Winter Newsletter – A Heartfelt Thank You

As we wrap up another wonderful year, we want to extend our deepest thanks for all your support throughout 2025. Whether you’ve shopped with us, shared your creations, recommended us to friends, or simply followed along on our creative journey, you’ve helped make this year truly special. Your enthusiasm, kindness, and loyalty keep our little business thriving, and we’re so grateful to have you as part of our crafting community.

With winter settling in, we’re excited to share new projects, festive inspiration, and a cosy dose of creativity to brighten the season. Thank you again for being with us this year—we can’t wait to see what beautiful things we’ll make together in 2026.

Firstly, a MASSIVE thank you!

I would just like to start by saying a MASSIVE thank you for everyone who attended our Christmas fundraising event! We raised a fabulous total of £339 for Holy Trinity Church, Capenhurst and £321 for the Hospice of the Good Shepherd.

Thank you once again for your support and generosity.

So What’s New?

This season brings a flurry of fresh updates! We’ve added brand-new craft kits to the shop—perfect for winter gifting and cosy at-home projects. New design templates, refreshed instructions, and improved tools are now available to make your creative sessions smoother and more enjoyable than ever. We’re also launching a small range of limited-edition winter designs, along with a handful of exciting workshops and tutorials coming next year. There’s plenty to explore, and we can’t wait for you to dive in and create something wonderful.

New Craft Kits

Bring a little creativity to the colder months with our Planter Embossing Kit — the perfect hobby to enjoy all winter long. As the days get darker and the garden rests, you can stay cosy indoors designing and crafting your own personalised metal plant markers. Then, when spring arrives and it’s time to start sowing those seeds, you’ll have a stunning set of handmade labels ready to brighten up your flower beds, herb pots, and vegetable planters.

This kit includes everything you need to emboss durable aluminium tags that won’t fade, rot, or wash away. Whether you’re marking seedlings, organising a greenhouse, or adding charm to your indoor plant pots, these labels bring both beauty and practicality to your gardening routine.

Easy enough for beginners yet satisfying for experienced crafters, each project is calming, creative, and wonderfully rewarding. With design templates, tools, and full instructions included, you’ll enjoy hours of mindful making while preparing something truly useful for the season ahead.

A lovely treat for yourself or a thoughtful gift for any gardener, this kit turns winter crafting into a springtime success.

https://shiningbrightarts.etsy.com/listing/4406414801

Metal Embossing Kit - Beginners Kit 4 Project 

Discover the joy of metal embossing with this all-in-one craft kit, designed to guide you through four stunning projects. Whether you’re a complete beginner or a seasoned maker, this kit offers everything you need to create unique, handcrafted pieces using aluminium, copper, gold foil, and pewter. Each metal sheet is pre-cut and can be mixed and matched across the projects, giving you endless creative possibilities.

Inside the kit you’ll find materials to make a decorative wooden box, an A6 notebook, a personalised key ring, and an elegant card with envelope. With full-colour instructions and inspiring design templates included, you can easily follow along or adapt each project to create your own original artwork.

Metal embossing is a wonderfully calming and rewarding craft, making this kit a perfect weekend project, creative gift, or relaxing activity to enjoy at home. The finished pieces make beautiful keepsakes—or you can gift them individually once complete.

A complete kit for creative exploration, thoughtful gifting, and handmade artistry.
Craft, design, and enjoy four projects you’ll be proud to display or share.

https://shiningbrightarts.etsy.com/listing/4406412095

Metal Embossing Kit - Christmas Tree

Bring some handmade sparkle to your festive décor with this DIY Embossed Metal Christmas Tree Kit! Perfect for crafters of all levels, this kit includes everything you need to emboss, paint, and embellish your very own shimmering aluminium tree, finished with a star on top.

