I'm so excited - Part 3

Hello again.

This is the third and final part of "I'm so excited.  In this post I would like to introduce you to

The Dragonfly Kit

There is so much to show you in this kit 

and it is extra blingy as you will see.

In this kit you will receive six designer papers.  two are embossed on the designs, two are glitter embossed, one is pearlised and one is double sided.

You will also receive one roll (1 meter) of dragonfly grosgrain ribbon, one roll (1 meter) pink organza ribbon, one roll (1 meter) natural trim, two leaf appliques, one luxury beaded and pearled applique.

I addition to every thing so far, you will also receive a length of coffee coloured lace, a length of gold lace, a length ivory flower lace, a copper key, six assorted buttons, five flat back ivory resin embellishments, five gold spacer beads and ten gold flower beads.

The kit needed more metal, so you will also receive three skelly leaves, a silver filigree heart, four bronze tone double cut corners, four silver tone double cut corners and three rose bud charms.

Now for the bling. In this kit you will receive 50 ivory 4mm flat back pearls, 50 light pink 4mm rhinestones, 50 white diamond 4mm rhinestones, 50 burgundy 4mm flat back pearls, 50 peach 4mm flat back pearls and a bag of clear scatter diamonds.

Again.  This is a limited edition kit.

There are only three available

The contents of this kit retail at £25, 

but you can buy it for just £22 

(that includes the £5.50 P&P)

You can see the Dragonfly kit, the Verdigreen kit and the Keys to Spring kit and more  in the sale over at Xanderous Crafty Stash on Facebook. 

I'm so excited - Part 2

Hello again.

I had wanted to do this post yesterday, but my laptop would not play ball.

I am proud and excited to bring you the 

Verdigreen Kit

This is a 12x12 kit so it is great for larger projects.

 In this kit you will receive one sheet of grey cardstock and five designer papers, two of which are glitter embossed (they wont shed glitter) and one that is  pearlised.

You will also receive a wooden frame, a roll (1 meter) of latte organza ribbon, a roll (1 meter) of natural trim, a length of gold lace, a length of ivory crispy ribbon and a luxury beaded and pearled applique.

Just in case that wasn't enough ribbon and lace for you, you will also get a length of natural cotton trim, a length of dark chocolate stretchy lace and a length of  mesh ribbon.

Now obviously you will need some metal embellishments to go with all of the projects that you make so in this kit you will receive a curved flower filigree embellishment, two long filigree wraps, three bronze tone daisies, three bronze tone skelly leaves, a lion head embellishment, five acrylic hearts, four fleur de lis corners, a copper key, five flat back resin embellishments and the new double latch.

Now in my opinion, a kit is not complete unless it has some bling in it, so in this kit you will get one vial of 3mm crystal AB rhinestones, one vial of light pink 2mm rhinestones, 50 black diamond 4mm rhinestones, 50 champagne 4mm rhinestones, 50 haematite/gun metal4mm flat back pearls, 50 gold 4mm flat back pearls, 50 burgundy 4mm flat back pearls and 50 chocolate 4mm flat back pearls.

This kit is a limited edition.  There are only three available and once they are gone they are gone.

The contents of this kit retail at £25, 

but for you this is available for 

£22 including shipping

If you are interested in buying one of the kits or if you would like to see the wide range of embellishments available, please visit Xanderous Crafty Stash on Facebook

I'm so excited - Part 1

Hello to you all.  It turns out that I am too excited to wait so........

Have you noticed the count down on the group wall?  Well this is what it was leading up to.

Tina and I worked on something for you all.  Well three somethings actually.  I had a marketing strategy all worked out and videos planned, but it is all taking too long and I am too excited to hold it in an longer

So I would like to present to you the first of three kits :)

This one is called

Keys to spring

In your kit you will receive a wooden frame and

 6 pages of 6x6 papers

 Four are glitter embossed (so the glitter wont come off) with a delicate all over print.  Two are double sided and one of those has little tags that you can fussy cut to add to your projects.

You will also a roll (1 meter) of pink organza ribbon, a roll (1 meter) of ivory trim, two white flower appliques, 3 bronze tone daisies, three flower pendants, a vial of light pink 2mm rhinestones and a vial of light green 2mm rhinestones

You will also receive a larger rose applique, some ecru trim, some natural cotton trim, some ivory scalloped lace and some pearl string.

On top of all of that you will also receive five bronze tone keys, four silver tone corners, ten bronze tone flower beads, a silver tone key ring charm, five silver tone flower bead caps, three silver tone HOPE charms, 50 gold 4mm flat back pearls, 50 ivory 5mm flat back pearls and 50 white diamond 4mm rhinestones.  

