Ten low-cost ideas for Summer 2023
Pennies are being pinched even tighter this year but that doesn't have to mean any less fun for you and the littlies! Having come from a...
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Dixie Dot
- Jul 7
- 2 min
5 ideas for the creatively challenged
Use Stamps, stencils and sponges. This project was made using some of the sponges we have at the studio; there are loads to choose from....
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Dixie Dot
- Jun 26
- 4 min
Permission Granted!
It's amazing how we can do something for others easily enough, even when there's already too much on our plates... but when it comes to...
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Dixie Dot
- Mar 30
- 4 min
We're not quite where we left off!
Hello Dotties! It's rather astonishing to realise that this time 3 years ago the whole country was in the back garden, feet up, enjoying...
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Dixie Dot
- Jan 29
- 2 min
Stronger Together
Regardless of whether you 'do' Valentine's Day, or rebuff the commercialism it is a day that is often associated with grand gestures,...
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Dixie Dot
- Jan 5
- 2 min
What's so special about painting pottery?
There's something truly special about pottery painting. I can tell that when customers walk through the doors for a return visit, they...
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Dixie Dot
- Dec 15, 2022
- 3 min
National Finalist- Best Children's Business, UK!
Firstly we won Best Children's Business in Gloucestershire and Worcestershire 2021-'22 and then AGAIN in 2022-'23 and now....... *FANFARE...
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Dixie Dot
- Dec 13, 2022
- 3 min
Pottery Aftercare
My blog suggestion said to 'create a catchy title'. I'm afraid that 'Pottery Aftercare' really is wide of the mark in it's creativity BUT...
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Dixie Dot
- Sep 29, 2022
- 2 min
Cheap Tat or Family Heirloom? Thereโs no comparison!
Letโs talk about value for money. You could buy a โpersonalisedโ bauble online for about a tenner. Itโll be mass manufactured, probably...
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Dixie Dot
- Sep 9, 2022
- 3 min
Tread very carefully....
I always seem have my best pondering thoughts, lightbulb moments and random ideas when having a wee. This morning it's no different, with...
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Dixie Dot
- Aug 4, 2022
- 2 min
'I'm having a Mum-Whinge'
I had some customers in today that said 'Don't mind us, we're just having a Mum whinge'. That sentence made me stop and think today. I...
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Dixie Dot
- Jul 23, 2022
- 3 min
Eight Cheap Ideas for local Summer Hols
Summer holidays are upon us once more! As the pennies are being firmly pinched at the moment it might be trickier than usual to keep the...
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Dixie Dot
- Jun 16, 2022
- 2 min
Announcement: Price FREEZE at Dixie Dot
This morning we made a grand announcement that flying in the face of increasing costs, bills escalating, the expense of living going...
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Dixie Dot
- Jan 13, 2022
- 3 min
And the award goes to....
US!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAHOOOOO!!! WE WON!!! Yep, Dixie Dot Crafts has officially gained the title of 'Best Children's Business 2021' in the...
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Dixie Dot
- Sep 20, 2021
- 2 min
Benefits of Crafting: Preschoolers
Crafting is a brilliant way to help your preschooler learn and grow. Here are a few benefits: Crafting helps develop fine motor skills....
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Dixie Dot
- Sep 8, 2021
- 2 min
Turning down the noise
I don't know if it's just me but life just seems super noisy at the moment. I feel like I am juggling a million things, trying to keep...
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- Aug 12, 2021
- 3 min
Top Tips for writing on your pottery
It's the questions I get asked most: Can I do some writing on my pottery? soon followed by: Is there not an easier way to do this writing...
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Dixie Dot
- Jul 19, 2021
- 2 min
Pandemic to Pingdemic: What's changing at Dixie Dot?
So, happy FREEDOM DAY one and all! Although, is it just me? It doesn't sound all it's cracked up to be, as the realisation came a long...
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Dixie Dot Crafts
- Mar 10, 2021
- 3 min
"I'm a Barbie girl, in a techy world"
I've been trying really super hard lately to get my sh*t together with regards to dragging Dixie Dot into an increasingly techy world....
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Dixie Dot Crafts
- Feb 16, 2021
- 2 min
Creating Creativity
Ask a child what they want to be when they grow up, and you will often hear 'a footballer' or 'a teacher' and more recently, a YouTuber!...
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