Choose from two included design templates or let your creativity shine by creating your own unique pattern. Once complete, your tree stands proudly at approximately 26 cm tall – a beautiful handmade decoration you’ll treasure year after year.

https://shiningbrightarts.etsy.com/listing/4376409855

Dried Flower Course Online

Discover the timeless beauty of dried flowers and learn how to transform fresh blooms into stunning creations for your home, gifts, or even a business. This step-by-step online course will guide you through everything from drying techniques to creative projects and growing your own cutting garden.

What You’ll Learn:
-Proven methods to dry and press flowers (air drying, silica, pressing & more)
-Best flowers to use and when to harvest them for perfect results
-DIY projects: wreaths, bouquets, resin crafts, cards, bookmarks, gift wrapping & more
-Seasonal and event décor ideas (weddings, Christmas, boho styling)
-How to grow your own dried flower patch — with lavender, statice, strawflower, amaranthus & more
-Tips for colour preservation, storage, and long-lasting designs
-Starting your own dried flower business (selling on Etsy, markets & online)

https://shiningbrightarts.etsy.com/listing/4367582086

Christmas Wooden Slices With Highland Cows

Add a touch of cosy Highland charm to your festive decorating with these adorable wooden slice ornaments. Each piece features a beautifully detailed illustration of a Highland cow dressed in winter style—think Santa hats, plaid scarves, and snowy accents. The artwork is lovingly applied to natural wood slices, showcasing the rustic bark edges and unique grain that make every ornament one-of-a-kind.

Finished with a bright red ribbon for hanging, these decorations are perfect for Christmas trees, gift wrapping, festive table settings, or as thoughtful seasonal gifts. Their warm, woodland aesthetic blends beautifully with farmhouse décor, rustic Christmas themes, or anyone who simply loves these gentle, shaggy little cows.

Why you’ll love them:

-Unique Highland cow designs full of personality and winter charm

-Made on real wooden slices, each with its own natural character

-Bright red ribbon included for easy hanging

-Lightweight, durable, and ready to display

-Ideal for Christmas gifts, stocking fillers, or festive home décor

Bring a smile to your home this holiday season with these delightful Highland cow ornaments—perfect for adding warmth, whimsy, and a little bit of the Highlands to your celebrations.

https://shiningbrightarts.etsy.com/listing/1823592873

Handmade Crochet Candy Cane Wreaths With Charms

This festive crochet wreath is a delightful blend of red and white yarn, reminiscent of classic candy canes. The intricate crochet stitches create a textured, three-dimensional effect, making it a visually appealing centre piece for any Christmas tree. A charming candy cane charm dangles from the centre of the wreath, adding a playful touch and completing the candy cane theme.

https://shiningbrightarts.etsy.com/listing/1808760931

Reindeer Food Sachets

Introducing our Eco-Friendly Reindeer Food Sachet in a Recyclable Box – a magical touch to make your Christmas Eve even more enchanting! Crafted with love and care, this special sachet contains a blend of dried petals made from the finest roses, calendulas, and other delicate flower petals. Each sachet is a small piece of holiday wonder that allows you to participate in a cherished tradition that brings joy to children and adults alike.

https://shiningbrightarts.etsy.com/listing/1566744086

Christmas Crafting Inspiration

There’s something truly magical about crafting at Christmastime—the cosy evenings, twinkling lights, and the joy of making something heartfelt by hand. This season, we’re embracing all things rustic, whimsical, and wintery. Think hand-embossed decorations, personalised gifts, charming handmade ornaments, and creative touches that make your home feel extra special. Whether you’re crafting with the family, making gifts for loved ones, or simply enjoying a quiet moment to yourself, Christmas is the perfect time to slow down, get creative, and add a sprinkle of handmade magic to the season. Here are a few projects we have created....

Wishing You a Wonderful Festive Season

Thank you so much for supporting our small business—your kindness means the world to us. We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, filled with joy, creativity, and cosy moments. You can find more of our handmade pieces and seasonal collections on our website:

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From everyone here at Shining Bright Arts, Crafts and Illustration

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