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Burnley girl Sally Jacks is now up for auction for her winning meal on ‘Come Dine With Me’ for the Sam Shaw appeal in a UK first.

Following her winning appearance on Channel 4 show Come Dine with Me on Friday, May the 10th at 8pm on Channel 4, Sally Jacks, is now offering her services on eBay and to cook for the highest bidder. She plans to cook the winner from ebay her winning menu menu from the Channel 4 show.

Sally, a singer formerly with Bucks Fizz (with Mike Nolan and David Van Day), now appears regularly on cult TV shopping channel Bid TV. She has been searching for ways to help raise £250,000 needed to get 4 year old Lancashire lad, Sam Shaw, the cancer treatment he urgently needs.

Sam Shaw, from Hoddlesdon, has been fighting neuroblastoma, a rare and aggressive childhood cancer since early this year. It is a cancer that has already spread to his bones and bone marrow. The fundraising will give Sam the treatment he needs in the USA. The NHS and UK medical facilities are unable to offer this treatment.

Sam’s mother Christine said, “As a parent all you want is to protect your child and see them grow up healthy and happy. Sam’s diagnosis has left us feeling completely helpless in the face of this terrible disease. He faces 80 days of intense chemotherapy, followed by surgery, further high dose chemotherapy, stem cell rescue, and radiotherapy and then, we hope immunotherapy in America. We’re hoping Sally can cook up the much needed funds”

Sally Jacks said, “Sam’s story broke my heart and I offered to do anything possible to help the family raise their target. As auctioning myself after Come Dine with Me will be a UK first on eBay, I hope many others will join me and bid”.

BID HERE

The auction is open on ebay and closes on May the 20th at 9pm. Donations are welcomed at https://www.justgiving.com/samshawappeal.

The Great British Craft Festival is back!

That’s right, save the date and clear your diaries as the Great British Craft Festival 2013 has arrived! This year, the event will have a new date of Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th August, plus a very exciting brand new location.

After searching the country for the perfect venue, we’re thrilled to announce that the festival will be held at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.

There will be a full day of VIP Workshops Friday 9th August, and tickets for the workshops include a weekend ticket to the festival, guaranteeing a jam-packed weekend of crafty delights!

The exhibition hall will be filled with over 70 fabulous exhibitors including Crafters Companion, Pinflair, Indigo Blu, Little Claire Designs and of course, Hunkydory Crafts! There will also be an entire hall dedicated to inspirational make and takes across the whole weekend, and look out for some of your favourite Create & Craft celebrities at the event.

There is much more information to come and this is just a little taster of what you can expect from the Great British Craft Festival 2013. For more information please visit www.greatbritishcraft.co.uk.

Tickets are available from: www.createandcraft.tv | www.greatbritishcraft.co.uk | www.cardcraftplus.co.uk

Hunkydory return to your screens on 14th May with their Hobbies & Pastimes Pick of the Day.



This special collection offers a wide range of themes and includes 20 different designs of luxury foiled and die-cut designer decoupage – every crafters dream! As always, this beautiful decoupage is printed onto Hunkydory’s top-quality 300gsm stock and comes highlighted with stunning foiled accents and frames. Plus the pretty printed card in the kit uses 350gsm Adorable Scorable cardstock.

Make sure you watch the Pick of the Day launch with Anne-Marie so you can see the true depth and intricate detail this beautiful decoupage collection offers. Plus the next issue of Crafting with Hunkydory, Project Magazine Issue 11 will also be available on the Pick of the Day shows!

Don’t forget to tune into Ideal World TV on Tuesday 14th May at 9pm.

Love to craft? Enjoy sharing your work with others? Go crazy for a special offer?



Yes? Then #Craft Community is right up your street!

This special craft event at Create and Craft and Ideal World TV channels, wants to bring all you like-minded crafters together, by:

• bringing you great offers on TV + Facebook and Twitter
• encouraging you to upload YOUR work to Pinterest,
• make friends with fellow crafters

Sound like fun?

Join the #Craft Community by tuning in to Ideal World from 9pm Tuesday 14th May to 9pm Thursday 16th  May or to Create and Craft from 8am Wednesday 15th May to Midnight Thursday 16th May.

Sunday Scrappers on Create and Craft – 9am Sunday 12th May



Join Mel Heaton for two hours of scrapbooking this Sunday on Create and Craft – tune in for Sunday Scrappers at 9am.

Mel will be using fabulous new American Crafts papers and ribbon to bring photos and memories back to life. The new papers from American Crafts are perfect for greetings cards, scrapbooking or journals and are available in a huge variety of colours to suit any project; from Primaries and Tropicals to Pastels and Neutrals, this high quality cardstock is vital for your papercraft collection. Plus with the fantastic new ribbons from American Crafts you can transform a plain project into something special in an instant!

For scrapbooking inspiration don’t miss out, join Mel Heaton on Create and Craft from 9am on Sunday 12th May.

Love TV shopping, but hate forking out for postage costs?

Shop with Ideal World or Create and Craft this weekend and your P&P will be credited back to your account – to spend on something else later in the month!

This great offer runs on Create and Craft from 8am Friday to Midnight Sunday and on Ideal World from 9pm Friday to 9pm Sunday.

So, get shopping savvy and order during Postage Payback to be quids in!

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