas Cards time and time again.

Don't forget to tune in tomorrow, Tuesday 29th November 3pm - 4pm and at 7pm for "Dawn & Friends" and let me know what you think of the format. My own shows will be back in the New Year, but they are trying out new show formats and your feedback is most welcome.

Have a lovely week.

Dawn

"Party News, TV Shows & New Items" by Dawn

Hello Everyone,

Well, here we are at the end of yet another busy week! You know me, I like to be busy, but it would be nice once in a while to have time to catch my breath! Ha ha ha!

Seriously though, thank you for your continued support for me on Create & Craft and also for continuing to patronise my shop. Thank you also for your kind comments on both; it's always nice to get your feedback. Thank you for taking the time to contact me - it really does mean a lot to me.

We have had lots of new items at the shop, so much so that getting it all out and onto shelves is taking quite a while these days! Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining - on the contrary, it's great fun and it's like Christmas has come early! Opening all the boxes.....and of course each item has to played with! I of course mean it has to be tested! Ha ha!
Talking of new product; we have added lots of new stamps on-line. Have you seen the new Urban Stamps from Papermania? All have a really nice vintage feel to them. Let me know what you think, okay? I really can't choose my favourite as I love them all! Take a look - they include:- Travel Print, Bird Print, Type Print, Botanical Print and at £7.95 they are great value.
Jane will actually be in-store demonstrating these this Sunday 27th November, starting at 11am and running till 4pm so if you are the area do drop in for a "cuppa" and some inspiration.

Some lovely stamp sets have arrived from Artemio - be sure to check out Manuscript Backgrounds, Bird Flourish, Feathers, Pressed Flowers and Bold Flowers - all are beautiful designs. I'm also loving the Jumbo Cling Sets from Stampendous - Dogwood and Zinnia are gorgeous! Have you seen on YouTube Fran's demonstration of encrusted jewelled technique? It's really great! We also stock the Cameo Frame, Fall Tendril and the Magical Snowman which she uses in the demo and all of which, are proving to be extremely popular.

We also have new stencils from Dreamweaver - Gears, Stockings By The Fire, and Nativity. We have added others to the range we carry and currently the Penguins, the Snowman and the 3 Deers are still top sellers although it's a close thing between those are a few other from the Dreamweaver Collection!

If you would like to try the glittering technique on double sided adhesive sheets then you may want the wonderful Hawaiian Coconut and Palm Oil Soap! It smells lovely and is great for washing your hands even if you haven't been crafting!

After receiving many requests, I have now added our Brown Kraft Cards to the on-line shop. These are made from recycled material and give a really nice, raw natural effect! There are 50 of one size in a pack, but I will be putting together a 15 pack of assorted sizes if you would like to try them. Keep you eye on the Website as we will be putting them on-line shortly.

As Christmas items are still selling so well I've just added the Hunkydory Diorama Kit which is quite magical! Each kit makes four dimensional cards and with the kit priced at £4.99; they work out at just over £1 each which is excellant value!
The Me To You Winter Wonderland Stamp Set is now available and features the cute Tatty Ted! Who can resist a Teddy, especially

at Christmas-time?

Our Christmas Party night was a huge success and I've been asked if there's time to have another one. Well, after checking the calendar, I've discovered that I can just about squeeze a party in on Thursday 8th December. How are you fixed? Is that a good date for you? I hope so. We will also be having it as our

Christmas Late Night Shopping Event, when we'll be open until 9pm.
Do pop along if you can and join us for demons

trations and "Charity Make N Takes" - again donations welcomed for the East Lancashire Hospice.
Please come along and bring Hubby so he too can indulge in hot mulled wine and mince pie with our compliments. Then while you get a few gift ideas for crafty friends and maybe a few last minute Christmas card making ideas, Hubby can relax in our special "Hubby-Hide-Away" where as you know we supply Satellite TV and a coffee to keep your man entertained while you shop!
Please call 01254 356501 to book your place for the party on December 8th. Booking ahead will also enter your name into a free draw to win some DB crafting goodies.

Well I had best get back to my designing!

Lots of work to do on my new collections, so I'll leave you with my show times for the coming week.

Sunday 27th Nov - 2pm, 4pm,6pm and 7p

m (All Create & Craft)
Monday 28th Nov - 11am,Noon, (Create & Craft) 5pm & 6pm (Ideal World)
Tuesday 29th Nov - 2pm-4pm & 7pm (All Create & Craft)
Weds 30th - 2pm,5pm (Create & Craft) 4pm (Ideal World)

Until next week,
Happy crafting!

Dawn x

Sheena Douglass - December Workshops

Workshop - 26th November

Call :- 01254 356501

"News & Thank You" by Dawn

Hello,

Hope you are well.

Everything is fine here and it's been lovely to have some "down time" this week after quite a chaotic month.
Thank you for all your tweets, posts and Emails of concern, I really do appreciate every single one.
As I've said, all is well here and I was just taking some time out to slow my life down a little for a while. I have also been using the time to plan some new designs which I hope you will like.

