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<img src="http://www.shoppingtelly.com/images/createandcraft/craft_logo.png" border="0" hspace="4" vspace="3" width="68" height="79" align="right" />Create and Craft is the UK’s best shopping channel and mail order company, according to crafters.<br /><br />Readers of Crafts Beautiful, Let’s Make Cards! and Let’s Get Crafting voted for Create and Craft in the distinguished 2009 Craft Awards.<br /><br />Create and Craft beat off stiff opposition to win Best Craft Mail Order Company and Best Craft Shopping Channel.<br /><br />Create and Craft Director, Tony Sheridan, said: “We are delighted to have won two honours in these awards, which are renowned in the industry as they are voted for by the people who matter – the crafters themselves.<br /><br />“I congratulate everyone who works hard to ensure Create and Craft is the best, from the staff behind-the-scenes, to the presenters, guests and even the suppliers – who all pull together as a team to make crafting such fun!<br /><br />“These are important achievements and a great acclaim for Create and Craft. “<br /><br />In addition, congratulations also go to Create and Craft favourite Stephanie Weightman, who picked up the coveted Best Overall Card Designer of the Year award.<br /><br />The Craft Awards began in 2005 and are now recognised as a prestigious accolade throughout the industry.<br /><br />The readers of Crafts Beautiful magazine, Let's Make Cards! and Let's Get Crafting! nominate their favourites across the range of 21 categories online at <a href="http://www.craftawards.com">www.craftawards.com</a> from the beginning of June until the end of August and within the pages of the magazines.<br /><br />The nominations are then collated and the top 2-5 companies/people/products/places selected in each category are then put forward in the voting pages in three issues of all the titles and online from early September through until mid December. Winners are then announced in January.<br /><br />About Create and Craft & Ideal World<br /><br />Create and Craft, the dedicated craft channel, can be seen on Sky 671, Freeview 36, Freesat 813 or watched via the website <a href="http://www.createandcraft.tv">www.createandcraft.tv</a><br />In addition, regular craft shows are shown on Ideal World on Sky 644, Ideal World 2 on Sky 651, Ideal World 3 on Sky 663, Freeview 22, Freesat 812, Virgin 747 or watched via the website <a href="http://www.idealworld.tv">www.idealworld.tv</a> <br /><br />The Create and Craft Club is a subscription-based online community that seeks to serve the interests of the crafting community. Club members are granted access to online projects, articles and given a discount for all purchases made through the Create and Craft website and TV Channel.<br />The Create and Craft Club is also available via CD, and is updated six times a year for those members subscribing to that option of membership.<br /><br />Ideal World, Create and Craft & Create and Craft Club are owned by Ideal Shopping Direct plc, based in Peterborough in the UK.
