Coralie's Crafts & Gifts

Coralie's Crafts & Gifts Loves to walk, cook, drink coffee & knit socks. Workshop teacher & gift maker. Hello, I’m the nutty, crafty, passionate lady behind Coralie’s Crafts & Gifts.

Machine embroidery specialist / sewist / crocheter
New designs have been to Our Sea life Towels:-
https://www.coraliescraftsgifts.com/collections/sealife-designs I served in the army for 13.5 years & was medically discharged from the Army in May 2013 for mental health reasons. In September 2013, I decided to start selling my handmade items as a business. To start off with this was mainly knitted & crocheted items with a few embroidered items. Over the years this has changed & now my business is mainly machine embroidered gifts, specialising in personalised bespoke towels. I’ve always enjoyed making things & this is mainly due to my beloved Auntie, Enid Threadgould. I used to spend my summer holidays as a child with her up in Beeston, Leeds, where she taught me to knit. We would make dishcloths and egg cosies, plus other items too. At school I learnt to embroider, create models out of clay, learnt to sew & learnt how to crochet and I was hooked. Over the years, I kept on crocheting blankets & baby blankets for friends. Plus I also learnt how to make fancy dress costumes. I now produce embroidered products that can be personalised to your individual needs, ideal for anything from your business, to gifts for your loved ones. Since starting my business in September 2013, I’m really proud of where I am now. I have new focus as I now move to a new shop premises. I love my business, I love bringing joy to those who love my gifts & to those that love what I do. I’m one woman, who loves to make. My business is what keeps my mental health in check. When people fall in love with my products, the boost it gives me is huge. It’s not just my business, but my therapy & a lifestyle necessity. So a huge thanks to my family, my friends, my lovely followers & my most amazing customers. Coralie
May 2020

Hello Everyone, Really excited to announce my very 1st:-Crochet & Create Social on Sunday 18th October 10am - 4pmAt the ...
26/09/2026

Hello Everyone,
Really excited to announce my very 1st:-
Crochet & Create Social on Sunday 18th October 10am - 4pm
At the wonderful The Hub on the Heath cafe.

This is going to be a lovely, relaxed day of crafting, chatting, creating & meeting other like-minded people.

Bring along your current crocheting or knitting project or your could bring drawing, doodling or colouring in, or anything else you enjoy creating.

This isn’t a workshop, but if you’re stuck on something crochet or knitting wise I will be there to help.
Lou, from Why Knot Wool Shop & Crafts will be there with a selection of yarns and bits for you to browse and purchase.

We will be holding a raffle on the day to raise money for Dorset Mind

Cost is £28 per person for the day and this includes drinks & food. If you’re interested in coming to this, please fill in the Google form, link is in the comments below.

Once the form is filled in, payment details will be sent to you. Payment secures your place for the day.

Spaces are limited. So prompt booking is required.

Looking forward to seeing and meeting you all for a relaxing day of creativity.

Much creative Love

Coralie

END OF LINE SALE I can no longer get these lovely polo shirts in any more. So I have put the last 4 of these Dorset Flag...
24/09/2026

END OF LINE SALE

I can no longer get these lovely polo shirts in any more.

So I have put the last 4 of these Dorset Flag Map Polo shirts on Sale.

Once they’re gone, I wont be making them again.

They were £22.50 each now reduced to £19.50 each

I only have the following sizes left:-

1x small
2x medium
1x XLarge

Please message me or comment below if you’d like to purchase one.

Much creative love
Coralie

24/09/2026

Happy Thursday everyone,

I’m in my shop today from 9.30am - 4pm.

Doing lots of sorting out, decisions, planning and end of line items going on sale.

Please can I ask a huge favour though!

If you’ve been to one of my workshops from when I started teaching 3 years ago, I would absolutely love it if you could leave me a review on my Google.

Or if you have bought gifts from me, I’d love it if you could leave me a review on Google.

I’m aiming to get to 50 Google reviews before the end of the year. Currently at 31 at the moment.

Link is below in the comments 🤩

Also a huge thankyou to you all that have booked workshops and bought gifts from me. It means so much to me.

Granny Triangles Workshop is taking place this Sunday 27th September It’s starts at 9.30am - 12.30pm at my shop in Bland...
23/09/2026

Granny Triangles Workshop is taking place this Sunday 27th September

It’s starts at 9.30am - 12.30pm at my shop in Blandford.

