The Wonderful World of Ribbon

Ribbons are an excellent way to introduce colour to a room or an item and Josy Rose has a fantastic range of ribbons suitable for all uses and all are available to order online.

Don’t be afraid to experiment with unexpected combinations of ribbons to create something really special. If you’re stuck for ideas read on and be inspired! Want to give your bedroom a new look? Why not trim plain white bed linen and curtains with blue and gingham ribbon for a fresh seaside or country look. Match them with a set of satin curtain tie backs in a wider width. Then, place a simple bow on the front of the tie back for a decoration.

Why not channel your Scottish roots with the Dress Stewart woven edge tartan ribbon, approved by the Scottish Tartans Authority this ribbon comes in red, green, and white in 5mm to 60mm widths of woven polyester.

The Grosgrain Polyester Collection is available in 6mm to 16mm widths and is ideal for dressing up towels with a grosgrain ribbon on their edge. You can also stitch the 6mm ribbon to patchwork quilts to hide the seam.

The Metallic Collection has 4mm to 60mm widths. They include a lacy fully wired delicate web trim ribbon in a metallic finish. It is great for extravagant wrapping.

The Satin Ribbon Collection comes in 3mm to 50mm widths. The ribbons are single sided and great for trimming fabrics.

The Beaded Sequin Ribbon Collection comes in 13mm to 50mm widths. They include solid and lace bands with flowers, sequins and rhinestones. They are great for making wide cuff bracelets or head bands.

The Sheer Ribbon Collection comes in 8mm to 63mm widths. The bronze organza ribbon features metallic gold stripes and is great for bow making.

The luxurious Velvet Ribbon Collection is available in 9mm to 22mm widths. The ultra soft 100% nylon velvet ribbons add touches of glamour to an item. Use velvet ribbons to trim clothes and curtains or to make rolled rosette flowers.

Josy Rose also has a special occasion ribbon section dedicated to ribbons that have been designed based on specific themes such as Christmas, birthdays, weddings, and Valentines. The ribbons come in 10mm to 40mm widths and are ideal for a variety of uses at those special times of the year.

Valentine's Day Craft Supplies with JosyRose.com

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Spectacular Glitter Fabric At JosyRose

September is a little bit like being in limbo for us, we want to be planning our Christmas crafts but deep down we know it's a little bit too soon. So, that leaves us digging out our favourite craft supplies and seeing what we can make!

One of our must have products has to be our glitter fabric, if you need the sparkle factor then this glitter fabric is for you! Set on a woven cotton backing we stock a variety of different colours and finishes.

As featured on Gok's Clothes RoadShow, our spectacular range of glitter fabric can be used for so many different little craft projects, from customising your high heels to creating hair accessories.

If you want to give our glitter fabric a try but need a little bit of inspiration why not check out our JosyRose Pinterest account, we're constantly pining cool and creative craft ideas.

Five Josyrose Christmas Products Which Should Be On Your Wish List

What! Where did summer go? Yes we’re asking ourselves the very same question here at JosyRose HQ, and to be honest we’re not too sure where it went either. However, what we can’t deny is the sudden excitement for Christmas! Being surrounded by glitter, sequins and of course fake snow, is it any wonder we’re counting down to the big day?

So if you’re like us and you’re planning ahead then you’re going to love this handy guide to the five JosyRose products which should be on your wish list for Christmas.


1.    Santa Snow Spray

Do we really need to say any more? Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without snow - fake or real. So, as we can’t promise real snow on the day we can promise you fake with this handy spray. Add highlights to the tops of your Christmas trees, wreaths, centre-pieces and windows.


2.    Felt

Classic craft felt is ideal for Christmas time, design or download templates from the internet to make personalised tree decorations or gifts.

3.    Christmas ribbon

Add a personal creative touch to your wrapped presents with our endless selection of Christmas ribbon. Or, if you’re feeling particularly creative why not take an old table cover and breathe some new life into it by adding a Christmas trim to it.

4.    Christmas card

At JosyRose we believe that homemade or personalised cards are simply the best, which is why we have a plethora of different customisable Christmas cards. From metallic card to Christmas card packs, there is plenty to choose from.

5.    Festive Motifs

Why buy a Christmas jumper when you can create your own one from an old jumper you’ve got lying around. How you ask? Well it’s easy - We have a large collection of festive motifs which you can easily iron on to your clothing.

And there you have it, five JosyRose Christmas products which should be on your wish list. Now what are you waiting for, view our large collection of buttons, sequins and ribbons online at our haberdashery craft shop.

