Scott Stone

What has been your favourite moment on HobbyMaker over the past year?

Our launch was an incredible moment the customer sentiment and the smile on the teams faces I’ll never forget. Since then, we’ve had some incredible moments which are often not captured on air. Overall, though the smiles, laughter and excitement that continues to grow every day is a daily favourite.

What’s the best craft tip you’ve come across?

Nothing’s ever ruined. Any mistake, hiccup or blip can be reversed and most of the time creates the best pieces.

Did you do any crafting over the past year?

I made some candles, a few stretchy bracelets and a few questionable cards covered in glitter at home with my daughters.

As a child what did you want to be when you grew up?

Very clique but a footballer…then a musician and then a footballer again.

What’s your guilty pleasure?

Escapism reality TV. I know it’s wrong but Keeping up with the Kardashians is on the list.

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Dave Bradford

What has been your favourite moment on HobbyMaker over the past year?

Being voted crafty man of the year by the HobbyMaker viewers!

What’s the best craft tip you’ve come across?

Putting pva glue on your foam pads for wiggle time.

Did you do any crafting over the past year?

I’m currently building a 1/200 scale model of the Titanic. It’s going to take about three years in total.

As a child what did you want to be when you grew up?

I wanted to be a police officer when I was growing up. Then the local radio opened and I wanted to become a DJ a job I did for the first 15 years of my career.

What’s your guilty pleasure?

Having a constant supply of lemon green tea during my shows.

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Cheralene Lavery

What has been your favourite moment on HobbyMaker over the past year?

It’s impossible to choose a favourite moment as the whole year has been brilliant! I've loved seeing the channel grow and develop and getting to work with such talented demonstrators means each day is full of 'favourite' moments.

What’s the best craft tip you’ve come across?

Use red liner tape to create amazing backgrounds with your glitters, or gilding flakes. Also love the shaving foam trick that Pauline Wheeler showed me on one of our first shows together. Me and Bowie, my 3-year-old, have loved creating gorgeous marble effect backgrounds from this.

Did you do any crafting over the past year?

I made all my Christmas cards thanks to a brilliant kit from Hunkydory. Also loved using Creative Expressions Toy Story card making pad. Plus I've continued scrapbooking, it just looks a lot better since I've learnt lots of tips from our amazing demonstrators.

As a child what did you want to be when you grew up?

A weather presenter, but only so that I could alternate between sun and snow each day. I couldn’t understand why they chose rain and wind…. It was only when I was a bit older that I realised they didn't get to choose the weather haha!

What’s your guilty pleasure?

Chocolate... and a romcom.

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Andy Love

What has been your favourite moment on HobbyMaker over the past year?

At the risk of sounding self-indulgent – my birthday celebrations was a real highlight for me. The team really pushed the boat out and filled the day with surprises – bargains – and our very own microfibre cloths! It was lovely to share it with the viewers and customers.

What’s the best craft tip you’ve come across?

It’s an old one – but backing on red liner tape sticks to anything because of static. Put a microfibre cloth next to you – and it stays there instead!

Did you do any crafting over the past year?

Yes – I made a calendar for Loen, my wife – which I do every year. I also made a card for her birthday from our dog, Dallas.

As a child what did you want to be when you grew up?

A cartoonist. I could draw and was hilarious. One of these statements is no longer true.

What’s your guilty pleasure?

Not so much recently – but I am a big wrestling fan. So I watch both WWE and AEW. It’s soap opera for men!

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Liam Dickins

What has been your favourite moment on HobbyMaker over the past year?

I think there has been too many to choose from. From the mishaps on air (always a job) to the launch of some incredible crafty companies. The highlight for me though was being chased out of the studio by a dog dresses like an elf.

What’s the best craft tip you’ve come across?

The use of Micro Fibre Cloths, who knew they will clean pretty much anything up!

Did you do any crafting over the past year?

I did, I had a go and the Vinyl Print Press, and surprisingly the third attempted came out a dream! Practice makes perfect!

As a child what did you want to be when you grew up?

I always wanted to work in TV, the broadcast industry!

What’s your guilty pleasure?

Lewis Capaldi – He is quite frankly a legend, a babe, the best human ever. End of.

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Julie Peplow

What has been your favourite moment on HobbyMaker over the past year?

My favourite moment has been for Andy’s Birthday. It was Liam dressed as Andy for the VT it is still making me laugh as I write this!!

What’s the best craft tip you’ve come across?

HAVE FUN!! Don’t worry about making mistakes and things not been perfect it's all part of the creative process.

Did you do any crafting over the past year?

I spend every spare moment I have crafting so definitely!!

As a child what did you want to be when you grew up?

A wedding dress designer.

