About Us
The UK's most reviewed and highest rated independent craft store
At Craftywafty you can find a project, we can show you the techniques and materials required, provide you with instructions and YouTube video tutorials, we show you the products and embellishments and help you to create something you are really proud to have or gift.
Craftywafty is a specialist UK papercraft and mixed-media retailer providing premium supplies, expert craft teaching, classes, workshops, craft clubs, craft events, retreats, tutorials, project guides and technical product advice for scrapbooking, cardmaking, junk journaling and album making.
We are proud to publish our reviews on our website from across Google - 5 Stars, eBay - 100% Positive Feedback, Shop - 4.9 stars, JudgeMe - 5 Stars and AI rates our expertise 9.3+/10. We will help you at every step of your craft journey. These are genuine reviews from real customers. Why not look at our testimonials https://www.craftywafty.co.uk/pages/craftywafty-customer-testimonials
About our Team
Our team brings more than 70 years of combined crafting experience and technical material knowledge, helping beginners and experienced crafters customers choose the right materials, understand product specifications and use them successfully in their projects.
We grew our business from the love of a crafting and now Craftywafty is a community of crafters with similar interests. We enjoy what we do and know how to do it, we found which tools and equipment we like, the brands that supply the best products and we import those products to the UK so you don't have to worry about that, and now we are sharing our community and knowledge with you, to give you the best experience of crafting.
Introducing the team:
A brother, a sister, a wife & some best friends.
Debbie Wyatt
Insisted on having two pictures. Creative genius bordering on insane. A real product specialist.
For me crafting is all about passion. Some would say it’s the ‘squirrel’ effect and needing to try new ideas and techniques. So that’s why I have a lot of fingers (and toes) in a lot of crafting pies.
Like Suzie, I started with knitting - taught by my Nan, made a petticoat and dolphin at school, and made Welsh rarebit in cookery. I love to try all kinds of crafts from knitting, hand quilting, cross stitch and embroidery, to screen printing and recently just got into crochet - and I’m making all sorts of lovely things!
I love paper crafts too such as card making, 3D projects - which I like to design myself, Scanncut projects, scrapbooking and memory albums, book folding, quilling and .... I think you get the idea!
But that’s not all. I also have a passion for cake decorating, cookery, confectionary, baking and all things yummy
Like I said, I love a bit of everything and never want to miss out when anything new comes onto the crafting market.
And for me, the best compliment I could possibly receive is when I’ve made something by my own fair hands, and the recipient says ‘wow, that’s amazing, how did you make that?’
So, my wish is that you will be inspired by Craftywafty, and want to try something new or different. And I can’t wait to see all your lovely makes on our Facebook page too!
Right, enough of me waffling, if you need me, I’ll be in my craft room.... now where did I hide that chocolate bar?
Caron Sawyer
The Governess, her attention to detail is impeccable, gifted and hardworking crafter that secretly runs the show behind the scenes.
Steve Sawyer
Does what he's told. Can make just about anything out of anything. Patented Inventor and a technical expert keeps operations running.
His real speciality is that he has an engineering background, he helps us select the right type of products with his knowledge of materials and their properties, the product manufacturing methods (e.g. the difference between good and bad dies) and international standards so the products we choose are acid free and lignin free, ensuring you get archival and premium quality materials for your projects and those all important pictures are kept in the best possible condition and your memories and keepsakes are preserved.
Carol Whalley
Carol is a card making ambassador for Chloe’s Creative Cards, specialising in 3D card design, mixed media finishes and embellishments. Her designs can be seen on many product images within Chloe’s Creative Cards range as you scroll looking for inspiration and ideas.
About 30 years ago my friend bought us spots at a scrapbooking class and that got me hooked on scrapbooking, that soon also became cardmaking which took over my craft room as I surrounded myself, my home, family and 3 cats who love to get involved with glitter everywhere and a craft stash with everything I need.
I started my craft journey with knitting. And sewing but more recently I have got into diamond painting and thanks to Debbie, mini album making. The mini albums have become my favourite craft, as Debbie & I create and share new ideas and designs that you can make at home with the Craftywafty projects and downloads.
Carol is also featured in the Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine (Issue 288). She is real expert and her work is stunning, and she will be running card making classes.
Suzie Hart
Wrote a book for her bio. Our editor and brand specialist.
I’ve been crafting since I can remember… like most girls I started off being taught how to knit and crochet by my Mum, then sidestepped into cross-stitch and embroidery. At school whilst the rest of my class sewed their summer uniform dresses, I made a stuffed elephant – I still have him too! Later on, I discovered patchwork and quilting - and a new passion was born.
Nowadays I spend my time scrapbooking and making interactive albums and 3d projects from scratch. If I can’t find the papers I want to buy, I will use inks, stamps, and stencils to create my own papers. Sometimes it’s the only way to showcase a series of photographs and memories, giving my albums a real personal touch. And of course, I have the fun of creating my own patterns and papers too – any excuse to get my fingers inky! My favourite seasons are Halloween and Christmas, and lots of my projects centre around these festive times.
I’m a member of several online forums and follow some fabulous crafters who all have their own unique style; watching their videos gives me the encouragement to try out new ideas and develop my own style. I’m a very visual learner; if I can watch somebody do something it gives me the incentive to try it myself. I’m hoping to learn how to make my own pasta in the near future – watch this space to see how I get on!
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