Blog by Nicole Gibson

Spring is almost here! While sometimes it can be hard to believe warmer weather is on its way, it really is coming! We decided to get into the spring spirit and look ahead at some incoming spring crafting trends. Read on below to look at our top 5 crafting trends, to get you inspired to craft for the upcoming spring season!

1. The New Age

The new age is trending in the digital age! The practices the new age... Read more

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• Trend Spotting

With Valentine’s Day just over a week away, you should think about ordering your gifts sooner rather than later! We’ve made your job easy by rounding up our favourite iCraft finds that would be perfect for that special someone.

The Gold Fill Heart Earrings with Quartz by Glowfly are a perfect place to start for your sweetheart. These beautiful earrings have 14k gold-filled wire that is... Read more

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• Holidays & Occasions

Most of us experience a post Christmas slump in selling. It is totally normal!

Most customers have done all their spending during the holiday season and are either in a time of earning and saving or have just got everything they need during the holidays and aren’t looking around as much to buy. Not to fear!

The slower sales season can be a blessing in disguise, to take time to reflect on your shop and... Read more

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• Selling Online

Hosting a small dinner party or large gathering this year? Don’t worry we’ve got you because today we’re looking at our top 5 handmade entertainment essentials, so you are ready to entertain in style for the New Year!

Liquor Rack by iCraft Seller Wood Tree Swings

Liquor Rack:

This liquor rack is a fun way to display alcohol for your guests! Plus it makes for a great decor piece... Read more

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• Great Finds

We're ready to welcome 2020!

We hope you had a wonderful 2019, filled with lots of crafting.

To start off the New Year (and decade!) we decided to look at 2020s forecasted trends, to give you a little inspiration to kick off the New Year!

So if you are planning on adding new products you can take theese trends in to consideration or if you already sell something that falls under them to be sure to... Read more

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• All Things Crafts

Tis the season! There is nothing better than the smell of a Christmas trees in your home! But also nothing worse then all those pine needle shedding or seeing the ugly tree base on a fake tree! When I was planning out my holiday decor this year I realized I didn’t have a tree skirt so I started replacementing around for design ideas to make my own. Below are some of my favourite tree skirt DIYs!

1. No sew tree... Read more

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• Holidays & Occasions

Although we are heading in to the craziest selling season, the longer nights and colder days have us itching to stay cozy inside and try out some new crafts! We compiled a list of some of our favourite crafting ideas for the Christmas season. Some are quick fun ones you could complete on a free afternoon and a couple are more long term projects to work away at throughout the season!

Felt Advent Calendar:

We... Read more

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• Holidays & Occasions

Tis the season to make sure everything is ready to go for the incoming influx of holiday sales! Here is a couple iCraft specific tips and tricks to encourage sales and make shopping just that much easier for your customers.

Shot from iCraft seller Gould Style Crochet

Collections:

Make holiday shopping easier for your customers by grouping your products in to collections! Collections appear on the left... Read more

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• Holidays & Occasions

We all have an avid gardener in our lives! The person who you can almost always find in their garden and have the beautiful blooms to show for it. Since the gifting season is coming we decided to compile a list of our top 5 handmade gifts for the gardener in your life, so you can get ready for gifting! Check out our top picks below in this post.

Modern Bird House:

This bird house by iCraft seller Nathan... Read more

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• Holidays & Occasions

For this instalment of our Meet the Maker series we caught up with iCraft seller Shelly from Shelly’s Handmade Creations. Shelly specializes in knitting and sewing, read more down below for her best tips for running her handmade shop and to learn more about the items she sells!

Can you give us a quick summary of your business and what your role is?
Shelly’s Handmade Creations was inspired by a... Read more

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• In the Spotlight