What’s your guilty pleasure?

Ooooooooh I have quite a few LOL Reality TV, Crisps and Ant & Dec.

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Angela Garbett

What has been your favourite moment on HobbyMaker over the past year?

Watching my bestie Julie make some wonderful crafts.

Did you do any crafting over the past year?

My craft is nails so did lots of painting even did the English Rose for the four seasons. I also made a crotchet baby blanket for a newborn.

As a child what did you want to be when you grew up?

I wanted to work in a shop, I did work experience and I am so glad I did as it was not what I wanted to do.

What’s your guilty pleasure?

Justin Bieber – gotta have some of the Biebs 😊

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Hayley Bryant

What has been your favourite moment on HobbyMaker over the past year?

When we dressed up as Andy for his birthday complete with Andy masks and surprised him on air.

Did you do any crafting over the past year?

I bought one of the Stencil Up stencils and stencilled one of the walls in my house. I also knitted a baby blanket for a friend.

As a child what did you want to be when you grew up?

It varied between wanting to be an actor to an optician – purely because my optician had a really nice car.

What’s your guilty pleasure?

Knitting, although that’s becoming more trendy now.

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Chloe Jones

What has been your favourite moment on HobbyMaker over the past year?

Zena’s dog Ivy chasing Liam out the studio as he was dressed as an elf!

What’s the best craft tip you’ve come across?

To watch HobbyMaker daily to get all the best tips!

Did you do any crafting over the past year?

Yes, I attempted to use the “We Are Makers” Vinyl press…. I’ll make sure I read the instructions next time.

As a child what did you want to be when you grew up?

A doctor! I’m not sure what happened!!!

What’s your guilty pleasure?

Gangnam Style – when this comes on the dance floor you’ll see me move!

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Emilymae Darby

What has been your favourite moment on HobbyMaker over the past year?

I LOVED Andy’s Birthday Special.

What’s the best craft tip you’ve come across?

Stick to the rule of three when adding embellishments!

Did you do any crafting over the past year?

I tried to create my own Christmas cards… and failed! But there’s always this year!

As a child what did you want to be when you grew up?

I wanted to be in the police force – I think I watched too many detective shows when I was younger.

What’s your guilty pleasure?

Sunday afternoons listening to Motown and soul, and maybe a bit of Elvis! -

Olivia West

What has been your favourite moment on HobbyMaker over the past year?

Strangely enough, I would have to say Christmas in June! Being new into the role, this was the first big campaign I got to work on and getting into the Christmas spirit half way through the year was a completely new but enjoyable experience for me. Along with something a little more recent, Andy Love’s Birthday show! We love a celebration here at HobbyMaker 😊

What’s the best craft tip you’ve come across?

Julie Peplow (content planning assistant) has many! When creating content with her, I usually learn a new tip or hack every single time. Check out the articles in the HM hub – all is revealed in there!

Did you do any crafting over the past year?

My eldest sister is into cardmaking, so we spent a crafty afternoon both making a birthday card for my other sister. (Themed around her German Shepard, Lola).

As a child what did you want to be when you grew up?

It was either between an athlete or musician. If I wasn’t participating in a sports activity, you’d find me playing guitar. I was always disappointed by the fact, I just couldn’t seem to sing in tune!

What’s your guilty pleasure?

Watching Old School Gameshows - Bullseye! Whilst eating too many Passionfruit Jaffa Cakes.

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Laura Gibson

What has been your favourite moment on HobbyMaker over the past year?

I love any time we have a birthday show. They’re always so interactive and so fun and we have the best time working on them.

What’s the best craft tip you’ve come across?

Glue tape pens to wrap presents. Life changing. I wrapped all my Christmas presents in half the time I would have if I had used regular tape.

Did you do any crafting over the past year?

As I’ve mentioned, I’m not much of a crafter, however, for Christmas last year, I bought a lot of family and friends tickets to different shows and gigs and rather than just printing out the email receipt, I designed and constructed my own versions of tickets for them to open.

As a child what did you want to be when you grew up?

From about the age of 13, I wanted to be a midwife. When I left school I took the relevant studies to do so, and during my A levels I had to take an extra subject, so I chose media and from there the course of the rest of my career path completely changed.

What’s your guilty pleasure?

Gene Kelly films and spaghetti with baked beans and cheese (please don’t judge me - it’s the greatest thing ever).

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Paul Martin

What has been your favourite moment on HobbyMaker over the past year?

The launch of the HobbyMaker gift card. Along with the help in house graphic designer Dionne, we helped bring this product to the website. Sometimes you just don’t know exactly what to get a person for a gift, this provided the perfect solution to lots of our dedicated customers. I was proud I helped to make this possible.

