The retail industry is a funny thing but we all know that after Christmas, many businesses have boxing day sales and end of year lines to move on. There's a lot of local businesses here in Barnsley that have some amazing offers and discounts currently on. Here's our list: The Oh Sew Sweet Shop in Mapplewell & Wombwell is having a big sale on...
Team Activ is a local company based in the Digital Media Centre and provide activities for businesses, education and the community. In conjunction with Penistone Grammar School, from January they will be running an after school club with them and are looking for arts & crafts tutors to deliver classes over a 12 week block. Read more about Team Activ here www.teamactiv.org[gallery ids="3818,3820" type="rectangular"]If...
I love all things handmade and saving up my pennies to buy that good quality item always pleases me. Here are some of my favourite handmade items from Barnsley businesses that deserve to be on any Christmas wishlist.This gorgeous Dusky Pink dress really caught my eye and I wouldn't be surprised if it's already sold by the time I'm posting this! It has...
Every business will have some sort of physical marketing materials. It might be leaflets, swing tags, posters, look books and more. These are often items that end up in the hands of your customers and they need to make a great first impression in order to appeal to them or make a repeat sale from them. Here's a few tips to make sure...
The Gift Shop at The Hut, Oh Sew Sweet Shop in Wombwell is a little gem of a shop in Barnsley. It is ran by 3 amazing local businesses, they are Spirit Original Designs, Emi B Designs and The Yorkshire Handbag Company. This Saturday they are having a Christmas Extravaganza with lots of offers and discounts on and not only in the Gift...
Etsy Made Local Craft Fair was held at the Digital Media Centre on the 4th Dec '16 as part of Etsy's countrywide effort to hold quality craft fairs in many towns and cities. The Crafty Business Network volunteered to host Barnsley's craft fair and many of the network's members had their own online Etsy shop and so were qualified to have a stall....
Pam Goodison is a local glass artist that creates all kinds of items just from glass. In this little tutorial, Pam is going to show us the process of creating a beautiful Dichroic fused glass pendant that has this gorgeous iridescent look to it. Dichroic is the term used when glass shows two colours in different lights and at different angles of viewing,...
Creative block is something everyone will suffer with from time to time and when you just don't have the time to procrastinate, it can be frustrating. The bigger problem is the fact that we already know how to combat it, but when we're in that block it's harder to see through the fog without some help. Here's some ways to remind you that...
Small Business Saturday is tomorrow on 3rd of December and is a nationally and world-wide recognised day, created to make the public think more about those smaller and independent businesses. Here in Barnsley there are a few things on that you can go and support this brilliant day and all the local businesses in this crucial time of the run up to Christmas.The first...