Come and learn a new skill with me.

If you can make granny squares, you will be able to learn this fabulous workshop. You’ll also learn the join as you method, which I absolutely love.

All materials are supplied.

This will a relaxing morning of learning new skills

Cost for this workshop is £30 per person.

Visit my website to book your place.

Hello everyone, it’s me Coralie from Dorset.Just wanted to say Welcome, to all my new followers & thank you to everyone ...
22/09/2026

Hello everyone, it’s me Coralie from Dorset.
Just wanted to say Welcome, to all my new followers & thank you to everyone who already follows me.

I absolutely appreciate everyone that is here following my journey and being wonderful customers.

Be it ordering gifts from me to make or booking in to one of my workshops.

I’m absolutely loving teaching & had my first home education student last week, which was an absolute blast & such a wonderful morning.

Creating products and workshops is something that I absolutely love doing.

However, I find teaching workshops is so rewarding, that I’ll be developing this side of the business more.

I’m looking at also developing kits and writing up my patterns to sell.

Remember….

🧶Being creative is not just good for your soul, it’s good for your mental health 🧶

So again huge thanks to everyone that is here.

Lots of creative love
Coralie

After a wonderful morning teaching. And receiving more workshop bookings. Now & this evening I’m relaxing & chilling cro...
19/09/2026

After a wonderful morning teaching.

And receiving more workshop bookings.

Now & this evening I’m relaxing & chilling crocheting.

What are your Saturday evening plans?

19/09/2026

Wow, what an awesome morning at The Hub on the Heath 🤩
Today I was teaching my first ever Level 1 Beginners Knitting Workshop.
All my students did so so well.
After being really nervous before I started teaching this workshop. It went so well.
All the repeat steps and getting so far & then starting again really paid off for all my students.
Huge thanks goes to my students who booked and entrusting me to start them on their knitting journey.

I’m absolute buzzing and so happy with all my students achievements.

Which would you prefer? Or which one would your grandchildren prefer? Dragons or Monsters? Let me know below in the comm...
19/09/2026

Which would you prefer?
Or which one would your grandchildren prefer?

Dragons or Monsters?

Let me know below in the comments

I’m so so excited about this new event I’m doing. I’m holding my 1st ever…….Crochet & Create Social Sunday on 18th Octob...
17/09/2026

I’m so so excited about this new event I’m doing.

I’m holding my 1st ever…….

Crochet & Create Social Sunday on 18th October 2026
At the wonderful venue The Hub on the Heath

An all day event from 10am - 4pm to relax and be creative with lots of other like minded creative people.

Bring your crochet or knitting project with you, this day is not classed as a workshop, but if you need help, I’ll be there to help you.

If you don’t have a project, then bring something else with you to do, be it cross stitch, hand embroidery, doodling, drawing or colouring in.

Over the next couple of weeks I’ll be revealing more information of what’s happening on the day.

I’ve currently sent out invites to students I have taught, if there places still available at the beginning of October, I’ll open it up to who is on my waiting list.

If your interested in coming to this event, please message me to be out onto the waiting list.

I’m so looking forward to this day.

Much creative love

Coralie

This morning was an amazing workshop. Had a lovely Home Education student come in with her mum this morning. The large j...
16/09/2026

This morning was an amazing workshop.
Had a lovely Home Education student come in with her mum this morning.

The large jar we worked on together with a little help from me.
The second jar she did all on her own.

So proud of her.
She’s looking forward to growing her baby peanut cactus, we planted & already wants to come back to do another session.

It was such a lovely morning with great achievements.

I’m looking forward to now offering this wonderful decoupage workshop, where we decorate used glass jars, with scrap fabrics.

The wholesome feeling of reducing glass jars going to waste and giving them a new lease of life & becoming a home for a cactus to live and grow in, whilst reducing fabric scraps going to waste and also giving them a new lease of life to a glass jar.

Peanut cactus are so easy to look after and are ok with either being watered lightly either once a week, once a fortnight or even once a month.

Address

3 Nightingale Court
Blandford Forum
DT117ED

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9:30am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 9:30am - 4pm
Friday 9:30am - 4pm
Saturday 9:30am - 4pm

Telephone

07824900825

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