Royal Fever at JosyRose

It’s been an exciting month, full of amazing weather and pretty summer dresses. But we've got a bit excited over the Royal family too, so much so that us here at JosyRose have come down with Royal fever!

The Coronation Festival
For starters, the Coronation festival was a big hit! The festival showed off some of the very best and most innovative trade and craft companies over the four days, and guess what? We were there!

Well, not there in person, but our gorgeous gold and navy ribbons were on show thanks to partners Halcyon days. Over 3 million people tuned in to watch, did you spot us?

On the subject of royals, Robbie Williams (British pop royalty) also used our lovely ribbons at his concert at the end of last month, we feel honoured.

A new Prince
Now on to the big news, William and Kate’s beautiful baby boy! Congratulations to them both. All three of the happy family looked relaxed and healthy as they left the hospital yesterday.

Any ideas on a name yet? The hot favourite at the moment for the new prince is George, but a few other suggestions include James and Alexander. We’re not sure which one we’d pick.

We have ribbons for both a boy in blue and a girl in pink but now we won’t be needing the pink one! The lovely blue ribbon has “It’s a Boy!” text and a cute little pram drawing, perfect for any royal baby celebrations.

Congratulations to the winner of our goody bag competition on our Facebook page, who won a knitted a baby boy goody bag shaped like a bottle! ‘Like’ our page for more competitions and offers.

Five Craft Ideas Perfect For Summer

June is the month where summer officially starts, which means everyone at JosyRose can’t wait to get crafting outside whilst soaking up the glorious sun.

Whilst dreaming of long hot sunny days we have interrupted our day dreaming to come up with five craft ideas perfect for summer! So, get grabbing your sequins, buttons and diamanté’s because we’re going to show you how to get crafty this summer.

1.    Transform you plain old flip flops

Summer is the time of year when the flip flops come out, but this year why not do something different and style up your beach shoes with the aid of some JosyRose goodies. All you need for this flip flop makeover is some ribbon and a few gems. Firstly you need to take your ribbon and tie it around the straps, secure the ribbon with some craft glue. Once the ribbon is in place, the next step is to customise the ribbon, you can do this by adding a few self-adhesive diamanté’s, and that’s it you’re all done.

2.    Customise your summer tank tops

Every woman’s wardrobe isn’t complete without the summer essential tank top, but if this year you fancy spicing up your old clothes then get reaching for our Hot Fix diamanté wand. Simply take your old tank top and customise them with glue on diamanté’s. Or, why not add some fringing to the bottom of your tank top to make the ultimate festival top. At JosyRose why not take a look at our festival trim which is exclusive to and designed by Josyrose, and is made in Italy.

3.    Create a summery necklace

Nothing is as cute as a personalised necklace, so why not make a custom designed necklace yourself this summer (they also make cute gifts). At JosyRose we have everything you need to make your own jewellery from the tools to the jewels. Opt for our handmade clay flowers for a super cute summery look.

4.    Turn your tote bag into a beach bag

Heading to the beach this summer? Make sure you’re beach ready with a gorgeous beach bag, perfect for holding all your summer essentials. All you need to do is take an old tote bag and glam it up with our range of summer Luvin motifs, chose from cute cocktail motifs to strawberries made from sequins.

5.    Turn your headbands from drab to fab

Got an old plain headband? Customise it and make it an essential summer accessory with our vintage inspired motifs, take our Polka &Pearl bow motif and attach it to your headband with some craft glue, so simple yet so effective.

If you're looking for the best choice when it comes to haberdashery, then JosyRose should have everything you need. Our haberdashery craft shop can inspire and help you to get your creative juices flowing, so take a look at our supplies and get creative.

Celebrities LOVE JosyRose

Last month was very exciting for us all here at JosyRose as we discovered that a collection of JosyRose diamantes had been used to create a stunning Tiara for the princess of bling Katie Price.

Created by regular customers of JosyRose, Glitters created this stunning bridal piece out of diamante heart shape buttons which can be seen throughout this design. Katie Price wore this super glamorous piece in a private wedding ceremony to Keiran Hayler last month.

If you fancy following in Katie Price’s footsteps and adding a bit of Diamanté shine to your fashion or craft piece, you can shop our full range of Diamanté’s online at JosyRose.

Gok Wan is another famous face who loves JosyRose. In his Channel 4 programme ‘Gok's Clothes RoadShow’ we watched with delight as Gok transformed some heels using our very own glitter fabric! Using some plain black chunky heels, he took a sheet of our glitter fabric and showed the nation how to transform your heels within a matter of minutes. You can views Gok’s step by step guide on the 4 Beauty website.

You can purchase the fabric material used by Gok at JosyRose, and with a fantastic range of 31 colours to choose from matching your wardrobe should be easy!

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Spring Into Crafts This Season

Why wait for Mother Nature to shed some colour this season, instead why not spring into action and sew some colour into your craft projects.

At Josy Rose we don’t shy away from all things bright and beautiful which is why we have a fantastic range of spring goodies to get you in the mood for getting crafty this month.

