Ultra fine art glitters: new vial packaging

Ultra fine art glitter is now available in new, improved, packaging at Foil Play. Previously supplied in grip seal bags, the glitters are now packaged in 5ml screw top plastic vials, making them much easier to handle, re-use and store. Best of all, the glitters are still available at the same bargain prices, just 99p for individual colours, discounted further if you buy a set of several vials, or a larger amount of a single colour. 

Foil Play stocks a range of 35 beautiful, intense, colours of this high quality ultra-fine polywash glitter, a little of which will go a long way.

This versatile glitter can be heated up to 177C or 350F and suggested uses include:

• mixing with glue or embossing powder;
• coating unbaked polymer clay, and heating in the oven;
• mixing with a water based varnish to coat baked clay;
• sprinkling onto double sided adhesive tape or film;
• pick out and highlight fine details using a glue pen, such as the Tonertex or Sakura Quickie glue pens - let the glue dry until it is clear, then gently rub on the glitter;
• these are polyester glitters, so they are safe to mix with gel for use on nails, hair & body.

Hunkydory's Christmas Cracker Topper collection

Back in stock at Foil Play, but already flying out again fast, Hunkydory's Christmas Cracker topper collection is proving very popular this year! Toppers and co-ordinating Adorable Scorable card are all available separately, so you can purchase just the products that you know you will use, rather than having to invest in a huge kit. 

You might like a selection from all four collections, to stock up on the delicious Adorable Scorable co-ordinating card sheets, or extras of your favourite sheets if you already have the kits.

 There are four different collections with something for everyone: 

• Christmas Classics
• Cute Christmas 
• Elegant Christmas
• Traditional Christmas

Other festive Hunkydory Christmas goodies available at Foil Play include: 

• stunning Christmas patterned mirri card
• beautiful snow foiled acetates
• co-ordinating printed card inserts for a really professional finish
• adorable scorable silk art card in Christmas colours
• toppers & co-ordinating card from Hunkydory's 2011 Christmas collection, which are still proving popular

  At Foil Play fast despatch is a priority and p&p is free if you spend over £10.00.

Kanban All Wrapped Up Christmas toppers, acetate & card

 Looking for something classy to make your 2012 Christmas cards?

 Look no further than these stunning All Wrapped Up for Christmas designs from Kanban.

Recently premiered on the Ideal World & Create & Craft TV channels, you can now buy the individual kits of your choice from Foil Play.

You can select just a few of the designs you like to make your cards, without the need to invest in a huge kit, or if you already have the kit, you can stock up on more of your favourite sheets.

 You can create stunning 3D effect cards with the All Wrapped Up kits - each pack contains:

• One A4 die cut, foiled & glittered topper sheet;
• One A4 die cut acetate illusion dome sheet;
• Easy to follow instruction sheet, with full colour step by step instructions, diagrams and photos of completed cards

There's also a fabulous selection of co-ordinating vintage themed backing card sheets, available to purchase individually.

  At Foil Play prompt despatch is a priority and p&p is free if you spend over £10.00.

These beautiful card samples are shown with Kanban's permission - to see many others and for more inspiration, visit their facebook page.

Many more Christmas designs will be landing at Foil Play soon - watch this space!

To keep an eye on the latest products arriving in stock, check out the new products section at Foil Play.

Foil Play Birthday - 15% discount offer!

It's birthday time again, Foil Play will be eight years old in May!

To celebrate the birthday, and as a big thank you to all my lovely customers, I'm offering a 15% discount off everything (other than gift vouchers and shipping upgrades) in store, if you spend over £15.

To receive the discount, just enter and apply the code BirthdayB when checking out. The offer ends at midnight on Monday 7 May 2012.

Thank you again for your support over the past eight years!

News about postage & packaging

As you may be aware from recent news reports, Royal Mail is increasing prices significantly this year and changes for business users will apply from Monday 2 April 2012.

As far as Foil Play is concerned, this means that there is good news and bad news. The good news is that p&p will still be free for most orders, however the bad news is that I will be raising the level where free p&p applies to orders over £10 from tomorrow. Orders under £10 are still of course very welcome, but a p&p charge of £1.50 will apply to those orders.

I've held the free p&p level on the website at £5.00 for six years now. However, rising actual postage costs over the years, and the particularly large increases planned for this year mean that I simply won't be able to absorb those charges (and of course packaging costs) any more for the smaller orders. So I'm very sorry to make this change, particularly in these hard times, but I hope you will understand the reasons why, the decision wasn't taken lightly.

I know how important it is for us crafters to get our crafting stash as quickly as possible, and the vast majority of orders will still be despatched by 1st class mail. However, the Royal Mail changes will particularly affect the price of sending heavier / bulkier orders. These have to go as packets rather than large letters and are considerably more expensive, I will be sending some of these (particularly for lower order values) via 2nd class in future due to the cost difference.

Cheery Lynn Designs now in stock

A selection of these gorgeous intricate dies from Cheery Lynn Designs is now in stock at Foil Play, including delicious doily, ornate butterfly and versatile stacking flower designs.
There is a great selection of videos with hints & tips on how to use the dies on the manufacturer's website here, and lots of inspiration too on the Cheery Lynn Designs blog.

January Bargains!

Happy New Year from Foil Play, I hope you are enjoying the year so far.

I've been ruthless and added lots of January bargains to both the Clearance and Special offers sections of Foil Play, to make some room for all the lovely new 2012 crafty goodies, some of which are already on their way, so watch this space!
You'll find bargains galore from top brands such as Kanban, Hunkydory, Craftwork Cards, La Pashe and many more.
I've also revamped the Special offers page, with new featured offers and two extra sections:

• special offers & clearance bargains by brand; and
• a ginormous selection of decoupage and toppers at just 49p a sheet, this includes all of the die cut designs from G18 / National Crafts too

Enjoy browsing and why not bag a few bargains too!