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Needle Felting

20 Cute Projects to Felt From Wool By Emma Herian Published by GMC Publications RRP £14.99 Want to learn a new craft this autumn then this is the book for you. I have long been an admirer of Emma’s work and have followed her on instagram for a while. She is a craftswoman of great… Continue reading Needle Felting

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Reclaiming Style –using Salvage materials to create an elegant home

By Maria Speake & Adam Hills of Retrouvious. Words by  Hettie Judah and photography by Debbie Treloar Published by Rylands Peters and Small Retrouvious was founded twenty years ago by partners Adam Hills and Maria Speake when they were studying architecture in Glasgow, it began as a way to help conserve the Victorian tenement buildings… Continue reading Reclaiming Style –using Salvage materials to create an elegant home

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Making Marbled Paper

Paint Techniques and Patterns for Classic and Modern Marbleising on Paper and Silk. Heather Fletcher of HRJ Design Studios Published by Fox Chapel publishing When this book fell into my in box I was delighted as it is a technique that I have tried out myself and the results can be rather random. Heather Fletcher… Continue reading Making Marbled Paper

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Le Corbuffet: Edible Art and Design Classics.

By Esther Choi Published by Prestel on 1st October 2019 Home-cooking meets highbrow art in this one-of-a-kind cookbook that uses food to create edible interpretations of modern and contemporary sculptures, paintings, architecture, and design. The nearest I have ever come to a book like the one i am about to review, is the 1987 Artists… Continue reading Le Corbuffet: Edible Art and Design Classics.

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Want to create a Country Brocante look? Then this is the book for you.

Just a glimpse into this gorgeous book will affirm Lucy Haywood’s  love of all things vintage, a love that  was inherited from her parents. They spent all their free time at antiques fairs and so she grew up in a home filled with old furniture.          Her first flat was adorned with antique finds and… Continue reading Want to create a Country Brocante look? Then this is the book for you.