Craft Product Reviews

Ideal if you love papercraft, these corner and border punches from Fiskars are designed to give you the most out of your tools and space.

Corner Punches

Cutting an even rounded corner can be a tricky task to get right, but is as simple as can be with the rounded corner punch. The decorative corner punch gives an ornate looking corner with one easy punch, ideal for creating your own greetings cards and stationary. The nifty 2-in-1 design system means that you can make small and large cuts of the same design with one tool, offering double the functionality while saving precious desk space.

Border Punches

These punches are light weight but can cut through heavy card sheets, making them very durable. Simply slide the paper along the punch, to create a running pattern. The decorative punch will give your paper a stylish edge, whereas the weaver punch, cuts dashes along the paper, making it perfect for weaving ribbons through.

These punches are available to buy from Fiskarsnow.

You may think embroidery looks tricky but, as we discovered when we were sent a Sublime Stitching embroidery kit, it's as easy as can be.

From first look, you may feel overwhelmed and think your project will take ages to complete, but once you get started, it comes together really quickly. The kits come complete with all the supplies you need, including an adorable pair of pink embroidery scissors, a rainbow of embroidery floss, and iron-on ink patterns. Though the projects come with designs to use, the layout is completely up to you, so you can really get creative.

Just make sure to practice ironing on the transfers before you begin, because it can be a bit tricky. No doubt, by the time you've finished your kit, you'll be addicted and want to embellish everything you own with your newly acquired skills. Both addictive and therapeutic, it's a great hobby to pick up while watching TV or listening to crafty podcasts.

You can pick up your own kit now at Sublime Stitching.

Fiskars make two ranges of scissors, classic and non-stick. We road tested them both, to see what they had to offer.

Classic Scissors

Comfortable to hold, not only are these blades super sharp, but their tips are cut to a very fine, sharp point. These micro-tips allow for precision cutting, making the most detailed, delicate and smallest cuts possible. Ideal for working with stencils or in other papercrafts, these scissors would be any scrapbookers best friend.

Non-Stick Scissors

If you've ever tried cutting through stickers, tape or glued material, then you will know how annoying it is when your blades become clogged up and wont cut smoothly anymore. For that reason, you will love the new non-stick scissors range from Fiskars. Using the same technology as non-stick cookware, this design feature will make tidying up after sticky projects as simple as wiping the blades with a damp cloth.