Glass Painting with Gallery Glass and FolkArt Enamels

Hi everyone

Do you love painting on glass or other slick surfaces? Do you love the idea of creating your own stained glass effects on windows, mirrors and doors? If you do, or you'd like to have a go at these hugely popular crafts, then we have just the products you need!

Gallery Glass, from Plaid, is a range of paints specifically formulated for use on glass, perspex, plexiglass, acetate and more. Available in a great range of colours, you can create everything from suncatchers to stunning stained glass effects on your windows! There are also strips of faux leading, called Redi-lead, for a true stained glass effect, together with liquid leading in black, gold and silver for filling in little gaps between pieces of redi-lead or for providing hand drawn outlines and definition in your pieces.

You can even make your own clings.  Just draw your design onto a piece of glass and then paint it. Peel it off and apply it where you want it. If it's applied onto glass then it can be removed later but if you apply it to acetate, or any other plastic surface, then it cannot be removed.

Then there is FolkArt Gloss Enamels, which again are specifically formulated for use on glass and other slick surfaces including metal, to create the look of enamel. They are opaque with a lovely gloss finish once dry which is durable and scratch resistant, and once oven-cured they are even top-rack dishwasher safe!

You can create all sorts of beautiful home decor pieces with these paints, either for yourself or to make unique gifts for others, so why not give them a go?

Brand new products from Woodware and Designer Boutique now in stock!

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We can't quite believe it's October already and autumn is definitely now settling in. Lovely sunny days just make autumn so much more beautiful, catching the changing colours on the trees, don't you think? All those gorgeous reds and oranges are now appearing along every tree-lined road, in parks and gardens.

Here at A Crafty Pause, as well as taking time to enjoy the best that autumn has to offer, we have also been busy bringing in more new goodies for you.

We now have in stock some fantastic new stamps from Woodware, designed by Francoise Read.

And we also have the hugely popular Designer Boutique Fairy stamps, along with new stencils which compliment the stamps but work equally well in their own right.

Grab these lovely new stamps now, while stocks last! They're perfect for a huge variety of projects and can be adapted for any season really. What's not to love?

Brand new floral stamps from Woodware

Jane Gill has designed some lovely new floral stamps which are perfect for everything from card making to home decor. Colour them with markers and inks, paint them, create beautiful watercolour designs with them, apply the designs to fabric and colour, paint or sew them to create everything from cushion covers to lampshades and decorative glassware, apply layers of wet tissue paper to them to create your own dimensional pieces to add to your creations. They can be used on pretty much any surface - all you need is the correct medium for the surface you're working on. Endless ways to use these versatile floral designs, making them exceptionally good value.

Available from our website now!

New paint arrivals!

Hi crafty friends!

We're delighted to let you know that we have brought in a few new paint ranges from FolkArt, which we hope you'll love as much as we do.

The new arrivals included Glossy, Brushed Metal, Color Shift and Terra Cotta. These paints are all good quality, water-based specialist artist acrylic paints suitable for use on a variety of surfaces both indoors and outdoors.

Color Shift metallic paint dries to a glossy finish and you get flashes of different colour on the painted surface depending on how the light catches it, for example the black has a gold colour shift.

Glossy speaks for itself really. In a selection of bold and vibrant colours, these paints will give your projects a high gloss finish when dry.

Brushed Metal again does what it says on the bottle! When dry, your projects have the appearance of brushed metal with a sophisticated matte finish for a modern, contemporary look.

Terra Cotta is a textured paint in a selection of earthy tones which can be applied to many surfaces, both porous and non-porous, to give a matte, lightly textured finish with the appearance of terra cotta.

We've also added new exciting colours in the Enamels and Outdoor ranges.

Happy painting!

Ink Drops Monochrome is now in stock!

Check out the gorgeous new Ink Drops Monochrome paper pads from Craft Consortium's The Essential Craft Papers! Expanding their hugely popular Ink Drops range of paper pads, the new Monochrome designs feature beautiful, striking inky patterns in various shades of grey, with veins of silver, gold, copper and white to provide a touch of opulence. The pads are available in 12x12 and 6x6 sizes.

These new papers are the same excellent quality you've come to expect from Craft Consortium and, at great prices, they're not only affordable must-haves but also perfect for all kinds of projects from card making to home decor! In stock over on our website now!

 

Brand New Stamperia Winter Releases now in stock!

Gorgeous new products NOW IN STOCK!!!

Stamperia have released their winter collections and we have a great selection for you including paper pads, ephemera, stamps and stencils. Perfect for all manner of projects from cards to home decor, there's something for everyone.

Check them all out over on our website now!

NEW Craft Consortium, Tim Holtz and so much more!

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Where did August go? The weeks certainly fly by! We sadly lost a dearly loved family member towards the end of July and so August was pretty intense, as you can imagine. However, keeping the crafty cogs turning and wanting to bring you exciting new products meant that we had something else to focus on too, which helped.

As a result, we have brought in all kinds of wonderful goodies for you, including two new paper collections from Craft Consortium and a new addition to their Essential Craft Papers range, new Halloween mixed media products from Tim Holtz, lots of gorgeous kits for you to try your hand at new hobbies, and more seasonal products from Woodware, Sam Poole, Andy Skinner and Angela Poole.

So, without further ado, here's a quick run-down of the new arrivals, in no particular order.

Craft Consortium launched their new premium collection Tis The Season, together with a new collaboration with Helz Cuppleditch called Candy Christmas. These two collections are both full of gorgeous imagery and an assortment of embellishments to finish your projects. They're both perfect for everything from card making to creating those one-of-a-kind centrepieces for your Christmas table. They also launched a new Essential Craft Papers addition - Tartan. Perfect for projects all year round!

Tim Holtz and Ranger have launched this year's Halloween mica sprays and associated products. The colours are as gorgeous as last year's offering and definitely worth investing in. We've also brought in Tim's first two sets of Foundry Wax which are perfect for adding gilded highlights to your projects.

Kits galore arrived only last week, including macrame, candle making, metal embossing and much more. There are lots of different kits to choose from and they make perfect gifts for birthdays or Christmas, or why not treat yourself and try something new!

Angela Poole has released a new festive collection and we have her lovely stencils in stock which are perfect not only for card making but all kinds of mixed media projects too.

Andy Skinner and Sam Poole have been busy creating some fabulous Halloween themed goodies for you.

And last, but by no means least, Woodware have released more festive stamps which are perfect for all your Christmas card making.

Coming soon .... new paint collections from FolkArt and a new essential paper design from Craft Consortium ... watch this space!