What’s the best craft tip you’ve come across?

Get yourself a Die Cutting machine! I’ve always love technology as well as arts and craft. This machine combines both of those things, cutting with precision and saves you time. What’s not to love?

Did you do any crafting over the past year?

This year I decided to make my family and friends some handmade Christmas cards. I even picked up some festive stickers from HobbyMaker to seal the envelopes. They went down very well indeed.

As a child what did you want to be when you grew up?

A footballer! I’m an avid Manchester United Fan and have been since I was about 3 or 4 years old. I played for the school team as well as a local Sunday league team when I was a teenager.

What’s your guilty pleasure?

80’s rock music! Being the youngest of three brothers, my two older brothers would listen from anything from Whitesnake to Bon Jovi 24/7. I still love it now. You probably wouldn’t want to see my most played tunes on Spotify.

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Rosie Wells

What has been your favourite moment on HobbyMaker over the past year?

It’s been brilliant watching HobbyMaker grow over the last year. As soon as it launched, it was clear that it was going to become very popular!

Did you do any crafting over the past year?

With two young kids, I try and get crafty at home whenever I can. Whether it’s doing paper mache, collage or painting, the kids love to have a go at anything! I’m looking forward to learning some new crafts and practicing with Hazel and Idris!

As a child what did you want to be when you grew up?

I knew from an early age that I wanted to see the world, so travel was always on the cards. I also wanted to be a hairdresser, however my skills in that department leave a lot to be desired - I once cut my own hair so I could add fur to a picture of a cat. It was a disaster!!

What’s your guilty pleasure?

There are a few too many - Emily in Paris, Chocolate, gin, eating Nutella with a spoon…do I really feel guilty though? Not really 😂

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Cat Wilcox

What has been your favourite moment on HobbyMaker over the past year?

I might not be allowed to say this but… probably the moments we don’t always catch, the ones we try and let slip from the audience… a slip of the tongue from a presenter or guest, merging of two words accidentally to make a naughty one… it is live TV after all! Talking for hours on end can’t be easy, and accidents happen! And I love to laugh along to them. Other than that, any time the audience get involved, messages and emails to the studio, playing games, I just love the interaction!

What’s the best craft tip you’ve come across?

A butterfly, flower or button will cover any mistake and never look out of place!

Did you do any crafting over the past year?

Yes! I made a few cards for friends and family, mainly using the Gemini Midi we keep on the desk in the office… it's just so convenient! My next challenge is going to be to make a box… no matter how simple they make it look with the Adorable Scoreboard, I still get scared I’ll do it wrong!

As a child what did you want to be when you grew up?

A police officer, or a teacher, or a ballerina! I couldn’t make up my mind!

What’s your guilty pleasure?

I love a good podcast, especially a mystery or true crime!

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Zena Broadbent

What has been your favourite moment on HobbyMaker over the past year?

It would have to be my Cockapoo Ivy, chasing Liam out of the HobbyMaker studio, barking at him when he came running in unexpectedly, dressed as a Christmas Elf!

What’s the best craft tip you’ve come across?

Popping a little glue onto the back of foam pads, to give you some wiggle whilst placing in position.

Did you do any crafting over the past year?

I left it a little late but made my first ever Christmas Cards for my nearest and dearest on Christmas Eve. I was so excited to see their faces when they realised they were made just for them by me.

As a child what did you want to be when you grew up?

An actress. I always dreamed of being on the stage in a musical. I have been lucky to play the lead in lots of musicals, including West Side Story, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, Little Shop Of Horrors, Chess and more slightly less well-known musicals. I even beat all the boys in Junior School, to play the Artful Dodger in Oliver, at just age 7. Sadly, I never made it to the West End and Broadway, as in my dreams…

What’s your guilty pleasure?

Am I daring to admit to watching TOWIE and Love Island when they are on?

Hayley West

What has been your favourite moment on HobbyMaker over the past year?

There have been quite a few…. The launch of the Cinch with Julie was fantastic as well as working with so many people I’ve worked with in the past again. Working with Dave, Andy and Liam again is brilliant too.

What’s the best craft tip you’ve come across?

I’m a big fan of bunting and there’s a great sewing hack using squares rather than triangles. It’s super quick and I’ve made metres and metres of it over the summer.

Did you do any crafting over the past year?

I did. A lot of wedding themed projects ahead of my son’s wedding this year.

As a child what did you want to be when you grew up?

I used to love playing shops as a little girl and always wanted to have my own shop. I also love shopping so would probably end up filling the shelves with products I wanted, sorry need 😃

What’s your guilty pleasure?

I love a puzzle, word puzzles, connection puzzles, colour sorting puzzles .... not so good on the mathematical ones though.

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