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Embellishment

Add the perfect finishing touch to your crafts with our massive range of sparkly embellishments and trims. If you're planning to make homemade cards for a special occasion then you'll love our range of super cute stickers, ribbon, pom poms and so much more. Here's to making every day extra special this year with lovely handmade gifts to treasure!

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  1. Fabric maple leaves in autumn colours scattered on white, shades of red, orange, yellow and brown with veining.
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    Fabric Leaves
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  2. Felt Snowflakes
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  3. Mini Tinsel Garlands
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  4. Glossy artificial acorns with textured caps scattered on a white background, for crafts.
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  5. Artificial Moss
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  6. Five mini Christmas trees with snow-flecked branches on wooden bases, bottle brush decorations on white.
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    Mini Christmas Trees
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  7. White Halloween cobwebs stretched across a dark background with three purple plastic spiders tangled in the strands.
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    Halloween Cobwebs 150g
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  8. Felt Holly Leaves & Berries
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  9. Christmas rattan star decorations in red, green and white, woven and piled together on a light background.
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    Christmas Rattan Stars
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  10. Assorted craft tassels with looped cords in red, blue, yellow, green, purple, white, black and pink on white.
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    Tassels for Craft
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  11. Three red glitter poinsettias with gold centres, festive Christmas decorations on a clean white background.
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    Glitter Poinsettias
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  12. Rainbow-coloured woven rattan hearts in pink, purple, teal, yellow and green, overlapping on a white background.
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    Rainbow Colours Rattan Hearts
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  13. Rainbow rattan balls arranged in a cluster, woven spheres in pink, teal, yellow, green and purple on white.
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    Rainbow Rattan Balls
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  14. Three white pom-pom bunny decorations with pink ears and black eyes, each holding a felt orange carrot.
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    Pom Pom Bunnies
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  15. Mini multicoloured polystyrene balls scattered across a white background, ideal for craft projects.
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    Mini Rainbow Colours Polystyrene Balls
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  16. Artificial Red Berries
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  17. Eight mini bobble hats for crafts in red, yellow, green, purple, blue, black, pink and cream, with white pom-poms.
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    Mini Bobble Hats for Crafts
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  18. Cluster of woven rattan balls in red, green and white, arranged on a light surface.
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    Christmas Rattan Balls
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  19. Colourful craft seashells scattered on white, in bright rainbow hues of red, yellow, blue, green and purple.
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    Rainbow Colours Craft Shells
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  20. Foam roses in assorted colours scattered on white, some with netting; blue, pink, yellow and purple craft flowers.
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  21. Artificial grass roll partially unrolled, showing dense green blades and black backing on white.
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  22. Mini Craft Easter Eggs
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  23. Three mini woven baskets with handles; one plain, two decorated with felt flower, bunny and carrot Easter motifs.
    Mini Woven Baskets
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  24. Artificial snowflakes scattered across a surface, white, fluffy flakes creating a winter decoration texture.
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  25. A cluster of small yellow fluffy craft bees with black eyes, stripes and white felt wings on a white background.
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    Mini Fluffy Craft Bees
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  26. Easter egg picks featuring orange striped, yellow polka-dot and green polka-dot eggs on sticks with yellow bows.
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    Easter Egg Picks
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  27. Set of four mini glitter Halloween witch hats in green, black, orange and purple, with bands and square gem buckles.
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    Mini Glitter Witch Hat Decorations
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  28. Colourful mini fluffy Easter chicks, some in a straw nest and clear egg, arranged on a blue background.
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    Coloured Mini Fluffy Chicks
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  29. Mini Christmas baubles in red, green and gold, shiny round ornaments with gold caps and hanging loops.
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  30. Two bundles of metallic silver and gold artificial berries on brown wired stems, tied at the base.
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    Gold & Silver Artificial Berries
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  31. Three bundles of artificial snow berries with textured white pom‑pom clusters on brown stems.
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  32. Three bunches of artificial mini paper roses in yellow, pale pink and bright pink, with green stems on white.
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  33. Three artificial pine sprigs with fine green needles and brown twisted stems on a white background.
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  34. Coloured craft felt balls in assorted bright reds, pinks, blues, greens and yellows on a white background.
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  35. Mini fluffy yellow chicks with orange beaks and feet around a striped nest with green grass; Easter decoration.
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  36. Three fluffy yellow pom-pom chicks wearing felt flower hats and shiny heart badges, red legs; Easter craft
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  37. Assortment of red, green and white felt balls scattered on white, festive craft supplies in Christmas colours.
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  38. Assorted craft felt balls in red, pink and lilac, scattered on a white background, soft and fluffy.
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    Red, Pinks & Purple Felt Balls
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  39. Pastel felt balls arranged in a scattered pile, mixed colours including pink, yellow, blue and mint.
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  40. Mini bird nests with foil Easter eggs and fluffy yellow chicks on shredded grass, surrounded by empty nests
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  41. Glitter balls in assorted sizes, scattered in red, gold, silver, green and white on a white background.
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  42. Assorted pastel-coloured seashells for crafts, scattered across a white background, in pink, blue, green and orange.
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  43. Rainbow felt craft balls in red, yellow, green, blue, purple and orange, scattered and lined on a white background.
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  44. Five mini Christmas wreaths with snowy green tinsel and red ribbon bows, arranged on a white background.
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  45. Bundle of artificial white daisy picks with yellow centres and green stems, textured petals on white background.
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  46. Three mini glitter carrots with green plastic tops on a white background, sparkly orange decor.
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  47. Set of five mini pom-pom Easter lamb crafts with black felt faces, big ears and googly eyes on white.
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  48. Mini fluffy Christmas red-breasted robins with orange beaks and legs, around a green nest, craft decorations.
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