Yippee, we're having a massive Black Friday sale! Head over to The Making Spot to save a whopping 50% on hundreds of craft patterns and projects.

The sale runs from today until 25th November 2012, so be quick and grab a crafty bargain!

You can find projects for all your favourite crafts, including knitting, cross stitch and papercraft. Don't forget we've got over 200 freebies to enjoy too - perfect if you've always wanted to try a new craft!

Here are some of our favourite sale patterns, plus freebies you'll love...

Christmas is coming, and we're busy crafting up gifts for family and friends! We'll be bringing you some inspiring round-ups of our favourite projects in the coming weeks, and here's a great one to start with - gifts for men! Read on to see 8 of our favourite makes, including luxurious knits and quick cross stitch... 

Is anyone you know growing a moustache for Movember? This fun campaign does seriously great work, raising vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and testicular cancer - you can find out more on the Movember website.

We were chatting to crafter Mel from Addicted to Making over on our Facebook page, and we discovered that she had a great way for us ladies to join in the Movember fun - with crocheted moustaches!

Head over to her website now to find the full story and free crochet pattern from Mel, and remember to make a Movember donation over at uk.movember.com.

We love counting down the days to Christmas on an Advent calendar, and a handmade calendar makes it even more special! Here are five of our favourite Advent calendars to make, including fab freebies...