Create & Bloom Crafts

Create & Bloom Crafts We are a collective of passionate makers, artists and creative souls sharing our love of arts, crafts, wellbeing and nature.
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Rooted in creativity and community, we offer inspiring workshops designed to nurture confidence, connection and joy. Hi, I'm Lou and this is my new facebook business profile!

05/09/2026

🖤 CUPID’S CURSE IS BACK 🖤

She’s black. She’s pigmented. She’s an absolute dream in Apex UV Resin.

Cupid’s Curse has officially been RESTOCKED....and if you love a deep, dramatic black, she does not disappoint. ✨

Use code LOU for 15% off Apex Resins at 💕

And just a little warning… I only have a handful of these bespoke moulds left now, so if you’ve had your eye on one, be quick! Will you grab a Golden mould?

Big love,
Lou 🖤

04/09/2026

Resin table wizard Gary Bullock steals the show again! At this point, Gary isn’t making tables. He’s making mirrors with legs 😍

✨ NOW THIS is how you get a table finish that looks like GLASS. ✨

Gary, our wonderful table artist over at , has absolutely smashed it again. Just LOOK at this table. 😍

For this beauty, Gary used Apex Deep Cast for the main pour, before finishing with Cure Pro for that next-level, crystal-clear, high-gloss finish.

And Gary absolutely NAILS a few things every single time, so steal these tips for your next big resin pour 👇

✨ SANDING = A BETTER CANVAS FOR YOUR NEXT LAYER

With Apex resins, you don’t necessarily need to sand between every pour but for ultimate sucess, and a few extra mins, it's worth doing.

And when your surface is beautifully flat, light can reflect more evenly.... which helps give you that gorgeous, pristine, glass-like finish.

✨ KEEP IT DARK WHILE IT CURES

This is such a good tip, particularly when you’re working on a big, precious piece like this.

Gary keeps his work in a dark room while the resin is curing.

It keeps the piece protected from unnecessary UV/light exposure during that important curing stage....not essential, but an easy peasy extra measure that we can all do to assist the cure....particularly useful when you’ve spent hours creating a table with precious materials embedded inside.

✨ FINISH STRONG

Deep Cast for that beautiful depth and clarity, followed by Cure Pro when you want to take the final surface to another level.

That SHINE. 🤌

Honestly, Gary… what an absolute showstopper.

Who else would be terrified to actually put anything on this table once it was finished?! 😂✨

Well STOP that thought right now.....it's Cure Pro....it's fine 😍

04/09/2026

🚨 SAVE THIS VIDEO FOR LATER…. ✨

Meet the Aurora Reflections Flakes 💫

💙 BLUE
💜 VIOLET
💚 GREEN
✨ GOLD

When I say they add DEPTH, they DO!

When I say they create the most mysterious, , almost otherworldly vibes.... THEY DO.

And when I say they shimmer, shift and sparkle like absolute MADNESS when the light hits them… JUST WATCH. 👀✨

Think reflections dancing across water. 🌊
Twinkling stars in a night sky. 🌌
Little flashes of colour appearing from nowhere as your piece moves through the light.

And the BEST bit?

✨ UV tolerant
✨ Won’t change colour
✨ Made to stand the test of time
✨ Incredible across SO many different crafts

In this video I'm showing you just how verstile they are.... from a second-pour resin coaster and sparkly coaster edges to polymer clay creations.

And obviously, I’m proudly championing the NUMBER ONE resin out there APEX. 🙌

For these makes I used Apex One Coat, plus UV resin for the backgrounds of my polymer clay pieces.

And here's where you can REALLY start playing with colour theory… 🎨

I paired my Aurora Reflections with Pink Sky Transparent and Pumpkin Transparent from our shop.

That Pumpkin Transparent with the Blue Aurora?! 🤯

Because orange and blue are complementary colours, you can start neutralising that blue and creating these incredible golden-green shifts and magical layers of depth — WITHOUT EVEN USING GREEN.

Honestly… colour theory + tints & Aurora Reflections = MAGIC. ✨

🚨 AND YES… THEY'RE RESTOCKED! 🚨

We've actually DOUBLED our quantities this time because you lot send these flying off the shop floor almost as quickly as we can put them back. 😂

So if you're topping up for autumn crafting 🍂 or getting ahead with those magical Christmas makes ....(Wendy)🎄✨ ....NOW is your moment.

