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Matchstick Models

We’re always delighted to hear our customers stories and see their wonderful models and artwork. One customer, Richard Frampton, recently got in touch with us to show us his matchstick models. Made on the Isle of Wight, each model takes approximately 9 months to make and uses around 8000 mat...

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Guest Blog – Christmas Decorations with Artstraws, by Amanda

For anyone new to Artstraws, (which incidentally, are made in the UK- a factory in Wales to be precise!) Christmas is a great time to get started, they are so versatile, there are endless possibilities of things to do and make with them. I first came across Artstraws at school when I worked a...

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Our Macmillan Coffee & Cake Morning

Last Friday at our Swansea office we hosted a Macmillan ‘fun’raising, coffee and cake morning. Lovingly organised by Clare, everyone got involved and baked some glorious cakes. We even had a lemon drizzle cake and a cheesecake baked by two of the men It wasn’t just about cakes though, there...

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Egg Carton Whale Craft

This week we’ve been making these cute whales from cardboard egg cartons. They’re very easy to make and would make a great craft alongside Julia Donaldson’s The Snail and The Whale. To make the whales, you’ll need; egg carton blue paint blue card or paper blue pipe cleaners ...

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It’s Holiday Time!

Here are some ideas to keep them entertained, whatever the weather; When the weather is wet it can be so hard to keep little ones entertained. Well, without the use of TV, phone and tablet screens anyway! Here are some of our favourite, indoor and outside activities. Wet Weather Ideas Fresh Fru...

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Our Little Bit for Charity – The Welsh Air Ambulance Service

Here at Artstraws, we recently got involved with the Welsh Air Ambulance Service, a fantastic and extremely worthwhile charity to support. At a recent charity auction, our MD, Roger Russell won, with the highest bid, a Real Madrid shirt signed by Welsh footballer, Gareth Bale. Initially, this was...

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Fathers Day Ideas

With Fathers Day just around the corner, there are many creative and crafty ideas to celebrate. Here are two of our favourite Fathers Day gifts, which we’re sure any doting Daddy would love. Fathers Day Card To make this lovely Fathers Day Card, you’ll need; coloured card, A4 is p...

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Make your own safe erupting volcano

Active volcanos are exciting but also very frightening because they can cause enormous damage and danger to life. There are many active volcanoes around the world. The Poas volcano in Costa Rica erupted as recently as April 2017. It produced a steam and ash plume that rose 3 km above the crater a...

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Easter Crafts

With Easter just around the corner, instead of chocolate eggs, why not make some lovely Easter crafts. They’re very easy to create and simple for little ones too, with just a little help Easter Cards All you need for these cute cards is; A4 card, foam sheets, googly eyes, PVA glue and a blac...

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How to make a beautiful Daffodil with Artstraws

Daffodils immediately bring to mind William Wordsworth’s poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud". He was inspired to write this in April 1802 when he and his sister Dorothy came across a long belt of daffodils in The Lake District. In Swansea, close to our Artstraws factory, the gorgeous sight of d...

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Welcome to the Artstraws Blog

Welcome to the Artstraws Blog If you would like to know how Harold Wilson and Margaret Thatcher contributed to the development of Artstraws have a look at our About Us page. Artstraws is our company name but also the brand name of a product unique to us – Artstraws – paper straws for weavi...

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