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CraftTex Craft Mats & Bubbalux Craft Board
Craft
The new name in
A range of practical and creative products for crafters and artists:
CraftTex Surface Protector Mats and Bubbalux Craft Board.
About Bubbalux
A new premium craft board, Bubbalux is a versatile alternative to existing craft board products. Uniquely, Bubbalux can be formed with heat, and once cool it retains the formed shape.
Available in two sizes and in six primary colourways. The colour runs right through the sheet, eliminating the need for colour matching on edges. Its many potential applications make it suitable for a wide range of craft, hobby and model-making activities.
Bubbalux is a patent-pending PVC craft board, with many art and craft applications,
Bubbalux Craft Board can be used in:
- Card making
- Scrapbooking
- Mixed media and altered art
- 3D modelling
- Painting and drawing
- Costume making
- Screen printing
- Jewellery making
- Home decor
- Wreath making
- Assemblage 3D collage
- Decoupage
Bubbalux Craft Board has a unique formula that enables crafters to mould and shape the sheets after applying heat. It sets to a rigid form once cool, and is waterproof, so Bubbalux creations can be displayed outdoors or indoors.
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A wide range of craft techniques can be used to transform Bubbalux. Crafters can:
- Emboss - by hand or machine
- Die cut - using heavy gauge dies
- Heat form and bend
- Paint, print and draw
- Hand cut and shape
- Screen print and stamp
- Glue, pin and stick
Retailer Support
CraftTex works hard to increase brand awareness of Bubbalux to crafters around the world. Our craft consumer marketing strategy includes regular advertisements and editorial in popular craft magazines, and a dedicated website: www.crafttex.co
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CraftTex has a growing social media presence which includes a craft blog, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and YouTube.
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Additionally, Bubbalux has a number of Brand Ambassadors: key members of the crafting community who produce projects and tutorials using Bubbalux. These really inspire crafters and consumers, encouraging them to try Bubbalux for themselves. Our ambassadors use their own social media channels and workshops to further increase brand awareness of Bubbalux.
The CraftTex consumer website is an information site (not eCommerce), dedicated to providing craft consumers with information on Bubbalux and its suitability to a wide variety of craft genres.
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Bubbalux tutorials and FAQs show how popular craft techniques can be applied to Bubbalux, ensuring new users get the best results when using this new craft product.
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On site galleries show consumers the many ways Bubbalux has been used in craft projects and crafters are encouraged to share their own experiences and project images.
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All new retailers of Bubbalux are added to the CraftTex stockists page, with a link to their website and a new retailer announcement is made on CraftTex social media channels.
If you are a craft retailer, supplier or distributor interested in wholesale opportunities for CraftTex products, please visit the Work With Us section, or email Sales Support.
Examples of Bubbalux Craft Projects
WATERLILY CANDLE HOLDER BY SHARON CALLIS
"Bubbalux can be used in so many craft disciplines"
CRAFT CADDY
BY SHARON CALLIS
Find out how to use a sewing machine to join Bubbalux sheets
Floor Protector Mats​​​
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Protect valuable wooden floors and expensive carpets against craft-related mishaps with a CraftTex Floor Protector Mat.
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With compact 9-sided mat options, vibrant Sploshmats and a Clear rectangular floor mat option, CraftTex has the right mat to fit your craft room or studio.
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Designed to fit neatly under a chair, to provide barrier protection to your carpet or hard floor and to help you easily move your chair around when seated. A CraftTex mat will also protect floors from spills, stains and dropped tools, and from damage caused by chairs and footwear.
Full range of CraftTex Floor Protector Mats
If you are a craft retailer, supplier or distributor interested in wholesale opportunities for CraftTex products, please visit the Work With Us section, or email Sales Support.
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9Mat Clear
Clear polycarbonate 9-sided mat which offers maximum surface coverage in a compact area. Available with gripper back for carpet floor and smooth back for hard floors or work surfaces.
Sploshmat Blue
This vibrant splash shaped mat is a wonderful addition to any classroom or workstation. Available in gripper back to protect carpet and a smooth back option to use on hard floors or worktops.
9Mat Cerise
Super-strong polycarbonate mat with a bright cerise tint. 9Mat is available with gripper back for carpet floors and smooth back for use on hard floors. Maximum coverage for compact workstations.
Sploshmat Red
This bright red splosh-shaped mat is available with a smooth back to protect hard floors, worktops and tables and as a gripper-back carpet protector. It makes a colourful addition to any craft room.
9Mat Blue
Durable polycarbonate mat with a bright blue tint. Smooth back options to protect hard floors and a gripper back option for carpet flooring. Protects floors in compact craft rooms.
Clear Floor Mat
This clear, heatproof and durable floor protection mat offers a large area of barrier protection for your carpet or hard floor. It also provides an easy-glide surface for your chair.
Reasons to choose a CraftTex Floor Protector Mat
Made from super-strong and durable polycarbonate, CraftTex Clear Floor Protector Mats and 9Mats are heat resistant up to 100°c, so dropped heat guns, hot glue and burns won't be an issue as long as this mat is down.
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CraftTex Polycarbonate​ is a very strong material - in fact, it's the same material used in the manufacture of bulletproof glass. Its strength means it won't scratch, dent, bend or curl at the edges, no matter how heavy the chair or how often it is used. Polycarbonate has a long life, so it can be used for many years without replacements.
CraftTex Sploshmats are made from CraftTex PVC, a unique formula which is phthalate-free and free from toxins, so you have peace of mind when using in the classroom or home.
Perfect to use with wheeled office chairs, CraftTex mats make it easier to move around and can help to reduces leg fatigue compared to a chair on carpet. CraftTex Floor Mats are a popular choice for craft rooms, classrooms, studios, home offices and study rooms.
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All CraftTex Floor Protector Mats are available in gripper-back for carpets and smooth back for hard floors. With 9Mat and Sploshmat you can choose from colour options to brighten up your craft space, or pick the bestselling clear chair mat so your flooring shines through.​
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CraftTex Floor Protector Mats are produced in a plant where 50% of our manufacturing site’s energy comes from on-site & external renewable sources and can be recycled after use.
CraftTex Floor Protector Mats are available with a gripper-back for carpeted floors and anti-slip for hard floors.
The unique nine-sided shape of CraftTex Floor Protector 9Mats
offer maximum floor coverage in a compact area.
Standing Comfort Mats
When your craft activity means you need to stand for long periods of time, you can improve your personal comfort with a CraftTex luxury anti-fatigue mat.
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Available in black in both standard (40 x 60cm) and large (50 x 80cm) sizes.
CraftTex Standing Comfort Mats are deep-padded with a supportive foam structure have have beveled edges and an anti-slip base for stability. The surface has a woven cover which is comes in a variety of colours.
Enquiries
If you have any questions about CraftTex mats and Bubbalux Craft Board, or would like more information on adding CraftTex products to your craft store, please get in touch at info@crafttex.co or please visit the Work With Us section​.