5 Top Button Craft Ideas For You To Try!

Button crafts are taking the crafting world by storm, a quick Google around and you will find countless Pinterest accounts, blogs and ‘How to guides’ dedicated to buttons.

At Josy Rose we are huge fans of button crafts. Why you ask? Crafting with buttons is easy, inexpensive and is the quickest way to create or transform something dull to something bright, attractive and fun. That’s not all, we believe it’s great to encourage little ones to get into crafts from an early age, and that’s why getting crafty with buttons is great for children when accompanied by an adult.

Below we have listed 5 top button craft ideas to help get you started!

1.    Update your wardrobe

Have you been wearing the same coat for the past couple of years? Want to update your favourite dress? Looking for a cute t-shirt design for your little one? Using buttons to update your wardrobe is the easiest and inexpensive form of crafts! Sew some new buttons on to your coat, add some funky buttons to your dress and come up with a button design for a t-shirt for your child.  It is that easy!

2.    Jewellery

You can find button jewellery everywhere now on the high-street, but why buy it when you can make it for a fraction of the price. All you need is a plain loop hole chain, rings and some buttons. If you’re a bit apprehensive why not try taking a simple hair grip and add a button to the top of the grip, it takes five minutes and all you need is a grip, a button and glue.

3.    Home Art

Button wall art is fast becoming a trend in the crafting world. With a pack of buttons, a frame and some creative imagination you can create a unique piece of wall art, perfect for displaying in your child’s bedroom.

4.    Holiday Decorations

Buttons are great for using over the holiday period. Transform a plain holiday wreath by adding red and gold buttons and a big bow.  Or if you’re not fantastic at carving out a pumpkin at Halloween, why not form a ghoulish character out of buttons. This idea is simple yet fun for all the family!

5.    Card Design

An easy way to create a unique card design is by using buttons, simply sketch out a design (for example a love heart) and fill that design with various styles of buttons. Another option is to use buttons as lettering to display a personalised message, simple yet thoughtful.

We hope that these tips have inspired you to start crafting. At Josy Rose we have an extensive range of buttons online from Diamanté to shell, plastic to metal or singular buttons to packs.

Make your own with Josy Rose, visit us online today for all your haberdashery supplies.

Cute As A Button- Button Craft At Josy Rose

Buttons may appear to be simple, plain and boring sometimes but in fact buttons are the hottest customisation item around providing endless possibilities. From fashion to home customisation, buttons provide a simple solution to updating and fixing everything and anything!

At Josy Rose you can find a wide range of different button styles perfect for any craft or haberdashery project, you will be left stuck for choice. We have a stunning range of genuine crystal diamante buttons, mother of pearl buttons and the essential plastic and metal classics, as well as glitter and shaped buttons perfect for adding fine detail to anything.

Below are a few simple ideas of how you can create your own button craft project with Josy Rose.

The cold months have hit hard so instead of purchasing a new coat this winter why not customise your old one by adding a fresh set of buttons. At Josy Rose we have a fabulous collection of vintage inspired plastic buttons perfect for this season’s retro trend.

Get crafty at home and update your furnishings the simplistic way with buttons. If you have some cushions which need spicing up a little then why not sew some decorative buttons on them. Or, why not make some fringing out of buttons and attach it to an old lampshade or curtain bottom, it’s very simple to do and will add a dramatic impact!

Try some clever crafting with your child this festive season - make someone’s Christmas present extra special this year with a handmade jewellery piece made from buttons! At Josy Rose we have an excellent range of novelty buttons perfect for jewellery crafts, simply purchase a plain chain bracelet or necklace and some metal rings to attach the buttons. With the use of tweezers or craft pliers you can thread the button onto the rings and attach them to the bracelet.

If you enjoy getting crafty then you won’t find anything as easy and enjoyable as button crafts and at Josy Rose we have everything you need to make the ultimate craft project. You can view the complete collection of buttons we stock by clicking here.

JR In-house Collection

Fancy adding a bit off sparkle to your latest craft project? Our JR in- house collection features beautiful glittery and glam trims in a range of different colours and measurements.

From 13 mm wide elasticated sequin trim to 34 mm Gold PU coated zigzag lace, we have trims to suit everyone’s sense of style. Whether you are looking for glitter and sparkles or intricate lace detailing, we can ensure you that you will find what you are looking for within our collection.

Trims are excellent for jazzing up home furnishings such as pillows and adding the finishing touches to fashion projects. Adding a trim to a pillow can either hide that awkward stain you could never remove or it can make your furnishings look unique! Revamp an old cardigan by adding a trim to the collar or why not customise an old handbag to breathe some new life in to it!