If you’re looking for ‘craftspiration’ then look no further than our top five easy to do spring craft ideas.

1.    Button Curtain Tieback

 

Let the spring sunshine in with this cute and simple to do curtain tieback craft idea, all you need is a roll of narrow ribbon and a pack of different sized buttons. Firstly, thread a large button at one end of the ribbon, once in place you can then start to sew the rest of your buttons to the rest of the ribbon at random intervals. Once completed tack down the first large button to your wall and then thread the ribbon round your curtain. To tie back the curtain wrap the end of the ribbon round the tacked down button.

2.    Ribbon shoes

Transform last season’s ballet pumps the easy way in under ten minutes. All you need is two strips of ribbon and a glue gun, with each strip you need to tie them to form a bow. Once you’re happy with the way you’ve tied the ribbon take a hot glue gun and fix the ribbon to the front on your pumps.

3.    Flower power necklace

Spring wouldn’t be complete without some flower power accessories to spice up your outfit. To create a simple flower necklace all you need is a plain loop hole chain, rings and some of our Josy Rose Handmade clay beads. Thread the beads onto the rings and then attach to the loop hole chain.

4.    Fruity button embroidery

So simple to do yet so effective, this idea involves a needle and thread, embroidery floss, a fabric pen and a selection of buttons. Take the garment you want to embroider (we suggest something like a cardigan), with a fabric pen mark where you want to place the button (where going to create a cherry design), sew the buttons on where you created the mark as the buttons will create the berries. Once attached it’s time to create the stem, for this you will need to use some green embroidery floss to create a stem stitch, to create the leaves you will need to use a satin stitch.

5.    Spring Cards

No craft list would be complete without a mention on how to make this seasons cards. With father’s day on the horizon why not opt for a personalised card rather than buying from the shop. With a fantastic range of card available and ribbon, you can create the ultimate Father’s day card for as little as you would buy one from the shop.

We hope that these handy little tips have inspired you to create something amazing this spring time, visit us online today for all your haberdashery supplies.

Button Craft Ideas for Easter with Josy Rose

So far the year has flown by as we are now well into March, which means it’s the time of year to over indulge in chocolate and to also get cracking (see what we did there) on Easter craft projects.

At Josy Rose we can’t get enough of button crafts which is why this month we want to show you how to incorporate buttons in to your crafty designs this Easter.

Picture Perfect

Looking for an inexpensive craft idea? No problem as we have the solution, all you need is some craft glue, a mixed button bag, a Josy Rose Easter motif, card, and an empty picture frame.  The idea is to create a piece of framed art by gluing the buttons on the card to form an Easter egg shape. Once your art work has dried, place it in the frame and finish off the design by gluing one of our Easter motifs on one of the corner frames.

Design a Card

Easter celebrations wouldn’t be complete without sending a loved one an Easter card but rather than buying one, why not create something unique? We have a large collection of card to choose from, to transform your card simply use buttons to create your design.

Some examples include:

•    Use small buttons to write ‘Happy Easter’
•    Create a love heart out of buttons
•    Frame the card using a selection of buttons

Who needs flowers?

Want to create something which will last the test of time? Then why not create a button bouquet, all you need is some florist wire, some buttons and a bouquet holder. This process requires you take your buttons and thread them on to the wire, be sure to take a suitable length of wire (the size you want the stalk to be), thread the button and fold the wire and twist so the button forms a flower head at the top. Keep repeating this process until you have many flower heads, once finished insert the wired stalks into the bouquet holder and there you go, you should have a beautiful bouquet of buttons. To finish the look wrap the bouquet stalk in ribbon to cover the plastic handle.

The Easter holidays is a time when you can sit down with the family and have some fun, so why not reach for the craft supplies with Josy Rose and let the good times roll!

New In: Step Back In Time With Our Collection Of Vintage Buttons

Vintage fashion has hit the high street hard with many household names adding a vintage twist to their modern designs. At Josy Rose we believe anything can be customised so instead of spending all your hard earned money on new clothes why not tailor your favourite items to turn them in to vintage delights!

This month we’ve added to our button collection, at Josy Rose you can now find a selection of costume & wardrobe, naval and metallic plastic buttons available to purchase either individually or in packs.

Costume & Wardrobe Buttons

Wanting to add a bit of drama to your wardrobe? Whether you need to customise a costume for a theatre piece or you want to transform you everyday wardrobe, you can find everything you need with our selection of eye catching costume and wardrobe buttons.


Naval Buttons

You don’t have to be a sea captain to favour our range of naval buttons. New in is a classic collection of naval inspired buttons, featuring retro and vintage designs perfect for adding to a plain skater dress or an old coat.

Metallic Plastic Buttons

Metalic plastic buttons are light weight plastic buttons with a metallic gold or silver finish providing an authentic metal look. Delicately crafted yet sturdy, in our collection you can find vintage inspired rose knot and embossed buttons.

If you enjoy customising your clothing then you won’t find anything as easy and enjoyable as transforming your wardrobe with our collection of buttons.

For all your craft supplies and haberdashery needs visit Josy Rose online today.

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.