These aren't just glitter

They're the little bit of magic that makes someone pick up your piece, tilt it towards the light and say…

“WAIT… WHAT IS THAT?!” 😍✨

👇 Now tell me…

💙 Blue
💜 Violet
💚 Green
✨ Gold

WHICH ONE ARE YOU CHOOSING?

And if you've already got Aurora Reflections in your stash, tell e

03/09/2026

Mystic Lagoon Sparkle steals our heart.

27/08/2026

Yellow hardener? Don’t bin it just yet 👀

Epoxy hardener can yellow over time because of age, oxygen, heat and UV exposure ......and while it may still cure perfectly well, that colour can affect clear, white and pale resin projects.

A few things to remember......
• Never change your mixing ratio to compensate
• Store resin tightly sealed, upright and away from heat and sunlight
• For crystal-clear work, fresh hardener is always the safest option

Have you ever opened a bottle and thought… “WHY is that yellow?!” 😂

Save this one for later and send it to a resin friend who needs to know 💛

26/08/2026

This reel was made by Sid 😅😍 who has mostly been tormented by Molly today.

Sid is Gary and Katie's furry friend, and quite frankly he is the bomb! An absolute beauty of a little man!

Anyway if you want 15% off today - use code SNIPSNIPHOORAY 😁 Some of your faves are back, because I am frantically potting like a crazy women, hair en all! 😃 (if you havent seen stories, this makes no sense). 🤣

Using Apex One Coat, Almost Midnight, Cell Magic and Grandads Acres in this pour. What a beauty. 😍

.bullock 😍

Evening gang! Are you well?! 15% off until Midnight. Just dropping that very important info here. 😃Big LoveL x
26/08/2026

Evening gang! Are you well?!

15% off until Midnight.

Just dropping that very important info here. 😃

Big Love
L x

25/08/2026

CURE PRO is stealing the show 🔥

Smashing goals. Raising the bar. And proving that fast cure doesn’t mean compromising on the finish.

✨ Super-fast cure
✨ Incredible high-gloss finish
✨ Food safe once fully cured
✨ Anti-yellowing performance
✨ Consistent, reliable results

Less waiting. More making. More selling. More getting it DONE.

Because when you’re running a business, testing ideas or prepping for a craft fair, you don’t always have 24 hours to wait.

CURE PRO delivers speed AND performance.

Fast. Clear. Reliable. Professional.

This is what raising the resin bar looks like. 👏

🚨 LAST HANDFUL REMAINING 🚨 Apexresinuk And at this point…I’m panicking.....Santa’s panicking......The elves are panickin...
21/08/2026

🚨 LAST HANDFUL REMAINING 🚨 Apexresinuk

And at this point…

I’m panicking.....
Santa’s panicking......
The elves are panicking......
The whole damn Cotswolds are on edge. 🤣🎅🏼🎄

The Create & Bloom Christmas Advent Calendar 2026 is very nearly SOLD OUT....and once these final few have gone, that’s it.

Last handful. Then we close the workshop doors, feed the elves and try to recover.

🎄🎁✨

19/08/2026

Not every flower needs to be dried the same way… and THAT is where the fun begins.

A couple of weeks ago I hung this bunch upside down and left them to do their thing… and just LOOK at the character they’ve developed. 😍

They’re crinkled.😍
They’re faded.😍
And I absolutely LOVE them.

Now, if I want to preserve a flower’s beautiful shape and colour, our Blooming Silica is absolutely my go-to. But hanging flowers gives you something completely different.

Those curled petals, muted colours and slightly shrivelled shapes give you that gorgeous vintage, shabby, botanical feel that can look incredible in resin and mixed-media artwork. 🌿

For me, learning to dry flowers isn’t about finding ONE perfect method..... it’s knowing which method will give you the result you want.

Silica for beautiful preservation. ✨
Hanging for texture, character and glorious imperfection. 🌸

This is part two of my little Everything Drying Flowers series, because there is SO much more to flower drying than simply chucking them in and hoping for the best. 😂

Which look would you choose for your artwork.... beautifully preserved or wonderfully vintage? 👇

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Bourton On The Water
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