Embrace the vintage trend by purchasing our gold and white beaded wriggle trim for just £2.85 per 1 metre. This 12mm wriggle design trim is adorned with a single row of 2mm pearls, supported side by side with a gold chainette. This product comes in a variety of colours including baby blue, cream and pink.

Visit our website Josy Rose today to view our complete collection of trims and other products for all your craft and haberdashery needs.

Make A Fashion Statement With Studs!

This season, fashion studs have been featured all over the catwalk, these designs have now been incorporated into the high street shops. Following upcoming trends can prove to be quite costly especially if you want to purchase a few key pieces.

The alternative solution is to utilise what you have inside your wardrobe and to turn to crafts. Sometimes approaching fashion craft projects can be daunting, you don’t want to ruin what you’re customising, and you don’t want to spend too much creating something you could have easily brought cheaper in store.

At Josy Rose we have a massive range of claw backed studs available in all shapes, sizes and colours at very affordable prices. All you need to start your own fashion craft project is a pair of craft pliers (£4.99), a seam ripper (£1.90), and the stud(s) you wish to use. Depending on what you are customising you may also need some strong glue and/or a needle and thread.

Customising pieces of clothing with studs is possibly one of the easiest projects you can do. On many materials such as cotton and denim you can create your own design by pushing clawed back studs through your clothing and folding the claws so your stud is firmly attached.

Fashion accessories such as bags and shoes can also be studded easily. With the use of a seam ripper you can unpick the lining of a bag so you can insert studs on the outside and fold down the claws in the inside. With a needle and thread you can sew up the lining to hide the back of the studs, it’s that easy. Shoes can be customised similarly to clothing, with clawed back studs you can pierce them through the shoe fabric (if it’s thin enough) to create edgy styled shoes.





The most common studs used on clothing and accessories are mini rounded edge studs, vintage star studs, and square pyramid claw studs, all costing just £2.45 per 10 grams. For inspiration and tutorials on how to create your own stud designs visit our YouTube channel- TheJosyRoseChannel.

Studs are simple to use and very effective, to view our full collection of studs visit our website JosyRose!

Christmas Crafting at JosyRose

Christmas is the season to be jolly, but it’s also the perfect season to be crafty as well! With the Christmas cheer and the decorations it’s enough to inspire anyone to grab hold of the scissors, glue, and a needle and thread.

If you are struggling for gift ideas or are planning to come up with a personal gift for your friends or family then being crafty is the essential way to make someone’s Christmas extra special. Here at JosyRose we have Christmas covered so you don’t need to stress when it comes to finding craft essentials, we have Christmas cards to charms and bells that can provide endless entertainment.

Embrace your creative side by taking a look at the many Christmas ribbons that we have in stock. Whether it’s simple Merry Christmas motifs to star print there is a style of ribbon to suit all your needs. Ribbon is handy for many reasons during the Holiday season, if you want your gift wrapped presents to stand out under the Christmas tree then use one of our many style of ribbons to add a bow decoration to your presents after wrapping them up. Prices for our ribbons start from £0.45p so there is no reason not to get crafty with this product!

Want to add a little bit of sparkle to your Christmas cards? Why not purchase our handmade Christmas cards priced at £1.89 per 1 pack of 5 or £7.09 for 5 packs of 5. You won’t find these amongst the shelves in stores so you can be rest assured that you are providing your friends and family with a unique designed card. To make this card or any other Christmas cards that little bit more spectacular why not place some of our Christmas sequin mix inside so when your friends and family open their card they get a nice little surprise. This sequin mix only cost £2.50 per 25 grams, or why not bulk buy 1 pack of ¼ Kilo for only £20.

If you fancy personalising your cards or making charm bracelets than take a look at our charm and bracelet section on JosyRose. Featured in this section is a collection of bells, angel charms, Christmas charms on a card and much more, prices range from £0.49p per unit.

If you are handy with an iron then why not purchase our felt Christmas stocking motif which costs only £0.19p per piece. We have many craft motifs in stock which are perfect for adding embellishments to any handmade crackers or craft project! This motif comes with a pre-glued backing so it’s simple and easy to apply.

At JosyRose we have many craft ideas and products for when it comes to Christmas crafting so why not take a look on our website to view all our products and tips.

Sequin Crazy

Disk shaped beads, sequins are great for all craft projects and can be used to decorate and embellish a whole host of things including clothing, jewellery, cards and scrapbooks.

Using sequins within your project couldn’t be simpler, there are loads of ways to apply them to your design such as sewing on as a trim or as singular sequins, sticking on with glue or scattering.

