IKEA hack – revamp a step stool
Being only 5ft 4in and a half (the half is very important), the IKEA step stool is my friend. The […]
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Meet Ella’s Menagerie part 2
In September I introduced you to some members of the household; our cool animals and characters that ‘guard’ our rooms, our
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5 New Trends for Bedrooms
We’ve been in our Wivenhoe home for four years now and we still haven’t got round to doing up our
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Dining Trends for Autumn Winter 2015
Now we’re in October I’m declaring autumn officially open! I can lock up the barbecue (I make a great veggie
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What to do with spare fabric
I’ve been designing fabric patterns and have ordered lots of my handprinted leaf design in blue from my Spoonflower shop
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5 Scandi-Style Homewares
Scandinavian inspired design never seems to go out of fashion. I think it’s the fact that this style lends itself
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How to organise your craft materials – Part 1
I’m not a woman who spends loads of money on handbags and shoes. I’m not even that much of a
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Eight Rainy Day Homewares
It’s an August Bank Holiday Monday in Britain – and tradition has it that it’s normally a bit grey and rainy! As
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DIY: make your own lampshade
I’m embracing the DIY ethic this month and have just made a really easy lampshade with my own fabric. I
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How I made a baby blanket from a crochet granny square
A granny square was the first thing I learned to crochet. This was about three years ago. I won’t lie
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Creative ways with watercolour… birds
I’m treating you to a sneaky preview of some illustrations I’m working on at the moment. They are not finished
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7 lovely things for the weekend
It’s been a busy week here at Ella’s Place – I’ve been sending my Christmas stationery sets to the printers (more
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7 ways to organise your books
This week it’s been Independent Bookshop Week (#IBW2015). I never tire of browsing through the shelves of a local bookshop – isn’t the