Today is National Make a Gift Day and coincidentally it also happens to be one of our busiest days of the year! We’ve had a very busy Chr...

Here’s how we made our funky Lambretta plate! STEP 1 Begin by choosing the base colour for your plate. We chose white because we wanted t...

A comment that I hear from time to time is ‘You’re nice and quiet in here so you can relax’. It’s a lovely thought and I would love nothi...

How are the summer holidays going for you so far? Personally, we’ve been having a great time! It’s been a busy one so far and our diary i...

It’s probably a little known date in the calendar, but yes, today is indeed Superman Day! The general idea behind Superman Day is based ...

We’ve all seen the endless blogs, articles and videos on ‘make-overs’, but we’re used to seeing lackluster hair transformed into luscious...

Either by phone or in person, we’re used to being asked a range of questions by customers or passers by. Some aren’t sure that they’ve go...

Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you’ll be aware of the current concerns about the amount of plastic that the UK currently produces a...

The quote doesn’t quite work as well as the original, I know that, but like music, art is a great creative stimulant and you may just fin...

It seems that everybody’s on the move at the moment. Chances are that you know somebody who has recently moved or is about to move. But w...

Everyone deserves to open a Christmas stocking from Santa- whether they’re 3 or 73; it’s a bit of fun as a Christmas morning starter. But...

Christmas is upon us once again and our studio is swaying under the bulk of baubles once again. Each year, we think we’ve ordered enough ...

It’s a well-known thing that women are the more organised of the sexes, right? I’m sure we’ve all heard the joke about the nativity… What...

Have you ever come across a little fussy eater? It may be your own child or a friend or family member’s little one- but we all know the t...

It goes without saying that we see a lot of little artists here in Crafty Monkey. As soon as a child is able to hold a paintbrush, they a...

Well, chief monkey finally said ‘I do’ a few weeks ago and it was a day to remember with no stone left unturned! The sun was out and did...

We’re all fans of creatures great and small here at Crafty monkey (except mosquitoes- nobody wants to pet a mozzie). Many of our customer...

Being a grown up isn’t easy. Along with having to do day to day ‘adulting’, there’s a whole bunch of life events that get thrown your way...

Well, we’re somewhere in between spring and summer, but somebody really ought to try telling the weather that! Most of us have still got ...

Socks for Father’s Day…Again? Everyone who’s ever had a brother, dad, grandad, boyfriend or husband will know the difficulties we face wh...