Wasn't it nice to see the Sunshine again! Shame it didn't last long but never mind. It was lovely while it lasted! Have to admit, I wasn't too impressed that the Weather Gods had decided to turn on the heat when I had some much to do inside, but then isn't that always the way?

How are you getting on with making your Christmas Cards? Can you believe how fast Christmas is approaching?! Have you started making your Christmas Cards yet? Or are you a "last minuter" like me?
I have a friend who has incredibly already got her cards made and is now working through her list of presents! Oh! To be that organised! Ha ha ha!

I will be back on your Television screens on Sunday with some lovely shows and it will be back to the normal Tuesday hours for me own crafting shows.
My hours for the week are:
Sunday 9th October:-
4pm, 5pm and 7pm (All On Create & Craft)
Monday 10th October:-
5pm - 7pm (On Ideal World)
Tuesday 11th October:-
2pm - 4pm*, 6pm & 7pm* (All On Create & Craft. * Are Papercrafting With Dawn Bibby Shows)
Wednesday 12th October:-
1pm (Ideal World)
3pm & 4pm (On Create & Craft)

My shows on Tuesday will feature lovely vintage lines so I do hope that you can join me. Perhaps even Email into the show? Would be lovely to hear from you and who knows, May be you'll win one of the cards I make on air?

Thank you for your on-line orders you've placed via the Topaz Website Shop. We have had an incredible response to the service and offers we have been running since it has been under new management. Your support and the fact that you take the time to Email us and pay us so many compliments means a great deal to not only to me but also to my staff.

We have made a few changes to the mail orders, one of which is all orders over £15 are free P&P and if placed during the month of October it will be an entry into a draw to win £100 worth of Dawn Bibby products. No limit on how many times you enter and each order over £15 counts as an entry into the Draw. Good Luck to everyone who enters!

We will be adding some new items on to the website shop in the next few days and for those of you who, like me have yet to start or if you are more organised and are currently making your Christmas Cards, we have some lovely items on line to put you in the festive mood!
Have you seen the new Enchanted Christmas Collection that we have on line yet? It's proving to be very popular. I have to say, it is quite a favourite of mine at the moment!
The Christmas Collections from Kanban - Norfolk Cottage and Hampshire Cottage have also come back into stock. So too has the Kanban Steam Punk although we are still awaiting the stamps but hope to have them on-line as soon as we take delivery of them, so please keep your eye on the website shop for those.
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads are back in stock and we also have some of Tim's new Christmas Adornments which are gorgeous. I personally like the reindeer and snowflakes. What do you think of them?

It was mentioned to me the other day that the Topaz Web Shop has never offered such a vast choice before. It's true! It hasn't!

I am really pleased that you are liking the new improved on-line service that we are offering you and we intend to be adding even more items very shortly. I just wish that I had room in this newsletter to tell you more of our plans...but I think I'll save that for another day!

We also are more than happy to take your orders over the telephone. So please call 01254 356501 if you wish to use this service or if you are wanting advice. This telephone number is open Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm and on Sunday 11am to 5pm.

The two workshop dates we announced last week have a few spaces open so please book soon if you wish to join me on either 29th October or 19th November. We will be inking, blending, spritzing and crafting all day! If you are interested then please use this link for further details. Link

We have just opened bookings for workshops with Jane Goff. These are being held on 22nd and 23rd October. Jane will be demonstrating and teaching the distressed and the shabby chic style which many of you will know her for. Jane's classes have always been popular so please remember to book soon to secure your place. Here's a link to the details. Link

If your near the shop this weekend do please pop in and join us. We are having demonstrations again both Saturday and Sunday 11am to 4pm on both days, so do please pop in for a coffee and some crafty fun! Saturday will be "Make & Takes" and demonstrations with Tracy, Olwyn, Caitlin and Lee. On Sunday Mary will be demonstrating "Paper Patchwork With Rubber Stamps."

Take good care,
Love
Dawn x

Bookings Now Open For Workshops With Dawn Bibby

"News Of A Prize Draw & Exciting New Products" by Dawn

Hello everyone,

I hope you are all enjoying this lovely heat wave? As you know, I adore the sunshine - but don't really want to work in it!

Today, I've been busy in my shop getting new stock out, doing displays and planning the "Make 'N' Takes" for Sunday which is one of the events this weekend taking place in the Topaz Shop.
On Saturday, 1st October, Mary will be demonstrating Paper Patchwork With Stamps. On Sunday, 2nd October Tracy and Lee will be demonstrating the Cuttlebug V2 as well as running free "Make 'n' Takes. At this event we will be collecting donations for the East Lancashire Hospice so please come along and join in the fun and at the same time, help to raise money for a very worthy cause - Thank you.

The "Make 'N' Takes" will be featuring 2 of my own collections - "Woodland Friends" and the "Watercolour Garden." Both of which will be on a "Buy 1 Get 1 Free" offer.

We have just taken delivery of the lovely Papermania "Enchanted Christmas Collection" which I have discovered, during a very happy afternoon of playing (I of course mean conducting important research ha ha!) It looks fabulous with any of the stickles iridescent glitter glue added. Also it matches beautifully with our twinkle card which is still one of our best sellers both on line and in store.

