How to knit a bunny rabbit baby – free pattern and step by step tutorial. I fell in love instantly when I first came across Claire Garland’s Dot Pebbles knitting patterns. She has created…
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How to make embroidery hoop art with dried flowers – Olga Prinku I can’t quite remember what first brought me to Olga on Instagram, but what I do remember is stopping in my tracks…
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How to make a cross back apron dress with Dolly sewing workshops. Before we start, here are some links to patterns you might like to have at the ready… The Apron paper pattern by…
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I have a sneaking suspicion that Living Coral being announced as Pantone’s Colour of the Year for 2019 is a bit of a reaction to the omnipresent greys that we’ve surrounded ourselves with in…
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Like to know how to stencil furniture with Annie Sloan chalk paint and create unique designs? It’s simpler to do than you might think. How gorgeous is this old wooden table that’s been given…
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Join me as I learn how to make a hand tied flower bouquet using rustic spring flowers and seasonal foliage with Pod & Pip. For me, one of life’s great simple pleasures is arranging seasonal…
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February and March are when I fill my home with spring flowers and bulbs as a taste of the new season just around the corner. For me, simple spring flower arrangement ideas need to…
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When I discovered that Liz Ridgway (founder of home and garden accessories brand Denys & Fielding) had won a prestigious gold award from the Wildlife Trust for her wildlife garden in Kent, I wanted to know…
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I know the term Vision Board sounds like jargon plucked straight out of a management or marketing handbook. But hear me out. If you’re a visual person, there’s plenty of research to show that…
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It’s been a while since we blogged about making fresh foliage Christmas wreaths. So, when Sarah Diligent of Floribunda Rose invited me to join one of her workshops to learn how to make a…
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As someone with handwriting that’s a bit of a hasty scrawl, I was slightly unsure I’d be up to the task when Gemma Milly invited me to join one of her highly popular modern…
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When willow weaving queen Judith Needham (listed in our directory here) emailed to ask if I’d like to make a willow Christmas angel I didn’t have to think twice. I hit reply instantly to…
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How to make a needle felted wool snowdrop posy brooch with Emma Herian of Sew Recycled. Emma is a textile artist, tutor and published craft writer. She has also been commissioned to create a felted…
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I’ve had a bit of a thing for indigo dye shibori and ombre effects for a little while now so I was delighted when Flora Arbuthnott (listed in our directory here) invited me to…
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How to make organic Shea Butter, Coconut Oil and essential oil whipped body lotion with Liha London at Wilderness Festival for the softest skin ever…
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Craft writer Clare Kelly heads to east London to try out a beginner’s screenprinting workshop and learns how to screenprint a bag with Sam Wingate aka Mr Wingate (listed in our directory here)…
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How to make lemon curd with food writer Karen Burns-Booth Lemon curd… sweet, zesty, unctuous and tangy. It’s perfect on toast, in cakes and tarts and is my favourite preserve.…
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This month features writer Clare Kelly finds out how to make your own perfume with The Cotswold Perfumery. Discover how she creates her own bespoke fragrance…
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Transform a sheet of paper into a work of art.…
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Katie Bonas shows us how to paint and distress wooden furniture with Annie Sloan paints…
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High Dunford Wood shows us how to hand print wallpaper.…
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Rachel O'Brien visits the new Philippa Craddock Flower School in East Sussex.…
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We discover the sensual pleasures of raw chocolate on this one day course.…
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Step by step with Angela Hartnett cookery school at Limewood Hotel - delicious fuss-free festive feasting…