Drawing of the week: mid-century style leaves
As I’m very happy to share my experiments as well as my finished pieces this week’s drawing of the week […]
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Friday fun: Sort of Shelfie!
Of late there has been a trend for ‘shelfies’; things on people’s shelves that reveal a bit about them. I’ll
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DIY: My fabric designs
I had a very exciting delivery last week from Spoonflower, who sent me some of my new pattern designs on fabric. I’d
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Quick and Easy Update: Hang Fabric hoops
If you’re short of time or money here’s a super quick, easy way of giving your walls an update. Just
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Savvy small space solutions: creating a reading corner
As Dr B and I work from home in a small space we’ve had to be quite savvy when looking
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DIY: Liberty Print Clocks
As an obsessive of iconic, classic design and illustration I regard a Liberty print with admiration and awe. But as I don’t live
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How I made bedside lanterns in 10 minutes
In my on-going quest to revamp the bedroom I decided we could do with some subtle lighting. I’m a massive
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Hack: make your own storage buckets
Okay I’ll come clean, I’m using these as storage buckets but they are actually waste paper bins. I originally bought two
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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
Crafts & Homemade
How I made easy fabric coasters in 10 minutes
This Shibori fabric coaster project is so easy I kind of feel bad posting it. It took me minutes to make
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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
Ella's Place
Meet Ella’s menagerie
When we moved into our new house it was our mission to create a little menagerie of cool animals and
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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