I am also pleased that you are enjoying the special Peel Off sets I put together. For those little pieces of peel offs (and of course a lot of other things,) we now have the sticky tip pick up tool in stock. It is a fab little gadget and fast becoming a favourite of mine!

There are a lot of new items in store and on-line, but to mention a few...
The Collal 3D Glue Gel is whizzing out the door and is perfect for all your dimensional work - it also comes with the syringe which is extremely helpful for exact placements of the glue.
We have the Versamark Large Ink Pad back in stock which is my personal choice for embossing and the Versamark Pen which is excellent for detailed embossing, is now also available from Topaz Crafts.
New designs are now available in the Kanban "Christmas Wobblers" Collection and a limited stock of my own "Tartan Pals" have now been added to the website. You may have seen me demonstrating them on Create & Craft recently. Other additions on-line include more designs from my collection "Perfect Pets" which I hope you will like.

We are launching a very special competition on the Topaz Website. www.topazcrafts.tv
Any orders over £15 placed on-line in the month of October will be an entry into the Prize Draw to win £100 worth of Dawn Bibby products.
There is no limit to how many times you can enter, as every order you place will count as a separate entry. For example, if you order 5 times in the month, you have 5 chances to win!

On a personal note, I want to say a big thank you for supporting not only me and my television shows, but also for your continued support for my business. It really means a lot to me especially as I am still being told that the rumours persist about my shop being closed!

As I'm sure you are aware by now, it is definitely not the case so if you can, please help me by spreading the word that it is open for business as normal 7 days a week. Thank you so much.

I will shortly be announcing details of workshops and we are planning in-store demos and events for almost every weekend. So if you have any demonstrations you would like to see, please drop us a line at info@topazcrafts.tv mark your Email "Events" and we will try and include the most popular suggestions.

I hope that you can get time to enjoy the sun while it is here as well as your crafting!

Love
Dawn x

Hello everyone,

It's been another fast paced week at this end - Just two days at home and then back again to Peterborough; but then isn't it always a case of having to play catch-up for a while before you get back into a regular routine after a few days away.

You may remember me mentioning that I have been nominated for a couple of awards in this years Crafts Beautiful Awards. Thank you again to all those who nominated me, it really was most kind of you.Well, apparently they have now opened the actual voting and you will be entered into a draw to win a lot of craft goodies when you vote. So if you would like to be in with a chance of adding to your crafting stash, here's the link to vote:- http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/craftawards2011

In addition to the Sunday 25th September list of hours in my last newsletter, I will be on your screens at 11am tomorrow (Sunday) morning. A full list of my appearances are at the end of this newsletter.Also, as a little "heads-up"; the shows on Tuesday will be a Christmas crafting theme so I hope you can tune in and I will try and fit in as many tips and hints as I can.

Meanwhile, in the Topaz shop we have lots of items back in stock, including some Dawn Bibby products. My Woodland Collection for instance is now fully available including the popular owl designs ( the stamps are also available) However the availability of stock is limited so do please be quick to avoid disappointment! We will also try and get more of these back on line as soon as we can.

Some of my favourites of our new items include some very affordable Christmas message sheets from Anita's , decoupage, acrylic stamps and embossing folders. "Jingle Bells" and "Pom Poms" embellishments too. The mini tree lights and boxes of mini bells have been really popular and for adding snow to your projects the Stellar Flash gilding flakes is the perfect thing and we now have this item available in tubs for just £2.50 each.We also have the gorgeous new Christmas stamps from Sheena Douglass and Stampendous while in store we also have cute Christmas single stamps for an amazing price of £1.25 each!

Embossing folders and gilding flakes have proved to be the best selling items this week - along with the texture sponges which are a must have for that professional finish.Please remember that if you do not see what you are looking for on the website, please call the shop as we probably have it available but haven't put it on line yet!
We are more than happy to take your order over the telephone or offer you advice. The number to call is:- 01254 356501

Last weekend's demonstrations were so popular we are planning more up over the coming weeks. Thank you all for visiting and proving we are very much open for business despite rumours having been spread around we are closed! Thank you for helping to get the word out that Topaz is still very much open for business!

Mary will be in store tomorrow (Sunday) 11am-4pm demonstrating Gilding Flakes, Stencils and much more; so do please pop along join us. Complimentary refreshments and the ever popular "Hubby Hide Away" provided as always!

A heart felt thank you for reading these newsletters and for your continued support for Topaz as well as for me personally. Words can't express how much it means to me.

Here are the times I will be on television this week:-
Sunday 25th September:- 11am, 2pm, 4pm & 7pm (All Create & Craft Channel)
Monday 26th September:- 11am - 1pm (Create & Craft Channel) 5pm -7pm (Ideal World Channel)
Tuesday 27th September:- 2pm - 4pm*, 5pm & 7pm* (Create & Craft Channel) (* Papercrafting With Dawn Bibby Shows)
Wednesday 28th September:- 10am & 1pm (Ideal World Channel) 2pm & 4pm (Creafte & Craft Channel)

Have a great week!
Much love,
Dawn x