The size and shape of the sequins used will depend on the project; lighter weight sequins and trims are best used on clothing for successful continued washing and to reduce the pull on the fabric, in contrast heavier sequins are best used for static craft projects and jewellery creations.

Choosing the right kind of sequin is key because the weight is a huge factor that decides whether the project will hold together without falling apart but with some many different types of sequins available how do you know which to use for what project?

For costumes and fashion use an elasticated sequin trim, sparkle and movement combined without the need to sew individual sequins on – always a winner!

Elasticated Trim - Great For Fashion Projects

Flat and loose sequins are ideal for embellishing fashion items such as that little black dress that needs a little lift, craft projects and some soft furnishings.

Strung sequins work well in craft and furnishing projects as does the non-elasticated range.

Be sure to choose the right fixing element for the sequins, and the material you are fixing them to, in order to prolong the life of your creation. When using sequins for trimming, making jewellery or adding to handbags be sure to use a high quality thread or elastic to ensure the risk of the thread snapping is minimal. For craft projects use good strong glue to fix securely.

We all know kids love to craft and the JosyRose range includes some great novelty sequins that are perfect for creating Christmas cards and using on all of the projects kid’s love to do as they get older.

JosyRose online haberdashery is proud to offer the most extensive online sequin range in Europe and even prouder that all of the sequins are manufactured in London. Available in a great range of shapes, sizes and colours it is guaranteed that there is a sequin design within the JosyRose range that will be perfect for your project at a price you can afford.

So what are you waiting for? Go sequin crazy!

Diamantes Are a Crafter's Best Friend

All craft enthusiasts love to make things sparkle...don’t they? Well for those that do the JosyRose online haberdashery has the perfect range of diamantes for you to choose from including charms, beads, motifs, trims, buttons, stones and so many more! Josy Rose has something for everyone and for all projects.

Diamante Charms

Diamantes are extremely versatile and look good on any type of craft project. Available in a vast selection of colours and sizes they can be used on both fabric and paper.

Depending on how you choose to use the diamante range JosyRose have a great range to make the job as easy as possible including  hot fix, sew on, self adhesive and  glue on diamantes.

Maybe you are making your own wedding or celebration stationery? If you are diamantes are a great way to embellish your creations and give them a really expensive look and feel.

If you do use diamantes when creating stationery for a special event JosyRose even stock cute scatter stones that are perfect for scattering on tables, so not only can your invitations and table name cards sparkle so can the table itself!

Little girls love sparkles and sticking so why not buy some of the glue on diamantes and let them get creative, if the thought of glue and your girls fills you with a sense of dread an ideal alternative is the self adhesive diamantes collection, much less mess! The self adhesive gems are silver backed and strong enough to add sparkle to a mobile phone or Mp3 player.

For more serious crafters JosyRose also stock a gorgeous range of Swarovski vintage diamantes. Available as glue on or in claws these can again be used for any craft project that needs a little bit of bling!

Swarovski Vintage Glue On Diamante

The Swarovski diamantes are available in a range of colours and sizes, if you need any advice or assistance when choosing the right ones for you and your project the team at JosyRose are experts and are more than happy to help.

Trimmings For All Occasions

Tired of looking at the same items every day, but can't justify splurging for new ones? Why not get crafty and give a new lease of life to your possessions.

Josy Rose offers a large selection of ribbons and trimmings perfect for transforming everyday items from drab to fabulous. Trimmings offer an easy way to boost the visual appeal of just about anything, and whether you sort by trim type, colour, size, or price it’s easy to find exactly what you need.

With such a wide range of trims on offer you are guaranteed to find something to perk up old clothes. Update that Little Black Dress with some soft chiffon trim or some eye-grabbing sparkle. Suddenly, your old wardrobe isn't looking so old anymore. Add subtle intrigue to an outfit by using a coordinating bit of trim as a necklace, belt, bag or hair accessory.

Trimmings aren’t just for clothes and accessories, if ordinary items around your home lack the wow factor, you can easily liven things up with the quiet elegance of an embroidered sequin trim. Curtains, lampshades and hand towels are also ideal candidates for makeovers.

Even unexpected surfaces can benefit from ribbons or beading. Liven up shelves, mirrors, pottery or picture frames by using the wide variety of colour and style offered by Josy Rose to allow you to create looks that vary from subtle to dramatic to fun reversible trims.

Don't forget about ordinary craft projects that can benefit from the use of trims such has scrapbooking, knitting, jewellery, bookmarks – add a trim and give some glamour to all your hard work.

With summer almost upon us now is the time to revamp last year’s wardrobe to create a whole new one without breaking the bank.

Anything can happen when the beautiful trimmings at Josy Rose collide with your creativity.