All this for just £12 including delivery

This kit is limited edition and will not be repeated.
There is only three of this kit available, so don't miss out.

Keep and eye out for I'm so excited part 2

Kits are available from Xanderous Crafty Stash on Facebook

XCS VIP Club

Good morning.

I have a sale starting today, so I wanted to tell you all about the XCS VIP club.

Joining the XCS VIP club is very easy.  All you need to do is to spend £10 or more in one order and you will automatically be added as a VIP member.

What is the benefit of being an XCS VIP member?

The XCS VIP members get to see every thing first!!

The VIP sale happens the week before the general sale and since all of the new items are shown in the sale first (before I put pictures up on the wall) they get to buy it all first.  This could mean that there are items that you may not get to see until they are reordered if they sell out.

In addition to this.  Every time there is a sale on, the XCS VIP Club members will get a one off special offer that is exclusive to VIP club members only.

If you have any questions about becoming an XCS VIP Club member, please ask.

I'm off to start putting items off in the sale.

I will catch up with  you all soon.

Naomi xx

Bling bling

Happy new year to you all

Today is the launch of the first ever VIP sale and in it I am launching the RHINESTONE BLING and BLING STORAGE AND TOOLS.

I thought it important that I explain how this all works for both the rhinestones and the pearls.

The 4mm bling (this means both pearls and rhinestones) are pick and mix and just like in the sweet shop, you get one bag and you put every thing in that you want.  Just say how many packs or lots of each colour that you want. You get 50 bling of that colour in one lot/pack.

If you really need your colours separate, please mention that in the comments when you indicate what you want to buy.

The 2mm bling (2mm pearls are coming soon) will come in vials. One colour per vial.

The vials are great, because you can top them up with more of the same colour and they are an easy way to store your bling on a shelf or in a drawer/box

I am only going to be selling bling in two sizes for now.  2mm and 4mm, but I am offering the AB bling in three sizes.  2mm, 3mm and 4mm

This picture is obviously not actual size.

Watch out for a video coming soon of how I work with bling.  Showing what tools and adhesives I use and some little tips on how to get your bling exactly where you want on your projects.

If you are new to XCS, please check us out on Facebook.  I will put a post up soon on how to become a VIP member and what the benefits are of becoming a VIP member.

I had better get that sale started.

Take care and happy crafting :)

Naomi xxx

It's the little changes that count

Good morning.

2017 is fast approaching.  Is any one making resolutions?

Mine are to be more organised with my personal stash and to craft more.

Since the new year is approaching I want to make some little changes to how XCS works.

I'm going to try to run the five day sales every 3-4 weeks, with a VIP invitation only sale a few days before for all of my lovely VIP members.

At the moment I sell all month round, but I am going to change this. There will still be pictures in the group of stock available, but I am going to take the quantities off as I will only be selling via the sales from now on.  This is to save on disappointment for those who order between sales only to find out that what they want has sold out.

If you are interested in something that is out of stock, please let me know and I will do my best to get some more in or some thing very similar.

It may not be obvious, but I have sections.  I am going to discontinue some of the current ones (Acrylics, Keys and Stick pins), so watch out for some bargains as I clear those.

As you already know (if you have seen my live videos) the new year will be coming in with a bling (see what I did there lol)  Rhinestones and some tools/storage are being added. A bunch more surprises will be added as the year progresses and there will be the odd give away here and there.

I will be adding a page to the blog which I plan to fill with video tutorials on things you can do with XCS products, project tutorials and videos of things made by myself, Tina and the Guest Designers.

On top of all of that, I hope to finally get a website that I am happy with and to get that launched.  I have been working on one, but I am still not happy with what I have created.  You know what us crafters are like lol

As always, I am on the hunt for guest design team members, so if you would like a chance to play with some of the new items that are coming in, keep an eye out for notices going up explaining what is required.

I had better get a wriggle on and do some work.

Happy crafting every one

Naomi x

Bling up for grabs

I'm feeling the need to spread some joy 

(I'm feeling very happy right now).

So I am going to give away a bag of 500 rhinestones in assorted colours and sizes

All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning is to post a picture of a recent or new make here that features either a metal embellishment or some sort of bling (pearls or rhinestones).

If you are using an item purchased from Xanderous Crafty Stash, please mention what you have used and you will get an extra chance to win the bling.

Please do not include links to business pages with your entry.  Discrete watermarks will be overlooked, but obvious ones will be deleted.

You have until December 31st to post your entry.

Good luck every one.  I can't wait to see what you all show off.

Naomi x