Craft Blog
A selection of newly added craft blog posts in date order.

Handmade silk pouches

Hartfield, East Sussex

Sophia has been busy making beautiful dark blue silk bags, embroidered with a moon and ...

FruitcakeCrafts

Twickenham, Middlesex

When I was in my teens, I was taught to use a Singer sewing machine. I started making ...

How to read macrame pattern ARTSY North East

Newcastle, Tyne and Wear

Macrame knots: abbreviations and terms used in patterns Basic macrame knots abbreviations ...

Tales of the Burrows in Stained Glass

Birch Vale, Derbyshire

I was contacted by the school after they had seen my stained glass and wood sculptures ...

Buxted Craft Fair 2023

Buxted near Uckfield, East Sussex

This year (2022) we were able to expand the range of crafts exhibited, and we look forward ...

Come and visit Lynies Crafts on June 12th 2022

Thurmaston, Leicestershire

Lynies Crafts will be at the popular Mind, Body and Soul Craft Fair on June 12th 2022 ...

Know the difference eco conscious or eco friendly

Stonegate, East Sussex

Do you actually know much about the products you are buying? With the environment becoming ...

Its May already and Artisan markets are a plenty

Salisbury, Wiltshire

This Saturday we have over 20 stall holders at Lyndhurst community centre including ...

An introduction to my store

Eastleigh, Hampshire

Crafting has been one of my main passions since I was a young child. What started off ...

The beginning of my journey as a Craftsman Part 1

Hassocks, West Sussex

So, with nearly a year spent perfecting the product range I wanted to send out into the ...

Crochet is good for your health FACT

Northwich, Cheshire

Crochet is good for anxiety and stress. Anxiety and stress trigger a flood of chemicals ...

Time to reflect

Devizes, Wiltshire

Crafting is one of best ways to reflect on yourself and who you are as a person. For ...

London Film and Comic Com Olympia

Grays, Essex

The event at Olympia was our first event of the year and we had a great time meeting ...

Finding Inspiration in Nature

St Albans, Hertfordshire

I spent most of last December in New York City. Normally, I enjoy visiting such a bustling ...

JasCreations the products and now the Crafts Fair

Springhead, Greater Manchester

It started on the second week of January 2022, dad had been keen to start an online business ...

Burger Smash gourmet street food

Warton, Lancashire

Street food is a delicious and healthy food option at a much cheaper price than restaurants ...

Taking the opportunity to get down the Autumn colours in Gloucestershire.

Gloucester, Gloucestershire

We took the opportunity to go out sketching whilst the leaves were still on the trees. ...

Hand Made items are from the heart.

Southampton, Hampshire

Did you know that when you are buying from an item from a business who made their products ...

Photos are a good way to keep your ideas alive

Sherborne, Dorset

Whilst walking last autumn, I passed a hedge rows that was so beautiful it looked like ...

Please find in my social links a surveymonkey to become a registered stallholder.

Southend On Sea, Essex

I am keen to build a network of stallholders to enable us all to have an opportunity ...

I was asked to create a pinkalish rainbow barbie Alice band!

Frimley, Surrey

Barbie screams pink so we used pink, tulle, sequins and made it fabulous! The tulle matched ...

Vegan Fair Port Sunlight LABL Anchorhaven

Birkenhead, Merseyside

Anchorhaven crystals and cards are attending our first ever Vegan focused event. We will ...

I have been taking part in an art trail in Steyning in Sussex

Lancing, West Sussex

Over the last 2 weekends I have been taking part in the Steyning art trail in Sussex ...

Comms Hill School Fayre

Portsmouth, Hampshire

Had a great two days at my first fayre. Solid lots of items and great feed back on my ...

The first of hopefully many... Fabulous

Ringwood, Hampshire

Two Daft Birds set out on our fist Craft Fair. It took place in Romsey Town Hall on Saturday ...

Wedding decorations

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

The ChArming Piece has a new product range, rustic wood burned wedding decorations. I ...

I am taking part in Cambridge Open Studios 2022

Chatteris, Cambridgeshire

Once again, I’m joining many artists across Cambridgeshire for the annual Cambridge Open ...

Wreaths are not just for Christmas

Rainhill, Merseyside

I spent over 20 years living in the USA [my husband is a Texan] and work took us off ...

Double Chocolate Crunchie Brownies

Southampton, Hampshire

Wow! If I told you these were gluten free you wouldn’t believe me! Packed full of rich ...

Scratching the Surface of my Business

Earls Colne, Essex

Starting out my business has been a steep learning curve which I imagine lots of small ...

The Little Wax Bakery

Ilford, London

The Little Wax Bakery is a small family business. Its something my brother and I started ...

Change of direction

Boston, Lincolnshire

Having had plenty of time to consider in the past year Ive decided to change direction. ...

New Crafter advice please

Whitefield, Greater Manchester

Hi. I’m completely new to this site and have recently started creating quirky Planters ...

New crafter new products

Lowestoft, Suffolk

I Am a new craftsman in jewellery and I love working with a certain gemstone called Labradorite. ...

My Velvet Collection is Here

Ware, Hertfordshire

My Velvet Collections are a contemporary interpretation of some of the colours and textures ...

Time to Spring Clean and Declutter

Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Now we have officially entered Spring - it is time to declutter your candles and wax ...

Watch on YouTube - Blog posts UKCraftFairs

Populated with members posts, these blogs focuses on all aspects of the craft community in the UK. We hope that you will find the posts both informative and inspirational.

Nine ways to improve your craft blog

It is not easy to write a good craft blog post, but it is worth spending a little extra time to make a good impression.

Write what you know about

Posts are related to a members listing on the site, so it make sense to write about what you do. This will keep your listing relevant for visitors and may improve your pages position in user searches.

Create a draft blog post

Create a draft post in a word processor, checking spelling and grammar. Use key words sparingly as people do not like reading repetitive posts. Use a thesaurus and expand the vocabulary of your posts, whilst keeping them easy to read.

Title creation

Once your draft is ready, think about the title. Just a few words that will encapsulate the meaning of your post and get people interested.

Class On Glass Designs By Maurice Coombe

Making your blog posts even more engaging

Motivation: First and foremost, enjoy writing for yourself, so that you find it a pleasure rather than a chore, seeing it as chance for you to gather and express your thoughts, in addition to promoting your work to a wider audience
Title: Giving each blog post a short catchy relevant title can prompt people to begin reading what you have written
Opening: An amusing, intriguing or informative first line can encourage people to read the rest of what you have written
Content: Write about what you know, think about your audience, share useful information and include appropriate calls to action, ensuring that what you write is your own original text and not copied from elsewhere
Objective: It can help if you have a single clear theme or purpose with each blog post, using well organised and clearly expressed thoughts and including supporting information where appropriate
Style: Try to develop a relaxed natural voice of your own, that effectively expresses your passion for what you do, such as the processes involved in creating a piece of work
Starting: When struggling to begin writing or choose a topic, think about people, places or events that have inspired you, and recall interesting conversations or questions
Notebook: When you think of ideas or questions for future blog posts, before forgetting them, you could jot them down in a notebook for future reference
Frequency: Writing a regular weekly or monthly blog could attract a loyal readership, who look forward to each of your blog posts

Craft BlogA selection of newly added craft blog posts in date order.